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James Casey

James Casey

Sports Journalist · 19 articles

Zarco edges Luthi for final pole of 2016
Moto2

Zarco edges Luthi for final pole of 2016

Ajo Motorsport’s Johann Zarco will start from pole position for the 15th time in his Moto2 career, going top spot early in the session with a time that could not be matched for the remainder of qualifying despite the best efforts of Tom Luthi and Franco Morbidelli. The session was a very quiet one with […]

Canet takes maiden pole in tight qualifying
Moto3

Canet takes maiden pole in tight qualifying

Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda’s Aaron Canet took his maiden pole position at the final round of the season in Valencia after a storming final lap. 2016 Moto3 World Champion Brad Binder was just behind him in second, with Honda Team Asia’s Hiroki Ono completing the front row. It was an interesting session as Gresini’s Enea Bastianini set the fastest time in […]

Bagnaia dominates crash-strewn Moto3 race
Moto3

Bagnaia dominates crash-strewn Moto3 race

Francesco Bagnaia took his second win of the season in Malaysia after practically all the other big names had crashes, with only 13 riders staying on their bikes. There was also a late red flag after Maria Herrera crashed with Livio Loi on lap 15. Off the line it was Brad Binder who maintained his lead […]

Zarco demolishes field for important Sepang pole
Moto2

Zarco demolishes field for important Sepang pole

Johann Zarco took pole with a massive gap of over two seconds to second-placed man Franco Morbidelli on a drying Sepang circuit. Axel Pons made a surprise appearance on the front row after a late change to slick tyres. At the start of the session conditions were still reasonably wet. This could’ve turned out to be the […]

Binder takes pole in chaotic qualifying
Moto3

Binder takes pole in chaotic qualifying

Brad Binder took a shock pole position on the final lap of qualifying as conditions changed through the session. Jorge Navarro looked set for pole for much of the 40-minute qualifying but will start 2nd alongside Francesco Bagnaia. At the start of the session rain drops were just starting to fall and riders were unsure to whether use […]

Luthi snatches victory from Morbidelli in Australia
Moto2

Luthi snatches victory from Morbidelli in Australia

Thomas Luthi took victory at Phillip Island by the smallest of margins, passing Franco Morbidelli on the final straight to win by only 0.010secs, firmly placing him as a title contender. Luthi and Mattia Pasini held station in the top two places off the line but Sam Lowes had a disastrous start from P3 and dropped down to […]

Marquez takes pole, disaster for Yamahas in Australia
MotoGP

Marquez takes pole, disaster for Yamahas in Australia

It was Marc Marquez that took a comfortable pole position in Phillip Island 1ualifying. Cal Crutchlow took 2nd place and Pol Espargaro was 3rd, just ahead of his brother Aleix. Marquez’s usual rivals, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, had disasters. First up was Q1 which saw four big names take part in Rossi, Lorenzo, Crutchlow and Maverick […]

Luthi takes pole in crazy qualifying session
Moto2

Luthi takes pole in crazy qualifying session

It was Thomas Luthi that took pole in an absolutely crazy Moto2 qualifying session. It was the first fully dry session of the weekend in any of the classes but temperatures were low and the session saw 18 crashes. Johann Zarco had two falls but managed 10th with championship rival Alex Rins down in 16th. […]

Binder takes pole in eventful qualifying
Moto3

Binder takes pole in eventful qualifying

It was Brad Binder that took pole position in an eventful Moto3 session which saw changeable conditions early on and a late red flag. The riders were ready for the start of the session to be dry as the rain had cleared from earlier in the day. However as soon as the light went green at […]

Bastianini steals wins from Binder in dying stages
Moto3

Bastianini steals wins from Binder in dying stages

Enea Bastianini won the Moto3 race in Motegi, his first win of 2016, in dramatic circumstances. Brad Binder had led almost the entire race but at Turn 11 on the final lap Bastianini would overtake down the inside and then stay ahead by 17 thousandths of a second at the line. At the start it was Andrea Migno […]

Ono denied home GP pole by grid penalty, Migno inherits first
MotoGP

Ono denied home GP pole by grid penalty, Migno inherits first

It could’ve been a historic moment Hiroki Ono, who did take his first ever World Championship Pole Position in Motegi with a new lap record around the circuit. However, for riding slowly in FP1, the Japanese rider suffered a three-place grid penalty and will start from fourth. This means Italian Andrea Migno will inherit his first ever […]

Lowes takes pole, just pipping Marquez
Moto2

Lowes takes pole, just pipping Marquez

Sam Lowes took pole position for tomorrow’s Moto2 race after edging out Alex Marquez. Marquez led for a large portion of the session but should be happy with a career best starting position in Moto2. The early pace was set by Jonas Folger with a 1m53.501s The early laps were compromised for a few riders […]

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