James Johnson
The Weatherman
Mucke was meant to be doing 24 Hours of LeMans for the 009 Aston Martin Team so yeah... I guess that is not happening now.
- Status
Will you replace him?
Look at 1.06 he takes his hand off the wheel and starts to gesture a w@#ker sign with his left hand as he passes the other car, its because hes trying to gesture to the other driver and pass close that causes him to veer slightly left and clip the other car.
A great video on the benefits of NOT giving in to anger behind the wheel, however stupid you might think the other driver is.... I think he should face penalties not only for dangerous driving, but since this was all televised he should also face a penalty for bringing the sport into disrepute or whatever the relevant regulation, I mean if footballers can get fined for swearing at cameras why not?
A great video on the benefits of NOT giving in to anger behind the wheel, however stupid you might think the other driver is.... I think he should face penalties not only for dangerous driving, but since this was all televised he should also face a penalty for bringing the sport into disrepute or whatever the relevant regulation, I mean if footballers can get fined for swearing at cameras why not?
Abdul Al-Amry
2011 RD Indy 500 Winner
He been on too many public servers with RaceOn.
Erik Tveit
I can haz cookie?
Must be one of the Skidrows. 
Dave Stephenson
Premium
lol Erik.
Should lose his license immediately. incredible.
Should lose his license immediately. incredible.
i am gobsmacked... :O
OverTake.gg
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After thrilling qualification sessions yesterday it was Audi that secured the front row of the grid for the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours that will start tomorrow at 14:30 CET. Of course RaceDepartment will try to cover all the latest news and we encourage our readers to participate in the discussions on the forum.
Find below the highlight videos of yesterdays qualification. Enjoy!
Find below the highlight videos of yesterdays qualification. Enjoy!
here you are (thanks to viasat motor)
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The SuperStars Series made its maiden visit to Donington Park this weekend, with an array of support series from the UK and Europe, despite a number of cars not present, a field of 20 cars took to the flowing Donington Park circuit.
A close qualification session Saturday saw Alberto Cerqui put his BMW on pole, less than a tenth ahead of Andrea Bertolini in his Maserati. Bertolini making a move from the FIA GT1 Championship in which he and Michael Bartels won the championship in, but unfortunatly the team unable to put the funds together for another season, therefore the MC12′s were not able to make the grid for the GT1 Series.
Home favourite, and former F1 Grand Prix winner, Johnny Herbert stick his Mercedes on the 2nd row with a 4th place, coincedentally which is the place where he finished the last time he raced at Donington Park – all the way back in 1993 for the European Grand Prix.
With the same qualification session setting the grid for both of the 25 minute (+1 lap) sprint races, the thundering V8′s of the Superstar Series looked set to entertain the British crowds for the first time.
Race day greeted the teams with typical British Summer weather – overcast, very little sunshine and a threat of rain with some very heavy clouds heading over the circuit throughout the day. Thankfully, they decided to empty their contents elsewhere and the circuit stayed dry.
At the start of the race, Bertolini grabbed the lead into Redgate from Herbert, making his way upto 2nd, holding onto the position round the outside. Everyone got away cleanly untill the Old Hairpin where the #99 BMW of De Geacomi came unstuck where he spun and rejoined at the back of the field, only to spin again at the Melbourne Hairpin. The GP Loop providing the best of the action of the racing. Montanari pulled off a great move to take 5th from Pier Guidi, and on the following lap took 4th off Ferrara, only for Ferrari to fight back on the next lap, taking 5th back, which he held untill the end of the race. Montanari following Ferrara’s wheel tracks to the flag.
Upfront though, Bertolini was pulling away from Johnny Herbert driving the Mercedes. Herbert qualifying in 3rd and moving upto 2nd at the start. He started to fall back into the sights of Cerqui’s BMW. Although this battle never materialised as Herbert began to close on Bertolini towards the end of the race.
Bertolini’s 3.2s lead began to come down in the last 3 laps as his tyres began to fade due to the setup of the car. Herbert was faster in all areas of the circuit apart from the GP Loop where Bertolini was 3 tenths quicker than the Mercedes.
