Le mans

Valentino Rossi Circuit came to Le Mans, France, at the end of this weekend with a high self-confidence. Victory in Jerez, Spain, two weekends ago, toss back a spirit of "The Doctor" only after a number two in the two series of MotoGP races this season in 2009.

In addition, Rossi has a special mission when it appears in the Le Mans later. Italy is Pebalap want to achieve victory-100 throughout his career at the Mugello Circuit, Italy, May 31 at the future, so that the French GP to be initially coupling.

Yes, the Fiat Yamaha champion must first achieve victory in the Le Mans victory in order to score a 99. Thus, when appearing on Rossi kandangnya can realize their own dreams, because the opportunity to become champion in the very large considering the Mugello circuit in him is not invincible since 2002.

MotoGP world champion is coming to France with the status Klasemen while pebalap leader, winning 11 points over Casey Stoner who are below it. Diraihnya success is thanks to victory in Jerez, after the struggle through heavy rival for the past three terberatnya, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and Stoner, when the start is in the future.

Rossi the opportunity to win Le Mans in the wide-open, because the tradition of Yamaha always appear in there. Years ago, this team podium clean sweep in which Rossi is first, followed by peer setimnya, pebalap Lorenzo and Tech 3 Yamaha, Colin Edwards.

"Le Mans Kenanganku akan overjoy years ago because it is a victory to-90 in karierku. And, that victory can I make a motor with Angel Nieto to make a victory lap, because I equate rekornya," said Rossi, who was also victorious in the Le Mans in 2002 and 2005. "Also, three podium pebalap ride there, so it feels special circuits."

Based on experience in Jerez, Rossi and his team with a more optimistic end of the race this weekend. After failing to record the best time during qualifying, they can find the best settings on the motor M1 and Bridgestone tires, so Rossi is the best during the race.

"Then, our team is very good so we make a great step forward in Jerez; motorku fantastic and very powerful if winning again. Le Mans is a track that is different, but the fastest Yamaha always there; this year a lot has changed but I please keep us the fastest! " said Rossi.

This senada disclosed Fiat Yamaha team manager, davide Brivio. According to him, they have a chance at winning Le Mans for the beautiful memories of the track.

"We will come with the condition of the podium again and ascended to become the main priority, because the consistency is very important to retain the title of world champion," he said

Schedule Moto GP 2009 season (days + hours)

After waiting many months since the end of 2008 Moto GP season, the schedule finally out official version of the race day and also have time to terkonversi Indonesia Bagian Barat (WIB). However, more and more need to remember that the withdrawal schedule Moto GP who had me write the year yesterday, the schedule is also not your race schedule by Trans7. This schedule can only be so for standard delivery of live alias directly.

Qatar - Losail (night race)
Sunday, April 12, 2009
125 WUP 21:40 - 22:00
250 WUP 22:10 - 22:30
MotoGP WUP 22:40 - 23:05
RAC 125 Sat-00: 00
250 RAC 01:15
MotoGP RAC 03:00

Japan - Motegi
Sunday, April 26, 2009
125 WUP 06:40 - 07:00
250 WUP 07:10 - 07:30
MotoGP WUP 07:40 - 08:05
125 RAC 09:00
250 RAC 10:15
MotoGP RAC 12:00

Spain - Jerez
Sunday, May 03, 2009
125 WUP 13:40 - 14:00
250 WUP 14:10 to 14:30
MotoGP WUP 14:40 - 15:05
125 RAC 16:00
250 RAC 17:15
MotoGP RAC 19:00

France - Le Mans
Sunday, May 17, 2009
125 WUP 13:40 - 14:00
250 WUP 14:10 - 14:30
MotoGP WUP 14:40 - 15:05
125 RAC 16:00
250 RAC 17:15
MotoGP RAC 19:00

Italy - Mugello
Sunday, May 31, 2009
125 WUP 13:40 - 14:00
250 WUP 14:10 - 14:30
MotoGP WUP 14:40 to 15:05
125 RAC 16:00
250 RAC 17:15
MotoGP RAC 19:00

Catalunya - Catalunya
Sunday, June 14, 2009
125 WUP 13:40 - 14:00
250 WUP 14:10 - 14:30
MotoGP WUP 14:40 - 15:05
125 RAC 16:00
250 RAC 17:15
MotoGP RAC 19:00

Netherlands - Assen (Saturday Race)
Saturday, June 27, 2009
125 WUP 13:40 - 14:00
250 WUP 14:10 - 14:30
MotoGP WUP 14:40 - 15:05
125 RAC 16:00
250 RAC 17:15
MotoGP RAC 19:00

