MotoGP - Laguna Seca (Spoilers)

[Goop]

I really should be at this race!

Qualifying 2:

Not who I expected to be on the front row! Well, except for Marquez.

Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 264.3 1'21.176
2 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 263.1 1'21.193 0.017 / 0.017
3 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 268.4 1'21.373 0.197 / 0.180
4 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 269.3 1'21.418 0.242 / 0.045
5 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 264.2 1'21.420 0.244 / 0.002
6 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 264.1 1'21.453 0.277 / 0.033
7 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 264.8 1'21.728 0.552 / 0.275
8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 262.3 1'22.026 0.850 / 0.298
9 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 253.6 1'22.075 0.899 / 0.049
10 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 265.3 1'22.090 0.914 / 0.015
11 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 259.5 1'22.099 0.923 / 0.009
14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART


QP1

Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.

1 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 266.5 1'22.017
2 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 256.2 1'22.694 0.677 / 0.677
3 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Blusens FTR 257.5 1'22.808 0.791 / 0.114
4 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM Ignite Pramac Racing Ducati 266.7 1'23.253 1.236 / 0.445
5 5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing FTR Kawasaki 258.7 1'23.272 1.255 / 0.019
6 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Came IodaRacing Project Ioda-Suter 252.9 1'23.323 1.306 / 0.051
7 71 Claudio CORTI ITA NGM Mobile Forward Racing FTR Kawasaki 259.7 1'23.616 1.599 / 0.293
8 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Paul Bird Motorsport ART 255.0 1'23.875 1.858 / 0.259
9 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing ART 260.3 1'23.919 1.902 / 0.044
10 70 Michael LAVERTY GBR Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 249.4 1'23.987 1.970 / 0.068
11 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Avintia Blusens FTR 255.4 1'24.235 2.218 / 0.248
12 67 Bryan STARING AUS GO&FUN Honda Gresini FTR Honda 249.5 1'24.756 2.739 / 0.521
13 52 Lukas PESEK CZE Came IodaRacing Project Ioda-Suter 246.0 1'24.809 2.792 / 0.053

 

[Jblk9695]

Bradl was a big suprise, but watch out for Marquez now that he knows the limits of the front tire.

Jerry

 

[Neal]

Looks like a good chance for Rossi to win this race.

 

[Motogiro]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AYktsFBEuU]Bautista tries to sneak past Marquez in Qualifying - YouTube[/ame]

 

[spine]

LOL! I like Bautista and I'm sure the other riders do too when he's not taking them out. Him and Espargaro are doing really well at the moment, and well done for Bradl for taking pole in qualifiers.

 

[Goop]

Looks like a good chance for Rossi to win this race.

Very possible. He's on pace with his times this weekend. Often Rossi is not necessarily the fastest during a race, but he is able to manage a race well and exploit mistakes of others (see Laguna Seca 2008). He can also brake very late in corners and sneak past a faster rider. However, if Marquez is able to pull away in the beginning, then it's all over

 

[Verharen]

Whew. I'm new to MotoGP so you experts may feel differently, but I thought this race was amazing. I was shouting at the screen as if the riders could hear me. I don't want to be the one to spoil it if you haven't seen it, but the Nicky Haden parts of the coverage were some of my favorites.


Thanks for the video link Motogiro, I just wasted another half hour on YouTube watching interviews. Okay, it's not really a waste.

 

[Goop]

Well, the young whipper-snapper took the prize again! And there was a nice nod to the 2008 "Corkscrew Incident", this time between Rossi and Marquez. Props to Bradl for holding on for second!

motogp.com - Marquez overtakes Rossi at the Corkscrew

The results:

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap

1 25 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 157.4 44'00.695
2 20 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 157.3 +2.298
3 16 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 157.2 +4.498
4 13 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 157.2 +4.557
5 11 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 156.9 +9.257
6 10 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 156.7 +12.970
7 9 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 156.5 +15.304
8 8 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 155.4 +33.963
9 7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 155.4 +34.129
10 6 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Blusens FTR 153.8 +1'02.369
11 5 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM Ignite Pramac Racing Ducati 153.8 +1'02.604
12 4 5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing FTR Kawasaki 153.7 +1'03.593
13 3 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Came IodaRacing Project Ioda-Suter 152.8 +1'20.450
14 2 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing ART 152.2 1 Lap
15 1 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Paul Bird Motorsport ART 151.6 1 Lap
16 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Avintia Blusens FTR 151.6 1 Lap
17 67 Bryan STARING AUS GO&FUN Honda Gresini FTR Honda 151.1 1 Lap
18 52 Lukas PESEK CZE Came IodaRacing Project Ioda-Suter 148.8 1 Lap

Not Classified

38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 153.8 25 Laps
41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 153.3 27 Laps
14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 149.9 28 Laps
71 Claudio CORTI ITA NGM Mobile Forward Racing FTR Kawasaki 44.9 29 Laps
70 Michael LAVERTY GBR Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 138.8 31 Laps

 

[Neal]

I wonder what went wrong with Cal and his bike? Or is the track really this much in Honda's Favor.

 

[regder]

Watching the race now. Marquez must have balls the size of bowling balls to do that pass on Rossi

 

[LFZ6]

That pass was crazy, I thought he was gonna wipe out!

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[regder]

That pass was crazy, I thought he was gonna wipe out!

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Just saw the Bradl pass. **** this kid is incredible

 

[Goop]

I wonder what went wrong with Cal and his bike? Or is the track really this much in Honda's Favor.

He had no grip all weekend. And yes, it's definitely a Honda track.

 

[Kazza]

Bryan Staring from Perth came 17th!

My man scored another podium.



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[Erci]

Check THIS out!

Premeditated move?

 

[Bruno-XJ6]

He had no grip all weekend. And yes, it's definitely a Honda track.

Definitely... Even Bautista had pace to overtake Rossi... I think he was very cautious, cuz he already took the doctor out this year.... Pedrosa and Lorenzo don't count, cuz they are injured (Especially Lorenzo)...

 

[xgrafcorex]

I was at the race and took a bunch of pics if anyone is interested. The first half or so are various bikes on display on the infield.

2013 MotoGP at Laguna Seca - Imgur

I'm not sure if you are able to view all of my folders in there, but there are a few hundred pics from Motegi in 2012 also.

 

[Karate.Snoopy]

I was at the race and took a bunch of pics if anyone is interested. The first half or so are various bikes on display on the infield.

2013 MotoGP at Laguna Seca - Imgur

I'm not sure if you are able to view all of my folders in there, but there are a few hundred pics from Motegi in 2012 also.

Good for you and thanks for the eye candy

 

[darius]

I was at the race and took a bunch of pics if anyone is interested. The first half or so are various bikes on display on the infield.

2013 MotoGP at Laguna Seca - Imgur

I'm not sure if you are able to view all of my folders in there, but there are a few hundred pics from Motegi in 2012 also.

Great pics. Thanks for sharing! Interesting bike you found there

 

[xgrafcorex]

Great pics. Thanks for sharing! Interesting bike you found there

Heh They had a couple FZ-09s on display and one FZ8, FZ1 and FZ6R. Would've been nice to see a regular 6 there also but time goes on. I really liked the Aprilia Tuono V4 R APRC!