Moto Gp Silverstone

[Rod Richardson]

FP1 RESULTS
MOTOGP
1 99 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 2'05.991
2 27 Casey STONER DUCATI
3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA
4 14 Randy DE PUNIET HONDA
5 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA
6 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA
7 33 Marco MELANDRI HONDA
8 41 Aleix ESPARGARO DUCATI
9 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA
10 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI
11 40 Hector BARBERA DUCATI
12 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA
13 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI
14 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA
15 65 Loris CAPIROSSI SUZUKI
16 36 Mika KALLIO DUCATI

Decision still pending re Rossi's replacement.


MOTO2 WET TRACK
1 48 Shoya TOMIZAWA SUTER 2'28.020
2 8 Anthony WEST HONDA
3 19 Xavier SIMEON MORIWAKI
4 17 Karel ABRAHAM FTR
5 15 Alex DE ANGELIS FORCE GP210
6 45 Scott REDDING SUTER
7 25 Alex BALDOLINI I.C.P.
8 77 Dominique AEGERTER SUTER
9 41 Arne TODE SUTER
10 16 Jules CLUZEL SUTER


125CC
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ DERBI 2'15.835
2 44 Pol ESPARGARO DERBI
3 7 Efren VAZQUEZ DERBI
4 38 Bradley SMITH APRILIA
5 40 Nicolas TEROL APRILIA
6 35 Randy KRUMMENACHER APRILIA
7 71 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA APRILIA
8 99 Danny WEBB APRILIA
9 14 Johann ZARCO APRILIA
10 11 Sandro CORTESE DERBI

[NinjaMaster]

Haha, saw the results this morning and the first thought I had was Moto2 must've been wet! Onya Westy.
Nice to see that there is universal praise for the circuit. It sounds fast which is always exciting. Hopefully Stoner and Ducati have found a bit to give Lorenzo the hurry-up and see the red beast back on the podium for the first time this year. Super impressed with Aleix Espargaro too, 8th is a terrific (early) effort. Also glad to see De Puniet continue on his good form. I read that he did a track day earlier in the week. Imagine being rounded up by him! People would ride off the track in awe!

[Wim_Impreza]

Haha, saw the results this morning and the first thought I had was Moto2 must've been wet! Onya Westy.
Nice to see that there is universal praise for the circuit. It sounds fast which is always exciting. Hopefully Stoner and Ducati have found a bit to give Lorenzo the hurry-up and see the red beast back on the podium for the first time this year. Super impressed with Aleix Espargaro too, 8th is a terrific (early) effort. Also glad to see De Puniet continue on his good form. I read that he did a track day earlier in the week. Imagine being rounded up by him! People would ride off the track in awe!

I had the same feeling, with also the very nice 3rd place of Xavier Siméon. He is also a rain master. It is so long ago that a Belgian did a top 3 position in a practice in a World Championship. I really hope there will be more rain today and tomorrow.

[markabilly]

nicky in front of casey????

[AndyRAC]

Watching the qualifying, I couldn't believe the empty spaces in the Grandstands. A combination of World cup, extremely high prices and maybe lack of interest. Sad :(

[Rod Richardson]

QUALIFYING
MOTOGP
1 99 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 2'03.308
2 14 Randy DE PUNIET HONDA 2'03.434 0.126
3 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 2'03.586 0.278
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 2'03.995 0.687
5 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 2'04.332 1.024
6 27 Casey STONER DUCATI 2'04.394 1.086
7 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 2'04.477 1.169
8 33 Marco MELANDRI HONDA 2'04.555 1.247
9 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 2'04.868 1.560
10 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 2'05.035 1.727
11 40 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 2'05.354 2.046
12 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 2'05.712 2.404
13 41 Aleix ESPARGARO DUCATI 2'05.748 2.440
14 65 Loris CAPIROSSI SUZUKI 2'05.821 2.513
15 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 2'06.607 3.299
16 36 Mika KALLIO DUCATI 2'06.980 3.672

MOTO2
1 71 Claudio CORTI SUTER 2'09.624
2 16 Jules CLUZEL SUTER 2'10.037 0.413
3 65 Stefan BRADL SUTER 2'10.413 0.789
4 60 Julian SIMON SUTER 2'10.419 0.795
5 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ BQR-MOTO2 2'10.475 0.851
6 19 Xavier SIMEON MORIWAKI 2'10.492 0.868
7 25 Alex BALDOLINI I.C.P. 2'10.578 0.954
8 41 Arne TODE SUTER 2'10.634 1.010
9 12 Thomas LUTHI MORIWAKI 2'10.654 1.030
10 10 Fonsi NIETO MORIWAKI 2'10.668 1.044
11 48 Shoya TOMIZAWA SUTER 2'10.688 1.064
12 45 Scott REDDING SUTER 2'10.768 1.144


125
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ DERBI 2'14.667
2 38 Bradley SMITH APRILIA 2'14.966 0.299
3 44 Pol ESPARGARO DERBI 2'15.112 0.445
4 40 Nicolas TEROL APRILIA 2'15.571 0.904
5 14 Johann ZARCO APRILIA 2'16.208 1.541
6 12 Esteve RABAT APRILIA 2'16.425 1.758
7 71 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA APRILIA 2'16.660 1.993
8 99 Danny WEBB APRILIA 2'16.689 2.022
9 7 Efren VAZQUEZ DERBI 2'16.714 2.047
10 35 Randy KRUMMENACHER APRILIA 2'16.918 2.251
11 11 Sandro CORTESE DERBI 2'17.192 2.525
12 23 Alberto MONCAYO APRILIA 2'17.248 2.581

[Allyc85]

Shocking qualifying from Suzuki, I wonder how long the bosses can put up with these performances and the lack of success?

