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Dutch GP - Talma & Bati No. 1

Congratulations to both! :)

Dutch GP - Assen - Quotes 250cc after race

1st Álvaro Bautista
“I am very happy about this result, above all because after the past two races when we weren’t able to win in the final moments. This victory is very important for us, because it gives confidence and continues our run of podium finishes. The conditions were difficult, and we had to tweak the bike five minutes before the race. The asphalt was dry, but they declared a wet race, and at the midway point I wasn’t going to push when leading. All except for Luthi were far back. It rained again and things were back to normal. Sooner or later this result was going to come, so we’ll try and continue this form, the desire to win remains as strong as ever for myself and the team.”

11th Héctor Faubel
“The weekend has been all good apart from the crash on Saturday afternoon. This affected our grid position, and put us far back. I was fifteenth, but started well. I touched a few riders, and watched a nice battle between Espargaro and Lai. Things went well apart from at the midway point, when the rain made things a bit more difficult, but in general I’m happy with how things have gone and we leave Assen with a good feeling. The best part of all is that we have discovered a great setting for the future.”

Dutch GP - Assen - Quotes 125cc after race

1st Gábor Talmacsi
“It’s really incredible, one of the happiest moments of my life. The weekend was difficult, with the conditions on track, but thanks to my team we answered back in the race. The first part was bad, but the second start was where I motivated myself to the maximum and tried to keep my concentration up. During the break we made some adjustments to the engine and I think that we have cleared up exactly why I was able to go so fast afterwards. I had an intelligent last lap, and it’s incredible that we could take victory. I am happy for the win, which I didn’t expect, but the 25 points are even more important as they arrive at just the right moment.”

21st Pere Tutusaus
“It was a really strange race. They stopped and we were made to start again, but I didn’t feel at ease in either of the races. The weekend was developing well and I felt a good feeling with the bike, but I didn’t have any good starts and was behind from the beginning. I would have liked to have fought for the top fifteen, but I wasn’t able to do it. In Sachsenring we have another opportunity to continue learning, and I hope that things go better.”

Sergio Gadea (DNF)
“The warm up was wet, then before the race I was a little nervous because of the dry asphalt in some parts and wet sections. The sighting lap was where I saw that it was totally dry, and I picked up more confidence from that. I started strong, got in the front pack, and tried to take things calmly because I wanted to avoid other riders and the possibility of a crash. I think that I grazed a another rider and the exhaust gave out. The bike lost power, and that was really unfortunate. In Germany we will be back fighting for the front.”

Perfect Day for Team Aspar

After a brilliant win by Bancaja Aspar rider Gabor Talmacsi in a very short second part of the 125cc race, Mapfre Aspar rider Alvaro Bautista took another brilliant and dominant win for the Aspar Team in the 250cc race right aftwards.

Congratulations to you both! :D

On to more wins to come this season. ;)

Dutch GP - Race 250cc - Bati wins!

Spectators of the Dutch GP in Assen were witnesses of a brilliant and dominant 250cc win by Mapfre Aspar rider Alvaro Bautista.
Although started as a wet race all riders went out on slick tyres, because the track was mostly dry and only saw a few sprinkles of rain.
Alvaro had not a good start, also touching with a few riders in the first laps and was even down to 11th position at a time. After the first lap however he started his excellent chase for the win from 9th place, overtaking rider after rider and eventually catching leader Thomas Lüthi who already had an advantage of over three seconds.
With 8 laps to go, it slightly started to rain again and Alvaro started to go very careful, losing his 1,5 second advantage on Lüthi and falling almost two seconds behind. But two laps later, Alvaro gained confidence again, taking away over half a second of Lüthi's lead every lap and finally finished the race as a dominant winner with 4,5 seconds ahead. This win moved Alvaro up to 4th place in the championship with now only 38 points on the leader Kallio.
Teammate Hector Faubel just missed out on a Top Ten finish with the 11th place.


