2011 MotoGP News and Discussion Thread

[Mothers Worry]

Pressure increases on Australian GP date change

From crash.net:

Pressure increases on Australian GP date change

The Australian Grand Prix could be moved from Phillip Island, or scrapped altogether, if a solution to a proposed date change is not found.

The future of the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix remains in doubt as Dorna and organisers at Phillip Island continue to clash over a change in the race's calendar date.

Carmelo Ezpeleta has been adamant that MotoGP will not return to Phillip Island beyond 2011 unless organisers agree to a move that will see the event occur earlier than its traditional October slot.

The pressure from Dorna has been prompted by the onslaught of poor weather conditions at the Melbourne venue in recent years, with cool temperatures, wind and rain causing particular problems for the riders.

However, organisers aren't keen to see the event pushed up the calendar due to the proximity with its other headline event, the World Superbike Championship, which usually takes place in February.

Indeed, while Australian Grand Prix corporation chairman Ron Walker has been active in working with Dorna, Ezpeleta insists there is only one solution.

"Ron Walker told me in an email that he would come back to me as soon as possible with dates for 2012," Ezpeleta told the Sydney Morning Herald.

"In 2010, we were very close to cancelling the race. If all the weekend the weather was like Friday, which could happen, then we cannot run the event.

"This is the matter we are discussing, and it is not just the rain, but the problem at Phillip Island is rain and the cold and then the tyres are not up to temperature. The riders have strongly requested to us to change the date.

"Our position has not changed at all. 'We want the race moving to earlier in the year for 2012, and the corporation is aware of our position."

The MotoGP safety commission, led by Valentino Rossi, have also led calls for the race to be moved to a more suitable summer date.

[WilliamsF1]

Japanese MotoGP postponed due to the earthquake.

FIM Announcement: Grand Prix of Japan postponed

Due to reasons of force majeure, the Japanese Grand Prix, at the circuit of Twin Ring Motegi, originally scheduled on April 24th, has been postponed to 2nd October 2011.

The 2011 calendar is now as follows:

Date Grand Prix (Circuit)

March 20th Qatar* (Losail)
April 3rd Spain (Jerez)
May 1st Portugal (Estoril)
May 15th France (Le Mans)
June 5th Catalunya (Catalunya)
June 12th Great Britain (Silverstone)
June 25th Netherlands** (Assen)
July 3rd Italy (Mugello)
July 17th Germany (Sachsenring)
July 24th United States*** (Laguna Seca)
August 14th Czech Republic (Brno)
August 28th Indianapolis (Indianapolis)
September 4th San Marino & Riviera di Rimini (Misano)
September 18th Aragón (MotorLand)
October 2nd Japan (Motegi)
October 16th Australia (Phillip Island)
October 23rd Malaysia (Sepang)
November 6th Valencia (Ricardo Tormo – Valencia)

* Evening Race
** Saturday Race
*** Only MotoGP class

[WilliamsF1]

Stoner continued his pre season pace and dominated the first practice of the Qatar gp, finishing 0.6 ahead of team mate Pedrosa

[Mothers Worry]

Spanish MotoGP, Jerez Friday Practice:



Stoner fastest overall, already under Jerez lap record

From motogp.com:

Stoner fastest overall, already under Jerez lap record

Friday, 1 April 2011

It was once again a Repsol Honda Team one-two after the first day of running for the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend with Casey Stoner setting the fastest combined time from the two practice sessions ahead of Dani Pedrosa.
Bridgestone: Stoner fastest overall, already under Jerez lap record

In the morning session, Stoner and Pedrosa were the only two riders to lap faster than the existing lap record, set by Pedrosa in 2010, and after only 45 minutes on track the pair were just 0.3seconds from last year’s pole time. In the cooler morning session, almost all riders tried both the softer and harder option slicks but in the afternoon, as the temperature rose, it was the harder option slicks that were preferred.

Track conditions were good today, although a strong wind hit the region in the afternoon which was a factor in making the afternoon laptimes a little slower.

Third fastest for the Ducati Team was a resurgent Valentino Rossi ahead of fellow countryman Marco Simoncelli of San Carlo Honda Gresini, with Factory Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo in fifth. The top seven riders all set their fastest lap of the day in the morning session, but Randy de Puniet and Nicky Hayden, who were eighth and ninth respectively, went faster during free practice two.