It was a bit of a nail biting finish as Bertolini came sideways out of Goddards (indicating the tyres had faded) but thanks to the Maserati being quicker through the GP loop, Bertolini was able to hold onto the win ahead of Herbert by just 8 tenths of a second.
Cerqui kept a watching (but fading) brief on the leading 2 in 3rd, finishing 4.1s down on the race winner, continuing his good form from the two second places at Portimao in the previous round.
Championship leader going into Donington, Thomas Biagi found himself in the wars throughout the day, beginning in race 1 where he was battling with the Jaguar of Sini who ran wide going into the Melbourne Hairpin, but thanks to Biagi’s mistake at Goddards, Sini got the position back again. Biagi eventually getting the better of Sini on lap 13 to finish in 7th place.
Biagi wasn’t the only one trouble, with Tramontozzi been summoned to the stewards after race 1, resulting in a 3 place penalty for race 2, for his part in De Geacomi’s spin on lap 1 at the Old Hairpin. However, Tramontozzi was not to be seen on the grid for race 2, although engine problems being the official reason for the non-start, the stewards decision may have had a part to play in the non-start.
Another non-starter was the sole BMW 550i car in the hands of Pindari-Linossi who suffered from gearbox and water problems in race 1.
Race 2 was a bit more dramatic, particularly for Johnny Herbert who was tapped into a spin at Redgate, rejoining in 17th place, ahead of his team mate Dromerdari who started from the pitlane for the 2nd time.
Herbert made his way steadily through the field to 6th at the end, joining onto the back of a battle for 2nd place that raged for most of the race.
Bertolini led away like in race 1, and pulled away to a comfortable by 3.8 seconds to take his 2nd win of the weekend, repeating Biagi’s double win from Portimao.
Luigi Ferrara, with no ballast could of been one to watch, but he was left fighting off the intentions of Cerqui, Peir Guidi, Pigoli, Montanari (recovering from his 1st lap spin which put him 12th) and Biagi while the Maserati romped off into the distance.
Pier Guidi almost giving the Swiss Team running the Maserati’s a 1-2 finish with a 3rd place, 1.4s down on the 2nd place finisher Ferrara who takes over the lead of the Championship from reigning champion Thomas Biagi who could only manage the 9th place finish in race 2 after he and Cerqui having a coming together on the last lap at Goddards. Cerqui dropping 3 places, with Biagi dropping further after been passed by Pigoli the previous lap to 9th across the line.
The lone Chevrolet, which is basically a Holden Commodore running the #05 made famous by Peter Brock in his time driving for Holden in Australia, hoping for a top 5 finish after starting 9th, was also in the wars in the 2nd race, losing their rear bumper after a been passed by the recovering BMW of Montanari at the Esses, scene of where the Jaguar of Sini spun on the exit after battling with the lone female driver, and Monza race winner, Michela Cerruti.
