MotoGP Valencia 2014 ****Spoilers****

[Needle99]

Suzuki tops the time sheets in pre practice -1

 

[The Don]

No. Really?

[Needle99]

Fp1
Cheste, Friday, November 07, 2014
Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Bike   Km/h   Time   Gap 1st/Prev.
1   93   Marc MARQUEZ   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   325.0   1'31.296   
2   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   322.5   1'31.489   0.193 / 0.193
3   41   Aleix ESPARGARO   SPA   NGM Forward Racing   Forward Yamaha   316.9   1'31.640   0.344 / 0.151
4   26   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   329.0   1'31.647   0.351 / 0.007
5   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   324.6   1'31.767   0.471 / 0.120
6   38   Bradley SMITH   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   323.7   1'32.019   0.723 / 0.252
7   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   324.3   1'32.071   0.775 / 0.052
8   8   Hector BARBERA   SPA   Avintia Racing   Ducati   322.5   1'32.153   0.857 / 0.082
9   44   Pol ESPARGARO   SPA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   325.3   1'32.155   0.859 / 0.002
10   51   Michele PIRRO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   322.0   1'32.499   1.203 / 0.344
11   6   Stefan BRADL   GER   LCR Honda MotoGP   Honda   327.2   1'32.544   1.248 / 0.045
12   68   Yonny HERNANDEZ   COL   Energy T.I. Pramac Racing   Ducati   320.7   1'32.698   1.402 / 0.154
13   35   Cal CRUTCHLOW   GBR   Ducati Team   Ducati   322.2   1'32.700   1.404 / 0.002
14   19   Alvaro BAUTISTA   SPA   GO&FUN Honda Gresini   Honda   324.7   1'32.711   1.415 / 0.011
15   29   Andrea IANNONE   ITA   Pramac Racing   Ducati   324.9   1'32.837   1.541 / 0.126
16   14   Randy DE PUNIET   FRA   Team Suzuki MotoGP   Suzuki   306.5   1'33.345   2.049 / 0.508
17   45   Scott REDDING   GBR   GO&FUN Honda Gresini   Honda   309.2   1'33.473   2.177 / 0.128
18   15   Alex DE ANGELIS   RSM   NGM Forward Racing   Forward Yamaha   325.9   1'33.523   2.227 / 0.050
19   69   Nicky HAYDEN   USA   Drive M7 Aspar   Honda   311.5   1'33.533   2.237 / 0.010
20   7   Hiroshi AOYAMA   JPN   Drive M7 Aspar   Honda   323.8   1'33.711   2.415 / 0.178
21   9   Danilo PETRUCCI   ITA   Octo IodaRacing Team   ART   309.8   1'33.820   2.524 / 0.109
22   17   Karel ABRAHAM   CZE   Cardion AB Motoracing   Honda   312.9   1'33.974   2.678 / 0.154
23   70   Michael LAVERTY   GBR   Paul Bird Motorsport   PBM   312.3   1'34.393   3.097 / 0.419
24   23   Broc PARKES   AUS   Paul Bird Motorsport   PBM   306.9   1'35.276   3.980 / 0.883
25   63   Mike DI MEGLIO   FRA   Avintia Racing   Avintia   305.8   1'35.607   4.311 / 0.331

[Needle99]

No. Really?

Pre Practice -1 
Just mucking about pre Fp1.

[The Don]

Bugger, I really want the zook to do well

[Needle99]

Me 2. It will take half a season to get close to any tier 1 bike. Then it becomes a Q of how close is possible.

