A final post to link to some great qualifying to write about, and hopefully read, can’t believe the last race of the season is here already!
For detailed as live Moto3 and Moto2 reports visit crash.net, click here for battle to the last in Moto3 and here for a record breaking Moto2.
For a combined, shorter report covering both try PaddockChatter.com
The flyaway rounds are coming to a close but if an early morning qualifying wasn’t for you here’s some catch up reports before race day for the Malaysian Grand Prix rounds!
My early morning detailed race reports for crash.net are the most comprehensive way to catch up on events, you can check out Moto2 here and Moto3 here. The site also carries all the info on the main race so why not comment, like tweet and get involved!
For a briefer digest of the morning in the support classes you can also check out my Moto2 and Moto3 round -up for Paddock Chatter here.
13/09/2014
Miss qualifying for the Moto3 and Moto2 classes in Misano?
Here’s some links to change that!
Both of the support classes had some great tense action on Saturday my Crash.net race reports for Moto3 and Moto2 have the most detail, just click the links, or for a summary of both you can also catch up on the days events at Paddock Chatter, again just click for more.
18/05/2014
…Are online now!
Want to know who made the podium in Moto2 and Moto3? Here is all the information:
My Moto3 race report at crash.net can be found here, and boy was that a thriller from Miller! Well, the image is a bit of a giveaway there! To find out which riders cool approach saw them hit the top step in Moto2 look here.
For a brief summary of the two there is also my shorter combined round up for both classes over at Paddock Chatter, something for everyone – just follow the links!
For UK readers, I’m not tackling the BT presenter changes until the press statements really have an answer, so for the latest on where Melanie Sykes went I recommend fellow WordPress blog The F1 Broadcasting Blog for the latest news!
I also appreciate much tweeting, liking and commenting, so get involved! You can always say hi on Twitter too I’m @LisaLewisWrites (Thanks all!)
04/05/2014
…Are online now!
Want to know who made the podium in Moto2 and Moto3?Here is all the information:
My Moto3 race report at crash.net can be found here, and Moto2 here.
For a brief summary of the two there is also my shorter combined round up for both classes over at Paddock Chatter, something for everyone – just follow the links!
I also appreciate much tweeting, liking and commenting, so get involved! (Thanks all!)
03/05/2014
Are online now!
Just a quick thank you first to anyone who stops by and reads here regularly, today is this blogs second birthday and I never imagined so many people would read my words. Thank you!
Trouble is these days those words have spread their wings a bit so if you want to know who made the front of the grid in Moto2 and Moto3 I have just the links you need !
My Moto3 qualifying report at crash.net can be found here, and Moto2 here.
For a brief summary of the two there is also my shorter combined round up for both classes over at Paddock Chatter, something for everyone – just follow the links!
I always appreciate much tweeting, liking and commenting, so please do take the opportunity to have a conversation and get involved!
25/03/2014
Sandro Cortese picked up the first penalty point of the season for crashing into Aspar’s Jordi Torres – his pilot-less bike then crossing the track and taking out Marc VDS man Mika Kallio.
Though both Torres and Kallio walked away relatively unscathed, the German number 11 has been diagnosed with a broken heel having spent much of his race weekend in a wheelchair.
Cortese, eager to make up for his moment of madness, rode Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix with a borrowed larger boot and pain killing injections and finished an impressive sixth in the race – and moved up to fifth when Taka Nakagami was disqualified for his Idemitsu teams use of an illegal air filter on his bike.
Here’s his bike as the mess that is his foot is still a little too graphic:
Embed from Getty ImagesIntact Dynavlot GP released the following statement clarifying the news on Cortese’s injury:
Intact GP
Diagnosis: Broken heel bone!
Right after Sandro Cortese had arrived in Germany from Qatar today, he went to his sports physician Dr. Armin Schupp in Memmingen to check his injured left foot. A CT scan revealed the diagnosis: a fractured heel bone and numerous internal hemorrhages in the entire left foot. To stop the bleeding @Sandrissimo11 has to keep the foot 3 to 4 days completely immobilised. Otherwise he feels topfit and until the team travels to Austin to attack in the second race of the season, the 24-year-old has two weeks time to recover.
Well Marquez breaking his leg is grabbing all the headlines but there was still some testing to be done in Jerez for Moto2 and Moto3…
Day two had seen Jack Miller remain at the top of the Timesheets in Moto3 and Tom Luthi take the top spot for the first time in Moto2.
The combined times over the three day test at the Jerez circuit showed that in Moto2 Mika Kallio’s final day time was the quickest of all, a 1m 42.169 bettering Stefan Bradl’s previous best lap of 1m 42.706s (2011).
In Moto3 Jack Miller was fastest every day with his final time of 1m46.o46 better than Alex Rins previous best lap of 1m 46.660s (2013).
KTM continued their Moto3 dominance with Alex Marquez the top HoNda rider in overall eighth.
The third and final official pre-season test for Moto3 and Moto2 will be held back at Jerez from March 11-13, some riders are expected to opt to instead attend a tyre test at Phillip Island.
