Piero Taramasso, Michelin Motorsport Two-Wheel Manager: This is one of the tracks that gives an overall test for the tyres and the bikes and because of this it has firmly established itself as one of the important test venues on the calendar, as well as one of the best races. The circuit hosted many other international racing series, including the FIA Sportscar Championship (19992002), European Touring Car Championship (2003), FIA GT Championship (2003), Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (20062009), European Le Mans Series (20082009, 2019, 2021present), and World Series Formula V8 3.5 (20022004, 20062013, 2016), GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (2017present), 24h de Barcelona Trofeu Ferm Vlez, and FIA World Rallycross Championship (2015-present). Is MotoGP's comeback king ready to reclaim his throne? Considered to be one of the best designed circuits of the recent era, the Circuito de Catalunya won the much coveted IRTA Best Grand Prix trophy for 2001 and has a general admission capacity of 104,000 spectators. Third. Turn 9, Campsa Corner, is a very fast, sixth-gear right-hander which is made incredibly difficult by being completely blind (drivers cannot see the apex on approach). FP2 12:15 - 12:30. Turn 5 (Seat)[21] comes immediately after and is a slow left-hander taken in second gear which drops rapidly downhill towards the left kink of turn 6 which is ignored by F1 cars. Motorcycle record: 1:46.1 - Ducati GP22: More tracks from Spain. but it was unfortunately deleted, meaning that he actually finished sixteenth thanks to his initial lap time. The 25-year-old had to wait for the last lap of the final race to [] All against Red Bull at the start of the 2023 Formula World Championship - Sportish Dutch Max Verstappen will be aiming for a third straight victory in the F1 World Championship, which starts at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. Catalunya-born Viales, the cousin of MotoGP racer Maverick Viales, joins the Polish squad's #77 Formula EWC entry after making two EWC appearances with Moto Ain in 2022. Until 2013 the track was known only as the Circuit de Catalunya, before a sponsorship deal with Barcelona City Council added Barcelona to the track's title.[2]. But today Igot to the front and was still able to be strong at the end. Garcia took P4 and his best result of the season, and right behind him there wasanother Spaniard picking up their best result of the year so far: Alonso Lopez (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team). A bizarre end to the MotoGP of Catalunya saw Aleix Espargar pause to celebrate one lap early, letting Jorge Martn, Johann Zarco and Joan Mir through. Was it a problem? Riders and pundits described the race as "historic" and "genius".[15]. As his rivals closed in Aleix Espargaro pulled the pin, dropping the lap record to remain ahead of the pack after the MotoGP Catalunya FP3 session. Photo courtesy Dorna. A carbon copy of the move that saw him lose the lead then saw the Italian regain it at Turn 1 as he sliced back through, hammer down immediately as the last few kilometers ticked on. The Italian was out of shape into the braking zone and ran wide, then nearly tuckingthe front, just saving it. Having pushed so hard so early, there wasnt enough grip left for pushing late to make up much ground. MotoGP Stories: The Resurrection of Ducati - OUT NOW! Thatleft Arbolino leading Binder as a lead group of six formed, with Rodrigo, Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0), Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) and Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) ahead of the second group by a second. It was not an easy decision, said the 23-year-old. Our pace was great, and I knew I had to manage my rear tire, but I also knew that, if I got into first place, the race was going to be great. Your hottest paddock babe for December 2013 revealed! Yamaha 23. Suddenly, it was an open goal for many and none more so thanOgura, who was immediatelytold via his pit board that both of his closest Championship rivals were out. He'll be joined there by Aprilia's Maverick Viales, who despite showcasing fine pace on Friday, drifted backwards to eleventh, denying himself a direct passage to Q2. 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In 1991, Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell went down the entire front straight side by side while dueling for second place, with Mansell eventually taking the position and ultimately the race itself. Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona - Free Practice (3) Results, Monster renews as factory Yamaha MotoGP title sponsor, Catch us if you can: Aprilia difficult to beat in Catalunya, Aleix Espargaro heads dominant 1-2 for Aprilia during FP2 in Catalunya, MotoGP: Marc Marquez recovering after 'satisfactory fourth surgery on arm, This is Marc Marquezs FINAL ROLL OF THE DICE! Drivers brake and shift down to gear three, and must not run too wide as turn eight has a large kerb on its apex which could potentially damage cars' suspensions. I was pushing so hard in the opening laps, but I felt like I had more to give during this race. googletag.enableServices(); A press release is promotional text issued by a rider, team, company or organization to inform He realized not long after and slotted back in, dueling past Marini again as he watched the Prima Pramac duo disappear into the distance. The South African came out on top in another classic Moto3 melee in Barcelona, escaping the clutches of Tony Arbolino (Rivacold Snipers Team) and Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) on the last lap to take his first victory. Oliveiras teammate Iker Lecuona was P14, behind Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) and an unexpectedly tough race for Alex Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) as the rookie took P13. Now its on to Le Mans and another reset. Halfway round the last lap the Mayorcan was just 1.4 off, and the tenths kept evaporating from Quartararos advantage. A crucial late charge from the World Champion Quartararo saw the Frenchman hold onto a top ten spot by ending up sixth on the timesheets. ?