Category Archives: Racing – Onroad

Tom Lüthi fights to third place

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Udo

 
Big surprise at Catalunya Grand Prix in Barcelona: Tom Lüthi secured third place in the Moto2 class and celebrated after months of struggle with a long arm injury the first podium of the season.
After he had fallen in qualifying with suspected gearbox problems on the tenth starting position, the technicians gave green light for the [...]

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Podium finish for Marquez at Home GP

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Udo

 
The sixth round of the MotoGP World Championship saw action through to the end, as Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez finished second and third, respectively. Jorge Lorenzo won the Catalan GP, which was Dani Pedrosa’s 200th Grand Prix appearance. Pedrosa now leads the standings with 123 points, ahead of Lorenzo on 116 and Marquez on [...]

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Brilliant second place for Alex Rins

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Udo

 
Alex Rins uses strong pace to take another home podium. Alex Marquez places just off the podium after challenging for most of the way.
In a reflection of what was seen in qualifying yesterday, the Moto3 Catalan Grand Prix was a tight race right through to the last lap, in which the superiority of Luis Salom [...]

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Crash festival for Marquez in Mugello

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Udo

 
It was a bittersweet day for the Repsol Honda team at the Italian Grand Prix. Dani Pedrosa finished in a positive second place, with a valuable result on a day in which he could not fight for the victory. He remains the leader of the premier class thanks to his podium finish. Less fortunate was [...]

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Rins and Marquez fight for victory right through to final lap

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Udo

 
Alex Rins places second and Alex Marquez fifth after close last lap. Both cross the line less than 1 second behind winner Luis Salom.
The Repsol Moto3 duo had an excellent race at the Italian Grand Prix –a fast race with countless overtakes and a fight for the win that included six riders. Alex Rins and [...]

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Another double victory for Hermunen

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Udo

 
 
 
 
The sun came up to greet the S1 riders for their first race at the Circuit of Vairano. The crowd participating at SMGP of Europe enjoyed a fantastic racing in both classes and saw Mauno Hermunen adding one more victory in records.
SHR TM Mauno Hermunen confirms his leadership also in this second SM Grand Prix; [...]

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Another podium finish for Marc Marquez in France

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Udo

 
Dani Pedrosa won French Grand Prix to break past 3000 career points in the World Championship, adding 25 to his tally with his latest victory. The Repsol Honda rider had an extraordinary race at the historic Le Mans circuit, tackling a tricky track that had been made slippery by rainfall minutes before the start. He [...]

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Rins makes podium return

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Udo

 
Alex Rins finishes second, with Alex Marquez fifth on his first visit to Le Mans. Low temperatures and rain increased the difficulty of the French GP.
After a downpour yesterday, expectations were for a wet race this Sunday. In the morning warmup at Le Mans, the Moto3 riders had the chance to go out on wet [...]

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Eugene Laverty wins Heat 2 in Monza

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Udo

 
Aprilia Racing was the star player at Monza in the fourth World SBK round and finished the Italian weekend with its two standard bearers, Guintoli and Eugene Laverty, respectively in first and second place for the championship standings. Aprilia strengthens its hold on the Manufacturer World Championship lead (172 points) in front of BMW (144), [...]

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Marquez maintains championship lead in Jerez

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Udo

 
111,259 spectators filled the Circuito de Jerez for a Spanish motorcycling party on Sunday: The Grand Prix of Spain. They witnessed a thrilling race in which Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez took a Repsol one-two. Pedrosa was the victor, ahead of his young teammate in a reversal of results from a fortnight ago at Austin. [...]

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