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2024 Moto2 Championship Standings After Round 12, Aragon, Spain
2024 Moto2 Championship Standings After Round 12, Aragon, Spain
Moto2 standings after Aragon:
David Emmett Sun, 01/Sep/2024 - 11:40
Round Number
12
Year
2024
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2024 Moto3 Championship Standings After Round 12, Aragon, Spain
2024 Moto3 Championship Standings After Round 12, Aragon, Spain
Standings after the Aragon GP:
David Emmett Sun, 01/Sep/2024 - 10:25
Round Number
12
Year
2024
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2024 Aragon MotoGP Warm Up Result: Martin Leads, Marquez Not Tempted By Wet Track
2024 Aragon MotoGP Warm Up Result: Martin Leads, Marquez Not Tempted By Wet Track
Results:
Zara Daniela Sun, 01/Sep/2024 - 07:53
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Bagnaia tight-lipped on cause of sprint woe as Aragon issue labelled "unacceptable"
Francesco Bagnaia has provided a cryptic response to questions on his struggles in the sprint for MotoGP's Aragon Grand Prix.The reigning world champion finished in ninth place - his worst sprint finish of the year - after struggling for grip throughout.Bagnaia dropped from third to sixth after a poor start on the dirty side of the track, where he suffered from wheelspin - one of a number of ...Keep reading
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2024 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 12 Sprint, Motorland Aragon, Spain
2024 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 12 Sprint, Motorland Aragon, Spain
MotoGP standings after Aragon sprint:
Zara Daniela Sat, 31/Aug/2024 - 14:07
Round Number
12
Year
2024
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2024 Aragon MotoGP Sprint Result: Tasting Gold At Last
2024 Aragon MotoGP Sprint Result: Tasting Gold At Last
Results and summary of the MotoGP sprint at Aragon:
Zara Daniela Sat, 31/Aug/2024 - 14:00
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2024 Aragon Moto3 Qualifying Result: The Perfect Weekend Continues
2024 Aragon Moto3 Qualifying Result: The Perfect Weekend Continues
Results and summary of qualifying for the Moto3 class at Aragon:
Zara Daniela Sat, 31/Aug/2024 - 11:54
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2024 Aragon MotoGP Qualifying Result: Not a Question Of Who But By How Much
2024 Aragon MotoGP Qualifying Result: Not a Question Of Who But By How Much
Results and summary of qualifying for the MotoGP class at Aragon:
Zara Daniela Sat, 31/Aug/2024 - 09:49
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2024 Aragon Moto2 Practice 2 Result: Lopez Thrives On Drying Track
2024 Aragon Moto2 Practice 2 Result: Lopez Thrives On Drying Track
Not everyone was interested in a grey Motorland Aragon in the lightweight class but there was even less interest in testing the conditions from the intermediate class, only a dozen riders convinced to push for a lap throughout P2. Quickest on Friday, Alonso Lopez didn’t shy away from the wet start on Saturday and spent the session trading top spot with Fermin Aldeguer and Jake Dixon, before swapping to slicks and enjoying an advantage of 1.7 seconds.
Zara Daniela Sat, 31/Aug/2024 - 08:08
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2024 Aragon Moto3 Practice 2 Result: Alonso Also Quickest In The Wet
2024 Aragon Moto3 Practice 2 Result: Alonso Also Quickest In The Wet
It was a damp start to proceedings on a grey Saturday morning at Motorland Aragon, so riders were not in much of a rush to try to create a dry line. Plenty of them had a rather wobbly go in the end and although track conditions improved slightly, Friday’s benchmark was out of reach for the lightweight class. However, that didn’t stop David Alonso’s charge, and the championship leader led P3 by a whole second by the chequered flag.