Race 1 Results:
Pos – No. – Driver – Car – Time – Gap – Laps
1 33 BERTOLINI Andrea (CH) Maserati Quattroporte 27’02.864 17
2 48 HERBERT Johnny (GBR) Mercedes AMG C63 27’03.762 0.898 17
3 3 CERQUI Alberto (ITA) BMW M3 E92 27’07.070 4.206 17
4 54 FERRARA Luigi (ITA) Mercedes AMG C63 27’10.574 7.710 17
5 21 MONTANARI Christian (RSM) BMW M3 E92 27’11.216 8.352 17
6 46 PIER GUIDI Alessandro (ITA) Maserati Quattroporte 27’16.270 13.406 17
7 1 BIAGI Thomas (ITA) BMW M3 E92 27’20.846 17.982 17
8 41 SINI Francesco (ITA) Jaguar XF 27’22.752 19.888 17
9 5 ARMETTA Fabrizio (ITA) Chevrolet Lumina CR8 27’23.563 20.699 17
10 18 PIGOLI Massimo (ITA) Mercedes AMG C63 27’24.247 21.383 17
Race 2 Results:
Pos – No. – Driver – Car – Time – Gap – Laps
1 33 BERTOLINI Andrea (CH) Maserati Quattroporte 27’03.919 17
2 54 FERRARA Luigi (ITA) Mercedes AMG C63 27’07.811 3.892 17
3 46 PIER GUIDI Alessandro (ITA) Maserati Quattroporte 27’09.246 5.327 17
4 18 PIGOLI Massimo (ITA) Mercedes AMG C63 27’10.193 6.274 17
5 21 MONTANARI Christian (RSM) BMW M3 E92 27’11.528 7.609 17
6 48 HERBERT Johnny (GBR) Mercedes AMG C63 27’12.013 8.094 17
7 3 CERQUI Alberto (ITA) BMW M3 E92 27’14.088 10.169 17
8 5 ARMETTA Fabrizio (ITA) Chevrolet Lumina CR-8 27’16.541 12.622 17
9 1 BIAGI Thomas (ITA) BMW M3 E92 27’17.296 13.377 17
10 2 GABELLINI Stefano (ITA) BMW M3 E92 27’29.082 25.163 17
Ferrara now leads the championship on 93pts, ahead of the joint winners from the previous 2 rounds, Bertolini (89pts) and Biagi (82pts) with 4 rounds remaining. The series heads back to Italy at the Misano circuit on 10th July. Motors TV in the UK is broadcasting the Superstars Series throughout the season.
Standings after Donington Park:
1 Luigi Ferrara MERCEDES 93
2 Andrea Bertolini MASERATI 89
3 Thomas Biagi BMW 82
4 Max Pigoli MERCEDES 68
5 Alberto Cerqui BMW 65
6 Stefano Gabellini BMW 53
7 Michela Cerruti MERCEDES 40
8 Johnny Herbert MERCEDES 28
9 Francesco Sini JAGUAR 22
10 Riccardo Romagnoli MERCEDES 21
Gallery of the days action including support races can be found here: http://www.surrealillusions.co.uk
A close qualification session Saturday saw Alberto Cerqui put his BMW on pole, less than a tenth ahead of Andrea Bertolini in his Maserati. Bertolini making a move from the FIA GT1 Championship in which he and Michael Bartels won the championship in, but unfortunatly the team unable to put the funds together for another season, therefore the MC12′s were not able to make the grid for the GT1 Series.
Home favourite, and former F1 Grand Prix winner, Johnny Herbert stick his Mercedes on the 2nd row with a 4th place, coincedentally which is the place where he finished the last time he raced at Donington Park – all the way back in 1993 for the European Grand Prix.With the same qualification session setting the grid for both of the 25 minute (+1 lap) sprint races, the thundering V8′s of the Superstar Series looked set to entertain the British crowds for the first time.
Race day greeted the teams with typical British Summer weather – overcast, very little sunshine and a threat of rain with some very heavy clouds heading over the circuit throughout the day. Thankfully, they decided to empty their contents elsewhere and the circuit stayed dry.At the start of the race, Bertolini grabbed the lead into Redgate from Herbert, making his way upto 2nd, holding onto the position round the outside. Everyone got away cleanly untill the Old Hairpin where the #99 BMW of De Geacomi came unstuck where he spun and rejoined at the back of the field, only to spin again at the Melbourne Hairpin. The GP Loop providing the best of the action of the racing. Montanari pulled off a great move to take 5th from Pier Guidi, and on the following lap took 4th off Ferrara, only for Ferrari to fight back on the next lap, taking 5th back, which he held untill the end of the race. Montanari following Ferrara’s wheel tracks to the flag.
Upfront though, Bertolini was pulling away from Johnny Herbert driving the Mercedes. Herbert qualifying in 3rd and moving upto 2nd at the start. He started to fall back into the sights of Cerqui’s BMW. Although this battle never materialised as Herbert began to close on Bertolini towards the end of the race.
