2010 MotoGP Round 2 - Jerez (Race Spoilers)

[gm2]

GRAN PREMIO bwin DE ESPAÑA
Moto2 Qualifying Practice Classification
Jerez de la Frontera, Saturday, May 01, 2010
Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Bike   Km/h   Time   Gap 1st/Prev.
1   48   Shoya TOMIZAWA   JPN   Technomag-CIP   Suter   245.5   1'44.372   
2   60   Julian SIMON   SPA   Mapfre Aspar Team   RSV   243.1   1'44.374   0.002 / 0.002
3   24   Toni ELIAS   SPA   Gresini Racing Moto2   Moriwaki   248.2   1'44.424   0.052 / 0.050
4   72   Yuki TAKAHASHI   JPN   Tech 3 Racing   Tech 3   244.5   1'44.463   0.091 / 0.039
5   12   Thomas LUTHI   SWI   Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2   Moriwaki   246.4   1'44.573   0.201 / 0.110
6   65   Stefan BRADL   GER   Viessmann Kiefer Racing   Suter   246.7   1'44.631   0.259 / 0.058
7   2   Gabor TALMACSI   HUN   Fimmco Speed Up   Speed Up   245.7   1'44.661   0.289 / 0.030
8   40   Sergio GADEA   SPA   Tenerife 40 Pons   Pons Kalex   246.1   1'44.694   0.322 / 0.033
9   9   Kenny NOYES   USA   Jack & Jones by A.Banderas   Promoharris   243.4   1'44.712   0.340 / 0.018
10   3   Simone CORSI   ITA   JIR Moto2   Motobi   245.2   1'44.722   0.350 / 0.010
11   8   Anthony WEST   AUS   MZ Racing Team   MZ-RE Honda   240.9   1'44.741   0.369 / 0.019
12   68   Yonny HERNANDEZ   COL   Blusens-STX   BQR-Moto2   240.4   1'44.779   0.407 / 0.038
13   6   Alex DEBON   SPA   Aeroport de Castello - Ajo   FTR   246.4   1'44.783   0.411 / 0.004
14   16   Jules CLUZEL   FRA   Forward Racing   Suter   245.0   1'44.810   0.438 / 0.027
15   35   Raffaele DE ROSA   ITA   Tech 3 Racing   Tech 3   245.0   1'44.943   0.571 / 0.133
16   71   Claudio CORTI   ITA   Forward Racing   Suter   243.7   1'44.957   0.585 / 0.014
17   44   Roberto ROLFO   ITA   Italtrans S.T.R.   Suter   244.6   1'45.063   0.691 / 0.106
18   10   Fonsi NIETO   SPA   Holiday Gym G22   Moriwaki   245.0   1'45.149   0.777 / 0.086
19   25   Alex BALDOLINI   ITA   Caretta Technology Race Dept   I.C.P.   241.5   1'45.179   0.807 / 0.030
20   5   Joan OLIVE   SPA   Jack & Jones by A.Banderas   Promoharris   244.6   1'45.183   0.811 / 0.004
21   77   Dominique AEGERTER   SWI   Technomag-CIP   Suter   246.4   1'45.375   1.003 / 0.192
22   80   Axel PONS   SPA   Tenerife 40 Pons   Pons Kalex   244.4   1'45.404   1.032 / 0.029
23   41   Arne TODE   GER   Racing Team Germany   Suter   245.8   1'45.412   1.040 / 0.008
24   55   Hector FAUBEL   SPA   Marc VDS Racing Team   Suter   242.9   1'45.443   1.071 / 0.031
25   17   Karel ABRAHAM   CZE   Cardion AB Motoracing   RSV   239.4   1'45.448   1.076 / 0.005
26   15   Alex DE ANGELIS   RSM   RSM Team Scot   Force GP210   241.4   1'45.515   1.143 / 0.067
27   45   Scott REDDING   GBR   Marc VDS Racing Team   Suter   241.0   1'45.591   1.219 / 0.076
28   63   Mike DI MEGLIO   FRA   Mapfre Aspar Team   RSV   243.0   1'45.653   1.281 / 0.062
29   29   Andrea IANNONE   ITA   Fimmco Speed Up   Speed Up   249.1   1'45.704   1.332 / 0.051
30   14   Ratthapark WILAIROT   THA   Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG   Bimota   242.3   1'45.705   1.333 / 0.001
31   39   Robertino PIETRI   VEN   Italtrans S.T.R.   Suter   242.4   1'45.770   1.398 / 0.065
32   76   Bernat MARTINEZ   SPA   Maquinza-SAG Team   Bimota   239.0   1'45.962   1.590 / 0.192
33   52   Lukas PESEK   CZE   Matteoni CP Racing   Moriwaki   242.2   1'46.059   1.687 / 0.097
34   59   Niccolo CANEPA   ITA   RSM Team Scot   Force GP210   239.9   1'46.084   1.712 / 0.025
35   61   Vladimir IVANOV   UKR   Gresini Racing Moto2   Moriwaki   244.0   1'46.366   1.994 / 0.282
36   75   Mattia PASINI   ITA   JIR Moto2   Motobi   244.1   1'46.529   2.157 / 0.163
37   92   Amadeo LLADOS   SPA   Llados Racing Team   AJR   241.1   1'46.550   2.178 / 0.021
38   53   Valentin DEBISE   FRA   WTR San Marino Team   ADV   241.2   1'46.772   2.400 / 0.222
39   91   Ivan MORENO   SPA   Andalucia Cajasol   Moriwaki   240.2   1'46.806   2.434 / 0.034
40   88   Yannick GUERRA   SPA   Holiday Gym G22   Moriwaki   240.5   1'47.068   2.696 / 0.262
41   95   Mashel AL NAIMI   QAT   Blusens-STX   BQR-Moto2   241.2   1'47.793   3.421 / 0.725
21   Vladimir LEONOV   RUS   Vector Kiefer Racing   Suter

[derby]

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

iirc, he was consistently ~1s back from stoner last season.