Pos. Rider Nation Team Total time

1 A. BAUTISTA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team 40'54.117
2 T. LUTHI SWI Emmi - Caffe Latte + 4.597
3 M. SIMONCELLI ITA Metis Gilera + 6.003
4 A. DEBON SPA Lotus Aprilia + 9.034
5 H. BARBERA SPA Team Toth Aprilia + 9.079
6 H. AOYAMA JPN Red Bull KTM 250 + 11.515
7 M. KALLIO FIN Red Bull KTM 250 + 12.874
8 Y. TAKAHASHI JPN JiR Team Scot 250 + 13.622
9 R. LOCATELLI ITA Metis Gilera + 21.168
10 J. SIMON SPA Repsol KTM 250cc + 28.789
11 H. FAUBEL SPA Mapfre Aspar Team + 37.607
12 R. WILAIROT THA Thai Honda PTT SAG + 37.741
13 F. LAI ITA Campetella Racing + 38.729
14 A. BALDOLINI ITA Matteoni Racing + 39.165
15 L. PESEK CZE Auto Kelly - CP + 43.037
16 E. LAVERTY IRL Blusens Aprilia + 54.171
17 A. ESPARGARO SPA Lotus Aprilia + 54.334
18 F. WATZ SWE Jaap Kingma Racing + 1'24.430
19 D. PRADITA INA Yamaha Pertamina Indonesia 1 Lap
20 I. TOTH HUN Team Toth Aprilia 1 Lap

Not classified
M. POGGIALI RSM Campetella Racing 7 Lap
M. PASINI ITA Polaris World 13 Lap

Not finished 1st lap
R. GOMEZ SPA Blusens Aprilia

Not starting
K. ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing

Dutch GP - Race 125cc - Talma wins!

After a red flag because of rain the 125cc class saw a re-start of the race in Assen today, with only 5 laps to go and no combined timing.
Bancaja Aspar rider Gabor Talmacsi took advantage of the re-start, having experienced a few engine problems in the first part of the race, and took a close yet brilliant win. Congratulations, Talma!
Youngster Pere Tutusaus gained yet more experience in the world championship, finishing on 21st place, while Sergio Gadea was struck by bad luck as he suffered a mechanical problem in the first laps of the race, riding on podium position at the time.

Pos. Rider Nation Team Total time

1 G. TALMACSI HUN Bancaja Aspar Team 9'04.520
2 J. OLIVE SPA Belson Derbi + 0.128
3 S. CORSI ITA Jack & Jones WRB + 0.255
4 S. CORTESE GER Emmi - Caffe Latte + 0.340
5 B. SMITH GBR Polaris World + 0.425
6 E. RABAT SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 0.568
7 M. DI MEGLIO FRA Ajo Motorsport + 0.846
8 A. IANNONE ITA I.C. Team + 0.928
9 N. TEROL SPA Jack & Jones WRB + 1.438
10 R. DE ROSA ITA Onde 2000 KTM + 2.554
11 S. BIANCO ITA S3+ WTR San Marino Team + 2.829
12 S. BRADL GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 3.021
13 T. KOYAMA JPN ISPA KTM Aran + 3.201
14 M. RANSEDER AUT I.C. Team + 3.600
15 H. VAN DEN BERG NED Degraaf Grand Prix + 4.547
16 D. AEGERTER SWI Ajo Motorsport + 4.592
17 S. BONSEY USA Degraaf Grand Prix + 4.819
18 J. CLUZEL FRA Loncin Racing + 10.548
19 R. KRUMMENACHER SWI Red Bull KTM 125 + 10.643
20 P. NIETO SPA Onde 2000 KTM + 10.849
21 P. TUTUSAUS SPA Bancaja Aspar Team + 11.094
22 R. LASSER GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 11.854
23 A. MASBOU FRA Loncin Racing + 13.716
24 L. ROSSI FRA FFM Honda GP 125 + 13.828
25 R. MURESAN ROU Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 16.155
26 M. VAN DER MARK NED Dutch Racing Team + 18.201
27 R. GULL SWE Ajo Motorsports Jnr. Project + 25.692
28 J. IWEMA NED Abbink Bos Racing + 29.208
29 E. DUBBINK NED RV Racing Team + 29.949
30 J. VAN DE BUNT NED Degraaf Grand Prix + 36.419

Not classified
T. NAKAGAMI JPN I.C. Team 2 Lap
L. ZANETTI ITA ISPA KTM Aran 2 Lap

Not started race re-start
R. LACALENDOLA ITA Matteoni Racing
S. GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team
S. REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia Junior
E. VAZQUEZ SPA Blusens Aprilia Junior
J. LITJENS NED Abbink Bos Racing
M. MARQUEZ SPA Repsol KTM 125cc

Pic of the Day: Alvaro's 5th Pole of the Year

Fifth pole position of the season for Mapfre Aspar rider Alvaro Bautista and third in a row.
Let's hope for third time lucky that he can snatch the win tomorrow.