United States - Laguna Seca (MotoGP Race Only)
Sunday, July 05, 2009
MotoGP WUP 23:40 - Sen-00: 05
MotoGP RAC 04:00 (Monday)
Germany - Sachsenring
Sunday, July 19, 2009
125 WUP 13:40 - 14:00
250 WUP 14:10 - 14:30
MotoGP WUP 14:40 - 15:05
125 RAC 16:00
250 RAC 17:15
MotoGP RAC 19:00

Great Britain - Donington Park
Saturday, July 26, 2009
125 WUP 15:40 - 16:00
250 WUP 16:10 - 16:30
MotoGP WUP 16:40 - 17:05
125 RAC 18:30
250 RAC 19:45
MotoGP RAC 21:30

Czech Republic - Brno
Sunday, August 16, 2009
125 WUP 13:40 - 14:00
250 WUP 14:10 - 14:30
MotoGP WUP 14:40 - 15:05
125 RAC 16:00
250 RAC 17:15
MotoGP RAC 19:00

Indianapolis - Indianapolis
Sunday, August 30, 2009
125 WUP 19:40 - 20:00
250 WUP 20:10 - 20:30
MotoGP WUP 20:40 - 21:05
125 RAC 23:00
250 RAC Sen-00: 15
MotoGP RAC 02:00 (Monday)

San Marino & Riviera di Rimini - Misano
Sunday, September 06, 2009
125 WUP 13:40 - 14:00
250 WUP 14:10 - 14:30
MotoGP WUP 14:40 - 15:05
125 RAC 16:00
250 RAC 17:15
MotoGP RAC 19:00

Hungary - Balaton
Sunday, September 20, 2009
125 WUP 13:40 - 14:00
250 WUP 14:10 - 14:30
MotoGP WUP 14:40 - 15:05
125 RAC 16:00
250 RAC 17:15
MotoGP RAC 19:00

Portugal - Estoril
Sunday, October 04, 2009
250 WUP 14:55 - 15:15
MotoGP WUP 15:25 - 15:50
125 WUP 16:00 - 16:20
250 RAC 17:15
MotoGP RAC 19:00
125 RAC 20:30

Australia - Phillip Island
Sunday, 18 October 2009
125 WUP 05:40 - 06:00
250 WUP 06:10 - 06:30
MotoGP WUP 06:40 - 07:05
125 RAC 09:00
250 RAC 10:15
MotoGP RAC 12:00

Malaysia - Sepang
Sunday, 25 October 2009
125 WUP 08:40 - 09:00
250 WUP 09:10 to 09:30
MotoGP WUP 09:40 - 10:05
125 RAC 11:00
250 RAC 12:15
MotoGP RAC 14:00

Valencia Ricardo Tormo - Valencia
Sunday, November 08, 2009
125 WUP 14:40 - 15:00
250 WUP 15:10 - 15:30
MotoGP WUP 15:40 - 16:05
125 RAC 17:00
250 RAC 18:15
MotoGP RAC 20:00

Japanese MotoGP - Race results

Race results from the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, round two of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship. 1. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 43min 47.238 sec 2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 43min 48.542 sec 3. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 43min 51.001 sec 4. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 43min 52.929 sec 5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 43min 56.445 sec 6. Marco Melandri ITA Hayate Racing Team 44min 17.793 sec 7. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 44min 19.994 sec 8. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 44min 26.654 sec 9. James Toseland GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 44min 30.344 sec 10. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla

Fiat Yamaha pair share front row for floodlit opener

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo will share the front row for tomorrow’s season-opening Grand Prix in Qatar, having qualified second and third in tonight’s session at the Losail International Circuit. The pair were split by just 0.024 seconds tonight and beaten only by Casey Stoner, with Rossi and Stoner having now been first and second in all three sessions.
Despite the single-tyre rule having spelled the end of one-lap qualifying tyres, tonight’s session proved to be exciting nonetheless with most riders, including Rossi and Lorenzo, choosing to keep one of the softer compound Bridgestone tyres to use at the end of the 45 minutes for a couple of flying laps. Tomorrow’s 22-lap race will see the riders using the harder compound Bridgestone rubber and Rossi, who has had a good race pace all weekend, is confident of being able to mount a strong challenge. Lorenzo meanwhile has posted his fast times on the softer tyre and now needs to make a few changes together with his team and use the warm-up well in order to refine his setting and find a better feeling with the race tyre. The race will begin at 2300 local time, CET 2200.

