MotoGP Race And Practice Results

2013 Le Mans Moto2 Race Result: Treacherous Race Crowns Maiden Winner

Submitted by Jacob Leech on Sun, 2013-05-19 11:10
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Race summary and results for Moto2:

Scott Redding has taken his first ever Moto2 race win after an extremely tricky French Grand Prix. The British youngster rode a measured and careful race whilst maintaining a very consistent pace, taking the win after the race was red flagged due to rain with two laps to go. His teammate Mika Kallio finished in second place ahead of Belgian rider Xavier Simeon. Dominique Aegerter and hometown hero Johan Zarco completed the top five after initially pushing Redding very hard in the fight for victoy.

The race was an extremely dramatic affair and has major consequences for the championship race after team mates Tito Rabat and Pol Espargaro crashed in the early stages, both riders lost the front end in synchronised fashion at museum corner. Tom Luthi crashed a lap later while pole sitter Takaaki Nakagami crashed out of the lead, also losing the front at museum corner. Steven Odendaal, Axel Pons and Nico Terol were also casualties to the challenging conditions.

Results:

Pos No Rider Bike Time/Diff
1 45 Scott REDDING Kalex 36'43.583
2 36 Mika KALLIO Kalex +1.090
3 19 Xavier SIMEON Kalex +1.234
4 77 Dominique AEGERTER Suter +1.701
5 5 Johann ZARCO Suter +1.859
6 54 Mattia PASINI Speed Up +12.272
7 63 Mike DI MEGLIO Motobi +12.378
8 60 Julian SIMON Kalex +29.712
9 95 Anthony WEST Speed Up +30.479
10 15 Alex DE ANGELIS Speed Up +31.235
11 4 Randy KRUMMENACHER Suter +31.535
12 3 Simone CORSI Speed Up +31.675
13 11 Sandro CORTESE Kalex +31.917
14 23 Marcel SCHROTTER Kalex +35.778
15 96 Louis ROSSI Tech 3 +45.045
16 52 Danny KENT Tech 3 +45.151
17 17 Alberto MONCAYO Speed Up +55.456
18 72 Yuki TAKAHASHI Moriwaki +59.886
19 7 Doni Tata PRADITA Suter +1'02.095
20 40 Pol ESPARGARO Kalex +1'06.414
21 44 Steven ODENDAAL Speed Up +1'48.007
22 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN Kalex 1 Lap
23 80 Esteve RABAT Kalex 2 Laps
24 97 Rafid Topan SUCIPTO Speed Up 3 Laps
  88 Ricard CARDUS Speed Up +1'29.658
  8 Gino REA FTR 10 Laps
Not Classified
  24 Toni ELIAS Kalex 3 Laps
  18 Nicolas TEROL Suter 5 Laps
  30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Kalex 16 Laps
  12 Thomas LUTHI Suter 18 Laps
  81 Jordi TORRES Suter 20 Laps
  9 Kyle SMITH Kalex 0 Lap
  49 Axel PONS Kalex 0 Lap
  14 Ratthapark WILAIROT Suter 0 Lap
Round Number: 
4
2013

2013 Le Mans Moto3 Race Result: Imperious Victory After Familiar Battle

Submitted by Jacob Leech on Sun, 2013-05-19 09:52
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Race summary and results for Moto3:

Maverick Vinales has taken a masterful victory in the French Moto3 race, setting the fastest lap of the race on his final lap. The Spaniard made it back-to-back victories having taken the lead of the race at the halfway stages. Alex Rins had a canny ride to finish in second place, learning from his error at Jerez. He had to fight off a late last lap charge from the brave Luis Salom, who was riding with injuries to his back and wrist. Jonas Folger dictated the pace in the early stages of proceedings, but faded drastically late in the race. The German was the only of the front riders on the softer of the tyre selections available. Alex Marquez rounded out the top five, holding off an impressive Jakub Kornfeil after a lively tussle between the two.

The race was high in incident, Miguel Oliveira disappointingly crashed out of a promising fourth place early on. Antonelli, Baldassarri, Watanabe, Khairuddin and Ajo were also victims to the tricky conditions. Ajo was taken out in spectacular fashion after Khairuddin highsided during a battle for seventh place, thankfully both riders walked away.

