2012 Moto2 runner up Pol Espargaro kicked off 2013 in style with victory in Qatar after a race long battle with Brit Scott Redding. It was Takaaki Nakagami who took the lead early in the race, but the Japanese rider was unable to hold off Redding and Espargaro midway through the race. Redding took the lead with 15 laps remaining ...
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- 07 April 2013
Casey Stoner was thrilled after he made a dream start in his quest to win a sixth successive home race at Phillip Island today. The 27-year-old defied a lack of strength and mobility in the right ankle he first injured in Indianapolis to finish almost 0.9s ahead of Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa. Stoner, who is making his final Phillip ...
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- 26 October 2012
The Phillip Island track in Australia will honour reigning world champion Casey Stoner by naming its Turn 3 after the Repsol Honda rider later this week. A special naming ceremony will take place at Turn 3, which is one of Stoner’s favourite corners on the 18-round world championship calendar, on Thursday morning ahead of his farewell appearance in front of ...
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- 22 October 2012
British rider Gino Rea scored his first Grand Prix podium in atrocious conditions at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia today. The Gresini Moriwaki rider was actually leading the delayed 19-lap Moto2 race when Race Direction had no choice but to throw the red flag on lap 16, with conditions rapidly becoming too dangerous to continue as monsoon conditions struck ...
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- 21 October 2012
Sandro Cortese wrapped up the inaugural Moto3 world title at the Sepang track this afternoon after he emerged victorious in a thrilling Malaysian Grand Prix. With closest title rival Maverick Vinales sitting at home in Spain having quit his Avintia Blusens squad on the eve of this weekend’s race, the title was pretty much a formality for the German rider. ...
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- 21 October 2012
Casey Stoner is worried a severe chatter issue with his factory Honda RC213V machine will hinder his hopes of securing a podium finish in his final appearance at the Sepang track in Malaysia tomorrow. The reigning world champion, who has been struck by chatter throughout his final premier class campaign, had major tyre vibration issues that left him fourth on ...
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- 20 October 2012
Jorge Lorenzo secured his third successive pole position with a stunning late attack in qualifying at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia this afternoon. The Spaniard produced two blistering laps at the end of the 60-minute session to finish with a best time of 2.00.334 that put him 0.194s clear of title rival Dani Pedrosa. The factory Yamaha rider will ...
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- 20 October 2012
Local hero Zulfahmi Khairuddin thrilled a large home crowd at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia this afternoon to grab his first Moto3 pole position on his 21st birthday. The Malaysian rider set a best time of 2.13.885 to dominate the qualifying timesheets in hot and humid conditions at the Sepang track near Kuala Lumpur. Khairuddin secured pole by a comfortable ...
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- 20 October 2012
British rider Danny Kent claimed his first Grand Prix victory in Japan after a dramatic final lap of another pulsating Moto3 race. Kent started the last lap in fifth position with his hopes of a maiden victory looking unlikely after he had started from pole position for the first time in his career. But he was moved into third when ...
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- 14 October 2012
Cal Crutchlow could barely contain his delight after he became the first British rider in 12 years to stand on a MotoGP rostrum in yesterday’s Czech Republic clash in Brno. A stunning third place behind dominant Spanish duo Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo saw the 26-year-old become the first British rider on a MotoGP podium since Jeremy McWilliams took third ...
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- 27 August 2012
