2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

Italian fever in Moto3 at Le Mans

20 May 2015 by Steve English

The Moto3 race at Le Mans saw an all Italian podium with Romano Fenati claiming his first win of the year ahead of Enea Bastianini and with Pecco Bagnaia scoring the first podium of his career the...

Lowes continuing to learn

20 May 2015 by Steve English

Sam Lowes continued his maturation in the Moto2 class at Le Mans with the Englishman finishing fourth after another solid weekend that saw him make plenty of progress. Lowes, the 2013 World Supersport...

Crutchlow explains crash

19 May 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow was punished for a small mistake at Le Mans with the Englishman crashing out of the French Grand Prix in the early stages. Crutchlow had been enjoying a strong weekend but, like the...

Pedrosa: No answers for my crash

19 May 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa’s comeback from injury was marred by a crash but ultimately he was able to remount and finish the French Grand Prix and prove his fitness. The Spaniard had missed three races due to an...

Hayden: It was nice to be happy on a Sunday!

19 May 2015 by Steve English

Nicky Hayden had his best result of the year in last weekend’s French Grand Prix and afterwards the American half-joked that it was nice to smile again after a race. Having fought with the factory...

Espargaro will have surgery on Tuesday after Le Mans crash

18 May 2015 by Steve English

Aleix Espargaro will undergo surgery in Barcelona on Tuesday after rupturing a ligament in his right thumb after his frightening crash on Saturday at Le Mans. The procedure will be carried out by Dr...

Frustrated McPhee looking for support and solutions

18 May 2015 by Steve English

A clearly frustrated John McPhee told MCN after Sunday’s French Grand Prix that his season is ” season is fading away from us and we’re running out of time” to get his year back on track after another...

Michelin testing at Le Mans today

18 May 2015 by Steve English

Michelin will be gathering information today at Le Mans with Michael Laverty and Randy de Puniet testing for Aprilia and Suzuki respectively at the French track. Kawasaki tuning arm Akira are also...

Lorenzo takes Le Mans win – and second in the title chase

17 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has taken second in the title from Andrea Dovizioso after powering to a controlling win at Le Mans, winning by nearly four seconds from teammate Valentino Rossi – who retains his spot at...

Luthi cruises to French win

17 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Thomas Luthi has cruised to Moto2 victory in Le Mans, taking the win by two seconds from defending champion Tito Rabat. Johann Zarco, an early battler with Luthi, took the final podium spot. Luthi...

Fenati wins as Kent goes 31st to 4th

17 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Romano Fenati has taken his first win of the 2015 Moto3 season, after taking an advantage into the closing corners of the final lap from a chasing trio of fellow Italians Enea Bastianini and Francesco...

Marquez quickest in MotoGP warmup

17 May 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez has been fast and consistent all weekend and in morning warmup for this afternoon’s MotoGP race at Le Mans he was once again the pace setter. Marquez ended the 20 minute session almost...

Lowes fastest in Moto2 warmup

17 May 2015 by Steve English

Sam Lowes looks to be in very competitive form at Le Mans this morning with the Englishman completing a string of 1’38s laps in the morning warmup to set the pace in Moto2. The Speed Up rider will...

Kent sets the pace in warmup

17 May 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent may be starting from 31st on the grid in moto3 but the Englishman has set the pace throughout the weekend and did so again in this morning’s warmup session. Kent, riding for Leopard Racing,...

Crutchlow happy with fourth

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow was pleased with fourth fastest today at Le Mans and while the pace of Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso seems to be out of reach for him this weekend he could still end...

Lowes looking strong for the race after qualifying second

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Amazingly in Moto2 qualifying both Alex Rins and Sam Lowes set the exact same time in the 40 minute session this afternoon at Le Mans. By virtue of having a faster second fastest time Rins was awarded...

Pole for Marquez at Le Mans

16 May 2015 by Steve English

For the fifth consecutive year Marc Marquez took pole position at Le Mans for the French Grand Prix. Marquez was half a second faster than Andre Dovizioso with tricky conditions at le Mans proving a...

Petrucci and Espargaro through from QP2

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Danilo Petrucci and Aleix Espargaro made it through to QP2 at the French Grand Prix after setting the pace in the first qualifying session at Le Mans. A rain shower during the Moto3 qualifying session...

