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MotoE World Cup: Race One Results From Valencia

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MotoE World Cup: Race One Results From Valencia

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM MotoE World Cup

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 16, 2019

Race One Results (all riding Energica Ego Corsa electric motorcycles on Michelin tires):

  1. Eric Granado, Brazil, Race Distance 7 laps, Total Race Time 11 minutes, 49.900 seconds
  2. Hector Garzo, Spain, -0.576 second, Race Fastest Lap 1:40.012
  3. Bradley Smith, UK, -0.706
  4. Matteo Ferrari, Italy, -3.213 seconds
  5. Xavier Simeon, Belgium, -6.310
  6. Alex De Angelis, San Marino, -7.383
  7. Niccolo Canepa, Italy, -7.732
  8. Jesko Raffin, Switzerland, -8.888
  9. Josh Hook, Australia, -9.634
  10. Mattia Casadei, Italy, -10.676
  11. Mike Di Meglio, France, -10.923
  12. Sete Gibernau, Spain, -12.177
  13. Randy De Puniet, France, -15.569
  14. Nicolas Terol, Spain, -15.783
  15. Maria Herrera, Spain, -15.821
  16. Lorenzo Savadori, Italy, -16.165
  17. Kenny Foray, France, -21.668

 

Eric Granado (51) leading MotoE World Cup Race One at Valencia. Photo courtesy of Dorna/www.motogp.com.
Eric Granado (51) leading MotoE World Cup Race One at Valencia. Photo courtesy of Dorna/www.motogp.com.

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Granado wins, Garzo vs Smith takes MotoE™ down to the wire at Valencia

The Brazilian takes his first win of the season as an incredible battle to complete the podium rages behind

Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama Racing) converted pole position into his first victory of the year in Race 1 at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana, the Brazilian coming out on top in a three-way scrap for the win which saw Hector Garzo (Tech 3 E-Racing) get the better of One Energy Racing’s Bradley Smith on the final lap – at the final corner. The overall Cup winner, therefore, goes down to the final race of the year.

Smith got the initial getaway with a classic fast start, and the Brit was pushing to open a gap from the off. That worked a dream and he was pushing clear, with Granado slotting into second and on the chase. Behind it was a squabble between points leader Matteo Ferrari (Trentino Gresini MotoE), Garzo and Xavier Simeon (Avintia Esponsorama Racing), which the Spaniard eventually emerged from to start his chase of the leading duo. Granado was catching Smith and Garzo was in seriously hot pursuit.

A few laps faster than pole – by a margin – got the home hero onto the tail of the leading duo, and Granado took the race lead too. As always in MotoE™, it was down to the final lap – and what a final lap.

Granado remained ahead as it began, and the Brazilian stayed cool under pressure to pull away as the battle behind got seriously hot. Garzo was heading towards the final corner ahead as Smith suffered a huge wobble, but the Brit wasn’t going to back out of it and slammed up the inside. Would he make it? Briefly, as the Spaniard then cut back inside and it was all about the drag to the line. Centimeters in it, Garzo just took second.

Ferrari was able to take fourth and keep himself with a healthy points lead, pulling away from Simeon, who completed the top five.

Alex De Angelis (Octo Pramac MotoE), Niccolo Canepa (LCR E-Team), Jesko Raffin (Dynavolt Intact GP), Josh Hook (Octo Pramac MotoE) and Mattia Casadei (Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse) locked out the top ten.

How will it shuffle on Sunday? Will Granado do the double? How will Ferarri handle the pressure? Find out when the lights got out for Race 2 at the UPDATED TIME of 15:30 (GMT +1) and the Cup winner is decided.

Eric Granado: “It feels amazing, it’s very nice, I think being on the top step and feeling all this energy is something I was dreaming of since I was a child! I had a great race although not a great start, Bradley opened a gap and I made a mistake on the first lap. But then after I got a good rhythm, Garzo was catching me as well so I needed to hurry up. Finally I caught Bradley and I had the first opportunity and overtook him at the first corner, then I pushed at the maximum until the end. I’m very happy with this win! Tomorrow I’ll try to do the same! It’s not easy, the riders fighting for the title will put in the maximum as well.”

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Energica Motor Company:

GRANADO WINS, FERRARI STILL IN THE LEAD ON GARZO AND SMITH AFTER RACE ONE AT VALENCIA

The battle for the title in the 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup – powered by Energica – is not over yet! The penultimate race of the season was another thrilling exhibition of excellent racing, which was only decided right at the finish line. E-pole winner Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama) came out on top ahead of Hector Garzo (Tech 3 E-Racing) and Bradley Smith (One Energy Racing), the last two battling up to the very last corner for the runner-up spot.

After exchanging positions several times throughout the final lap, Smith made one last attempt at the final turn by diving on the inside of his Spanish rival, but was unable to keep the position as Garzo made the undercut.

Championship leader Matteo Ferrari (Team Trentino Gresini MotoE) crossed the line a lonely fourth after a slow start to his race, but he did well in keeping composure and maintaining a still-solid 12-point margin over Garzo, while Smith now trails him by 21 points. These riders are the only ones left in contention for the ultimate prize.

Fifth place went to Xavier Simeon (Avintia Esponsorama) ahead of Italy’s Alex De Angelis (OCTO Pramac MotoE) and Niccolò Canepa (LCR E-Team), with Jesko Raffin (Dynavolt IntactGP), Joshua Hook (OCTO Pramac MotoE) and Mattia Casadei (Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse) completing the top-ten.

The final race of the 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup will get underway – due to a revised schedule – at 15:30 local time (GMT +1).

Moto2 World Championship: Jorge Navarro Breaks Record, Earns Pole Position At Valencia

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Moto2 World Championship: Jorge Navarro Breaks Record, Earns Pole Position At Valencia

Best Race Lap: 1:35.312, Tom Luthi, 2014

All Time Lap Record: 1:34.461, Jorge Navarro, 2019

 

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM Moto2 World Championship

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 16, 2019

Qualifying Results (all using Triumph engines and Dunlop tires):

From Qualifying Session Two:

  1. Jorge Navarro, Spain (Speed Up), 1:34.461
  2. Jorge Martin, Spain (KTM), 1:34.478
  3. Stefano Manzi, Italy (MV Agusta), 1:34.633
  4. Luca Marini, Italy (Kalex), 1:34.646
  5. Tom Luthi, Switzerland (Kalex), 1:34.674
  6. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Italy (Speed Up), 1:34.704
  7. Brad Binder, South Africa (KTM), 1:34.727
  8. Augusto Fernandez, Spain (Kalex), 1:34.863
  9. Enea Bastianini, Italy (Kalex), 1:34.866
  10. Sam Lowes, UK (Kalex), 1:34.887
  11. Xavi Vierge, Spain (Kalex), 1:34.899
  12. Mattia Pasini, Italy (Kalex), 1:34.924
  13. Andrea Locatelli, Italy (Kalex), 1:34.945
  14. Remy Gardner, Australia (Kalex), 1:34.946
  15. Alex Marquez, Spain (Kalex), 1:34.955
  16. Marcel Schrotter, Germany (Kalex), 1:34.983
  17. Jake Dixon, UK (KTM), 1:35.085
  18. Nicolo Bulega, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.385

From Qualifying Session One:

19. Dominique Aegerter, Switzerland (MV Agusta), 1:35.050

20. Marco Bezzecchi, Italy (KTM), 1:35.061

21. Tetsuta Nagashima, Japan (Kalex), 1:35.062

22. Bo Bendsneyder, Netherlands (NTS), 1:35.082

23. Lorenzo Baldassarri, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.258

24. Somkat Chantra, Thailand (Kalex), 1:35.286

25. Dimas Ekky Pratama, Indonesia (Kalex), 1:35.880

26. Philipp Oettl, Germany (KTM), 1:35.967

27. Sean Dylan Kelly, USA (KTM), 1:36.130

28. Tommaso Marcon, Italy (NTS), 1:36.238

29. Adam Norrodin, Malaysia (Kalex), 1:36.345

30. Xavi Cardelus, Andorra (KTM), 1:36.727

31. Lukas Tulovic, Germany (KTM), 1:36.854

32. Joe Roberts, USA (KTM), 2:29.394

MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo Claims Pole Position For Season Finale At Valencia (Updated)

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MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo Claims Pole Position For Season Finale At Valencia (Updated)

Best Race Lap: 1:31.171, Jorge Lorenzo, 2016

All Time Lap Record: 1:29.401, Jorge Lorenzo, 2016

 

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM MotoGP World Championship

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 16, 2019

Qualifying Results (all on Michelin tires):

From Qualifying Session Two:

  1. Fabio Quartararo, France (Yamaha), 1:29.978
  2. Marc Marquez, Spain (Honda), 1:30.010
  3. Jack Miller, Australia (Ducati), 1:30.086
  4. Maverick Vinales, Spain (Yamaha), 1:30.178
  5. Franco Morbidelli, Italy (Yamaha), 1:30.449
  6. Andrea Dovizioso, Italy (Ducati), 1:30.511
  7. Joan Mir, Spain (Suzuki), 1:30.573
  8. Alex Rins, Spain (Suzuki), 1:30.595
  9. Cal Crutchlow, UK (Honda), 1:30.726
  10. Danilo Petrucci, Italy (Ducati), 1:30.771
  11. Pol Espargaro, Spain (KTM), 1:30.908
  12. Valentino Rossi, Italy (Yamaha), 1:30.954

