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2010 MotoGP--Gran Premio d'Espana

Post by mlittle » Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:54 pm

With Motegi having been postponed 'til October, the stars of the MotoGP World Championship head to the Jerez circuit in Spain....................


Past Winners...............................
note: event has been held at the following locations over the years(MotoGP winners only)............
---Montjuich, 1950-1955 and 1968
---alternated btwn. Montjuich[69, 71, 73] and Jarama[70, 72]
---Jarama, 1978-1980, 1982-1986
---alternated btwn. Jarama[88] and Jerez[87, 89]
---Jerez, 1990-present


--Nello Pagini[ITA], 1950
--Umberto Masetti[ITA], 1951
--Leslie Graham[GBR], 1952
--Fergus Anderson[GBR], 1953
--Dickie Dale[GBR], 1954
--Reg Armstrong[IRL], 1955
--Giacomo Agostini[ITA], 1968-1969
--Angelo Bergamonti[ITA], 1970
--Dave Simmonds[GBR], 1971
--Chas Mortimer[GBR], 1972
--Phil Read[GBR], 1973
--Pat Hennen[USA], 1978
--Kenny Roberts, Sr.[USA], 1979-1980, 1982
--Freddie Spencer[USA], 1983 & 1985
--Eddie Lawson[USA], 1984 & 1989
--Wayne Gardiner[AUS], 1986-1987, 1990
--Kevin Magee[AUS], 1988
--Michael Doohan[AUS], 1991-1992, 1994, 1996
--Kevin Schwantz[USA], 1993
--Alberto Puig[SPN], 1995
--Alex Criville[SPN], 1997-1999
--Kenny Roberts, Jr.[USA], 2000
--Valentino Rossi[ITA], 2001-2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
--Sete Gibernau[SPN], 2004
--Loris Capirossi[ITA], 2006
--Dani Pedrosa[SPN], 2008


Event Schedule................................
note...........all times CEST/+2 hrs. GMT, +6 hrs. US EDT
Free Practice #1, 1:55-2:55pm, 30 April 2010
Free Practice #2, 9:55-10:55am, 1 May 2010
Qualifying, 1:55-2:55pm, 1 May 2010
Warm-Up, 9:10-9:30am, 2 May 2010
Race, 12:15pm, 2 May 2010
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Post by mlittle » Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:55 pm

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Track Map, Jerez Circuit
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Post by mlittle » Sun May 02, 2010 6:05 pm

Practice 1 Times..................
1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1:39.731
2. Jorge Lorenzo E Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1:39.875 0.144 0.144
3. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1:40.148 0.273 0.417
4. Dani Pedrosa E Repsol Honda Team Honda 1:40.200 0.052 0.469
5. Valentino Rossi I Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1:40.359 0.159 0.628
6. Loris Capirossi I Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1:40.716 0.357 0.985
7. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1:40.913 0.197 1.182
8. Hector Barbera E Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 1:41.034 0.121 1.303
9. Alvaro Bautista E Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1:41.093 0.059 1.362
10. Marco Melandri I San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:41.190 0.097 1.459
11. Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1:41.200 0.010 1.469
12. Andrea Dovizioso I Repsol Honda Team Honda 1:41.277 0.077 1.546
13. Randy De Puniet F LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1:41.293 0.016 1.562
14. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1:41.297 0.004 1.566
15. Marco Simoncelli I San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:41.533 0.236 1.802
16. Aleix Espargaro E Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1:41.742 0.209 2.011
17. Hiroshi Aoyama J Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 1:41.837 0.095 2.106
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Post by mlittle » Sun May 02, 2010 6:06 pm

Practice 2 Times
1. Jorge Lorenzo E Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1:39.089
2. Dani Pedrosa E Repsol Honda Team Honda 1:39.549 0.460 0.460
3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1:39.719 0.170 0.630
4. Andrea Dovizioso I Repsol Honda Team Honda 1:39.917 0.198 0.828
5. Valentino Rossi I Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1:39.982 0.065 0.893
6. Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1:40.012 0.030 0.923
7. Randy De Puniet F LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1:40.092 0.080 1.003
8. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1:40.246 0.154 1.157
9. Marco Melandri I San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:40.370 0.124 1.281
10. Loris Capirossi I Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1:40.413 0.043 1.324
11. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1:40.588 0.175 1.499
12. Hector Barbera E Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 1:40.741 0.153 1.652
13. Marco Simoncelli I San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:40.836 0.095 1.747
14. Hiroshi Aoyama J Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 1:40.846 0.010 1.757
15. Aleix Espargaro E Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1:40.925 0.079 1.836
16. Alvaro Bautista E Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1:41.065 0.140 1.976
17. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1:41.223 0.158 2.134
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Post by mlittle » Sun May 02, 2010 6:06 pm

Gran Premio D'Espana Starting Grid



1. Dani Pedrosa E Repsol Honda Team Honda 1:39.202
2. Jorge Lorenzo E Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1:39.487 0.285 0.285
3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1:39.511 0.024 0.309

4. Valentino Rossi I Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1:39.558 0.047 0.356
5. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1:39.560 0.002 0.358
6. Randy De Puniet F LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1:39.591 0.031 0.389

7. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1:39.970 0.379 0.768
8. Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1:39.989 0.019 0.787
9. Andrea Dovizioso I Repsol Honda Team Honda 1:40.021 0.032 0.819

10. Marco Melandri I San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:40.027 0.006 0.825
11. Loris Capirossi I Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1:40.206 0.179 1.004
12. Hiroshi Aoyama J Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 1:40.322 0.116 1.120

13. Alvaro Bautista E Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1:40.416 0.094 1.214
14. Hector Barbera E Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 1:40.482 0.066 1.280
15. Aleix Espargaro E Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1:40.555 0.073 1.353

16. Marco Simoncelli I San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:40.586 0.031 1.384
17. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1:40.803 0.217 1.601
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Pedrosa Takes Pole in Spain..............

