MotoGP Practice
MotoGP returns to the famous Silverstone circuit this weekend for the first time since 1986, before this season’s championship leader Jorge Lorenzo was even born.
However it didn’t take long for Fiat Yamaha’s Spaniard to learn its new layout, ending the day as the fastest rider as the AirAsia British Grand Prix weekend got underway in cloudy conditions.
The Spaniard set his best lap in a time of 2’05.991 with just over 11 minutes to go, but it was not long before the session came to an early end as rain hit the Northamptonshire track.
A winner here on a very different national circuit nearly a decade ago, Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro) was second on the timesheet. The Australian completed 18 laps on his Desmosedici GP10, the final of which registered his best time at 0.142s off Lorenzo.
Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda), fresh off the back of a home podium finish at Mugello, continued his momentum as he timed in at just under four-tenths off Lorenzo’s early weekend marker. Frenchman Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda) had set the pace at the start of the session and eventually placed fourth on the timesheet, fractionally under a tenth off Dovizioso as he displayed a consistent race pace.
Ben Spies (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) will be hoping to take advantage of the fact that this is a new track for all and the rookie was fifth. His first run on the layout placed him 1.259s off Lorenzo and he will take great encouragement from the session, in which he placed ahead of Mugello race winner Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa by almost four-tenths. Marco Melandri (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team) was only two-thousandths further back in seventh.
Top ten times were also recorded by Aleix Espargaró (Pramac Racing), Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team) and Nicky Hayden (Ducati Marlboro), and the riders will continue their adaptation to the track in the second practice session which gets underway at 9.55am local time on Saturday morning.
Silverstone, Friday, June 18, 2010
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO |
SPA | Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 307.1 | 2’05.991 | |
| 2 | 27 | Casey STONER |
AUS | Ducati Team | Ducati | 307.8 | 2’06.133 | 0.142 / 0.142 |
| 3 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 309.5 | 2’06.347 | 0.356 / 0.214 |
| 4 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 305.7 | 2’06.439 | 0.448 / 0.092 |
| 5 | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 |
Yamaha | 300.8 | 2’07.250 | 1.259 / 0.811 |
| 6 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA |
SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 310.8 | 2’07.586 | 1.595 / 0.336 |
| 7 | 33 | Marco MELANDRI |
ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 308.0 | 2’07.588 | 1.597 / 0.002 |
| 8 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO |
SPA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 302.5 | 2’07.927 | 1.936 / 0.339 |
| 9 | 58 | Marco SIMONCELLI |
ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 299.7 | 2’07.951 | 1.960 / 0.024 |
| 10 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN |
USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 300.8 | 2’08.300 | 2.309 / 0.349 |
| 11 | 40 | Hector BARBERA |
SPA | Paginas Amarillas Aspar | Ducati | 295.7 | 2’08.452 | 2.461 / 0.152 |
| 12 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS |
USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 301.9 | 2’08.525 | 2.534 / 0.073 |
| 13 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA |
SPA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 303.9 | 2’08.666 | 2.675 / 0.141 |
| 14 | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA |
JPN | Interwetten Honda MotoGP | Honda | 305.3 | 2’09.639 | 3.648 / 0.973 |
| 15 | 65 | Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 303.2 | 2’09.805 | 3.814 / 0.166 |
| 16 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Pramac Racing Team |
Ducati | 301.3 | 2’10.227 | 4.236 / 0.422 |
Moto2
Shoya Tomizawa took top spot on the timesheet in the first free practice at Silverstone on Friday, setting a fastest lap of 2’28.020 on a wet track as the rain that had started to fall lightly at the end of the MotoGP session turned heavier throughout the Moto2 hour.
The Technomag-CIP rider, who is currently second in the Championship standings, was 0.582s faster than Australian Anthony West (MZ Racing) in the complicated conditions, with Xavier Simeon – who is substituting for the injured Yannick Guerra on the Holiday Gym G22 team this weekend – third at just over a tenth further back.
