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Saturday, September 27, 2008

Post-Quali Quotes From Motegi, Japan - 250cc & 125cc



250cc

5th Álvaro Bautista: 1.51.821 (19 laps):
"It was a shame because I ran into a group of riders at the end of the session and only got one good lap in, which was before I'd got into my rhythm, but I'm happy because our pace was good and I'm only four tenths off pole. I would have preferred to be on the front row but it wasn't to be and the important thing is that we're not as far back on the grid as we have been recently. Let's see if we can get a good start tomorrow and be in the front group from the off. The important thing will be to stay concentrated and try to stay in the fight for victory until the end. The times have been close throughout practice so it looks like being a fun, close race."

6th Héctor Faubel: 1.51.973 (19 laps):
"I'm really happy because we've been around eighth position all weekend and in the end I've managed to qualify sixth. For the race I hope I can stick with the lead group over the opening laps, although we have to be aware of our limits. I think we're doing a great job so we want to continue like this from now on. We've worked hard on the front end of the Aprilia and I'm pretty happy with the results. This afternoon the track got cold and the feeling wasn't as good as this morning but I managed to get my lap time down so I'm satisfied."


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125cc

5th Gábor Talmacsi: 1.59.179 (12 laps):
"I really didn't expect this result. After free practice I was in a lot of pain and I told my team and my manager that I might not be able to race tomorrow. Doctor Costa found a good solution for my hand and I feel much better now. I can't say I'm totally fit but I can ride and the set-up of my Aprilia is fantastic. I can't brake too hard but the perfect chassis set-up we've found means I don't have to. I didn't push too hard at the start of qualifying and saved my energy for two fast laps at the end, which I think was the right decision. If my hand is the same as this tomorrow I think I can ride although I can't predict a result because we'll have to wait and see how it holds out."

10th Sergio Gadea: 1.59.695 (12 laps):
"I crashed this morning when the bike folded on the front and I didn't have time to react. We solved our front end issues and in qualifying the bike ran well, although we could have done with a bit more from the engine. It is costing us half a second at the moment and we're losing another half through a combination of the front suspension and my riding. I think if Smith hadn't have crashed I could have got a good time behind him but I need a reference for my braking and I'm always on the limit. Starting from tenth tomorrow should at least allow us to have a better race than Indianapolis."

29th Adrián Martín: 2.02.069 (11 laps):
"This morning with the lower temperatures the engine didn't suffer as much and ran better. At the start of the afternoon it wasn't revving high and I really had to push hard to make gradual improvements. My objective was to lap around the 2'01 mark and if I could have latched on to somebody maybe I could have managed it, but the engine wasn't running well and I didn't feel comfortable. Like at Misano I'll be going out tomorrow to enjoy myself and to fight for as high a finish as possible."



Japanese GP - Final Qualifying - 250cc

Pos | Rider | Bike | Time
1. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1:51.473
2. Hiroshi Aoyama KTM 1:51.719 + 0.246
3. Alex Debon Aprilia 1:51.758 + 0.285
4. Mika Kallio KTM 1:51.765 + 0.292
5. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1:51.821 + 0.348
6. Hector Faubel Aprilia 1:51.973 + 0.500
7. Julian Simon KTM 1:52.033 + 0.560
8. Yuki Takahashi Honda 1:52.197 + 0.724
9. Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 1:52.228 + 0.755
10. Roberto Locatelli Gilera 1:52.259 + 0.786
11. Mattia Pasini Aprilia 1:52.464 + 0.991
12. Lukas Pesek Aprilia 1:53.130 + 1.657
13. Shoya Tomizawa Honda 1:53.289 + 1.816
14. Ratthapark Wilairot Honda 1:53.356 + 1.883
15. Fabrizio Lai Gilera 1:53.496 + 2.023
16. Takumi Takahashi Honda 1:53.660 + 2.187
17. Alex Baldolini Aprilia 1:54.276 + 2.803
18. Simone Grotzkyj Gilera 1:54.688 + 3.215
19. Doni Tata Pradita Yamaha 1:55.015 + 3.542
20. Manuel Hernandez Aprilia 1:55.675 + 4.202
21. Daniel Arcas Aprilia 1:56.283 + 4.810
22. Kazuki Watanabe Yamaha 1:56.587 + 5.114
23. Yuuki Ito Yamaha 1:57.053 + 5.580
24. Imre Toth Aprilia 1:57.115 + 5.642
25. Takumi Endoh Yamaha 1:57.451 + 5.978



