The two exceeded track limits at Turn 9 and were each handed a one-place penalty, seeing Fenati finish ahead of both and making it P7 for Masia, P8 for Vietti. Marc Marquez 6 3. [21] The long back straight leads into turn 10 (La Caixa), a third-gear, left-hand corner, then turns 11 and 12, a left kink before a long, slow, third-gear right. Teammate Pol Espargaro crashed out, as did Red Bull KTM Tech 3s Miguel Oliveira. Being on the attack right from the start had to be the plan for today, said winner Quartararo. 2020, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts. Catalunya 04 Rimini 05 United Kingdom 06 Czech 07 France 08 Aragon 09 Portugal 10 Argentina 11; . With 14 to go, there was just 0.8 covering the leading three, but Morbidelli was then nearly down at Turn 1 a lap later. The Scot set a best time of 9m36s on a day no one else bettered 9m51s and his Tyrrell-run Matra took the flag more than four minutes clear of second-placed Graham Hill's Lotus. His fastest time, a 1'34.838, came in the final minutes and was enough to see him place a very strong fifth. Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.4759. 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. How MotoGPs underachiever is working to reverse its fortunes in 2023, How MotoGPs underachiever is working to reverse its fortunes in 2023 Triple winner in 2022 Enea Bastianini will also be staking a claim for one of those places after he finished FP3 down in twelfth. The inside and outside are equally difficult for overtaking; drivers who can hold the line around the outside of turn one, can get the inside line for turn two. Second. 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 . 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. 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. Ranking the top 10 riders of MotoGP 2022. Ogura made a storming start from P24 on Lap 1 too,up to P14 in what felt like the blink of an eye. The total or partial reproduction of text, photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form. It didnt take long for the six-wheeler at the front to become an eight-wheeler, and once on the sceneLowes caught and then passed Navarro in one fellswoop to take third. Marc Marquezs stand-in Stefan Bradl could only manage 21st for the factory Honda squad, ahead of Ducati wildcard Michele Pirro, RNF Racings Darryn Binder and Tech3s Raul Fernandez. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) - 1:38.771 2. After off-season discussions, the FIM announced that the track layout would be slightly modified in that the chicane would be moved up a few metres. It went on to host the European Motorcycle Grand Prix and in 1995 became home to the Gran Premio de Catalunya. A late lap from Bagnaia saw him stick his Ducati Lenovo machine into fourth, only a quarter of a second behind the pacesetter, with Australia's Miller a further half a tenth behind in fifth. Before 2021 season, the circuit's F1 deal was extended for one more year. The schedule for the 2023 Catalan GP at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, race information, times and results for MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE The grid has a few new names this season, and every team will now have two bikes as Dynavolt Intact GP . 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. Pastor Maldonado took his first and only Grand Prix victory and podium here in 2012, and in 2016 Max Verstappen won his first Grand Prix. [12], Barcelona has the 3-star FIA Environmental Accreditation and the ISO 14001 certification. but it was unfortunately deleted, meaning that he actually finished sixteenth thanks to his initial lap time. The Australian chose the place over Ducatis offer of a return to a satellite squad for next season. 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. The Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya was a good one for Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP). 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. The Catalan gave the game away that he wont be staying with Honda, explaining he had no new parts to try this weekend, despite Marc Marquezs absence. Quartararos lead was 1.8, but Mir was flying. A lap later Lowes was aggressive again as he lunged past Bezzecchi, but he couldnt get the bike stopped and allowed the Italian back through. 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. ??? In a 2021 report, it was ranked the second most sustainable racetrack in the world, together with Circuit Paul Ricard and behind Mugello Circuit. Arn Canet. 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. Heading into Turn 4, McPhee was up the inside of Arenas as the pair sat P2 and P3, but the British rider then tucked the front as he was in slightly too hot going down and collecting Arenas. Race Record . was tun, wenn teenager sich nicht an regeln halten. The front trio were locked together, but Marini seemed a threat to breakaway and Lowes was next looking for a way through on Diggia. I asked for the best things, for the new things and the last evolution of the bike. . Of course, I did feel a drop. Originally, the Formula 1 circuit changes were not instituted for MotoGP; however, after a fatal crash in the 2016 MotoGP round involving a Moto2 rider, Luis Salom, the Formula 1 layout was implemented to slow down riders for safety purposes. Motorcycle record: 1:46.1 - Ducati GP22: More tracks from Spain. It was not an easy decision, said the 23-year-old. Jorge LORENZO, Spain (YAMAHA), 1:41.712 2. That would also have been quick enough to win the 2013 event, beating the 43m 06.479s by Lorenzo over the same 25 lap distance. On 3 June 2016, during Moto2 Free Practice for the 2016 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, Luis Salom crashed in turn 12, resulting in the session being red-flagged. By Paul Keith 3 min read Published on . By Lap 8, Quartararo was hounding teammate and race leader Morbidelli, with Rossiand Miller waiting in the wings. Photo courtesy Dorna. As his rivals closed in Aleix Espargaro pulled the pin, dropping the lap record to remain ahead of the pack after the MotoGP Catalunya FP3 session 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. 