The final free practice session gets underway at 10:10hrs local time tomorrow, Saturday 2 April, before an hour of qualifying in the afternoon. Whilst conditions today were fine and warm, the weather is expected to deteriorate over the weekend.

“Track conditions were good today, especially this morning, and the times at the front were already very fast. Riders got the chance to try both the softer and harder option front and rear slicks today in assessment for the race, although tyre choice on Sunday could be more affected by the weather conditions with the current forecasts. The times were a little slower this afternoon because the wind got considerably stronger, but throughout today we have seen that consistency and durability are good. This morning the air was warm but the track was still quite cool, yet we could see that the harder option slicks were working well despite the temperature and the laptimes were very fast. Many riders tried both specs in the morning and performance of each was good. As the track temperature rose by the afternoon, almost all riders chose the harder specs for FP2. I can also say that braking stability of both front tyre specs is adequate, so in general I am happy with tyre performance here today.”

Bridgestone Motorsport

[Mothers Worry]

Spanish MotoGP, Jerez Qualifying Results:

Pos  Rider             Team/Bike       Time       Gap
 1.  Casey Stoner      Honda           1m38.757s
 2.  Dani Pedrosa      Honda           1m38.915s  + 0.158s
 3.  Jorge Lorenzo     Yamaha          1m38.918s  + 0.161s
 4.  Ben Spies         Yamaha          1m39.390s  + 0.633s
 5.  Marco Simoncelli  Gresini Honda   1m39.486s  + 0.729s
 6.  Andrea Dovizioso  Honda           1m39.709s  + 0.952s
 7.  Randy de Puniet   Pramac Ducati   1m39.892s  + 1.135s
 8.  Colin Edwards     Tech 3 Yamaha   1m39.895s  + 1.138s
 9.  Cal Crutchlow     Tech 3 Yamaha   1m40.019s  + 1.262s
10.  Hiroshi Aoyama    Gresini Honda   1m40.168s  + 1.411s
11.  Nicky Hayden      Ducati          1m40.175s  + 1.418s
12.  Valentino Rossi   Ducati          1m40.185s  + 1.428s
13.  Hector Barbera    Aspar Ducati    1m40.217s  + 1.460s
14.  John Hopkins      Suzuki          1m40.310s  + 1.553s
15.  Loris Capirossi   Pramac Ducati   1m40.523s  + 1.766s
16.  Karel Abraham     Cardion Ducati  1m40.601s  + 1.844s
17.  Toni Elias        LCR Honda       1m41.114s  + 2.357s

[Mothers Worry]

Lorenzo wins MotoGP, Stoner lets fly

From AAP via Yahoo!7 Sport:

Lorenzo wins MotoGP, Stoner lets fly

April 4, 2011

Casey Stoner let fly at race officials after losing his early world championship lead during a wet and wild Spanish Grand Prix.

Seven-times world champion Valentino Rossi apologised to Stoner after wiping out Australia's pole-sitter while trying to pass him on the slippery Jerez Circuit.

After winning the season-opening Qatar GP last month for Honda, Stoner led Sunday's race with 20 laps to go when he and Rossi clashed and crashed to the track.

While Jorge Lorenzo went on to take the race from fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa, Stoner was unable to continue.

Rossi, who eventually finished fifth, immediately entered the Honda garage at the end of the race to apologise to Stoner.

"You had something with your shoulder did you?" Stoner said to the Italian, smiling.

"Obviously your ambition outweighs your talent."

Stoner, though, was less pleased with the marshals, who helped Rossi remount his bike to join the action while the Australian was left to unsuccessfully attempt to restart his Honda on his own.

"With the accident, I heard Valentino arriving and I wasn't worried about anyone passing me at that point in the race so I gave him plenty of room," Stoner said.

"It was a racing incident and there's not much we can do.

"What is more frustrating is the reaction of the stewards and their assistance for Valentino and not for me - it was unbelievable."

Rossi told Italia1 television: "It's completely my mistake and I have to say sorry to Casey.

"I know that he's very angry because he didn't make any mistakes. I went straight to say sorry."

Defending world champion Lorenzo was a much happier figure than Stoner.

"It was a hard race but I am happy with the win," Lorenzo said. "We had some luck, without the fall of Stoner we would not have won."

Riding for Yamaha, Lorenzo was 19.339 seconds faster than Pedrosa, who recovered his starting second place after falling to ninth early on.

