MotoGP 2016

test 3 day 1 Losail in Qatar
1. = Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.452s [Lap 23/36]
2. = Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.880s +0.428s [28/44]
3. = Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.894s +0.442s [31/34]
4. ˄ Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 56.119s +0.667s [53/53]
5. ˅ Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.213s +0.761s [27/40]
6. ˄ Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.320s +0.868s [27/27]
7. ˄ Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 56.388s +0.936s [46/46]
8. ˅ Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 56.510s +1.058s [21/30]
9. ˄ Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 56.517s +1.065s [23/32]
10. ˅ Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 56.523s +1.071s [29/45]
11. ˅ Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 56.552s +1.100s [25/35]
12. ˅ Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 56.747s +1.295s [34/38]
13. ˅ Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 56.910s +1.458s [26/27]
14. ˄ Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 57.121s +1.669s [31/32]
15. ˅ Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 57.178s +1.726s [27/33]
16. ˄ Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 57.850s +2.398s [33/33]
17. ˄ Michele Pirro ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 57.891s +2.439s [48/50]
18. ˅ Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 58.016s +2.564s [36/38]
19. ˅ Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 58.066s +2.614s [14/16]
20. ˅ Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 58.269s +2.817s [32/32]
21. = Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Honda Test Rider (RC213V) 1m 58.744s +3.292s [28/46]
22. ˄ Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 58.753s +3.301s [16/16]
23. ˅ Takuya Tsuda JPN Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) 2m 0.578s +5.126s [35/45]
 
test 3 - day 2 Losail in Qatar
1. = Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.436s [Lap 28/42]
2. = Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 55.508s +0.072s [25/41]
3. = Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.535s +0.099s [14/48]
4. = Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 55.677s +0.241s [32/43]
5. = Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 55.815s +0.379s [20/35]
6. = Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 55.856s +0.420s [40/46]
7. = Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 55.857s +0.421s [42/42]
8. = Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.947s +0.511s [24/56]
9. = Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 56.046s +0.610s [4/42]
10. = Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 56.126s +0.690s [20/32]
11. = Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 56.173s +0.737s [16/30]
12. = Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.427s +0.991s [27/45]
13. ˄ Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 56.584s +1.148s [48/50]
14. ˅ Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.667s +1.231s [13/38]
15. = Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 57.263s +1.827s [29/49]
16. = Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 57.267s +1.831s [7/14]
17. = Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 57.670s +2.234s [25/41]
18. = Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.721s +2.285s [28/36]
19. = Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 57.789s +2.353s [4/20]
20. = Michele Pirro ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 58.113s +2.677s [16/21]
21. = Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Honda Test Rider (RC213V) 1m 58.347s +2.911s [60/62]
22. = Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 58.418s +2.982s [8/16]
 
MotoGP pre-season testing is over! Friday's results:

1. = Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 54.810s [Lap 11/51]
2. = Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 55.326s +0.516s [43/55]
3. = Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.333s +0.523s [29/48]
4. ˄ Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 55.402s +0.592s [52/52]
5. ˅ Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.429s +0.619s [36/55]
6. ˅ Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 55.535s +0.725s [5/52]
7. = Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.592s +0.782s [37/46]
8. ˄ Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 55.700s +0.890s [47/47]
9. ˅ Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 55.733s +0.923s [8/23]
10. ˅ Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 55.882s +1.072s [35/40]
11. ˅ Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 55.894s +1.084s [17/18]
12. = Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 55.966s +1.156s [39/62]
13. = Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.057s +1.247s [20/27]
14. = Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 56.142s +1.332s [27/30]
15. = Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 56.419s +1.609s [28/32]
16. = Michele Pirro ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.591s +1.781s [30/63]
17. = Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 57.027s +2.217s [7/29]
18. = Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.043s +2.233s [50/52]
19. = Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 57.046s +2.236s [31/40]
20. = Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 57.146s +2.336s [35/51]
21. = Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.340s +2.530s [41/61]
22. = Takuya Tsuda JPN Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) 2m 0.291s +5.481s [18/20]
 
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So its finally a go for the new Season
Here are the times for this weekends opening race at Qatar.
All live on BT sport

Thursday
15:00 - 15:40 Moto 3 FP1
15:55 - 16:40 Moto 2 FP1
16:55 - 17:40 MotoGP FP1
17:55 - 18:35 Moto 3 FP2
18:50 - 19:35 Moto 2 FP2

Friday
15:00 - 15:45 MotoGP FP2
16:00 - 16:40 Moto 3 FP3
16:55 - 17:40 Moto 2 FP3
17:55 - 18:40 MotoGP FP3

Saturday (Quali)
15:00 - 15:40 Moto 3 Q
15:55 - 16:40 Moto 2 Q
16:55 - 17:25 MotoGP FP4
17:35 - 17:50 MotoGP Q1
18:00 - 18:15 MotoGP Q2