 

From Qualifying Session One:

13. Johann Zarco, France (Honda), 1:30.826

14. Michele Pirro, Italy (Ducati), 1:30.949

15. Aleix Espargaro, Spain (Aprilia), 1:30.972

16. Jorge Lorenzo, Spain (Honda), 1:31.295

17. Mika Kallio, Finland (KTM), 1:31.383

18. Tito Rabat, Spain (Ducati), 1:31.507

19. Iker Lecuona, Spain (KTM), 1:31.658

20. Andrea Iannone, Italy (Aprilia), 1:31.714

21. Karel Abraham, Czech Republic (Ducati), 1:31.815

22. Hafizh Syahrin, Malaysia (KTM), 1:31.839

23. Francesco Bagnaia, Italy (Ducati), no lap time recorded

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Quartararo draws first to deny Marquez the final pole of 2019

The rookie once again topples the reigning Champion in qualifying – but it’s as close as ever

Saturday, 16 November 2019

On Friday at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana, it was all about one man: Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT). A day later and the headlines don’t need too much adjusting, with the French rookie putting in another superlative performance in qualifying to take the final pole position of the season – his sixth in his rookie year. It was a close run duel with reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), however, with the number 93 losing out by just 0.032 despite a crash in FP4. Jack Miller (Pramac Racing), another man with some serious pace so far, converted that into a front row start and he’ll start third.

The chill had been taken out the day by the time qualifying came around, and in Q1 it was Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) vs Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) in a duel for supremacy – with the former coming out on top, but by just 0.005. Johann Zarco (LCR Honda Idemitsu) was the man who just lost out in P13, with the 12 men ahead of him then heading out to fight for pole.

Given his performances in qualifying so far this season, it was no surprise to see Quartararo on provisional pole after the first run, but Miller was coming. The Australian was able to take over at the top as the riders headed back out, but it didn’t take too long for Quartararo to strike back. Provisionally fastest once again and Marquez taking over in second, there remained one more shot at it for most. Could the reigning Champion ruin the rookie party?

As the clock ticked down, many were still pushing but the timing screens remained resolutely free of red. Quartararo couldn’t better himself, and Marquez and Miller had no answer for the Frenchman. So a sixth pole of the season is the number 20’s sign off from rookie Saturdays, and he’ll be aiming, as ever, for a maiden win on Sunday. But Marquez will doubtless be keen to stand in his way as he homes in on 400 points, with Miller with his own high stakes as he aims to stop Quartararo taking the title of top Independent Team rider too.

On the second row it’s Sepang winner Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) in fourth, with Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) in a solid fifth. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) slotted into sixth as the only man who improved on his final lap, aiming to stop Marquez from giving Repsol Honda the teams’ Championship.

Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) got the better of Q1 graduate and teammate Alex Rins to take seventh, with Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) completing the third row alongside the two Suzukis. Ducati Team’s Danilo Petrucci rounds out the top 10 in Valencia.

Pol Espargaro managed to beat Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) to P11, with the KTM man aiming even higher on race day. But on that race day, Rossi will be eager to hit back and move a good way forward – with Saturday sessions largely having seen ‘The Doctor’ further forward, despite a tough Friday.

Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda Team), meanwhile, will begin an emotionally-charged final race of his career from 16th.

Can Quartararo grab that first MotoGP™ win before the 2019 season comes to a close? The scrap for the final 25 points of the year looks set to be a cracker, with plenty on the table and history guaranteed to be made. Tune in for the Valencia GP at 14:00 local time (GMT+1).

Navarro pips Martin for home turf pole

The rider from Valencia comes out on top by mere hundredths, Manzi puts MV Agusta on the front row

Jorge Navarro (MB Conveyors Speed Up) has taken the final Moto2™ pole position of the season on home turf, but he had close company from rookie Jorge Martin (Red Bull KTM Ajo) at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana. The two Spaniards are split by just 0.017, with Stefano Manzi claiming a maiden front row start of the season for MV Agusta Temporary Forward in third.

Navarro’s teammate Fabio Di Giannantonio was the early pacesetter in Moto2™ Q2, but the Italian’s session would soon end in the gravel trap at Turn 5. With seven minutes to go ‘Diggia’ remained top as his 2018 Moto3™ teammate Martin slotted himself into P2, however, and it was then Manzi’s turn to get even closer as the gap was cut to 0.039. Free Practice timesheet topper Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) then took second, but soon the tables turned and it was another Speed Up at the summit – Navarro going 0.185 faster than anyone and Luca Marini (Sky Racing Team VR46) going second quickest.

It wasn’t done there though. Manzi then went second ahead of his fellow VR46 Academy rider Marini to all-but seal MV’s first Moto2™ front row of the season. It wouldn’t prove to be P2 though, as that went to Martin in the dying stages of the session as two Spaniards sit first and second at their home round – Navarro a Valencian too. Manzi’s class weekend continues as he picks up his best-ever Grand Prix front row start.

Marini had to settle for P4 in the end, ahead of Tom Lüthi (Dynavolt Intact GP), who will aim to claim the 2019 runners-up spot from the middle of the second row. Di Giannantonio could do nothing more than watch on as he slipped to P6 from provisional pole.

Binder will have been hoping for more and he’ll scrap with Lüthi for P2 in the World Championship from the front of a third row completed by Augusto Fernandez (FlexBox HP 40) and Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team). Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) completed the top 10.

Xavi Vierge (EG 0,0 Marc VDS), Mattia Pasini (Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2), Andrea Locatelli (Italtrans Racing Team) and Remy Gardner (ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team) were next up, ahead of 2019 World Champion Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) in P15.

We look set for a sensational final Moto2™ race of 2019, so tune in for it live at 12:20 local time (GMT+1) on Sunday!

Migno claims maiden Moto3™ pole

Italian nearly three tenths clear for his first pole position on his 100th start

For the first time in his career and ahead of a landmark, Andrea Migno (Mugen Race) has claimed pole position thanks to a 1:38.683 in Moto3™ Q2 at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana. The Italian beat home hero Marcos Ramirez (Leopard Racing) by 0.274 on Saturday afternoon, with Valencian rider Jaume Masia (Mugen Race) completing the front row but a couple of further tenths in arrears.

It was Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers) who set the early lightweight class benchmark in the fight for pole, the Italian pocketing a 1:39.603 to lead Masia by a tenth after the riders had completed a couple of flying laps each. However, Migno and Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) then moved the goalposts as the duo shot to P1 and P2 respectively, with Migno holding a fairly considerable two-tenth advantage.

Disaster then struck for Arbolino at Turn 2, however, a highside on the exit sending him out of Q2, although he’s fit to race. Meanwhile, having come into the pits, the lightweight class riders then filed out for their last attacks on pole.

Doing so first was Q1 graduate and reigning Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion Carlos Tatay (Reale Avintia Arizona 77), the future full-time Moto3™ rider slotting his KTM into P3 before a flurry of times came rolling in. Red and orange sectors filled the timing screens but there was one rider going faster than the rest: Migno. 0.3 up after three splits, the Italian took the chequered flag to regain pole position after Ramirez had briefly taken over at the summit. Masia’s second run saw the Spaniard pick up P3 on Saturday afternoon for his first front row start since taking pole in Argentina.

Aron Canet (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team), another home hero and the man in Arbolino’s sights for second overall on Sunday, was one of the last riders to cross the line as he jumped from P13 to P4 on his final lap. Rookie and compatriot Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0) starts alongside him as he kept his impressive speed at the venue going at his local venue, ahead of a career best for Filip Salac (Redox PrüstelGP) by far as the Czech rider reaching the top 10 on Saturday for the first time and is sixth.

2019 Champion Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) is 0.597 back from pole as he aims to win four in a row and be the first to do so, and the Italian was followed by two Q1 graduates in P8 and P9 – Suzuki and Darryn Binder (CIP – Green Power). Binder, however, will start from pitlane after a penalty for irresponsible riding. That boosts Romano Fenati (VNE Snipers) up a place after he completed the fastest top 10 in Moto3™ qualifying. Tatay pipped Arbolino just behind.

Migno – on his 100th Grand Prix weekend – Ramirez and Masia is your final lightweight class front row of 2019, but who will be the final winner? Find out on Sunday morning at 11:00 local time (GMT+1)!