Dutch GP - Assen - Quotes 250cc after Final Quali

1st Álvaro Bautista, 1.39.510 (21 laps)
“This is my fifth pole of the season and I’m delighted about it. The lap times didn’t come down today because the conditions were worse than yesterday but I feel comfortable with the bike, even in the wind. The track wasn’t as grippy as yesterday but I was happy on the bike. We have changed a few details with the configuration and we got more and more competitive each time. The initial objective for the race is the same as usual – to do my job properly and have fun. Once we see the situation in the race we’ll decide on a strategy. We have to stay cool on track and be ready for anything. It will be a tough race if the wind is as strong as it was today but I think we’re ready and even stronger than we were for the last race, which was in similar conditions.”

15th Héctor Faubel, 1.40.972 (16 laps)
“My neck’s a bit stiff after the crash but I don’t think it’s anything serious. I was feeling really comfortable but had a completely stupid fall just after I’d gone out. This morning went well but the crash in the afternoon complicated things for us. We’ve had a good pace all weekend and ran up front during practice but could have done with an extra five minutes at the end. Unlike Donington we have things clear here and we know how to do well, so I’m happy with that. If I get a good start and stick with the group in front of me I can have a good race. Tomorrow we have another chance to learn a lot in the race and I don’t plan to let it escape. I’m really hopeful.”

Dutch GP - Assen - Quotes 125cc after Final Quali

9th Sergio Gadea, 1.46.318 (14 laps)
“It’s annoying to see myself right up there in free practice and then not be able to do anything about it in qualifying. I don’t think the bike is 100% set up and even though I tried to compensate for it through effort I was close to running off track on more than one occasion. We’re still having problems with the rear end of my Aprilia which are really affecting my riding and I can’t relax. The idea is to make the most of the warm-up and get a better feeling ahead of the race. After two days the race is still a question mark as far as I’m concerned. Aside from the ninth place start, if we have a useful warm-up then we can expect a good race.”

13th Gábor Talmacsi, 1.46.532 (13 laps)
“This has been the toughest weekend of the season so far for us. On the first day we had a few doubts and went down the wrong path, whilst today in the rain I was fast but still didn’t have a good feeling for my Aprilia. The problems are mainly coming from the front tyre. In the afternoon I tried to give my best but I made a few mistakes and couldn’t get a rhythm together with that wind. We’re not competitive right now but working together with my technicians and with a good warm-up we can go for it in the race. We’ve struggled with the wind at Donington and here and we’re some way of the right set-up for this kind of condition.”

24th Pere Tutusaus, 1.47.354 (15 laps)
“Today was tricky because of the weather. In the morning we rode in the wet and got a good feeling but in the dry this afternoon we struggled to get a rhythm together. I got with a group of riders ahead of me and was almost as fast as them. I came in to change tyres and we stepped the pace up bit but then I got held up by Nico and Smith and it cost me a good lap. I think it wasn’t possible to lap as fast today as we did yesterday because of the conditions, which were damp all day, and tomorrow’s race will be tough for us starting from 24th. We have to believe in ourselves, get a good start and try to make up positions.”

Dutch GP - Assen - Results 125cc Final QP

With dry conditions but a lot of wind today in Assen, the 125cc final qualifying saw a lot of crashes and only few riders were able to improve their laptimes from yesterday.

