eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland *spoilers*

[Bundy]

eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland *spoilers*




Circuit info
Length: 3.671 m. / 2,281 miles
Width: 12m
Left corners: 10
Right corners: 3
Longest straight: 700 m. / 0,435 miles
Constructed: 1996
Modified: 2003

Introduction

Car and bike races have been held on closed public roads in the area around the town of Chemnitz, Germany since the 1920s and were still taking place until as recently as 1990. It was decided, however, that the five mile course through such a densely populated area was no longer suitable and a new circuit was built five miles west of Chemnitz in 1996. Although mainly used as a driver training centre and road transport safety station, Sachsenring first hosted MotoGP in 1998 and many improvements have taken place since then, including a drastic layout enhancement in 2001. Numerous tight corners make it one of the slower tracks on the calendar but there is never any shortage of close racing action

www.motogp.com/en/events/Germany/2012

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Track Records

MotoGP
Fastest Lap 2008 Casey STONER (AUS) Ducati 1'21.067 163.0 km/h
Circuit Record 2011 Dani PEDROSA (SPA) Honda 1'21.846 161.5 km/h
Best Pole 2008 Casey STONER (AUS) Ducati 1'21.067 163.0 km/h
Top Speed 2004 Troy BAYLISS (AUS) Ducati 290.9 km/h

Drivers' Championship Standings

1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 140
2 Casey Stoner Honda 140
3 Dani Pedrosa Honda 121
4 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 77
5 Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 76
6 Valentino Rossi Ducati 61
7 Nicky Hayden Ducati 59
8 Álvaro Bautista Honda 58
9 Stefan Bradl Honda 51
10 Ben Spies Yamaha 48
11 Héctor Barberá Ducati 46
12 Aleix Espargaró ART 20
13 Randy de Puniet ART 19
14 Michele Pirro FTR 16
15 Mattia Pasini ART 12
16 James Ellison ART 9
= Danilo Petrucci Ioda 9
18 Iván Silva BQR-FTR 5
19 Yonny Hernández BQR-FTR 4
= Karel Abraham Ducati 4
= Colin Edwards Suter 4

Manufacturers' Championship Standings

1 Yamaha 156
2 Honda 151
3 Ducati 75
4 ART 32
5 FTR 16
6 Ioda 9
7 BQR 7
8 Suter 4
9 BQR-FTR 2

[crikey]

Tipping Lorenzo again, It worked a treat last weekend

[Bundy]

1st Practice session - Pedrosa pips Stoner after Stoner was on top for most of the session. Lorenzo still looking alright despite nursing a sore ankle after that crash with Bautista.

1 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 288.6 1'22.357
2 1 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 287.2 1'22.444 0.087 / 0.087
3 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 284.7 1'22.647 0.290 / 0.203
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 286.5 1'22.922 0.565 / 0.275
5 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 285.0 1'23.081 0.724 / 0.159
6 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 285.6 1'23.091 0.734 / 0.010
7 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 283.6 1'23.092 0.735 / 0.001
8 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 287.0 1'23.203 0.846 / 0.111
9 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 289.2 1'23.306 0.949 / 0.103
10 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 284.4 1'23.353 0.996 / 0.047
11 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 282.2 1'23.481 1.124 / 0.128
12 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 269.3 1'24.210 1.853 / 0.729
13 5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter 271.8 1'24.560 2.203 / 0.350
14 51 Michele PIRRO ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR 270.7 1'24.659 2.302 / 0.099
15 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Avintia Blusens BQR 266.3 1'24.786 2.429 / 0.127
16 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 268.1 1'24.855 2.498 / 0.069
17 22 Ivan SILVA SPA Avintia Blusens BQR 268.7 1'25.512 3.155 / 0.657
18 2 Franco BATTAINI ITA Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 280.4 1'25.646 3.289 / 0.134
19 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Speed Master ART 263.2 1'25.839 3.482 / 0.193
20 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Came IodaRacing Project Ioda 256.7 1'25.958 3.601 / 0.119
21 77 James ELLISON GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART 269.1 1'26.183 3.826 / 0.225

www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2012/GER/MotoGP/FP1

[HDT05]

Lorenzo will struggle, he's not being able to tip it into the corner like he would usually, he just can't manage to put his leg down because of the injury.

