
A group of riders were bunched up in an early dash from pit lane as they sensed light rain could become heavier right at the beginning of the Q2 run, with NGM Forward Racing's Espargaro initially hanging behind that group and judging the conditions best for the first pole of his Grand Prix...
Having also gone quickest in FP1, Espargaro lapped in 1'22.041 on the NGM Forward Racing 'Open' Forward-Yamaha on a softer option rear at the end of the FP2 session. The riders kept their concentration despite some light rainfall 20 minutes from the end of the afternoon run. World Champion...
25/08/2013 Marquez had the measure of Pedrosa and Lorenzo again By MotoGP desk Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez has taken his fifth MotoGP win of the season at Brno this afternoon after a classic battle with reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo while Britain's Cal Crutchlow crashed out on lap eight. The...
A touch with Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) at Turn 3 on the opening lap sent the elder Espargaro brother wide, resulting in him finishing the first lap last. The subsequent laps saw the Open rider cut through the field and close in on the battle for fifth, featuring his brother Pol. It...
Starting off just as strong as he did at Assen two weeks ago, Aleix Espargaro finished the Friday Free Practice 2 with a best 1'22.041s lap on the NGM Forward Racing 'Open' Forward-Yamaha on a softer option rear tire. Having also gone quickest in FP1 puts Espargaro at the top of the combined...
Dovizioso (Ducati Team) set the best time of the opening day at the Spanish circuit, putting in a 1'48.285 lap on softer option rubber and on his new GP14.2 machine, to outpace Marquez - who was on a hard tyre - by 0.043s. Marquez is looking to repeat his 2013 victory in front of the home fans...
The Italian rider, who started from row two of the grid after qualifying sixth, was fifth at the end of the opening lap behind fellow Ducati man Andrea Iannone and was then passed by Dani Pedrosa on lap 4. Both riders moved ahead of Pramac Racing's Iannone on lap 8, and after Marc Marquez's...