Aspar Ducati’s Karel Abraham stunned in this afternoon’s MotoGP qualifying session in damp conditions, the Czech rider guiding his GP15 to a career-best second on the grid. Abraham impressed yesterday when he put his two-year-old Ducati third on the combined times and straight through to QP2, an achievement made all the more noteworthy as both […]
Miguel Oliveira will start tomorrow’s 23-lap Argentine Grand Prix from pole position after edging Franco Morbidelli in a frantic Moto2 qualifying. The track was still damp in places as the Moto2 riders took to the track for their 45-minute qualifying session, but several of them threw the dice and opted for slick tyres. One such […]
After taking a best dry result last time out Qatar in second, British Talent Team rider John McPhee has backed that up with his first pole position since 2015. The Scottish rider was strong throughout qualifying, sitting atop the timing tower on a number of occasions across the 40-minute session. As many bailed into the […]
LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow finished a rain-hit third free practice top of the pile, with the turn in the weather dropping a handful of big names into the first qualifying session. The British rider has complained of his RC213V being a major handful to ride at Termas de Rio Hondo, with grip proving elusive. Nonetheless, […]
Leopard Racing’s Joan Mir continued his stranglehold of the Moto3 timesheets in Argentina after topping final free practice this morning. The Spanish rider has been in supreme form so far this weekend, Mir heading both of Friday’s sessions on his Honda. As FP3 drew to a frantic conclusion, Mir upped his pace to a 1m49.824s, […]
Althea BMW rider Markus Reiterberger has announced he will cease racing in the World Superbike Championship with immediate effect in order to focus on recovering from a back injury. The former IDM German Superbike champion stepped up to WorldSBK last season with the Althea team, and proved to be a formidable challenger to race-winning team-mate […]
Aspar’s Karel Abraham sensationally ended the first day of track action in Argentina as top Ducati rider, after he dragged his two-year-old GP15 to third on the timesheets in FP2. A one-time grand prix winner in the Moto2 class, Abaraham returns to MotoGP this year having spent 2016 in the World Superbike Championship with Milwaukee […]
Valentino Rossi’s cornering woes reared their ugly head once again during free practice on Friday for the Argentine Grand Prix, with the Italian admitting that he is in ‘big, big trouble’. Rossi struggled all winter with the front-end of his Yamaha, Michelin’s new tyre carcasses causing a lot of movement on corner entry and robbing […]
Ducati’s Jorge Lorenzo has admitted an error with front tyre selection for his final run in second free practice was to blame for his lowly position on the combined timesheets. The Spanish rider came to Argentina with the hope of turning over a new leaf following a difficult start to life with Ducati two weeks […]
Marc VDS rider Franco Morbidelli heads into tomorrow’s running as the man to beat after topping the combined timesheets at the end of FP2. The Italian cruised to a maiden win in the Moto2 World Championship last time out in Qatar, and will be keen on repeating that this weekend in Argentina. Morbidelli spent much […]
Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales ends the first day of hostilities in Argentina fastest of all, the Spaniard going three tenths clear of the field. Vinales has been on imperious form all day, and wasted no time this afternoon striking fear into his competitors’ hearts by putting in a race simulation on the hard tyre. Setting a […]
Leopard Racing’s Joan Mir continued to lead the way in second free practice for the Moto3 field at Termas de Rio Hondo, ending Friday with a comfortable advantage of 0.564s over the field. The Spanish rider was on top form in the opening round of the season in Qatar two weeks ago, and has shown no […]