Pos | Rider | Team | Time | Laps

1. Scott Redding Blusens Aprilia Junior 1:46.291 14
2. Mike Di Meglio Ajo Motorsport 1:46.400 + 0.109 12
3. Stevie Bonsey Degraaf Grand Prix 1:46.714 + 0.423 14
4. Nicolas Terol Jack & Jones WRB 1:46.745 + 0.454 14
5. Marc Marquez Repsol KTM 125cc 1:46.863 + 0.572 15
6. Sandro Cortese Emmi - Caffe Latte 1:46.940 + 0.649 15
7. Bradley Smith Polaris World 1:46.953 + 0.662 15
8. Randy Krummenacher Red Bull KTM 125 1:47.101 + 0.810 10
9. Esteve Rabat Repsol KTM 125cc 1:47.155 + 0.864 11
10. Simone Corsi Jack & Jones WRB 1:47.215 + 0.924 14
11. Sergio Gadea Bancaja Aspar Team 1:47.309 + 1.018 14
12. Raffaele De Rosa Onde 2000 KTM 1:47.325 + 1.034 11
13. Joan Olive Belson Derbi 1:47.365 + 1.074 14
14. Stefan Bradl Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 1:47.465 + 1.174 12
15. Andrea Iannone I.C. Team 1:47.526 + 1.235 13
16. Takaaki Nakagami I.C. Team 1:47.564 + 1.273 14
17. Joey Litjens Abbink Bos Racing 1:47.670 + 1.379 15
18. Pablo Nieto Onde 2000 KTM 1:47.716 + 1.425 14
19. Gabor Talmacsi Bancaja Aspar Team 1:47.785 + 1.494 13
20. Alexis Masbou Loncin Racing 1:47.795 + 1.504 13
21. Efren Vazquez Blusens Aprilia Junior 1:47.807 + 1.516 13
22. Stefano Bianco S3+ WTR San Marino Team 1:47.878 + 1.587 14
23. Pere Tutusaus Bancaja Aspar Team 1:47.918 + 1.627 15
24. Lorenzo Zanetti ISPA KTM Aran 1:47.951 + 1.660 11
25. Tomoyoshi Koyama ISPA KTM Aran 1:47.995 + 1.704 13
26. Roberto Lacalendola Matteoni Racing 1:48.037 + 1.746 15
27. Dominique Aegerter Ajo Motorsport 1:48.038 + 1.747 15
28. Jules Cluzel Loncin Racing 1:48.154 + 1.863 13
29. Michael Ranseder I.C. Team 1:48.250 + 1.959 14
30. Hugo Van Den Berg Degraaf Grand Prix 1:49.211 + 2.920 15
31. Robin Lasser Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 1:49.467 + 3.176 14
32. Michael Van Der Mark Dutch Racing Team 1:49.816 + 3.525 7
33. Robert Muresan Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 1:49.983 + 3.692 12
34. Louis Rossi FFM Honda GP 125 1:49.995 + 3.704 14
35. Ernst Dubbink RV Racing Team 1:50.126 + 3.835 15
36. Robert Gull Ajo Motorsports Jnr. 1:50.598 + 4.307 13
37. Jerry Van De Bunt Degraaf Grand Prix 1:52.277 + 5.986 14
38. Jasper Iwema Abbink Bos Racing 1:52.703 + 6.412 15

Do All You Can To Keep MotoGP On Eurosport

Someone has posted a comment on the Alvaro Bautista BatiFan blog, responding to the article about Dorna's move to kill of Eurosport's MotoGP coverage, and has kindly flagged up a petition...
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Please take a few minutes to write to them and then please spread these contacts as far as you can.

Although the BBC have not actually stolen the coverage from Eurosport, those of you in the UK (particularly those who have an interest in 125cc and 250cc) might also consider leaving a message for BBC Sport to make sure they understand that a lot of angry and frustrated MotoGP fans will be expecting a hell of a lot from them in terms of extensive and quality coverage...

Dutch GP - Assen - Pics of the Day, Thursday

Dutch GP - Assen - Quotes 250cc after QP1

1st Álvaro Bautista, 1.39.510 (22 laps)
“I’m really happy because even though it’s only the first day we’ve lapped really well. I’ve improved my lap time from last year and even improved on the lap record at this track so I’m very satisfied. We didn’t have the perfect set-up this morning and I crashed at the end of the session. But in qualifying we changed the geometry of my Aprilia and I felt much more comfortable, to the point that I was able to set that lap time. The adjustments to the engine also worked and we’ve gained in acceleration. Because of the way the track is here you need the engine to be working perfectly. At the end of qualifying there was a lot of traffic on track and I was only able to get one fast lap in. Hopefully we can improve tomorrow and set a better pace – I’m sure everybody else will so we can’t go to sleep.”

