Following Sunday's Czech Republic Grand Prix, round eleven of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship, most riders returned to Brno for a day of testing on Monday.
Jorge Lorenzo set the fastest lap time during the morning, with rain showers interrupting the afternoon.
The test was the second and last to be held during the present racing season and saw 250GP star Mattia Pasini making his MotoGP debut for Pramac Ducati, Repsol Honda trying Ohlins suspension and David de Gea testing (and crashing) the Blusens BQR-Honda Moto2 machine.
As well as the sidelined Casey Stoner, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Colin Edwards and James Toseland, LCR Honda's Randy de Puniet and Gresini Honda's Alex de Angelis also skipped the test.
Round twelve of the world championship, the Indianapolis Grand Prix, takes place on August 30.
1. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team min 56.171 sec
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team min 56.622 sec
3. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team min 56.747 sec
4. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP min 57.543 sec
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team min 57.764 sec
6. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini min 57.841 sec
7. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP min 57.891 sec
8. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team min 57.928 sec
9. Marco Melandri ITA Hayate Racing Team min 58.045 sec
10. Mika Kallio FIN Ducati Marlboro Team min 58.051 sec
11. Niccolo Canepa ITA Pramac Racing min 58.120 sec
12. Gabor Talmacsi HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP min 59.008 sec
13. Mattia Pasini ITA Pramac Racing min 59.614 sec
2009 Czech Republic Grand Prix:
Pole position:
Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha 1min 56.145sec
Fastest race laps by manufacturer:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha 1min 56.670sec
Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda 1min 57.228sec
Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki 1min 57.964sec
Mika Kallio FIN Ducati Marlboro (B) 1min 58.105sec
Marco Melandri ITA Hayate Racing Team 1min 58.153sec
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Rossi races to MotoGP pole despite Brno fall
World MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi overcame a fall late in qualifying to take pole position for Sunday's Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno.
Valentino Rossi is seeking to extend his championship lead over Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo.
The Italian will head the grid for the fifth time in 11 races this season as he edged out Yamaha teammate and closest title rival Jorge Lorenzo in Saturday's session.
Rossi, who leads the Spaniard by 25 points in the overall standings, clocked a circuit-record time one minute 56.145 seconds on the 21st of his 23 laps after a fierce battle between the two.
He is expected to be fit for Sunday's race despite suffering a minor finger injury when he went down in the closing minutes, sliding along the track after his bike flipped.
"Pole position is great, but the most important thing is that I'm okay after the crash. I have a bit of pain in my right thumb but that's all, so I think I've been quite lucky," Rossi told the MotoGP offical Web site.
"I'll get it checked out later but I don't think it's anything bad. This weekend only one of the front tires is working well for us, which means we only have four for the weekend, so we're putting quite a lot of stress on just a few tires.
"I arrived to brake very deep and just lost the front, it was unlucky. Anyway, we did a great job in the session and being on pole again is important. We have a good race pace and I think it's possible to be competitive tomorrow."
Lorenzo, who set the fastest pace in Friday's practice session, was 0.05 seconds adrift with compatriot Dani Pedrosa third on his Repsol Honda 0.383s behind Rossi.
Toni Elias, who will not be retained by San Carlo Honda Gresini for next season, was fourth ahead of American former world champion Colin Edwards and young Italian Andrea Dovizioso.
Elias and Alex de Angelis will be replaced by Marco Simoncelli and his fellow Italian Marco Melandri, who returns to the team he raced for from 2005-07.
The 27-year-old Melandri was runner-up in the world championship in 2005 but was less successful last year with Ducati and has done well with limited resources at Hayate this season.
Rounding out the top-10 on Saturday were De Angelis, Ducati's former world champion Nicky Hayden of the U.S., Italian Loris Capirossi on a Suzuki and Finland's Mika Kallio -- despite a crash in his stint as a temporary stand-in rider for Ducati.
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Valentino Rossi is seeking to extend his championship lead over Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo.
The Italian will head the grid for the fifth time in 11 races this season as he edged out Yamaha teammate and closest title rival Jorge Lorenzo in Saturday's session.
Rossi, who leads the Spaniard by 25 points in the overall standings, clocked a circuit-record time one minute 56.145 seconds on the 21st of his 23 laps after a fierce battle between the two.
He is expected to be fit for Sunday's race despite suffering a minor finger injury when he went down in the closing minutes, sliding along the track after his bike flipped.
"Pole position is great, but the most important thing is that I'm okay after the crash. I have a bit of pain in my right thumb but that's all, so I think I've been quite lucky," Rossi told the MotoGP offical Web site.
"I'll get it checked out later but I don't think it's anything bad. This weekend only one of the front tires is working well for us, which means we only have four for the weekend, so we're putting quite a lot of stress on just a few tires.
