[83] Recently, some more irregularities have been detected, even by the Generalitat de Catalunya. New LAP RECORD for @AleixEspargaro! MotoGP world championship leader Quartararo, who set the provisional pole time after the first runs as just 0.012s split the top three, had to settle for third place on the factory Yamaha. How MotoGPs underachiever is working to reverse its fortunes in 2023, How MotoGPs underachiever is working to reverse its fortunes in 2023 All rights reserved. He'll be joined there by Aprilia's Maverick Viales, who despite showcasing fine pace on Friday, drifted backwards to eleventh, denying himself a direct passage to Q2. FIM MotoGP World Championship race results and updated point standings from Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya. Honda 15 (out of 18)2. A carbon copy of the move that saw him lose the lead then saw the Italian regain it at Turn 1 as he sliced back through, hammer down immediately as the last few kilometers ticked on. Turn 10 then reared its head and weve seen drama there before, but Binder was solid and held P1. [19], The World RX of Spain uses parts of the track near turns 1115, with two additional gravel sections. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker. Quartararo was just 0.7ahead ofthe number 46 up front too, although that then went up to 0.9s on the 15th lap of 24, withthe tension palpable in Barcelona. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.4628. Darryn Binder (40) leads Tony Arbolino (14), Dennis Foggia (7), and Sergio Garcia (11) across the finish line. The Frenchman went a little too soon and was caught by the flurry of late flying laps, but is still comfortably directly through to Q2. Barcelona Catalunya MotoGP (post 2020) - 88 lap times , 4.7 km / 2.9 miles. Lecuona meanwhile had a less than fortunate start, crashing at turn 16 . The Japanese rider now leads the way by three points heading to Le Mans, with28 points separatingOgura from fifth place Vietti heading to the second of three triple-headers. It was a great ridefrom the Husqvarna rider to finish just three tenths from victory in hisfirst top 10 of the campaign, which was also best finish since his podium in Thailand last year. The chicane was introduced for F1 events in 2007 but has proven to be unpopular with fans. VideoPass allows you to watch every single second of every single sector. Jun 4, 2022, 6:07 AM. More, from a press release issued by Dorna: window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; [21] The long back straight leads into turn 10 (La Caixa), a third-gear, left-hand corner, then turns 11 and 12, a left kink before a long, slow, third-gear right. Turn 3 (Renault)[21] is a long, flat-out (in most cars) right-hander that has a g-force of about four,[21] and it leads to a short straight before turn 4, the Repsol[21] curve. Aleix Espargaro secures a superb pole positon for his home town Catalunya MotoGP as he smashes the lap record for a second time on the Aprilia. One week on from a front row start in Mugello, Mooney VR46 Racing's Luca Marini again was impressing by closing out the Free Practice sessions in seventh. The Rivacold Snipers Honda rider left it until the closing seconds to post the fastest lap of 1m 47.762s. Originally, the Formula 1 circuit changes were not instituted for MotoGP; however, after a fatal crash in the 2016 MotoGP round involving a Moto2 rider, Luis Salom, the Formula 1 layout was implemented to slow down riders for safety purposes. That is faster than Lorenzo's race winning time (42m 39.802s) in the 2013 event, over the same 22 lap distance. His penultimate lap took the Frenchman to within 0.131s of the best time. Backing up a supreme team performance in FP2 where the Aprilia riders held a 1-2, Espargaro leading the way, that time held its own for much of the early part of the session. [16] The wind direction at the circuit can change drastically during the day, a significant factor given the importance[17][18] of aerodynamics to modern Formula One cars. I was leading from the first corner to the end, so this was a very constructive victory. There are at least five points on the track (turns 1, 2, 4, 10, 14) where riders are known to overtake. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was the top Austrian machine in P11 for some more solid points towards Rookie of the Year. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) + 0.1313. Teammate Pol Espargaro crashed out, as did Red Bull KTM Tech 3s Miguel Oliveira. I braked super late in the first braking zone, and I thought that I was going to go super wide, but I managed to defend my position well. Too stoked!. However in November 2021, the circuit's F1 deal was extended to 2026. [84], The circuit is located in an elevated area with respect to its environment, and without protective measures to minimize the noise pollution produced by cars, motorbikes and other vehicles. That gap was quickly being bridged by Foggia and FilipSala(Rivacold Snipers Team) though as the duo were over half a second quicker than the guys ahead. By this time, Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) had slid out, and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP) too. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) - 1:38.771 2. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) missed the session after a nasty-looking crash in FP4 which saw the Spaniard taken to the medical center for an x-ray on his left wrist. From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. Im so happy to have this victory in the bag! Ranking the top 10 riders of MotoGP 2022. MotoGP Stories: The Resurrection of Ducati - OUT NOW! By seven to go, Lowes decided the time was now asan inch-perfect attack into the opening corner saw him take the lead. A Circuit de Catalunya egy versenyplya, mely Montmelban fekszik, Barcelontl nem messze szakra, Katalniban.A Formula-1 spanyol nagydj mellett ezen a plyn megfordul a gyorsasgi motoros vilgbajnoksg, valamint az eurpai Le Mans Series is. One rider holds half of the present MotoGP race lap records . Written by Paul Keith 3 min read . I love it, and Im enjoying it so much. was tun, wenn teenager sich nicht an regeln halten. It didnt take long for the top five to startpulling clear of the chasing pack, with Pol Espargaro getting the better of Rins for P6 and Mir then last man half in touch with the front in the early stages. Rossi was through on his protg with the number 21 slotting back into third, and Miller now also seeming to struggle in the fightto keep Mir at bay. The track has stands with a capacity of 140,700. It was a really long race. The Ducati rider who is much more than just the brother of a MotoGP legend, Ranking the top 10 riders of MotoGP 2022 The Spanish MotoGP rider Aleix Espargar missed out on a podium finish at the Catalonia Grand Prix after thinking the race was over a lap before it . We have at least twelve weekends as a factory Ducati rider and my main focus is trying to take the maximum out of that. I asked for the best things, for the new things and the last evolution of the bike. Miller was sticking with the three Yamahas in fourth asMir droppedback slightly, but it was early, early doors and much was yet to come. The soft and medium fronts brought to the Catalan GP by the French factory will be symmetric, with the front hard and all of the rear tyres having an asymmetric finish, featuring a harder right-hand-side, to cope with the eight turns which go in that direction, compared to just the six that go left. Honda. That meant two of the top four going in were now down and out, as Quartararo continued on at the front. MotoGP race winners. At the end I was three seconds slower but its not because I was in control! Mir took yet another podium though, and his Team Suzuki Ecstar teammate Alex Rins sliced through from P13 to third to make it two Suzukis on the podium for the first time since 2007. Il programma 2023 del Gran Premio della Catalogna a Barcellona, informazioni sulla gara, tempi e risultati di MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 e MotoE The rears will also come in soft and medium but feature the asymmetric design with a harder right-hand-side. Watch every 2019 race LIVE & OnDemand and enjoy the whole motogp.com video library, including technical features, exclusives interviews and classic races, with the. Cycle News Staff | June 5, 2022. Arbolino thought about a final corner movebut was forced to settle for second and athird podium of the season, withFoggia losingout on a potential second winbut the Italian happy to return to the podium for the first time since the Czech GP. The Aprilia rider produced a new lap record of Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona earlier in the day in third free practice, and duly repeated the feat with a 1m38.742s with his penultimate lap in qualifying. It proved in my favour because in Misano I got to the front but Iended up making a mistake in both races. Marc Marquez underwent successful surgery on Thursday in the May Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team), meanwhile, was already inside the top five and trying to help his own Championship cause after starting from tenth on the grid, left with some Sunday work to do. ?The local boy is on fire! Of course, I did feel a drop. The Britgot the job done moments later though, putting in the fastest lap of the race as he started to close in on the three men ahead. Aprilia Racings Aleix Espargaro reset his own all-time lap record to claim pole position for the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, coming out on top in a three-way fight for pole in MotoGP Q2 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Ultimately, Binder was fast through the final sector and kept it pinned to perfection,crossing the line ahead for his first Grand Prix win. FP1 Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was fastest in FP1, putting in a 1:40.101 in the final few minutes of the opening session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and backing that up with a 1:40 . Not all press releases are posted and Roadracingworld.com may reject press releases if the content is too heavy on commercial promotion with little or no news value or if the press release contains obvious errors. The huge drama then hit early doors at Turn 2:Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) almost went down and pulled off an amazing save but it was just in front of Johann Zarco (Esponsorama Racing). That meant, unless Arbolino could channel his inner 2009 Valentino Rossi, the race was pretty much done. Before 2021 season, the circuit's F1 deal was extended for one more year. Next in the Ducati dominance of the top ten was Zarcos Pramac team-mate Jorge Martin after he made the most of his final flying laps. But today Igot to the front and was still able to be strong at the end. ??? 2023 Dorna Sports SL. Martin took second and Zarco third, with Mir then coming through to steal fourth late on after a stunning Sunday showcase from the Suzuki rider. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.3177. Triple winner in 2022 Enea Bastianini will also be staking a claim for one of those places after he finished FP3 down in twelfth. Archives Column | 1974 Honda CR125M Elsinore. F1 Bahrain GP - Start time, how to watch & more, How an outsider demolished a rank of F1 juniors, How an outsider demolished a rank of F1 juniors Sure enough, it became a freight train once again. and, reacting, Zarco tucked the front. LMSC, FF1600, Clio Cup and Jerez - Everything you need to know about 2023 iRacing Season 2. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) took P14, ahead of Raul Fernandez (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing). A press release is promotional text issued by a rider, team, company or organization to inform His fastest time, a 1'34.838, came in the final minutes and was enough to see him place a very strong fifth. It is then difficult to find a good setup since cars can have massive aerodynamic drag and understeer on one part of the circuit in the morning, but suffer oversteer at the same part of the circuit in the afternoon.