#CatalanGP ???? A mistake? Diggia impressed once more, taking another top five on the grid. With 14 to go, there was just 0.8 covering the leading three, but Morbidelli was then nearly down at Turn 1 a lap later. It went on to host the European Motorcycle Grand Prix and in 1995 became home to the Gran Premio de Catalunya. The Catalan gave the game away that he wont be staying with Honda, explaining he had no new parts to try this weekend, despite Marc Marquezs absence. The Spanish MotoGP rider Aleix Espargar missed out on a podium finish at the Catalonia Grand Prix after thinking the race was over a lap before it . Circuit setup: Teams get set for Catalonia 07/06/2019, motogp.com speaks with the Chief Mechanics from each team to see how they face the challenges of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Aprilia Racing's Aleix Espargaro has reset his own All Time Lap Record to claim pole position for the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya. By five to go it was a Leopard 1-2 at the front ahead of Arbolino, Garcia and Rodrigo, and with two to go, Foggia was looking very strong at the front. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.48910. and, reacting, Zarco tucked the front. Thats it for a dramatic, pivotal and, at times, chaotic Catalan GP. The Rivacold Snipers Honda rider left it until the closing seconds to post the fastest lap of 1m 47.762s. I love it, and Im enjoying it so much. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) + 0.2344. I had a bit of a margin left. It can also get quite warm, so the rubber has to work on higher track temperatures as well. As El Diablo continued to count down the laps, the race for second was far from over. With only two progression places up for grabs Q1 looks set to be frenetic. Onto the penultimate lap, Mir struck for second,and that wasnt the last of Morbidellis worries asRins homed in as well. That is faster than Lorenzo's race winning time (42m 39.802s) in the 2013 event, over the same 22 lap distance. Mir taking yet another rostrum, however, moves him up to second overall just eight points back and the man on consistent form, Jaws music and all. The F1 layout was implemented for MotoGP originally in 2016 following the fatal accident of Luis Salom in Europcar corner on 3 June 2016. [83] Recently, some more irregularities have been detected, even by the Generalitat de Catalunya. The reigning world champion was convinced to stay with the Japanese factory despite a lack of bike development since the end of last year. The rears will also come in soft and medium but feature the asymmetric design with a harder right-hand-side. Turn 13 and 14, a very fast, sixth-gear double right-hander which takes cars across the start/finish line. The Frenchman set a new lap record of 1:38.853 in Q2 to best Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team), who came through Q1 to bag P2 despite a late crash at turn three. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.3177. The Italian improved his already strong line around the track with a slipstream from his . All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Polesitter Arbolino launched perfectly as the lights went out and despite a huge run down into Turn 1, the Italian held off the fast-starting Gabriel Rodrigo (Kmmerling Gresini Moto3) and Arenas for the holeshot. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) was lightning off the line and grabbed the holeshot, withJack Miller (Pramac Racing) propelling himself from fourth to second asValentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Quartararo dropped a couple of places. As his rivals closed in Aleix Espargaro pulled the pin, dropping the lap record to remain ahead of the pack after the MotoGP Catalunya FP3 session Aprilia Racings Aleix Espargaro reset his own all-time lap record to claim pole position for the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, coming out on top in a three-way fight for pole in MotoGP Q2 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. pole lap of 1m 47.597s - a new record after the . All rights reserved. Originally, the Formula 1 circuit changes were not instituted for MotoGP; however, after a fatal crash in the 2016 MotoGP round involving a Moto2 rider, Luis Salom, the Formula 1 layout was implemented to slow down riders for safety purposes. MotoGP Race Lap Record: Jorge Lorenzo, 1:40.021, 2018 MotoGP All Time Lap Record: Jorge Lorenzo, 1:38.680, 2018 2019 FIM MotoGP World Championship Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya, Spain June 14 A press release is not an article written by Roadracingworld.com staffers. The schedule for the 2023 Catalan GP at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, race information, times and results for MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was built as part of the Barcelona Olympics development programme. Over the line for the final lap, it was Foggia who ledand, crucially, the Italian also led into Turn 1. Due to the irregularities detected in the last audit, the City Council of Barcelona decided to cancel the economic grant that the circuit received until now, which has aggravated its economic survival. Behind three of the top four in the Championship as Aleix Espargaro heads Bagnaia and Quartararo, its a horde of Bologna bullets on row two. The Aprilia riders 1:38.742 saw him prevail by just 0.031 seconds over Ducati Lenovo Teams Francesco Bagnaia, with World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) also set to start from the front row on Sunday afternoon after ending Q2 less than two tenths further back. The Ducati rider who is much more than just