Kawasaki Racing Team’s Tom Sykes demolished the lap record on his way to pole position for this weekend’s two 20-lap races at Jerez, the Yorkshireman half a second clear of teammate Jonathan Rea. Sykes ended Friday’s running on top and was only one thousandth of a second off the pace in this morning’s third free […]
Interwetten’s Tom Luthi continued to dominate proceedings at the Twin Ring Motegi in the Moto2 class after topping final free practice ahead of qualifying this afternoon. The Swiss rider ended Friday three tenths clear of the field and was on strong pace from the off in FP3. Luthi, a former winner at Motegi, clocked a […]
Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez made his intentions clear at the Twin Ring Motegi after topping the time sheets in FP3 with the first and so far only 1m44s lap of the weekend. The Spanish rider was one of the few to head out on track at the start of the session with fresh rubber, […]
Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Brad Binder heads into this afternoon’s Moto3 qualifying session as the man to beat after topping the final free practice session at the Twin Ring Motegi. The South African had an off-colour day yesterday. Binder suffered not one, but two uncharacteristic falls across both practice sessions and ended up a rather […]
Pata Yamaha’s Alex Lowes says that he is feeling ‘quite good’ on his YZF-R1 at the Jerez circuit after two strong free practice sessions for the British rider on Friday. Lowes started the day off well, finishing the first hour-long session fifth fastest and just three tenths of a second from top spot. In the […]
Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jonathan Rea did not enjoy the best of starts to his Jerez weekend, the Northern Irishman finishing the day three tenths adrift of his teammate and struggling with the set-up of his bike. This weekend presents Rea with his first opportunity to wrap up the world championship, as he leads teammate Tom […]
Ducati Corse’s Andrea Dovizioso says that he is ‘happy with the way things went’ on Friday at Motegi, the Italian ending the day second fastest on the combined time sheets. The Twin Ring Motegi is a track that has been a happy hunting ground for Ducati over the years. The Borgo Panigale squad have four […]
Avintia Racing Ducati’s Mike Jones enjoyed an ‘incredible’ first day as a MotoGP rider and has set himself the target of qualifying for Sunday’s 24-lap Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. The Australian was drafted in late on Thursday evening to replace Hector Barbera, who himself was called up at the 11th hour to ride in […]
Kawasaki Racing Team’s Tom Sykes topped an incredibly tight second free practice session at the Jerez Circuit, the Yorkshireman edging countrymen Chaz Davies and Alex Lowes. Sykes comes into this round 48 points down on teammate and championship leader Jonathan Rea, meaning the 2013 World Champion has to deliver this weekend in order to keep […]
Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Maverick Vinales ended the first day of practice ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix satisfied after finding a positive feeling on his GSX-RR. The Twin Ring Motegi is a circuit many have cited as one Suzuki should be strong at, it’s stop-and-go nature well suited to the GSX-RR. Indeed, Vinales proved that […]
It was a tough first day of running at the Twin Ring Motegi for Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi, who bemoaned the set-up and balance of his YZR-M1. The Italian was seventh fastest overall. This morning’s 45-minute first practice went reasonably well for Rossi, the Yamaha rider managing fourth on the time sheets with a 1m46.222s. […]
Avintia Racing’s Hector Barbera said that his first day as a factory Ducati rider was ‘very special’ as he got to grips with the Desmosedici GP16 he will ride this weekend in place of the injured Andrea Iannone, as well as next season in Avintia colours. The Spaniard was called up last-minute on Thursday to […]