[Bundy]

Jul 6, 2012 21:06:35 GMT 10 HDT05 said:

Lorenzo will struggle, he's not being able to tip it into the corner like he would usually, he just can't manage to put his leg down because of the injury.

He should be alright over one or two lap stints like for qualifying but for the long runs like in the race than you will probably see the difference - wonder if Pedrosa can actually take it to Stoner and not drift away like he usually does?

[crikey]

Hate to say it again, But Spies needs to be up with the top 3, Even if it is just practice.

[HDT05]

Your being too kind Crikey, he needs to win, and fast!!

I like Spies alot and followed him since he was racing on World Super-bikes but he really needs to step up, Yamaha are watching, hopefully he goes and gets a win if Lorenzo can't, Hey!

[Bundy]

Jul 6, 2012 21:22:06 GMT 10 crikey said:

Hate to say it again, But Spies needs to be up with the top 3, Even if it is just practice.

What do you mean? As a stoner support, you love to say it ;D

[crikey]

Jul 6, 2012 22:29:49 GMT 10 Bundy said:

Jul 6, 2012 21:22:06 GMT 10 crikey said:

Hate to say it again, But Spies needs to be up with the top 3, Even if it is just practice.

What do you mean? As a stoner support, you love to say it ;D

Dont want to keep Bashing the guy, And HDT is a bit sensitive at the moment after last weekend, So im going a little easy on Yamaha riders

But really I do like Spies even before Moto GP.

[HDT05]

Pedrosa leads rain-hit second free practice in Germany


Friday, 6 July 2012
In a wet second free practice at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at the Sachsenring it was Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa who coped best with the conditions to finish top ahead of local favourite Stefan Bradl and Jorge Lorenzo.
A torrential downpour just before the session was about to start, saw riders head out gingerly ten minutes into the practice on full wet tyres to test the German circuit. A few minutes later the majority of riders had headed out onto the track to dial in their wet weather race set-up. Yet it was a frantic final few minutes as some spots of sun had created numerous dry patches, and riders were swapping places at the front frequently.
In the end it was Pedrosa who just narrowly denied LCR Honda MotoGP’s Bradl a top finish at his home round by a mere seven hundredths of a second. Nonetheless, the German rookie will take heart from the fact that he ousted Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo into third, and Pedrosa’s teammate Stoner into fifth.
Making full use of the wet conditions was Ducati Team’s Valentino Rossi, who was just over three tenths off the top. He finished ahead of his teammate Nicky Hayden, who looked equally at ease on the soaking German track. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 duo of Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso did not finish quite as well as in the morning, coming in seventh and eighth respectively.
Lorenzo’s teammate ended a subdued day down in ninth, just ahead of Pramac Racing Team’s Héctor Barberá. Top CRT went to British rider James Ellison, on board his Paul Bird Motorsport ART machine. Fortunately no riders crashed in the session, however Avintia Blusens’ Iván Silva had a few big wobbles aboard his BQR-FTR machine in the latter stages.

www.motogp.com/en/news/2012/germany+sachsenring+motogp+fp2+pedrosa

eni MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX DEUTSCHLAND
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2012