Post by mlittle » Sun May 02, 2010 6:09 pm

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Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa will start from P1 in Sunday's Gran Premio d'Espana


~~~Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V) produced a sublime display of riding at sun-drenched Jerez this afternoon to claim his first pole position of the year, ahead of fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha). This was the 24-year-old’s 14th premier-class pole and his first at Jerez since 2007.

Pedrosa – who is making the most of a revised RCV chassis – has an enviable Jerez record to build on tomorrow. Since graduating to MotoGP in 2006 he has never finished lower than second here. Race winner in 2008, the former 125 and 250 World Champion was Jerez runner-up in 2006, 2007 and 2009. He also won the 250 GP here in 2005.

Pedrosa’s best lap – cheered all the way by a massive and patriotic crowd – was a stunning 0.285 seconds faster than the rest, an impressive advantage in modern-day MotoGP racing. But the next five riders were covered by just 0.104 seconds, suggesting that tomorrow’s second round of the 2010 MotoGP series should be a close and thrilling race.

Privateer Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda RC212V) rode another dazzling qualifying session to claim a second-row start at the tail end of that five-strong group, despite sliding off at Turn Ten this morning. The Frenchman – who finished fourth at Jerez last year – will be gunning for a podium tomorrow.

Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda RC212V) had expected great things this afternoon after setting an impressive pace this morning. But in the quest for an even better pace, Dovi tried some modifications this afternoon which actually took him back a step. Nonetheless, while his grid position isn’t what he would have wanted, Dovizioso’s pace is fast enough for him to be in the hunt for a podium, so long as he gets away with the front-runners. His best lap was less than half a second off fourth-quickest Valentino Rossi (Yamaha).

Marco Melandri (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V) was a morale-boosting tenth fastest, sixth thousands of a second behind Dovizioso. Melandri’s performance indicates that he is starting to gel with his RC212V after a challenging start to the season in Qatar three weeks ago. He looked rejuvenated on the bike and may well have scored a better grid slot if he hadn’t made a minor error during the final sector during his best lap.

Hiroshi Aoyama (Interwetten Honda MotoGP RC212V) was second best rookie of the day in 12th place, just behind Loris Capirossi (Suzuki) who will start his 301st GP tomorrow. The reigning 250 World Champion continuing his intelligent, step-by-step progress of acclimatization into MotoGP, improving today from 14th this morning to make the top dozen this afternoon.

Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V) had another tough day, ending the hour-long session in 16th place, but the Italian rookie already proved in Qatar that he can find plenty more speed when it comes to the race.
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Lorenzo wins on home soil!

Post by mlittle » Wed May 05, 2010 4:27 pm

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Jorge Lorenzo’s first MotoGP victory on home soil in the premier class at the Gran Premio bwin de España was the reward for a superb ride on Sunday, as the Fiat Yamaha rider fought his way to the front of the field to take all 25 points at Jerez.

“It has always been one of my dreams to win a MotoGP race in Spain and this was like a movie, everything that could possibly happen did! This has been an amazing day, I can't believe I've achieved this in front of all the Spanish fans at this magical place,” enthused a delighted Lorenzo.

Starting from the front row of the grid Lorenzo found himself down in fifth place as he went into the second lap of the race, but worked his way through those in front of him before passing team-mate Valentino Rossi and then taking on and beating Dani Pedrosa on the final lap to secure the win – his sixth in the premier class.

“It was a very hard race because I made such a bad start and then found it very difficult in the first laps – I gave myself a tough job to do,” he said. “After that I started to feel better and rode like a demon to get to the front. Once I passed Valentino I knew that I couldn't take it easy, I had to try everything to win and it was all I could think about.”

Lorenzo continued: “I had a great fight with Dani and in one moment we nearly crashed so I had to try again, on the very last lap! I know it's better to win races calmly, from the front, but lately that hasn't been the way for us and I have had to fight on every lap. I tried to pass Dani a couple of times but he managed to stop me, then I eventually did. Sincere compliments to him because I’ve never seen him so determined.”

The win placed Lorenzo at the head of the 2010 World Championship standings after two rounds and the third race of the campaign will be at Le Mans in three weeks, where he won last year’s race. “I’m not thinking about that now, I’m only thinking about celebrating with the team!” he said.

Those celebrations included diving fully leathered and with helmet into the lake at the circuit after the race. He added: “I saw the lake on Thursday and thought it would be funny to jump in and I think the fans liked it, but I didn't really think about how heavy I'd be with wet leathers and for a minute I thought I wasn't going to get out!”
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