An almighty battle at the front developed, with John McPhee (CIP Green Power) Bastianini, Bezzecchi, Rodrigo and Suzuki the five riders left at the front in the final three laps after the two huge crashes. McPhee led over the line onto the final lap, but it was ‘The Beast’ who expertly slipstreamed his way to the front, with Rodrigo and Bezzecchi also getting past McPhee. The Italian rode a flawless last lap to take a much-needed victory, as Championship leader Bezzecchi pipped Rodrigo on the line to grab second place – McPhee had to settle for fourth, his best result of the season. Source link
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British Talent Cup heads to new hunting ground
We’re two rounds and three races into the inaugural season of the British Talent Cup and we’ve had three different winners, three thrilling races and enough start line and final corner drama to fill a season! Next up it’s time for some different turf, however, which is sure to shake up the racing once again – from two rounds at Donington, we’re now headed for Snetterton for Round 3. Source link
Alex Marquez returns to home territory
Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) was in a class of his own at the Catalan GP in 2017. The rider from Cervera, 100km inland from Barcelona, finished 4.452 seconds clear of second place Tom Lüthi in a dominant display. This was the younger Marquez brother’s second Grand Prix victory at the circuit, with the 22-year-old also claiming victory in his Moto3™ title winning year by 3.236 seconds. So, with the number 73 having a habit of convincingly beating the rest of the field in Barcelona, can he repeat his success for a third time in 2018. Source link
Iannone teams up with Aprilia for 2019 and 2020
Romano Albesiano, Aprilia Racing Manager commented: “With Iannone, we have another highly talented and fast rider who is also demonstrating his value this season. His arrival is a sign of the Piaggio Group and Aprilia's growing commitment to the MotoGP programme, where our bike has already demonstrated that it can rely on a valid technical base. Now we need to stay focused on the 2018 season, beginning from the next GP of Barcelona. We have a strong team that has never stopped working hard. We want to keep growing and take the RS-GP where it deserves to be this season, which is still long, with Aleix and Scott, speaking of whom, I wish to thank publicly for his great professionalism and
MotoGP™18 now on sale!
Kicking off on July 18th, the MotoGP™ eSport Championship will see eight online challenges, with two semi-final live events and the Grand Final in November, live from Valencia. The live Semi-Final 1 event will take place at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on September 7th and will feature the fastest 12 gamers. On November 2nd, the live Semi-Final 2 event will be held at the Movistar eSports Centre in Madrid, where the quickest 12 from the final four challenges will compete for a place in the final. The Grand Final will once again be hosted in Valencia during the MotoGP™ season finale on November 16th, with a BMW M240i Coupé up for grabs as the top prize for the
Mugello test: Moto2™ and Moto3™
Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi (Redox Prüstel GP) reported a very good test after trying different suspension settings, looking for less movement in fast corners, with teammate Jakub Kornfeil working on the front end and trying new forks. Fellow KTM runner Andrea Migno (Angel Nieto Team) was working on the front end, too, but expects to get new forks soon. Source link
Time schedule for the Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley
The Moto3™ class will be the first riders out on track at the Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley, as they head for FP1 at 09:00 local time (GMT +2). Then, you can watch the premier class grid set their first laps of the weekend at 09:55 local time, followed by Moto2™ at 10:55. The lightweight class come back out for FP2 at 13:10, followed by MotoGP™ at 14:05 and Moto2™ at 15:05. Source link