Moto2 World Championship: Brad Binder Lowers Lap Record In FP3 At Valencia

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Moto2 World Championship: Brad Binder Lowers Lap Record In FP3 At Valencia

Best Race Lap: 1:35.312, Tom Luthi, 2014

All Time Lap Record: 1:34.463, Brad Binder, 2019

 

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM Moto2 World Championship

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 16, 2019

Free Practice Three Results (all using Triumph engines and Dunlop tires):

  1. Brad Binder, South Africa (KTM), 1:34.463
  2. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Italy (Speed Up), 1:34.677
  3. Augusto Fernandez, Spain (Kalex), 1:34.697
  4. Tom Luthi, Switzerland (Kalex), 1:34.761
  5. Stefano Manzi, Italy (MV Agusta), 1:34.803
  6. Sam Lowes, UK (Kalex), 1:34.832
  7. Jorge Martin, Spain (KTM), 1:34.867
  8. Jorge Navarro, Spain (Speed Up), 1:34.986
  9. Alex Marquez, Spain (Kalex), 1:35.105
  10. Mattia Pasini, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.246
  11. Xavi Vierge, Spain (Kalex), 1:35.248
  12. Remy Gardner, Australia (Kalex), 1:35.251
  13. Luca Marini, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.267
  14. Andrea Locatelli, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.289
  15. Tetsuta Nagashima, Japan (Kalex), 1:35.290
  16. Nicolo Bulega, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.300
  17. Marcel Schrotter, Germany (Kalex), 1:35.310
  18. Lorenzo Baldassarri, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.330
  19. Somkat Chantra, Thailand (Kalex), 1:35.396
  20. Joe Roberts, USA (KTM), 1:35.421
  21. Bo Bendsneyder, Netherlands (NTS), 1:35.531
  22. Enea Bastianini, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.584
  23. Marco Bezzecchi, Italy (KTM), 1:35.704
  24. Jake Dixon, UK (KTM), 1:35.716
  25. Dimas Ekky Pratama, Indonesia (Kalex), 1:35.891
  26. Dominique Aegerter, Switzerland (MV Agusta), 1:36.156
  27. Philipp Oettl, Germany (KTM), 1:36.191
  28. Adam Norrodin, Malaysia (Kalex), 1:36.557
  29. Sean Dylan Kelly, USA (KTM), 1:36.641
  30. Xavi Cardelus, Andorra (KTM), 1:36.769
  31. Lukas Tulovic, Germany (KTM), 1:36.782
  32. Tommaso Marcon, Italy (NTS), 1:37.383

MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo Continues To Set The Pace In FP3 At Valencia

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MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo Continues To Set The Pace In FP3 At Valencia

Best Race Lap: 1:31.171, Jorge Lorenzo, 2016

All Time Lap Record: 1:29.401, Jorge Lorenzo, 2016

 

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM MotoGP World Championship

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 16, 2019

Free Practice Three Results (all on Michelin tires):

  1. Fabio Quartararo, France (Yamaha), 1:30.232
  2. Marc Marquez, Spain (Honda), 1:30.456
  3. Jack Miller, Australia (Ducati), 1:30.543
  4. Valentino Rossi, Italy (Yamaha), 1:30.630
  5. Franco Morbidelli, Italy (Yamaha), 1:30.723
  6. Maverick Vinales, Spain (Yamaha), 1:30.735
  7. Danilo Petrucci, Italy (Ducati), 1:30.847
  8. Andrea Dovizioso, Italy (Ducati), 1:30.851
  9. Joan Mir, Spain (Suzuki), 1:30.958
  10. Cal Crutchlow, UK (Honda), 1:30.996
  11. Pol Espargaro, Spain (KTM), 1:31.039
  12. Alex Rins, Spain (Suzuki), 1:31.093
  13. Johann Zarco, France (Honda), 1:31.205
  14. Jorge Lorenzo, Spain (Honda), 1:31.383
  15. Andrea Iannone, Italy (Aprilia), 1:31.667
  16. Michele Pirro, Italy (Ducati), 1:31.671
  17. Karel Abraham, Czech Republic (Ducati), 1:31.786
  18. Aleix Espargaro, Spain (Aprilia), 1:31.868
  19. Tito Rabat, Spain (Ducati), 1:32.265
  20. Iker Lecuona, Spain (KTM), 1:32.398
  21. Mika Kallio, Finland (KTM), 1:32.521
  22. Francesco Bagnaia, Italy (Ducati), 1:32.599
  23. Hafizh Syahrin, Malaysia (KTM), 1:33.046

Moto3 World Championship: Marcos Ramirez Tops FP3 At Valencia

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Best Race Lap: 1:39.612, Marcos Ramirez, 2017

All Time Lap Record: 1:38.428, Jorge Martin, 2017

 

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM Moto3 World Championship

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 16, 2019

Free Practice Three Results (all using Dunlop tires):

  1. Marcos Ramirez, Spain (Honda), 1:39.492
  2. Lorenzo Dalla Porta, Italy (Honda), 1:39.521
  3. Aron Canet, Spain (KTM), 1:39.557
  4. Tony Arbolino, Italy (Honda), 1:39.927
  5. John McPhee, UK (Honda), 1:39.954
  6. Riccardo Rossi, Italy (Honda), 1:39.958
  7. Jaume Masia, Spain (KTM), 1:40.027
  8. Filip Salac, Czech Republic (KTM), 1:40.042
  9. Tatsuki Suzuki, Japan (Honda), 1:40.135
  10. Can Oncu, Turkey (KTM), 1:40.220

MotoE World Cup: Eric Granado Claims Pole Position During E-Pole Qualifying At Valencia

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MotoE World Cup: Eric Granado Claims Pole Position During E-Pole Qualifying At Valencia

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM MotoE World Cup

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 15, 2019

E-Pole Qualifying Results (all riding Energica Ego Corsa electric motorcycles on Michelin tires):

  1. Eric Granado, Brazil, 1:40.615
  2. Matteo Ferrari, Italy, 1:40.956
  3. Bradley Smith, UK, 1:41.196
  4. Jesko Raffin, Switzerland, 1:41.281
  5. Hector Garzo, Spain, 1:41.390
  6. Xavier Simeon, Belgium, 1:41.473
  7. Niccolo Canepa, Italy, 1:42.042
  8. Sete Gibernau, Spain, 1:42.119
  9. Alex De Angelis, San Marino, 1:42.226
  10. Josh Hook, Australia, 1:42.408
  11. Lorenzo Savadori, Italy, 1:42.458
  12. Mike Di Meglio, France, 1:42.600
  13. Mattia Casadei, Italy, 1:42.882
  14. Nicolas Terol, Spain, 1:43.196
  15. Maria Herrera, Spain, 1:43.481
  16. Randy De Puniet, France, 1:43.509
  17. Kenny Foray, France, 1:45.306

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Granado storms to final E-Pole ahead of Ferrari and Smith

The Brazilian heads the points leader and the Brit after another down-to-the-wire E-pole at Valencia

Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama Racing) set the fastest FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup lap of the weekend to claim E-Pole at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana, with the Brazilian back on the front row for the first time since Germany. Cup standings leader Matteo Ferrari (Trentino Gresini MotoE) and Free Practice pacesetter Bradley Smith (One Energy Racing) will join him on the front row for Races 1 and 2, with the Cup finely poised at the season finale.

After the first eight riders had given their all over one flying lap of the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, it was Jesko Raffin (Dynavolt Intact GP) who led the way with a 1:41.218, the Swiss rider making a huge leap forward from his place on the practice timesheets. He was 0.8 clear of Sete Gibernau (Join Contract Pons 40), but the next man up was Xavier Simeon (Avintia Esponsorama Racing) and the Belgian closed the gap  to 0.192 despite his ongoing recovery from injury. Hector Garzo (Tech 3 E-Racing), currently second overall, then found time in the last split to move himself into provisional P2 too…

Next up, however, came Granado – and it was a stunner. After three splits the Avintia rider was 0.4 up on Raffin’s time and by the line, 0.666 was the margin. The best lap of the weekend so far piled the pressure on the remaining two riders: Cup leader Ferrari and title contender Smith. Could they compete?

Ferrari was up first having finished P2 in Free Practice, and the Italian put in a solid performance but said he wasn’t out to run risks – and he took second overall. That left only Smith, the fastest in practice, but the Brit was already two tenths off Granado’s best after the first sector. Could the British rider pull it back? Not quite, but in the end, the number 38 was at least able to go 0.085 quicker than Raffin to slot himself onto the front row – something that could prove pivotal come Saturday and Sunday.

Granado, Ferrari, Smith – two of the top three in the title chase sit on the front row, whilst second-place Garzo will launch from P5 just behind the slightly more unknown quantity of Raffin. Who will strike first on Saturday? The maiden MotoE™ title will be decided this weekend and Race 1 will commence at 16:15 local time (GMT+1) – don’t miss it!

Eric Granado: “I’m very happy, it’s been a tough year for me and I’ve made some mistakes. The team have done a great job but the results weren’t coming. This weekend we did a great job in Free Practice, I had a good feeling with the bike and I was confident I could do a good lap in E-Pole. I didn’t know where I could arrive but in the end I improved my laptime from this morning and I’m very happy. Pole is important because we have two races and to start at the front in both is important, they’re short races and you don’t have time to lose!”
 

More, from a press release issued by Energica Motor Company:

FINAL E-POLE OF THE SEASON GOES TO GRANADO WITH FERRARI AND SMITH ON FRONT ROW AT VALENCIA

The final E-Pole of the 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup was a tightly contested session, with Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama) coming out on top aboard his Energica Ego Corsa machine #51 courtesy of an excellent 1’40.615secs lap-time. The Brazilian rider set his time after hitting the track fourth-last in the usual reversed order defined by Free Practice combined results.