"At the beginning everyone passed me, but I thought everyone was going too fast and was able to come back," said Pedrosa, who will undergo surgery on his collarbone on Monday.

After Stoner's mishap, Marco Simoncelli took over the lead until he too crashed four laps later and had to retire.

American Nicky Hayden finished third, 29.085 seconds off the pace, at the 4.4km Jerez Circuit.

"It was complicated, but I got a few breaks out there," Hayden said.

After two races, Lorenzo leads the championship with 45 points, Pedrosa is second with 36, with Stoner is third with 25.

In the Moto2 category, Italy's Andrea Iannone was first with Thomas Luthi over seven seconds behind. Simone Corsi completed the podium, over 12 seconds behind.

In the 125cc class, Spanish rider Nicolas Terol won his second straight race ahead of Jonas Folger and Johann Zarco.
The next race is the Portugal GP on May 1.

Unbelievable............. 

Spanish MotoGP, Jerez Race Results:

Pos  Rider             Team/Bike          Time/Gap
 1.  Jorge Lorenzo     Yamaha           50m49.046s
 2.  Dani Pedrosa      Honda             + 19.339s
 3.  Nicky Hayden      Ducati            + 29.085s
 4.  Hiroshi Aoyama    Gresini Honda     + 29.551s
 5.  Valentino Rossi   Ducati          + 1m02.227s
 6.  Hector Barbera    Aspar Ducati    + 1m08.440s
 7.  Karel Abraham     Cardion Ducati  + 1m14.120s
 8.  Cal Crutchlow     Tech 3 Yamaha   + 1m19.110s
 9.  Toni Elias        LCR Honda       + 1m42.906s
10.  John Hopkins      Suzuki          + 1m48.395s
11.  Loris Capirossi   Pramac Ducati   + 1m51.876s
12.  Andrea Dovizioso  Honda               + 1 lap

Retirements:

    Colin Edwards     Tech 3 Yamaha       26 laps
    Ben Spies         Yamaha              24 laps
    Randy De Puniet   Pramac Ducati       16 laps
    Marco Simoncelli  Gresini Honda       11 laps
    Casey Stoner      Honda                7 laps

[kevrulezz]

I thought it was very poor form from the marshals last night, not something you would see anywhere else in the world, definitely not in Australia....
"2 riders fall down so lets all go help one rider and not the other one because <insert any number of reasons here>"

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/168055/1/what_stoner_said_to_rossi_after_jerez_crash.html

What Stoner said to Rossi after Jerez crash...
This is what Casey Stoner said to Valentino Rossi when the Italian apologised for taking the Australian out of the Spanish MotoGP after a botched overtake for second place on lap 8 of 27.

Rossi rejoined to finish fifth, while new Repsol Honda rider Stoner - who won from pole at round one in Qatar, and was on pole again at Jerez - was forced to retire.

Rossi went to find Stoner in the Repsol Honda pits after the race and they shook hands, then...

Stoner (smiling): “How's your shoulder? Is it okay?”

Rossi (helmet still on): “I'm very sorry.”

Stoner: “Okay. You have some problem with your shoulder?”

Rossi: “I make a mistake”

Stoner: “Yeah. Obviously your ambition outweighed your talent.”

Rossi: “Eh?”

Stoner: “Ambition is more than the talent.”

Rossi: “I'm very sorry.”

Stoner: “No problem.”

 

[WilliamsF1]

That was one of the best races I've seen in a long time (despite the fact Stoner got taken out ), was so unpredictable. Though I feel sorry for Simonchelli who was doing a brilliant job out the front.

[Mothers Worry]

Stoner fastest in French MotoGP practice

From edition.cnn.com:

Stoner fastest in French MotoGP practice

Former world champion Casey Stoner was fastest in both of Friday's practice sessions for Sunday's French MotoGP.

The Australian, who won the opening race of the season in Qatar, led a Honda one-two-three in both sessions with Marco Simoncelli and Dani Pedrosa finishing second and third at Le Mans.

Stoner's fastest lap of one minute 33.782 seconds in the afternoon session was 0.404 seconds faster than Italian Simoncelli, while Pedrosa failed to improve on his morning time of 1:34.431, with the afternoon session taking place in conditions considerably hotter than the morning.

Nicky Hayden, on a Ducati, claimed the fourth fastest time with Yamaha's defending world champion Jorge Lorenzo, the winner at Le Mans in 2009 and 2010, in fifth place.