"I arrived to brake very deep and just lost the front, it was unlucky. Anyway, we did a great job in the session and being on pole again is important. We have a good race pace and I think it's possible to be competitive tomorrow."
Lorenzo, who set the fastest pace in Friday's practice session, was 0.05 seconds adrift with compatriot Dani Pedrosa third on his Repsol Honda 0.383s behind Rossi.
Toni Elias, who will not be retained by San Carlo Honda Gresini for next season, was fourth ahead of American former world champion Colin Edwards and young Italian Andrea Dovizioso.
Elias and Alex de Angelis will be replaced by Marco Simoncelli and his fellow Italian Marco Melandri, who returns to the team he raced for from 2005-07.
The 27-year-old Melandri was runner-up in the world championship in 2005 but was less successful last year with Ducati and has done well with limited resources at Hayate this season.
Rounding out the top-10 on Saturday were De Angelis, Ducati's former world champion Nicky Hayden of the U.S., Italian Loris Capirossi on a Suzuki and Finland's Mika Kallio -- despite a crash in his stint as a temporary stand-in rider for Ducati.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Sick Stoner forced out of MotoGP races
Australian Stoner, the 2007 champion, has been suffering from severe fatigue since the Grand Prix of Catalunya in June -- and was a dismal 14th in the British round at Donington in his last race.
Doctors have now advised the 23-year-old Marlboro Ducati rider, who lies third in the standings behind Fiat Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, to sit out the next three rounds beginning at the Czech MotoGP in Brno this Sunday.
Stoner told the official MotoGP Web site: "After five extremely difficult races due to my health, I have returned to Australia to visit the sports doctors who have looked after me for many years.
"We have taken the difficult decision not to contest the next three rounds of the championship, to allow my body time to recover from the recent stress.
"The doctors believe that during the Barcelona race I was suffering from a virus, and that I subsequently pushed my body too hard, leading to problems that have caused my fatigue since then.
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"The doctors are continuing with many tests to try to understand these problems and make sure it does not happen again. I have spoken with Ducati and thank them for their understanding at this time.
"I feel very sorry for the factory, my team, my sponsors and the fans and I am also disappointed because the bike in the last few races has been very competitive. I will be doing everything possible to come back at full strength for Portugal."
His place, alongside Nicky Hayden in the factory Ducati side, will be taken by Finnish rider Mika Kallio, who has been competing for the Pramac Ducati team.
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Doctors have now advised the 23-year-old Marlboro Ducati rider, who lies third in the standings behind Fiat Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, to sit out the next three rounds beginning at the Czech MotoGP in Brno this Sunday.
Stoner told the official MotoGP Web site: "After five extremely difficult races due to my health, I have returned to Australia to visit the sports doctors who have looked after me for many years.
"We have taken the difficult decision not to contest the next three rounds of the championship, to allow my body time to recover from the recent stress.
"The doctors believe that during the Barcelona race I was suffering from a virus, and that I subsequently pushed my body too hard, leading to problems that have caused my fatigue since then.
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"The doctors are continuing with many tests to try to understand these problems and make sure it does not happen again. I have spoken with Ducati and thank them for their understanding at this time.
"I feel very sorry for the factory, my team, my sponsors and the fans and I am also disappointed because the bike in the last few races has been very competitive. I will be doing everything possible to come back at full strength for Portugal."
His place, alongside Nicky Hayden in the factory Ducati side, will be taken by Finnish rider Mika Kallio, who has been competing for the Pramac Ducati team.
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Dorna claims it would not be concerned if Silverstone hosted the British MotoGP and F1 events next season.
Having apparently lost the F1 grand prix to Donington Park from 2010, Silverstone helped engineer a switch in the other direction for MotoGP - making it Silverstone's new headline event.
However, with Donington a long way from finishing the extensive track and infrastructure modifications needed for F1, it would be far from surprising if F1 stayed at Silverstone next season - when the first MotoGP event at the Northamptonshire track since 1986 will be held on a modified version of the present F1 circuit.
When asked about the possibility of Silverstone hosting both F1 and MotoGP next year, Dorna managing director Javier Alonso insisted he had 'no concerns' about such a scenario.
The only venues both MotoGP and F1 currently race at are Sepang (Malaysia) and the Circuit de Catalunya (Spain), but Alonso stated that the decision to leave Donington for Silverstone had not been made simply to avoid 'sharing' with F1.
“We started talking about [Silverstone] nearly three years ago,” he revealed. “We've been going to Donington for 23 years now, and we believed we had to make a change.
“We've been growing MotoGP at Donington for the last five, six or seven years and we believed this was the right time for a change.”
Dorna now wants MotoGP to stay at Silverstone for the foreseeable future.