Results:

Pos. No. Rider Bike Time Diff
1 25 Maverick Viñales KTM 42'05.448  
2 42 Alex Rins KTM 42'06.712 1.264
3 39 Luis Salom KTM 42'06.835 1.387
4 94 Jonas Folger Kalex KTM 42'20.041 14.593
5 12 Alex Marquez KTM 42'43.397 37.949
6 84 Jakub Kornfeil Kalex KTM 42'45.743 40.295
7 5 Romano Fenati FTR Honda 42'48.773 43.325
8 41 Brad Binder Suter Honda 42'48.985 43.537
9 10 Alexis Masbou FTR Honda 42'50.959 45.511
10 32 Isaac Viñales FTR Honda 42'51.122 45.674
11 17 John Mcphee FTR Honda 42'56.900 51.452
12 8 Jack Miller FTR Honda 42'57.040 51.592
13 61 Arthur Sissis KTM 43'04.161 58.713
14 19 Alessandro Tonucci Honda 43'04.418 58.970
15 65 Philipp Oettl Kalex KTM 43'23.475 1'18.027
16 11 Livio Loi Kalex KTM 43'23.832 1'18.384
17 3 Matteo Ferrari FTR Honda 43'28.836 1'23.388
18 9 Toni Finsterbusch Kalex KTM 43'33.174 1'27.726
19 22 Ana Carrasco KTM 43'33.202 1'27.754
20 4 Francesco Bagnaia FTR Honda 43'33.308 1'27.860
21 53 Jasper Iwema Kalex KTM 43'33.613 1'28.165
22 58 Juan Guevara TSR Honda 43'36.079 1'30.631
23 89 Alan Techer TSR Honda 43'36.289 1'30.841
24 57 Eric Granado Kalex KTM 42'16.326 1 lap
25 29 Hyuga Watanabe Honda 42'25.552 1 lap
26 18 Christophe Arciero Suter Honda 43'50.898 1 lap
NOT CLASSIFIED
  77 Lorenzo Baldassarri FTR Honda 36'26.312 4 laps
  63 Zulfahmi Khairuddin KTM 33'57.508 5 laps
  31 Niklas Ajo KTM 33'57.728 5 laps
  95 Jules Danilo Kalex KTM 23'44.493 11 laps
  23 Niccolo Antonelli FTR Honda 21'36.962 12 laps
  66 Florian Alt Kalex KTM 11'18.500 18 laps
  44 Miguel Oliveira Mahindra 7'16.641 20 laps
Round Number: 
4
2013

2013 Le Mans MotoGP Warm Up Result: Lorenzo Tops Crutchlow And Marquez In Wet

Submitted by David Emmett on Sun, 2013-05-19 08:18
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Track was still wet for the MotoGP warm up, which saw the lead swapping hands a lot, between Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Marquez, Stefan Bradl, and Aleix Espargaro. Lorenzo came out on top, finishing ahead of Cal Crutchlow and Marquez.

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Previous
1 99 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1'44.307    
2 35 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 1'44.762 0.455 0.455
3 93 Marc Marquez Honda 1'44.859 0.552 0.097
4 69 Nicky Hayden Ducati 1'45.033 0.726 0.174
5 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 1'45.158 0.851 0.125
6 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1'45.328 1.021 0.170
7 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia ART 1'45.414 1.107 0.086
8 26 Dani Pedrosa Honda 1'45.474 1.167 0.060
9 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'45.584 1.277 0.110
10 68 Yonny Hernandez Aprilia ART 1'45.746 1.439 0.162
11 19 Alvaro Bautista Honda 1'46.277 1.970 0.531
12 17 Karel Abraham Aprilia ART 1'46.408 2.101 0.131
13 38 Bradley Smith Yamaha 1'46.690 2.383 0.282
14 14 Randy de Puniet Aprilia ART 1'46.693 2.386 0.003
15 51 Michele Pirro Ducati 1'47.152 2.845 0.459
16 7 Hiroshi Aoyama FTR Kawasaki 1'47.177 2.870 0.025
17 9 Danilo Petrucci Suter BMW 1'47.759 3.452 0.582
18 71 Claudio Corti FTR Kawasaki 1'48.391 4.084 0.632
19 5 Colin Edwards FTR Kawasaki 1'48.540 4.233 0.149
20 8 Hector Barbera FTR Kawasaki 1'48.580 4.273 0.040
21 29 Andrea Iannone Ducati 1'48.854 4.547 0.274
22 67 Bryan Staring FTR Honda 1'49.798 5.491 0.944
23 52 Lukas Pesek Suter BMW 1'51.400 7.093 1.602
24 70 Michael Laverty PBM 1'53.109 8.802 1.709
Round Number: 
4
2013
Track was still wet for the MotoGP warm up, which saw the lead swapping hands a lot, between Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Marquez, Stefan Bradl, and Aleix Espargaro. Lorenzo came out on top, finishing ahead of Cal Crutchlow and Marquez.Results:

