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Post by truenorth on Oct 13, 2022 21:10:32 GMT -8
Quartararo: "I learned the most important lesson in 2020 against Mir: being fast on every circuit, there are no favourable tracks. Phillip Island is a unique circuit, both spectacular and technically demanding."
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Post by truenorth on Oct 13, 2022 21:14:07 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 13, 2022 21:15:11 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 13, 2022 21:36:13 GMT -8
HRC only tried it in FP1, then changed it out.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2022 4:09:21 GMT -8
Zarco doubles up on Friday at The Island The Frenchman sets the pace in both practice sessions at the Australian GP Johann Zarco has made a statement at the Animoca Brands Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix with yet another session-topping performance. The Prima Pramac Racing rider was quickest in MotoGP™ FP1 at Phillip Island and ensured his name stayed next to P1 on the timesheet when he set a late 1:29.475 in FP2. Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) made for an all-Ducati top two at the end of Friday’s running Down Under, but there were four different manufacturers in the top five thanks to the efforts of Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) in third, World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) in fourth, and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) in fifth. It’s Johann again Blustery conditions, and a still partially wet track, had greeted the field for FP1, and the benchmark of 1:30.368 which Zarco set in that session quickly came under threat. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was first to beat it with a 1:30.126 during his first run and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) went second on a 1:30.257 moments later. With just over 10 minutes elapsed, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™), who was only 12th in FP1 after opting to use the same Michelin tyres throughout, moved up to third on a 1:30.351. That was how the top three still sat ahead of the time attacks, with Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) in the danger zone in 10th while Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) sat one position outside the provisional Q2 cut-off, and with cool conditions expected on Saturday morning, the stakes were high. Predictably, once new Michelin tyres were fitted up and down pit lane, lap times started to tumble again, with Bezzecchi, Viñales and Quartararo all taking turns at the top. Bezzecchi had been shuffled all the way back to sixth when he fired in a 1:29.513 to go P1 again in the final minute, but was bettered by Zarco by 0.038 seconds, just before the chequered flag. A very tight top 10 Pol Espargaro claimed third on a 1:29.527, from Quartararo on a 1:29.614 and Viñales on a 1:29.745. Sixth went to Marc Marquez on a 1:29.775, the Spaniard continuing the Repsol Honda Team’s experimentation with new aerodynamics by running on an RC213V with the new aero body but the original tail unit, instead of the Ducati-style ‘stegosaurus’ version. Aleix Espargaro is looking good for a berth in Q2 having taken seventh on a 1:29.832 and fellow title contender Bagnaia eventually got himself in there as well with a 1:29.838 which netted him eighth. Rounding out the top 10 were Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) and Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing), which meant there was no room for Ducati’s local hero, Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team). ‘Thriller’ arrived home off the back of two podiums and was possibly unlucky not to top FP1 when he found traffic late in that session, but could not improve by enough on his final lap of FP2 to get any higher than 13th with a 1:30.021. Spare a thought too for Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), who missed the top 10 by one position with a lap time just 0.448 seconds slower than Zarco’s benchmark! Can Miller hit back in FP3 and book his place in Q2 at The Island, and will Zarco’s streak continue? Find out on Saturday at 09:55 (GMT +1)! MotoGP™ Top 10 on Friday 1. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) – 1:29.475 2. Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.038 3. Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.052 4. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) + 0.139 5. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) + 0.270 6. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.300 7. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) + 0.357 8. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.363 9. Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) + 0.374 10. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) + 0.406
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2022 14:26:23 GMT -8
David Emmett Absolutely terrible news. Two days after Victor Steeman died, his mother, Flora van Limbeek, died of a heart attack. Just a terrible tragedy for the family.