“We like long contracts. We have a five-year deal at the moment, but we really like to be at places for long periods of time,” said Alonso. “It helps to grow the sport in the country.”
Silverstone previously hosted the British motorcycle grand prix round from 1977 to 1986.
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Having apparently lost the F1 grand prix to Donington Park from 2010, Silverstone helped engineer a switch in the other direction for MotoGP - making it Silverstone's new headline event.
However, with Donington a long way from finishing the extensive track and infrastructure modifications needed for F1, it would be far from surprising if F1 stayed at Silverstone next season - when the first MotoGP event at the Northamptonshire track since 1986 will be held on a modified version of the present F1 circuit.
When asked about the possibility of Silverstone hosting both F1 and MotoGP next year, Dorna managing director Javier Alonso insisted he had 'no concerns' about such a scenario.
The only venues both MotoGP and F1 currently race at are Sepang (Malaysia) and the Circuit de Catalunya (Spain), but Alonso stated that the decision to leave Donington for Silverstone had not been made simply to avoid 'sharing' with F1.
“We started talking about [Silverstone] nearly three years ago,” he revealed. “We've been going to Donington for 23 years now, and we believed we had to make a change.
“We've been growing MotoGP at Donington for the last five, six or seven years and we believed this was the right time for a change.”
Dorna now wants MotoGP to stay at Silverstone for the foreseeable future.
“We like long contracts. We have a five-year deal at the moment, but we really like to be at places for long periods of time,” said Alonso. “It helps to grow the sport in the country.”
Silverstone previously hosted the British motorcycle grand prix round from 1977 to 1986.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Chris Vermeulen to teach Prince Harry to ride!
Prince Harry has asked MotoGP star Chris Vermeulen for riding tips after meeting him at the British MotoGP round.
Vermeulen’s mother told the Brisbane Times the Rizla Suzuki rider invited the bike-mad Royal to the Donington MotoGP round after seeing a picture of Harry riding his Triumph Daytona 675 wearing a Vermeulen-replica Shoei X-Spirit helmet.
Julie Vermeulen told the local newspaper: Harry's asked him to give him some lessons. He's got a Triumph he rides and he looking at getting a Ducati."
Chris Vermeulen also handed Prince Harry the helmet he wore for his 13th-place finish at the Donington race, plus another to give to his older brother Prince William – to keep the peace in the Royal household!
She added that a date hasn’t been set for the one-to-one training, but it will take place on a UK circuit.
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Vermeulen’s mother told the Brisbane Times the Rizla Suzuki rider invited the bike-mad Royal to the Donington MotoGP round after seeing a picture of Harry riding his Triumph Daytona 675 wearing a Vermeulen-replica Shoei X-Spirit helmet.
Julie Vermeulen told the local newspaper: Harry's asked him to give him some lessons. He's got a Triumph he rides and he looking at getting a Ducati."
Chris Vermeulen also handed Prince Harry the helmet he wore for his 13th-place finish at the Donington race, plus another to give to his older brother Prince William – to keep the peace in the Royal household!
She added that a date hasn’t been set for the one-to-one training, but it will take place on a UK circuit.
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Monday, August 3, 2009
MotoGP mid-season stats.
With ten of 17 rounds gone, the 2009 MotoGP World Championship is currently enjoying its summer break before round eleven begins at Brno on August 16.
Here are some stats from the season so far...
Note that Pramac’s Mika Kallio missed Laguna Seca due to injury; Sete Gibernau started six races before the Grupo Francisco Hernando team folded; Yuki Takahashi made seven starts before being dropped by Scot Honda; Gabor Talmacsi has made five race starts for Scot and Toni Elias has a factory spec RCV21V at Honda Gresini.
Le Mans and Mugello saw the whole grid change bikes during the race, while a handful of riders changed bikes at Donington Park. Qualifying at Motegi was cancelled due to bad weather and free practice times used to determine the grid.
Wins, Podiums, Poles and Fastest Laps.
The stats that matter most. Ranking by championship order.
1. Valentino Rossi: 4 (wins) 8 (podiums) 4 (poles) 3 ('laps)
2. Jorge Lorenzo: 2 (wins) 8 (podiums) 4 (poles) 2 ('laps)
3. Casey Stoner: 2 (wins) 5 (podiums) 1 (poles) 2 ('laps)
4. Dani Pedrosa: 1 (wins) 5 (podiums) 1 (poles) 3 ('laps)
5. Colin Edwards: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
6. Andrea Dovizioso: 1 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
7. Marco Melandri: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
8. Randy de Puniet: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
9. Chris Vermeulen: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
10. Loris Capirossi: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
11. Alex de Angelis: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
12. James Toseland: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
13. Nicky Hayden: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
14. Toni Elias: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
15. Mika Kallio: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
16. Niccolo Canepa: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
16. Sete Gibernau: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
18. Yuki Takahashi: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
19. Gabor Talmacsi: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
2009 Summary:
Most race wins: Valentino Rossi (4)
Most podiums: Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo (8)
Most poles: Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo (4)
Most fastest laps: Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa (3)
Different race winners: 5
Different podium finishers: 8
Different pole position qualifiers: 4
Different riders with a fastest lap: 4
How close is the 2009 competition?
