2010 MotoGP Round 3 - Le Mans (Race Spoilers)

[derby]

Schedule (left coast times)

Fri 21 May 2010

125ccFP1 03:40 - 04:40
MotoGPFP1 04:55 - 05:55
Moto2FP1 06:10 - 07:10

Sat 22 May 2010

125ccFP2 00:00 - 00:40
MotoGPFP2 00:55 - 01:55
Moto2FP2 02:10 - 03:10
125ccQP 04:00 - 04:40
MotoGPQP 04:55 - 05:55
Moto2QP 06:10 - 06:55

Sun 23 May 2010

125ccWUP 23:40 - (Sun) 00:00
Moto2WUP 00:10 - 00:30
MotoGPWUP 00:40 - 01:00
125ccRAC 02:00
Moto2RAC 03:15
MotoGPRAC 05:00

[Spidey]

Ok, I know we're all a bunch Spies fanboys around here, but seriously, how does he go to brand new track and immediately get within .9 second of Rossi and only .3 off his teammate?

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 34.402s
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 34.508s
3. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 34.542s
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1m 34.625s
5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1m 34.989s
6. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 35.089s
7. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 35.223s
8. Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 35.291s
9. Aleix Espargaro SPA Pramac Racing 1m 35.45s
10. Marco Melandri ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 35.643s
11. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 35.685s
12. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 35.959s
13. Hector Barbera SPA Paginas Amarillas Aspar 1m 36.009s
14. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 1m 36.086s
15. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 1m 36.292s
16. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Interwetten Honda MotoGP 1m 36.798s
17. Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 37.525s

[gm2]

Ok, I know we're all a bunch Spies fanboys around here, but seriously, how does he go to brand new track and immediately get within .9 second of Rossi and only .3 off his teammate?

how does he get 11 pole positions on mostly unknown tracks?  that kid is quick.   

[zooom]

Playstation3 maybe?

[gm2]

http://superbikeplanet.com/2010/May/100521a.htm

"Spies topped the maximum speed chart for the session."  huh...

[Jester]

Nice to see the top three seperated by a tenth.  I really hope we get a nice dogfight this weekend.

[derby]

http://superbikeplanet.com/2010/May/100521a.htm

"Spies topped the maximum speed chart for the session."  huh...

http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/xx/2010/FRA/MotoGP/FP1/MaximumSpeed.pdf?v1_5a631d71

[derby]

1.    Casey Stoner    AUS   Ducati Marlboro Team    1m    34.209s   
2.    Jorge Lorenzo    SPA   Fiat Yamaha Team    1m    34.224s   
3.    Valentino Rossi    ITA   Fiat Yamaha Team    1m    34.451s   
4.    Dani Pedrosa    SPA   Repsol Honda Team    1m    34.497s   
5.    Andrea Dovizioso    ITA   Repsol Honda Team    1m    34.538s   
6.    Nicky Hayden USA   Ducati Marlboro Team    1m    34.97s   
7.    Randy de Puniet    FRA   LCR Honda MotoGP    1m    34.985s   
8.    Colin Edwards USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3    1m    35.015s   
9.    Loris Capirossi    ITA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    1m    35.083s
10.    Aleix Espargaro    SPA   Pramac Racing    1m    35.351s   
11.    Marco Melandri    ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m    35.511s   
12.    Marco Simoncelli ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m    36.010s
13.    Hector Barbera    SPA   Paginas Amarillas Aspar    1m    36.048s   
14.    Hiroshi Aoyama JPN   Interwetten Honda MotoGP    1m    36.175s   
15.    Mika Kallio    FIN   Pramac Racing    1m    42.708s   
16.    Ben Spies    USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3    1m    42.712s   
17.    Alvaro Bautista SPA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    1m    44.784s   

Mika Kallio, Ben Spies and Alvaro Bautista crashed... bautista's was a naaaaaasty highside that landed him on his injured shoulder. he's out for the race.

[zooom]

hell, I am surprised Bautista is even out there with his training crash from what I heard...

[gm2]

QP
1   Valentino Rossi   Fiat Yamaha   Yamaha   1:33.408
2   Jorge Lorenzo   Fiat Yamaha   Yamaha   1:33.462
3   Dani Pedrosa   Repsol Honda   Honda   1:33.573
4   Casey Stoner   Ducati Marlboro   Ducati   1:33.824
5   Nicky Hayden   Ducati Marlboro   Ducati   1:33.845
6   Randy De Puniet   LCR Honda   Honda   1:34.074
7   Andrea Dovizioso   Repsol Honda   Honda   1:34.204
8   Colin Edwards II   Tech 3 Yamaha   Yamaha   1:34.304
9   Loris Capirossi   Rizla Suzuki   Suzuki   1:34.306
10   Aleix Espargaro   Pramac Racing   Ducati   1:34.514
11   Marco Melandri   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   1:34.523
12   Ben Spies   Tech 3 Yamaha   Yamaha   1:34.920
13   Marco Simoncelli   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   1:34.942
14   Hiroshi Aoyama   Interwetten Honda MotoGP   Honda   1:34.979
15   Hector Barbera   Paginas Amarillas Aspar   Ducati   1:35.323
16   Mika Kallio   Pramac Racing   Ducati   1:35.810

[Triple J]

It's good to see Hayden up there in the mix this year...3rd race in a row! 

[Jester]

I think whoever gets in front of Dani(after his lightning start) and uses him as a blocker will have a real advantage if he can hold up some of the front runners for a few laps... although this is a common tactic.     Should be a heck of a race up front.

[DRKWNG]

Did they say that the Gresini Honda team has gone back to using Showa suspension?

[pennyrobber]

Predictions:

Rossi
Stoner
Lorenzo

[derby]

Did they say that the Gresini Honda team has gone back to using Showa suspension?

melandri has:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83773