Ducati’s Chaz Davies notched up a dominant victory from pole position in the weekend’s opening race from Imola, which was halted six laps from the finish due to a big accident for Milwaukee Aprilia’s Eugene Laverty. After a slight delay due to a power cut, the race got underway with Davies shooting off into a […]
Ducati’s Chaz Daves pipped Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes to a second successive pole position at Imola, with championship leader Jonathan Rea completing the front row. Davies has been on fine form all weekend and wasted no time when qualifying got underway, the Welshman guiding his Panigale R to top spot on his initial run on race […]
Lorenzo Savadori got his first home round of the season off to a terrible start, as a mystery issue with his Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4 left him well over three seconds off the pace down in 19th at the end of FP2. Savadori came into the Imola round brimming with confidence after a strong Assen weekend, […]
After a shaky start to proceedings, Aruba.it Ducati’s Chaz Davies was left feeling encouraged by the pace of his Panigale R on fresh and worn rubber after topping the second practice session in Imola. Davies comes into this weekend’s Italian round in need of a repeat of his double heroics from 12 months ago, after […]
Assen race winner Kenan Sofuoglu made his intentions plain ahead of tomorrow’s Superpole session, by going almost half a second clear of the field in a red flag-affected FP2. Just like in the Superbike session before it, World Supersport FP2 was stopped just five minutes in when Hiromichi Kunikawa crashed at Turn 7 and left […]
Aruba.it Ducati’s Chaz Davies was in commanding form in this afternoon’s second free practice session ahead of the fifth round of the 2017 season from Imola, the Welshman half a second clear of the field. Davies began the day strong, ending the morning session just over two tenths down on Jonathan Rea in second spot, […]
GRT Yamaha’s Federico Caricasulo headed a tight field in the opening World Supersport practice session at Imola, with CIA Landlords Honda’s Jules Cluzel just under a tenth behind. Thailand race winner Caricasulo spent a good chunk of the opening hour-long session leading the way on his YZF-R6, though a late surge in the closing stages […]
Championship leader Jonathan Rea kicked off the Italian World Superbike round with the fastest time of the opening practice session, the Kawasaki rider 0.256s clear of Ducati’s Chaz Davies. The Northern Irishman has made a near perfect start to his 2017 campaign, Rea winning all but one race so far this season, and is keen […]
Reigning British Supersport Champion Tarran Mackenzie will make his grand prix debut at next weekend’s French Grand Prix, as the Scotsman replaces Danny Kent at Kiefer Racing for the remainder of the 2017 Moto2 World Championship. 2015 Moto3 world champion Kent sensationally departed the squad with whom he won the lightweight class crown on the […]
After a positive conclusion to his Assen weekend, Pata Yamaha’s Alex Lowes is keen to carry that momentum forward into this weekend’s Imola round of the 2017 World Superbike Championship. Lowes enjoyed a solid opening couple of rounds to his campaign aboard the YZF-R1, the Briton taking five consecutive top five results. His fortunes have […]
Sylvain Guintoli had his first taste of the Suzuki GSX-RR at Jerez on Monday, as the Frenchman begins his preparation for his race appearance with the Japanese manufacturer at Le Mans. The 2014 World Superbike champion last raced in MotoGP at the 2011 German Grand Prix for the Pramac Ducati team, and is currently contesting […]
Casey Stoner will resume his testing duties for Ducati at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya two days after the French Grand Prix on May 21. The Australian sensationally rejoined the Italian marque, with whom he won the 2007 MotoGP World Championship, prior to the 2016 season as its test rider and brand ambassador. Stoner has since made several […]