Closest, largest and average figures for pole position, race victory, top 3 and top 10 for 2009 rounds so far, the first season of a single-tyre rule. Figures for previous 800cc seasons also given
2009 - victories:
Closest race victory: 0.095sec (Rossi - Catalunya)
Largest race victory: 17.710sec (Lorenzo - Le Mans)
Average victory margin: 3.775sec
2008:
Closest race victory (full season): 1.817sec (Lorenzo - Estoril)
Largest race victory (full season): 15.004sec (Rossi - Brno)
Average victory margin (full season): 5.428sec
2007:
Average victory margin (full season):5.748sec
2009 - Top 3:
Closest top 3 finish: 1.600sec (Dovizioso, Edwards, de Puniet - Donington)
Largest top 3 finish: 23.113sec (Rossi, Lorenzo, Stoner - Assen)
Average top 3 finish: 9.091sec
2008:
Closest top 3 finish (full season): 3.343sec (Pedrosa, Rossi, Stoner - Catalunya)
Largest top 3 finish (full season): 26.609sec (Rossi, Stoner, Vermeulen - Laguna Seca)
Average top 3 finish (full season): 11.041sec
2007:
Average top 3 finish (full season): 11.041sec (the same as 2008)
2009 - Top 10:
Closest top 10 finish: 34.814sec (Mugello)
Largest top 10 finish:53.218sec (Le Mans)
Average top 10 finish: 43.615sec
2008:
Closest top 10 finish (full season): 25.516sec (Sepang)
Largest top 10 finish (full season):89.275sec (Sachsenring)
Average top 10 finish (full season): 40.356sec
2007:
Average top 10 finish (full season): 44.788sec
2009 - Pole positions:
Closest pole position: 0.005sec (Pedrosa - Le Mans)
Largest pole position: 0.640sec (Rossi - Sachsenring)
Average pole margin: 0.161sec
2008:
Closest pole position (full season): 0.032sec (Stoner - Assen)
Largest pole position (full season): 1.189sec (Stoner - Brno)
Average pole margin (full season): 0.328sec
2007:
Average pole margin (full season): 0.215sec
2009 Factory v Satellite.
Wins, podiums, poles and fastest laps for factory riders compared with satellite riders. Factory riders were classed as those riding for a factory team.
Factory riders: 10 (wins) 27 (podiums) 10 (poles) 10 ('laps)
Satellite riders: 0 (wins) 3 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
Average qualifying position for the top satellite rider in a 2009 grand prix: 6th
In 2008 (full season): 4th
Average race position for the top satellite rider at a 2009 grand prix: 5th
In 2008 (full season): 4th
Average time difference between the top factory rider and the top satellite rider during 2009 qualifying: 0.905sec
In 2008 (full season): 0.623sec
In 2007 (full season): 0.713sec
Average time difference between the top factory rider and the top satellite rider at the end of a 2009 race: 23.208sec
In 2008 (full season): 17.611sec
In 2007 (full season): 19.462sec
2009 Team-mate v Team-mate
Team-mate vs. team-mate in terms of who finished higher in qualifying and race results. Only events where both riders were present are included. If both riders failed to finish, both received 0. Ranking by least difference, shown in brackets.
1. Repsol Honda:
Qualifying: Pedrosa 6 - Dovizioso 4 (2)
Race: Pedrosa 5 - Dovizioso 4 (1)
2. Fiat Yamaha:
Qualifying: Rossi 5 - Lorenzo 5 (0)
Race: Rossi 7 - Lorenzo 3 (4)
3. Rizla Suzuki:
Qualifying: Capirossi 6 - Vermeulen 4 (2)
Race: Capirossi 6 - Vermeulen 4 (2)
4. San Carlo Honda Gresini:
Qualifying: de Angelis 3 - Elias 7 (4)
Race: de Angelis 6 - Elias 4 (2)
5. Pramac Racing:
Qualifying: Kallio 8 - Canepa 1 (7)
Race: Kallio 3 - Canepa 6 (3)
6. Monster Yamaha Tech 3:
Qualifying: Edwards 10 - Toseland (10)
Race: Edwards 9 - Toseland 1 (8)
7. Ducati Marlboro:
Qualifying: Stoner 10 - Hayden (10)
Race: Stoner 10 - Hayden 0 (10)
Team Scot, Grupo Francisco Hernando, Hayate and LCR Honda one-rider teams
Satellite stars.