[Needle99]

FP2
Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Bike   Km/h   Time   Gap 1st/Prev.
1   93   Marc MARQUEZ   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   327.5   1'31.454   
2   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   326.8   1'31.558   0.104 / 0.104
3   41   Aleix ESPARGARO   SPA   NGM Forward Racing   Forward Yamaha   319.1   1'31.565   0.111 / 0.007
4   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   325.2   1'31.568   0.114 / 0.003
5   35   Cal CRUTCHLOW   GBR   Ducati Team   Ducati   327.4   1'31.731   0.277 / 0.163
6   26   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   329.5   1'31.895   0.441 / 0.164
7   6   Stefan BRADL   GER   LCR Honda MotoGP   Honda   326.8   1'31.935   0.481 / 0.040
8   44   Pol ESPARGARO   SPA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   327.8   1'32.013   0.559 / 0.078
9   38   Bradley SMITH   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   324.1   1'32.024   0.570 / 0.011
10   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   323.0   1'32.049   0.595 / 0.025
11   8   Hector BARBERA   SPA   Avintia Racing   Ducati   325.4   1'32.194   0.740 / 0.145
12   51   Michele PIRRO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   324.6   1'32.267   0.813 / 0.073
13   29   Andrea IANNONE   ITA   Pramac Racing   Ducati   331.1   1'32.486   1.032 / 0.219
14   15   Alex DE ANGELIS   RSM   NGM Forward Racing   Forward Yamaha   320.5   1'32.562   1.108 / 0.076
15   68   Yonny HERNANDEZ   COL   Energy T.I. Pramac Racing   Ducati   322.5   1'32.689   1.235 / 0.127
16   17   Karel ABRAHAM   CZE   Cardion AB Motoracing   Honda   314.6   1'32.725   1.271 / 0.036
17   45   Scott REDDING   GBR   GO&FUN Honda Gresini   Honda   309.9   1'32.771   1.317 / 0.046
18   14   Randy DE PUNIET   FRA   Team Suzuki MotoGP   Suzuki   312.5   1'32.799   1.345 / 0.028
19   19   Alvaro BAUTISTA   SPA   GO&FUN Honda Gresini   Honda   327.5   1'32.860   1.406 / 0.061
20   69   Nicky HAYDEN   USA   Drive M7 Aspar   Honda   310.6   1'33.434   1.980 / 0.574
21   7   Hiroshi AOYAMA   JPN   Drive M7 Aspar   Honda   324.1   1'33.436   1.982 / 0.002
22   9   Danilo PETRUCCI   ITA   Octo IodaRacing Team   ART   309.1   1'33.504   2.050 / 0.068
23   70   Michael LAVERTY   GBR   Paul Bird Motorsport   PBM   311.0   1'33.737   2.283 / 0.233
24   23   Broc PARKES   AUS   Paul Bird Motorsport   PBM   308.6   1'34.106   2.652 / 0.369
25   63   Mike DI MEGLIO   FRA   Avintia Racing   Avintia   305.6   1'34.988   3.534 / 0.882

[Needle99]