2013 Le Mans Moto2 Warm Up Result: Elias Fastest On A Wet Track

Submitted by David Emmett on Sun, 2013-05-19 07:48
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Result:

Pos No Rider Bike Time Diff Previous
1 24 Toni ELIAS Kalex 1'50.186    
2 88 Ricard CARDUS Speed Up 1'50.305 0.119 0.119
3 5 Johann ZARCO Suter 1'50.732 0.546 0.427
4 8 Gino REA FTR 1'50.758 0.572 0.026
5 15 Alex DE ANGELIS Speed Up 1'50.843 0.657 0.085
6 18 Nicolas TEROL Suter 1'50.978 0.792 0.135
7 12 Thomas LUTHI Suter 1'50.983 0.797 0.005
8 60 Julian SIMON Kalex 1'51.007 0.821 0.024
9 9 Kyle SMITH Kalex 1'51.054 0.868 0.047
10 36 Mika KALLIO Kalex 1'51.264 1.078 0.210
11 45 Scott REDDING Kalex 1'51.533 1.347 0.269
12 40 Pol ESPARGARO Kalex 1'51.552 1.366 0.019
13 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Kalex 1'51.677 1.491 0.125
14 95 Anthony WEST Speed Up 1'51.736 1.550 0.059
15 19 Xavier SIMEON Kalex 1'51.772 1.586 0.036
16 4 Randy KRUMMENACHER Suter 1'51.891 1.705 0.119
17 63 Mike DI MEGLIO Motobi 1'51.947 1.761 0.056
18 81 Jordi TORRES Suter 1'51.996 1.810 0.049
19 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN Kalex 1'52.014 1.828 0.018
20 14 Ratthapark WILAIROT Suter 1'52.076 1.890 0.062
21 49 Axel PONS Kalex 1'52.087 1.901 0.011
22 23 Marcel SCHROTTER Kalex 1'52.274 2.088 0.187
23 52 Danny KENT Tech 3 1'52.280 2.094 0.006
24 96 Louis ROSSI Tech 3 1'52.381 2.195 0.101
25 97 Rafid Topan SUCIPTO Speed Up 1'52.449 2.263 0.068
26 17 Alberto MONCAYO Speed Up 1'52.466 2.280 0.017
27 72 Yuki TAKAHASHI Moriwaki 1'52.608 2.422 0.142
28 3 Simone CORSI Speed Up 1'52.809 2.623 0.201
29 77 Dominique AEGERTER Suter 1'52.837 2.651 0.028
30 54 Mattia PASINI Speed Up 1'53.174 2.988 0.337
31 44 Steven ODENDAAL Speed Up 1'53.507 3.321 0.333
32 11 Sandro CORTESE Kalex 1'53.994 3.808 0.487
33 80 Esteve RABAT Kalex 1'54.378 4.192 0.384
34 7 Doni Tata PRADITA Suter 1'54.864 4.678 0.486
Round Number: 
4
2013
Result:

2013 Le Mans Moto3 Warm Up Result: Miller Tops Wet Session

Submitted by David Emmett on Sun, 2013-05-19 07:20
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The weather has finally turned at Le Mans, the track is wet, and though it is not currently raining, it could start at any moment. A wet track means new names at the top of the timesheets, with Jack Miller setting the fastest time in the wet, ahead of Miguel Oliveira and Miller's Racing Team Germany teammate John McPhee.