I had some contact with Flora when Victor was in the RB Rookies. A lovely, warm, cheery woman. And a loving mother. RIP
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2022 15:06:52 GMT -8
Moto3 FP3 1 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 1'36.112 14 14 249.6 Yay! 2 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'36.460 15 19 0.348 0.348 246.2 3 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'36.609 15 16 0.497 0.149 247.3 4 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'36.837 15 17 0.725 0.228 246.2 5 7 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Leopard Racing HONDA 1'36.872 17 19 0.760 0.035 249.1 6 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'36.898 16 18 0.786 0.026 248.5 7 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN Leopard Racing HONDA 1'36.899 14 16 0.787 0.001 249.1 8 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'36.944 13 17 0.832 0.045 245.1 9 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'37.170 15 17 1.058 0.226 247.3 10 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'37.208 11 13 1.096 0.038 243.5 11 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'37.232 17 17 1.120 0.024 247.9 12 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'37.292 14 17 1.180 0.060 249.6 13 66 Joel KELSO AUS CIP Green Power KTM 1'37.316 13 16 1.204 0.024 248.5 14 27 Kaito TOBA JPN CIP Green Power KTM 1'37.376 11 12 1.264 0.060 250.2 15 9 Nicola Fabio CARRARO ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'37.394 10 17 1.282 0.018 246.8 16 44 David MUÑOZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'37.436 10 17 1.324 0.042 249.6 17 67 Alberto SURRA ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'37.521 16 17 1.409 0.085 244.0 18 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'37.553 8 16 1.441 0.032 245.1 19 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'37.663 10 13 1.551 0.110 247.3 20 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'37.678 15 17 1.566 0.015 247.3 21 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'37.722 9 16 1.610 0.044 242.4 22 20 Lorenzo FELLON FRA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'37.862 16 19 1.750 0.140 244.6 23 99 Carlos TATAY SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'37.884 17 17 1.772 0.022 242.9 24 23 Elia BARTOLINI ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'37.902 15 16 1.790 0.018 244.6 25 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'37.919 15 15 1.807 0.017 246.8 26 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'37.931 6 14 1.819 0.012 244.0 27 17 John MCPHEE GBR Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 1'38.324 12 14 2.212 0.393 244.0 28 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'38.737 14 15 2.625 0.413 245.7 29 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'39.444 3 18 3.332 0.707 242.4 30 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'39.468 11 13 3.356 0.024 245.7
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2022 15:57:08 GMT -8
MotoGP FP3 1 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'28.462 20 20 348.4 2 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'28.592 19 20 0.130 0.130 346.1 3 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'28.616 15 20 0.154 0.024 351.8 4 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'28.639 21 21 0.177 0.023 348.4 5 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'28.690 20 21 0.228 0.051 349.5 6 43 Jack MILLER AUS Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'28.721 21 22 0.259 0.031 349.5 7 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 1'28.765 22 22 0.303 0.044 347.3 8 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'28.768 18 19 0.306 0.003 351.8 9 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'28.777 19 20 0.315 0.009 348.4 10 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'28.858 23 23 0.396 0.081 348.4 11 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'28.903 19 20 0.441 0.045 350.6 12 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'28.920 19 20 0.458 0.017 349.5 13 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 1'28.945 20 20 0.483 0.025 344.0 14 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'29.023 19 20 0.561 0.078 354.1 15 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'29.095 17 18 0.633 0.072 345.0 16 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'29.133 19 19 0.671 0.038 339.6 17 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'29.144 20 20 0.682 0.011 348.4 18 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'29.526 20 20 1.064 0.382 346.1 19 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'29.527 17 17 1.065 0.001 340.7 20 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'29.589 22 22 1.127 0.062 346.1 21 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'29.654 17 22 1.192 0.065 345.0 22 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'29.691 20 21 1.229 0.037 340.7 23 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 1'30.073 18 19 1.611 0.382 345.0 24 40 Darryn BINDER RSA WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 1'30.336 18 20 1.874 0.263 340.7
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2022 18:02:35 GMT -8