FP3 - Can MM get into the
At present close at the front. ..
Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Bike   Km/h   Time   Gap 1st/Prev.
1   93   Marc MARQUEZ   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   328.0   1'30.950   
2   44   Pol ESPARGARO   SPA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   325.0   1'31.083   0.133 / 0.133
3   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   322.7   1'31.146   0.196 / 0.063
4   29   Andrea IANNONE   ITA   Pramac Racing   Ducati   327.7   1'31.148   0.198 / 0.002
5   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   330.7   1'31.159   0.209 / 0.011
6   26   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   326.8   1'31.259   0.309 / 0.100
7   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   323.7   1'31.318   0.368 / 0.059
8   41   Aleix ESPARGARO   SPA   NGM Forward Racing   Forward Yamaha   317.6   1'31.389   0.439 / 0.071
9   35   Cal CRUTCHLOW   GBR   Ducati Team   Ducati   328.0   1'31.408   0.458 / 0.019
10   38   Bradley SMITH   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   325.0   1'31.469   0.519 / 0.061
11   6   Stefan BRADL   GER   LCR Honda MotoGP   Honda   325.9   1'31.499   0.549 / 0.030
12   68   Yonny HERNANDEZ   COL   Energy T.I. Pramac Racing   Ducati   321.4   1'31.859   0.909 / 0.360
13   19   Alvaro BAUTISTA   SPA   GO&FUN Honda Gresini   Honda   325.4   1'32.112   1.162 / 0.253
14   51   Michele PIRRO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   325.3   1'32.152   1.202 / 0.040
15   15   Alex DE ANGELIS   RSM   NGM Forward Racing   Forward Yamaha   317.0   1'32.169   1.219 / 0.017
16   8   Hector BARBERA   SPA   Avintia Racing   Ducati   323.8   1'32.374   1.424 / 0.205
17   7   Hiroshi AOYAMA   JPN   Drive M7 Aspar   Honda   321.5   1'32.513   1.563 / 0.139
18   17   Karel ABRAHAM   CZE   Cardion AB Motoracing   Honda   310.8   1'32.585   1.635 / 0.072
19   69   Nicky HAYDEN   USA   Drive M7 Aspar   Honda   309.9   1'32.591   1.641 / 0.006
20   14   Randy DE PUNIET   FRA   Team Suzuki MotoGP   Suzuki   307.1   1'32.611   1.661 / 0.020
21   45   Scott REDDING   GBR   GO&FUN Honda Gresini   Honda   308.3   1'32.626   1.676 / 0.015
22   9   Danilo PETRUCCI   ITA   Octo IodaRacing Team   ART   311.1   1'33.375   2.425 / 0.749
23   70   Michael LAVERTY   GBR   Paul Bird Motorsport   PBM   309.9   1'33.795   2.845 / 0.420
24   63   Mike DI MEGLIO   FRA   Avintia Racing   Avintia   307.2   1'34.236   3.286 / 0.441
25   23   Broc PARKES   AUS   Paul Bird Motorsport   PBM   306.3   1'34.304   3.354 / 0.068

[HotIce]

Last second lap from VR. 

1   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   323.4   1'30.843   
2   29   Andrea IANNONE   ITA   Pramac Racing   Ducati   329.8   1'30.975   0.132 / 0.132
3   26   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   330.2   1'30.999   0.156 / 0.024
4   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   324.1   1'31.049   0.206 / 0.050
5   93   Marc MARQUEZ   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   328.6   1'31.144   0.301 / 0.095
6   44   Pol ESPARGARO   SPA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   328.4   1'31.307   0.464 / 0.163
7   38   Bradley SMITH   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   324.9   1'31.324   0.481 / 0.017
8   35   Cal CRUTCHLOW   GBR   Ducati Team   Ducati   332.4   1'31.359   0.516 / 0.035
9   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   329.3   1'31.426   0.583 / 0.067
10   6   Stefan BRADL   GER   LCR Honda MotoGP   Honda   328.4   1'31.443   0.600 / 0.017
11   41   Aleix ESPARGARO   SPA   NGM Forward Racing   Forward Yamaha   318.7   1'31.486   0.643 / 0.043
12   51   Michele PIRRO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   326.6   1'32.617   1.774 / 1.131

[duccarlos]

The GOAT showing the kiddos how it's done.

[HotIce]

Next year, if balance of bike power holds, will be a much more interesting year.
Even more if Ducati find its way to perform even on race day.

[Speeddog]

The GOAT showing the kiddos how it's done.

He was following JLo on that pole lap.

However, there's very little to be had from slipstreaming at Valencia, just the one straight.
Certainly not 0.2 seconds.
And he did a 1:31.2 earlier on that same run.

In any case, it's impressive as he's not fond of Valencia.

[ab]

Planning to wake up early and make use of my Motogp video pass to catch it live

Go Rossi!

Go Miller!

[Greg]

First 3/4's of the race were fantastic!

Great to see the Ducs doing a little better.
I think 2015 will be a great year, as the other manufacturers seem to have significantly narrowed the gap to Honda.

[ab]

The pre race conference were DePuniet explained his situation compared to VR was kind of sad.

Too bad Suzuki didn't finish the race.

Good race especially the mechanics preparing the bikes in case of rain.

Happy for Rossi podium.

Hope mM gets beaten on the trace next year

I tell you MOTO3 was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!