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4 Aragon 2011 MotoGP
25 Misano Circuit San Marino 2011 MotoGP
15 Sepang Circuit Malaysia 2010 MotoGP
5 Estoril Circuit Portugal 2009 MotoGP
6 Sachsenring Germany 2009 MotoGP
14 Jerez Spain 2009 MotoGP
17 Estoril Circuit Portugal 2007 MotoGP
24 Misano Circuit San Marino 2007 MotoGP
12 Laguna Seca United States 2007 MotoGP
4 Donington Park Great Britain 2007 MotoGP
59 Jerez Spain 2007 MotoGP
25 Jerez Spain 2007 MotoGP
17 Estoril Circuit Portugal 2006 MotoGP
13 Sepang Circuit Malaysia 2006 MotoGP
2 Brno Czech Republic 2006 MotoGP
28 Mugello Italy 2006 MotoGP
7 Valencia 2005 MotoGP
16 Le Mans France 2004 MotoGP
30 Jerez Spain 2004 MotoGP
31 Brno Czech Republic 2003 MotoGP
31 Mugello Italy 2003 MotoGP
37 Phakisa South Africa 2003 MotoGP
3 Sepang Circuit Malaysia 2002 MotoGP
5 Motegi Pacific 2002 MotoGP
 

Sunday Summary at Sachsenring: Hondas, Championships, & The Halfway Mark

Sunday Summary at Sachsenring: Hondas, Championships, & The Halfway Mark

Nine races down, nine to go. The Sachsenring marks the mid-point of the season, and in all three Grand Prix classes the outlines of the championship are becoming clear. In Moto2 and Moto3, there is one rider who can dominate, winning often, taking a hefty points haul when he can't, and having...

Published on July 14 2015, 17:55
Source: www.asphaltandrubber.com
 
 

They say that truth is stranger than fiction. The more pressing question is how to distinguish between the two. Narratives are easily created – it is my stock in trade, and the trade which every sports writer plies – but where does stringing together a collection of related facts move from being... 

The former England soccer player Gary Lineker once described the sport as follows: "Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win." It feels somehow fitting to paraphrase that quote on the day that the Germans play in the World Cup final.... 

There have been occasions over the past few years when I have asked Nicky Hayden how he manages to find the motivation to keep racing every Sunday. His answer is always the same, whether I have asked him after a surprise podium, or after coming in tenth: "You never know what can happen in the... 

There must be something in the Moravian water. Three races at Brno on Sunday, and all three genuine barnburners. What's more, the podiums had a good mixture of experience, age, and nationality. Only five of the nine were Spanish, while in Moto2, there wasn't a single Spaniard on the podium. And... 

It was a wild and weird weekend at the Sachsenring. The second in a row, after the bizarre and thrilling two-part race at Assen three weeks ago. The weather proved to be decisive, favoring the brave and the smart. And, perhaps, the lucky, but luck is always a part of racing. Sometimes the... 

The key to success in motorcycle racing is to control the variables which you can control, and adapt to the ones which you can't. The British round of MotoGP at Silverstone turned out to be all about those variables, the controllable and the uncontrollable, about right and wrong choices, and... 

I knew it was going to be a big day at Valencia when I found myself taking two hours to get into the circuit on Sunday morning instead of twenty minutes. After years of relatively light traffic on the back roads, I took a wrong turn and found myself on the main motorway going from Valencia to...