Moto2 FP3 1 21 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Beta Tools Speed Up BOSCOSCURO 1'32.616 5 21 294.4 2 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA Beta Tools Speed Up BOSCOSCURO 1'32.934 14 17 0.318 0.318 294.4 3 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'32.993 19 19 0.377 0.059 295.2 4 40 Aron CANET SPA Flexbox HP40 KALEX 1'33.090 15 18 0.474 0.097 289.7 5 96 Jake DIXON GBR Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'33.194 18 20 0.578 0.104 295.2 6 51 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'33.503 14 19 0.887 0.309 294.4 7 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'33.544 16 16 0.928 0.041 294.4 8 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'33.552 16 18 0.936 0.008 293.6 9 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'33.584 18 18 0.968 0.032 290.5 10 12 Filip SALAC CZE Gresini Racing Moto2 KALEX 1'33.614 12 17 0.998 0.030 288.1 11 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'33.683 5 15 1.067 0.069 296.0 12 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA Liqui Moly Intact GP KALEX 1'33.777 16 17 1.161 0.094 295.2 13 6 Cameron BEAUBIER USA American Racing KALEX 1'33.778 5 19 1.162 0.001 300.1 14 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'33.835 9 13 1.219 0.057 293.6 15 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team KALEX 1'33.892 4 16 1.276 0.057 296.8 16 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'34.015 6 14 1.399 0.123 294.4 17 19 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'34.056 11 14 1.440 0.041 290.5 18 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team KALEX 1'34.144 19 19 1.528 0.088 292.0 19 24 Simone CORSI ITA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV AGUSTA 1'34.321 3 9 1.705 0.177 291.2 20 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA American Racing KALEX 1'34.687 16 16 2.071 0.366 295.2 21 28 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team KALEX 1'34.930 6 20 2.314 0.243 294.4 22 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Liqui Moly Intact GP KALEX 1'35.025 13 13 2.409 0.095 294.4 23 9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA Flexbox HP40 KALEX 1'35.064 6 9 2.448 0.039 289.7 24 7 Barry BALTUS BEL RW Racing GP KALEX 1'35.167 6 7 2.551 0.103 291.2 25 61 Alessandro ZACCONE ITA Gresini Racing Moto2 KALEX 1'35.340 5 14 2.724 0.173 288.9 26 29 Taiga HADA JPN Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'35.615 19 19 2.999 0.275 286.6 27 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV AGUSTA 1'35.644 12 15 3.028 0.029 296.8 28 81 Keminth KUBO THA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team KALEX 1'36.248 6 11 3.632 0.604 288.1 Not classified 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2022 18:03:30 GMT -8
Moto3 Q1 1 17 John MCPHEE GBR Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 1'37.041 6 6 242.4 2 44 David MUÑOZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'37.223 6 6 0.182 0.182 249.1 3 99 Carlos TATAY SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'37.248 8 8 0.207 0.025 244.6 4 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'37.356 3 5 0.315 0.108 244.6 5 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'37.495 5 8 0.454 0.139 246.8 6 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'37.502 7 7 0.461 0.007 246.8 7 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'37.694 4 8 0.653 0.192 247.9 8 20 Lorenzo FELLON FRA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'37.801 3 8 0.760 0.107 246.2 9 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'37.852 5 6 0.811 0.051 243.5 10 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'37.864 4 8 0.823 0.012 244.0 11 67 Alberto SURRA ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'37.933 3 7 0.892 0.069 244.0 12 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'38.128 3 8 1.087 0.195 246.2 13 9 Nicola Fabio CARRARO ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'38.267 2 4 1.226 0.139 246.2 14 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'38.287 4 8 1.246 0.020 245.1 15 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'38.359 8 8 1.318 0.072 246.2 16 23 Elia BARTOLINI ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'38.431 7 7 1.390 0.072 244.6
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2022 18:54:36 GMT -8
Moto3 Q2 1 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 1'35.854 3 3 249.6 2 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'36.041 5 7 0.187 0.187 246.2 3 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'36.579 7 7 0.725 0.538 250.8 4 99 Carlos TATAY SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'36.671 5 7 0.817 0.092 245.1 5 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'36.680 4 6 0.826 0.009 249.1 6 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'36.690 6 6 0.836 0.010 247.9 7 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'36.774 8 8 0.920 0.084 249.6 8 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'36.796 6 7 0.942 0.022 249.1 9 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'36.852 3 7 0.998 0.056 245.1 10 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'36.978 4 6 1.124 0.126 245.7 11 44 David MUÑOZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'37.021 3 8 1.167 0.043 251.4 12 7 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Leopard Racing HONDA 1'37.023 6 7 1.169 0.002 249.1 13 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'37.030 7 7 1.176 0.007 250.2 14 66 Joel KELSO AUS CIP Green Power KTM 1'37.031 3 7 1.177 0.001 249.1 15 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'37.107 2 7 1.253 0.076 249.1 16 17 John MCPHEE GBR Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 1'37.271 4 7 1.417 0.164 244.0 17 27 Kaito TOBA JPN CIP Green Power KTM 1'37.418 3 6 1.564 0.147 251.4 Not classified * 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN Leopard Racing HONDA
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2022 18:57:32 GMT -8
Race day looks good weatherwise.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2022 19:07:20 GMT -8
Simon Patterson: It's just been announced that turn four at Phillip Island, Honda Corner, will be renamed Miller Corner this afternoon