Sixth was Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda), who has finished on the podium six times at Le Mans.

Colin Edwards took seventh place on his Yamaha, with Hiroshi Aoyama eighth, former world champion Valentino Rossi ninth and Ben Spies 10th.

After three rounds of the 2011 world championship standings, Lorenzo leads the way with 65 points, four ahead of Pedrosa, with Stoner another 20 points behind in third place.

Speaking about his performance, second-placed Simoncelli told the official MotoGP website: "I am happy because we have taken a positive step from the morning to the afternoon. We have improved by almost a second and that is a lot.

French MotoGP Practice 1:

Pos  Rider              Team                       Time               Laps
 1.  Casey Stoner       Repsol Honda Team          1m34.133s            20
 2.  Dani Pedrosa       Repsol Honda Team          1m34.431s  + 0.298   22
 3.  Andrea Dovizioso   Repsol Honda Team          1m34.808s  + 0.675   22
 4.  Marco Simoncelli   San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m35.029s  + 0.896   21
 5.  Jorge Lorenzo      Yamaha Factory Racing      1m35.165s  + 1.032   24
 6.  Valentino Rossi    Ducati Team                1m35.414s  + 1.281   22
 7.  Randy De Puniet    Pramac Racing Team         1m35.687s  + 1.554   23
 8.  Nicky Hayden       Ducati Team                1m35.721s  + 1.588   20
 9.  Cal Crutchlow      Monster Yamaha Tech 3      1m35.731s  + 1.598   22
10.  Ben Spies          Yamaha Factory Racing      1m35.743s  + 1.610   23
11.  Colin Edwards      Monster Yamaha Tech 3      1m35.871s  + 1.738   20
12.  Loris Capirossi    Pramac Racing Team         1m36.410s  + 2.277   19
13.  Hiroshi Aoyama     San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m36.448s  + 2.315   21
14.  Alvaro Bautista    Rizla Suzuki MotoGP        1m36.510s  + 2.377   21
15.  Toni Elias         LCR Honda MotoGP           1m36.997s  + 2.864   21
16.  Hector Barbera     Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP   1m37.036s  + 2.903   18
17.  Karel Abraham      Cardion AB Motoracing      1m37.154s  + 3.021   19

French MotoGP Practice 1:

Pos  Rider              Team                       Time              Laps
 1.  Casey Stoner       Repsol Honda Team          1m33.782            20
 2.  Marco Simoncelli   San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m34.186  + 0.404   21
 3.  Dani Pedrosa       Repsol Honda Team          1m34.478  + 0.696   23
 4.  Nicky Hayden       Ducati Team                1m34.652  + 0.870   21
 5.  Jorge Lorenzo      Yamaha Factory Racing      1m34.659  + 0.877   21
 6.  Andrea Dovizioso   Repsol Honda Team          1m34.705  + 0.923   21
 7.  Colin Edwards      Monster Yamaha Tech 3      1m34.939  + 1.157   21
 8.  Hiroshi Aoyama     San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m34.959  + 1.177   21
 9.  Valentino Rossi    Ducati Team                1m34.966  + 1.184   21
10.  Ben Spies          Yamaha Factory Racing      1m34.976  + 1.194   25
11.  Randy De Puniet    Pramac Racing Team         1m34.998  + 1.216   21
12.  Cal Crutchlow      Monster Yamaha Tech 3      1m35.158  + 1.376   20
13.  Loris Capirossi    Pramac Racing Team         1m35.383  + 1.601   23
14.  Hector Barbera     Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP   1m35.902  + 2.120   19
15.  Alvaro Bautista    Rizla Suzuki MotoGP        1m35.992  + 2.210   21
16.  Toni Elias         LCR Honda MotoGP           1m36.304  + 2.522   21
17.  Karel Abraham      Cardion AB Motoracing      1m36.327  + 2.545   20


 

[Mothers Worry]

Casey Stoner on pole as Lorenzo struggles in French MotoGP

From news.bbc.co.uk:

Casey Stoner on pole as Lorenzo struggles in French MotoGP

Casey Stoner continued to dominate in Le Mans as the Repsol Honda rider secured pole for the French MotoGP.

Stoner, who broke the track record in the practice sessions, pipped Marco Simoncelli by 0.06 secs with Andrea Dovizioso completing the front row.

