2009 MotoGP Round 3 - Jerez (Race Spoilers)

[derby]

Schedule (left coast time):

Friday, 01 May 2009
125 FP1   04:05 - 04:45
MotoGP FP1   05:05 - 05:50
250 FP1   06:05 - 06:50

Saturday, 02 May 2009
125 FP2   00:05 - 00:45
MotoGP FP2   01:05 - 01:50
250 FP2   02:05 - 02:50
125 QP   04:05 - 04:45
MotoGP QP   05:05 - 05:50
250 QP   06:05 - 06:50

Sunday, 03 May 2009
125 WUP   Sat-23:40 - Sun-00:00
250 WUP   00:10 - 00:30
MotoGP WUP   00:40 - 01:00
125 RAC   02:00
250 RAC   03:15
MotoGP RAC   05:00

[Spidey]

Track map spoiler . . . . 

[Grampa]

curva dry sac?

[derby]

curva dry sac?

dry sac is a type of wine that is made in the region.


edit:  The sixth turn of the Jerez Circuit is named for a type of sherry wine, since the track is located in the heart of Spain's sherry-producing region. (http://wikimapia.org/6332052/Curva-Dry-Sac)

[gm2]

Track map spoiler . . . . 

[El Matador]

looking forward to see Lorenzo kick some ass again... 

[Jester]

dry sac is a type of wine that is made in the region.

and all this time I thought dry sac was a venereal disease

[derby]

2009 Jerez Free Practice 1

1.   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Fiat Yamaha Team   1min   39.647   sec
2.   Loris Capirossi   ITA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   1min   40.011   sec
3.   Casey Stoner   AUS   Ducati Marlboro Team   1min   40.268   sec
4.   Jorge Lorenzo   SPA   Fiat Yamaha Team   1min   40.441   sec
5.   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Repsol Honda Team   1min   40.601   sec
6.   Colin Edwards USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   1min   40.703   sec
7.   Randy de Puniet   FRA   LCR Honda MotoGP   1min   40.866   sec
8.   Chris Vermeulen AUS   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   1min   41.063   sec
9.   Marco Melandri   ITA   Hayate Racing Team   1min   41.182   sec
10.   Dani Pedrosa   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   1min   41.208   sec
11.   James Toseland   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   1min   41.461   sec
12.   Sete Gibernau   SPA   Grupo Francisco Hernando   1min   41.531   sec
13.   Alex de Angelis   RSM   San Carlo Honda Gresini   1min   41.557   sec
14.   Mika Kallio FIN   Pramac Racing   1min   41.584   sec
15.   Toni Elias SPA   San Carlo Honda Gresini   1min   41.736   sec
16.   Yuki Takahashi   JPN   Scot Racing Team MotoGP   1min   41.898   sec
17.   Nicky Hayden USA   Ducati Marlboro Team   1min   41.916   sec
18.   Niccolo Canepa   ITA   Pramac Racing   1min   42.063   sec

[Grampa]

c'mon Nicky.

[DucMouse the Mighty]

c'mon Nicky.

thats what im saying!!

what the Who-Dee-Ha!! 

[gm2]

jerez has never been a ducati happy place

[derby]

MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification
Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Motorcycle   Lap time   Km/h   Gap
1   3   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   1'39.422   271.834   
2   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Fiat Yamaha Team   Yamaha   1'39.476   274.111   0.054
3   27   Casey STONER   AUS   Ducati Marlboro Team   Ducati   1'39.542   271.084   0.120
4   14   Randy DE PUNIET   FRA   LCR Honda MotoGP   Honda   1'39.759   273.003   0.337
5   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   1'39.962   275.510   0.540
6   5   Colin EDWARDS   USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   1'40.134   276.003   0.712
7   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Fiat Yamaha Team   Yamaha   1'40.244   271.356   0.822
8   65   Loris CAPIROSSI   ITA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   Suzuki   1'40.304   273.903   0.882
9   33   Marco MELANDRI   ITA   Hayate Racing Team   Kawasaki   1'40.520   273.141   1.098
10   69   Nicky HAYDEN   USA   Ducati Marlboro Team   Ducati   1'40.593   276.994   1.171
11   15   Alex DE ANGELIS   RSM   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   1'40.601   266.666   1.179
12   24   Toni ELIAS   SPA   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   1'40.762   275.369   1.340
13   7   Chris VERMEULEN   AUS   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   Suzuki   1'40.829   276.781   1.407
14   59   Sete GIBERNAU   SPA   Grupo Francisco Hernando   Ducati   1'40.878   276.144   1.456
15   52   James TOSELAND   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   1'41.042   272.796   1.620
16   72   Yuki TAKAHASHI   JPN   Scot Racing Team MotoGP   Honda   1'41.203   273.003   1.781
17   36   Mika KALLIO   FIN   Pramac Racing   Ducati   1'41.339   264.058   1.917
18   88   Niccolo CANEPA   ITA   Pramac Racing   Ducati   1'42.167   269.797   2.745

[Desmostro]

GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA
MotoGP Qualifying Practice Classification
    * MotoGP

1    J. LORENZO    SPA    Fiat Yamaha Team    1'38.933
2    D. PEDROSA    SPA    Repsol Honda Team    + 0.051
3    C. STONER    AUS    Ducati Marlboro Team    + 0.482
4    V. ROSSI    ITA    Fiat Yamaha Team    + 0.709
5    R. DE PUNIET    FRA    LCR Honda MotoGP    + 0.873
6    L. CAPIROSSI    ITA    Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    + 0.929
7    C. EDWARDS    USA    Monster Yamaha Tech 3    + 0.993
8    A. DOVIZIOSO    ITA    Repsol Honda Team    + 1.033
9    T. ELIAS    SPA    San Carlo Honda Gresini    + 1.179
10    C. VERMEULEN    AUS    Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    + 1.252
11    M. MELANDRI    ITA    Hayate Racing Team    + 1.448
12    S. GIBERNAU    SPA    Grupo Francisco Hernando    + 1.507
13    Y. TAKAHASHI    JPN    Scot Racing Team MotoGP    + 1.666
14    J. TOSELAND    GBR    Monster Yamaha Tech 3    + 1.737
15    A. DE ANGELIS    RSM    San Carlo Honda Gresini    + 1.863
16    N. HAYDEN    USA    Ducati Marlboro Team    + 2.020
17    M. KALLIO    FIN    Pramac Racing    + 2.305
18    N. CANEPA    ITA    Pramac Racing    + 2.320

Everyone was talking about bad winds, even Vale. Sunday is supposed to be windy as well, though slightly less.
Stoner says front problem from practice was worked out 

[Xiphias]

It sure seems like Nicky isn't getting his arms around the GP9  .  I hope he doesn't end the year as  a backmarker.

[MadDuck]

It sure seems like Nicky isn't getting his arms around the GP9  .  I hope he doesn't end the year as  a backmarker.

It doesn't look as good for him as most of us would have hoped, so far. Apparently the Ducati is only slightly less vicious than the Suzuki's used to be.  Some of us speculate that WBSK might not be so far off for Nicky.