In the chilly and cloudy conditions encountered today at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo Circuit, championship leader Matteo Ferrari (Team Trentino Gresini MotoE) once again showed all his composure as he claimed the second most-prominent spot on the grid for the last two races of the season by going +0.431s shy of Granado.

Ferrari’s main opponent for the first-ever MotoE title, Hector Garzo (Tech3 E-Racing), will line up in the middle slot of row two behind Bradley Smith (One Energy Racing) and Jesko Raffin (Dynavolt IntactGP) – third and fourth, respectively – with the latter able to make a big difference in qualifying after a challenging time in free practice.

Row three is rounded out by Xavier Simeon (Avintia Esponsorama, sixth), with Niccolò Canepa (LCR E-Team), Sete Gibernau (Join Contract Pons 40) and the OCTO Pramac MotoE duo of Alex De Angelis and Josh Hook completing the top-ten.

The penultimate race of the 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup will get underway tomorrow at 16:15 local time (GMT +1).

Moto2 World Championship: Tetsuta Nagashima Joining Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 Team In 2020

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Moto2 World Championship: Tetsuta Nagashima Joining Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 Team In 2020

NAGASHIMA SIGNATURE ENHANCES 2020 KTM GP ACADEMY LINE-UP

MotoGP announcement

Japanese star Tetsuta Nagashima has signed up to be a part of the KTM GP Academy in 2020 MotoGP and will move alongside Jorge Martin in the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 racing team next season.

Japanese star Tetsuta Nagashima has signed up to be a part of the KTM GP Academy in 2020 MotoGP and will move alongside Jorge Martin in the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 racing team next season.

The 27 year old has registered four full years of experience in the intermediate class and celebrated his first career pole position at the Grand Prix of Austria this summer. Nagashima has often showed his pace throughout 2019 and represents a promising conscription for Aki Ajo’s decorated Moto2 squad. The Japanese will replace Brad Binder and will line-up next to former Moto3 World Champion Jorge Martin as the Spaniard attempts his second term in the category.

Nagashima is the latest acquisition for the newly-established KTM GP Academy; a system and structure implemented by the manufacturer to identify and develop the best talent from the stages of the Northern Talent Cup and Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup up through Moto3 and Moto2 to one of four Red Bull KTM MotoGP saddles.

Tetsuta Nagashima: “I’m so excited about this move. I was able to improve a lot this year, especially after the summer break and was around the top five a lot for qualifying but then had some small problems in the races and couldn’t make the podium. I am now going to one of the best teams and structures in the paddock. I’ve have known Aki and how he works since 2016 and when I was in his academy team; I learned a lot there. In Moto2 the skill and the riders are so similar and the gaps are so close: 0.1 or 0.2 of a second can be the difference between five-six positions. It can be very difficult to find the way to improve individually but with the right team it is possible to make this small step. I’m really motivated about 2020 already.”

Aki Ajo: “We are really happy that everything is set now for 2020 and we are already motivated for our first test in Jerez. I feel we have a really strong rider line-up for Moto2 with Jorge and Tetsu because both riders have shown a big step this season, particularly in the second half when they have both been near the top. When they start testing now then I feel we’ll be in a good way.”

Pit Beirer, KTM Motorsport Director: “Tetsuta has caught our attention lately in Moto2 and with Brad Binder moving up to MotoGP and becoming another rider through our Grand Prix system – now called the KTM GP Academy – he was a good pick for Aki’s crew. He brings Moto2 experience and already knows Aki and his way to work, so that is promising. We have outlined our map and commitment to the FIM world championship for 2020 and the coming years and Aki is a fundamental part of that. The KTM GP Academy is a scheme where we will do our best to funnel more talent to the top and follow the examples provided by Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder of coming right up the MotoGP ladder.”

Entries Now Open For International Island Classic January 24-26 At Phillip Island

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Entries Now Open For International Island Classic January 24-26 At Phillip Island

Entries open for 2020 International Island Classic

It’s the pièce de résistance of historic motorcycle racing event in the Southern Hemisphere and it’s coming back to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit from January 24-26, 2020 – the International Island Classic.

Set to be held for the 27th time, the event will again serve as a pilgrimage for both riders and spectators alike, celebrating the magnificence of historic racing across so many levels, from the exotic machines to the people who have and continue to make them tick.

Quite simply, the International Island Classic condenses a century of motorcycling into three action-packed days over the Australia Day long weekend, and entries are now open for the 2020 event.

A total of 56 races will be conducted across the six historic racing categories – Veteran (up to 1919), Vintage (1920-1945), Classic (1946-1962), Post Classic (1963-1972), Forgotten Era (1973-1982) and New Era (1983-1990) – and the famed International Challenge teams’ event which continues to attract riders with loads of international and championship-winning experience.

All up, that equates to around 400 solo bikes taking to the 4.445km Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit over the three days, where each class will be decided after one qualifying session and four races.

Individual accolades will also include the Phil Irving Perpetual Trophy for the highest scorer in the non-International Challenge events, and the Ken Wootton Memorial Trophy for the rider who comes out on top in the 16th running of the International Challenge – where Australia will be the defending champion.

Qualifying will begin on Friday for all classes, followed by a full program of racing on Saturday and Sunday.

Entries open today for the 2020 International Island Classic via this entry link http://bit.ly/32MnwVH

Meanwhile, discounted pre-purchase tickets will soon go on sale next week for the 2020 International Island Classic, with children under 15 free and concession tickets available.  Grab your family and your mates and camp on-circuit for an affordable four night getaway over the Australia Day long weekend and enjoy summer at Phillip Island.

For further event information go to www.islandclassic.com.au

American Flat Track: 2020 Race Schedule Announced

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American Flat Track: 2020 Race Schedule Announced

American Flat Track Announces 2020 Schedule

AFT Returns to Fan Favorites OKC and Charlotte Half-Mile

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 15, 2019) – American Flat Track has announced its 18-event schedule for the 2020 season, which once again features coast-to-coast action and launches anew at legendary Daytona International Speedway on March 14 with a Saturday of Speed: an epic season opener DAYTONA 200 & DAYTONA TT Doubleheader. It all finishes next fall with the Meadowlands Mile* finale at the most spectacular venue of the season: Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment in East Rutherford, N.J.

 

There are two fan favorite events returning to the schedule and one event revamped for a thrilling new experience. The returning venues is the Half-Mile at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. and the famed OKC Mile.

 

Additionally, the fastest Mile in the world – the Springfield Mile – will run back-to-back as a doubleheader, making for a Labor Day weekend event unlike any other.

 

“AFT is coming off the back of a record-breaking season and we have planned the 2020 schedule to push things to the next level and return to the best tracks in the country,” said Michael Lock, CEO of American Flat Track. ”We are delighted to be restoring the series to OKC and Charlotte and to amplify the thrilling action of Springfield Mile with a fall doubleheader.”

 

Tickets for the first-ever doubleheader – DAYTONA 200 and DAYTONA TT – at the legendary Daytona International Speedway are on sale now. Watch both historic motorcycle racing events during Bike Week at DAYTONA for just $35 when you purchase an advance General Admission ticket online.  Get yours at tickets.americanflattrack.com.

 

Final 2020 American Flat Track Schedule:

1. March 14: DAYTONA 200 & DAYTONA TT – Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

2. March 28: Atlanta Short Track – Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, GA

3. April 4: Charlotte Half-Mile – Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

4. May 2: Texas Half-Mile – Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

5. May 9: So-Cal Half-Mile – Perris Auto Speedway, Perris, CA

6. May 16: Sacramento Mile – Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA

7. May 30: Red Mile – Red Mile, Lexington, KY

8. June 13: Laconia Short Track – New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH

9. June 20: OKC Mile – Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK

10. June 27: Lima Half-Mile – Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH

11. July 4: New York Short Track – Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport, NY

12. August 9: Buffalo Chip TT – Buffalo Chip, Sturgis, SD

13. August 11: Black Hills Half-Mile – Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City, SD

14. August 22: Peoria TT – Peoria Motorcycle Club, Peoria, IL

15. September 5: Springfield Mile I – Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL

16. September 6: Springfield Mile II – Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL

17. September 12: Williams Grove Half-Mile – Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA

18. September 26: Meadowlands Mile* – Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, NJ

 

*Subject to final confirmation

 

About American Flat Track:

American Flat Track is the world’s premier dirt track motorcycle racing series and one of the longest-running championships in the history of motorsports. Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing in Daytona Beach, Fla., the series is highly regarded as the most competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing on the globe. For more information on American Flat Track, please visit http://www.americanflattrack.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, check us out on Instagram, live stream the events at FansChoice.tv and catch all the American Flat Track racing action on NBCSN.

MotoE World Cup: Race One Results From Valencia

Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo. Photo courtesy of Michelin.
Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo. Photo courtesy Michelin.