[Allyc85]

Huge highside for Aoyama in warmup down at Vale, he didnt get back up and had to be stretchered away.

[Mach24]

Watching the qualifying, I couldn't believe the empty spaces in the Grandstands. A combination of World cup, extremely high prices and maybe lack of interest. Sad :(

Be interesting to see if many turn out for WSBK.

I haven't watched a MotoGP race in over 2 years. I even get free tickets (in a corporate box) and don't bother any more.

And now with another of the grid fillers falling in warmup there will be 15 starters......

[Allyc85]

High ticket prices and a lack of Rossi would probably be the reason why there dosnt seem to be many people there. And the fact that there just simply isnt enough riders in the main event which Dorna needs to sort out ASAP!

Amazing Moto 2 race though :D

[Corny]

Can't believe Nicky got fourth again.. When is he going to step up the podium this year?

[wedge]

High ticket prices and a lack of Rossi would probably be the reason why there dosnt seem to be many people there. And the fact that there just simply isnt enough riders in the main event which Dorna needs to sort out ASAP!

Amazing Moto 2 race though :D

Was thinking of going when I heard about tickets on the gate but they're £75 for general admission and the grandstand upgrades are bit of joke.

Wasn't it about £50 for Donny?

[Allyc85]

Yea i paid £50-55 last year. The beeb rekon there was 70,000 there but im not so sure about that!

Brilliant 125 race though, how the hell did Espagaro keep that thing rubber side down, incredible! Great to see Bradders on the podium though, even if he did need a bit of luck to get it :D

[Rod Richardson]

MotoGP
Another runaway victory for the Yamaha and I reckon the winning margin could have been extended to 10 secs if Lorenzo chose. A good fight for the minor placings between Dovi, Spies and Hayden and de Puniet earlier on. Great for Spies to get his first podium.

Moto 2
Great racing again.

125cc
Terrific racing with Marquez v Espagaro, Smith & Terol v Vazquez.

Australian hosting on Channel One a bit ordinary although they had Jeremy Burgess in the studio.

[sal]

As some one who has become far more interested in bike racing in recent times I have to say I thought the Moto2 race and the 125s were some of best motorsport of any kind I've seen on tv. I think I'm safe in assuming the F1 race from Sstone wont be as good!

It is interesting that there seems to be a direct correlation between the top level of most forms of motorsport (WRC,WTCC, MotoGP etc) that the support or feeder series are more popular and well supported and provide in the main more spectacle. I'll certainly be tuning in on the red button for all future Moto2 races this year!

[Rod Richardson]

Well Sal ol pal.....welcome....you're in for a smorgasbord of pleasure.

After the MotoGP racing has finished (on European circuits) there is also the Red Bull Rookies Cup and race videos can be viewed on http://www.redbullrookiescup.com/videos.php which is the primary feeder series for the young guns wishing to get into the 125 gp class.

Add to that the World Superbike series and British Superbikes series and if you really want to end up with the backside puckering like a goldfishes mouth, watch race replays and on-board videos of the Irish Roadracing series and Isle of Man TT usually available on You Tube.

All race dates are included on the Combined Calendar available on this site.

[Rod Richardson]

Bugger...I had gun-barrel vision on the MotoGP racing and forgot about the following also at Silverstone.
BRITISH METZELER 1000 SUPERSTOCK
RACE 1
1 4 Josh BROOKES Honda - HM Plant Honda
2 45 Glen RICHARDS Honda - Padgetts Motorcycles
3 43 Howie MAINWARING Kawasaki - MSS Colchester Kawasaki
4 10 Jon KIRKHAM BMW - Jon Kirkham Racing / Clarks BMW
5 7 Simon ANDREWS Kawasaki - Blackhorse Kawasaki
6 9 Michael RUTTER BMW - RidersMotorcycles.com
7 77 Barry BURRELL Kawasaki - Buildbase Kawasaki
8 103 Sam WARREN Honda - Midland Motorsport
9 5 Richard COOPER BMW - Jentin Racing - BMW Motorrad
10 28 Victor COX Yamaha - J&L Motorcycles
11 51 Luke QUIGLEY Suzuki - Formwise-Astro Racing
12 75 Leon HUNT Ducati - Moto Rapido
13 32 Kenny GILBERTSON Honda - Sorrymate.com
14 34 Jonathan HOWARTH Honda - Midland Motorsport
15 19 Marshal NEILL Suzuki –

RACE 2
1 4 Josh BROOKES Honda - HM Plant Honda
2 9 Michael RUTTER BMW - RidersMotorcycles.com
3 10 Jon KIRKHAM BMW - Jon Kirkham Racing / Clarks BMW
4 103 Sam WARREN Honda - Midland Motorsport
5 7 Simon ANDREWS Kawasaki - Blackhorse Kawasaki
6 43 Howie MAINWARING Kawasaki - MSS Colchester Kawasaki
7 51 Luke QUIGLEY Suzuki - Formwise-Astro Racing
8 5 Richard COOPER BMW - Jentin Racing - BMW Motorrad
9 60 Peter HICKMAN BMW - Enviro Racing
10 77 Barry BURRELL Kawasaki - Buildbase Kawasaki
11 28 Victor COX Yamaha - J&L Motorcycles
12 151 Matthew WHITMAN Honda - Smiths No limits
13 19 Marshal NEILL Suzuki –
14 75 Leon HUNT Ducati - Moto Rapido
15 1 Ian LOWRY Suzuki - Relentless Suzuki by TAS