But Yamaha's championship leader Jorge Lorenzo had to settle for fifth, one place ahead of Britan's Cal Crutchlow.

With Dani Pedrosa also on the second row, six-time champion Valentino Rossi had to settle for ninth in qualifying.

While Lorenzo and Ducati's Rossi had the Pyrrhic victories of being the fastest riders for their bike manufacturer, the pace of Honda, who secured the top four positions, will be a huge concern.

Although Spaniard Lorenzo leads the standings by four points from Pedrosa with Stoner a further 20 back in third, he was more than half a second behind Stoner's pole-setting lap of one minute 33.153 seconds.

And reigning champion Lorenzo was only 0.1 secs ahead of British rookie Crutchlow, the Monster Yamaha rider out-qualifying team-mate Colin Edwards.

With Edwards seventh, the top 10 was completed by Ben Spies in eighth and Rossi's Ducati team-mate Nicky Hayden 10th.

Stoner's pole - his third of the season - came on the day that organisers for the French MotoGP announced a new five-year deal, Le Mans having already hosted the event for the past 10 years.

French MotoGP qualifying:

1. Casey Stoner (Australia) Honda 1 min 33.153 secs
2. Marco Simoncelli (Italy) Honda 1:33.212
3. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 1:33.621
4. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 1:33.683
5. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 1:33.706
6. Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Yamaha 1:33.804
7. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha 1:34.063
8. Ben Spies (U.S.) Yamaha 1:34.206
9. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Ducati 1:34.206
10. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Ducati 1:34.277

Moto 2

1 Stefan Bradl (Ger) Kalex 1min 38.357secs
2 Thomas Luthi (Swi) Suter 1:38.402
3 Yuki Takahashi (Jpn) Moriwaki 1:38.540
4 Aleix Espargaro (Spa) Pons Kalex 1:38.560
5 Scott Redding (Gbr)

125 CC

1 Nicolas Terol (Spain) Aprilia 1 min 43.578 secs
2 Hector Faubel (Spain) Aprilia 1:43.967
3 Maverick Vinales (Spain) Aprilia 1:44.315
4 Sandro Cortese (Germany) Aprilia 1:44.355
5 Jonas Folger (Germany) Aprilia 1:44.497

[Mothers Worry]

Casey Stoner wins French MotoGP to move into second in overall standings

From couriermail.com.au:

Casey Stoner wins French MotoGP to move into second in overall standings

May 16, 2011

AUSTRALIA'S Casey Stoner earned his second victory of the season at a dramatic French MotoGP which saw Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa fracture his collarbone in a high-speed crash.

Stoner climbed to second place in the overall standings with the win, and is now just 12 points behind defending world champion Jorge Lorenzo of Spain.

Italian Andrea Dovizioso finished second, 14.214 seconds behind Stoner, with multiple world champion Valentino Rossi coming in third to earn his first podium of the season.

Pedrosa had the better of polesitter Stoner from the start, but the Australian retook the lead on the second lap before Pedrosa's crash in a battle for second place.

Stoner opened up a gap of 2.20 seconds on Pedrosa at the halfway stage to pull away and cruise to victory, the Spaniard's race ending on lap 18 after a collision with Italian Marco Simoncelli.

Simoncelli attempted an audacious move by passing Pedrosa on the outside of a curve, but he clipped his rival's front wheel.

Simoncelli was given a ride-through penalty but managed to finish fifth, Lorenzo coming home in fourth to retain the overall lead.

Stoner, the 2007 world champion, was also fined $5,000 for punching French rider Randy De Puniet in the shoulder during the morning warm-up.

French MotoGP Results:

1. Casey Stoner (AUS-Honda) 44min 3.955sec
2. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA-Honda) 44:18.169
3. Valentino Rossi (ITA-Ducati) 44:18.519
4. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP-Yamaha) 44:25.030
5. Marco Simoncelli (ITA-Honda) 44:35.200
6. Ben Spies (USA-Yamaha) 44:35.564
7. Nicky Hayden (USA-Ducati) 44:39.521
8. Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN-Honda) 44:55.457
9. Hector Barbera (ESP-Ducati) 45:07.686
10. Karel Abraham (CZE-Ducati) 45:07.840
11. Toni Elias (ESP-Honda) 45:08.023
12. Alvaro Bautista (ESP-Suzuki) 45:08.147
13. Colin Edwards (USA-Yamaha)

Championship Standings:

1. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) 78
2. Casey Stoner (AUS) 66
3. Dani Pedrosa (ESP) 61
4. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) 50
5. Valentino Rossi (ITA) 47
6. Nicky Hayden (USA) 39
7. Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN) 36
8. Marco Simoncelli (ITA) 22
9. Colin Edwards (USA) 21
10. Hector Barbera (ESP) 21
11. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) 21
12. Ben Spies (USA) 20
13. Karel Abraham (CZE) 18
14. Toni Elias (ESP) 17
15. Loris Capirossi (ITA) 9
16. Alvaro Bautista (ESP) 7
17. Randy de Puniet (FRA) 6
18. John Hopkins (USA) 6

[Mothers Worry]

Catalunya Grand Prix qualifying results:

Pos  Rider             Team/Bike       Time       Gap
 1.  Marco Simoncelli  Gresini Honda   1m42.413s
 2.  Casey Stoner      Honda           1m42.429s  + 0.016s
 3.  Jorge Lorenzo     Yamaha          1m42.728s  + 0.315s
 4.  Ben Spies         Yamaha          1m42.742s  + 0.329s
 5.  Andrea Dovizioso  Honda           1m42.749s  + 0.336s
 6.  Cal Crutchlow     Tech 3 Yamaha   1m43.202s  + 0.789s
 7.  Valentino Rossi   Ducati          1m43.223s  + 0.810s
 8.  Nicky Hayden      Ducati          1m43.228s  + 0.815s
 9.  Alvaro Bautista   Suzuki          1m43.447s  + 1.034s
10.  Hector Barbera    Aspar Ducati    1m43.656s  + 1.243s
11.  Hiroshi Aoyama    Gresini Honda   1m43.734s  + 1.321s
12.  Randy de Puniet   Pramac Ducati   1m43.764s  + 1.351s
13.  Loris Capirossi   Pramac Ducati   1m44.068s  + 1.655s
14.  Toni Elias        LCR Honda       1m44.510s  + 2.097s
15.  Karel Abraham     Cardion Ducati  1m45.661s  + 3.248s

[WilliamsF1]

Just watched warmup, and it's rainning! Hopefully it will be another exciting wet race like Jerez.

[Mothers Worry]

Catalunya Grand Prix Results:

Pos  Rider             Team/Bike         Time/Gap
 1.  Casey Stoner      Honda           43m19.779s
 2.  Jorge Lorenzo     Yamaha            + 2.403s
 3.  Ben Spies         Yamaha            + 4.291s
 4.  Andrea Dovizioso  Honda             + 5.255s
 5.  Valentino Rossi   Ducati            + 7.371s
 6.  Marco Simoncelli  Gresini Honda    + 11.831s
 7.  Cal Crutchlow     Tech 3 Yamaha    + 26.483s
 8.  Nicky Hayden      Ducati           + 33.243s
 9.  Loris Capirossi   Pramac Ducati    + 43.092s
10.  Karel Abraham     Cardion Ducati   + 43.113s
11.  Hector Barbera    Aspar Ducati     + 44.224s
12.  Alvaro Bautista   Suzuki           + 45.239s
13.  Toni Elias        LCR Honda        + 58.268s

Retirements:

     Randy de Puniet   Pramac Ducati       3 laps
     Hiroshi Aoyama    Gresini Honda       3 laps



MotoGP World Standing Season 2011 (After the Catalunya Grand Prix):

Pos.   Rider   Bike   Nation   Points
1   Jorge LORENZO   Yamaha   SPA   98
2   Casey STONER   Honda   AUS   91
3   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   Honda   ITA   63
4   Dani PEDROSA   Honda   SPA   61
5   Valentino ROSSI   Ducati   ITA   58
6   Nicky HAYDEN   Ducati   USA   47
7   Ben SPIES   Yamaha   USA   36
8   Hiroshi AOYAMA   Honda   JPN   36
9   Marco SIMONCELLI   Honda   ITA   32
10   Cal CRUTCHLOW   Yamaha   GBR   30
11   Hector BARBERA   Ducati   SPA   26
12   Karel ABRAHAM   Ducati   CZE   24
13   Colin EDWARDS   Yamaha   USA   21
14   Toni ELIAS   Honda   SPA   20
15   Loris CAPIROSSI   Ducati   ITA   16
16   Alvaro BAUTISTA   Suzuki   SPA   11
17   Randy DE PUNIET   Ducati   FRA   6
18   John HOPKINS   Suzuki   USA   6

Stoner is on a charge. Good on you lad.