[gm2]

btw, before qualifying 5th nicky had a 132mph off in the saturday morning session.  you should see the replay... phew, ugly.  tumbling, not sliding. 

[derby]

wow, what a race...

great ride by pedrosa, amazing ride by lorenzo (his land, indeed)...

hayden over stoner...

spies out w/ a bad front tire was a downer, though.

[derby]

hahah! lorenzo just jumped in the lake!

[derby]

race results

1.    Jorge Lorenzo    SPA   Fiat Yamaha Team    45m    17.538s   
2.    Dani Pedrosa    SPA   Repsol Honda Team    45m    18.081s   
3.    Valentino Rossi    ITA   Fiat Yamaha Team    45m    18.428s   
4.    Nicky Hayden USA   Ducati Marlboro Team    45m    26.553s   
5.    Casey Stoner    AUS   Ducati Marlboro Team    45m    27.572s   
6.    Andrea Dovizioso    ITA   Repsol Honda Team    45m    40.682s   
7.    Mika Kallio    FIN   Pramac Racing    45m    52.027s   
8.    Marco Melandri    ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini    45m    52.225s   
9.    Randy de Puniet    FRA   LCR Honda MotoGP    45m    53.698s   
10.    Alvaro Bautista SPA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    45m    54.329s   
11.    Marco Simoncelli ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini    45m    54.693s   
12.    Colin Edwards USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3    45m    55.798s   
13.    Hector Barbera    SPA   Paginas Amarillas Aspar    45m    55.909s   
14.    Hiroshi Aoyama JPN   Interwetten Honda MotoGP    46m    19.59s   
15.    Aleix Espargaro    SPA   Pramac Racing    +3laps   

DNF:
Ben Spies    USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   
Loris Capirossi    ITA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP

[brix821]

the lake jump was awesome. How bout all the contact between lorentho and pethrosa?

[superjohn]

wow, what a race...

great ride by pedrosa, amazing ride by lorenzo (his land, indeed)...

hayden over stoner...

spies out w/ a bad front tire was a downer, though.

Great race. It was nice to see Hayden finally finished in front of a still racing Stoner. Lorenzo definitely isn't afraid to take a chance and shove his bike into some really tight spots either.

[OT]

Lorenzo has a career in NASCAR  

Can't blame Dani for staying wide, else he was going down the next time Whoregay hit him...

I've seen aggressive racing, but I think this was a bit over the top - maybe one bump/close call, but after the second time they hit it was obvious (to me, fwiw) that Lorenzo was passing too dangerously, imo.

[derby]

Lorenzo has a career in NASCAR  

Can't blame Dani for staying wide, else he was going down the next time Whoregay hit him...

I've seen aggressive racing, but I think this was a bit over the top - maybe one bump/close call, but after the second time they hit it was obvious (to me, fwiw) that Lorenzo was passing too dangerously, imo.

if you think that's over the top, stay far away from watching british superbike.

fwiw, i have no problem with the racing today, especially at the front.

[Jester]

if you think that's over the top, stay far away from watching british superbike.

fwiw, i have no problem with the racing today, especially at the front.

+1

This is the kind of racing we look for imo.  I found myself really rooting for pedro on the last few laps.  I think he showed some mettle by sticking to his lines and forcing his will on Lorenzo.  Ultimately Lorenzo had too much pace, but Dani didn't just lay down like we've seen him do in the past.  Another solid result for Nicky, I think he's officially back.  I was waiting for Lorenzo to drown in the lake after he found getting out wasn't going to happen  .  That was epic.

[derby]

I was waiting for Lorenzo to drown in the lake after he found getting out wasn't going to happen  .  That was epic.

[swampduc]

if you think that's over the top, stay far away from watching british superbike.

fwiw, i have no problem with the racing today, especially at the front.

+2.
anyone think rossi wouldn't have done the same?

[tufty]

I've seen aggressive racing, but I think this was a bit over the top - maybe one bump/close call, but after the second time they hit it was obvious (to me, fwiw) that Lorenzo was passing too dangerously, imo.

Uh... the second time Dani lifted up Jorge on purpose. Neither we're giving and inch and Dani was using racecraft to force Jorge wide... It was nothing untoward as evidenced by them shaking hands afterwards.

Fwiw, 15 finishers is pretty weak imo, they need at least 4 more bikes on the grid.

[IZ]

Trying not to look at the race results as I post!!

F*CK SPEED!!  Where's MotoGP?!  Truck racing!!