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM MotoE World Cup

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 16, 2019

Race One Results (all riding Energica Ego Corsa electric motorcycles on Michelin tires):

  1. Eric Granado, Brazil, Race Distance 7 laps, Total Race Time 11 minutes, 49.900 seconds
  2. Hector Garzo, Spain, -0.576 second, Race Fastest Lap 1:40.012
  3. Bradley Smith, UK, -0.706
  4. Matteo Ferrari, Italy, -3.213 seconds
  5. Xavier Simeon, Belgium, -6.310
  6. Alex De Angelis, San Marino, -7.383
  7. Niccolo Canepa, Italy, -7.732
  8. Jesko Raffin, Switzerland, -8.888
  9. Josh Hook, Australia, -9.634
  10. Mattia Casadei, Italy, -10.676
  11. Mike Di Meglio, France, -10.923
  12. Sete Gibernau, Spain, -12.177
  13. Randy De Puniet, France, -15.569
  14. Nicolas Terol, Spain, -15.783
  15. Maria Herrera, Spain, -15.821
  16. Lorenzo Savadori, Italy, -16.165
  17. Kenny Foray, France, -21.668

 

Eric Granado (51) leading MotoE World Cup Race One at Valencia. Photo courtesy of Dorna/www.motogp.com.
Eric Granado (51) leading MotoE World Cup Race One at Valencia. Photo courtesy of Dorna/www.motogp.com.

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Granado wins, Garzo vs Smith takes MotoE™ down to the wire at Valencia

The Brazilian takes his first win of the season as an incredible battle to complete the podium rages behind

Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama Racing) converted pole position into his first victory of the year in Race 1 at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana, the Brazilian coming out on top in a three-way scrap for the win which saw Hector Garzo (Tech 3 E-Racing) get the better of One Energy Racing’s Bradley Smith on the final lap – at the final corner. The overall Cup winner, therefore, goes down to the final race of the year.

Smith got the initial getaway with a classic fast start, and the Brit was pushing to open a gap from the off. That worked a dream and he was pushing clear, with Granado slotting into second and on the chase. Behind it was a squabble between points leader Matteo Ferrari (Trentino Gresini MotoE), Garzo and Xavier Simeon (Avintia Esponsorama Racing), which the Spaniard eventually emerged from to start his chase of the leading duo. Granado was catching Smith and Garzo was in seriously hot pursuit.

A few laps faster than pole – by a margin – got the home hero onto the tail of the leading duo, and Granado took the race lead too. As always in MotoE™, it was down to the final lap – and what a final lap.

Granado remained ahead as it began, and the Brazilian stayed cool under pressure to pull away as the battle behind got seriously hot. Garzo was heading towards the final corner ahead as Smith suffered a huge wobble, but the Brit wasn’t going to back out of it and slammed up the inside. Would he make it? Briefly, as the Spaniard then cut back inside and it was all about the drag to the line. Centimeters in it, Garzo just took second.

Ferrari was able to take fourth and keep himself with a healthy points lead, pulling away from Simeon, who completed the top five.

Alex De Angelis (Octo Pramac MotoE), Niccolo Canepa (LCR E-Team), Jesko Raffin (Dynavolt Intact GP), Josh Hook (Octo Pramac MotoE) and Mattia Casadei (Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse) locked out the top ten.

How will it shuffle on Sunday? Will Granado do the double? How will Ferarri handle the pressure? Find out when the lights got out for Race 2 at the UPDATED TIME of 15:30 (GMT +1) and the Cup winner is decided.

Eric Granado: “It feels amazing, it’s very nice, I think being on the top step and feeling all this energy is something I was dreaming of since I was a child! I had a great race although not a great start, Bradley opened a gap and I made a mistake on the first lap. But then after I got a good rhythm, Garzo was catching me as well so I needed to hurry up. Finally I caught Bradley and I had the first opportunity and overtook him at the first corner, then I pushed at the maximum until the end. I’m very happy with this win! Tomorrow I’ll try to do the same! It’s not easy, the riders fighting for the title will put in the maximum as well.”

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Energica Motor Company:

GRANADO WINS, FERRARI STILL IN THE LEAD ON GARZO AND SMITH AFTER RACE ONE AT VALENCIA

The battle for the title in the 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup – powered by Energica – is not over yet! The penultimate race of the season was another thrilling exhibition of excellent racing, which was only decided right at the finish line. E-pole winner Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama) came out on top ahead of Hector Garzo (Tech 3 E-Racing) and Bradley Smith (One Energy Racing), the last two battling up to the very last corner for the runner-up spot.

After exchanging positions several times throughout the final lap, Smith made one last attempt at the final turn by diving on the inside of his Spanish rival, but was unable to keep the position as Garzo made the undercut.

Championship leader Matteo Ferrari (Team Trentino Gresini MotoE) crossed the line a lonely fourth after a slow start to his race, but he did well in keeping composure and maintaining a still-solid 12-point margin over Garzo, while Smith now trails him by 21 points. These riders are the only ones left in contention for the ultimate prize.

Fifth place went to Xavier Simeon (Avintia Esponsorama) ahead of Italy’s Alex De Angelis (OCTO Pramac MotoE) and Niccolò Canepa (LCR E-Team), with Jesko Raffin (Dynavolt IntactGP), Joshua Hook (OCTO Pramac MotoE) and Mattia Casadei (Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse) completing the top-ten.

The final race of the 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup will get underway – due to a revised schedule – at 15:30 local time (GMT +1).

Moto2 World Championship: Jorge Navarro Breaks Record, Earns Pole Position At Valencia

Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo. Photo courtesy of Michelin.
Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo. Photo courtesy Michelin.

Best Race Lap: 1:35.312, Tom Luthi, 2014

All Time Lap Record: 1:34.461, Jorge Navarro, 2019

 

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM Moto2 World Championship

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 16, 2019

Qualifying Results (all using Triumph engines and Dunlop tires):

From Qualifying Session Two:

  1. Jorge Navarro, Spain (Speed Up), 1:34.461
  2. Jorge Martin, Spain (KTM), 1:34.478
  3. Stefano Manzi, Italy (MV Agusta), 1:34.633
  4. Luca Marini, Italy (Kalex), 1:34.646
  5. Tom Luthi, Switzerland (Kalex), 1:34.674
  6. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Italy (Speed Up), 1:34.704
  7. Brad Binder, South Africa (KTM), 1:34.727
  8. Augusto Fernandez, Spain (Kalex), 1:34.863
  9. Enea Bastianini, Italy (Kalex), 1:34.866
  10. Sam Lowes, UK (Kalex), 1:34.887
  11. Xavi Vierge, Spain (Kalex), 1:34.899
  12. Mattia Pasini, Italy (Kalex), 1:34.924
  13. Andrea Locatelli, Italy (Kalex), 1:34.945
  14. Remy Gardner, Australia (Kalex), 1:34.946
  15. Alex Marquez, Spain (Kalex), 1:34.955
  16. Marcel Schrotter, Germany (Kalex), 1:34.983
  17. Jake Dixon, UK (KTM), 1:35.085
  18. Nicolo Bulega, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.385

From Qualifying Session One:

19. Dominique Aegerter, Switzerland (MV Agusta), 1:35.050

20. Marco Bezzecchi, Italy (KTM), 1:35.061

21. Tetsuta Nagashima, Japan (Kalex), 1:35.062

22. Bo Bendsneyder, Netherlands (NTS), 1:35.082

23. Lorenzo Baldassarri, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.258

24. Somkat Chantra, Thailand (Kalex), 1:35.286

25. Dimas Ekky Pratama, Indonesia (Kalex), 1:35.880

26. Philipp Oettl, Germany (KTM), 1:35.967

27. Sean Dylan Kelly, USA (KTM), 1:36.130

28. Tommaso Marcon, Italy (NTS), 1:36.238

29. Adam Norrodin, Malaysia (Kalex), 1:36.345

30. Xavi Cardelus, Andorra (KTM), 1:36.727

31. Lukas Tulovic, Germany (KTM), 1:36.854

32. Joe Roberts, USA (KTM), 2:29.394

MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo Claims Pole Position For Season Finale At Valencia (Updated)

Fabio Quartararo (20) at speed at Valencia. Photo courtesy of PETRONAS Yamaha SRT.
Fabio Quartararo (20) at speed at Valencia. Photo courtesy PETRONAS Yamaha SRT.

