QUARTARARO 10th IN THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX. IN THE POINTS ALSO PONS WHO PLACED 15th Both MB Conveyors-Speed Up Racing team’s riders finished the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix finishes in the points in tenth and fifteenth place. When the lights went off Quartararo, who started from the sixth position on the grid, lost six …
MORE POINTS FOR NAKAGAMI AT PHILLIP ISLAND
LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami secured another points finish at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Japanese rookie battled hard to see the chequered flag after a punishing race at the iconic Phillip Island circuit and eventually claimed two more World Championship points after coming home in 14th position. Nakagami – who started …
HRC TEST RIDER STEFAN BRADL TO RIDE FOR LCR HONDA AT MALAYSIAN GP
Following LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow’s injury at Phillip Island, the LCR Honda Team has confirmed that HRC Test rider Stefan Bradl will replace the Briton at the Sepang Grand Prix. Crutchlow – who headed to Australia in great form after his second place at Motegi – suffered a fracture to his right ankle …
SOLID 6th FOR BAZ IN THE PENULTIMATE SBK RACE AT LOSAIL
Doha (Qatar), Friday 26 October 2018 On track at the Losail International Circuit, the stage for the final Superbike world championship round this weekend, the Gulf Althea BMW Racing team and rider Loris Baz have concluded the first of the two races in solid sixth place. Superpole2: having concluded yesterday’s practices in sixth position, Baz …
MEDICAL UPDATE ON LCR HONDA CASTROL RIDER CAL CRUTCHLOW
The LCR Honda CASTROL Team can provide an update on the condition of Cal Crutchlow who suffered an ankle injury at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday. The Briton rider crashed out at the first corner of the Phillip Island circuit, sustaining damage that ruled him out of the remainder of the MotoGP event. …
SUPERB SECOND FOR CRUTCHLOW AT MOTEGI
LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow produced the goods at HRC’s home race on Sunday as he claimed second place at the Twin Ring Motegi. Having been consistently fast throughout the weekend, the Briton got the result his efforts deserved as he followed home HRC colleague Marc Marquez who secured a fifth MotoGP World Championship …
POINTS FINISH FOR NAKAGAMI AT MOTEGI
LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaaki Nakagami endured a challenging day at his home Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi. Having progressed to Q2 and secured 12th place on the grid for Sunday’s race, the Japanese talent had set his sights on a first top-10 finish of his rookie season, but saw those hopes disappear after …
Moto 2 – TEAM SPEED UP – GP OF JAPAN
QUARTARARO IMPRESSES WITH THE SECOND VICTORY, BUT THE RACE DIRECTION DISQUALIFY HIM The superb victory at Twin Ring Motegi by the MB Conveyors-Speed Up number twenty, Fabio Quartararo, was cancelled one hour from the victory celebration. The cause that forced the race direction to disqualify is the rear tyre pressure, lower than the minimum. As …
TAKA AIMING TO CELEBRATE NEW CONTRACT AT MOTEGI
Takaaki Nakagami heads to Motegi for his home Grand Prix having agreed an extension to his contract with the Honda HRC. It was confirmed this week that the Japanese talent had signed a new one-year deal with the Japanese Manufacturer riding with Lucio Cecchinello’s outfit in the 2019 MotoGP World Championship, having made his debut in …