September

Year: 2015

Month: September

Passion verses perfection

30 September 2015 by MCN

Perfection versus passion. Exactitude versus adaptability. Lorenzo versus Rossi. What a surprising season this last of (almost) full factory bikes has turned out to be. ast Sunday’s Aragon GP brought...

Marquez undergoes operation for fractured hand

30 September 2015 by James Archibald

$Marquez undergoes operation for fractured hand$

Marc Marquez has undergone an operation this morning to treat a fracture to the fifth metacarpal of his left hand. The reigning MotoGP World Champion fractured his hand yesterday while training on his...

Redding: Tough race caps a difficult weekend

29 September 2015 by Steve English

A lack of feel from the rear high tyre temperatures left Scott Redding off the pace at Aragon and only able to finish 12th. The Marc VDS rider had battled with the Pramac Ducati of Yonny Hernandez in...

Miller: I was happy with about 90% of our race

29 September 2015 by Steve English

Jack Miller finished outside the points at Aragon with the Australian finishing 19th after falling off the back of the scrap for the final points scoring positions in the closing stages of the...

Mistake leads to frustrating day for Smith at Aragon

29 September 2015 by Steve English

A mistake under braking cost Bradley Smith one second in the middle of the race and ultimately cost him any chance of finishing fifth at Aragon. Falling to the back of the second group Smith had to...

Gearbox woes cost Espargaro dearly in Aragon

29 September 2015 by Steve English

Pol Espargaro may have finished ninth on Sunday but his Aragon Grand Prix was a positive step in the right direction. The Spaniard, who had a strong qualifying session and ran in at the front of the...

Lack of grip holding Crutchlow back

28 September 2015 by Steve English

A lack of grip left Cal Crutchlow seventh in Aragon and unable to challenge for a top five place after struggling to drive out of corners to be able to attack Andrea Dovizioso and Aleix...

Iannone digs deep for fourth

28 September 2015 by Steve English

Andrea Iannone had another heroic ride on his Ducati to finish fourth at Aragon despite once again racing with a recently dislocated shoulder. The Italian had to dig deep throughout the race and...

Lorenzo wins ahead of epic duel for second

27 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has closed the gap to Valentino Rossi back to only 14 points in the 2015 MotoGP championship after taking a dominant win in Motorland Aragon, while fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa helped...

Rabat wins and Lowes on podium after Aragon thriller

27 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has held off the advances of Alex Rins to take an impressive race victory at Motorland Aragon, going right down to the line with his fellow Spaniard in the shortened Moto2 race. The race...

Oliveira wins as Kent crashes out

27 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Miguel Oliveira has taken his third Moto3 win of the 2015 season, after the Portuguese rider was able to triumph while his championship rivals crashed out of the penultimate European race of the year...

Kent confirmed at Leopard for 2016 in Moto2

27 September 2015 by Steve English

Leopard Racing this morning has confirmed that Danny Kent will remain with the team next year and move to the Moto2 class. The Englishman has had a dominant year in Moto3 with the German squad and...

Quarataro signs with Leopard, Locatelli confirmed

27 September 2015 by Steve English

Leopard Racing look set to continue to be a front runner in Moto3 next year after confirming their rider lineup for the 2016 season. With Danny Kent sent to move to Moto2 and Efren Vazquez reaching...

Rory Skinner makes Red Bull Rookies podium debut

26 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Scottish teenager Rory Skinner has made his debut trip to the podium in MotoGP support class Red Bull Rookies, taking third place at Aragon after leading for most of the race. Only getting caught out...

Rossi: Race pace is a concern for tomorrow

26 September 2015 by Steve English

Yet again in 2015 Valentino Rossi has left himself plenty of work to do in Sunday’s race. The championship leader has done a fantastic job of fighting through the pack this year but with Marc Marquez...

Rabat on pole, Zarco on front row

26 September 2015 by Steve English

Tito Rabat took the 15th pole position of his career at Aragon with the world champion setting the pace ahead of Alex Rins and Johann Zarco. Sam Lowes will start from fourth on the grid after...

Marquez takes pole despite crash

26 September 2015 by Steve English

A last minute crash wasn’t enough to derail Marc Marquez in qualifying at Aragon with the world champion taking pole position ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and a hugely impressive Andrea Iannone. The...

Pole position for Bastianini

26 September 2015 by Steve English

Having claimed his first Grand Prix win last time out in Misano Enea Bastianini was in great form during qualifying to take pole position at Aragon. The Italian comfortably outpaced the field with...

Interview: Sam Lowes on his 2017 move to MotoGP

26 September 2015 by Steve English

You must be glad to have your future confirmed and a three year contract with Aprilia in place. What was it that made you decide to spend next year in Moto2 rather than move directly to the MotoGP...

Rabat sets the pace at Aragon

26 September 2015 by Steve English

Tito Rabat hasn’t won since Mugello but the Spaniard looks to be in strong form this weekend. Rabat was fastest ahead of final qualifying with Jonas Folger second fastest ahead of Alex Rins. Hafizh...

Marquez shows his potential in FP3

26 September 2015 by Steve English

Honda kept their powder dry on the opening day of the Aragon Grand Prix by not using fresh medium tyres in the closing stages of the day but in FP3 the RC213v machines showed their pace with Marc...

Vazquez quickest ahead of qualifying

26 September 2015 by Steve English

In the cool temperatures of the early morning Efren Vazquez set the pace ahead of qualifying with the Leopard Racing rider over quarter of a second faster than Niccolo Antonelli, Miguel Oliviera and...

ROSSI: ‘I’m focused on this beautiful and intense season’

26 September 2015 by MCN

Valentino Rossi shares his innermost thoughts about what it takes to run at the front in MotoGP today and what he’ll do next. he hand scrapes through a sweaty tangle of hair. A smile spreads, and his...