SPANISH SPORTS | GERMAN MOTO GP 2011 | ALL THREE CATEGORIES FOR SPANISH RIDERS

SPANISH SPORTS had a magnificent day at Germany today, concretely at the Sachsenring race circuit where the German MOTO GP in all three catagories was celebrated. Spanish riders won in all the three catagories for the second time in a row, with podium places & great performance improvements all round.

Dani Pedrosa

In the GP category, Spaniard DANI PEDROSA won in grand fashion after being out due to a broken collar bone earlier in the season after a fall with Simonceli. In Italy last week he made a timid comeback & finished mid pack,  but today he proved his recovery is complete with a runaway victory. In second place, Spaniard & current World Champ JORGE LORENZO came in second & managed to pull back 4 points away from Australian Casey Stoner who came in third after experiencing tyre wear problems at the end.

Special mention to Spanish rider Alvaro Bautista who came in 7th in one of his best performances in Moto GP this season.


MOTO GP German GP:
1. DANI PEDROSA (SP/Honda)
2. JORGE LORENZO (SP/Yamaha)
3. Casey Stoner (AUS/Honda)


World Championship points standing:
1. Casey Stoner (AUS/Honda) 168.
2. JORGE LORENZO (SP/Yamaha) 153.
3. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Honda) 132.
4. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Ducati) 98.
5. DANI PEDROSA (SP/Honda) 94.

Jorge Lorenzo closes the points gap a little bit further with the current overall leader Stoner.

Marc Marquez

In the MOTO2 category, Spanish rider MARC MARQUEZ won his third straight victory ahead of German Stefan Brahl & De Angelis. Although the German has a healthy lead in the World Championship points table young Marc Marquez keeps clipping away with every victory.

Spaniard Aleix Espargaro fell & was taken to hospital were everything indicates he will be ok.


MOTO 2
1. MARC MARQUEZ (SP/Suter)
2. Stefan Bradl (ALE/Kalex)
3. Alex De Angelis (RSM/Motobi)


World Championship points standing:
1. Stefan Bradl (ALE/Kalex) 167.
2. MARC MARQUEZ (ESP/Suter) 120.
3. Simone Corsi (ITA/FTR) 84.

A draw: Faubel - Zarco

Exciting finish in the 125cc category, with a draw finish between Spaniard FAUBEL & Frenchmen Zarco. The race was decided & given to Spanish rider FAUBEL who put in the quickest lap time of the race. Young Spanish sensation Maverick Viñales came in third with another excellent performance.


125cc
1. Héctor Faubel (SP/Aprilia)
2. Johann Zarco (FRA/Derbi)
3. Maverick Viñales (SP/Aprilia)


World Championship points standing
.1. Nicolás Terol (ESP) 166 pts
.2. Johann Zarco (FRA) 134
.3. Maverick Viñales (ESP) 122


NEXT RACE: Laguna Seca USA ( only for Moto GP) - 24 of July.

Tweet

Share

SPANISH SPORTS | MOTOGP CATALONIA GP RESULTS

MOTO GP action today from Spain in all categories with the Catalonia GP. Mix day & results for Spanish riders but with all the excitement that this Sport habitually gives fans & admires.

Lorenzo & Stoner celebrate podium 

The MotoGP category was won by Australian Casey Stoner, with current Spanish World Champ JORGE LORENZO coming in second with his team-mate Spies an admirable third place. Great race that had its delicate moments of threatening rain, but smooth in its conclusion. Jorge Lorenzo maintains the top spot of the World Championship table, but just, with Stoner shutting the gap. 

MotoGP race:
1.Casey Stoner AUS
2.Jorge Lorenzo SPA
3.Ben Spies USA


MotoGP World Champions standings
1. Lorenzo 98pts
2. Stoner 91pts
3. Dovizioso 68pts


Bad news in the Moto2 category with Spaniard JULIAN SIMON crushing & breaking bones in his leg. The rider has been rushed to a Madrid Hospital for immediate surgery. With this accident & with excellent riding, the winner was German Stefan Bradl who opens up a healthy margin in the World Championship standings.