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British MotoGP at Silverstone Qualifying results:

Pos  Rider             Team/Bike       Time       Gap
 1.  Casey Stoner      Honda           2m02.020s
 2.  Marco Simoncelli  Gresini Honda   2m02.208s  + 0.188s
 3.  Jorge Lorenzo     Yamaha          2m02.237s  + 0.217s
 4.  Ben Spies         Yamaha          2m02.677s  + 0.657s
 5.  Andrea Dovizioso  Honda           2m03.212s  + 1.192s
 6.  Karel Abraham     Cardion Ducati  2m04.151s  + 2.131s
 7.  Nicky Hayden      Ducati          2m04.304s  + 2.284s
 8.  Colin Edwards     Tech 3 Yamaha   2m04.508s  + 2.488s
 9.  Alvaro Bautista   Suzuki          2m04.520s  + 2.500s
10.  Randy de Puniet   Pramac Ducati   2m04.589s  + 2.569s
11.  Hiroshi Aoyama    Gresini Honda   2m04.919s  + 2.899s
12.  Hector Barbera    Aspar Ducati    2m05.164s  + 3.144s
13.  Valentino Rossi   Ducati          2m05.781s  + 3.761s
14.  Toni Elias        LCR Honda       2m05.862s  + 3.842s
15.  Loris Capirossi   Pramac Ducati   2m06.256s  + 4.236s
16.  Cal Crutchlow     Tech 3 Yamaha   2m07.911s  + 5.891s

 

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Nice one Stoner. 

[Mothers Worry]

British MotoGP results:

Pos  Rider             Team/Bike          Time/Gap
 1.  Casey Stoner      Honda            47m53.459s
 2.  Andrea Dovizioso  Honda             + 15.159s
 3.  Colin Edwards     Tech 3 Yamaha     + 21.480s
 4.  Nicky Hayden      Ducati            + 26.984s
 5.  Alvaro Bautista   Suzuki            + 35.569s
 6.  Valentino Rossi   Ducati          + 1m04.526s
 7.  Karel Abraham     Cardion Ducati  + 1m32.650s
 8.  Toni Elias        LCR Honda       + 1m51.938s
 9.  Hiroshi Aoyama    Gresini Honda   + 1m52.350s
10.  Loris Capirossi   Pramac Ducati   + 2m03.312s
11.  Hector Barbera    Aspar Ducati        + 1 lap
12.  Randy de Puniet   Pramac Ducati       + 1 lap

Retirements:

     Marco Simoncelli  Gresini Honda       10 laps
     Jorge Lorenzo     Yamaha               8 laps
     Ben Spies         Yamaha               7 laps

..... and now Stoner leads the championship over Lorenzo.

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Dutch TT at Assen Qualifying results:

Pos  Rider             Team/Bike       Time       Gap
 1.  Marco Simoncelli  Gresini Honda   1m34.718s
 2.  Ben Spies         Yamaha          1m34.727s  + 0.009s
 3.  Casey Stoner      Honda           1m35.008s  + 0.290s
 4.  Jorge Lorenzo     Yamaha          1m35.143s  + 0.425s
 5.  Andrea Dovizioso  Honda           1m35.244s  + 0.526s
 6.  Cal Crutchlow     Tech 3 Yamaha   1m35.329s  + 0.611s
 7.  Karel Abraham     Cardion Ducati  1m35.742s  + 1.024s
 8.  Colin Edwards     Tech 3 Yamaha   1m35.818s  + 1.100s
 9.  Nicky Hayden      Ducati          1m35.866s  + 1.148s
10.  Randy de Puniet   Pramac Ducati   1m36.435s  + 1.717s
11.  Valentino Rossi   Ducati          1m36.564s  + 1.846s
12.  Hiroshi Aoyama    Honda           1m36.580s  + 1.862s
13.  Hector Barbera    Aspar Ducati    1m36.590s  + 1.872s
14.  Alvaro Bautista   Suzuki          1m36.820s  + 2.102s
15.  Loris Capirossi   Pramac Ducati   1m37.130s  + 2.412s
16.  Toni Elias        LCR Honda       1m37.651s  + 2.933s
17.  Kousuke Akiyoshi  Gresini Honda   1m39.006s  + 4.288s

