MotoGP
Final free practice in Japan sees Pedrosa on top
Repsol Honda Team?s Dani Pedrosa was once again the man to beat as he topped the timesheet in the final free practice for the AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies.
Japanese GP
MotoGP Practice Session 3
[TABLE="class: width100 marginbot10 fonts12"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TH]Pos.
[/TH]
[TH]Num.[/TH]
[TH]Rider[/TH]
[TH]Nation[/TH]
[TH]Team[/TH]
[TH]Bike[/TH]
[TH]Km/h[/TH]
[TH]Time[/TH]
[TH="class: alignright"]Gap 1st/Prev.[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]26[/TD]
[TD]Dani PEDROSA[/TD]
[TD]SPA[/TD]
[TD]Repsol Honda Team[/TD]
[TD]Honda[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]306.3[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'45.792[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]99[/TD]
[TD]Jorge LORENZO[/TD]
[TD]SPA[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha Factory Racing[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]300.1[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'46.057[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.265 / 0.265[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]11[/TD]
[TD]Ben SPIES[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha Factory Racing[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]300.1[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'46.138[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.346 / 0.081[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]4[/TD]
[TD]Andrea DOVIZIOSO[/TD]
[TD]ITA[/TD]
[TD]Monster Yamaha Tech 3[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]300.9[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'46.220[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.428 / 0.082[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]19[/TD]
[TD]Alvaro BAUTISTA[/TD]
[TD]SPA[/TD]
[TD]San Carlo Honda Gresini[/TD]
[TD]Honda[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]302.9[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'46.354[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.562 / 0.134[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]35[/TD]
[TD]Cal CRUTCHLOW[/TD]
[TD]GBR[/TD]
[TD]Monster Yamaha Tech 3[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]303.7[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'46.436[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.644 / 0.082[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1[/TD]
[TD]Casey STONER[/TD]
[TD]AUS[/TD]
[TD]Repsol Honda Team[/TD]
[TD]Honda[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]302.5[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'46.480[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.688 / 0.044[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]46[/TD]
[TD]Valentino ROSSI[/TD]
[TD]ITA[/TD]
[TD]Ducati Team[/TD]
[TD]Ducati[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]298.8[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'46.641[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.849 / 0.161[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]6[/TD]
[TD]Stefan BRADL[/TD]
[TD]GER[/TD]
[TD]LCR Honda MotoGP[/TD]
[TD]Honda[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]305.3[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'47.028[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]1.236 / 0.387[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]69[/TD]
[TD]Nicky HAYDEN[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Ducati Team[/TD]
[TD]Ducati[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]301.3[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'47.240[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]1.448 / 0.212[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]41[/TD]
[TD]Aleix ESPARGARO[/TD]
[TD]SPA[/TD]
[TD]Power Electronics Aspar[/TD]
[TD]ART[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]283.7[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'47.685[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]1.893 / 0.445[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]8[/TD]
[TD]Hector BARBERA[/TD]
[TD]SPA[/TD]
[TD]Pramac Racing Team[/TD]
[TD]Ducati[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]304.6[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'47.726[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]1.934 / 0.041[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]21[/TD]
[TD]Katsuyuki NAKASUGA[/TD]
[TD]JPN[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha YSP Racing Team[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]302.6[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'47.737[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]1.945 / 0.011[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]17[/TD]
[TD]Karel ABRAHAM[/TD]
[TD]CZE[/TD]
[TD]Cardion AB Motoracing[/TD]
[TD]Ducati[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]302.4[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'47.791[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]1.999 / 0.054[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]14[/TD]
[TD]Randy DE PUNIET[/TD]
[TD]FRA[/TD]
[TD]Power Electronics Aspar[/TD]
[TD]ART[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]284.0[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'48.358[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]2.566 / 0.567[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]77[/TD]
[TD]James ELLISON[/TD]
[TD]GBR[/TD]
[TD]Paul Bird Motorsport[/TD]
[TD]ART[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]286.2[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'48.628[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]2.836 / 0.270[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]9[/TD]
[TD]Danilo PETRUCCI[/TD]
[TD]ITA[/TD]
[TD]Came IodaRacing Project[/TD]
[TD]Ioda-Suter[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]281.8[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'49.243[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]3.451 / 0.615[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]51[/TD]
[TD]Michele PIRRO[/TD]
[TD]ITA[/TD]
[TD]San Carlo Honda Gresini[/TD]
[TD]FTR[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]282.8[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'49.349[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]3.557 / 0.106[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]84[/TD]
[TD]Roberto ROLFO[/TD]
[TD]ITA[/TD]
[TD]Speed Master[/TD]
[TD]ART[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]282.1[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'49.353[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]3.561 / 0.004[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]68[/TD]
[TD]Yonny HERNANDEZ[/TD]
[TD]COL[/TD]
[TD]Avintia Blusens[/TD]
[TD]BQR[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]282.1[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'49.502[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]3.710 / 0.149[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]5[/TD]
[TD]Colin EDWARDS[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]NGM Mobile Forward Racing[/TD]
[TD]Suter[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]285.8[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'49.974[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]4.182 / 0.472[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]22[/TD]
[TD]Ivan SILVA[/TD]
[TD]SPA[/TD]
[TD]Avintia Blusens[/TD]
[TD]BQR[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]281.3[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'50.117[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]4.325 / 0.143[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
Lorenzo romps to stunning Motegi pole
It was Yamaha Factory Racing?s Jorge Lorenzo who romped to pole position for the AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan tomorrow in a hard-fought and incident-packed qualifying session at the Twin Ring Motegi ahead of Dani Pedrosa and Cal Crutchlow.
