The Frenchman went a little too soon and was caught by the flurry of late flying laps, but is still comfortably directly through to Q2. Viales difficult day at the office after the ground lost at Turn 1 saw the number 12 only able to push back through to ninth, although that is some points at least. It is initially quite steep uphill but the exit is then downhill, so it is quite easy to run wide onto the astroturf. We have at least twelve weekends as a factory Ducati rider and my main focus is trying to take the maximum out of that. And we took a little bit more time to evaluate all the project. As El Diablo continued to count down the laps, the race for second was far from over. Gresini Racing have one rider inside the top ten but maybe not the one you'd expect it to be. It was a heartbreaker, as Espargaro celebrated what would have been a fifth podium in a row but a lap too early. One rider holds half of the present MotoGP race lap records . o Five race lap records remain from the 800cc era, which was replaced by 1000cc machines in 2012. o Ten new race lap records were set last season, six of them by rookie champion Marquez - including the fastest (Phillip Island) and slowest (Indianapolis) of the current lap records. With only two progression places up for grabs Q1 looks set to be frenetic. Picking up the pace as first Fabio Quartararo drew near, then Johann Zarco, the home rider made sure his special helmet got plenty of coverage with an equally special lap - his 1m 38.771s response was a new lap record. We are just going through the motions for another weekend. Was that all she wrote? Samwas so fast, I was worried when he overtook me because I was struggling a bit with the rear tyre, but when he overtook me I tried to push a litlte bit more, fortunately Ihad something more at the end and I could overtake him again. All rights reserved. The Australian chose the place over Ducatis offer of a return to a satellite squad for next season. It was tight at the end of the first runs, with Quartararo top on a 1:39.055, Bagnaia second at just a hundredth of a second off the pace, and Aleix Espargaro only two thousandths slower again in third. After being transferred to the local Hospital General de Catalunya, Salom died of the injuries sustained in the crash. Is MotoGP's comeback king ready to reclaim his throne? Official: Dani Pedrosa to make KTM MotoGP wildcard appearance at Austria, Petrucci 'amazing input' for KTM, 'everything Pedrosa brings works', FIRST LOOK: 'Red vibes!' The economic survival of the circuit is only guaranteed by large volumes of public money, which both the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona and the Generalitat de Catalunya provide in the form of grants and rinsing of losses. Photo courtesy Dorna. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) - 1:38.771 2. By Justin Melillo. 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With five to go, the number 42 was all over the back of Miller in the fight for fourth, with Mir unable to get within striking distance of Morbidelli for the time being. That meant two of the top four going in were now down and out, as Quartararo continued on at the front. That meant, unless Arbolino could channel his inner 2009 Valentino Rossi, the race was pretty much done. 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. Last year it was a brand-new surface and from the race weekend and the Monday test we got a huge amount of data which has assisted in selecting the best compounds for this season. 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. Its advantage Quartararo as we head for his home turf at Le Mans, and the Sarthe venue has hosted plenty of Yamaha glory before. Dani Pedrosa 9 (out of 18)2. 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. Upon hearing this, FIM decided to change the current layout of the track to the same layout as the one used in Formula One. There was drama for the title fight further back though as John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) crashed out and collected former Championship leader Albert Arenas (Gaviota Aspar Tea, Moto3) and the former gives a clue there as to what happened:Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia), although only taking P11 faced with anopen goal, is the new man in the lead. Deniz nc (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Jose Julian Garcia (SIC58 Squadra Corse) crashed together at Turn 4, riders ok, with Carlos Tatay (Reale Avintia Moto3) and Andrea Migno (SKY Racing Team VR46) forced to retire. No prizes for guessing what Maverick's problem was this morning! Petrux clippedPol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). The last two-three years, they worked in some areas, to another and now they know where when they need to improve. After finishing FP3 in second place, Francesco Bagnaia took a stunning pole position in his second outing in Q2, signing a new all-time lap record with the fastest lap in 1:52.772. Photo courtesy Dorna. In 1989, through the joint collaboration of the Catalan Autonomous Government, the Montmel Town Council and the Royal Automobile Club of Catalunya (RACC), work began on giving one of Europes most beautiful cities a state of the art race track to match. Archives Column | 1974 Honda CR125M Elsinore. The schedule for the 2023 Catalan GP at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, race information, times and results for MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE By seven to go, Lowes decided the time was now asan inch-perfect attack into the opening corner saw him take the lead. Despite the favourable climate at this time of the year in Catalonia, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya can still suffer with some inclement weather. The Spaniard posted a quite sensational1:38.771 to better Fabio Quartararo's (Monster Energy Yamaha) 2021 lap by just over a tenth of a second and lead the premier field into qualifying later on Saturday. That compares to Toprak's race lap record of 1m32.162 and Superpole record of 1m31.371, both set here last year. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) put in one of the rides of the day to complete the top ten despite starting last after sitting out qualifying following a big crash in practice. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); The soft and medium fronts brought to the Catalan GP by the French factory will be symmetric, with the front hard and all of the rear tyres having an asymmetric finish, featuring a harder right-hand-side, to cope with the eight turns which go in that direction, compared to just the six that go left. Quartararos lead was 1.8, but Mir was flying. In 2001, Mika Hkkinen suffered a clutch failure while leading the race on the last lap, handing the win to Schumacher. MotoGP world championship leader Quartararo, who set the provisional pole time after the first runs as just 0.012s split the top three, had to settle for third place on the factory Yamaha. Back up at the front it was a little less dramatic asRossi got the better of first Quartararo and then Miller, before the Australian was then wide to allowQuartararo through too, making it a Yamaha 1-2-3 at the end of the opening lap. . Mir was holding off teammate Rins for P5 as both Suzukis had made good starts, Rins especially so, whereas Vialesgot an awful start and shuffle at Turn 1, down in P15. In 1996, Schumacher took his first win as a Ferrari driver, after a dominant performance during a torrential rainstorm. The first of the weekend's three races got underway at 1.30pm local time (CET+7) and ran over a distance of 21 laps. Marini waited for the penultimate lap to pounce, and pounce he did. Im so happy to finally win my first race. I had a bit of a margin left. [19], The World RX of Spain uses parts of the track near turns 1115, with two additional gravel sections. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has hosted a motorcycle Grand Prix since 1992, originally the European motorcycle Grand Prix from 1992 and later the Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix since 1996. Ogura was at the back of that group too, progress somewhat stalled. Fabio Quartararo on the podium. The 2021 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya) was the seventh round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the third round of the 2021 MotoE World Cup. Posted on March 4, 2023. MotoGP race winners. The Aprilia rider produced a new lap record of Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona earlier in the day in third free practice, and duly repeated the feat with a 1m38.742s with his penultimate lap in . For 2021, the La Caixa hairpin was remodelled again, slower than the original one but faster than the F1 one. Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.4759. 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. After stalking Martin, Aleix Espargaro hit back with four to go, again mugging the Prima Pramac Racing rider at turn one and getting the job done. Note: all the records here refer to MotoGP/500cc class races and championships. 1Luca MariniSky Racing Team VR46 Kalex38:11.103, 2Sam LowesEG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex+0.981, 3Fabio Di GiannantonioHDR Heidrun Speed Up Speed Up+4.399, Luca Marini:It was a very good weekend because starting from Friday the feeling was great with the bike, it wasnt easy and I didnt expect it because compared to Misano its a totally different track but we made the right changes on the bike for here. 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. 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. While 0.403 seconds separated first from seventh in qualifying, Viales was 0.252 seconds further back in eighth spot, with Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) also making it onto row three. Els models meteorolgics coincideixen a predir que no s'espera a curt termini un episodi continuat de precipitacions que ajudin a solucionar, almenys parcialment, la sequera que est afectant Catalunya i que est deixant tamb altres imatges que quedaran en el record amb el pas dels anys com el de les freqentades visites a un sequssim pant de Sau. 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! The grid has a few new names this season, and every team will now have two bikes as Dynavolt Intact GP . 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. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. And they know clearly its the power.The new people are already in Yamaha, and (working) on (the) engine, because we know that I feel super good on the bike. Martin then complicated life more for the Aprilia rider as he sliced past into second, and Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) was next on the chase. A late lap from Bagnaia saw him stick his Ducati Lenovo machine into fourth, only a quarter of a second behind the pacesetter, with Australia's Miller a further half a tenth behind in fifth. The Aprilia rider produced a new lap record of Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona earlier in the day in third free practice, and duly repeated the feat with a 1m38.742s with his penultimate lap in qualifying. How an outsider demolished a rank of F1 juniors, IndyCar St. Petersburg: Grosjean grabs pole in crash-filled qualifying, IndyCar St. Petersburg: Grosjean grabs pole in crash-filled qualifying Over the line for the final lap, it was Foggia who ledand, crucially, the Italian also led into Turn 1. The reigning world champion was convinced to stay with the Japanese factory despite a lack of bike development since the end of last year. 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. especially after he qualified on pole with a new track record at 1:38.742. }); Quartararo comes out on top as Catalonia rocks the Championship, The Frenchman holds off Mir to win, with Rins giving Suzuki a milestone in third as Dovizioso and Viales lose big ground in the standings. o Likewise Pedrosa's 2008 lap record was set on his way to victory in Catalunya, with an overall race time of 43m 02.175s. On the long run down into Turn 1 for Lap 5, the top 19 were split by just 2.3 seconds. Of course, I did feel a drop. FP3 14:30 - 14:45. Bagnaia raised the stakes when he punched out a 1:38.787, only 0.016 seconds away from the lap record that Aleix Espargaro had achieved in FP3, before taking an excursion through the run-off area at Turn 1. It has a complete mix of corners, a long straight and it is quite severe on the right side of the tyre, which means we need a tyre for here that does everything. At the 2009 motorcycle Grand Prix, teammates Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo fought all race long for first place, culminating in an overtake on the final corner by Rossi.
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