The anticipation grows with the first race of the MotoGP calendar only a few days away....Jerez will be hosting the first round of the competition, and the riders and teams will be ready for it, as they just recently finished a weekend of testing at the circuit........Here are a few facts...
Jerez, Spain:
Length: 4423m
Pole Position: Left
Right Turns: 8
Left turns: 5
Width; 11m
Longest Straight: 600m
Previous Winner: V.Rossi
2006 MotoGP of Spain - Jerez(Capirossi Wins) -Your Thoughts?
2006 MotoGP of Spain - Jerez(Capirossi Wins) -Your Thoughts?
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Friday 24th March:
09:00 - 09:45 ~ 125cc Free Practice 1
10:00 - 11:00 ~ MotoGP Free Practice 1
11:15 - 12:15 ~ 250cc Free Practice 1
13:15 - 13:45 ~ 125cc Qualifying Practice 1
14:00 - 15:00 ~ MotoGP Free Practice 2
15:15 - 16:00 ~ 250cc Qualifying Practice 1
Saturday 25 March:
09:00 - 09:45 ~ 125cc Free Practice 2
10:00 - 11:00 ~ MotoGP Free Practice 3
11:15 - 12:15 ~ 250cc Free Practice 2
13:15 - 13:45 ~ 125cc Qualifying Practice 2
14:00 - 15:00 ~ MotoGP Qualifying
15:15 - 16:00 ~ 250cc Qualifying Practice 2
Sunday 26 March:
08:45 - 09:05 ~ 125cc Warm up
09:15 - 09:35 ~ 250cc Warm up
09:45 - 10:05 ~ MotoGP Warm Up
11:00 ~ 125cc Race
12:15 ~ 250cc Race
14:00 ~ MotoGP Race
Friday 24th March:
09:00 - 09:45 ~ 125cc Free Practice 1
10:00 - 11:00 ~ MotoGP Free Practice 1
11:15 - 12:15 ~ 250cc Free Practice 1
13:15 - 13:45 ~ 125cc Qualifying Practice 1
14:00 - 15:00 ~ MotoGP Free Practice 2
15:15 - 16:00 ~ 250cc Qualifying Practice 1
Saturday 25 March:
09:00 - 09:45 ~ 125cc Free Practice 2
10:00 - 11:00 ~ MotoGP Free Practice 3
11:15 - 12:15 ~ 250cc Free Practice 2
13:15 - 13:45 ~ 125cc Qualifying Practice 2
14:00 - 15:00 ~ MotoGP Qualifying
15:15 - 16:00 ~ 250cc Qualifying Practice 2
Sunday 26 March:
08:45 - 09:05 ~ 125cc Warm up
09:15 - 09:35 ~ 250cc Warm up
09:45 - 10:05 ~ MotoGP Warm Up
11:00 ~ 125cc Race
12:15 ~ 250cc Race
14:00 ~ MotoGP Race
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[b]Interesting fact on the first race[/b]
This is a rather interesting fact for you to take in regarding the first race of the season.....
When you look back over the first 57 years of MotoGP, it has been proven that the first race is highly important....
The rider that won the first race of the season has gone on to win the championship 31 times out of the 57 years, and 41 times, the rider winning the title finished on the podium in the first race.......although this may be a bit coincedental, I think it is still a decidedly important race......
When you look back over the first 57 years of MotoGP, it has been proven that the first race is highly important....
The rider that won the first race of the season has gone on to win the championship 31 times out of the 57 years, and 41 times, the rider winning the title finished on the podium in the first race.......although this may be a bit coincedental, I think it is still a decidedly important race......
Free practice 1:
The 2006 MotoGP season began with a bang, with Ducati rider Loris Capirossi heading up the time sheets, continuing his good form after pre-season testing.
Capirossi came in with a lap time of 1'56.260, quite far off the usual pace of the circuit, but still substantially ahead of Marco Melandri on the Fortuna Honda....