Sachsenring, Friday, July 06, 2012
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 272.1 1'32.228
2 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 268.1 1'32.304 0.076 / 0.076
3 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 275.4 1'32.327 0.099 / 0.023
4 1 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 267.2 1'32.408 0.180 / 0.081
5 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 273.1 1'32.532 0.304 / 0.124
6 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 272.7 1'32.657 0.429 / 0.125
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 273.2 1'32.744 0.516 / 0.087
8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 275.9 1'32.817 0.589 / 0.073
9 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 272.2 1'33.107 0.879 / 0.290
10 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 272.9 1'33.147 0.919 / 0.040
11 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 267.9 1'33.227 0.999 / 0.080
12 77 James ELLISON GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART 249.2 1'34.894 2.666 / 1.667
13 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 261.1 1'34.910 2.682 / 0.016
14 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Speed Master ART 251.4 1'34.946 2.718 / 0.036
15 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Avintia Blusens BQR 261.5 1'35.204 2.976 / 0.258
16 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 251.5 1'35.311 3.083 / 0.107
17 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Came IodaRacing Project Ioda 250.5 1'35.355 3.127 / 0.044
18 51 Michele PIRRO ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR 259.3 1'35.461 3.233 / 0.106
19 2 Franco BATTAINI ITA Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 266.1 1'36.019 3.791 / 0.558
20 22 Ivan SILVA SPA Avintia Blusens BQR 257.3 1'36.800 4.572 / 0.781
5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter 231.0 1'43.245 11.017 / 6.445
Weather Conditions:
|   Track Condition: Wet|   Air: 21º| Humidity: 78%|   Ground: 26º

www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2012/GER/MotoGP/FP2

[Bundy]

Pedrosa seems to be the man to beat in the wet or the dry!

[crikey]

A bit suprised with the wet track that Rossi or Hayden couldn't toip the time sheets.

[Bundy]

CRT 1-2!! Don't get too excited as I was getting as it was only achieved because it was done on a drying track...Stoner and Lorenzo chose to sit out the session and instead opted for their team-mates to go out and do the data-collection leg work for them.

Practice Three

1 51 Michele PIRRO ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR 263.9 1'30.692
2 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Speed Master ART 257.2 1'31.659 0.967 / 0.967
3 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 271.8 1'33.132 2.440 / 1.473
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 274.9 1'33.301 2.609 / 0.169
5 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 273.8 1'33.302 2.610 / 0.001
6 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 274.5 1'33.597 2.905 / 0.295
7 2 Franco BATTAINI ITA Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 266.4 1'33.607 2.915 / 0.010
8 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 272.0 1'33.658 2.966 / 0.051
9 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 270.9 1'34.693 4.001 / 1.035
10 22 Ivan SILVA SPA Avintia Blusens BQR 262.1 1'34.761 4.069 / 0.068
11 77 James ELLISON GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART 250.6 1'35.006 4.314 / 0.245
12 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 258.5 1'35.271 4.579 / 0.265
13 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Avintia Blusens BQR 258.3 1'35.847 5.155 / 0.576
14 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Came IodaRacing Project Ioda 248.8 1'36.436 5.744 / 0.589
15 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 259.1 1'36.970 6.278 / 0.534
5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter 244.0 1'41.025 10.333 / 4.055
6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 245.8 1'41.146 10.454 / 0.121
41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 254.8 1'42.117 11.425 / 0.971
1 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda
35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha

www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2012/GER/MotoGP/FP3

www.motogp.com/en/news/2012/germany+sachsenring+motogp+fp3+pirro

[Bundy]

In yet another wet qualifying session, Stoner came from the clouds to take pole. Spies 2nd, Pedrosa 3rd. Good job Bradl as well would have taken pole if it kept raining...

[donk]

Jul 8, 2012 1:51:17 GMT 10 Bundy said:

In yet another wet qualifying session, Stoner came from the clouds to take pole. Spies 2nd, Pedrosa 3rd. Good job Bradl as well would have taken pole if it kept raining...

Good stuff, it was even wetter there than at Silverstone GP!

[crikey]

Good job Stoner, Now win the race and take the outright lead.

[Bundy]

Great start from honda....Stoner and pedrosa both flying away. Stoner topped morning practice and is just continuing on from that!

[HDT05]

Honda have won, but who? Stoner will struggle to hold off Pedrosa IMO. FFS that last result for Jorge has ****** up the year for us if Honda have their bike fixed to rails!!!

[Bundy]

Pedrosa is riding for a contract!! He won't give up easy IMO but stoner should get the better of him by the end...here's hoping anyway

[HDT05]

Not a chance IMO, Pedrosa will hopefully win, for the championship to not be affected that much, or even better they take each other out!! Haha, like that would happen, ie Lorenzo and Rossi (team-mates)