2010 MotoGP Round 2 - Jerez (Race Spoilers)

[desmoquattro]

Go Casey!

[gm2]

man, that dark horse jorge is really gonna surprise people!   

[gm2]

GRAN PREMIO bwin DE ESPAÑA
Moto2 Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification
Jerez de la Frontera, Friday, April 30, 2010
Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Bike   Km/h   Time   Gap 1st/Prev.
1   6   Alex DEBON   SPA   Aeroport de Castello - Ajo   FTR   246.4   1'44.419   
2   2   Gabor TALMACSI   HUN   Fimmco Speed Up   Speed Up   243.9   1'44.880   0.461 / 0.461
3   9   Kenny NOYES   USA   Jack & Jones by A.Banderas   Promoharris   243.6   1'44.920   0.501 / 0.040
4   72   Yuki TAKAHASHI   JPN   Tech 3 Racing   Tech 3   244.5   1'44.977   0.558 / 0.057
5   40   Sergio GADEA   SPA   Tenerife 40 Pons   Pons Kalex   247.0   1'45.162   0.743 / 0.185
6   68   Yonny HERNANDEZ   COL   Blusens-STX   BQR-Moto2   242.8   1'45.199   0.780 / 0.037
7   60   Julian SIMON   SPA   Mapfre Aspar Team   RSV   243.6   1'45.229   0.810 / 0.030
8   71   Claudio CORTI   ITA   Forward Racing   Suter   242.1   1'45.351   0.932 / 0.122
9   12   Thomas LUTHI   SWI   Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2   Moriwaki   245.0   1'45.352   0.933 / 0.001
10   16   Jules CLUZEL   FRA   Forward Racing   Suter   245.5   1'45.384   0.965 / 0.032
11   44   Roberto ROLFO   ITA   Italtrans S.T.R.   Suter   242.7   1'45.418   0.999 / 0.034
12   17   Karel ABRAHAM   CZE   Cardion AB Motoracing   RSV   239.1   1'45.493   1.074 / 0.075
13   24   Toni ELIAS   SPA   Gresini Racing Moto2   Moriwaki   247.9   1'45.517   1.098 / 0.024
14   48   Shoya TOMIZAWA   JPN   Technomag-CIP   Suter   244.5   1'45.560   1.141 / 0.043
15   15   Alex DE ANGELIS   RSM   RSM Team Scot   Force GP210   240.0   1'45.676   1.257 / 0.116
16   8   Anthony WEST   AUS   MZ Racing Team   MZ-RE Honda   239.5   1'45.823   1.404 / 0.147
17   65   Stefan BRADL   GER   Viessmann Kiefer Racing   Suter   245.4   1'45.914   1.495 / 0.091
18   14   Ratthapark WILAIROT   THA   Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG   Bimota   240.2   1'45.924   1.505 / 0.010
19   80   Axel PONS   SPA   Tenerife 40 Pons   Pons Kalex   244.5   1'45.931   1.512 / 0.007
20   25   Alex BALDOLINI   ITA   Caretta Technology Race Dept   I.C.P.   243.2   1'45.951   1.532 / 0.020
21   10   Fonsi NIETO   SPA   Holiday Gym G22   Moriwaki   242.1   1'46.118   1.699 / 0.167
22   45   Scott REDDING   GBR   Marc VDS Racing Team   Suter   243.0   1'46.134   1.715 / 0.016
23   77   Dominique AEGERTER   SWI   Technomag-CIP   Suter   244.9   1'46.237   1.818 / 0.103
24   63   Mike DI MEGLIO   FRA   Mapfre Aspar Team   RSV   242.8   1'46.353   1.934 / 0.116
25   35   Raffaele DE ROSA   ITA   Tech 3 Racing   Tech 3   242.6   1'46.463   2.044 / 0.110
26   3   Simone CORSI   ITA   JIR Moto2   Motobi   243.7   1'46.548   2.129 / 0.085
27   29   Andrea IANNONE   ITA   Fimmco Speed Up   Speed Up   246.5   1'46.558   2.139 / 0.010
28   5   Joan OLIVE   SPA   Jack & Jones by A.Banderas   Promoharris   243.1   1'46.670   2.251 / 0.112
29   39   Robertino PIETRI   VEN   Italtrans S.T.R.   Suter   240.6   1'46.781   2.362 / 0.111
30   55   Hector FAUBEL   SPA   Marc VDS Racing Team   Suter   241.8   1'46.863   2.444 / 0.082
31   59   Niccolo CANEPA   ITA   RSM Team Scot   Force GP210   238.6   1'46.934   2.515 / 0.071
32   52   Lukas PESEK   CZE   Matteoni CP Racing   Moriwaki   244.8   1'46.940   2.521 / 0.006
33   75   Mattia PASINI   ITA   JIR Moto2   Motobi   243.0   1'47.011   2.592 / 0.071
34   41   Arne TODE   GER   Racing Team Germany   Suter   242.6   1'47.016   2.597 / 0.005
35   76   Bernat MARTINEZ   SPA   Maquinza-SAG Team   Bimota   238.4   1'47.178   2.759 / 0.162
36   61   Vladimir IVANOV   UKR   Gresini Racing Moto2   Moriwaki   243.8   1'47.296   2.877 / 0.118
37   92   Amadeo LLADOS   SPA   Llados Racing Team   AJR   236.1   1'47.555   3.136 / 0.259
38   53   Valentin DEBISE   FRA   WTR San Marino Team   ADV   238.8   1'47.747   3.328 / 0.192
39   95   Mashel AL NAIMI   QAT   Blusens-STX   BQR-Moto2   239.7   1'48.195   3.776 / 0.448
40   88   Yannick GUERRA   SPA   Holiday Gym G22   Moriwaki   240.3   1'48.318   3.899 / 0.123
41   21   Vladimir LEONOV   RUS   Vector Kiefer Racing   Suter   238.8   1'48.383   3.964 / 0.065
42   91   Ivan MORENO   SPA   Andalucia Cajasol   Moriwaki   240.2   1'49.000   4.581 / 0.617

[Spidey]

go nick!