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Previous
1 8 Jack Miller FTR Honda 1'55.728    
2 44 Miguel Oliveira Mahindra 1'55.832 0.104 0.104
3 17 John Mcphee FTR Honda 1'56.149 0.421 0.317
4 42 Alex Rins KTM 1'56.329 0.601 0.180
5 10 Alexis Masbou FTR Honda 1'56.423 0.695 0.094
6 25 Maverick Viñales KTM 1'56.521 0.793 0.098
7 31 Niklas Ajo KTM 1'56.610 0.882 0.089
8 84 Jakub Kornfeil Kalex KTM 1'56.635 0.907 0.025
9 61 Arthur Sissis KTM 1'56.766 1.038 0.131
10 63 Zulfahmi Khairuddin KTM 1'56.782 1.054 0.016
11 32 Isaac Viñales FTR Honda 1'57.117 1.389 0.335
12 12 Alex Marquez KTM 1'57.813 2.085 0.696
13 65 Philipp Oettl Kalex KTM 1'57.973 2.245 0.160
14 19 Alessandro Tonucci Honda 1'58.110 2.382 0.137
15 23 Niccolo Antonelli FTR Honda 1'58.128 2.400 0.018
16 39 Luis Salom KTM 1'58.263 2.535 0.135
17 57 Eric Granado Kalex KTM 1'58.444 2.716 0.181
18 9 Toni Finsterbusch Kalex KTM 1'58.542 2.814 0.098
19 94 Jonas Folger Kalex KTM 1'58.580 2.852 0.038
20 3 Matteo Ferrari FTR Honda 1'58.679 2.951 0.099
21 5 Romano Fenati FTR Honda 1'58.707 2.979 0.028
22 11 Livio Loi Kalex KTM 1'58.727 2.999 0.020
23 41 Brad Binder Suter Honda 1'58.727 2.999 0.000
24 95 Jules Danilo Kalex KTM 1'58.800 3.072 0.073
25 4 Francesco Bagnaia FTR Honda 1'59.110 3.382 0.310
26 66 Florian Alt Kalex KTM 1'59.404 3.676 0.294
27 18 Christophe Arciero Suter Honda 1'59.409 3.681 0.005
28 58 Juan Guevara TSR Honda 1'59.536 3.808 0.127
29 29 Hyuga Watanabe Honda 1'59.834 4.106 0.298
30 53 Jasper Iwema Kalex KTM 1'59.857 4.129 0.023
31 22 Ana Carrasco KTM 1'59.918 4.190 0.061
32 89 Alan Techer TSR Honda 2'00.986 5.258 1.068
Not Classified
  77 Lorenzo Baldassari FTR Honda      
  99 Danny Webb Suter Honda      

 

Round Number: 
4
2013
The weather has finally turned at Le Mans, the track is wet, and though it is not currently raining, it could start at any moment. A wet track means new names at the top of the timesheets, with Jack Miller setting the fastest time in the wet, ahead of Miguel Oliveira and Miller's Racing Team Germany teammate John McPhee.Results:

2013 Le Mans Moto2 QP Result: Tricky Conditions Provide Mixed Results

Submitted by Jacob Leech on Sat, 2013-05-18 14:02
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Summary of qualifying and results for Moto2:

Takaaki Nakagami has taken his first ever pole position for the French Grand Prix in an anti-climactic Moto2 qualifying session. The Japanese rider made the most of the early dry running and put in a brave lap that couldn't quite be matched by weekend long pace setter Scott Redding. The Brit finished in second place, three tenths behind the Japanese rider. Dark clouds gathered overhead at the beginning of the session and the wind picked up dramatically, the riders were forced to push hard early with spots of rain on their visors. 

Frenchman Johan Zarco made the most of the tough conditions and finished in a popular third place, improving drastically after being down in fifteenth place after free practice. Championship leader Esteve Rabat heads up row two joined by Xavier Simeon and Nico Terol in fifth and sixth positions respectively.

Qualifying was all but decided when Kyle Smith took a tumble as the light rain intensified midway through the session. The majority of riders entered the pit lane with twenty five minutes remaining as more and more umbrellas opened up in the packed French crowd and the rain began to hammer down.

A few riders went out on full wet tyres late on in something of a mini testing session to try and get a feel for how the race may unfold tomorrow, as rain is currently forecast. Indonesian rider Doni Pradita had a crash in the final seconds of qualifying, emphasising that the risk involved in wet weather racing is ever-present. 