Bertolini’s 3.2s lead began to come down in the last 3 laps as his tyres began to fade due to the setup of the car. Herbert was faster in all areas of the circuit apart from the GP Loop where Bertolini was 3 tenths quicker than the Mercedes.It was a bit of a nail biting finish as Bertolini came sideways out of Goddards (indicating the tyres had faded) but thanks to the Maserati being quicker through the GP loop, Bertolini was able to hold onto the win ahead of Herbert by just 8 tenths of a second.
Cerqui kept a watching (but fading) brief on the leading 2 in 3rd, finishing 4.1s down on the race winner, continuing his good form from the two second places at Portimao in the previous round.
Championship leader going into Donington, Thomas Biagi found himself in the wars throughout the day, beginning in race 1 where he was battling with the Jaguar of Sini who ran wide going into the Melbourne Hairpin, but thanks to Biagi’s mistake at Goddards, Sini got the position back again. Biagi eventually getting the better of Sini on lap 13 to finish in 7th place.
Biagi wasn’t the only one trouble, with Tramontozzi been summoned to the stewards after race 1, resulting in a 3 place penalty for race 2, for his part in De Geacomi’s spin on lap 1 at the Old Hairpin. However, Tramontozzi was not to be seen on the grid for race 2, although engine problems being the official reason for the non-start, the stewards decision may have had a part to play in the non-start.
Another non-starter was the sole BMW 550i car in the hands of Pindari-Linossi who suffered from gearbox and water problems in race 1.
Race 2 was a bit more dramatic, particularly for Johnny Herbert who was tapped into a spin at Redgate, rejoining in 17th place, ahead of his team mate Dromerdari who started from the pitlane for the 2nd time.
Herbert made his way steadily through the field to 6th at the end, joining onto the back of a battle for 2nd place that raged for most of the race.
Bertolini led away like in race 1, and pulled away to a comfortable by 3.8 seconds to take his 2nd win of the weekend, repeating Biagi’s double win from Portimao.
Luigi Ferrara, with no ballast could of been one to watch, but he was left fighting off the intentions of Cerqui, Peir Guidi, Pigoli, Montanari (recovering from his 1st lap spin which put him 12th) and Biagi while the Maserati romped off into the distance.
Pier Guidi almost giving the Swiss Team running the Maserati’s a 1-2 finish with a 3rd place, 1.4s down on the 2nd place finisher Ferrara who takes over the lead of the Championship from reigning champion Thomas Biagi who could only manage the 9th place finish in race 2 after he and Cerqui having a coming together on the last lap at Goddards. Cerqui dropping 3 places, with Biagi dropping further after been passed by Pigoli the previous lap to 9th across the line.
The lone Chevrolet, which is basically a Holden Commodore running the #05 made famous by Peter Brock in his time driving for Holden in Australia, hoping for a top 5 finish after starting 9th, was also in the wars in the 2nd race, losing their rear bumper after a been passed by the recovering BMW of Montanari at the Esses, scene of where the Jaguar of Sini spun on the exit after battling with the lone female driver, and Monza race winner, Michela Cerruti.
