Thats it for a dramatic, pivotal and, at times, chaotic Catalan GP. Asked if he received an explanation for Hondas decision, Espargaro said, My concern is riding the bike. So thats it from Barcelona, withyet more drama unfolding as we now have seven winners in nine races this year. 2022: Enea Bastianini: Ducati GP21: 2021: Francesco Bagnaia: Ducati GP21: 2020: Franco Morbidelli: Yamaha YZR-M1: Barcelona Catalunya MotoGP (post 2020) - 88 lap times , 4.7 km / 2.9 miles. It has a complete mix of corners, a long straight and it is quite severe on the right side of the tyre, which means we need a tyre for here that does everything. Italian Valentino Rossi won the Grand Prix of Catalunya on Monday after a thrilling duel with Spaniard Marc Marquez that ended with a handshake between MotoGP's bitter rivals. Your hottest paddock babe for December 2013 revealed! How MotoGPs underachiever is working to reverse its fortunes in 2023, How MotoGP riders are preparing for the physical stress of sprint races, How MotoGP riders are preparing for the physical stress of sprint races Quartararos lead was 2.8 with four to go and at the end of Lap 21, the gap was down to just 2.5 Mir seven tenths quicker than the race leader, and the lead Suzuki man now right on Morbidelli. FIM MotoGP World Championship race results and updated point standings from Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya. Battered and bruised Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) gritted his teeth for a great top 10 ride, the Brit less than a second away from Viales. Was that all she wrote? Quartararo was three seconds clear of the Aprilia, the Pramac duo were locked together, Mir was still holding off Marini and Viales was up in seventh. Copyright 2023 CycleNews. While 0.403 seconds separated first from seventh in qualifying, Viales was 0.252 seconds further back in eighth spot, with Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) also making it onto row three. Luca Marini made moves late on to climb up to seventh after a quiet start to the session for Mooney VR46, building intohis run to place yet another Ducati inside the top ten. However in November 2021, the circuit's F1 deal was extended to 2026. That meant, unless Arbolino could channel his inner 2009 Valentino Rossi, the race was pretty much done. The FIM made a further change to the chicane for 2017 by moving up the chicane to prevent riders from cutting the pit lane entrance, but that was abandoned because the motorcycle chicane had a surface change that created more safety issues with the transition. We are just going through the motions for another weekend. A 1,047m (1,145yd) long pit straight leads them into turn 1 which is the main overtaking point at Catalunya, as it is a braking zone at the end of a long DRS straight. The other nine are divided between Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner. Next time around was when the drama hit for the World Championship. Aleix Espargaro secures a superb pole positon for his home town Catalunya MotoGP as he smashes the lap record for a second time on the Aprilia. [9][10], For the 2020 Formula One season Liberty Media expected the calendar would consist of twenty-one Grands Prix and that any new races would come at the expense of existing events, in particular the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort replacing the Spanish Grand Prix on Circuit de Barcelona,[11] but later negotiated an agreement with the teams to allow up to twenty-two Grands Prix, salvaging the Spanish Grand Prix. Note: all the records here refer to MotoGP/500cc class races and championships. Third. Turn 13 and 14, a very fast, sixth-gear double right-hander which takes cars across the start/finish line. Alex Marquez missed qualifying after suffering a heavy fall at the final corner in the closing minutes of final practice, resulting in the LCR rider taking a trip to the medical centre for a check-up. By Justin Melillo. We learned many things but today its good to be back on the podium!, Marini fends off Lowes to extend his Championship lead, The Italian comes out on top in a two-man Moto2 tug-of-war at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Di Giannantonio completing the podium. Viales difficult day at the office after the ground lost at Turn 1 saw the number 12 only able to push back through to ninth, although that is some points at least. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was the top Austrian machine in P11 for some more solid points towards Rookie of the Year. Quartararo was just 0.7ahead ofthe number 46 up front too, although that then went up to 0.9s on the 15th lap of 24, withthe tension palpable in Barcelona. It was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmel on 16 June 2019. These changeable conditions can make for unexpected performances from some teams during the race. The Frenchman put to bed any flashbacks of late heartbreak in 2021 to pull clear and throw down the gauntlet at the front, taking his second MotoGP win at the venue and extending his lead in a dramatic day for a number of key rivals. Last year it was a brand-new surface and from the race weekend and the Monday test we got a huge amount of data which has assisted in selecting the best compounds for this season. But after a Turn 10 mistake from Miller, Mir was up to third and smelt blood as that now foreboding late-race pace for the Suzuki man was coming to the fore again. Now its on to Le Mans and another reset. pic.twitter.com/IO0JsDbtpl. Traduzioni in contesto per "Rossi, anche Jorge Lorenzo" in