Metis Gilera rider Marco Simoncelli seized the lead in the 250GP world championship with a dominant win today in a rain-hit Sachsenring GP. Starting from pole and gambling on running a new spec factory Gilera RSA that he’d only briefly tested in Brno recently, Simoncelli eased to victory after early resistance from Spaniard Julian Simon. Despite a good start from ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- MotoGP
- 13 July 2008
Italian Marco Simoncelli, racing for the Metis Gilera team, has dominated both of the 250cc qualifying sessions to earn himself pole position in tomorrow's 250 GP at the Sachsenring in Germany. Simoncelli managed a best time of 1'23.399, making him the fastest 250 rider to lap the Sachsenring and the only one to ever break the 1'24 mark. Hector Barbera (second fastest in yesterday's qualifying practise) ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- MotoGP
- 12 July 2008