Baz fastest at Le Mans!

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Loris Baz and Alex de Angelis were the only riders to test the tricky conditions at Le Mans on slick tyres and the Open class riders were rewarded by setting the fastest times in FP4 ahead of...

Home pole for Quartararo with Kent 31st

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Fabio Quartararo gave the home fans reason to smile in the rain when the Frenchman claimed the pole position of his home Grand Prix career. Quartararo set his fastest time in the early minutes of the...

Luthi fastest ahead of qualifying

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Thomas Luthi is always a threat to pull out a stunning result at any given race but the Swiss rider looks to be riding very well this weekend. In setting the fastest time in FP3 Luthi laid down a...

Ominous pace from Lorenzo

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo set the fastest time of the weekend to set the pace in the all important FP3 session that sees the top ten riders make it through to QP2 automatically. Lorenzo was just under four tenths...

Bastianini tops Moto3 ahead of qualifying

16 May 2015 by Steve English

Enea Bastianini was fastest in the final Moto3 session before qualifying with Isacc Vinales and Miguel Oliverira giving chase to the rapid Italian. Danny Kent was fourth fastest but crashed with four...

Smith growing in confidence with new setup

15 May 2015 by Steve English

A late crash couldn’t dent Bradley Smith’s confidence after the Englishman topped a practice for the first time since Catalunya last year. The Tech3 rider was in predictably high spirits after the...

Pedrosa gets his mind back up to speed

15 May 2015 by Steve English

A relieved Dani Pedrosa spoke to the media about how he had few ill-effects on his first day back on a MotoGP machine after his arm pump surgery. Despite having some swelling Pedrosa said that the...

Rabat maintains lead in competitive Moto2 session

15 May 2015 by Steve English

Tito Rabat narrowly held onto his advantage in the afternoon’s Moto2 session with the reigning world champion outpacing Thomas Luthi and a resurgent Luis Salom by less than one tenth of a second at Le...

Smith leads the way at Le Mans

15 May 2015 by Steve English

A late crash will do little to take the shine off Bradley Smith’s performance in FP2 with the Englishman topping the times at Le Mans ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso. It’s the first time...

Kent continues to set the pace

15 May 2015 by Steve English

Despite leaving it late Danny Kent set the pace in the afternoon session at Le Mans ahead of a hugely impressive Livio Loi and home town favourite Fabio Quartararo. Kent, was one tenth faster than his...

Consistent Rabat setting the pace in Moto2

15 May 2015 by Steve English

Tito Rabat had a hugely impressive opening session at Le Mans with the reigning Moto2 world champion setting the pace and laying down a marker to the field by showing that his improved form at Jerez...

Dovizioso fastest at Le Mans

15 May 2015 by Steve English

Andrea Dovizioso bounced back from a disappointing Spanish Grand Prix to set the fastest time in the opening practice session at Le Mans. The Italian, who dropped 15 points behind Valentino Rossi in...

Kent leads way in damp Moto3 opener

15 May 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent topped the times in opening practice at Le Mans with the Englishman setting his fastest time on his final lap of the morning on a drying track. The conditions were difficult at the...

Rossi expecting tough weekend

14 May 2015 by Steve English

World championship leader Valentino Rossi expects this weekend’s French Grand Prix to be very difficult with the Italian expecting to see lots of competition at the front of the field. When asked...

Crutchlow "excited" ahead of Le Mans

14 May 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow won’t race with the new swingarm that he tested at Jerez but the LCR Honda rider is “excited” about his chances this weekend at the circuit where he had his best ever result in MotoGP,...

Pedrosa cautious ahead of Le Mans but happy to be back

14 May 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa will make his return from injury this weekend at Le Mans and with the Spaniard having missed three races due to his recovery from arm pump surgery his recovery is one of the biggest...

Iannone dislocates shoulder, still aiming for Le Mans

12 May 2015 by Steve English

Andrea Iannone ended two days of testing at Mugello in hospital after a high speed crash at the Arrabbiata corners left the Italian nursing a dislocated left shoulder. Iannone, who has enjoyed a solid...

Pedrosa confirms Le Mans return

12 May 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa has confirmed that he will return to MotoGP this weekend in France. The Spaniard has been on the sidelines since the season opening Qatar Grand Prix but now feels strong enough to return...