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. Bezzecchi will duly start the race from 13th, just ahead of Enea Bastianini whose qualifying problems persisted as he was unable to replicate the timesheet-topping pace for Gresini, but he did keep ahead of factory KTM duo Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira. Photo courtesy Dorna. We've got the three new cars and new track, plus all the updates covered. Mir taking yet another rostrum, however, moves him up to second overall just eight points back and the man on consistent form, Jaws music and all. A Circuit de Catalunya egy versenyplya, mely Montmelban fekszik, Barcelontl nem messze szakra, Katalniban.A Formula-1 spanyol nagydj mellett ezen a plyn megfordul a gyorsasgi motoros vilgbajnoksg, valamint az eurpai Le Mans Series is. This is an event that riders and fans enjoy, the atmosphere is always good, and we are relishing the chance to break our own records from last year, especially as we are now armed with more information as to what to expect from the asphalt., 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. 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 In 2008, Heikki Kovalainen left the track at 240km/h (150mph) after a wheel rim failure at turn 9. Q1 saw Maverick Viales (Aprilia Racing) prevail, with the fight going right to the wire and Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) snatching second, and the final spot in Q2, from rookie sensation and Mugello front row starter Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team). Marini would take the holeshot from pole position, with Di Giannantonio diving past his teammate Jorge Navarro (HDR Heidrun Speed Up) to take second into the opening corner. This has led to criticism that drivers and mechanics are too familiar with Catalunya, reducing the amount of on-track action. Il programma 2023 del Gran Premio della Catalogna a Barcellona, informazioni sulla gara, tempi e risultati di MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 e MotoE Im always improving on the bike and the really good thing is that I can think while riding and that is something really difficult when riding at that speed. CN. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Aprilia Racing's Aleix Espargaro has reset his own All Time Lap Record to claim pole position for the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya. But Im not the guy who chooses if Im going to have it or not. Rins, meanwhile, gained an impressive ten places to take third and his first podium since his stunning win at Silverstone last year, making it a real milestone day for Suzuki with both Hamamatsu machines on the podium for the first time in 13 years. [16] The wind direction at the circuit can change drastically during the day, a significant factor given the importance[17][18] of aerodynamics to modern Formula One cars. [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. A plyt 1991-ben nyitottk meg, s mg ebben a hnapban . Churning through the deficit to tag back onto the Sky Racing Team VR46 machine in the lead, the Brit looking threatening as he hovered in Marinis shadow. We have at least twelve weekends as a factory Ducati rider and my main focus is trying to take the maximum out of that. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); The F1 layout was implemented for MotoGP originally in 2016 following the fatal accident of Luis Salom in Europcar corner on 3 June 2016. [79][80][81][82], Given these poor results, some senior officials of the Generalitat de Catalunya have considered eliminating Formula One from this Circuit. Third. At the 2006 event, Fernando Alonso became the first Spanish Formula One driver to win at his home country's track.[3]. And they know clearly its the power.The new people are already in Yamaha, and (working) on (the) engine, because we know that I feel super good on the bike. With 15 to go, Aleix Espargaro struck and the number 41 pitched it perfectly at turn one to move through, with Zarco, in turn, making a gain on Martin, too. Honda 15 (out of 18)2. 1Luca MariniSky Racing Team VR46 Kalex38:11.103, 2Sam LowesEG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex+0.981, 3Fabio Di GiannantonioHDR Heidrun Speed Up Speed Up+4.399, Luca Marini:It was a very good weekend because starting from Friday the feeling was great with the bike, it wasnt easy and I didnt expect it because compared to Misano its a totally different track but we made the right changes on the bike for here. After an epic duel with Johann Zarco, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Miguel Oliveira won a classic Catalan MotoGP with Jack Miller scoring another podium. Backing up a supreme team performance in FP2 where the Aprilia riders held a 1-2, Espargaro leading the way, that time held its own for much of the early part of the session. 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. Oliveiras teammate Iker Lecuona was P14, behind Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) and an unexpectedly tough race for Alex Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) as the rookie took P13. The gap to the number 36 was a second on Lap 3 and up to two a couple of laps later though, with the top five all equally split on the road. The alterations were done to improve safety for the drivers. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.48910. Els models meteorolgics coincideixen a predir que no s'espera a curt termini un episodi continuat de precipitacions que ajudin a solucionar, almenys parcialment, la sequera que est afectant Catalunya i que est deixant tamb altres imatges que quedaran en el record amb el pas dels anys com el de les freqentades visites a un sequssim pant de Sau. Ogura was at the back of that group too, progress somewhat stalled. 