MotoGP 2016

the-evaluator · 19 May 2016 at 08:38

It's confirmed that Vinales is going to Yamaha on a 2 year deal.

Excellent news. I think he'll do well on that bike.

the-evaluator · 19 May 2016 at 08:47

Suzuki have confirmed that Iannone has a 2 year deal.

SPG · 20 May 2016 at 13:10

Bad news for Suziki, really surprised at Pedrosa being kept on.

Could well be he is a good development rider, he has the talent for sure.

ShakenNstirred · 21 May 2016 at 18:02

Rossi get pole

Qualifying 2:
1. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 46.504s [Lap 7/8] 340km/h (Top Speed)
2. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 46.598s +0.094s [7/7] 340km/h
3. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 46.607s +0.103s [5/8] 347km/h
4. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 46.759s +0.255s [2/7] 341km/h
5. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 46.882s +0.378s [8/8] 340km/h
6. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 47.186s +0.682s [6/6] 340km/h
7. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 47.218s +0.714s [7/8] 342km/h
8. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 47.247s +0.743s [9/9] 339km/h
9. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 47.261s +0.757s [6/7] 349km/h
10. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 47.359s +0.855s [5/6] 345km/h
11. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 47.361s +0.857s [6/6] 346km/h
12. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 47.436s +0.932s [7/7] 346km/h

Qualifying 1:
13. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 47.089s 348km/h
14. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 47.159s 339km/h
15. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 47.555s 343km/h
16. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 47.659s 335km/h
17. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 47.830s 335km/h
18. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 48.111s 345km/h
19. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 48.372s 331km/h
20. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 48.646s 336km/h
21. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 48.991s 339km/h
Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* No Time(out of race with broken collarbone)

SoliD · 21 May 2016 at 18:23

Lorenzo is such a little you know what.

Moaning about Rossi and Vinales collaborating to get quicker times.

bobbyspangles · 22 May 2016 at 09:49

What time is race start today GMT? I never seem to be able to get it right and Google isn't much help.

Lakeland · 22 May 2016 at 09:52

The program starts recording at 12:45pm if that helps.

the-evaluator · 22 May 2016 at 10:36

A bad warm up for Lorenzo - his engine went pop.

VoG · 22 May 2016 at 13:24

the-evaluator said:
A bad warm up for Lorenzo - his engine went pop.

And Rossi's has just gone pop only 6 laps into the race, what a sickener.

VoG · 22 May 2016 at 13:50

Jorge

bet Marc feels proper sick now

englishpremier · 22 May 2016 at 14:06

Nice racing from Marc and Jorge. Shame about Rossi's engine, he looked like he had the beating of Jorge.

ShakenNstirred · 22 May 2016 at 15:09

Not something you see very often from Yamaha, 2 engines failing on the same day.
Good race and the Finish, I didn't think Lorenzo was going to get there in time

RyanF · 22 May 2016 at 15:12

Amazing how well MM is doing though, that bike looked very wobbly in some of those corners :eek:

tummelv · 22 May 2016 at 21:51

dat ending. :eek:

ShakenNstirred · 22 May 2016 at 23:27

220 MPH

Ducati's Andrea Iannone set a new all-time top speed record of 354.9km/h (220.5mph) in Sunday's

bloodiedathame · 23 May 2016 at 07:38

2 seconds covered the top 15 riders in Moto3. It was mental.

Short race in Moto2 restarted due to someone puncturing an air wall. Loads of confusion around the restart which saw a few teams sent to the back of the grid.

the-evaluator · 23 May 2016 at 10:01

Seeing MotoGP engines go pop is something that rarely happens so for Yamaha to have 2 go on the same day is unprecidented. A real shame for Rossi. I'm not his biggest fan by any means but I really felt for him.

Crikey, what a final lap! I thought Marquez had won it which would have been an amazing result considering the Honda is a bit of a dog to ride. That bike was making some awful shapes as he was getting the power down.

I wonder how the race would have ended had Iannone not had clutch problems. I would have really liked to see a Ducati on the top stop of the podium.

The Moto2 race was really enjoyable, just a shame about the cluster **** of a restart. I'm amazed that so many riders blasted past the red light at the end of the pit lane.

englishpremier · 23 May 2016 at 10:53

I want rider to pit communications. I think it would be awesome,provided they didn't show too much of Lorenzo moaning.

MissChief · 23 May 2016 at 13:15

It's been suggested many times but from what I can gather riders don't want it as its too distracting.

thedoc46 · 23 May 2016 at 21:22

MissChief said:
It's been suggested many times but from what I can gather riders don't want it as its too distracting.

I wholeheartedly agree. Last thing you want is someone rabbiting on in your ear, whilst racing a bike around a circuit !