12th Héctor Faubel, 1.41.178 (20 laps)
“Everything went well on this first day apart from the final five minutes of qualifying. We put a different tyre on to normal and I improved my time but I didn’t feel as comfortable as usual. We’ve started out with the same set-up as Mugello and Montmeló, which I feel comfortable with and I’m very motivated because Donington was a tough weekend from the start. This is one of my favourite circuits, I did well here on the 125cc last year and I want to continue that level in this category. The feeling is good and the pace too so hopefully we can improve on it tomorrow.”

Dutch GP - Assen - Quotes 125cc after QP1

9th Sergio Gadea, 1.46.318 (13 laps)
“Things started out well this morning but in the afternoon we altered the setting with a new rear shock to try and stop the bike sliding in certain corners and I didn’t like it. I had a couple of moments and we went back to the original configuration, but there was no time to improve. There are a couple of points on the track that we are finding more difficult than we expected but in general terms the first feeling is good. We’re still working well, harmony within the team is perfect and the settings we used this morning are a good reference point for the second day. If it doesn’t rain we should be up there.”

13th Gábor Talmacsi, 1.46.532 (14 laps)
“We weren’t too fast this morning and we can do much better. It is no excuse but a lot of my laps in the afternoon session were spoiled by traffic. I don’t think there’s a specific reason why we’ve not been fast today though – it’s just those small details that lose time off your lap. Fundamentally the fast corners are the biggest problem because the bike isn’t turning as it should. We need to study the telemetry tonight to try and iron out those little issues that are costing us time on each lap. I don’t know exactly what the situation is right now so we have to look into it and try to prepare for tomorrow.”

24th Pere Tutusaus, 1.47.354 (15 laps)
“Assen is a pretty cool track – my first impressions are really good. In qualifying I improved my best lap by over a second from the morning. I think that taking into account the fact I didn’t follow anybody it is a good lap time but we have to hope that it doesn’t rain tomorrow, as it is forecast, so that we can continue to improve. We experimented with the rear wheel because I went for the smaller one (115), as I did at Donington, but it was moving around a lot so I came in and changed to the bigger one (120). The change worked well but the fact it is a completely new circuit doesn’t help much.”

Dutch GP - Assen - Results 250cc QP1 - Alvaro on Top

Mapfre Aspar rider Alvaro Bautista snatched the provisional pole position in the first qualifying at Assen with an incredible laptime of 1'39.510, almost half a second faster than the pole position record set by Jorge Lorenzo last year.
With rainshowers expected for tomorrow, it might be hard for the 250cc pilots to further improve their laptimes.

Pos. Rider Nation Team Lap time

1 A. BAUTISTA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team 1'39.510
2 H. BARBERA SPA Team Toth Aprilia + 0.231
3 M. SIMONCELLI ITA Metis Gilera + 0.468
4 A. ESPARGARO SPA Lotus Aprilia + 0.700
5 T. LUTHI SWI Emmi - Caffe Latte + 0.945
6 J. SIMON SPA Repsol KTM 250cc + 1.176
7 L. PESEK CZE Auto Kelly - CP + 1.232
8 A. DEBON SPA Lotus Aprilia + 1.234
9 Y. TAKAHASHI JPN JiR Team Scot 250 + 1.286
10 M. KALLIO FIN Red Bull KTM 250 + 1.339
11 F. LAI ITA Campetella Racing + 1.352
12 H. FAUBEL SPA Mapfre Aspar Team + 1.668
13 M. POGGIALI RSM Campetella Racing + 1.670
14 R. LOCATELLI ITA Metis Gilera + 1.775
15 H. AOYAMA JPN Red Bull KTM 250 + 1.896
16 R. WILAIROT THA Thai Honda PTT SAG + 2.033
17 M. PASINI ITA Polaris World + 2.123
18 K. ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing + 2.170
19 I. TOTH HUN Team Toth Aprilia + 3.598
20 E. LAVERTY IRL Blusens Aprilia + 3.735
21 A. BALDOLINI ITA Matteoni Racing + 3.754
22 D. PRADITA INA Yamaha Pertamina Indonesia + 5.957
23 F. WATZ SWE Jaap Kingma Racing + 6.326
24 R. GOMEZ SPA Blusens Aprilia + 6.464