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. And at the end, Yamaha makes a lot of effort, bring a lot of new people and they know where they need to improve. Dani Pedrosa 9 (out of 18)2. }); Quartararo comes out on top as Catalonia rocks the Championship, The Frenchman holds off Mir to win, with Rins giving Suzuki a milestone in third as Dovizioso and Viales lose big ground in the standings. By five to go it was a Leopard 1-2 at the front ahead of Arbolino, Garcia and Rodrigo, and with two to go, Foggia was looking very strong at the front. The good news continued for HDR Heidrun Speed Up in fourth. I love it, and Im enjoying it so much. The Japanese rider now leads the way by three points heading to Le Mans, with28 points separatingOgura from fifth place Vietti heading to the second of three triple-headers. Come back for more spectacular MotoGP in two weeks! However, during the 2017 race, the new chicane was deemed dangerous by riders because of a surface change, and the car chicane was used during that event. VR46s Luca Marini claimed ninth place in front of Hondas Pol Espargaro, with Ducatis Jack Miller and LCRs Takaaki Nakagami completing the fourth row. 2021 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix. Turn 3 (Renault)[21] is a long, flat-out (in most cars) right-hander that has a g-force of about four,[21] and it leads to a short straight before turn 4, the Repsol[21] curve. I braked super late in the first braking zone, and I thought that I was going to go super wide, but I managed to defend my position well. Your hottest paddock babe for December 2013 revealed! Another right-hander, turn four is similar to Monza's Curva Parabolica drivers brake and take an early apex (in third gear), carrying great speed out of the exit. ", "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. Arbolino led the opening couple of laps but it was slipstream city down the front straightand Arenas, Binder andMcPhee were all up there fighting for the lead or close to it. Construction also coincided with the Olympic Games scheduled to take place in Barcelona[3] the next year, where the circuit acted as the start and finish line for the road team time trial cycling event. Top Gun narrowly misses out on a Q2 place! Onto the penultimate lap, Mir struck for second,and that wasnt the last of Morbidellis worries asRins homed in as well. Halfway round the last lap the Mayorcan was just 1.4 off, and the tenths kept evaporating from Quartararos advantage. 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. The circuit is not known to produce copious amounts of overtaking, despite the long straights. 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. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) put in one of the rides of the day to complete the top ten despite starting last after sitting out qualifying following a big crash in practice. Copyright 2023 CycleNews. . The Yamaha rider is now 18 adrift of Quartararo heading to the French GP though, and hell want to hit back quickly at a venue hes reigned before. 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! At the end I was three seconds slower but its not because I was in control! MotoGP Stories: The Resurrection of Ducati - OUT NOW! The Aprilia rider then snatched the provisional pole back with that 1:38.742, while Quartararo consolidated the third spot with a 1:38.959. 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. An incident into turn one first saw Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) and Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) suffer contact from Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) after a crash for the Japanese rider, all ultimately unable to continue in the race, and then another contender was out as Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP) crashed out alone mid-race. 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. It was a heartbreaker, as Espargaro celebrated what would have been a fifth podium in a row but a lap too early. to have news value, may be placed on roadracingworld.com as a service to our readers. Lecuona meanwhile had a less than fortunate start, crashing at turn 16 . I was pushing so hard in the opening laps, but I felt like I had more to give during this race. As in Formula 1, Turn 1 is arguably the most popular place for overtaking. 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. In 1996, Schumacher took his first win as a Ferrari driver, after a dominant performance during a torrential rainstorm. 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On for his second podium of the season and 200th premier class rostrumon his 350th premier class start, Rossi slid out of contention as he tipped into the left-hander. Casey Stoner 1, MotoGP Lap Records by Manufacturer:1. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) finished Q2 with a 1:39.027 to claim fourth, and he was just 0.072 seconds up on Mugellos sensational rookie polesitter: Fabio Di Giannantonio. I had a bit of a margin left. Quartararo had Rossi firmly in his sights, however, and the 21-year-old homed in on the Doctor, making a pass stick at Turn 1 to make it a Petronas 1-2. MotoGP Free Practice 3 Top 10:1. It is initially quite steep uphill but the exit is then downhill, so it is quite easy to run wide onto the astroturf. [84], The circuit is located in an elevated area with respect to its environment, and without protective measures to minimize the noise pollution produced by cars, motorbikes and other vehicles. 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 Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) took P14, ahead of Raul Fernandez (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing). [83] Recently, some more irregularities have been detected, even by the Generalitat de Catalunya. [7] The 2022 race was, until now, the last Formula One race to use the chicane, with the original configuration restored ahead of the 2023 race.[8]. Nakagami was just a tenth behind the two as the Japanese rider keeps up his run of finishing in the top 10 in every race this season the only rider to do so with Petrucci eighth for his second best result of 2020. Further changes were made to the circuit in December 2017 as grandstands were removed to add additional runoff that allowed the FIM to eliminate that chicane (although the Turn 10 hairpin was kept). The changeable wind conditions have also caused accidents at the circuit, with Fernando Alonso's testing accident in 2015 partly blamed on the severity of the wind. It can also get quite warm, so the rubber has to work on higher track temperatures as well. In what was a three-way fight for pole in MotoGP . Next in the Ducati dominance of the top ten was Zarcos Pramac team-mate Jorge Martin after he made the most of his final flying laps. 2023 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship Round Two - Mandalika, Indonesia World Superbike FP1. pole lap of 1m 47.597s - a new record after the . When a post is labeled with the words press release, it means that Roadracingworld.com is not responsible for its content and that Roadracingworld.com makes no guarantee that it is accurate.
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