Top satellite rider in 2009 races to date:
1. Colin Edwards: 4 times
=2. Marco Melandri: 2 times
=2. Alex de Angelis: 2 times
=4. Randy de Puniet: 1 time
=4. Toni Elias: 1 time
=6. James Toseland: 0
=6. Mika Kallio: 0
=6. Niccolo Canepa: 0
=6. Sete Gibernau: 0
=6. Yuki Takahashi: 0
=6. Gabor Talmacsi: 0
Top satellite rider in 2009 qualifying:
1. Colin Edwards: 4 times
2. Randy de Puniet: 3 times
3. Toni Elias: 2 times
4. Alex de Angelis: 1 time
=5. Marco Melandri: 0
=5. James Toseland: 0
=5. Mika Kallio: 0
=5. Niccolo Canepa: 0
=5. Sete Gibernau: 0
=5. Yuki Takahashi: 0
=5. Gabor Talmacsi: 0
2009 v 2008.
Who is doing better this year than last? Whose 2009 team change turned bad? 2009 v 2008 for wins, podiums, championship position and points after the first ten rounds of both seasons. Ranking by points improvement.
Key: +1 means one more than at same point in 2008, = means the same number as in 2008, -1 means one less than in 2008 etc
1. Jorge Lorenzo: +1 (wins) +4 (podiums) +2 (championship) +48 (points)
2. Marco Melandri: = (wins) +1 (podiums) +9 (championship) +47 (points)
3. Randy de Puniet: = (wins) +1 (podiums) +9 (championship) +44 (points)
4. Alex de Angelis: = (wins) = (podiums) +1 (championship) +22 (points)
5. Toni Elias: = (wins) = (podiums) -1 (championship) +10 (points)
6. Loris Capirossi: = (wins) = (podiums) +1 (championship) +6 (points)
7. Colin Edwards: = (wins) -1 (podiums) = (championship) +5 ('points)
8. Andrea Dovizioso: +1 (wins) +1 (podiums) = (championship) +4 (points)
9. Valentino Rossi: +1 (wins) = (podiums) = (championship) = (points)
10. Chris Vermeulen: = (wins) -1 (podiums) -2 (championship) -6 (points)
11. James Toseland: = (wins) = (podiums) -3 (championship) -10 (points)
12. Casey Stoner: -2 (wins) -2 (podiums) = (championship) -17 (points)
13. Nicky Hayden: = (wins) = (podiums) -5 (championship) -26 (points)
14. Dani Pedrosa: -1 (wins) -3 (podiums) -2 (championship) -56 (points)
Best and worst 2009 race finish.
Best and worst race finish of the year so far for each rider, not including DNFs. Ranking order decided by best race finish, then worst.
1. Jorge Lorenzo: 1st - 3rd
2. Andrea Dovizioso: 1st - 8th
3. Dani Pedrosa: 1st - 11th
4. Casey Stoner: 1st - 14th
5. Valentino Rossi: 1st - 16th
6. Colin Edwards: 2nd - 12th
7. Marco Melandri: 2nd - 14th
8. Randy de Puniet: 3rd - 14th
9. Alex de Angelis: 4th - 15th
10. Loris Capirossi: 5th - 11th
11. Chris Vermeulen: 5th - 13th
12. Nicky Hayden: 5th - 15th
13. Toni Elias: 6th - 15th
14. James Toseland: 6th - 16th
15. Mika Kallio: 8th - 14th
16. Niccolo Canepa: 8th - 17th
17. Sete Gibernau: 11th - 15th
18. Yuki Takahashi: 12th - 15th
19. Gabor Talmacsi: 12th - 17th
Best and worst 2009 qualifying.
Best and worst qualifying positions of the year so far. Ranking order decided by best qualifying, then worst.
1. Jorge Lorenzo: 1st - 3rd
=2. Valentino Rossi: 1st - 4th
=2. Casey Stoner: 1st - 4th
4. Dani Pedrosa: 1st - 14th
5. Loris Capirossi: 3rd -14th
6. Andrea Dovizioso: 4th - 11th
7. Chris Vermeulen: 4th - 13th
8. Nicky Hayden: 4th - 16th
9. Colin Edwards: 5th - 7th
10. Randy de Puniet: 5th - 16th
11. Alex de Angelis: 5th - 16th
12. Toni Elias: 5th - 17th
13. Marco Melandri: 7th - 17th
14. James Toseland: 9th - 15th
15. Mika Kallio: 10th - 17th
16. Yuki Takahashi: 10th - 18th
17. Sete Gibernau: 12th - 16th
18. Niccolo Canepa: 13th - 18th
19. Gabor Talmacsi: 16th - 19th
2009 DNFs.
'To finish first, first you must finish'. This shows the number of times a rider has failed to reach the finish so far in 2009. 0 means a rider finished every race he started. Ranking by least DNFs, then number of race starts.