Results:

Pos No Rider Bike Time Diff Previous
1 30 Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 1'38.508    
2 45 Scott Redding Kalex 1'38.858 0.350 0.350
3 5 Johann Zarco Suter 1'39.187 0.679 0.329
4 80 Esteve Rabat Kalex 1'39.193 0.685 0.006
5 19 Xavier Simeon Kalex 1'39.296 0.788 0.103
6 18 Nicolas Terol Suter 1'39.333 0.825 0.037
7 40 Pol Espargaro Kalex 1'39.355 0.847 0.022
8 12 Thomas Luthi Suter 1'39.437 0.929 0.082
9 54 Mattia Pasini Speed Up 1'39.543 1.035 0.106
10 36 Mika Kallio Kalex 1'39.558 1.050 0.015
11 95 Anthony West Speed Up 1'39.571 1.063 0.013
12 63 Mike Di Meglio Motobi 1'39.599 1.091 0.028
13 77 Dominique Aegerter Suter 1'39.657 1.149 0.058
14 24 Toni Elias Kalex 1'39.721 1.213 0.064
15 81 Jordi Torres Suter 1'39.891 1.383 0.170
16 23 Marcel Schrotter Kalex 1'39.994 1.486 0.103
17 11 Sandro Cortese Kalex 1'40.011 1.503 0.017
18 60 Julian Simon Kalex 1'40.013 1.505 0.002
19 15 Alex De Angelis Speed Up 1'40.020 1.512 0.007
20 88 Ricard Cardus Speed Up 1'40.173 1.665 0.153
21 96 Louis Rossi Tech 3 1'40.281 1.773 0.108
22 9 Kyle Smith Kalex 1'40.284 1.776 0.003
23 72 Yuki Takahashi Moriwaki 1'40.369 1.861 0.085
24 49 Axel Pons Kalex 1'40.487 1.979 0.118
25 55 Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 1'40.498 1.990 0.011
26 52 Danny Kent Tech 3 1'40.613 2.105 0.115
27 44 Steven Odendaal Speed Up 1'40.665 2.157 0.052
28 14 Ratthapark Wilairot Suter 1'40.746 2.238 0.081
29 17 Alberto Moncayo Speed Up 1'40.793 2.285 0.047
30 3 Simone Corsi Speed Up 1'40.815 2.307 0.022
31 8 Gino Rea FTR 1'40.861 2.353 0.046
32 4 Randy Krummenacher Suter 1'41.222 2.714 0.361
33 7 Doni Tata Pradita Suter 1'42.036 3.528 0.814
34 97 Rafid Topan Sucipto Speed Up 1'42.312 3.804 0.276

 

Round Number: 
4
2013

2013 Le Mans MotoGP QP Result: Lap Times Tumble in Chaotic Qualifying

Submitted by Jacob Leech on Sat, 2013-05-18 13:12
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Summary of qualifying and results for MotoGP:

Marc Marquez has taken his second pole position of the season following a blisteringly fast MotoGP qualifying session. The dynamic rookie fought off a stern challenge from Jorge Lorenzo, finishing a mere three hundredths of a second ahead of his newest rival and compatriot. Andrea Dovizioso caused a huge surprise by ending the session with a rapid lap that saw him snatch the final spot on the front row and trump the battered Briton Cal Crutchlow by six thousandths of a second.

Stefan Bradl and Dani Pedrosa will join Crutchlow on the second row of the grid for the race tomorrow. Pedrosa had to recover from a setback early in the session, crashing at the approach to the Dunlop chicane and having to complete the session riding his second bike. 

The third row will comprise Alvaro Bautista, Valentino Rossi and Bradley Smith who finished in seventh, eighth and ninth places respectively. It was Bradley Smith's best qualifying effort to date as the Tech 3 Yamaha youngster continues to make steady progress in his debut season.

Nicky Hayden, who had a disappointing session when compared to his teammate and the two ART Aprilia riders of Aleix Espargaro and Randy DePuniet, who entered Q2 after topping the Q1 session, completed the fourth row of the grid.