italiano-inglese da Reverso Context: Cos come il suo compagno di squadra Valentino Rossi, anche Jorge Lorenzo ha il suo bel da fare circa il rinnovo con il suo attuale team Movistar Yamaha MotoGP: i contratti di entrambi i piloti scadono infatti alla fine del 2014. Miller managed to hold off teammate Bagnaia on the last lap to claim a top five, making it strong rides for both Pramac Racing riders in Barcelona after Ducati looked to be on the back footon Friday. The Aprilia rider produced a new lap record of Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona earlier in the day in third free practice, and duly repeated the feat with a 1m38.742s with h In a three-hour procedure, a team headed by Dr. Joaquin Sanchez Sotelo carried out a humeral osteotomy. On the long run down into Turn 1 for Lap 5, the top 19 were split by just 2.3 seconds. It was a really long race. It marks Espargaros second pole of the season, and fourth of his MotoGP career, to keep him as hot favourite for Catalan GP victory having produced stunning race pace in practice. Number of Laps Schedule News Circuit. Maverick Vinales was the first rider to just miss out. For the opening World Superbike practice session the track temperature was 43-degrees and the . Over the line for the final lap, it was Foggia who ledand, crucially, the Italian also led into Turn 1. The soft and medium fronts brought to the Catalan GP by the French factory will be symmetric, with the front hard and all of the rear tyres having an asymmetric finish, featuring a harder right-hand-side, to cope with the eight turns which go in that direction, compared to just the six that go left. Deniz nc (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Jose Julian Garcia (SIC58 Squadra Corse) crashed together at Turn 4, riders ok, with Carlos Tatay (Reale Avintia Moto3) and Andrea Migno (SKY Racing Team VR46) forced to retire. In a 2021 report, it was ranked the second most sustainable racetrack in the world, together with Circuit Paul Ricard and behind Mugello Circuit. That left Quartararo with a three-second lead over his teammate, which seemed like some solid breathing pace. The 25-year-old had to wait for the last lap of the final race to [] All against Red Bull at the start of the 2023 Formula World Championship - Sportish Dutch Max Verstappen will be aiming for a third straight victory in the F1 World Championship, which starts at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. I had a bit of a margin left. Im so happy to finally win my first race. Official: Dani Pedrosa to make KTM MotoGP wildcard appearance at Austria, Petrucci 'amazing input' for KTM, 'everything Pedrosa brings works', FIRST LOOK: 'Red vibes!' The Suzukis were swarming and Mir was immediately off into the distance from the number 21 Petronas Yamaha, with Rins then up the inside of Morbidelli at Turn 10 as well, makingit two Suzukis in the top three for the first time since Misano 2007. Before 2021 season, the circuit's F1 deal was extended for one more year. A bizarre end to the MotoGP of Catalunya saw Aleix Espargar pause to celebrate one lap early, letting Jorge Martn, Johann Zarco and Joan Mir through. The Spaniard posted a quite sensational1:38.771 to better Fabio Quartararo's (Monster Energy Yamaha) 2021 lap by just over a tenth of a second and lead the premier field into qualifying later on Saturday. FP1 Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was fastest in FP1, putting in a 1:40.101 in the final few minutes of the opening session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and backing that up with a 1:40 . Lecuona meanwhile had a less than fortunate start, crashing at turn 16 . Jorge Martin was bumped to the back of the second row as a result for Pramac Ducati, but he remained in front of Suzukis Alex Rins, while Q1 graduate Maverick Vinales claimed his best qualifying result since the Argentina round with eighth place on his Aprilia. Martin then complicated life more for the Aprilia rider as he sliced past into second, and Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) was next on the chase. The alterations were done to improve safety for the drivers. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) was lightning off the line and grabbed the holeshot, withJack Miller (Pramac Racing) propelling himself from fourth to second asValentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Quartararo dropped a couple of places. Posted on March 4, 2023. The Aprilia rider had broken the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya lap record during third practice on Saturday morning, only to go even faster during qualifying with a 1m38.742s to take pole . Rookie Fabio Di Giannantonio was the best of the Gresnini duo to claim the final top ten spot. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP) + 0.642, The Serie A side paid tribute to the 2020 MotoGP World Champion in their match against Sampdoria at the weekend, Take a look at where the prizes are going following another fantastic season of MotoGP Fantasy. . Im so happy to have this victory in the bag! 1Darryn BinderCIP Green Power KTM38:32.507, 2Tony ArbolinoRivacold Snipers Team Honda+0.103, 3Dennis FoggiaLeopard Racing Honda+0.157, Darryn Binder:Im super happy, this weekend Ive felt strong all weekend and Imanaged to qualify semi decent for a change so Ididnt have as much work to do in the race. Pol Espargaro was one of two fallers in the session (along with Brad Binder) as he pushed hard to respond when Takaaki Nakagami moved into seventh. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) - 1:38.771 2. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) + 0.131 3. especially after he qualified on pole with a new track record at 1:38.742. Yet true to . Reigning champion and championship leader Fabio Quartararo was swamped by the bikes from the Bologna factory so his lap was only good enough to hold sixth as the top Yamaha. Fabio Quartararo:Honestly it was a difficult race, I made a great start then I was fourth, Jack made a mistake and I knew that was the perfect time to overtake! Aleix Espargaro crossed the line fifth for some still valuable points despite the pain of losing the podium, with Marini putting in an impressive race once again for sixth. Augusto Fernandez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) crashed out of contention for a solid finish, as did Xavi Vierge (EG 0,0 Marc VDS). o Stoner (Qatar) and Pedrosa (Catalunya) hold the oldest race lap records on the present calendar, stretching back to 2008. o Stoner's 2008 Qatar race lap record was set on the way to victory in MotoGP's first ever night event, with an overall race time of 42m 36.587s. A crucial late charge from the World Champion Quartararo saw the Frenchman hold onto a top ten spot by ending up sixth on the timesheets. Honda. The Rivacold Snipers Honda rider left it until the closing seconds to post the fastest lap of 1m 47.762s. MotoGP Free Practice 3 Top 10:1. The Aprilia riders 1:38.742 saw him prevail by just 0.031 seconds over Ducati Lenovo Teams Francesco Bagnaia, with World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) also set to start from the front row on Sunday afternoon after ending Q2 less than two tenths further back. Suddenly, it was an open goal for many and none more so thanOgura, who was immediatelytold via his pit board that both of his closest Championship rivals were out. All rights reserved. 2023 Dorna Sports SL. Photo courtesy Dorna. He realized not long after and slotted back in, dueling past Marini again as he watched the Prima Pramac duo disappear into the distance. Photo courtesy Dorna. In 2008, Heikki Kovalainen left the track at 240km/h (150mph) after a wheel rim failure at turn 9. Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (175.4km/h)Catalunya: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2008 (166.2km/h)Assen: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2012 . Mir took yet another podium though, and his Team Suzuki Ecstar teammate Alex Rins sliced through from P13 to third to make it two Suzukis on the podium for the first time since 2007. Being on the attack right from the start had to be the plan for today, said winner Quartararo. Darryn Binder (CIP Green Power) is a Grand Prix winner! It didnt take long for the top five to startpulling clear of the chasing pack, with Pol Espargaro getting the better of Rins for P6 and Mir then last man half in touch with the front in the early stages. Upon hearing this, FIM decided to change the current layout of the track to the same layout as the one used in Formula One. The Australian chose the place over Ducatis offer of a return to a satellite squad for next season. o Honda holds 15 of the existing race lap records. Why Red Bull is unconcerned by Ferrari's surprise Bahrain GP tyre tactics, Russell: Alonso bigger F1 Bahrain GP 'dark horse than Ferrari', Russell: Alonso bigger F1 Bahrain GP 'dark horse than Ferrari' The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has decided to remove the final sector chicane for the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix. ?#CatalanGP ???? The Aprilia rider produced a new lap record of Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona earlier in the day in third free practice, and duly repeated the feat with a 1m38.742s with his . In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Catalunya-born Viales, the cousin of MotoGP racer Maverick Viales, joins the Polish squad's #77 Formula EWC entry after making two EWC appearances with Moto Ain in 2022. Rookie Fabio Di Giannantonio continues his fine form by securing a place in Q2 later, whilst erstwhile Championship leader, Enea Bastianini, finds himself outside of the top ten and forced to go through Q1 later. Davide Pizzoli (BOE Skull Rider Facile Energy) also crashed rider ok. VR46s Luca Marini claimed ninth place in front of Hondas Pol Espargaro, with Ducatis Jack Miller and LCRs Takaaki Nakagami completing the fourth row. The Aprilia rider produced a new lap record of Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona earlier in the day in third free practice, and duly repeated the feat with a 1m38.742s with his penultimate lap in . At the front, meanwhile, the leading trio were already showing that they had the pace to break away with a gap starting to form from Navarro back to Marco Bezzecchi (SkyRacing Team VR46)in fourth. The last two-three years, they worked in some areas, to another and now they know where when they need to improve. I love it, and Im enjoying it so much. He took most of his wins at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and TT Circuit Assen (10), and his last victory was at the latter when he won in June 2017. . [12], Barcelona has the 3-star FIA Environmental Accreditation and the ISO 14001 certification. And we took a little bit more time to evaluate all the project. ?Wheelspin City! . Aleix Espargaro immediately responded as his rivals closed in on him to remain on top after the Catalunya FP3 session. Petrux clippedPol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). Tito Rabat (Esponsorama