Bridgestone content with Qatar tyre performance

The first ever single-tyre MotoGP race was a far-from straightforward affair for rubber supplier Bridgestone, with temperatures different to those of the previous year’s race and recent test in Qatar. The addition of an extra twenty minutes on track and a sandy surface left many riders with adjustments to be made, but Bridgestone’s Race Tyre Development Manager Tohru Ubukata was happy with the company’s adaptation to the delayed desert race.
“The Qatar night race was one of our most difficult tracks last year because of the cold night-time temperatures and the abrasive nature of the sandy track, so we came here this year knowing it would be challenging for our tyres again,” said Ubukata. “However I am happy with the way our soft and medium compound slicks worked this weekend and I believe the wider operating range of each tyre offered a more consistent level of performance this time. Also I was encouraged that our tyres coped well on this week's sandy conditions.
“All the riders favoured the medium compound. Our soft compound suffered graining on the sandy track with the heat and abrasion, but the medium compound worked better in these difficult conditions. Even with the medium compound tyre we had no problems with warm-up performance which was our main problem last year, so it shows the work we have done on widening the operating range of this year’s tyres.”
Bridgestone did not provide any extra rubber for the re-organised Monday race, and Ubukata was impressed by the durability of the existing tyres for overtime work.
“I believe we made the correct selection of two compounds for this first race, and I believe that these options also were ok for the teams. With just 20 tyres per rider, every team had sufficient to complete the race weekend, even though it was extended by one day, so I think new regulation is working ok. All teams were able to complete Monday’s warm-up and race using their original allocation of 20 tyres per rider. The warm-up was run twice as all riders completed it on Sunday as well, so this caused some extra mileage and I think some riders would have liked to have had more front tyres, especially of the medium compound, but tyre strategy is a decision for the teams. This is also a very unusual circumstance, but it shows there is sufficient flexibility in the new single tyre regulations,” concluded the Japanese manager.

Do your predictions for Qatar match those of the MotoGP Legend?

The start of the MotoGP season in Qatar also sees the launch of a new edition of the MotoGP Fantasy League, where you can find out once and for all just how much you know about premier class racing.
There is still time to make your picks for the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar, and this weekend you can also match your hunch against that of MotoGP Legend Angel Nieto, who spoke to motogp.com on Sunday afternoon.
“Stoner is very strong, but Rossi is very close and Lorenzo could get there,” analysed the Spaniard from inside the Losail International Circuit paddock, before indicating that a ‘Laguna Seca-esque’ strategy from Rossi would be needed to tame Stoner and prevent an Australian victory.
”Rossi needs to use a tactic to stop Stoner from escaping, because if he goes away from the start it will be hard to stop him. For the podium I think they will both be there, and also Lorenzo if he pushes very hard.”
Make your own predictions by entering the MotoGP 2009 Fantasy League

Stoner fastest in rain-lashed MotoGP warm-up

Jorge Lorenzo emerged victorious from a thrilling Polini Grand Prix of Japan at Twin Ring Motegi, the second win of his MotoGP career and a result that retained his 100% podium record in the 2009 season.
The Fiat Yamaha rider took little time in taking the reigns of the race, having started from the front row and showed no fear when faced with the likes of Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi in front of him. However, despite a relatively comfortable advantage, Lorenzo was never quite able to say a definitive ‘sayonara’ to his rivals as the action heated up. He held on to cross the line with a gap of less than two seconds between him and second placed teammate Rossi.
Lorenzo moves up into first place in the overall classification, for the second time in his MotoGP career. The battle for second place in the race was MotoGP at its finest, as Repsol Honda man Pedrosa exchanged overtaking moves in the middle third of the 24 laps. Pedrosa took third from out of nowhere, having had a storming start from the fourth row of the grid.
Ducati Marlboro rider Casey Stoner was unable to break away as he had done in Qatar, finishing fourth and keeping up the pressure in the general standings. Andrea Dovizioso completed a fine day for Repsol Honda in fifth, ahead of Marco Melandri, Loris Capirossi, Mika Kallio, James Toseland and Chris Vermeulen.
Home rider Yuki Takahashi crashed out of the race in a collision with Nicky Hayden on the second lap.

Qualifying cancellation leaves Rossi on Motegi pole

Heavy lunchtime rain at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit led to the cancellation of all qualifying sessions for the Polini Grand Prix of Japan, leaving grid positions in all three World Championship categories to be decided according to Free Practice positions.
Valentino Rossi will thus start from pole position at Motegi for the first time in his career, courtesy of his late time on Friday afternoon. All MotoGP times were faster in the first free practice session, the only dry run that the riders have had in preparation for the 2009 race.
Rossi will line up alongside series leader Casey Stoner and Fiat Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo on Sunday, the same three riders making up the front row as at the first race of the year in Qatar. The 2008 World Champion is in a prime position to avoid a breakaway by Stoner, the rider who took victory so comprehensively less than two weeks ago.
Rizla Suzuki rider Chris Vermeulen is joined by Monster Tech3 Yamaha’s Colin Edwards –the fastest rider in the wet FP2 session- and three-time Motegi racewinner Loris Capirossi on the second line, whilst the highest placing Honda comes on the third row. Andrea Dovizioso leads the Japanese company’s charge in his first home race for the Repsol Honda factory squad, with Hayate Racing man Marco Melandri and San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Toni Elias by his side.
An extended MotoGP Warmup session takes place from 9.55-10-35am local time.