Friday, April 27, 2012

Pedrosa takes top honours in MotoGP FP2 Pedrosa takes top honours in MotoGP FP2 Repsol Honda Team´s Dani Pedrosa topped the timesheets in the second practice session of the MotoGP™ Championship at the Gran Premio bwin de España at Jerez, as the riders once again had to cope with very mixed conditions. » Pedrosa fastest under difficult weather conditions in Jerez Free Practice Pedrosa fastest under difficult weather conditions in Jerez Free Practice The Grand Prix of Spain, second round of the 2012 MotoGP™ World Championship, got under way at Jerez circuit today with Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa, who makes his 100th premier class start on Sunday, leading the time sheets with a fastest lap of 1'50.780, and team mate Casey Stoner in fourth position. » Damp Start to Jerez Grand Prix for Yamaha Damp Start to Jerez Grand Prix for Yamaha The Grand Prix of Spain got underway today at Jerez with mixed weather conditions providing a frustrating experience. » Valentino Rossi third in Spanish free practice, Nicky Hayden sixth Valentino Rossi third in Spanish free practice, Nicky Hayden sixth The Ducati Team enjoyed a good start to the Spanish MotoGP™ weekend in Jerez de la Frontera, with Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden very fast from the beginning. Bad weather affected the day from the beginning, with morning conditions being neither completely wet nor completely dry. This made the first session useless for both Rossi and Hayden, who elected to stay in the garage. » Kallio fastest in Jerez Moto2™ FP2 Kallio fastest in Jerez Moto2™ FP2 The second free practice session of the Moto2™ class at the Gran Premio bwin de España in Jerez saw Marc VDS Racing Team´s Mika Kallio set the quickest lap of the afternoon session. However it was Frenchman Johann Zarco, riding for the JIR Moto2 squad that set the fastest time of the day. » Fenati confirms potential with fastest Moto3™ time of the day Fenati confirms potential with fastest Moto3™ time of the day Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider Miguel Oliveira has finished top ahead of Red Bull KTM Ajo´s Sandro Cortese in the second practice session of the Gran Premio bwin de España, as the Moto3™ class had their first wet session of the day to contend with. » Bautista seventh at wet Jerez Bautista seventh at wet Jerez Mixed weather on the opening day of the Spanish Grand Prix made for difficult conditions at Jerez. Alvaro Bautista completed only a handful of laps in the damp this morning but spent most of the afternoon session lapping on the fully wet track. The conditions were certainly not beneficial to the team's CRT project, which is in desperate need of dry track time to develop the bike. » Solid start for Dovizioso and Crutchlow at rain-hit Jerez Solid start for Dovizioso and Crutchlow at rain-hit Jerez Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team riders Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow began their preparations for the start of the European phase of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship in challenging and unpredictable conditions at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain today. » Moto2™ riders shine despite rain in Jerez FP1 Moto2™ riders shine despite rain in Jerez FP1 JIR Moto2´s French rookie Johann Zarco was in impressive form this morning as he set the fastest lap in the first Moto2™ free practice of the Gran Premio bwin de España in Jerez, as the whole field had to contend with heavy rain and low track temperatures of 16°C. » MotoGP™ FP1 a washout at Jerez MotoGP™ FP1 a washout at Jerez Ambient temperatures of just 17°C and sporadic rain meant that the vast majority of the MotoGP™ grid did not head out on track for the first practice session of the Gran Premio bwin de España in Jerez. CRT rider Iván Silva was one of the only riders to lap consistently as he undertook the first shakedown of his new BQR