=1. Valentino Rossi: 0
=1. Casey Stoner: 0
=1. Colin Edwards: 0
=1. Marco Melandri: 0
=1. Chris Vermeulen: 0
=1. Alex de Angelis: 0
=1. Niccolo Canepa: 0
=8. Randy de Puniet: 1
=8. James Toseland: 1
=8. Nicky Hayden: 1
11. Gabor Talmacsi: 1*
=12. Jorge Lorenzo: 2
=12. Dani Pedrosa: 2
=12. Loris Capirossi: 2
=12. Toni Elias: 2
16. Sete Gibernau: 2*
17. Andrea Dovizioso: 3
18. Mika Kallio: 3*
19. Yuki Takahashi: 3*
* Did not take part in all 10 rounds.
Bike v Bike.
2009 tally of wins, podiums, poles and fastest laps for each bike so far this year. Ranking by wins, then podiums etc
1. Yamaha YZR-M1: 6 (wins) 17 (podiums) 8 (poles) 5 ('laps)
2. Honda RC212V: 2 (wins) 7 (podiums) 1 (poles) 3 ('laps)
3. Ducati Desmosedici GP9: 2 (wins) 5 (podiums) 1 (poles) 2 ('laps)
4. Kawasaki ZX-RR: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
5. Suzuki GSV-R: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
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Here are some stats from the season so far...
Note that Pramac’s Mika Kallio missed Laguna Seca due to injury; Sete Gibernau started six races before the Grupo Francisco Hernando team folded; Yuki Takahashi made seven starts before being dropped by Scot Honda; Gabor Talmacsi has made five race starts for Scot and Toni Elias has a factory spec RCV21V at Honda Gresini.
Le Mans and Mugello saw the whole grid change bikes during the race, while a handful of riders changed bikes at Donington Park. Qualifying at Motegi was cancelled due to bad weather and free practice times used to determine the grid.
Wins, Podiums, Poles and Fastest Laps.
The stats that matter most. Ranking by championship order.
1. Valentino Rossi: 4 (wins) 8 (podiums) 4 (poles) 3 ('laps)
2. Jorge Lorenzo: 2 (wins) 8 (podiums) 4 (poles) 2 ('laps)
3. Casey Stoner: 2 (wins) 5 (podiums) 1 (poles) 2 ('laps)
4. Dani Pedrosa: 1 (wins) 5 (podiums) 1 (poles) 3 ('laps)
5. Colin Edwards: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
6. Andrea Dovizioso: 1 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
7. Marco Melandri: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
8. Randy de Puniet: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
9. Chris Vermeulen: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
10. Loris Capirossi: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
11. Alex de Angelis: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
12. James Toseland: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
13. Nicky Hayden: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
14. Toni Elias: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
15. Mika Kallio: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
16. Niccolo Canepa: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
16. Sete Gibernau: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
18. Yuki Takahashi: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
19. Gabor Talmacsi: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
2009 Summary:
Most race wins: Valentino Rossi (4)
Most podiums: Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo (8)
Most poles: Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo (4)
Most fastest laps: Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa (3)
Different race winners: 5
Different podium finishers: 8
Different pole position qualifiers: 4
Different riders with a fastest lap: 4
How close is the 2009 competition?
Closest, largest and average figures for pole position, race victory, top 3 and top 10 for 2009 rounds so far, the first season of a single-tyre rule. Figures for previous 800cc seasons also given
2009 - victories:
Closest race victory: 0.095sec (Rossi - Catalunya)
Largest race victory: 17.710sec (Lorenzo - Le Mans)
Average victory margin: 3.775sec
2008:
Closest race victory (full season): 1.817sec (Lorenzo - Estoril)
Largest race victory (full season): 15.004sec (Rossi - Brno)
Average victory margin (full season): 5.428sec
2007:
Average victory margin (full season):5.748sec
2009 - Top 3:
Closest top 3 finish: 1.600sec (Dovizioso, Edwards, de Puniet - Donington)
Largest top 3 finish: 23.113sec (Rossi, Lorenzo, Stoner - Assen)
Average top 3 finish: 9.091sec
2008:
Closest top 3 finish (full season): 3.343sec (Pedrosa, Rossi, Stoner - Catalunya)
Largest top 3 finish (full season): 26.609sec (Rossi, Stoner, Vermeulen - Laguna Seca)
Average top 3 finish (full season): 11.041sec
2007:
Average top 3 finish (full season): 11.041sec (the same as 2008)
2009 - Top 10:
Closest top 10 finish: 34.814sec (Mugello)
Largest top 10 finish:53.218sec (Le Mans)
Average top 10 finish: 43.615sec
2008:
Closest top 10 finish (full season): 25.516sec (Sepang)
Largest top 10 finish (full season):89.275sec (Sachsenring)
Average top 10 finish (full season): 40.356sec
2007:
Average top 10 finish (full season): 44.788sec
2009 - Pole positions:
Closest pole position: 0.005sec (Pedrosa - Le Mans)
Largest pole position: 0.640sec (Rossi - Sachsenring)
Average pole margin: 0.161sec
2008:
Closest pole position (full season): 0.032sec (Stoner - Assen)
Largest pole position (full season): 1.189sec (Stoner - Brno)
Average pole margin (full season): 0.328sec
2007:
Average pole margin (full season): 0.215sec
2009 Factory v Satellite.
Wins, podiums, poles and fastest laps for factory riders compared with satellite riders. Factory riders were classed as those riding for a factory team.
Factory riders: 10 (wins) 27 (podiums) 10 (poles) 10 ('laps)
Satellite riders: 0 (wins) 3 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
Average qualifying position for the top satellite rider in a 2009 grand prix: 6th
In 2008 (full season): 4th
Average race position for the top satellite rider at a 2009 grand prix: 5th
In 2008 (full season): 4th
Average time difference between the top factory rider and the top satellite rider during 2009 qualifying: 0.905sec
In 2008 (full season): 0.623sec
In 2007 (full season): 0.713sec
Average time difference between the top factory rider and the top satellite rider at the end of a 2009 race: 23.208sec
In 2008 (full season): 17.611sec
In 2007 (full season): 19.462sec
2009 Team-mate v Team-mate
Team-mate vs. team-mate in terms of who finished higher in qualifying and race results. Only events where both riders were present are included. If both riders failed to finish, both received 0. Ranking by least difference, shown in brackets.
1. Repsol Honda:
Qualifying: Pedrosa 6 - Dovizioso 4 (2)
Race: Pedrosa 5 - Dovizioso 4 (1)
2. Fiat Yamaha:
Qualifying: Rossi 5 - Lorenzo 5 (0)
Race: Rossi 7 - Lorenzo 3 (4)
3. Rizla Suzuki:
Qualifying: Capirossi 6 - Vermeulen 4 (2)
Race: Capirossi 6 - Vermeulen 4 (2)
4. San Carlo Honda Gresini:
Qualifying: de Angelis 3 - Elias 7 (4)
Race: de Angelis 6 - Elias 4 (2)
5. Pramac Racing:
Qualifying: Kallio 8 - Canepa 1 (7)
Race: Kallio 3 - Canepa 6 (3)
6. Monster Yamaha Tech 3:
Qualifying: Edwards 10 - Toseland (10)
Race: Edwards 9 - Toseland 1 (8)
7. Ducati Marlboro:
Qualifying: Stoner 10 - Hayden (10)
Race: Stoner 10 - Hayden 0 (10)
Team Scot, Grupo Francisco Hernando, Hayate and LCR Honda one-rider teams
Satellite stars.
Top satellite rider in 2009 races to date:
1. Colin Edwards: 4 times
=2. Marco Melandri: 2 times
=2. Alex de Angelis: 2 times
=4. Randy de Puniet: 1 time
=4. Toni Elias: 1 time
=6. James Toseland: 0
=6. Mika Kallio: 0
=6. Niccolo Canepa: 0
=6. Sete Gibernau: 0
=6. Yuki Takahashi: 0
=6. Gabor Talmacsi: 0
Top satellite rider in 2009 qualifying:
1. Colin Edwards: 4 times
2. Randy de Puniet: 3 times
3. Toni Elias: 2 times
4. Alex de Angelis: 1 time
=5. Marco Melandri: 0
=5. James Toseland: 0
=5. Mika Kallio: 0
=5. Niccolo Canepa: 0
=5. Sete Gibernau: 0
=5. Yuki Takahashi: 0
=5. Gabor Talmacsi: 0
2009 v 2008.
Who is doing better this year than last? Whose 2009 team change turned bad? 2009 v 2008 for wins, podiums, championship position and points after the first ten rounds of both seasons. Ranking by points improvement.
