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MotoGP World Championship standings 2011

Administrator — Sun, 01 May 2011 20:44:59 +0000

2011 MotoGP World Championship standings after round three, Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril…

2011 MOTOGP RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP

POSITION	RIDER	TEAM	POINTS
1	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha Factory Racing	65
2	Dani Pedrosa	Repsol Honda Team	61
3	Casey Stoner	Repsol Honda Team	41
4	Valentino Rossi	Ducati Marlboro Team	31
5	Andrea Dovizioso	Repsol Honda Team	30
=	Nicky Hayden	Ducati Marlboro Team	30
7	Hiroshi Aoyama	San Carlo Honda Gresini	28
8	Cal Crutchlow	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	21
9	Colin Edwards	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	18
10	Héctor Barberá	Mapfre Aspar Team	14
11	Karel Abraham	Cardion AB Motoracing	12
=	Toni Elías	LCR Honda MotoGP	12
13	Marco Simoncelli	San Carlo Honda Gresini	11
14	Ben Spies	Yamaha Factory Racing	10
15	Loris Capirossi	Pramac Racing Team	9
16	Randy de Puniet	Pramac Racing Team	6
=	John Hopkins	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	6
18	Álvaro Bautista	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	3

2011 MOTOGP TEAMS’ CHAMPIONSHIP

POSITION	TEAM	POINTS
1	Repsol Honda Team	96
2	Yamaha Factory Racing	75
3	Ducati Marlboro Team	61
4	San Carlo Honda Gresini	39
=	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	39
6	Pramac Racing Team	15
7	Mapfre Aspar Team	14
8	Cardion AB Motoracing	12
=	LCR Honda MotoGP	12
10	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	9

2011 MOTOGP CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPIONSHIP

POSITION	CONSTRUCTOR	POINTS
1	Honda	70
2	Yamaha	65
3	Ducati	36
4	Suzuki	9

MotoGP Portugal – Race results 2011

Administrator — Sun, 01 May 2011 20:41:21 +0000

Rizla Suzuki’s Alvaro Bautista was returning to action this weekend after breaking his left femur during practice for round one in Qatar on March 18…

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1. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team 45m 51.483s
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 45m 54.534s
3. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 45m 59.141s
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 46m 8.013s
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 46m 8.038s
6. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 46m 24.058s
7. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 46m 30.232s
8. Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 46m 32.395s
9. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 46m 46.370s
10. Randy de Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team 46m 51.180s
11. Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda MotoGP 46m 51.857s
12. Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team 46m 53.276s
13. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 47m 15.853s

DNF:
Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing
Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing
Hector Barbera ESP Mapfre Aspar Team
Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini

MotoGP Portugal 2011 – Qualifying times

Administrator — Sun, 01 May 2011 20:38:48 +0000

Rizla Suzuki’s Alvaro Bautista is returning to action this weekend after breaking his left femur during practice for round one in Qatar on March 18…

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1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 1m 37.161s
2. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 37.294s
3. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team 1m 37.324s
4. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 1m 37.384s
5. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 1m 37.866s
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1m 38.073s
7. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 38.080s
8. Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 38.189s
9. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 38.271s
10. Hector Barbera ESP Mapfre Aspar Team 1m 38.363s
11. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 38.497s
12. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 1m 38.786s
13. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 38.922s
14. Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team 1m 38.934s
15. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 39.172s
16. Randy de Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team 1m 39.378s
17. Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda MotoGP 1m 39.894s

Fastest practice time:
Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 37.663s (FP2)

2010 Portuguese Grand Prix (October 31):
Pole position:
Jorge Lorenzo ESP Fiat Yamaha 1m 48.522s*
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo ESP Fiat Yamaha 1m 37.928s

* Qualifying cancelled due to weather, grid set in wet free practice.

Jorge and Valentino’s thoughts straight from Estoril track

Administrator — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:02:12 +0000

Jorge and his father

We have just come from the other side of the world and unfortunately it has been too busy for us after Malaysia and the Australian GP to make a full Insider for this week’s race in Estoril. Jorge and Valentino really wanted to share some of their feelings and latest experiences, so we are happy to still have a little news for you.