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Dutch TT at Assen Results - 26 laps:

Pos  Rider             Team/Bike          Time/Gap
 1.  Ben Spies         Yamaha           41m44.659s
 2.  Casey Stoner      Honda              + 7.697s
 3.  Andrea Dovizioso  Honda             + 27.506s
 4.  Valentino Rossi   Ducati            + 30.684s
 5.  Nicky Hayden      Ducati            + 43.172s
 6.  Jorge Lorenzo     Yamaha            + 44.536s
 7.  Colin Edwards     Tech 3 Yamaha   + 1m08.112s
 8.  Hiroshi Aoyama    Honda           + 1m10.753s
 9.  Marco Simoncelli  Gresini Honda   + 1m24.925s
10.  Toni Elias        LCR Honda       + 1m26.216s
11.  Alvaro Bautista   Suzuki          + 1m38.466s
12.  Hector Barbera    Aspar Ducati        + 1 lap
13.  Kousuke Akiyoshi  Gresini Honda       + 1 lap
14.  Cal Crutchlow     Tech 3 Yamaha      + 2 laps

Retirements:

Karel Abraham     Cardion Ducati        1 lap
Randy de Puniet   Pramac Ducati        0 laps

Congrats Spies. Bad start Stoner; great recovery.

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Italian Grand Prix at Mugello:

Free Practice 1:

Pos  Rider                Team                       Time               Laps
 1.  Marco Simoncelli     San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m48.987s            21
 2.  Casey Stoner         Repsol Honda Team          1m49.027s  + 0.040   16
 3.  Andrea Dovizioso     Repsol Honda Team          1m49.088s  + 0.101   21
 4.  Jorge Lorenzo        Yamaha Factory Racing      1m49.251s  + 0.264   20
 5.  Ben Spies            Yamaha Factory Racing      1m49.364s  + 0.377   20
 6.  Colin Edwards        Monster Yamaha Tech 3      1m49.810s  + 0.823   19
 7.  Dani Pedrosa         Repsol Honda Team          1m50.104s  + 1.117   19
 8.  Nicky Hayden         Ducati Team                1m50.203s  + 1.216   19
 9.  Hiroshi Aoyama       San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m50.629s  + 1.642   21
10.  Alvaro Bautista      Rizla Suzuki MotoGP        1m50.658s  + 1.671   16
11.  Cal Crutchlow        Monster Yamaha Tech 3      1m50.683s  + 1.696   19
12.  Randy De Puniet      Pramac Racing Team         1m50.729s  + 1.742   19
13.  Valentino Rossi      Ducati Team                1m50.780s  + 1.793   13
14.  Hector Barbera       Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP   1m51.153s  + 2.166   18
15.  Toni Elias           LCR Honda MotoGP           1m51.868s  + 2.881   19
16.  Karel Abraham        Cardion AB Motoracing      1m51.876s  + 2.889   18


Free Practice 2:

Pos  Rider               Team                       Time              Laps
 1.  Andrea Dovizioso    Repsol Honda Team          1m49.272            6
 2.  Toni Elias          LCR Honda MotoGP           1m51.937s + 2.665   10
 3.  Valentino Rossi     Ducati Team                1m52.550s + 3.278   6
 4.  Alvaro Bautista     Rizla Suzuki MotoGP        1m54.497s + 5.225   4
 5.  Randy De Puniet     Pramac Racing Team         1m55.279s + 6.007   13
 6.  Karel Abraham       Cardion AB Motoracing      1m58.334s + 9.062   2
 7.  Hector Barbera      Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP   1m58.748s + 9.476   8
 8.  Cal Crutchlow       Monster Yamaha Tech 3      1m59.812s + 10.540  2
 9.  Nicky Hayden        Ducati Team                2m06.386s + 17.114  2
10.  Hiroshi Aoyama      San Carlo Honda Gresini    2m09.337s + 20.065  3
11.  Colin Edwards       Monster Yamaha Tech 3      2m10.026s + 20.754  2
12.  Ben Spies           Yamaha Factory Racing      2m26.938s + 37.666  2
13.  Jorge Lorenzo       Yamaha Factory Racing      No time
14.  Dani Pedrosa        Repsol Honda Team          No time
15.  Casey Stoner        Repsol Honda Team          No time
16.  Marco Simoncelli    San Carlo Honda Gresini    No time


FP2 was rain affected.