Race 1 Results:
Pos – No. – Driver – Car – Time – Gap – Laps
1 33 BERTOLINI Andrea (CH) Maserati Quattroporte 27’02.864 17
2 48 HERBERT Johnny (GBR) Mercedes AMG C63 27’03.762 0.898 17
3 3 CERQUI Alberto (ITA) BMW M3 E92 27’07.070 4.206 17
4 54 FERRARA Luigi (ITA) Mercedes AMG C63 27’10.574 7.710 17
5 21 MONTANARI Christian (RSM) BMW M3 E92 27’11.216 8.352 17
6 46 PIER GUIDI Alessandro (ITA) Maserati Quattroporte 27’16.270 13.406 17
7 1 BIAGI Thomas (ITA) BMW M3 E92 27’20.846 17.982 17
8 41 SINI Francesco (ITA) Jaguar XF 27’22.752 19.888 17
9 5 ARMETTA Fabrizio (ITA) Chevrolet Lumina CR8 27’23.563 20.699 17
10 18 PIGOLI Massimo (ITA) Mercedes AMG C63 27’24.247 21.383 17
Race 2 Results:
Pos – No. – Driver – Car – Time – Gap – Laps
1 33 BERTOLINI Andrea (CH) Maserati Quattroporte 27’03.919 17
2 54 FERRARA Luigi (ITA) Mercedes AMG C63 27’07.811 3.892 17
3 46 PIER GUIDI Alessandro (ITA) Maserati Quattroporte 27’09.246 5.327 17
4 18 PIGOLI Massimo (ITA) Mercedes AMG C63 27’10.193 6.274 17
5 21 MONTANARI Christian (RSM) BMW M3 E92 27’11.528 7.609 17
6 48 HERBERT Johnny (GBR) Mercedes AMG C63 27’12.013 8.094 17
7 3 CERQUI Alberto (ITA) BMW M3 E92 27’14.088 10.169 17
8 5 ARMETTA Fabrizio (ITA) Chevrolet Lumina CR-8 27’16.541 12.622 17
9 1 BIAGI Thomas (ITA) BMW M3 E92 27’17.296 13.377 17
10 2 GABELLINI Stefano (ITA) BMW M3 E92 27’29.082 25.163 17
Ferrara now leads the championship on 93pts, ahead of the joint winners from the previous 2 rounds, Bertolini (89pts) and Biagi (82pts) with 4 rounds remaining. The series heads back to Italy at the Misano circuit on 10th July. Motors TV in the UK is broadcasting the Superstars Series throughout the season.
Standings after Donington Park:
1 Luigi Ferrara MERCEDES 93
2 Andrea Bertolini MASERATI 89
3 Thomas Biagi BMW 82
4 Max Pigoli MERCEDES 68
5 Alberto Cerqui BMW 65
6 Stefano Gabellini BMW 53
7 Michela Cerruti MERCEDES 40
8 Johnny Herbert MERCEDES 28
9 Francesco Sini JAGUAR 22
10 Riccardo Romagnoli MERCEDES 21
Gallery of the days action including support races can be found here: http://www.surrealillusions.co.uk
Absolute brilliant race serie. Happy to seem them moving abroad more and more. Could be a perfect replacement for the struggling FIA GT1 & WTCC series in the future. Door-to-door racing as in a touring car but the class and glamour of a full blown GT. Great read and awesome pictures as always!
Great report Nick Really good read, thx
Really good read, thx Holy..
This happens alot of times lately.
This happens alot of times lately.
yo! thats a big one! Sandtrap doesnt really work
He climbed right back over the fence a minute or two later.
Stoner sets fastest ever lap at Mugello
By Tom Cambio - MCN
MotoGP
02 July 2011 14:01
Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) set the fastest ever lap on two wheels at Mugello in qualifying this afternoon to clinch the twenty-seventh pole position of the Australian's MotoGP career.
With 37 minutes remaining Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) upped his pace to lap second fastest around the Italian circuit, relegating Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini) to start tomorrow's race from third on the grid. With the rain falling heavily in the final half of the qualifying session Simoncelli was unable to improve on his time.
Fellow Italian Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda Team) qualified to take fourth, whilst reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo was unable to match his pace set in the third practice session, where he set what was a new lap record prior to being usurped by Stoner, qualifying in fifth ahead of Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) who completes the second row.
Cal Crutchlow put in an impressive ride on his first visit to Mugello, whilst still recovering from his injuries sustained at Silverstone, to qualify in seventh place ahead of Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team) who will start tomorrow's race in eighth and ninth respectively. Hayden's team mate Valentino Rossi struggled with his revised Ducati and will start from twelfth.