Japanese GP
MotoGP Qualifying Session
[TABLE="class: width100 marginbot10 fonts12"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TH]Pos.
[/TH]
[TH]Num.[/TH]
[TH]Rider[/TH]
[TH]Nation[/TH]
[TH]Team[/TH]
[TH]Bike[/TH]
[TH]Km/h[/TH]
[TH]Time[/TH]
[TH="class: alignright"]Gap 1st/Prev.[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]99[/TD]
[TD]Jorge LORENZO[/TD]
[TD]SPA[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha Factory Racing[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]302.4[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'44.969[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]26[/TD]
[TD]Dani PEDROSA[/TD]
[TD]SPA[/TD]
[TD]Repsol Honda Team[/TD]
[TD]Honda[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]306.9[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'45.215[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.246 / 0.246[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]35[/TD]
[TD]Cal CRUTCHLOW[/TD]
[TD]GBR[/TD]
[TD]Monster Yamaha Tech 3[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]304.7[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'45.257[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.288 / 0.042[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]11[/TD]
[TD]Ben SPIES[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha Factory Racing[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]302.5[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'45.336[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.367 / 0.079[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]19[/TD]
[TD]Alvaro BAUTISTA[/TD]
[TD]SPA[/TD]
[TD]San Carlo Honda Gresini[/TD]
[TD]Honda[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]303.7[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'45.481[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.512 / 0.145[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]4[/TD]
[TD]Andrea DOVIZIOSO[/TD]
[TD]ITA[/TD]
[TD]Monster Yamaha Tech 3[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]302.9[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'45.612[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.643 / 0.131[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1[/TD]
[TD]Casey STONER[/TD]
[TD]AUS[/TD]
[TD]Repsol Honda Team[/TD]
[TD]Honda[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]304.0[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'45.745[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.776 / 0.133[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]6[/TD]
[TD]Stefan BRADL[/TD]
[TD]GER[/TD]
[TD]LCR Honda MotoGP[/TD]
[TD]Honda[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]309.1[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'45.848[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]0.879 / 0.103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]46[/TD]
[TD]Valentino ROSSI[/TD]
[TD]ITA[/TD]
[TD]Ducati Team[/TD]
[TD]Ducati[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]302.6[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'45.976[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]1.007 / 0.128[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]69[/TD]
[TD]Nicky HAYDEN[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Ducati Team[/TD]
[TD]Ducati[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]301.8[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'46.461[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]1.492 / 0.485[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]21[/TD]
[TD]Katsuyuki NAKASUGA[/TD]
[TD]JPN[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha YSP Racing Team[/TD]
[TD]Yamaha[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]303.0[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'46.780[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]1.811 / 0.319[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]8[/TD]
[TD]Hector BARBERA[/TD]
[TD]SPA[/TD]
[TD]Pramac Racing Team[/TD]
[TD]Ducati[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]305.2[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'46.881[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]1.912 / 0.101[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]41[/TD]
[TD]Aleix ESPARGARO[/TD]
[TD]SPA[/TD]
[TD]Power Electronics Aspar[/TD]
[TD]ART[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]286.5[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'47.383[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]2.414 / 0.502[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]14[/TD]
[TD]Randy DE PUNIET[/TD]
[TD]FRA[/TD]
[TD]Power Electronics Aspar[/TD]
[TD]ART[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]288.7[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'47.581[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]2.612 / 0.198[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]17[/TD]
[TD]Karel ABRAHAM[/TD]
[TD]CZE[/TD]
[TD]Cardion AB Motoracing[/TD]