Results Q2:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Previous
1 93 Marc Marquez Honda 1'33.187    
2 99 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1'33.217 0.030 0.030
3 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1'33.603 0.416 0.386
4 35 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 1'33.609 0.422 0.006
5 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 1'33.634 0.447 0.025
6 26 Dani Pedrosa Honda 1'33.639 0.452 0.005
7 19 Alvaro Bautista Honda 1'33.984 0.797 0.345
8 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'34.009 0.822 0.025
9 38 Bradley Smith Yamaha 1'34.222 1.035 0.213
10 69 Nicky Hayden Ducati 1'34.242 1.055 0.020
11 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia ART 1'34.754 1.567 0.512
12 14 Randy de Puniet Aprilia ART 1'35.086 1.899 0.332

Results Q1:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Previous
1 14 Randy de Puniet Aprilia ART 1'34.715    
2 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia ART 1'34.893 0.178 0.178
3 29 Andrea Iannone Ducati 1'35.062 0.347 0.169
4 51 Michele Pirro Ducati 1'35.228 0.513 0.166
5 8 Hector Barbera FTR Kawasaki 1'35.714 0.999 0.486
6 9 Danilo Petrucci Suter BMW 1'35.770 1.055 0.056
7 5 Colin Edwards FTR Kawasaki 1'36.221 1.506 0.451
8 17 Karel Abraham Aprilia ART 1'36.271 1.556 0.050
9 71 Claudio Corti FTR Kawasaki 1'36.330 1.615 0.059
10 70 Michael Laverty PBM 1'36.596 1.881 0.266
11 67 Bryan Staring FTR Honda 1'36.714 1.999 0.118
12 52 Lukas Pesek Suter BMW 1'36.768 2.053 0.054
13 68 Yonny Hernandez Aprilia ART 1'36.961 2.246 0.193
14 7 Hiroshi Aoyama FTR Kawasaki 1'37.523 2.808 0.562

 

Round Number: 
4
2013

2013 Le Mans MotoGP FP4 Result: Lorenzo Responds In Red-Flagged Session

Submitted by Jacob Leech on Sat, 2013-05-18 12:17
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Jorge Lorenzo responded to Marc Marquez's early domination on Saturday by heading the fourth MotoGP free practice session. In doing so he went about setting the fastest lap of the weekend, which was faster than Dani Pedrosa's race lap record from last year and a tenth quicker than last year's pole position lap time. Marquez finished the session in second place despite a crash on the approach to the Dunlop chicane while Dani Pedrosa finished third ahead of Valentino Rossi, Stefan Bradl and Andrea Dovizioso.

The session was red-flagged for seven minutes in the early stages after Cal Crutchlow, who finished the session in seventh place, had a big high-side whilst pushing on cold tyres. He landed hard on his right side and looked very sore, lying prone on the side of the circuit. He eventually got to his feet and walked away gingerly, perhaps having been seriously winded. There were comical scenes following as Crutchlow rode a push-bike to the medical centre from the pits, after his initial ride on the back of a scooter.

The top ten was completed by Alvaro Bautista, Bradley Smith and American Nicky Hayden aboard the second factory Ducati.

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Previous
1 99 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1'33.508    
2 93 Marc Marquez Honda 1'33.817 0.309 0.309
3 26 Dani Pedrosa Honda 1'33.945 0.437 0.128
4 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'34.310 0.802 0.365
5 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 1'34.461 0.953 0.151
6 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1'34.477 0.969 0.016
7 35 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 1'34.817 1.309 0.340
8 19 Alvaro Bautista Honda 1'34.849 1.341 0.032
9 38 Bradley Smith Yamaha 1'34.940 1.432 0.091
10 69 Nicky Hayden Ducati 1'35.077 1.569 0.137
11 29 Andrea Iannone Ducati 1'35.409 1.901 0.332
12 14 Randy de Puniet Aprilia ART 1'35.465 1.957 0.056
13 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia ART 1'35.836 2.328 0.371
14 51 Michele Pirro Ducati 1'35.938 2.430 0.102
15 8 Hector Barbera FTR Kawasaki 1'35.971 2.463 0.033
16 7 Hiroshi Aoyama FTR Kawasaki 1'36.394 2.886 0.423
17 17 Karel Abraham Aprilia ART 1'36.568 3.060 0.174
18 9 Danilo Petrucci Suter BMW 1'36.595 3.087 0.027
19 5 Colin Edwards FTR Kawasaki 1'36.847 3.339 0.252
20 70 Michael Laverty PBM 1'36.995 3.487 0.148
21 67 Bryan Staring FTR Honda 1'37.157 3.649 0.162
22 52 Lukas Pesek Suter BMW 1'37.266 3.758 0.109
23 68 Yonny Hernandez Aprilia ART 1'37.472 3.964 0.206
24 71 Claudio Corti FTR Kawasaki 1'37.910 4.402 0.438