Best Race Lap: 1:31.171, Jorge Lorenzo, 2016

All Time Lap Record: 1:29.401, Jorge Lorenzo, 2016

 

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM MotoGP World Championship

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 16, 2019

Qualifying Results (all on Michelin tires):

From Qualifying Session Two:

  1. Fabio Quartararo, France (Yamaha), 1:29.978
  2. Marc Marquez, Spain (Honda), 1:30.010
  3. Jack Miller, Australia (Ducati), 1:30.086
  4. Maverick Vinales, Spain (Yamaha), 1:30.178
  5. Franco Morbidelli, Italy (Yamaha), 1:30.449
  6. Andrea Dovizioso, Italy (Ducati), 1:30.511
  7. Joan Mir, Spain (Suzuki), 1:30.573
  8. Alex Rins, Spain (Suzuki), 1:30.595
  9. Cal Crutchlow, UK (Honda), 1:30.726
  10. Danilo Petrucci, Italy (Ducati), 1:30.771
  11. Pol Espargaro, Spain (KTM), 1:30.908
  12. Valentino Rossi, Italy (Yamaha), 1:30.954

 

From Qualifying Session One:

13. Johann Zarco, France (Honda), 1:30.826

14. Michele Pirro, Italy (Ducati), 1:30.949

15. Aleix Espargaro, Spain (Aprilia), 1:30.972

16. Jorge Lorenzo, Spain (Honda), 1:31.295

17. Mika Kallio, Finland (KTM), 1:31.383

18. Tito Rabat, Spain (Ducati), 1:31.507

19. Iker Lecuona, Spain (KTM), 1:31.658

20. Andrea Iannone, Italy (Aprilia), 1:31.714

21. Karel Abraham, Czech Republic (Ducati), 1:31.815

22. Hafizh Syahrin, Malaysia (KTM), 1:31.839

23. Francesco Bagnaia, Italy (Ducati), no lap time recorded

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Quartararo draws first to deny Marquez the final pole of 2019

The rookie once again topples the reigning Champion in qualifying – but it’s as close as ever

Saturday, 16 November 2019

On Friday at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana, it was all about one man: Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT). A day later and the headlines don’t need too much adjusting, with the French rookie putting in another superlative performance in qualifying to take the final pole position of the season – his sixth in his rookie year. It was a close run duel with reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), however, with the number 93 losing out by just 0.032 despite a crash in FP4. Jack Miller (Pramac Racing), another man with some serious pace so far, converted that into a front row start and he’ll start third.

The chill had been taken out the day by the time qualifying came around, and in Q1 it was Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) vs Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) in a duel for supremacy – with the former coming out on top, but by just 0.005. Johann Zarco (LCR Honda Idemitsu) was the man who just lost out in P13, with the 12 men ahead of him then heading out to fight for pole.

Given his performances in qualifying so far this season, it was no surprise to see Quartararo on provisional pole after the first run, but Miller was coming. The Australian was able to take over at the top as the riders headed back out, but it didn’t take too long for Quartararo to strike back. Provisionally fastest once again and Marquez taking over in second, there remained one more shot at it for most. Could the reigning Champion ruin the rookie party?

As the clock ticked down, many were still pushing but the timing screens remained resolutely free of red. Quartararo couldn’t better himself, and Marquez and Miller had no answer for the Frenchman. So a sixth pole of the season is the number 20’s sign off from rookie Saturdays, and he’ll be aiming, as ever, for a maiden win on Sunday. But Marquez will doubtless be keen to stand in his way as he homes in on 400 points, with Miller with his own high stakes as he aims to stop Quartararo taking the title of top Independent Team rider too.

On the second row it’s Sepang winner Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) in fourth, with Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) in a solid fifth. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) slotted into sixth as the only man who improved on his final lap, aiming to stop Marquez from giving Repsol Honda the teams’ Championship.

Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) got the better of Q1 graduate and teammate Alex Rins to take seventh, with Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) completing the third row alongside the two Suzukis. Ducati Team’s Danilo Petrucci rounds out the top 10 in Valencia.

Pol Espargaro managed to beat Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) to P11, with the KTM man aiming even higher on race day. But on that race day, Rossi will be eager to hit back and move a good way forward – with Saturday sessions largely having seen ‘The Doctor’ further forward, despite a tough Friday.

Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda Team), meanwhile, will begin an emotionally-charged final race of his career from 16th.

Can Quartararo grab that first MotoGP™ win before the 2019 season comes to a close? The scrap for the final 25 points of the year looks set to be a cracker, with plenty on the table and history guaranteed to be made. Tune in for the Valencia GP at 14:00 local time (GMT+1).

Navarro pips Martin for home turf pole

The rider from Valencia comes out on top by mere hundredths, Manzi puts MV Agusta on the front row

Jorge Navarro (MB Conveyors Speed Up) has taken the final Moto2™ pole position of the season on home turf, but he had close company from rookie Jorge Martin (Red Bull KTM Ajo) at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana. The two Spaniards are split by just 0.017, with Stefano Manzi claiming a maiden front row start of the season for MV Agusta Temporary Forward in third.

Navarro’s teammate Fabio Di Giannantonio was the early pacesetter in Moto2™ Q2, but the Italian’s session would soon end in the gravel trap at Turn 5. With seven minutes to go ‘Diggia’ remained top as his 2018 Moto3™ teammate Martin slotted himself into P2, however, and it was then Manzi’s turn to get even closer as the gap was cut to 0.039. Free Practice timesheet topper Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) then took second, but soon the tables turned and it was another Speed Up at the summit – Navarro going 0.185 faster than anyone and Luca Marini (Sky Racing Team VR46) going second quickest.

It wasn’t done there though. Manzi then went second ahead of his fellow VR46 Academy rider Marini to all-but seal MV’s first Moto2™ front row of the season. It wouldn’t prove to be P2 though, as that went to Martin in the dying stages of the session as two Spaniards sit first and second at their home round – Navarro a Valencian too. Manzi’s class weekend continues as he picks up his best-ever Grand Prix front row start.

Marini had to settle for P4 in the end, ahead of Tom Lüthi (Dynavolt Intact GP), who will aim to claim the 2019 runners-up spot from the middle of the second row. Di Giannantonio could do nothing more than watch on as he slipped to P6 from provisional pole.

Binder will have been hoping for more and he’ll scrap with Lüthi for P2 in the World Championship from the front of a third row completed by Augusto Fernandez (FlexBox HP 40) and Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team). Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) completed the top 10.

Xavi Vierge (EG 0,0 Marc VDS), Mattia Pasini (Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2), Andrea Locatelli (Italtrans Racing Team) and Remy Gardner (ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team) were next up, ahead of 2019 World Champion Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) in P15.

We look set for a sensational final Moto2™ race of 2019, so tune in for it live at 12:20 local time (GMT+1) on Sunday!

Migno claims maiden Moto3™ pole

Italian nearly three tenths clear for his first pole position on his 100th start

For the first time in his career and ahead of a landmark, Andrea Migno (Mugen Race) has claimed pole position thanks to a 1:38.683 in Moto3™ Q2 at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana. The Italian beat home hero Marcos Ramirez (Leopard Racing) by 0.274 on Saturday afternoon, with Valencian rider Jaume Masia (Mugen Race) completing the front row but a couple of further tenths in arrears.

It was Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers) who set the early lightweight class benchmark in the fight for pole, the Italian pocketing a 1:39.603 to lead Masia by a tenth after the riders had completed a couple of flying laps each. However, Migno and Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) then moved the goalposts as the duo shot to P1 and P2 respectively, with Migno holding a fairly considerable two-tenth advantage.

Disaster then struck for Arbolino at Turn 2, however, a highside on the exit sending him out of Q2, although he’s fit to race. Meanwhile, having come into the pits, the lightweight class riders then filed out for their last attacks on pole.

Doing so first was Q1 graduate and reigning Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion Carlos Tatay (Reale Avintia Arizona 77), the future full-time Moto3™ rider slotting his KTM into P3 before a flurry of times came rolling in. Red and orange sectors filled the timing screens but there was one rider going faster than the rest: Migno. 0.3 up after three splits, the Italian took the chequered flag to regain pole position after Ramirez had briefly taken over at the summit. Masia’s second run saw the Spaniard pick up P3 on Saturday afternoon for his first front row start since taking pole in Argentina.

Aron Canet (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team), another home hero and the man in Arbolino’s sights for second overall on Sunday, was one of the last riders to cross the line as he jumped from P13 to P4 on his final lap. Rookie and compatriot Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0) starts alongside him as he kept his impressive speed at the venue going at his local venue, ahead of a career best for Filip Salac (Redox PrüstelGP) by far as the Czech rider reaching the top 10 on Saturday for the first time and is sixth.

2019 Champion Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) is 0.597 back from pole as he aims to win four in a row and be the first to do so, and the Italian was followed by two Q1 graduates in P8 and P9 – Suzuki and Darryn Binder (CIP – Green Power). Binder, however, will start from pitlane after a penalty for irresponsible riding. That boosts Romano Fenati (VNE Snipers) up a place after he completed the fastest top 10 in Moto3™ qualifying. Tatay pipped Arbolino just behind.

Migno – on his 100th Grand Prix weekend – Ramirez and Masia is your final lightweight class front row of 2019, but who will be the final winner? Find out on Sunday morning at 11:00 local time (GMT+1)!

Moto2 World Championship: Brad Binder Lowers Lap Record In FP3 At Valencia

Brad Binder (41). Photo courtesy of Dorna/www.motogp.com.
Brad Binder (41). Photo courtesy of Dorna/www.motogp.com.

