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2024 Sachsenring Moto2 Qualifying Result: A Rollercoaster Ride To Pole
2024 Sachsenring Moto2 Qualifying Result: A Rollercoaster Ride To Pole
Results and summary of qualifying for the Moto2 class at the Sachsenring:
Zara Daniela Sat, 06/Jul/2024 - 12:45
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2024 Sachsenring MotoE Race 1 Result: Red Flag Prompts A Sprint
2024 Sachsenring MotoE Race 1 Result: Red Flag Prompts A Sprint
Results and summary of the MotoE race 1 at the Sachsenring:
Zara Daniela Sat, 06/Jul/2024 - 11:01
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MotoGP German GP: Martin defeats Oliveira, Bagnaia to take sprint win
Jorge Martin came out on top in a three-way battle with Miguel Oliveira and Francesco Bagnaia to win the German Grand Prix sprint and extend his lead in the MotoGP standings.After a tight early fight between the trio that saw all three briefly lead, Martin was able to assert his pace and win by 0.676s from Oliveira, with Bagnaia completing the podium spots.At the start of the race, Martin got away ...Keep reading
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2024 Sachsenring Moto2 Practice 2 Result: For Better or Worse, Canet And Chantra In The Limelight
2024 Sachsenring Moto2 Practice 2 Result: For Better or Worse, Canet And Chantra In The Limelight
Although Saturday morning presented a more pleasant ambient around the Sachsenring, Friday’s benchmark went unchallenged in the final practice session for the lightweight class. It was a bittersweet result for Somkiat Chantra, who continued to lead the way on the combined timesheets despite starting his morning with a fast crash at turn 12 and missing the rest of the session. Behind the Thai rider, Aron Canet suffered a similar faith with a slightly different script, the Spaniard making a late jump to the top of P2 before tumbling out on the last lap.
Zara Daniela Sat, 06/Jul/2024 - 08:09
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2023 Sachsenring MotoGP Free Practice 2 Result: Oliveira Takes Over
2023 Sachsenring MotoGP Free Practice 2 Result: Oliveira Takes Over
The Sachsenring gave a warmer welcome to the premier class on Saturday morning, but the same familiar names hogged the limelight. After Jorge Martin held top spot for much of FP2, it was Miguel Oliveira’s turn to take control of proceedings until the chequered flag, leading the way by three tenths of a second over Martin. Maverick Viñales was also at the business end in 3rd, despite making his first mistake of the weekend with a late crash at the first corner.
Zara Daniela Sat, 06/Jul/2024 - 08:46
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Sachsenring MotoGP Friday Round Up: The Perils Of Turning Right, And Why Jorge Martin Is Favorite
Sachsenring MotoGP Friday Round Up: The Perils Of Turning Right, And Why Jorge Martin Is Favorite
The funny thing about Turn 11 at the Sachsenring is that everybody knows that it is a treacherous, treacherous place. You have just spent half a lap on the left side of the tire, you are cresting a hill where the wind tends to blow from your right, and unless it is 25°C or more, with bring sunshine, the grip when you flick right through Turn 11 and down the hill is going to be suboptimal at best.
The right side of the tire will let go as you drop off the crest and onto the right side of the tire, firing you through the gravel at 190 km/h or so. If you crash there, it is going to hurt. The gravel trap at Turn 11 has claimed more than its fair share of collarbones, scaphoids, ankles and more.
So what is most surprising about Turn 11 at the Sachsenring is that even though everybody knows it is so treacherous, they still insist on flinging themselves through the gravel on the Friday at pretty much every German GP. It has become a tradition.
This year, Turn 11 claimed 5 victims, including some pretty big names. David Alonso and Xabi Zurutuza in Moto3, Marc Marquez, Enea Bastianini, and Marco Bezzecchi in MotoGP. All of them were badly shaken up in the crash, with Marquez coming off the worst, fracturing a bone in his left index finger and major bruising to his ribs.
Let it go
David Emmett Fri, 05/Jul/2024 - 22:26
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2024 Sachsenring MotoGP PR Results: Viñales Smashes Lap Record, Heads Crashfest
2024 Sachsenring MotoGP PR Results: Viñales Smashes Lap Record, Heads Crashfest
Maverick Viñales has topped the session of timed practice for the MotoGP class at the Sachsenring. The factory Aprilia rider smashed the lap record, taking over a tenth of a second off the time set by Pecco Bagnaia in 2022. Viñales was comfortably the fastest of the session, over a third of a second quicker than the rest of the field.
David Emmett Fri, 05/Jul/2024 - 14:16
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What’s behind MotoGP’s right-hander chaos in Germany practice?