Full combined times for the second Jerez test below:
Jerez second test combined times – Moto2:
1. Mika Kallio Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 42.169
2. Tito Rabat Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 42.233
3. Thomas Luthi Interwetten Paddock Moto2 (Suter) 1m 42.254
4. Takaaki Nakagami Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 42.465
5. Alex De Angelis Tasca Racing Moto2 (Suter) 1m 42.847
6. Sandro Cortese Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 42.850
7. Sam Lowes Speed Up (Speed Up) 1m 42.851
8. Lorenzo Baldassarri Gresini Moto2 (Suter) 1m 42.923
9. Xavier Simeon Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Suter) 1m 42.925
10. Simone Corsi NGM Forward Racing (Forward KLX) 1m 43.014
11. Julian Simon Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 43.020
12. Jonas Folger Argiñano & Gines Racing (Kalex) 1m 43.033s
13. Franco Morbidelli Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 43.181
14. Marcel Schrotter Tech 3 (Tech 3) 1m 43.209
15. Johann Zarco Caterham Moto Racing (Caterham Suter) 1m 43.216
16. Maverick Viñales Pons HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 43.226
17. Nico Terol Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 (Suter) 1m 43.245
18. Axel Pons Argiñano & Gines Racing (Kalex) 1m 43.272
19. Mattia Pasini NGM Forward Racing (Forward KLX) 1m 43.291
20. Alex Mariñelarena Tech 3 (Tech 3) 1m 43.367
21. Luis Salom Pons HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 43.389
22. Dominique Aegerter Technomag CarXpert (Suter) 1m 43.401
23. Jordi Torres Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 (Suter) 1m 43.537
24. Anthony West QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 43.636
25. Louis Rossi SAG Team (Kalex) 1m 43.669
26. Josh Herrin Caterham Moto Racing (Caterham Suter) 1m 43.732
27. Hafizh Syahrin Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex) 1m 43.773
28. Randy Krummenacher Iodaracing Project (Suter) 1m 43.961
29. Tetsuta Nagashima Teluru Team JiR Webike (TSR) 1m 44.527
30. Roman Ramos QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 44.530
31. Thitipong Warokorn SAG (Kalex) 1m 44.682
32. Azlan Shah Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 44.693
33. Robin Mulhauser Technomag CarXpert (Suter) 1m 45.254
Jerez second test combined times – Moto3:
1. Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 46.046
2. Jakub Kornfeil Calvo Team (KTM) 1m 46.256
3. Niccolo Antonelli Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 (KTM) 1m 46.452
4. Karel Hanika Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 46.645
5. Danny Kent Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 1m 46.646
6. Romano Fenati Sky Racing Team by VR46 (KTM) 1m 46.650
7. Niklas Ajo Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 1m 46.658
8. Francesco Bagnaia Sky Racing Team by VR46 (KTM) 1m 46.674
9. Alex Marquez Estrella Galicia 0.0 (Honda) 1m 46.882
10. Isaac Viñales Calvo Team (KTM) 1m 46.899
11. Efren Vazquez Saxoprint-RTG (Honda) 1m 46.899
12. Livio Loi Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex-KTM) 1m 46.906
13. Miguel Oliveira Mahindra Racing (Mahindra) 1m 46.909
14. Fabio Quartararo Estrella Galicia 0.0 (Honda) 1m 46.965
15. Juanfran Guevara Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 1m 47.049
16. Philipp Oettl Interwetten Paddock Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 1m 47.174
17. John McPhee Saxoprint-RTG (Honda) 1m 47.592
18. Eric Granado Calvo Team (KTM) 1m 47.639
19. Brad Binder Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 1m 47.688
20. Zulfahmi Khairuddin Ongetta-AirAsia (Honda) 1m 47.777
21. Arthur Sissis Mahindra Racing (Mahindra) 1m 47.854
22. Alessandro Tonucci CIP Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 47.913
23. Enea Bastianini Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 (KTM) 1m 47.917
24. Ana Carrasco RW Racing GP (Kalex-KTM) 1m 48.155
25. Hafiq Azmi SIC-Ajo (KTM) 1m 48.551
26. Scott Deroue RW Racing GP (Kalex-KTM) 1m 48.725
27. Matteo Ferrari San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 1m 48.831
28. Alexis Masbou Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 1m 48.873
29. Bryan Schouten CIP Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 48.983
30. Luca Grunwald Kiefer Racing (Kalex-KTM) 1m 49.002
31. Gabriel Ramos Kiefer Racing (Kalex-KTM) 1m 49.234
32. Jules Danilo Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 1m 49.625
33. Andrea Locatelli San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 1m 49.748
All the weather. That’s how best to describe the Motegi Grand Prix weekend so far.
With rain, clouds wind ans even the sun putting in an appearance it gave the chance for some unusual names to fill the top spots on the grid for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix!
For a quick round up visit paddock chatter, my report the covers both classes.
For detailed analysis there are also race reports from directly after each race (yes VERY early this week!) at crash.net for both Moto2 and Moto3, just click the links to share, like, tweet or discuss with other racing fans!
It’s been a while: Kallio takes first win since 2008
Image via Marc VDS
There was strong passes in all classes in Brno, Marquez set yet more records in MotoGP, but where did MotoGP’s future stars come?
Salom was back to his old tricks in Moto3 with Mika Kallio making a welcome return to the top spot in the Czech Republic!
For a summary of events visit my round-up for PaddockChatter.com or for in depth race reports on crash.net for both Moto2 and Moto3click the links, where you can share comment like and tweet away with other race fans!
For an in depth look at the battle for the Moto2 title between Redding and Espargaro :
survival of the fastest 