Dutch GP - Assen - Results 125cc QP1

Pos. Rider Nation Team Lap time

1 S. CORSI ITA Jack & Jones WRB 1'45.533
2 B. SMITH GBR Polaris World + 0.340
3 J. OLIVE SPA Belson Derbi + 0.363
4 M. DI MEGLIO FRA Ajo Motorsport + 0.364
5 S. CORTESE GER Emmi - Caffe Latte + 0.402
6 S. REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia Junior + 0.495
7 R. DE ROSA ITA Onde 2000 KTM + 0.572
8 N. TEROL SPA Jack & Jones WRB + 0.606
9 S. GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team + 0.785
10 S. BRADL GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 0.796
11 R. KRUMMENACHER SWI Red Bull KTM 125 + 0.863
12 D. AEGERTER SWI Ajo Motorsport + 0.911
13 G. TALMACSI HUN Bancaja Aspar Team + 0.999
14 S. BIANCO ITA S3+ WTR San Marino Team + 1.021
15 E. RABAT SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 1.167
16 T. KOYAMA JPN ISPA KTM Aran + 1.227
17 M. MARQUEZ SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 1.365
18 L. ZANETTI ITA ISPA KTM Aran + 1.402
19 P. NIETO SPA Onde 2000 KTM + 1.423
20 M. RANSEDER AUT I.C. Team + 1.486
21 S. BONSEY USA Degraaf Grand Prix + 1.544
22 E. VAZQUEZ SPA Blusens Aprilia Junior + 1.573
23 A. IANNONE ITA I.C. Team + 1.710
24 P. TUTUSAUS SPA Bancaja Aspar Team + 1.821
25 H. VAN DEN BERG NED Degraaf Grand Prix + 1.925
26 T. NAKAGAMI JPN I.C. Team + 1.969
27 J. CLUZEL FRA Loncin Racing + 2.084
28 A. MASBOU FRA Loncin Racing + 2.317
29 J. LITJENS NED Abbink Bos Racing + 2.402
30 R. MURESAN ROU Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 2.494
31 R. LACALENDOLA ITA Matteoni Racing + 3.244
32 M. VAN DER MARK NED Dutch Racing Team + 3.640
33 R. LASSER GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 3.674
34 L. ROSSI FRA FFM Honda GP 125 + 4.742
35 E. DUBBINK NED RV Racing Team + 4.791
36 J. IWEMA NED Abbink Bos Racing + 5.041
37 J. VAN DE BUNT NED Degraaf Grand Prix + 6.027
38 R. GULL SWE Ajo Motorsports Jnr. Project + 6.887

Dutch GP - Assen - Event Schedule

Thursday June 26

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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Friday June 27

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 :: 13:15-13:40
MotoGP :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:55-14:55
250cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 15:10-15:55

*************************************

Saturday June 28

125cc :: Warm-Up :: 08:40-09:00
250cc :: Warm-Up :: 09:10-09:30
MotoGP :: Warm-Up :: 09:40-10:00
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)

British GP - *Happier* Photos!

Makes me sad to look at those pics of Bati, on the previous post, so hugely and rightly miffed at the spectacularly reckless Marco Simoncelli, that it made me think I should post up some photos of my Donington weekend.
A couple of paddock shots, Alvaro Bautista going round the Melbourne Hairpin, Sergio Gadea doing a practice start, and also me and Pere Tutusaus...
(*I also got to meet Alvaro - and the amazingly nice Jorge Martinez. Unforgettable.)

British GP: A picture says more...

But still a great race by Alvaro Bautista, he went for the victory and could do nothing about the final result.
So, congratulations Alvaro on your second consecutive podium. :)