 

Round Number: 
4
2013

2013 Le Mans Moto3 QP Result: Frantic Qualifying As Clouds Loom

Submitted by Jacob Leech on Sat, 2013-05-18 11:27
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Summary of qualifying and results for Moto3:

The morning sun had disappeared and the track temperature dropped considerably as clouds closed in around the Le Mans circuit. However it didn't stop championship leader Maverick Vinales from taking pole position for the French Moto3 race, after setting the fastest ever lap on on a Moto3 bike. He was the first rider to lap under the 1'44 mark and managed to string together an ominous number of laps within the mid 1'43 bracket. His old sparring partner from the Spanish 125cc championship, Miguel Oliveira finished in second place, a fantastic achievement for the Mahindra team while the ever-consistent Jonas Folger rounded out the front row. 

Alex Rins heads up the second row in fourth place and will hope for a strong result tomorrow after his disappointing crash in Jerez. Luis Salom did a fine job to finish the action packed session in fifth after being declared Ok to participate following a really nasty crash in FP3 earlier in the day. Australian Jack Miller rounded out the second row in an impressive sixth place. 

Romano Fenati and Danny Webb were notable crashers, Webb's being a huge high side in the middle of museum corner that he was fortunately able to walk away from.

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Previous
1 25 Maverick Viñales KTM 1'43.696    
2 44 Miguel Oliveira Mahindra 1'43.806 0.110 0.110
3 94 Jonas Folger Kalex KTM 1'43.969 0.273 0.163
4 42 Alex Rins KTM 1'44.123 0.427 0.154
5 39 Luis Salom KTM 1'44.178 0.482 0.055
6 8 Jack Miller FTR Honda 1'44.278 0.582 0.100
7 12 Alex Marquez KTM 1'44.320 0.624 0.042
8 32 Isaac Viñales FTR Honda 1'44.548 0.852 0.228
9 31 Niklas Ajo KTM 1'44.560 0.864 0.012
10 10 Alexis Masbou FTR Honda 1'44.600 0.904 0.040
11 5 Romano Fenati FTR Honda 1'44.611 0.915 0.011
12 41 Brad Binder Suter Honda 1'44.737 1.041 0.126
13 77 Lorenzo Baldassarri FTR Honda 1'44.764 1.068 0.027
14 84 Jakub Kornfeil Kalex KTM 1'44.812 1.116 0.048
15 63 Zulfahmi Khairuddin KTM 1'44.836 1.140 0.024
16 19 Alessandro Tonucci Honda 1'44.845 1.149 0.009
17 23 Niccolo Antonelli FTR Honda 1'44.872 1.176 0.027
18 99 Danny Webb Suter Honda 1'44.889 1.193 0.017
19 17 John Mcphee FTR Honda 1'45.370 1.674 0.481
20 61 Arthur Sissis KTM 1'45.381 1.685 0.011
21 11 Livio Loi Kalex KTM 1'45.517 1.821 0.136
22 89 Alan Techer TSR Honda 1'45.574 1.878 0.057
23 9 Toni Finsterbusch Kalex KTM 1'45.574 1.878 0.000
24 22 Ana Carrasco KTM 1'45.658 1.962 0.084
25 58 Juan Guevara TSR Honda 1'45.719 2.023 0.061
26 95 Jules Danilo Kalex KTM 1'45.741 2.045 0.022
27 57 Eric Granado Kalex KTM 1'45.755 2.059 0.014
28 4 Francesco Bagnaia FTR Honda 1'45.819 2.123 0.064
29 65 Philipp Oettl Kalex KTM 1'45.865 2.169 0.046
30 53 Jasper Iwema Kalex KTM 1'45.911 2.215 0.046
31 3 Matteo Ferrari FTR Honda 1'46.550 2.854 0.639
32 66 Florian Alt Kalex KTM 1'46.562 2.866 0.012
33 29 Hyuga Watanabe Honda 1'46.564 2.868 0.002
34 18 Christophe Arciero Suter Honda 1'47.920 4.224 1.356
Not Classified  
  7 Efren Vazquez Mahindra      

 

Round Number: 
4
2013

2013 Le Mans Moto2 FP3 Result: Rabat Edges Redding In Crash-Filled Session

Submitted by David Emmett on Sat, 2013-05-18 09:54
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Tito Rabat has finally deposed Scott Redding from the top of the Moto2 timesheets, setting the fastest time in the final session of free practice at Le Mans. The Pons Tuenti HP 40 rider put in a late charge to sit at the top of the standings, with Redding closing in at the end of the session.