Racing) completed the points. Country. How MotoGP riders are preparing for the physical stress of sprint races, The Ducati rider who is much more than just the brother of a MotoGP legend, The Ducati rider who is much more than just the brother of a MotoGP legend catalunya lap record motogp Cycle News Staff | June 5, 2022. Turn 9, Campsa Corner, is a very fast, sixth-gear right-hander which is made incredibly difficult by being completely blind (drivers cannot see the apex on approach). Both Prima Pramac Racing machines were the Aprilia man's closest challengers with Johann Zarco in second and Jorge Martin in third. Gabriel Rodrigo's final lap saw him top the timesheets with a new record to secure pole position for the Moto3 Catalunya Grand Prix. It is then difficult to find a good setup since cars can have massive aerodynamic drag and understeer on one part of the circuit in the morning, but suffer oversteer at the same part of the circuit in the afternoon. Just behind them, a fast-starting Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was already up to fifth and, once past, trying to shake off Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team). After being transferred to the local Hospital General de Catalunya, Salom died of the injuries sustained in the crash. Picking up the pace as first Fabio Quartararo drew near, then Johann Zarco, the home rider made sure his special helmet got plenty of coverage with an equally special lap - his 1m 38.771s response was a new lap record. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.3036. KTM. It was a heartbreaker, as Espargaro celebrated what would have been a fifth podium in a row but a lap too early. Is MotoGP's comeback king ready to reclaim his throne? With 15 minutes of the session remaining, Espargaro grabbed the attention of everyone up and down pitlane by setting his historic lap and, as time ticked away, nobody was able to better it. The Circuit de Catalunya opened on the doorstep of Barcelona in September 1991 and welcomed its first international event that same month, hosting the Spanish F1 Grand Prix. Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona - Free Practice (3) Results, Monster renews as factory Yamaha MotoGP title sponsor, Catch us if you can: Aprilia difficult to beat in Catalunya, Aleix Espargaro heads dominant 1-2 for Aprilia during FP2 in Catalunya, MotoGP: Marc Marquez recovering after 'satisfactory fourth surgery on arm, This is Marc Marquezs FINAL ROLL OF THE DICE! Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.48910. By the end of the opening lap, he was nearly a second clear of the rest, keeping that margin ahead of Aleix Espargaro. On Lap 16, that tension broke with more drama at Turn 2. Turns 7 and 8 make up a medium-speed, uphill, left-right chicane. ", "PRESSUPOSTOS DE LA GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA PER A L'ANY 2017", "Las subvenciones pblicas de 2018 que no pudieron salvar Circuits de Catalua", "El circuito de Montmel pierde otros diez millones", "Una auditora halla medio milln en retribuciones irregulares en el Circuito de Montmel", "La Generalitat halla mltiples irregularidades en la gestin del circuito de Catalua", Circuit de Catalunya at Official Formula 1 website, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Google Maps (Current Formula 1 Tracks), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Circuit_de_Barcelona-Catalunya&oldid=1142122546, February: Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 16:53. Samwas so fast, I was worried when he overtook me because I was struggling a bit with the rear tyre, but when he overtook me I tried to push a litlte bit more, fortunately Ihad something more at the end and I could overtake him again. By seven to go, Lowes decided the time was now asan inch-perfect attack into the opening corner saw him take the lead. The pair will be joined there by Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), who dropped out of the top ten following an earlier crash at Turn 4. New LAP RECORD for @AleixEspargaro! MotoGP: Morbidelli Under Race Lap Record In FP2 At Catalunya (Updated) Marc Marquez underwent successful surgery on Thursday in the May Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Since 2016, the racetrack hosts the 24h BiCircuit Festival, an ultra-distance cycling event featuring 24-hour, 12-hour and 6-hour races for soloists and relay teams up to 8 riders. Quartararo, meanwhile, secured third but two tenths off the top. Thatleft Arbolino leading Binder as a lead group of six formed, with Rodrigo, Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0), Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) and Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) ahead of the second group by a second. So thats also what made me take the decision that many people will go in the engine side, engineers, so they will be on that part of the bike., Jack Miller is poised to switch Ducatis factory team for the Red Bull KTM squad in 2023 after agreeing on a deal with the Austrian manufacturer. After finishing FP3 in second place, Francesco Bagnaia took a stunning pole position in his second outing in Q2, signing a new all-time lap record with the fastest lap in 1:52.772. After changes to the track in the off-season including removing grandstands in Turn 12, creating additional runoff and a complete repaving of the circuit, the F1 layout from 2004 to 2006, including the new La Caixa hairpin instead of the long sweeper, was used, eliminating the chicane.

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