MotoGP’s second practice at the 2024 German Grand Prix proved to be something of a crash-fest as 10 riders suffered tumbles through the gravel.VR46 Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi brought out the first display of yellow flags at the fast Turn 11 right-hander four minutes into the hour-long second practice session.Three minutes later, Marc Marquez came off his Gresini Ducati at the same place when ...Keep reading
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2024 Sachsenring Moto3 P1 Results: Nepa Holds Off Ortola, Alonso, Veijer
2024 Sachsenring Moto3 P1 Results: Nepa Holds Off Ortola, Alonso, Veijer
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 05/Jul/2024 - 12:10
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2024 Sachsenring Moto2 FP Results: Ramirez Leads Ramirez And Chantra
2024 Sachsenring Moto2 FP Results: Ramirez Leads Ramirez And Chantra
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 05/Jul/2024 - 09:22
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2024 Sachsenring Moto3 FP Results: Fernandez Leads Rueda And Alonso
2024 Sachsenring Moto3 FP Results: Fernandez Leads Rueda And Alonso
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 05/Jul/2024 - 08:05
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Mike Webb Interview: How To Write The 2027 MotoGP Rules So The Factories Won't Find Ways To Cheat
Mike Webb Interview: How To Write The 2027 MotoGP Rules So The Factories Won't Find Ways To Cheat
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After many long months of negotiation and analysis, the FIM and Dorna presented the technical rules for MotoGP due to be introduced in 2027. A capacity reduction to 850cc, a reduction in maximum bore size to 75mm, a ban on ride-height devices and further restrictions on aerodynamics are meant to reduce top speeds and give MotoGP circuits some breathing room, to slow the rate of progress.
Will it work? The history of MotoGP rule changes is that new restrictions tend to turbocharge innovation, as engineers try to find ways around the new rules put in place to obstruct them. So the task ahead of MotoGP's rule writers - Director of Technology Corrado Cecchinelli, ably assisted by Race Director Mike Webb and one or two other Dorna and IRTA staff - is to phrase the rules in such a way to prevent MotoGP engineers from driving a coach and horses through them.
In an interview I did with Corrado Cecchinelli for the Paddock Pass Podcast, he explained the ideas and concepts behind the new rules. Cecchinelli told me he defines the concepts he wants the rules to control, in agreement with the manufacturers who make up the MSMA [Motorcycle Sports Manufacturers' Association], and then Mike Webb turns those into the text to be included in the FIM Technical Regulations.
David Emmett Fri, 21/Jun/2024 - 22:26
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Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 413: Silly Season Rumbles On
Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 413: Silly Season Rumbles On
Mir not in the HRC mire? What did bosses in Austria say about the new 2025 Tech3 super-team? Will Yamaha really have four bikes on next year? What now for Jack Miller? Neil, Adam, and David answer these questions and a couple more as the first MotoGP hiatus of 2024 rumbles on.
David Emmett Thu, 20/Jun/2024 - 17:37
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MotoGP calendar disruptions “getting old” – Miller
KTM MotoGP rider Jack Miller says the spate of in-season calendar changes that have plagued the series in recent years is “getting old”.The 2024 championship was meant to consist of 21 grands prix, but already before the campaign had started there were changes.Argentina, set for round three, was cancelled due to a lack of funding under the new government, before extreme flooding forced the ...Keep reading
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Tech3 “will have two number ones” in Vinales, Bastianini in MotoGP 2025
Tech3 KTM team boss Herve Poncharal says fielding Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini will see him have “two number ones” for the 2025 MotoGP season.As first reported by Autosport, last week KTM announced it had signed Bastianini from Ducati and Vinales from Aprilia to join the Tech3 satellite squad next year.This comes as Bastianini will be replaced by Marc Marquez at the factory Ducati team ...Keep reading
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2024 MotoE Championship Standings After Round 6 Race 1, Sachsenring, Germany
2024 MotoE Championship Standings After Round 6 Race 1, Sachsenring, Germany
MotoE standings after Sachsenring:
Zara Daniela Sat, 06/Jul/2024 - 11:08
Round Number
6
Year
2024
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2024 Sachsenring Moto3 Qualifying Result: Some Sweet Revenge Was Served
2024 Sachsenring Moto3 Qualifying Result: Some Sweet Revenge Was Served
Results and summary of qualifying for the Moto3 class at the Sachsenring:
Zara Daniela Sat, 06/Jul/2024 - 11:55
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2024 Sachsenring MotoGP Qualifying Result: Fortune Favours The Fast
2024 Sachsenring MotoGP Qualifying Result: Fortune Favours The Fast
Results and summary of qualifying for the MotoGP class at the Sachsenring:
Zara Daniela Sat, 06/Jul/2024 - 09:50
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2024 Sachsenring Moto3 Practice 2 Result: Fernandez Leads Honda Resurgence
2024 Sachsenring Moto3 Practice 2 Result: Fernandez Leads Honda Resurgence
The much-improved conditions on Saturday morning allowed rapid progress on the timing screens in the lightweight class but it wasn’t until after the usual dawdling shenanigans begging for a penalty that Friday’s benchmark was outdone. Quite deservingly, it was Adrian Fernandez running in clear air that claimed the new lap record in the final five minutes of the session, while rookie Luca Lunetta separated the Leopard Racing duo later on to sneak into second position.