the brother of a MotoGP legend, Ranking the top 10 riders of MotoGP 2022 The huge drama then hit early doors at Turn 2:Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) almost went down and pulled off an amazing save but it was just in front of Johann Zarco (Esponsorama Racing). Already a new lap record holder and fastest in three of the four Catalunya MotoGP practice sessions, Espargaro started Q2 as the odds-on favourite for pole. The Spaniard has taken . Upon hearing this, FIM decided to change the current layout of the track to the same layout as the one used in Formula One. So, wheres Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP)? [3] In 1994, Michael Schumacher managed to finish in second place despite driving over half the race with only fifth gear. We learned many things but today its good to be back on the podium!, Marini fends off Lowes to extend his Championship lead, The Italian comes out on top in a two-man Moto2 tug-of-war at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Di Giannantonio completing the podium. With seven to go, Mir was just half a second off Morbidelli. The track was resurfaced in 2018 as a result of calls by MotoGP riders to improve the amount of grip on the surface. When a post is labeled with the words press release, it means that Roadracingworld.com is not responsible for its content and that Roadracingworld.com makes no guarantee that it is accurate. As in Formula 1, Turn 1 is arguably the most popular place for overtaking. MotoGP FP4 kicks off the afternoon action for the premier class at 13:30 local time (GMT+2) before the grid for Sunday's Catalan Grand Prix is set at 14:00. This was it as the Ducati rider continued to find the pace to challenge, but it wasnt quite enough as he crossed the line and was forced to settle for second. KTM. Barcelona Catalunya MotoGP (post 2020) - 88 lap times , 4.7 km / 2.9 miles. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) took P14, ahead of Raul Fernandez (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing). In 2001, Mika Hkkinen suffered a clutch failure while leading the race on the last lap, handing the win to Schumacher. BARCELONA (Reuters) - Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro broke the lap record twice in hot conditions to claim his second pole of the season at the Catalunya Grand Prix in Barcelona on Saturday. That would also have been quick enough to win the 2013 event, beating the 43m 06.479s by Lorenzo over the same 25 lap distance. Barcelona Catalunya MotoGP (pre 2018) is a racing venue in Spain with 52 lap times.This page represents the 4.7 kilometer (2.9 mile) configuration of this track. The other Suzuki signing that could transform Honda's MotoGP form, How the MotoGP paddock has offered refuge to Suzuki's former team, How the MotoGP paddock has offered refuge to Suzuki's former team Over the line to start the penultimate lap, the Aprilia rider sat up into turn one. We've got the three new cars and new track, plus all the updates covered. Sure enough, it became a freight train once again. Email sent: Mar 3, 2023 12:14pm. googletag.cmd.push(function() { Bezzecchi will duly start the race from 13th, just ahead of Enea Bastianini whose qualifying problems persisted as he was unable to replicate the timesheet-topping pace for Gresini, but he did keep ahead of factory KTM duo Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira. Fabio Quartararo:Honestly it was a difficult race, I made a great start then I was fourth, Jack made a mistake and I knew that was the perfect time to overtake! Traduzioni in contesto per "Rossi, anche Jorge Lorenzo" in italiano-inglese da Reverso Context: Cos come il suo compagno di squadra Valentino Rossi, anche Jorge Lorenzo ha il suo bel da fare circa il rinnovo con il suo attuale team Movistar Yamaha MotoGP: i contratti di entrambi i piloti scadono infatti alla fine del 2014. 2023 iRacing Season 1 has come and gone, and as we settle . It didnt take long for the top five to startpulling clear of the chasing pack, with Pol Espargaro getting the better of Rins for P6 and Mir then last man half in touch with the front in the early stages. Roberts completed the top five, with Bastianini forced to settle for sixth as his Championship hopes got a slight dent, and the same could be said for Bezzecchi as he came across the line in seventh, endinga run of three podium finishes. Battered and bruised Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) gritted his teeth for a great top 10 ride, the Brit less than a second away from Viales. This was originally the same layout as Formula One, but in 2004 a new, slower La Caixa turn was built; the motorcycles continued to use the old version, and they also ignored the shorter Europcar turn and RACC chicane. February 24, 2022, . In between the two there was the second seismic shift in the title fight as Bastianini crashed out from P7. Alex Rins lap helped usher his Suzuki team-mate Joan Mir out of the Q2 places - Rins finished FP3 in ninth while Mir never recovered and ended his morning in 13th. Arbolino led the opening couple of laps but it was slipstream city down the front straightand Arenas, Binder andMcPhee were all up there fighting for the lead or close to it. LMSC, FF1600, Clio Cup and Jerez - Everything you need to know about 2023 iRacing Season 2. Thats all.And it appears Pol Espargaro will return to the Austrian factory, albeit in the Tech 3 squad. The Italianhad just over a second in hand as they came across the line to complete Lap 8, butLowes was unperturbedand he then dispatched the Speed Up ahead before setting another fastest lap. Ultimately, Binder was fast through the final sector and kept it pinned to perfection,crossing the line ahead for his first Grand Prix win. fayette county indictments 2022, change the orientation of this worksheet to landscape excel, john prine wife rachel peer,
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