Karel Abraham (Cardion AB Motoracing) handled the wet well to place fourth, whilst Alex de Angelis (RSM Team Scot) set the fifth best time before falling right at the very end of the session.
British rider Scott Redding (Marc VDS Racing) got his weekend off to a confident start with sixth spot, and Alex Baldolini (Caretta Technology Race Dept) and Dominique Aegerter (Technomag-CIP) completed the top eight. Championship leader Toni Elías (Gresini Racing Moto2) was 22nd in the session, with third placed Simone Corsi (JiR Moto2) one spot ahead of him in 21st.
Silverstone, Friday, June 18, 2010
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Shoya TOMIZAWA |
JPN | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 252.9 | 2’28.020 | |
| 2 | 8 | Anthony WEST |
AUS | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 249.9 | 2’28.602 | 0.582 / 0.582 |
| 3 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON |
BEL | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 252.3 | 2’28.733 | 0.713 / 0.131 |
| 4 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM |
CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | FTR | 249.5 | 2’28.759 | 0.739 / 0.026 |
| 5 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM | RSM Team Scot | Force GP210 | 250.0 | 2’29.189 | 1.169 / 0.430 |
| 6 | 45 | Scott REDDING |
GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 251.9 | 2’29.267 | 1.247 / 0.078 |
| 7 | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI |
ITA | Caretta Technology Race Dept | I.C.P. | 253.3 | 2’29.342 | 1.322 / 0.075 |
| 8 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER |
SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 254.1 | 2’29.364 | 1.344 / 0.022 |
| 9 | 41 | Arne TODE | GER | Racing Team Germany |
Suter | 254.5 | 2’29.658 | 1.638 / 0.294 |
| 10 | 16 | Jules CLUZEL |
FRA | Forward Racing | Suter | 252.9 | 2’29.659 | 1.639 / 0.001 |
| 11 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI |
SWI | Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 | Moriwaki | 253.0 | 2’29.745 | 1.725 / 0.086 |
| 12 | 71 | Claudio CORTI |
ITA | Forward Racing | Suter | 250.0 | 2’29.923 | 1.903 / 0.178 |
| 13 | 21 | Vladimir LEONOV |
RUS | Vector Kiefer Racing | Suter | 247.6 | 2’29.965 | 1.945 / 0.042 |
| 14 | 52 | Lukas PESEK | CZE | Matteoni CP Racing |
Moriwaki | 251.9 | 2’29.972 | 1.952 / 0.007 |
| 15 | 2 | Gabor TALMACSI |
HUN | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 254.2 | 2’29.992 | 1.972 / 0.020 |
| 16 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ |
COL | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 252.5 | 2’30.041 | 2.021 / 0.049 |
| 17 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO |
FRA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 248.9 | 2’30.214 | 2.194 / 0.173 |
| 18 | 6 | Alex DEBON | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo |
FTR | 247.6 | 2’30.386 | 2.366 / 0.172 |
| 19 | 75 | Mattia PASINI |
ITA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 251.9 | 2’30.918 | 2.898 / 0.532 |
| 20 | 60 | Julian SIMON |
SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 251.6 | 2’31.015 | 2.995 / 0.097 |
| 21 | 3 | Simone CORSI |
ITA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 253.4 | 2’31.236 | 3.216 / 0.221 |
| 22 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Gresini Racing Moto2 |
Moriwaki | 254.4 | 2’31.407 | 3.387 / 0.171 |
| 23 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI |
JPN | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 248.8 | 2’31.796 | 3.776 / 0.389 |
| 24 | 55 | Hector FAUBEL |
SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 248.7 | 2’32.054 | 4.034 / 0.258 |
| 25 | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas |
Promoharris | 250.8 | 2’32.132 | 4.112 / 0.078 |
| 26 | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA |
ITA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 251.5 | 2’32.269 | 4.249 / 0.137 |
| 27 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE |
ITA | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 253.3 | 2’32.481 | 4.461 / 0.212 |
| 28 | 61 | Vladimir IVANOV |
UKR | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 239.8 | 2’32.661 | 4.641 / 0.180 |
| 29 | 40 | Sergio GADEA |
SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons | Pons Kalex | 249.6 | 2’32.926 | 4.906 / 0.265 |
| 30 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT |
THA | Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG | Bimota | 250.0 | 2’32.929 | 4.909 / 0.003 |
| 31 | 65 | Stefan BRADL |
GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | Suter | 248.4 | 2’33.200 | 5.180 / 0.271 |
| 32 | 53 | Valentin DEBISE |
FRA | WTR San Marino Team | ADV | 249.8 | 2’33.584 | 5.564 / 0.384 |
| 33 | 76 | Bernat MARTINEZ |
SPA | Maquinza-SAG Team | Bimota | 243.1 | 2’33.775 | 5.755 / 0.191 |
| 34 | 59 | Niccolo CANEPA |
ITA | RSM Team Scot | Force GP210 | 244.0 | 2’34.520 | 6.500 / 0.745 |
| 35 | 5 | Joan OLIVE | SPA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas |
Promoharris | 249.7 | 2’34.550 | 6.530 / 0.030 |
| 36 | 10 | Fonsi NIETO | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 |
Moriwaki | 242.8 | 2’34.628 | 6.608 / 0.078 |
| 37 | 96 | Anthony DELHALLE |
FRA | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 238.6 | 2’34.795 | 6.775 / 0.167 |
| 38 | 44 | Roberto ROLFO |
ITA | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 246.5 | 2’35.506 | 7.486 / 0.711 |
| 39 | 54 | Kev COGHLAN | GBR | Monlau Joey Darcey |
FTR | 240.7 | 2’35.749 | 7.729 / 0.243 |
| 40 | 39 | Robertino PIETRI |
VEN | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 246.1 | 2’36.263 | 8.243 / 0.514 |
| 80 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons |
Pons Kalex | 250.2 | 2’38.458 | 10.438 / 2.1 |
125cc GP
In form and coming off the back of his first ever World Championship GP win at Mugello, Marc Márquez (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport) was quick off the mark at Silverstone as he set the best time in the opening 125cc practice session with a lap of 2’15.835 on the new circuit.
Not to be outdone, his fellow Spaniard Pol Espargaró (Tuenti Racing) was just 0.016s further back as he also displayed a strong pace, making himself the only other rider to get under the 2’16” mark in the hour-long session.
Efrén Vázquez (Tuenti Racing) was third fastest and made it an all-Derbi top three, with home rider Bradley Smith (Bancaja Aspar) fourth and his team-mate and Championship leader Nico Terol fifth. The trio were all separated by less than a tenth of a second.
Randy Krummenacher (Stipa-Molenaar Racing) and Tomoyoshi Koyama (Racing Team Germany) have been impressive this season and they took sixth and seventh respectively. Another home rider Danny Webb (Andalucia Cajasol) completed the top eight. The highest placing wildcard was Red Bull MotoGP Rookie rider Danny Kent (Aztec GP) in 24th.