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2022 19:28:56 GMT -8
MotoGP FP4 1 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'28.976 13 17 350.6 2 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'29.198 9 16 0.222 0.222 347.3 3 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'29.323 8 17 0.347 0.125 350.6 4 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'29.333 9 16 0.357 0.010 351.8 5 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'29.406 11 15 0.430 0.073 347.3 6 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'29.417 12 16 0.441 0.011 345.0 7 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'29.440 7 16 0.464 0.023 351.8 8 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'29.463 9 17 0.487 0.023 350.6 9 43 Jack MILLER AUS Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'29.481 9 19 0.505 0.018 349.5 10 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'29.504 4 15 0.528 0.023 342.9 11 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'29.513 13 15 0.537 0.009 344.0 12 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 1'29.539 11 15 0.563 0.026 345.0 13 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'29.599 8 15 0.623 0.060 345.0 14 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'29.656 5 17 0.680 0.057 339.6 15 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'29.666 4 16 0.690 0.010 355.2 16 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'29.703 5 18 0.727 0.037 346.1 17 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'29.863 14 16 0.887 0.160 348.4 18 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'29.946 7 16 0.970 0.083 347.3 19 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'30.071 7 16 1.095 0.125 346.1 20 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 1'30.205 4 13 1.229 0.134 345.0 21 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'30.217 8 14 1.241 0.012 344.0 22 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 1'30.222 5 15 1.246 0.005 344.0 23 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'30.260 7 12 1.284 0.038 338.6 24 40 Darryn BINDER RSA WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 1'30.270 5 13 1.294 0.010 345.0
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2022 19:52:29 GMT -8
MotoGP Q1 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'28.132 7 7 349.5 2 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'28.347 6 6 0.215 0.215 348.4 3 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'28.392 6 6 0.260 0.045 344.0 4 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'28.492 6 6 0.360 0.100 347.3 5 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'28.647 3 7 0.515 0.155 351.8 6 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'28.652 6 7 0.520 0.005 344.0 7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 1'28.677 5 6 0.545 0.025 345.0 8 40 Darryn BINDER RSA WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 1'28.760 6 7 0.628 0.083 346.1 9 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'28.820 6 7 0.688 0.060 344.0 10 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'28.830 6 7 0.698 0.010 348.4 11 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'28.859 6 7 0.727 0.029 340.7 12 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'28.966 6 8 0.834 0.107 342.9 13 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'29.146 6 7 1.014 0.180 346.1 14 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 1'29.624 2 9 1.492 0.478 345.0
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2022 20:03:00 GMT -8
MotoGP Q2 1 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'27.767 6 8 355.2 2 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'27.780 6 7 0.013 0.013 346.1 3 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'27.953 7 8 0.186 0.173 351.8 4 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'27.957 6 8 0.190 0.004 347.3 5 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'27.973 7 8 0.206 0.016 347.3 6 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'28.007 6 8 0.240 0.034 350.6 7 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'28.029 7 8 0.262 0.022 350.6 8 43 Jack MILLER AUS Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'28.116 7 8 0.349 0.087 352.9 9 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'28.185 2 8 0.418 0.069 351.8 10 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'28.541 6 7 0.774 0.356 348.4 11 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 1'28.733 6 8 0.966 0.192 348.4 12 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'28.765 2 7 0.998 0.032 348.4
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2022 1:34:52 GMT -8
Martin seizes the Australian GP pole with a new lap record Jorge Lorenzo’s nine-year-old benchmark has finally been knocked off, by a Phillip Island MotoGP™ debutant Jorge Martin has claimed pole position for the Animoca Brands Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix in emphatic fashion. The Prima Pramac Racing rider, who had never ridden a MotoGP™ bike at Phillip Island before this weekend, broke Jorge Lorenzo’s All Time Lap Record which dates all the way back to 2013 when he set a 1:27.767 on his Ducati Desmosedici. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was also under lap-record pace in taking second in Q2, with Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) also on the front row and therefore the first of the title contenders. In fact, the top three in the Championship are third, fourth, and fifth, with Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) to head up Row 2 and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) set to grid up right next to him.