Redding ended the morning in second, just under three hundredths off the pace of the Spanish championship leader, after making life difficult for himself by crashing early in the session. He was one of several to go down - others included Thomas Luthi, Sandro Cortese and Jordi Torres - but was unhurt in the incident, going back out to better the times he had set before the off.

Nico Terol took third place, a tenth behind Redding, and just ahead of Takaaki Nakagami and Pol Espargaro, places three to five separated by just twenty two thousandths of a second.

Results:

Pos No Rider Bike Time Diff Previous
1 80 Esteve Rabat Kalex 1'38.741    
2 45 Scott Redding Kalex 1'38.769 0.028 0.028
3 18 Nicolas Terol Suter 1'38.865 0.124 0.096
4 30 Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 1'38.886 0.145 0.021
5 40 Pol Espargaro Kalex 1'38.887 0.146 0.001
6 19 Xavier Simeon Kalex 1'39.166 0.425 0.279
7 5 Johann Zarco Suter 1'39.177 0.436 0.011
8 54 Mattia Pasini Speed Up 1'39.182 0.441 0.005
9 12 Thomas Luthi Suter 1'39.224 0.483 0.042
10 23 Marcel Schrotter Kalex 1'39.521 0.780 0.297
11 60 Julian Simon Kalex 1'39.556 0.815 0.035
12 49 Axel Pons Kalex 1'39.748 1.007 0.192
13 36 Mika Kallio Kalex 1'39.756 1.015 0.008
14 63 Mike Di Meglio Motobi 1'39.766 1.025 0.010
15 95 Anthony West Speed Up 1'39.798 1.057 0.032
16 24 Toni Elias Kalex 1'39.808 1.067 0.010
17 15 Alex De Angelis Speed Up 1'39.941 1.200 0.133
18 81 Jordi Torres Suter 1'39.965 1.224 0.024
19 14 Ratthapark Wilairot Suter 1'39.996 1.255 0.031
20 52 Danny Kent Tech 3 1'39.998 1.257 0.002
21 11 Sandro Cortese Kalex 1'40.025 1.284 0.027
22 4 Randy Krummenacher Suter 1'40.056 1.315 0.031
23 88 Ricard Cardus Speed Up 1'40.061 1.320 0.005
24 77 Dominique Aegerter Suter 1'40.135 1.394 0.074
25 44 Steven Odendaal Speed Up 1'40.179 1.438 0.044
26 3 Simone Corsi Speed Up 1'40.492 1.751 0.313
27 8 Gino Rea FTR 1'40.503 1.762 0.011
28 55 Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 1'40.704 1.963 0.201
29 72 Yuki Takahashi Moriwaki 1'40.886 2.145 0.182
30 17 Alberto Moncayo Speed Up 1'40.895 2.154 0.009
31 9 Kyle Smith Kalex 1'40.979 2.238 0.084
32 96 Louis Rossi Tech 3 1'41.457 2.716 0.478
33 7 Doni Tata Pradita Suter 1'41.472 2.731 0.015
34 97 Rafid Topan Sucipto Speed Up 1'41.730 2.989 0.258
Round Number: 
4
2013
Tito Rabat has finally deposed Scott Redding from the top of the Moto2 timesheets, setting the fastest time in the final session of free practice at Le Mans. The Pons Tuenti HP 40 rider put in a late charge to sit at the top of the standings, with Redding closing in at the end of the session.Redding ended the morning in second, just under three hundredths off the pace of the Spanish championship leader, after making life difficult for himself by crashing early in the session. He was one of several to go down - others included Thomas Luthi, Sandro Cortese and Jordi Torres - but was unhurt in the incident, going back out to better the times he had set before the off.Nico Terol took third place, a tenth behind Redding, and just ahead of Takaaki Nakagami and Pol Espargaro, places three to five separated by just twenty two thousandths of a second.Results:

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