Probably the suprize of the first session was that of Jose Luis Cardoso, managing to come in third with a time of 1'57.272, beating young gun, Casey Stoner, who is recovering from a shoulder injury.
Sete Gibernau dissapointed the crowd, only managing to come in in 10th place, behind Chris Vermeulen
Times, FP1
1-Loris Capirossi ~ 1'56.260
2-Marco Melandri ~ 1'57.026
3-Jose Luis Cardoso ~ 1'57.272
4-Casey Stoner ~ 1'57.527
5-Shinya Nakano ~ 1'57.626
6-Alex Hofmann ~ 1'58.477
7-Kenny Roberts Jnr ~ 1'58.566
8-Nicky Hayden ~ 1'58.575
9-Chris Vermuelen ~ 1'58.627
10-Sete Gibernau ~ 1'58.655
Free practice 2:
The second free practice session saw the lap times drop dramatically, with world champion Valentino Rossi topping the time sheets, with a 1'41.613, just over a hundreth of a second ahead of Ducati rider Loris Capirossi.
Rookie Dani Pedrosa(if we can call him a rookie
) came in in third place ahead of MotoGP veteran Sete Gibernau. Gibernau increased his position from the first session, and really gave his home crowd something to cheer about.
The top ten was rounded off by newcomers to MotoGP, Randy De Puniet, and Toni Elias.
Times, FP2
1- Valentino Rossi ~ 1'41.613
2- Loris Capirossi ~ 1'41.625
3- Dani Pedrosa ~ 1'41.798
4- Sete Gibernau ~ 1'41.798
5- Shinya Nakano ~ 1'41.939
6- Marco Melandri ~ 1'42.108
7- Colin Edwards ~ 1'42.266
8- Nicky Hayden ~ 1'42.266
9- Randy De Puniet ~ 1'42.455
10- Toni Elias ~ 1'42.518
The 2006 MotoGP season began with a bang, with Ducati rider Loris Capirossi heading up the time sheets, continuing his good form after pre-season testing.
Capirossi came in with a lap time of 1'56.260, quite far off the usual pace of the circuit, but still substantially ahead of Marco Melandri on the Fortuna Honda....
Probably the suprize of the first session was that of Jose Luis Cardoso, managing to come in third with a time of 1'57.272, beating young gun, Casey Stoner, who is recovering from a shoulder injury.
Sete Gibernau dissapointed the crowd, only managing to come in in 10th place, behind Chris Vermeulen
Times, FP1
1-Loris Capirossi ~ 1'56.260
2-Marco Melandri ~ 1'57.026
3-Jose Luis Cardoso ~ 1'57.272
4-Casey Stoner ~ 1'57.527
5-Shinya Nakano ~ 1'57.626
6-Alex Hofmann ~ 1'58.477
7-Kenny Roberts Jnr ~ 1'58.566
8-Nicky Hayden ~ 1'58.575
9-Chris Vermuelen ~ 1'58.627
10-Sete Gibernau ~ 1'58.655
Free practice 2:
The second free practice session saw the lap times drop dramatically, with world champion Valentino Rossi topping the time sheets, with a 1'41.613, just over a hundreth of a second ahead of Ducati rider Loris Capirossi.
Rookie Dani Pedrosa(if we can call him a rookie
) came in in third place ahead of MotoGP veteran Sete Gibernau. Gibernau increased his position from the first session, and really gave his home crowd something to cheer about.The top ten was rounded off by newcomers to MotoGP, Randy De Puniet, and Toni Elias.
Times, FP2
1- Valentino Rossi ~ 1'41.613
2- Loris Capirossi ~ 1'41.625
3- Dani Pedrosa ~ 1'41.798
4- Sete Gibernau ~ 1'41.798
5- Shinya Nakano ~ 1'41.939
6- Marco Melandri ~ 1'42.108
7- Colin Edwards ~ 1'42.266
8- Nicky Hayden ~ 1'42.266
9- Randy De Puniet ~ 1'42.455
10- Toni Elias ~ 1'42.518
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Free Practice 3
The Final free practice session saw Marco Melandri topping the time sheets, and putting himself in a favourable position for qualifying.