Zara Daniela Sat, 31/Aug/2024 - 07:26
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First Ducati MotoGP victory inching closer for rapid Marquez in Aragon
Marc Marquez has never been better placed to claim a maiden MotoGP win as a Ducati rider than this weekend's Aragon Grand Prix.The Spaniard has stood on the top step of the rostrum five times at MotorLand Aragon with Honda, meaning a victorious Prosecco spray for a third of all MotoGP grands prix to have been held at the Spanish circuit.After clocking the best lap times in both Friday sessions of ...Keep reading
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2024 Aragon Moto2 P1 Result: Lopez Smashes Lap Record
2024 Aragon Moto2 P1 Result: Lopez Smashes Lap Record
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 30/Aug/2024 - 12:51
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2024 Aragon Moto3 Free P1 Result: Alonso Beats Rueda As Times Drop
2024 Aragon Moto3 Free P1 Result: Alonso Beats Rueda As Times Drop
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 30/Aug/2024 - 12:25
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2024 Aragon Moto2 Free Practice Result: Lopez Leads Arbolino And Gonzalez On Green Track
2024 Aragon Moto2 Free Practice Result: Lopez Leads Arbolino And Gonzalez On Green Track
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 30/Aug/2024 - 09:46
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MotoGP Aragon GP: Marquez fastest in opening practice, Bagnaia 21st
Marc Marquez, the undisputed master of exploiting low or mixed grip conditions, set the pace in free practice 1 for MotoGP’s Aragon GP on his Gresini Racing Ducati GP23.Marquez’s five wins at the circuit make him the most successful rider in the 14 editions of the Grand Prix, and he earned the top spot by almost half a second over Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin.But the Spaniard’s effort was ...Keep reading
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2024 Aragon Moto2 Race Result: A Particularly Happy Podium
2024 Aragon Moto2 Race Result: A Particularly Happy Podium
Results and summary of the Moto2 race at Motorland Aragon:
Zara Daniela Sun, 01/Sep/2024 - 11:25
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2024 Aragon Moto3 Race Result: Making History With Maiden Win
2024 Aragon Moto3 Race Result: Making History With Maiden Win
Results and summary of the Moto3 race at Motorland Aragon:
Zara Daniela Sun, 01/Sep/2024 - 10:07
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Aragon MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: How A Dirty Track And Grid Decided The Sprint Race
Aragon MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: How A Dirty Track And Grid Decided The Sprint Race
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If the MotoGP riders thought Friday was a complicated day on the new surface at the Motorland Aragon circuit, they hadn't reckoned with Saturday. Heavy rain fell overnight at the track, starting as I was leaving the circuit around 8pm, and kept falling on and off throughout the night. It left the track damp in the morning, but above all, it left the track filthy.
The region around Alcañiz, Bajo Aragon, is arid and dusty. So when rain falls, it sucks the dust and dirt from the air and deposits it on the ground. In this case, on the surface of the Motorland Aragon track. The Friday night rain had a double effect. It washed the rubber laid down on Friday off the track. And it washed the dust out of the atmosphere and onto the asphalt.
The grip, which had been improving through Friday, was completely gone on Saturday. Times in FP2 were not much to write home about, as the track dried out. Riders picked up the pace in qualifying, but even Marc Márquez' breathtaking pole time - a 1'46.766 - was nearly a whole second slower than the time he set on Friday afternoon. And Márquez was over eight tenths faster than Pedro Acosta and Pecco Bagnaia, beside him on the grid.
David Emmett Sun, 01/Sep/2024 - 07:23
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Marquez coy on MotoGP resurgence after first win in three years
Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez claimed a first MotoGP sprint win at the Aragon Grand Prix on Saturday he insisted that his MotorLand feat is not quite the dawn of a second ‘Marquez era’.First in every session and with complete control from the first corner until the last of a hot 11-lap sprint at the MotorLand circuit as a prelude to round 12 of 20 in 2024 on Sunday, Marquez finally ...Keep reading
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2024 Aragon Moto2 Qualifying Result: A Glitch In The Matrix
2024 Aragon Moto2 Qualifying Result: A Glitch In The Matrix
Results and summary of qualifying for the Moto2 class at Aragon:
Zara Daniela Sat, 31/Aug/2024 - 12:43
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MotoGP Aragon GP: Dominant Marquez ends win drought in sprint, Bagnaia struggles
Marc Marquez won his first MotoGP race in over 1,000 days - and took his first ever victory in a sprint race - with victory in the Aragon GP.The 31-year-old Catalan, who has topped every single session at the MotorLand Circuit so far, converted from pole position and controlled the 11-lap race from the opening corners on his year-old Gresini Ducati.It was the former Honda rider's first chequered ...Keep reading
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2025 MotoGP Preseason Test Dates Announced - Sepang And Buriram To Open Preseason
2025 MotoGP Preseason Test Dates Announced - Sepang And Buriram To Open Preseason
The MotoGP preseason testing dates have been announced. As always, MotoGP is to kick off testing at Sepang, starting with a shakedown test at Sepang, from January 31st through February 2nd. The shakedown test will see the factory test riders prepare the bikes for the main IRTA test, as well as the factory riders for factories with Concessions in category D (currently Yamaha and Honda), and of course the rookies entering the class, Fermín Aldeguer, Ai Ogura, and Somkiat Chantra.
After a two-day break, the entire MotoGP grid will take to the Sepang International Circuit for three days of testing between the 5th and 7th of February.
A week later, MotoGP reconvenes at Buriram, scene of the first race of the MotoGP season on 2nd March, for a two-day test. The test takes place on February 12th and 13th, with the season opener from February 28th to March 2nd.