Phillip Island gets ‘Martinated’ Martin had been on the pace as soon as Q2 started, punching out a 1:28.112 which was the fastest lap of the weekend to that point. He would hold onto that honour for just a lap as Bagnaia clocked a 1:28.054 next time through, and they were the top two at the end of the opening runs, with Quartararo third on a 1:28.174. Marc Marquez sat fifth on a 1:28.313, having been forced into one of his trademark front-end saves exiting 'MG' (Turn 10) on his second flying lap which saw him veer onto the grass. With the second runs on in earnest, Johann Zarco jumped to the top with a 1:28.007 before Martin made it a Prima Pramac Racing one-two when he knocked his teammate off his perch with the first lap of Phillip Island that was quicker than Lorenzo’s 1:27.899 in 2013. Quartararo moved back into third with a 1:28.027 before Aleix Espargaro vaulted himself into second place despite with a 1:27.957 despite a big headshake exiting the final corner.
Marc Marquez uses a tow to expert effect Meanwhile, Marc Marquez was among the train which had formed behind Bagnaia for the final few minutes of the session. With the chequered flag about to come out, Bagnaia moved up to second on a 1:27.953 but was beaten almost immediately by the Honda rider in his slipstream, who set a 1:27.780 which was just 0.013 seconds away from pole! That made for a top four of Martin, Marc Marquez, Bagnaia, and Aleix Espargaro, with Quartararo edging back up to fifth thanks to a 1:27.973 on his final lap. Zarco would be classified sixth after getting himself out of Q1, ahead of Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) on a 1:28.029, home hero Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) on a 1:28.116, and Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) on a 1:28.185. Row 4 will be the other Q1 graduate in Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) from Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing).
High stakes in Q1 Back in Q1, Zarco had been quickest at the end of the first runs on a 1:28.498, with Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) second on a 1:28.647. When Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) came back out, he set a 1:28.492 to go top before Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) bettered that with a 1:28.392. Mir ran off at Siberia next time around, then both he and Pol Espargaro pitted with two minutes remaining. They therefore faced a nervous wait with Zarco, among others, still to go for their final time attacks. After the chequered flag out, the Frenchman reclaimed the ascendancy with a 1:28.132 and towed Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) around to a 1:28.347, meaning it would be those two going through to Q2. Bastianini looked to have at least secured 13th on the grid with his final lap before it was cancelled due to the presence of a yellow flag. He is also involved in an investigation regarding possible impeding but, if anything, the Italian was on the wrong end of it when he happened upon Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) at Lukey Heights on his final lap.
Row 5 is therefore headed up by Pol Espargaro, from Mir and Bastianini, who reverted to his first-run 1:28.647. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) qualified 16th and will be joined on Row 6 by WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team duo Cal Crutchlow and Darryn Binder. The rest of the grid, as it stands, will be Australian Remy Gardner (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing), Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), Oliveira, Raul Fernandez (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing), Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™), and Tetsuta Nagashima (LCR Honda Idemitsu). After a record-breaking Q2, the stage is set for an awesome Sunday afternoon as MotoGP™ lights up Phillip Island again. Warm Up starts at 09:40, before the 27-lap race itself gets underway from 14:00 (GMT +11)! MotoGP™ Q2 Top 10 1. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) – 1:27.767 2. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.013 3. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.186 4. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) + 0.190 5. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) + 0.206 6. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) + 0.240 7. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.262 8. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.349 9. Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.418 10. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.774
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2022 2:53:41 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2022 2:58:57 GMT -8
Marc Marquez admits the limits he has to face: "The rescue at turn 10 is a positive sign from a physical point of view, but negative because it demonstrates the limits of the bike
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2022 3:07:56 GMT -8
MotoGP™ Medical Info Update 📋
#Moto2 rider #35 somkiat35 to be reviewed before the Moto2 Warm Up
(some kind of issue with his back/shoulder)
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