FP1:
Pos. Num. Rider Bike Time Gap 1st Prev.
1 29 Andrea IANNONE Ducati 1'56.189
2 46 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 1'56.454 0.265 0.265
3 99 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha 1'56.673 0.484 0.219
4 8 Hector BARBERA Ducati 1'56.964 0.775 0.291
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 1'57.037 0.848 0.073
6 93 Marc MARQUEZ Honda 1'57.085 0.896 0.048
7 25 Maverick VIÃ'ALES Suzuki 1'57.176 0.987 0.091
8 45 Scott REDDING Ducati 1'57.504 1.315 0.328
9 26 Dani PEDROSA Honda 1'57.524 1.335 0.020
10 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Suzuki 1'57.538 1.349 0.014
11 38 Bradley SMITH Yamaha 1'57.599 1.410 0.061
12 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 1'57.621 1.432 0.022
13 44 Pol ESPARGARO Yamaha 1'58.086 1.897 0.465
14 9 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 1'58.321 2.132 0.235
15 6 Stefan BRADL Aprilia 1'58.481 2.292 0.160
16 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ Ducati 1'58.660 2.471 0.179
17 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Aprilia 1'58.685 2.496 0.025
18 53 Tito RABAT Honda 1'58.834 2.645 0.149
19 76 Loris BAZ Ducati 1'59.116 2.927 0.282
20 50 Eugene LAVERTY Ducati 1'59.352 3.163 0.236
FP2:
Pos. Num. Rider Bike Time Gap 1st Prev.
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ Honda 1'55.840
2 29 Andrea IANNONE Ducati 1'55.944 0.104 0.104
3 99 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha 1'55.977 0.137 0.033
4 8 Hector BARBERA Ducati 1'56.124 0.284 0.147
5 46 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 1'56.174 0.334 0.050
6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 1'56.235 0.395 0.061
7 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Suzuki 1'56.441 0.601 0.206
8 38 Bradley SMITH Yamaha 1'56.494 0.654 0.053
9 25 Maverick VIÃ'ALES Suzuki 1'56.615 0.775 0.121
10 26 Dani PEDROSA Honda 1'56.662 0.822 0.047
11 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 1'56.837 0.997 0.175
12 76 Loris BAZ Ducati 1'56.957 1.117 0.120
13 9 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 1'57.052 1.212 0.095
14 45 Scott REDDING Ducati 1'57.090 1.250 0.038
15 44 Pol ESPARGARO Yamaha 1'57.335 1.495 0.245
16 50 Eugene LAVERTY Ducati 1'57.336 1.496 0.001
17 6 Stefan BRADL Aprilia 1'57.471 1.631 0.135
18 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Aprilia 1'57.569 1.729 0.098
19 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ Ducati 1'57.724 1.884 0.155
20 53 Tito RABAT Honda 1'58.054 2.214 0.330
And video of MM's save... seriously, this kid is just ridiculous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaskAbQMVq0&app=desktop
It's looking pretty evenly matched, and that's promising for Sunday!
MM is indeed astonishing. [bow_down]
Ive become a fan of the cheeky little bugger.
Yogi is doing well.
http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2016/08/19/michelin-guide-czechgp/207828 (http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2016/08/19/michelin-guide-czechgp/207828)
Hello,
Again thanks to olympics, NO race for me . . . Keep updates coming
Qualifying 2:
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 54.596s [Lap 6/7] 310km/h (Top Speed)
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 54.849s +0.253s [5/7] 309km/h
3. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 55.227s +0.631s [7/7] 312km/h
4. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.324s +0.728s [6/7] 304km/h
5. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 55.437s +0.841s [3/7] 308km/h
6. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.509s +0.913s [3/7] 308km/h
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 55.748s +1.152s [5/6] 310km/h
8. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.787s +1.191s [3/6] 308km/h
9. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 55.841s +1.245s [7/7] 311km/h
10. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.930s +1.334s [6/7] 307km/h
11. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 56.115s +1.519s [7/7] 305km/h
12. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 56.522s +1.926s [7/7] 309km/h
Qualifying 1:
13. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.148s 307km/h
14. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.263s 306km/h
15. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.535s 309km/h
16. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 56.718s 306km/h
17. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.797s 304km/h
18. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.805s 305km/h
19. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.062s 305km/h
20. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 57.606s 307km/h
Interesting first two rows . . .