David Emmett Sat, 31/Aug/2024 - 11:38
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2023 Aragon MotoGP Free Practice 2 Result: More Marquez On The Menu
2023 Aragon MotoGP Free Practice 2 Result: More Marquez On The Menu
Patches of blue skies broke through grey clouds ahead of the final practice session, while a dry line appeared on the damp track and that meant constant progress on the timing screens for the premier class. Although general feedback was that track conditions made for useless work, top spot was still highly contested and in the end, it was still Marc Marquez stealing the headline away from Jorge Martin by half a second. While the Gresini rider started off with some technical niggles, Martin was constantly at the sharp end, but eventually settled for second.
Zara Daniela Sat, 31/Aug/2024 - 08:51
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MotoGP Aragon GP: Marquez blitzes field to claim pole by eight tenths
Marc Marquez extended his dominance at MotorLand Aragon by taking his second MotoGP pole position of the season on the Ducati GP23.The 31-year-old has headed all four sessions so far in the Aragon Grand Prix and is now favourite for the sprint as well as the 12th race of the season on Sunday. Thunderstorms in the region created wet and damp sessions for all classes on Saturday morning, but as the ...Keep reading
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Aragon MotoGP Friday Round Up: Tricky Conditions Plus Marc Marquez Equals Lap Records
Aragon MotoGP Friday Round Up: Tricky Conditions Plus Marc Marquez Equals Lap Records
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As a rule, it is a good thing when tracks are resurfaced. Bumps are removed, the stones in the aggregate have edges again to provide grip, and the gaps in the asphalt are smaller, giving a larger surface area to produce grip and create less wear.
The trouble is that asphalt, like a fine wine, needs to mature to reach its peak. It takes a few months before the asphalt has settled, the sharpest edges have been taken off the stones, and the bitumen has started to evaporate. It takes about a year for the asphalt to reach peak grip. The color has faded, making it less sensitive to direct sunlight, the stones have reached the right consistency, and more of the bitumen evaporated, opening up the gaps between the stones, so it generates less heat in the tires.
The new surface at Aragon has not yet reached that stage. It is still dirty, the asphalt is closed, and it is very dark. The bitumen is still evaporating, creating patches which are greasy and making grip levels unpredictable. All of this made the morning session for MotoGP - and indeed all three classes - a complete write off.
David Emmett Fri, 30/Aug/2024 - 22:23
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2024 Aragon MotoGP Practice Result: Marc Marquez Seizes Control
2024 Aragon MotoGP Practice Result: Marc Marquez Seizes Control
Marc Marquez has topped the timed practice session for the MotoGP class at Aragon, the Gresini Ducati rider becoming the first motorcyclist to lap the track under 1'46. Marquez has been fast all day, topping the morning session and comfortably topping the afternoon session on used tires, before smashing the existing lap record on his second run on soft tires.
David Emmett Fri, 30/Aug/2024 - 14:02
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MotoGP Aragon GP: Marc Marquez beats Aprilias to top FP2 times
Marc Marquez took the first step towards ending a 1000-day MotoGP dry spell by rushing to first place in Practice for the Gran Premio GoPro de Aragon and shaved over two tenths of a second from the all-time lap record at MotorLand Aragon. The slick condition of the new asphalt improved for Practice and in the wake of fresh milestones for both Moto3 and Moto2 in their respective sessions on ...Keep reading
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2024 Aragon MotoGP FP1 Results: Marquez Leads Martin As Riders Clean Up Track
2024 Aragon MotoGP FP1 Results: Marquez Leads Martin As Riders Clean Up Track
Marc Marquez ended the first session of free practice at the newly resurfaced Motorland Aragon Circuit. The Gresini Ducati rider was nearly half a second faster than Jorge Martin on the Pramac Ducati, but the new surface means that you can't read too much into the times. The track was very dirty, and the grip very low, the riders all choosing to run the soft front for grip and and to preserve the harder fronts for the afternoon. Teams were spending a lot of time working on suspension looking for grip.
David Emmett Fri, 30/Aug/2024 - 09:47
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Hungary set to join 2025 MotoGP calendar, Portugal in doubt
Hungary’s Balaton Park Circuit is poised to host its first MotoGP race next year while Portugal is likely to drop off the calendar, Autosport understands.While the full schedule for the 2025 season is yet to be announced, more and more dates are coming to light as Dorna finalises plans for the 76th season of grand prix motorcycle racing.Next year’s calendar will have several changes, with the ...Keep reading
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Honda and Kalex founder end MotoGP chassis collaboration
Kalex co-founder Alex Baumgartel has parted ways with Honda after just six months, Autosport can reveal.It was during the first pre-season test of the year at Sepang in February that the German technical was seen for the first time in HRC uniform. Honda subsequently revealed that Baumgartel had joined as a contracted technical consultant to strengthen the RC213V chassis. However, Autosport has ...Keep reading