Sunday Race day
15:00 - Moto 3
16:20 - Moto 2
18:00 - MotoGP
 
FP 1 times
1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.440s [Lap 15/15] 335km/h (Top Speed)
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.707s +0.267s [17/17] 338km/h
3. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 55.736s +0.296s [8/16] 347km/h
4. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 55.810s +0.370s [16/16] 340km/h
5. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.847s +0.407s [16/16] 336km/h
6. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 56.051s +0.611s [18/18] 335km/h
7. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 56.098s +0.658s [13/16] 336km/h
8. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 56.258s +0.818s [15/15] 336km/h
9. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 56.387s +0.947s [8/14] 344km/h
10. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.412s +0.972s [14/16] 334km/h
11. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 56.524s +1.084s [13/17] 334km/h
12. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 56.596s +1.156s [11/16] 334km/h
13. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.783s +1.343s [13/14] 331km/h
14. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 56.939s +1.499s [9/16] 334km/h
15. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.981s +1.541s [17/17] 334km/h
16. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 57.096s +1.656s [16/16] 328km/h
17. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.129s +1.689s [13/16] 332km/h
18. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 57.192s +1.752s [14/14] 334km/h
19. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 57.421s +1.981s [11/14] 337km/h
20. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 57.916s +2.476s [18/18] 328km/h
21. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.989s +2.549s [15/15] 327km/h
 
FP3:
1. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 54.639s [Lap 17/18] 350km/h (Top Speed)
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 54.776s +0.137s [14/18] 336km/h
3. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 54.835s +0.196s [16/17] 337km/h
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 54.945s +0.306s [16/16] 349km/h
5. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 54.976s +0.337s [16/17] 337km/h
6. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 55.113s +0.474s [15/18] 339km/h
7. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.175s +0.536s [17/17] 339km/h
8. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 55.323s +0.684s [14/15] 344km/h
9. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 55.399s +0.760s [14/14] 342km/h
10. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 55.476s +0.837s [18/19] 338km/h

11. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.491s +0.852s [15/15] 333km/h
12. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 55.505s +0.866s [19/20] 340km/h
13. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 55.773s +1.134s [16/18] 336km/h
14. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 55.931s +1.292s [12/14] 340km/h
15. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.946s +1.307s [14/16] 337km/h
16. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.100s +1.461s [9/17] 340km/h
17. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 56.207s +1.568s [4/13] 337km/h
18. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 56.625s +1.986s [18/18] 336km/h
19. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 56.749s +2.110s [17/18] 336km/h
20. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.069s +2.430s [17/17] 331km/h
21. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 57.135s +2.496s [9/15] 340km/h
 
I'm not a massive follower of MotoGP but I have seen a few articles on Autosport and the like about these wings on the front of the bikes?

Whats the deal, what I've read seems to suggest the regulations have actively encouraged them? I think they look rather silly, and I also agree with some comments I read that seem to be concerned about them injuring riders. I can see how people would be concerned about thin blades of carbon fiber protruding from bikes traveling at 150mph+ having the potential to slice a riders leg open.
They have now banned them from the lower 2 classes and new regs for the MotoGP bikes
They have to be a certain thickness and have blunt edges.
the regs didn't encouraged them, but so far that haven't put an outright ban on them.
Not a fan of them also
 
Qualifying 2:
1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 54.543s [Lap 2/6] 333km/h (Top Speed)
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 54.634s +0.091s [4/7] 330km/h
3. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 54.638s +0.095s [7/7] 334km/h
4. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 54.693s +0.150s [7/7] 350km/h
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 54.815s +0.272s [7/7] 334km/h
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 54.963s +0.420s [6/7] 344km/h
7. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 55.078s +0.535s [3/7] 335km/h
8. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 55.165s +0.622s [4/7] 338km/h
9. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 55.302s +0.759s [7/7] 338km/h
10. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.352s +0.809s [3/7] 334km/h
11. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 55.414s +0.871s [5/7] 333km/h
12. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 55.508s +0.965s [7/7] 337km/h

Qualifying 1:
13. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.157s 332km/h
14. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.186s 336km/h
15. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 56.238s 326km/h
16. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.375s 328km/h
17. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 56.595s 328km/h
18. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 56.620s 331km/h
19. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 57.108s 332km/h
20. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.216s 325km/h
 
Ah OK. I read an article that said something like "but they are in the regulations" which made it sound like they were part of what's expected to be on a bike.

Will they be banned from next year in MotoGP then?

they wasn't really any rules in the old regs, but this year they added some rules about width/thickness/profile etc to stop the teams getting out of hand.
no talk of banning them in the top class, just the ban in the 2 lower classes.
 
Free practice 2 times
Lorenzo in 14 :)

1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 41.579s [Lap 15/16] 317km/h (Top Speed)
2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 41.604s +0.025s [15/16] 315km/h
3. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 42.047s +0.468s [11/15] 316km/h
4. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 42.375s +0.796s [14/17] 313km/h
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 42.451s +0.872s [17/18] 315km/h
6. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 42.458s +0.879s [16/18] 318km/h
7. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 42.565s +0.986s [18/19] 317km/h
8. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 42.576s +0.997s [12/12] 314km/h
9. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 42.595s +1.016s [17/18] 317km/h
10. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 42.635s +1.056s [14/18] 323km/h
11. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 42.664s +1.085s [14/16] 319km/h
12. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 42.724s +1.145s [14/14] 318km/h
13. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 42.774s +1.195s [12/16] 317km/h
14. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 42.819s +1.240s [10/14] 318km/h
15. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 42.953s +1.374s [18/19] 325km/h
16. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 43.054s +1.475s [17/18] 313km/h
17. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 43.242s +1.663s [11/13] 319km/h
18. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 43.538s +1.959s [10/18] 312km/h
19. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 43.800s +2.221s [18/18] 311km/h
20. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 43.892s +2.313s [11/17] 308km/h
 
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