Zara Daniela Sat, 06/Jul/2024 - 07:24
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MotoGP German GP: Martin beats Trackhouse Aprilia duo to pole, Marquez 13th
Jorge Martin claimed pole position for MotoGP’s German Grand Prix ahead of Trackhouse Aprilia duo Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez, as Marc Marquez qualified 13th after being knocked out in Q1.Pramac Ducati rider Martin broke the circuit lap record with a 1m19.423s on his first run around the Sachsenring, which would remain unbeaten as a number of yellow flags prevented rivals from improving ...Keep reading
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2024 Sachsenring MotoE Qualifying: Red Flags And A New Lap Record
2024 Sachsenring MotoE Qualifying: Red Flags And A New Lap Record
Results:
Q2:
David Emmett Fri, 05/Jul/2024 - 16:22
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A year on from Marquez’s Germany MotoGP meltdown, has Honda improved?
Joan Mir branded Friday at the 2024 MotoGP German Grand Prix as the “most difficult day all year” in terms of bike performance on the Honda.The 2020 world champion brought his season tally of crashes up to 10 in second practice at the Sachsenring on Friday afternoon, with his frustration at the bike visible as he shook his fists in anger at the stricken RC213V in the Turn 1 gravel.A decade ...Keep reading
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2024 Sachsenring Moto2 P1 Results: Chantra Leads Dixon
2024 Sachsenring Moto2 P1 Results: Chantra Leads Dixon
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 05/Jul/2024 - 12:52
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2024 Sachsenring MotoE P2 Results: Tulovic Leads Garzo
2024 Sachsenring MotoE P2 Results: Tulovic Leads Garzo
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 05/Jul/2024 - 12:08
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2024 Sachsenring MotoGP FP1 Results: Martin Leads As Marquez Is Fast And Crashes
2024 Sachsenring MotoGP FP1 Results: Martin Leads As Marquez Is Fast And Crashes
Jorge Martin has topped a fairly eventful session of free practice at the German GP at the Sachsenring. The Pramac Ducati rider used a new set of soft tires to top the timesheets, pushing Marc Marquez into second place. It was not all plain sailing for Martin, however, the Pramac Ducati rider's airbag going off unexpectedly as he dropped down the hill toward Turn 12.
David Emmett Fri, 05/Jul/2024 - 09:38
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MotoGP German GP: Vinales on record pace in FP2 as Marquez suffers huge crash
Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales topped second practice for the MotoGP German Grand Prix with a new lap record, as a massive crash left Marc Marquez out of Q2 in 13th.Cooler conditions than expected for the time of year at the Sachsenring coupled with its unique layout led to a crash-strewn hour of practice that was red-flagged briefly.Gresini Ducati rider Marquez, who fell off his GP23 in FP1 ...Keep reading
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Bezzecchi set to join factory Aprilia MotoGP team in 2025
Current VR46 Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi is finalising a move to the factory Aprilia MotoGP for the upcoming MotoGP season, Autosport understands.This move comes a year after three-time MotoGP grand prix winner Bezzecchi elected against a factory-spec Ducati at Pramac for 2024 to remain with his VR46 set-up on a year-old Desmosedici.Autosport understands that the deal that will take the Italian ...Keep reading
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Marquez: "It's difficult to have a long MotoGP career now"
Marc Marquez says “it’s difficult to have a long career” in MotoGP now because the competitive level in the series now is such that maintaining it is harder than before.Prior to last month’s Catalan Grand Prix, Aleix Espargaro announced that he would be retiring from MotoGP at the end of the 2024 season.It will bring to an end a grand prix career that began in the 125cc class in 2004, with ...Keep reading
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Silly Season Round Up: Mir To Stay With Honda, Seats Filling Rapidly, WorldSBK Moves
Silly Season Round Up: Mir To Stay With Honda, Seats Filling Rapidly, WorldSBK Moves
With Marc Marquez slotting into the second factory Ducati seat, prompting Jorge Martin to leave for the factory Aprilia squad, the other pieces of the MotoGP rider puzzle are starting to fall into place. With Assen now just under two weeks away, the rider market is starting to move.
Motorsport.com's Germán Garcia Casanova brings news of one of the most surprising moves on the market. Motorsport is reporting that Joan Mir is set to sign a new two-year deal with Repsol Honda. This is rather unexpected, as Mir has suffered a difficult first part of the season, and has been open in his criticism of HRC and the current iteration of the Honda RC213V. There were even credible rumors that the 2020 MotoGP champion was pondering retirement.
David Emmett Tue, 18/Jun/2024 - 09:52
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Honda agrees two-year MotoGP contract renewal with Joan Mir
Joan Mir will continue to ride for the factory Honda team until the end of the 2026 season after agreeing a contract renewal with the Japanese marque, Autosport has learned.The development also means that the 2017 Moto3 and 2020 MotoGP champion will remain in the premier class for another two years, taking his career tally to eight seasons.The Spaniard made his debut with Suzuki in 2019 and won ...Keep reading