Jorge Lorenzo
“Since I became World Champion my life has been amazing! It was a lifelong dream and to have achieved is still almost unbelievable. After Phillip Island I returned to Mallorca and I had an incredible welcome from the people, with a procession through the streets of Palma, with thousands of people there to greet me. It was a beautiful night. It was also the first time to see my family and to be with them. I don’t really cry, but when I was reunited with my father I was close to tears, because he is the one who started me on this path.

My team and I are looking forward to the last two races, we can relax and think about racing, which was really impossible while we were still concentrating on the championship. We couldn’t take any risks! Now I am just riding for the moment and it is a great feeling. Estoril is one of my best tracks, I’ve won from pole there for the last two years, so we will try to do that again. Then we finish in Spain, close to my home, so I am looking forward to seeing all the fans there. After Valencia we start immediately working on 2011, together with my new team-mate Ben, and I can’t wait to get started. Till then we have one more thing to focus on and that is the Manufacturers’ title, it is within our grasp and I hope to help us achieve this and the Triple Crown.”

	Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi
“It is hard for me to put into words how I’m feeling as I come to these last two races for Yamaha. It has been a beautiful seven years and I am sad to say goodbye to my M1! More than anything I want to have good final races and I want to thank Yamaha by helping them to win the Manufacturers’ title. They are not two of my best tracks but anyway we will do our best! My shoulder is okay, I will have the operation immediately after Valencia and I hope to be okay for next season. I think Valencia will be an emotional time for me and my team, and we will do everything we can to make it the best possible ‘goodbye’”.

MotoGP championship standings 2009 after Estoril

Administrator — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:08:31 +0000

CLICK HERE for the 2009 MotoGP World Championship standings after round 14, Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril…

Estoril MotoGP – Race results

Administrator — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:38:54 +0000

Race results from the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril, round 14 of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.

Casey Stoner returned to action this weekend after a three-round hiatus to try and cure fatigue problems.

1. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 45min 35.522 sec
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 45min 41.816 sec
3. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 45min 45.411 sec
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 45min 58.950 sec
5. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 46min 8.174 sec
6. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 46min 11.231 sec
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 46min 11.245 sec
8. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 46min 14.352 sec
9. James Toseland GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 46min 19.615 sec
10. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 46min 28.385 sec
11. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 46min 31.220 sec
12. Marco Melandri ITA Hayate Racing Team 46min 40.037 sec
13. Niccolo Canepa ITA Pramac Racing 46min 40.060 sec
14. Gabor Talmacsi HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 47min 2.821 sec

DNF:
Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing
Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini
Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP

Lorenzo takes fifth pole of season and Rossi makes it a one-two for Fiat Yamaha

Administrator — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:31:29 +0000

Jorge Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo took his first pole position since Laguna Seca back in June at Estoril this afternoon, the Mallorcan sealing his fifth pole of the season with a strong performance ahead of tomorrow’s Portuguese Grand Prix. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi meanwhile took his eleventh front row of the season and will start tomorrow’s race from second, with Casey Stoner taking the final front-row slot.

Having topped both practice sessions this weekend, Lorenzo was the clear favourite for pole this afternoon and the 22-year-old looked smooth and comfortable out on track as he made a few last-minute setting changes before the fight for grid spots. With twenty minutes remaining he took the lead and didn’t surrender it for the rest of the session, improving his time several times and never looking in much danger from his rivals.

Rossi had a few problems yesterday but was in better shape today, having improved the balance of his M1 in the hard braking zones. His penultimate lap was good enough to put him second although he was unable to quite match his team-mate’s pace on the softer Bridgestone tyre today. The championship leader is planning a few overnight improvements in order to ensure he is at the maximum for the race.

Tomorrow’s 28-lap race gets underway at the slightly earlier time than usual of 1300 local time, which is 1400 CET.

Jorge Lorenzo – Position: 1st Time: 1’36.214 Laps: 29
“It’s been quite a few races since I’ve had a pole! I was getting a bit worried because doing one fast lap has always been one of my strong points but lately we haven’t been able to be quite competitive enough with the soft tyre. This weekend however everything is working really well and the setting with both tyres is great, so I was able to go out and do some very fast laps. Tomorrow is another day and we know that everyone will be strong, so we will just try and push to the limit and see what happens.”

	Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi – Position: 2nd Time: 1’36.474 Laps: 28
“We improved the setting a lot this afternoon from yesterday and managed to fix a lot of the problems we had in the braking, so today was not so bad. We still need more traction on the exits from the slow corners however and we are also losing some time in the tight hairpin. We are not so far but we need to study the data and find a way to improve things a bit more for the race. It will be quite a strong fight tomorrow I think and 28 laps in this heat is going to be hard, but we will be ready.”

Daniele Romagnoli – Team Manager
“It’s very good to be back on pole position after what has been quite a long time. Jorge was today able to do some very fast laps with the softer tyre, which has allowed us to get back on pole, but he also has a good and consistent race pace and so we feel confident for the race. We still have a little work to do on some rear grip issues in order to be a bit faster in the last section of the track, so we will use tomorrow’s warm-up to do that and then we will be ready for an exciting race.”

Davide Brivio – Team Manager
“We’ve done a good job to have improved our setting and this has allowed Valentino to be on the front row today. However we still have some work to do to make another step and get to what will probably be tomorrow’s race pace – it looks like we’re a little bit slower at the moment. Tomorrow’s warm-up will be important and we will use the time as best we can in order to be ready to fight.

Edwards impresses in Estoril qualifying, Toseland battles to 12th

Colin Edwards continued his brilliant qualifying form at the Estoril circuit this afternoon, the Texan riding his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine to fifth position on the grid in preparation for the 28-lap Portuguese MotoGP.

A fastest lap of 1.37.142 ensured Edwards claimed his 10th second row start of 2009 to strengthen the American’s bid for fifth place overall in the world championship standings.

In temperatures that again hit the mid-twenties, Edwards concentrated his efforts on finding a balance between stability and turning with the front-end of his YZR-M1 machine.

Edwards was as high as fourth place at one stage and the 35-year-old finished leading non-factory rider again on the timesheets, an achievement he has managed with remarkable consistency this season. James Toseland, who is still firmly in the hunt for a top seven world championship finish, will start from 12th position on the grid. The British rider worked on geometry and wheelbase changes to improve grip levels with his YZR-M1 and he was under 0.2s away from a top ten finish in another closely contested session.

Colin Edwards

Colin Edwards 5th 1.37.142 – 26 laps
“If you’re the next best rider on the timesheets behind the four best in the world then you’re not doing a bad job. And I felt like I did a good job today. We tuned the bike to get rid of some of the small movement issues I had with the front yesterday. It made it more comfortable but the chan ges meant the bike didn’t turn as well. We played around with the setting to make it turn better again but then the movement returned. At this track you need the turning so I can handle the movement. I’m probably trying to make the bike feel too perfect. The first corner here is always pretty tricky and after what happened in Misano I’ll be trying to make it through. I genuinely believe I can fight for the podium tomorrow. I know it will be really difficult but Dani (Pedrosa) had some problems at the end of the race in Misano and nobody is sure whether Casey (Stoner) is going to be able to keep his pace for 28-laps. I’m sure it will be a good race though and I’m looking forward to having a strong finish to the year for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team.”

	James Toseland

James Toseland 12th 1.37.823 – 26 laps
“It has been a little bit frustrating today because we decided to change the geomet ry and the wheelbase of the bike, but it meant we had less time to find the ideal set-up. Towards the end of the session we found a good set-up and while 12th on the grid is not bad, I feel I could have been at least one row further forward. That’s frustrating but I’m sure I’ll be starting the race tomorrow in pretty good shape. My lap times on race tyres are good and I’m looking forward to a really good warm-up session because we’ll be making a couple of slight tweaks that I think will give us even better performance. The first corner is always quite difficult at this track with it being so tight, so my plan is to try and stay out of trouble, get my head down and have a really good race for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team.”

Fiat Yamaha to run one-off ‘Punto Evo’ livery in Estoril

Administrator — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:29:26 +0000

YZR-M1 ‘Punto Evo’

The Fiat Yamaha Team has yesterday unveiled a one-off Estoril livery, which both Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo will carry throughout the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend. The livery is designed by Centro Stile Fiat and Aldo Drudi to celebrate Fiat’s latest new model, the Fiat Punto Evo, which is the latest evolution of the popular Grande Punto. As well as the special bike livery, both the championship-leader Rossi and the current runner-up Lorenzo will have special leathers for the weekend.