Best Race Lap: 1:35.312, Tom Luthi, 2014

All Time Lap Record: 1:34.463, Brad Binder, 2019

 

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM Moto2 World Championship

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 16, 2019

Free Practice Three Results (all using Triumph engines and Dunlop tires):

  1. Brad Binder, South Africa (KTM), 1:34.463
  2. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Italy (Speed Up), 1:34.677
  3. Augusto Fernandez, Spain (Kalex), 1:34.697
  4. Tom Luthi, Switzerland (Kalex), 1:34.761
  5. Stefano Manzi, Italy (MV Agusta), 1:34.803
  6. Sam Lowes, UK (Kalex), 1:34.832
  7. Jorge Martin, Spain (KTM), 1:34.867
  8. Jorge Navarro, Spain (Speed Up), 1:34.986
  9. Alex Marquez, Spain (Kalex), 1:35.105
  10. Mattia Pasini, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.246
  11. Xavi Vierge, Spain (Kalex), 1:35.248
  12. Remy Gardner, Australia (Kalex), 1:35.251
  13. Luca Marini, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.267
  14. Andrea Locatelli, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.289
  15. Tetsuta Nagashima, Japan (Kalex), 1:35.290
  16. Nicolo Bulega, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.300
  17. Marcel Schrotter, Germany (Kalex), 1:35.310
  18. Lorenzo Baldassarri, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.330
  19. Somkat Chantra, Thailand (Kalex), 1:35.396
  20. Joe Roberts, USA (KTM), 1:35.421
  21. Bo Bendsneyder, Netherlands (NTS), 1:35.531
  22. Enea Bastianini, Italy (Kalex), 1:35.584
  23. Marco Bezzecchi, Italy (KTM), 1:35.704
  24. Jake Dixon, UK (KTM), 1:35.716
  25. Dimas Ekky Pratama, Indonesia (Kalex), 1:35.891
  26. Dominique Aegerter, Switzerland (MV Agusta), 1:36.156
  27. Philipp Oettl, Germany (KTM), 1:36.191
  28. Adam Norrodin, Malaysia (Kalex), 1:36.557
  29. Sean Dylan Kelly, USA (KTM), 1:36.641
  30. Xavi Cardelus, Andorra (KTM), 1:36.769
  31. Lukas Tulovic, Germany (KTM), 1:36.782
  32. Tommaso Marcon, Italy (NTS), 1:37.383

MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo Continues To Set The Pace In FP3 At Valencia

Fabio Quartararo (20) at speed at Valencia. Photo courtesy of PETRONAS Yamaha SRT.
Fabio Quartararo (20) at speed at Valencia. Photo courtesy PETRONAS Yamaha SRT.

Best Race Lap: 1:31.171, Jorge Lorenzo, 2016

All Time Lap Record: 1:29.401, Jorge Lorenzo, 2016

 

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM MotoGP World Championship

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 16, 2019

Free Practice Three Results (all on Michelin tires):

  1. Fabio Quartararo, France (Yamaha), 1:30.232
  2. Marc Marquez, Spain (Honda), 1:30.456
  3. Jack Miller, Australia (Ducati), 1:30.543
  4. Valentino Rossi, Italy (Yamaha), 1:30.630
  5. Franco Morbidelli, Italy (Yamaha), 1:30.723
  6. Maverick Vinales, Spain (Yamaha), 1:30.735
  7. Danilo Petrucci, Italy (Ducati), 1:30.847
  8. Andrea Dovizioso, Italy (Ducati), 1:30.851
  9. Joan Mir, Spain (Suzuki), 1:30.958
  10. Cal Crutchlow, UK (Honda), 1:30.996
  11. Pol Espargaro, Spain (KTM), 1:31.039
  12. Alex Rins, Spain (Suzuki), 1:31.093
  13. Johann Zarco, France (Honda), 1:31.205
  14. Jorge Lorenzo, Spain (Honda), 1:31.383
  15. Andrea Iannone, Italy (Aprilia), 1:31.667
  16. Michele Pirro, Italy (Ducati), 1:31.671
  17. Karel Abraham, Czech Republic (Ducati), 1:31.786
  18. Aleix Espargaro, Spain (Aprilia), 1:31.868
  19. Tito Rabat, Spain (Ducati), 1:32.265
  20. Iker Lecuona, Spain (KTM), 1:32.398
  21. Mika Kallio, Finland (KTM), 1:32.521
  22. Francesco Bagnaia, Italy (Ducati), 1:32.599
  23. Hafizh Syahrin, Malaysia (KTM), 1:33.046

Moto3 World Championship: Marcos Ramirez Tops FP3 At Valencia

Best Race Lap: 1:39.612, Marcos Ramirez, 2017

All Time Lap Record: 1:38.428, Jorge Martin, 2017

 

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM Moto3 World Championship

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 16, 2019

Free Practice Three Results (all using Dunlop tires):

  1. Marcos Ramirez, Spain (Honda), 1:39.492
  2. Lorenzo Dalla Porta, Italy (Honda), 1:39.521
  3. Aron Canet, Spain (KTM), 1:39.557
  4. Tony Arbolino, Italy (Honda), 1:39.927
  5. John McPhee, UK (Honda), 1:39.954
  6. Riccardo Rossi, Italy (Honda), 1:39.958
  7. Jaume Masia, Spain (KTM), 1:40.027
  8. Filip Salac, Czech Republic (KTM), 1:40.042
  9. Tatsuki Suzuki, Japan (Honda), 1:40.135
  10. Can Oncu, Turkey (KTM), 1:40.220

MotoE World Cup: Eric Granado Claims Pole Position During E-Pole Qualifying At Valencia

Eric Granado (51). Photo courtesy of Dorna/www.motogp.com.
Eric Granado (51). Photo courtesy of Dorna/www.motogp.com.

Gran Premio Motul De La Comunitat Valenciana

FIM MotoE World Cup

Circuit De La Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Valencia, Spain

November 15, 2019

E-Pole Qualifying Results (all riding Energica Ego Corsa electric motorcycles on Michelin tires):

  1. Eric Granado, Brazil, 1:40.615
  2. Matteo Ferrari, Italy, 1:40.956
  3. Bradley Smith, UK, 1:41.196
  4. Jesko Raffin, Switzerland, 1:41.281
  5. Hector Garzo, Spain, 1:41.390
  6. Xavier Simeon, Belgium, 1:41.473
  7. Niccolo Canepa, Italy, 1:42.042
  8. Sete Gibernau, Spain, 1:42.119
  9. Alex De Angelis, San Marino, 1:42.226
  10. Josh Hook, Australia, 1:42.408
  11. Lorenzo Savadori, Italy, 1:42.458
  12. Mike Di Meglio, France, 1:42.600
  13. Mattia Casadei, Italy, 1:42.882
  14. Nicolas Terol, Spain, 1:43.196
  15. Maria Herrera, Spain, 1:43.481
  16. Randy De Puniet, France, 1:43.509
  17. Kenny Foray, France, 1:45.306

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Granado storms to final E-Pole ahead of Ferrari and Smith

The Brazilian heads the points leader and the Brit after another down-to-the-wire E-pole at Valencia

Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama Racing) set the fastest FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup lap of the weekend to claim E-Pole at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana, with the Brazilian back on the front row for the first time since Germany. Cup standings leader Matteo Ferrari (Trentino Gresini MotoE) and Free Practice pacesetter Bradley Smith (One Energy Racing) will join him on the front row for Races 1 and 2, with the Cup finely poised at the season finale.

After the first eight riders had given their all over one flying lap of the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, it was Jesko Raffin (Dynavolt Intact GP) who led the way with a 1:41.218, the Swiss rider making a huge leap forward from his place on the practice timesheets. He was 0.8 clear of Sete Gibernau (Join Contract Pons 40), but the next man up was Xavier Simeon (Avintia Esponsorama Racing) and the Belgian closed the gap  to 0.192 despite his ongoing recovery from injury. Hector Garzo (Tech 3 E-Racing), currently second overall, then found time in the last split to move himself into provisional P2 too…

Next up, however, came Granado – and it was a stunner. After three splits the Avintia rider was 0.4 up on Raffin’s time and by the line, 0.666 was the margin. The best lap of the weekend so far piled the pressure on the remaining two riders: Cup leader Ferrari and title contender Smith. Could they compete?

Ferrari was up first having finished P2 in Free Practice, and the Italian put in a solid performance but said he wasn’t out to run risks – and he took second overall. That left only Smith, the fastest in practice, but the Brit was already two tenths off Granado’s best after the first sector. Could the British rider pull it back? Not quite, but in the end, the number 38 was at least able to go 0.085 quicker than Raffin to slot himself onto the front row – something that could prove pivotal come Saturday and Sunday.

Granado, Ferrari, Smith – two of the top three in the title chase sit on the front row, whilst second-place Garzo will launch from P5 just behind the slightly more unknown quantity of Raffin. Who will strike first on Saturday? The maiden MotoE™ title will be decided this weekend and Race 1 will commence at 16:15 local time (GMT+1) – don’t miss it!

Eric Granado: “I’m very happy, it’s been a tough year for me and I’ve made some mistakes. The team have done a great job but the results weren’t coming. This weekend we did a great job in Free Practice, I had a good feeling with the bike and I was confident I could do a good lap in E-Pole. I didn’t know where I could arrive but in the end I improved my laptime from this morning and I’m very happy. Pole is important because we have two races and to start at the front in both is important, they’re short races and you don’t have time to lose!”
 

More, from a press release issued by Energica Motor Company:

FINAL E-POLE OF THE SEASON GOES TO GRANADO WITH FERRARI AND SMITH ON FRONT ROW AT VALENCIA

The final E-Pole of the 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup was a tightly contested session, with Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama) coming out on top aboard his Energica Ego Corsa machine #51 courtesy of an excellent 1’40.615secs lap-time. The Brazilian rider set his time after hitting the track fourth-last in the usual reversed order defined by Free Practice combined results.