[TD]Ducati[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]303.2[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'47.791[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]2.822 / 0.210[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]5[/TD]
[TD]Colin EDWARDS[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]NGM Mobile Forward Racing[/TD]
[TD]Suter[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]287.2[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'48.125[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]3.156 / 0.334[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]68[/TD]
[TD]Yonny HERNANDEZ[/TD]
[TD]COL[/TD]
[TD]Avintia Blusens[/TD]
[TD]BQR[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]284.7[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'48.513[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]3.544 / 0.388[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]51[/TD]
[TD]Michele PIRRO[/TD]
[TD]ITA[/TD]
[TD]San Carlo Honda Gresini[/TD]
[TD]FTR[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]283.6[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'48.653[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]3.684 / 0.140[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]9[/TD]
[TD]Danilo PETRUCCI[/TD]
[TD]ITA[/TD]
[TD]Came IodaRacing Project[/TD]
[TD]Ioda-Suter[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]283.6[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'48.831[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]3.862 / 0.178[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]77[/TD]
[TD]James ELLISON[/TD]
[TD]GBR[/TD]
[TD]Paul Bird Motorsport[/TD]
[TD]ART[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]286.5[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'49.023[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]4.054 / 0.192[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alignright"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]84[/TD]
[TD]Roberto ROLFO[/TD]
[TD]ITA[/TD]
[TD]Speed Master[/TD]
[TD]ART[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]282.9[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'49.183[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]4.214 / 0.160[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: alignright"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]22[/TD]
[TD]Ivan SILVA[/TD]
[TD]SPA[/TD]
[TD]Avintia Blusens[/TD]
[TD]BQR[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]283.8[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright"]1'49.831[/TD]
[TD="class: alignright nowrap"]4.862 / 0.648[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
Motegi to host MotoGP? until at least 2018
Dorna Sports, commercial rights holder of the MotoGP? World Championship, and Mobilityland Corporation, hosts and organizers of the Japanese Grand Prix, are pleased to announce the extension on the promotion contract from 2014 to 2018, following an agreement reached by Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and Mobilityland President Hiroshi Soda.
Front row start for Pedrosa in Japan, Stoner in 7th
In a very exciting qualifying session for the Grand Prix of Japan, the Repsol Honda Team finished with Dani Pedrosa in second position and Casey Stoner in seventh.
Lorenzo scores 50th career pole in Motegi
Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo left it until the last minute this afternoon to clinch a sensational pole position start for tomorrow’s Grand Prix of Japan at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit.
Third row for Rossi at Motegi, Hayden tenth
Ducati Team’s Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden will start tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix from the third and fourth rows of the starting grid, respectively.
Bautista storms to fifth on the grid in Motegi
Team San Carlo Honda Gresini rider ?lvaro Bautista made progress on the second day of action at Motegi to find improved confidence with the front end of his Honda RC213V and qualify it on the second row of the grid for tomorrow's race.
Crutchlow secures front row in Motegi
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider Cal Crutchlow stormed to the front row of the grid for the fourth race in succession after a dramatic conclusion to today's MotoGP qualifying session at the Twin Ring Motegi track in Japan.
Lorenzo spends a day in the shoes of a person with physical disabilities
The Mallorcan rider participated in documentary "Capable", which airs on Sunday night on Spanish television channel La2.
Gresini Racing and ?lvaro Bautista renew for 2013
Gresini Racing and Alvaro Bautista have reached an agreement to continue together in 2013, extending the collaboration started this season. The Team, led by Fausto Gresini, and Spanish rider Bautista hope to achieve significant results together in the 2013 season.
Espargar? top Motegi CRT in 13th
Once again, the Power Electronics Aspar riders headed the CRTs in qualifying.
Japan qualifying sees Bradl in eighth
The second day of practices at the 4.801km Japanese circuit saw LCR Honda’s Stefan Bradl placing his RC213V in 8th place (1’45.848) ahead tomorrow’s 24-lap race.