MM just plain stole pole position at the last minute.
I'm pretty sure Rossi's a bit ticked off!
Oh, yeah.
It's race day morning and it's raining in Brno, Moto3 warmup in progress.
More than 50% chance of rain until 2pm, where it drops to 37%.
I'm sure JLo is properly chuffed at that. [laugh]
WUP just started, and it's raining hard.
Redding lit everybody up.
Crusty!
Awesome race!
"As far as I'm concerned, they're all wimps" Cal [clap]
How to win friends.. [thumbsdown]
He did have a good perspective on his race win after the birth of his first child [thumbsup].
'Unfortunately we did not also put the hard on the front because this morning I had not a very good feeling with the soft, so I was not brave enough like Cal' - Valentino Rossi.
Honda OnBoard for a lap.
https://youtu.be/YHm80b6tvuc
Ducati
https://youtu.be/KlKIot-hD3M
Yamaha
https://youtu.be/_6g6sMh_3b0
Suzuki
https://youtu.be/2kXGJPddgF0
It's not easy being a Ducati fan. It'll even be harder next year with J-Lo on the bike. He acted like such a baby.
Felt bad for Dovi, that tire delaminated too early. Iannone rode his anyway, who needs the center of the tire?
General comments on race
http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/motogp/sunday-brno-czech-gp-motogp-summary-2016/ (http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/motogp/sunday-brno-czech-gp-motogp-summary-2016/)
Ianonne's front was crazy at the end... impressive that he rode through that and finished.
Glad Cal got the win, funny guy but hard to root for when he crashes that much.
MM is just looking too smart this year to beat though... every race is impressive from a riding and racing perspective. I'm still rooting for Rossi in my heart but barring a couple of successive DNF's... I cant see how MM would lose it this year.
(https://scontent.fpac1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14064029_10210336677639292_3788235437855620124_n.jpg?oh=6c84baf20b4be9d7f69262580f3c87d4&oe=5814D606)
Well, what do they expect, they put those deep grooves everywhere, of course those pieces will fall out.
Looking at those pics makes me realize how well Rossi preserved that soft front.
Or was it easier to use less of the front because of the hard rear?
Quote from: thought on August 23, 2016, 07:33:50 AM
Looking at those pics makes me realize how well Rossi preserved that soft front.
Or was it easier to use less of the front because of the hard rear?
Part of the issue on the factory Ducatis are the massive winglets - they're intended to generate a lot of downforce on the front to minimize wheelies on acceleration, but the price is a lot of additional pressure on the front tire all the time. It's little surprise that both Iannone & Dovi munched a soft front rain tire that wasn't really suited to the weird drying conditions that actually occurred in the race. Dovi did also mention that his efforts to preserve the soft rear tire did add some punishment to the front, so you may be on to something in Rossi's case.
The other issue seems to be the luck of the draw with a tire Michelin hasn't completely figured out yet - Rossi's held together, Lorenzo's didn't, and it seems to have been a bit hit or miss throughout the ranks of the riders who chose the soft front.
David Emmet has his usual great rundown on the whole thing, especially how the soft front tire was as big a gamble on the weather as the hard that Cal chose - but it turned out to be a losing bet.
https://motomatters.com/analysis/2016/08/22/2016_brno_motogp_sunday_round_up_a.html (https://motomatters.com/analysis/2016/08/22/2016_brno_motogp_sunday_round_up_a.html)
Emmet expanded the info with interviews with the riders/managers:
https://motomatters.com/interview/2016/08/23/safe_or_unsafe_motogp_riders_michelin_on.html