Great news & effort by Spaniard Marquez for his second place & to Spaniard Alex Espargaro who came in third & grabbed his first ever podium


Moto2 race:
.1. Stefan Bradl GER/Kalex
.2. Marc Márquez SP/Suter
.3. Aleix Espargaró SP/Pons Kalex


Moto2 World Champions standings
1. Stefan Bradl GER/Kalex 102 puntos
2. Simone Corsi ITA/FTR 59
3. Andrea Iannone ITA/Suter 49

Nico Terol

Excellent result for Spain in the 125cc category with rider NICO TEROL winning after an incident (touching ) with Frenchmen Zarco who was penalized for dangerous riding.  Terol stays Top spot & opens a gap in the World Championships standings.

125cc race:
1. NICOLÁS TEROL (SP/Aprilia)
2. MAVERICK VIÑALES (SP/Aprilia)
3. Jonas Folger (GER/Aprilia)


125cc World Champions standings
1.N. Terol (SP/Aprilia) 120 pts.
2.S. Cortese (GER/Aprilia) 72.
3.J. Folger (GER/Aprilia) 68.


NEXT RACE: Silverstone (UK) - next weekend

Tweet

Share

MOTOGP 2011 | SEASON KICKS OFF IN QATAR | SPANISH RIDER NICO TEROL LEADER IN 125CC

Have to be honest, its been a too long a break & waiting for the start of the 2011 MOTOGP season. Tonight the season kicked off in Qatar under lights with mixed results for Spanish riders , but with an overall positive taste as we race through the summary of all catagories.

Jorge Lorenzo Qatar 2011: courtesy of motogp.com

The GP catagory saw Australian & new Honda rider Casey Stoner fly pass the checker flag to win & become the first GP classification leader for the new season. Honda has managed to "fine - tune" their machines in "lighting bolt" mode & it was a grand effort by second placed & current World Champion JORGE LORENZO to take his Yamaha bike into the silver position with some brilliant & outstanding driving as he was really pleased post-race. Spaniard & Honda rider DANI PEDROSA got in third after he felt some pain in his shouder as Lorenzo flew by him 3/4 of the way. 

Marquez crash: courtesy of rtve

Not so good news for Spanish riders in the MOTO2 catagory with the race finishing in this order: 1st German rider Bradl; 2nd Iannone & 3rd Luthi. The bad news was the spectacular crash from last years Spanish 125cc World Champions Marc Marquez. I have always believed that riders jump catagories too soon in the careers & these things happen. A 125 cc bike has nothing to do with a Moto2 bike as with a GP bike. It takes a lot of adaptation to get under control the new & more powerful bikes. The best placed Spanish rider in this category was Julian Simon in 10th place. 

Spanish 125cc rider Terol

The happy news for Spanish Sports was in the 125cc catagory with NICO TEROL winning ahead of Cortese & another Spaniard Gadea. Terol starts fantastically the season & looks great along with Gadea. The 125 cc has traditionally of late been a Spanish strong hold.

Next race: Spanish GP ( Jerez ) - 3rd of April

Tweet

Share

DAKAR RALLY 2011 | SPANISH RIDER MARC COMA WINS HIS 3RD TITLE

Great news for SPANISH SPORTS after Spanish motorcycle rider MARC COMA proclaimed his 3rd DAKAR RALLY title after finishing 5th in todays leg & thus creating an unreachable points gap in the General Classifications Motorcycle Table.

Marc Coma 2011

The Spanish rider will be officially given all the winning honours tomorrow when the race ends in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina). From here, congratulations to Marc!

Another Spanish Sportsperson & motor-rider LAIA SANZ won the female catagory of the DAKAR RALLY 2011. No less important & spectacular feat for a first timer who has an enormous future ahead. Congratulations! Tweet

Share

FORMULA 1: ALONSO 3ºRD IN SINGAPORE GP

Two time Spanish F1 World Champion FERNANDO ALONSO had
not reached a podium since Brasil 2008, & today he managed to
finish 3ºrd in the SINGAPORE GP.















Although Alonso started from 5th on the grid, his persistant & steady
driving saw how others made mistakes & were penalized; Rosberg &
Vettel, who gave the Spaniard the 3ºrd & final place.















The winner was Hamilton followed by Glock who was second,
& third for Alonso must have felt like glory. The Spaniard dedicated
his podium to banned ex-Renualt Director Briatore Tweet

Share