In the chilly and cloudy conditions encountered today at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo Circuit, championship leader Matteo Ferrari (Team Trentino Gresini MotoE) once again showed all his composure as he claimed the second most-prominent spot on the grid for the last two races of the season by going +0.431s shy of Granado.

Ferrari’s main opponent for the first-ever MotoE title, Hector Garzo (Tech3 E-Racing), will line up in the middle slot of row two behind Bradley Smith (One Energy Racing) and Jesko Raffin (Dynavolt IntactGP) – third and fourth, respectively – with the latter able to make a big difference in qualifying after a challenging time in free practice.

Row three is rounded out by Xavier Simeon (Avintia Esponsorama, sixth), with Niccolò Canepa (LCR E-Team), Sete Gibernau (Join Contract Pons 40) and the OCTO Pramac MotoE duo of Alex De Angelis and Josh Hook completing the top-ten.

The penultimate race of the 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup will get underway tomorrow at 16:15 local time (GMT +1).

Moto2 World Championship: Tetsuta Nagashima Joining Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 Team In 2020

Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 racing team's Jens Hainbach (left) and Aki Ajo (center) with rider Tetsuta Nagashima (right). Photo courtesy of KTM.
Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 racing team's Jens Hainbach (left) and Aki Ajo (center) with rider Tetsuta Nagashima (right). Photo courtesy of KTM.

NAGASHIMA SIGNATURE ENHANCES 2020 KTM GP ACADEMY LINE-UP

MotoGP announcement

Japanese star Tetsuta Nagashima has signed up to be a part of the KTM GP Academy in 2020 MotoGP and will move alongside Jorge Martin in the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 racing team next season.

Japanese star Tetsuta Nagashima has signed up to be a part of the KTM GP Academy in 2020 MotoGP and will move alongside Jorge Martin in the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 racing team next season.

The 27 year old has registered four full years of experience in the intermediate class and celebrated his first career pole position at the Grand Prix of Austria this summer. Nagashima has often showed his pace throughout 2019 and represents a promising conscription for Aki Ajo’s decorated Moto2 squad. The Japanese will replace Brad Binder and will line-up next to former Moto3 World Champion Jorge Martin as the Spaniard attempts his second term in the category.

Nagashima is the latest acquisition for the newly-established KTM GP Academy; a system and structure implemented by the manufacturer to identify and develop the best talent from the stages of the Northern Talent Cup and Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup up through Moto3 and Moto2 to one of four Red Bull KTM MotoGP saddles.

Tetsuta Nagashima: “I’m so excited about this move. I was able to improve a lot this year, especially after the summer break and was around the top five a lot for qualifying but then had some small problems in the races and couldn’t make the podium. I am now going to one of the best teams and structures in the paddock. I’ve have known Aki and how he works since 2016 and when I was in his academy team; I learned a lot there. In Moto2 the skill and the riders are so similar and the gaps are so close: 0.1 or 0.2 of a second can be the difference between five-six positions. It can be very difficult to find the way to improve individually but with the right team it is possible to make this small step. I’m really motivated about 2020 already.”

Aki Ajo: “We are really happy that everything is set now for 2020 and we are already motivated for our first test in Jerez. I feel we have a really strong rider line-up for Moto2 with Jorge and Tetsu because both riders have shown a big step this season, particularly in the second half when they have both been near the top. When they start testing now then I feel we’ll be in a good way.”

Pit Beirer, KTM Motorsport Director: “Tetsuta has caught our attention lately in Moto2 and with Brad Binder moving up to MotoGP and becoming another rider through our Grand Prix system – now called the KTM GP Academy – he was a good pick for Aki’s crew. He brings Moto2 experience and already knows Aki and his way to work, so that is promising. We have outlined our map and commitment to the FIM world championship for 2020 and the coming years and Aki is a fundamental part of that. The KTM GP Academy is a scheme where we will do our best to funnel more talent to the top and follow the examples provided by Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder of coming right up the MotoGP ladder.”

Entries Now Open For International Island Classic January 24-26 At Phillip Island

Vintage motorcycles on pit lane at Phillip Island during a past International Island Classic event. Photo courtesy of Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
Vintage motorcycles on pit lane at Phillip Island during a past International Island Classic event. Photo courtesy of Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

Entries open for 2020 International Island Classic

It’s the pièce de résistance of historic motorcycle racing event in the Southern Hemisphere and it’s coming back to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit from January 24-26, 2020 – the International Island Classic.

Set to be held for the 27th time, the event will again serve as a pilgrimage for both riders and spectators alike, celebrating the magnificence of historic racing across so many levels, from the exotic machines to the people who have and continue to make them tick.

Quite simply, the International Island Classic condenses a century of motorcycling into three action-packed days over the Australia Day long weekend, and entries are now open for the 2020 event.

A total of 56 races will be conducted across the six historic racing categories – Veteran (up to 1919), Vintage (1920-1945), Classic (1946-1962), Post Classic (1963-1972), Forgotten Era (1973-1982) and New Era (1983-1990) – and the famed International Challenge teams’ event which continues to attract riders with loads of international and championship-winning experience.

All up, that equates to around 400 solo bikes taking to the 4.445km Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit over the three days, where each class will be decided after one qualifying session and four races.

Individual accolades will also include the Phil Irving Perpetual Trophy for the highest scorer in the non-International Challenge events, and the Ken Wootton Memorial Trophy for the rider who comes out on top in the 16th running of the International Challenge – where Australia will be the defending champion.

Qualifying will begin on Friday for all classes, followed by a full program of racing on Saturday and Sunday.

Entries open today for the 2020 International Island Classic via this entry link http://bit.ly/32MnwVH

Meanwhile, discounted pre-purchase tickets will soon go on sale next week for the 2020 International Island Classic, with children under 15 free and concession tickets available.  Grab your family and your mates and camp on-circuit for an affordable four night getaway over the Australia Day long weekend and enjoy summer at Phillip Island.

For further event information go to www.islandclassic.com.au

American Flat Track: 2020 Race Schedule Announced

Action from an AFT Twins heat race in Springfield, Illinois. Photo by Scott Hunter, courtesy of American Flat Track.
Action from an AFT Twins heat race in Springfield, Illinois, in 2019. Photo by Scott Hunter, courtesy American Flat Track.

American Flat Track Announces 2020 Schedule

AFT Returns to Fan Favorites OKC and Charlotte Half-Mile

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 15, 2019) – American Flat Track has announced its 18-event schedule for the 2020 season, which once again features coast-to-coast action and launches anew at legendary Daytona International Speedway on March 14 with a Saturday of Speed: an epic season opener DAYTONA 200 & DAYTONA TT Doubleheader. It all finishes next fall with the Meadowlands Mile* finale at the most spectacular venue of the season: Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment in East Rutherford, N.J.

 

There are two fan favorite events returning to the schedule and one event revamped for a thrilling new experience. The returning venues is the Half-Mile at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. and the famed OKC Mile.

 

Additionally, the fastest Mile in the world – the Springfield Mile – will run back-to-back as a doubleheader, making for a Labor Day weekend event unlike any other.

 

“AFT is coming off the back of a record-breaking season and we have planned the 2020 schedule to push things to the next level and return to the best tracks in the country,” said Michael Lock, CEO of American Flat Track. ”We are delighted to be restoring the series to OKC and Charlotte and to amplify the thrilling action of Springfield Mile with a fall doubleheader.”

 

Tickets for the first-ever doubleheader – DAYTONA 200 and DAYTONA TT – at the legendary Daytona International Speedway are on sale now. Watch both historic motorcycle racing events during Bike Week at DAYTONA for just $35 when you purchase an advance General Admission ticket online.  Get yours at tickets.americanflattrack.com.

 

Final 2020 American Flat Track Schedule:

1. March 14: DAYTONA 200 & DAYTONA TT – Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

2. March 28: Atlanta Short Track – Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, GA

3. April 4: Charlotte Half-Mile – Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

4. May 2: Texas Half-Mile – Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

5. May 9: So-Cal Half-Mile – Perris Auto Speedway, Perris, CA

6. May 16: Sacramento Mile – Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA

7. May 30: Red Mile – Red Mile, Lexington, KY

8. June 13: Laconia Short Track – New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH

9. June 20: OKC Mile – Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK

10. June 27: Lima Half-Mile – Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH

11. July 4: New York Short Track – Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport, NY

12. August 9: Buffalo Chip TT – Buffalo Chip, Sturgis, SD

13. August 11: Black Hills Half-Mile – Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City, SD

14. August 22: Peoria TT – Peoria Motorcycle Club, Peoria, IL

15. September 5: Springfield Mile I – Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL

16. September 6: Springfield Mile II – Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL

17. September 12: Williams Grove Half-Mile – Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA

18. September 26: Meadowlands Mile* – Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, NJ

 

*Subject to final confirmation

 

About American Flat Track:

American Flat Track is the world’s premier dirt track motorcycle racing series and one of the longest-running championships in the history of motorsports. Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing in Daytona Beach, Fla., the series is highly regarded as the most competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing on the globe. For more information on American Flat Track, please visit http://www.americanflattrack.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, check us out on Instagram, live stream the events at FansChoice.tv and catch all the American Flat Track racing action on NBCSN.

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