https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1014429/1/keith-huewen-phillip-island-be-defining-moment-motogp-title-battle
Hopefully the race holds up to the expectations I am building in my head! I am REALLY looking forward to this weekend!!! [Dolph]
I just wish I was there...... [drink]
Mark
Big ride to The Island.
https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/motogp-gardner-miller-lead-parade-of-motorcyclists-to-phillip-island/
It's a great weekend. Some ride from all over the country and take a week or two. Everywhere you go you see bikes heading south east (I'm on the very outer eastern edge of Melbourne in wine country).
FP2
1 = Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP22) 1'29.475s 17/18 341k
2 ^8 Marco Bezzecchi ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* +0.038s 20/21 347k
3 ^8 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.052s 21/22 344k
4 ^8 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.139s 18/20 341k
5 ^9 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +0.270s 16/19 347k
6 ^1 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.300s 18/20 345k
7 Ë...2 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +0.357s 19/20 346k
8 = Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP22) +0.363s 17/18 348k
9 Ë...3 Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21) +0.374s 19/20 348k
10 ^3 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP22) +0.406s 19/21 345k
11 ^7 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.448s 19/20 330k
12 ^3 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.469s 16/18 346k
13 Ë...11 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Lenovo (GP22) +0.546s 16/16 346k
14 Ë...11 Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.613s 20/20 347k
15 ^6 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.624s 18/20 341k
16 Ë...12 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.663s 21/22 345k
17 Ë...8 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21)* +0.683s 16/17 342k
18 Ë...1 Cal Crutchlow GBR WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) +0.731s 21/21 341k
19 = Franco Morbidelli ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +1.144s 18/20 340k
20 ^2 Luca Marini ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) +1.250s 17/17 341k
21 ^2 Raul Fernandez SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +1.366s 18/20 341k
22 Ë...2 Remy Gardner AUS KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +1.465s 19/20 334k
23 Ë...7 Darryn Binder RSA WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* +1.603s 19/20 337k
24 = Tetsuta Nagashima JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +2.102s 16/19 340k
Riders had a close call with the wild life.
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwilv9qE6N_6AhVBwjgGHR3kB4IQFnoECAwQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.motorcyclesports.net%2Farticles%2Fvideo-aleix-espargaro-met-a-kangaroo-at-over-200-km-h&usg=AOvVaw1cvof15-LN50OtuhswaY9m
Wallaby (smaller relative of the kangaroo).
:o :o
Good eatin' though ;D . Poor man's venison. ;)
FP3
1 ^5 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1'28.462s 20/20 348k
2 ^18 Luca Marini ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) +0.130s 19/20 346k
3 ^7 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP22) +0.154s 15/20 352k
4 ^3 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +0.177s 21/21 348k
5 Ë...3 Marco Bezzecchi ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* +0.228s 20/21 350k
6 ^7 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Lenovo (GP22) +0.259s 21/22 350k
7 ^7 Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.303s 22/22 347k
8 = Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP22) +0.306s 18/19 352k
9 Ë...4 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +0.315s 19/20 348k
10 Ë...6 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.396s 23/23 348k
11 Ë...10 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP22) +0.441s 19/20 351k
12 = Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.458s 19/20 350k
13 ^5 Cal Crutchlow GBR WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) +0.483s 20/20 344k
14 Ë...5 Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21) +0.561s 19/20 354k
15 Ë...12 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.633s 17/18 345k
16 Ë...5 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.671s 19/19 340k
17 Ë...1 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.682s 20/20 348k
18 Ë...1 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21)* +1.064s 20/20 346k
19 ^2 Raul Fernandez SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +1.065s 17/17 341k
20 Ë...5 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +1.127s 22/22 346k
21 Ë...2 Franco Morbidelli ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +1.192s 17/22 345k
22 = Remy Gardner AUS KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +1.229s 20/21 341k
23 ^1 Tetsuta Nagashima JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.611s 18/19 345k
24 Ë...1 Darryn Binder RSA WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* +1.874s 18/20 341k
That was a great session. Record breaking lap by Jorge.
Q2
1 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP22) 1'27.767s 6/8 355k
2 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.013s 6/7 346k
3 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP22) +0.186s 7/8 352k
4 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +0.190s 6/8 347k
5 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.206s 7/8 347k
6 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP22) +0.240s 6/8 351k
7 Luca Marini ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) +0.262s 7/8 351k
8 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Lenovo (GP22) +0.349s 7/8 353k
9 Marco Bezzecchi ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* +0.418s 2/8 352k
10 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.774s 6/7 348k
11 Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.966s 6/8 348k
12 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +0.998s 2/7 348k
Q1
13 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1'28.392s 6/6 344k
14 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1'28.492s 6/6 347k
15 Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21) 1'28.647s 3/7 352k
16 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) 1'28.652s 6/7 344k
17 Cal Crutchlow GBR WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) 1'28.677s 5/6 345k
18 Darryn Binder RSA WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* 1'28.76s 6/7 346k
19 Remy Gardner AUS KTM Tech3 (RC16)* 1'28.82s 6/7 344k
20 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21)* 1'28.83s 6/7 348k
21 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16) 1'28.859s 6/7 341k
22 Raul Fernandez SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16)* 1'28.966s 6/8 343k
23 Franco Morbidelli ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1'29.146s 6/7 346k
24 Tetsuta Nagashima JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) 1'29.624s 2/9 345k
What a race! [clap]
Wouldn't want to have a heart condition watching that!
https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1014705/1/rins-wins-lastlap-duel-marquez-quartararo-s-title-hopes-take-big-hit
https://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2022/10/16/free-the-breathtaking-all-action-last-lap-from-australia/440988
Last lap
Quote from: koko64 on October 15, 2022, 10:26:30 PM
What a race! [clap]
Wouldn't want to have a heart condition watching that!
You shoulda seen Moto3... :o
Marquez looks fully fit.