1 Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 1'48.034
2 Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 1'48.479 0.445 / 0.445
3 Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'48.485 0.451 / 0.006
4 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1'48.694 0.660 / 0.209
5 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha Factory Racing 1'48.756 0.722 / 0.062
6 Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'48.974 0.940 / 0.218
7 Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'49.021 0.987 / 0.047
8 Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1'49.398 1.364 / 0.377
9 Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team 1'49.509 1.475 / 0.111
10 Hector Barbera SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP 1'49.663 1.629 / 0.154
11 Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 1'49.678 1.644 / 0.015
12 Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team 1'49.902 1.868 / 0.224
13 Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'50.156 2.122 / 0.254
14 Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'50.460 2.426 / 0.304
15 Randy De Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team 1'50.651 2.617 / 0.191
16 Toni Elias SPA LCR Honda MotoGP 1'50.742 2.708 / 0.091
By Tom Cambio - MCN
MotoGP
02 July 2011 14:01
Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) set the fastest ever lap on two wheels at Mugello in qualifying this afternoon to clinch the twenty-seventh pole position of the Australian's MotoGP career.
With 37 minutes remaining Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) upped his pace to lap second fastest around the Italian circuit, relegating Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini) to start tomorrow's race from third on the grid. With the rain falling heavily in the final half of the qualifying session Simoncelli was unable to improve on his time.
Fellow Italian Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda Team) qualified to take fourth, whilst reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo was unable to match his pace set in the third practice session, where he set what was a new lap record prior to being usurped by Stoner, qualifying in fifth ahead of Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) who completes the second row.
Cal Crutchlow put in an impressive ride on his first visit to Mugello, whilst still recovering from his injuries sustained at Silverstone, to qualify in seventh place ahead of Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team) who will start tomorrow's race in eighth and ninth respectively. Hayden's team mate Valentino Rossi struggled with his revised Ducati and will start from twelfth.
1 Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 1'48.034
2 Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 1'48.479 0.445 / 0.445
3 Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'48.485 0.451 / 0.006
4 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1'48.694 0.660 / 0.209
5 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha Factory Racing 1'48.756 0.722 / 0.062
6 Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'48.974 0.940 / 0.218
7 Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'49.021 0.987 / 0.047
8 Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1'49.398 1.364 / 0.377
9 Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team 1'49.509 1.475 / 0.111
10 Hector Barbera SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP 1'49.663 1.629 / 0.154
11 Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 1'49.678 1.644 / 0.015
12 Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team 1'49.902 1.868 / 0.224
13 Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'50.156 2.122 / 0.254
14 Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'50.460 2.426 / 0.304
15 Randy De Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team 1'50.651 2.617 / 0.191
16 Toni Elias SPA LCR Honda MotoGP 1'50.742 2.708 / 0.091
Mugello MotoGP: Lorenzo takes second victory of season
By Tom Cambio - MCN
MotoGP
03 July 2011 15:03
Reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) took his second victory of the season at Mugello, after battling with Repsol Honda team mates Andrea Dovizioso and Casey Stoner who finished in second and third respectively.
Lorenzo had a strong start to the race, moving from his qualifying position of fifth to second, whilst Dovizioso took third ahead of Marco Simoncelli. Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team), who has won at Mugello nine times, moved into tenth on his revised GP11.1 Ducati.
On the fourth lap Dovizioso started challenging Lorenzo for second place, whilst Rossi began scathing his way through the pack, passing Hector Barbera (Mapfre Aspar Team) to take seventh on lap seven. Lorenzo ran wide on lap eight, gifting Dovizioso the opportunity to take second, whilst Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow retired suffering from further front-end grip problems.
Rossi traded places with Barbera, briefly moving into sixth before being re-passed, whilst Lorenzo ran wide attempting to pass Dovizioso, allowing the Italian rider to maintain second place. Two laps later Rossi was able to pass Barbera, on the satellite Ducati, to take sixth.
Lorenzo overtook Dovizioso at Arrabiata with twelve laps remaining and upped his pace to begin closing the gap on Stoner. A mistake under braking from Marco Simoncelli provided Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) the opportunity to move into fourth place. Lorenzo set a new circuit record closing in on Stoner, who had started battling with tyre wear, and took first from the Australian on lap eighteen. Dovizioso clung to Stoner's back wheel, before passing his team-mate on the first corner of the last lap.
Spies managed to take fourth position from Simoncelli in the final lap by once again passing the Italian under braking. Valentino Rossi finished in sixth place, ahead of Barbera in seventh. Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa's comeback ride saw the Spaniard take eighth place, whilst Americans Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team) completed the top ten in ninth and tenth.