Melandri finished with a time of 1'40.699, only tenth of a second ahead of Capirossi.
Pedrosa and Gibernau followed up in 4th and 5th places, with Casey Stoner making it into the top 5 for the first time.
Randy De Puniet and Carlos Checa duffered minor accidents. but managed to walk away without any injuries.
Times FP3
1 - Marco Melandri ~ 1'40.699
2 - Loris Capirossi ~ 1'40.790
3 - Dani Pedrosa ~ 1'40.811
4 - Sete Gibernau ~ 1'40.961
5 - Casey Stoner ~ 1'41.081
6 - Kenny Roberts jnr ~ 1'41.098
7 - Toni Elias ~ 1'41.175
8 - Nicky Hayden ~ 1'41.223
9 - Colin Edwards ~ 1'41.374
10 - Valentino Rossi ~ 1'41.383
The Final free practice session saw Marco Melandri topping the time sheets, and putting himself in a favourable position for qualifying.
Melandri finished with a time of 1'40.699, only tenth of a second ahead of Capirossi.
Pedrosa and Gibernau followed up in 4th and 5th places, with Casey Stoner making it into the top 5 for the first time.
Randy De Puniet and Carlos Checa duffered minor accidents. but managed to walk away without any injuries.
Times FP3
1 - Marco Melandri ~ 1'40.699
2 - Loris Capirossi ~ 1'40.790
3 - Dani Pedrosa ~ 1'40.811
4 - Sete Gibernau ~ 1'40.961
5 - Casey Stoner ~ 1'41.081
6 - Kenny Roberts jnr ~ 1'41.098
7 - Toni Elias ~ 1'41.175
8 - Nicky Hayden ~ 1'41.223
9 - Colin Edwards ~ 1'41.374
10 - Valentino Rossi ~ 1'41.383
Qualifying:
Loris Capirossi will begin the years opening race from pole position with teammate Sete Gibernau starting next to him in second, the two have been quick all weekend, and have given proof that they are serious title contenders.
Shinya Nakano put in an impressive showing to go 3rd on the grid, with Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden and Dani pedrosa following behind. Toni Elias will begin the race from 6th on the grid, and can be proud of qualifying ahead of other very quick riders such as Marco Melandri, Colin Edwards and world champion Valentino Rossi, who begins the race from a dissapointing 9th place on the grid.
Times: Qualifying
1 - Loris Capirossi 1'39.064
2- Sete Gibernau 1'39.285
3- Shinya Nakano 1'39.526
4- Nicky Hayden 1'39.666
5- Dani Pedrosa 1'39.734
6- Toni Elias 1'39.875
7- Marco Melandri 1'39.932
8- Randy De Puniet 1'40.146
9- Valentino Rossi 1'40.160
10- Colin Edwards 1'40.181
Loris Capirossi will begin the years opening race from pole position with teammate Sete Gibernau starting next to him in second, the two have been quick all weekend, and have given proof that they are serious title contenders.
Shinya Nakano put in an impressive showing to go 3rd on the grid, with Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden and Dani pedrosa following behind. Toni Elias will begin the race from 6th on the grid, and can be proud of qualifying ahead of other very quick riders such as Marco Melandri, Colin Edwards and world champion Valentino Rossi, who begins the race from a dissapointing 9th place on the grid.
Times: Qualifying
1 - Loris Capirossi 1'39.064
2- Sete Gibernau 1'39.285
3- Shinya Nakano 1'39.526
4- Nicky Hayden 1'39.666
5- Dani Pedrosa 1'39.734
6- Toni Elias 1'39.875
7- Marco Melandri 1'39.932
8- Randy De Puniet 1'40.146
9- Valentino Rossi 1'40.160
10- Colin Edwards 1'40.181