I'm holding my breath (not literally) for a coupla more races, but it really seems like Nicky is back.  God, I'd love to see two Ducs on the podium.  When was the last time that happened?

Spies is going to find at least a second as the weekend goes on (not counting qualifying when he's on soft tires).

[Jester]

Its nice to see Nicky doing well.  I'd love to see him consistantly fight for podiums this season.

[mitt]

God, I'd love to see two Ducs on the podium. 

Nicky and Mika?  Casey needs to prove he can finish races consistently after last year and this year's start.


mitt

[Spidey]

Nicky and Mika?  Casey needs to prove he can finish races consistently after last year and this year's start.

He doesn't crash that much (other than his rookie year on that Honda. Yoikes.  )  It's just been a bad run--as you said--over the last two races.  I still say that Rossi is all up in his wheelhouse.  

[gm2]

Spies is going to find at least a second as the weekend goes on (not counting qualifying when he's on soft tires).

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83224

[gm2]

He doesn't crash that much (other than his rookie year on that Honda. Yoikes.  ) 

sabotage!!

and he was still apeshit fast then, too.  pole, first race.  it was just the 2nd half of the year where he was dr. gravel.

[Spidey]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83224

Man, am I good or what?  <pats self on back> 

[Jester]

sabotage!!

and he was still apeshit fast then, too.  pole, first race.  it was just the 2nd half of the year where he was dr. gravel.

Yeah Stoner has never been slow by any stretch of the imagination, and truthfully he's been extremely consistant barring his rookie year.  While I think dumping a bike 3 times when holding a comfortable lead is a bit of a head scratcher, its pretty good considering just about every top rider crashes a couple times a season at some point.  I think the dude's only fault is not knowing when to back off.  Despite his claims of crashing because he slowed down, I've only seen him dump it while trying to set the world on fire by posting stupid fast laps.... eh well if you don't count the warmup debacle at Valencia.

[Jester]

Just watched FP2.  Lorenzo is blazing fast and dropped a bunch of consistant 39's with a 39 flat thrown in.  He's got to be the early favorite to take the victory.  Stoner/Pedro/Rossi all were running consistant low 40's.  Dovi dropped in a good quick lap, but wasn't running quite fast enough consistantly to hang with the "podium 4."   I think we'll be in for a hell of a race.

Rossi seems to be struggling on the back half with the linked rights.  Probably the shoulder giving him some trouble there?

Bring on Qualy!

[Jester]

Incredible qualifying.  Should be a good race tomorrow.

[gm2]

GRAN PREMIO bwin DE ESPAÑA
MotoGP Qualifying Practice Classification
Jerez de la Frontera, Saturday, May 01, 2010
Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Bike   Km/h   Time   Gap 1st/Prev.
1   26   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   278.8   1'39.202   
2   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Fiat Yamaha Team   Yamaha   277.2   1'39.487   0.285 / 0.285
3   27   Casey STONER   AUS   Ducati Marlboro Team   Ducati   276.6   1'39.511   0.309 / 0.024
4   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Fiat Yamaha Team   Yamaha   276.8   1'39.558   0.356 / 0.047
5   69   Nicky HAYDEN   USA   Ducati Marlboro Team   Ducati   280.2   1'39.560   0.358 / 0.002
6   14   Randy DE PUNIET   FRA   LCR Honda MotoGP   Honda   276.2   1'39.591   0.389 / 0.031
7   5   Colin EDWARDS   USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   277.0   1'39.970   0.768 / 0.379
8   11   Ben SPIES   USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   280.3   1'39.989   0.787 / 0.019
9   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   277.5   1'40.021   0.819 / 0.032
10   33   Marco MELANDRI   ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   281.0   1'40.027   0.825 / 0.006
11   65   Loris CAPIROSSI   ITA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   Suzuki   275.6   1'40.206   1.004 / 0.179
12   7   Hiroshi AOYAMA   JPN   Interwetten Honda MotoGP   Honda   275.8   1'40.322   1.120 / 0.116
13   19   Alvaro BAUTISTA   SPA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   Suzuki   278.1   1'40.416   1.214 / 0.094
14   40   Hector BARBERA   SPA   Paginas Amarillas Aspar   Ducati   275.7   1'40.482   1.280 / 0.066
15   41   Aleix ESPARGARO   SPA   Pramac Racing Team   Ducati   271.0   1'40.555   1.353 / 0.073
16   58   Marco SIMONCELLI   ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   273.4   1'40.586   1.384 / 0.031
17   36   Mika KALLIO   FIN   Pramac Racing Team   Ducati   277.7   1'40.803   1.601 / 0.217

[Rob Hilding]

bunch of old jerez stories and photos on soup today.. well worth visiting.

incl this

The actual moment a career ended



Good to see Nicky .3 seconds back instead of 2.3 seconds like last year