Japanese GP - Final Qualifying - 125cc

Pos | Rider | Bike | Time
1. Mike Di Meglio Derbi 1:58.678
2. Stefan Bradl Aprilia 1:59.059 + 0.381
3. Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1:59.104 + 0.426
4. Sandro Cortese Aprilia 1:59.132 + 0.454
5. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia 1:59.179 + 0.501
6. Scott Redding Aprilia 1:59.351 + 0.673
7. Dominique Aegerter Derbi 1:59.463 + 0.785
8. Pol Espargaro Derbi 1:59.562 + 0.884
9. Andrea Iannone Aprilia 1:59.565 + 0.887
10. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1:59.695 + 1.017
11. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM 1:59.739 + 1.061
12. Joan Olive Derbi 1:59.756 + 1.078
13. Marc Marquez KTM 1:59.783 + 1.105
14. Bradley Smith Aprilia 1:59.784 + 1.106
15. Simone Corsi Aprilia 1:59.919 + 1.241
16. Efren Vazquez Aprilia 1:59.956 + 1.278
17. Stevie Bonsey Aprilia 2:00.112 + 1.434
18. Danny Webb Aprilia 2:00.125 + 1.447
19. Raffaele De Rosa KTM 2:00.404 + 1.726
20. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia 2:00.434 + 1.756
21. Esteve Rabat KTM 2:01.121 + 2.443
22. Alexis Masbou Loncin 2:01.247 + 2.569
23. Lorenzo Zanetti KTM 2:01.279 + 2.601
24. Michael Ranseder Aprilia 2:01.395 + 2.717
25. Robin Lasser Aprilia 2:01.458 + 2.780
26. Iori Namihira Honda 2:01.944 + 3.266
27. Hiroomi Iwata Honda 2:01.946 + 3.268
28. Pablo Nieto KTM 2:02.000 + 3.322
29. Adrian Martin Aprilia 2:02.069 + 3.391
30. Marco Ravaioli Aprilia 2:02.148 + 3.470
31. Jonas Folger KTM 2:02.270 + 3.592
32. Yuuichi Yanagisawa Honda 2:02.488 + 3.810
33. Robert Muresan Aprilia 2:02.656 + 3.978
34. Kazuma Watanabe Honda 2:02.708 + 4.030
35. Hiroki Ono Honda 2:02.833 + 4.155
36. Jules Cluzel Loncin 2:03.058 + 4.380
37. Cyril Carrillo Honda 2:03.426 + 4.748
38. Hugo Van Den Berg Aprilia 2:03.494 + 4.816
39. Bastien Chesaux Aprilia 2:04.091 + 5.413



Monday, September 22, 2008

MotoGP: Japanese Grand Prix - Schedule of Events

Friday September 26th

125cc :: Free Practice 1 :: 09:00-09:45 
MotoGP :: Free Practice 1 :: 10:00-11:00 
250cc :: Free Practice 1 :: 11:15-12:15 
125cc :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:10-13:40 
MotoGP :: Free Practice 2 :: 13:55-14:55 
250cc :: Qualifying 1 :: 15:10-15:55

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Saturday September 27th

125cc :: Free Practice 2 :: 09:00-09:45 
MotoGP :: Free Practice 3 :: 10:00-11:00 
250cc :: Free Practice 2 :: 11:15-12:15 
125cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 13:10-13:40 
MotoGP :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:55-14:55 
250cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 15:10-15:55

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Sunday September 28th

125cc :: Warm-Up :: 08:40-09:00 
250cc :: Warm-Up :: 09:10-09:30 
MotoGP :: Warm-Up :: 09:40-10:05 
125cc :: Race :: 11:00-11:45 
250cc :: Race :: 12:15-13:00 
MotoGP :: Race :: 14:00-15:00

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(*All times local. Motegi is GMT + 9)