1 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha Factory Racing 41'50.089
2 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team +0.997
3 Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team +1.143
4 Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing +8.980
5 Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini +9.076
6 Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team +26.450
7 Hector Barbera SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP +28.745
8 Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team +32.043
9 Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +33.421
10 Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team +34.724
11 Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini +37.359
12 Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing +43.964
13 Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP +47.654
14 Randy De Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team +48.840
15 Toni Elias SPA LCR Honda MotoGP +1'15.199
By Tom Cambio - MCN
MotoGP
03 July 2011 15:03
Reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) took his second victory of the season at Mugello, after battling with Repsol Honda team mates Andrea Dovizioso and Casey Stoner who finished in second and third respectively.
Lorenzo had a strong start to the race, moving from his qualifying position of fifth to second, whilst Dovizioso took third ahead of Marco Simoncelli. Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team), who has won at Mugello nine times, moved into tenth on his revised GP11.1 Ducati.
On the fourth lap Dovizioso started challenging Lorenzo for second place, whilst Rossi began scathing his way through the pack, passing Hector Barbera (Mapfre Aspar Team) to take seventh on lap seven. Lorenzo ran wide on lap eight, gifting Dovizioso the opportunity to take second, whilst Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow retired suffering from further front-end grip problems.
Rossi traded places with Barbera, briefly moving into sixth before being re-passed, whilst Lorenzo ran wide attempting to pass Dovizioso, allowing the Italian rider to maintain second place. Two laps later Rossi was able to pass Barbera, on the satellite Ducati, to take sixth.
Lorenzo overtook Dovizioso at Arrabiata with twelve laps remaining and upped his pace to begin closing the gap on Stoner. A mistake under braking from Marco Simoncelli provided Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) the opportunity to move into fourth place. Lorenzo set a new circuit record closing in on Stoner, who had started battling with tyre wear, and took first from the Australian on lap eighteen. Dovizioso clung to Stoner's back wheel, before passing his team-mate on the first corner of the last lap.
Spies managed to take fourth position from Simoncelli in the final lap by once again passing the Italian under braking. Valentino Rossi finished in sixth place, ahead of Barbera in seventh. Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa's comeback ride saw the Spaniard take eighth place, whilst Americans Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team) completed the top ten in ninth and tenth.
1 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha Factory Racing 41'50.089
2 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team +0.997
3 Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team +1.143
4 Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing +8.980
5 Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini +9.076
6 Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team +26.450
7 Hector Barbera SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP +28.745
8 Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team +32.043
9 Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +33.421
10 Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team +34.724
11 Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini +37.359
12 Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing +43.964
13 Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP +47.654
14 Randy De Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team +48.840
15 Toni Elias SPA LCR Honda MotoGP +1'15.199
Now this is scary! Tuca Rocha's car caught fire, and as smoke filled the cockpit he jumped out while the car was still moving! Luckily he survived it without major injuries.
Well, he was kinda burning so thumbs up to him !
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NASCAR 25 Dev Diary Shows First In-Engine Glimpse, Laser-Scanned Tracks ConfirmediRacing and Monster Games are developing the upcoming NASCAR 25 and have just released their...- Luca Munro
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Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Players Over Due Financial CompensationTest Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown (TDUSC) has completed yet another maintenance period, and...
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List Of Licensed Sim Racing Steering WheelsFrom 1:1 scale GT wheels to Formula One replicas, the world of licensed wheel rims in sim racing...
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WATCH: What's new with BavarianSimTec?The high-end sim racing hardware market continues to grow, and one of the most advanced...- Yannik Haustein
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Short Track Racing In West Germany: Meet Gelsenkirchen's Almaring for Assetto CorsaWho doesn't love obscure track mods? The Almaring in Gelsenkirchen for Assetto Corsa is firmly...
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The Infamous Iowa Speedway Debuts With Style In Assetto CorsaWho's up for some short oval action? Iowa Speedway is now available as an Assetto Corsa mod...
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