Key: +1 means one more than at same point in 2008, = means the same number as in 2008, -1 means one less than in 2008 etc
1. Jorge Lorenzo: +1 (wins) +4 (podiums) +2 (championship) +48 (points)
2. Marco Melandri: = (wins) +1 (podiums) +9 (championship) +47 (points)
3. Randy de Puniet: = (wins) +1 (podiums) +9 (championship) +44 (points)
4. Alex de Angelis: = (wins) = (podiums) +1 (championship) +22 (points)
5. Toni Elias: = (wins) = (podiums) -1 (championship) +10 (points)
6. Loris Capirossi: = (wins) = (podiums) +1 (championship) +6 (points)
7. Colin Edwards: = (wins) -1 (podiums) = (championship) +5 ('points)
8. Andrea Dovizioso: +1 (wins) +1 (podiums) = (championship) +4 (points)
9. Valentino Rossi: +1 (wins) = (podiums) = (championship) = (points)
10. Chris Vermeulen: = (wins) -1 (podiums) -2 (championship) -6 (points)
11. James Toseland: = (wins) = (podiums) -3 (championship) -10 (points)
12. Casey Stoner: -2 (wins) -2 (podiums) = (championship) -17 (points)
13. Nicky Hayden: = (wins) = (podiums) -5 (championship) -26 (points)
14. Dani Pedrosa: -1 (wins) -3 (podiums) -2 (championship) -56 (points)
Best and worst 2009 race finish.
Best and worst race finish of the year so far for each rider, not including DNFs. Ranking order decided by best race finish, then worst.
1. Jorge Lorenzo: 1st - 3rd
2. Andrea Dovizioso: 1st - 8th
3. Dani Pedrosa: 1st - 11th
4. Casey Stoner: 1st - 14th
5. Valentino Rossi: 1st - 16th
6. Colin Edwards: 2nd - 12th
7. Marco Melandri: 2nd - 14th
8. Randy de Puniet: 3rd - 14th
9. Alex de Angelis: 4th - 15th
10. Loris Capirossi: 5th - 11th
11. Chris Vermeulen: 5th - 13th
12. Nicky Hayden: 5th - 15th
13. Toni Elias: 6th - 15th
14. James Toseland: 6th - 16th
15. Mika Kallio: 8th - 14th
16. Niccolo Canepa: 8th - 17th
17. Sete Gibernau: 11th - 15th
18. Yuki Takahashi: 12th - 15th
19. Gabor Talmacsi: 12th - 17th
Best and worst 2009 qualifying.
Best and worst qualifying positions of the year so far. Ranking order decided by best qualifying, then worst.
1. Jorge Lorenzo: 1st - 3rd
=2. Valentino Rossi: 1st - 4th
=2. Casey Stoner: 1st - 4th
4. Dani Pedrosa: 1st - 14th
5. Loris Capirossi: 3rd -14th
6. Andrea Dovizioso: 4th - 11th
7. Chris Vermeulen: 4th - 13th
8. Nicky Hayden: 4th - 16th
9. Colin Edwards: 5th - 7th
10. Randy de Puniet: 5th - 16th
11. Alex de Angelis: 5th - 16th
12. Toni Elias: 5th - 17th
13. Marco Melandri: 7th - 17th
14. James Toseland: 9th - 15th
15. Mika Kallio: 10th - 17th
16. Yuki Takahashi: 10th - 18th
17. Sete Gibernau: 12th - 16th
18. Niccolo Canepa: 13th - 18th
19. Gabor Talmacsi: 16th - 19th
2009 DNFs.
'To finish first, first you must finish'. This shows the number of times a rider has failed to reach the finish so far in 2009. 0 means a rider finished every race he started. Ranking by least DNFs, then number of race starts.
=1. Valentino Rossi: 0
=1. Casey Stoner: 0
=1. Colin Edwards: 0
=1. Marco Melandri: 0
=1. Chris Vermeulen: 0
=1. Alex de Angelis: 0
=1. Niccolo Canepa: 0
=8. Randy de Puniet: 1
=8. James Toseland: 1
=8. Nicky Hayden: 1
11. Gabor Talmacsi: 1*
=12. Jorge Lorenzo: 2
=12. Dani Pedrosa: 2
=12. Loris Capirossi: 2
=12. Toni Elias: 2
16. Sete Gibernau: 2*
17. Andrea Dovizioso: 3
18. Mika Kallio: 3*
19. Yuki Takahashi: 3*
* Did not take part in all 10 rounds.
Bike v Bike.
2009 tally of wins, podiums, poles and fastest laps for each bike so far this year. Ranking by wins, then podiums etc
1. Yamaha YZR-M1: 6 (wins) 17 (podiums) 8 (poles) 5 ('laps)
2. Honda RC212V: 2 (wins) 7 (podiums) 1 (poles) 3 ('laps)
3. Ducati Desmosedici GP9: 2 (wins) 5 (podiums) 1 (poles) 2 ('laps)
4. Kawasaki ZX-RR: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
5. Suzuki GSV-R: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 ('laps)
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