Silverstone, Friday, June 18, 2010
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ |
SPA | Red Bull Ajo Motorsport | Derbi | 225.7 | 2’15.835 | |
| 2 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO |
SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 223.4 | 2’15.851 | 0.016 / 0.016 |
| 3 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ |
SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 224.2 | 2’16.038 | 0.203 / 0.187 |
| 4 | 38 | Bradley SMITH |
GBR | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 224.6 | 2’16.268 | 0.433 / 0.230 |
| 5 | 40 | Nicolas TEROL |
SPA | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 222.2 | 2’16.534 | 0.699 / 0.266 |
| 6 | 35 | Randy KRUMMENACHER |
SWI | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP | Aprilia | 220.6 | 2’17.561 | 1.726 / 1.027 |
| 7 | 71 | Tomoyoshi KOYAMA |
JPN | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 222.2 | 2’18.230 | 2.395 / 0.669 |
| 8 | 99 | Danny WEBB | GBR | Andalucia Cajasol |
Aprilia | 222.3 | 2’18.407 | 2.572 / 0.177 |
| 9 | 14 | Johann ZARCO |
FRA | WTR San Marino Team | Aprilia | 223.6 | 2’18.421 | 2.586 / 0.014 |
| 10 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE |
GER | Avant Mitsubishi Ajo | Derbi | 222.3 | 2’18.613 | 2.778 / 0.192 |
| 11 | 5 | Alexis MASBOU |
FRA | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 216.9 | 2’18.641 | 2.806 / 0.028 |
| 12 | 23 | Alberto MONCAYO |
SPA | Andalucia Cajasol | Aprilia | 218.8 | 2’18.742 | 2.907 / 0.101 |
| 13 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP |
Aprilia | 224.4 | 2’18.954 | 3.119 / 0.212 |
| 14 | 12 | Esteve RABAT |
SPA | Blusens-STX | Aprilia | 220.9 | 2’19.354 | 3.519 / 0.400 |
| 15 | 53 | Jasper IWEMA |
NED | CBC Corse | Aprilia | 221.1 | 2’19.696 | 3.861 / 0.342 |
| 16 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER |
GER | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 219.0 | 2’19.711 | 3.876 / 0.015 |
| 17 | 26 | Adrian MARTIN |
SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo | Aprilia | 218.6 | 2’19.833 | 3.998 / 0.122 |
| 18 | 15 | Simone GROTZKYJ |
ITA | Fontana Racing | Aprilia | 219.7 | 2’19.854 | 4.019 / 0.021 |
| 19 | 50 | Sturla FAGERHAUG |
NOR | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 215.5 | 2’19.889 | 4.054 / 0.035 |
| 20 | 78 | Marcel SCHROTTER |
GER | Interwetten Honda 125 | Honda | 219.6 | 2’20.217 | 4.382 / 0.328 |
| 21 | 69 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | CBC Corse |
Aprilia | 216.9 | 2’21.095 | 5.260 / 0.878 |
| 22 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL |
CZE | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 218.9 | 2’21.144 | 5.309 / 0.049 |
| 23 | 32 | Lorenzo SAVADORI |
ITA | Matteoni CP Racing | Aprilia | 212.2 | 2’21.284 | 5.449 / 0.140 |
| 24 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Aztec Grand Prix |
Honda | 205.8 | 2’21.421 | 5.586 / 0.137 |
| 25 | 60 | Michael VAN DER MARK |
NED | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 212.1 | 2’21.429 | 5.594 / 0.008 |
| 26 | 74 | James LODGE | GBR | RS Earnshaws Motorcycles |
Honda | 209.4 | 2’22.962 | 7.127 / 1.533 |
| 27 | 73 | Taylor MACKENZIE |
GBR | KRP | Honda | 212.6 | 2’23.503 | 7.668 / 0.541 |
| 28 | 87 | Luca MARCONI |
ITA | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 215.5 | 2’23.653 | 7.818 / 0.150 |
| 29 | 75 | Deane BROWN | GBR | Colin Appleyard/Macadam Racing |
Honda | 208.5 | 2’23.956 | 8.121 / 0.303 |
| 30 | 72 | Marco RAVAIOLI |
ITA | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 211.7 | 2’24.058 | 8.223 / 0.102 |
| 77 | Andrew REID | IRL | Aztec Grand Prix |
Honda | 204.2 | 2’27.810 | 11.975 / 3.752 |
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| 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN |
MAL | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 207.4 | 2’29.225 | 13.390 / 1.41 |
