Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya lap record: What is the fastest F1 time ever clocked at the Spanish Grand Prix? Halfway round the last lap the Mayorcan was just 1.4 off, and the tenths kept evaporating from Quartararos advantage. An emotional victory ultimately just a second ahead of Mir sees him take back the Championship lead, and get back on the top step for the first time since Jerez. Ultimately, Binder was fast through the final sector and kept it pinned to perfection,crossing the line ahead for his first Grand Prix win. At the front, meanwhile, the leading trio were already showing that they had the pace to break away with a gap starting to form from Navarro back to Marco Bezzecchi (SkyRacing Team VR46)in fourth. Thats it for a dramatic, pivotal and, at times, chaotic Catalan GP. Catalunya MotoGP Report. Dani Pedrosa 9 (out of 18)2. He realized not long after and slotted back in, dueling past Marini again as he watched the Prima Pramac duo disappear into the distance. Motorcycle record: 1:46.1 - Ducati GP22: More tracks from Spain. CN, Quartararo and Yamaha together for two more years, Confirmation arrived on Thursday that after months of negotiating, Fabio Quartararo will continue with Yamaha for two more years, 2023 and 2024. The circuit is not known to produce copious amounts of overtaking, despite the long straights. Marquez was diagnosed with no injuries on Saturday after a full check-up, including cervical and neurological checks and an x-ray on his left arm, and after being passed fit to race in another medical review before Warm-Up, the number 73 put in a stunner to move up to complete the top ten. 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. With seven to go, Mir was just half a second off Morbidelli. o Honda holds 15 of the existing race lap records. 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. It was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmel on 16 June 2019. A clean, slick move as Foggia lost two places in one corner, Arbolino also slicing through. 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. The Italian was out of shape into the braking zone and ran wide, then nearly tuckingthe front, just saving it. From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. As Miller looked to snatch third, the French rider was handed a time penalty that ensured Miller would take third place and seal his third visit to the MotoGP podium in 2021 and remains well . How the MotoGP paddock has offered refuge to Suzuki's former team, How one MotoGP team went from title fights to losing it all in four years, How one MotoGP team went from title fights to losing it all in four years Having been treated by Muhammad Ali's doctor and still wearing his plastic support, Stewart stormed from sixth into an 8.3-second lead on the first 14.2-mile lap. to have news value, may be placed on roadracingworld.com as a service to our readers. So thats also what made me take the decision that many people will go in the engine side, engineers, so they will be on that part of the bike., Jack Miller is poised to switch Ducatis factory team for the Red Bull KTM squad in 2023 after agreeing on a deal with the Austrian manufacturer. Come back for more spectacular MotoGP in two weeks! Quartararo, meanwhile, secured third but two tenths off the top. That compares to Toprak's race lap record of 1m32.162 and Superpole record of 1m31.371, both set here last year. 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 qualifying. 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. 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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. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP) + 0.642, 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. Rookie Fabio Di Giannantonio continues his fine form by securing a place in Q2 later, whilst erstwhile Championship leader, Enea Bastianini, finds himself outside of the top ten and forced to go through Q1 later. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) + 0.234 The F1 layout was implemented for MotoGP originally in 2016 following the fatal accident of Luis Salom in Europcar corner on 3 June 2016. Race Record . The Spaniard posted a quite sensational1:38.771 to better Fabio Quartararo's (Monster Energy Yamaha) 2021 lap by just over a tenth of a second and lead the premier field into qualifying later on Saturday. 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. Jerez - 267 lap times , 4.4 km / 2.8 miles. Marc Marquez 6 3. It went on to host the European Motorcycle Grand Prix and in 1995 became home to the Gran Premio de Catalunya. The South African came out on top in another classic Moto3 melee in Barcelona, escaping the clutches of Tony Arbolino (Rivacold Snipers Team) and Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) on the last lap to take his first victory. Rossi was through on his protg with the number 21 slotting back into third, and Miller now also seeming to struggle in the fightto keep Mir at bay. Tito Rabat (Esponsorama Racing) completed the points. Country. As in Formula 1, Turn 1 is arguably the most popular place for overtaking. Due to the irregularities detected in the last audit, the City Council of Barcelona decided to cancel the economic grant that the circuit received until now, which has aggravated its economic survival. 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. Second. . 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. The chicane was introduced for F1 events in 2007 but has proven to be unpopular with fans. It was tight at the end of the first runs, with Quartararo top on a 1:39.055, Bagnaia second at just a hundredth of a second off the pace, and Aleix Espargaro only two thousandths slower again in third. 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. Joan Mirs woes continued for Suzuki and hell start tomorrows race from 17th place, in front of Franco Morbidelli, Andrea Dovizioso and Remy Gardner. F1 Bahrain Grand Prix Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more, F1 Bahrain GP - Start time, how to watch & more, F1 Bahrain GP - Start time, how to watch & more The good news continued for HDR Heidrun Speed Up in fourth. 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. Third. I was pushing so hard in the opening laps, but I felt like I had more to give during this race. 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. Lowesfour-year wait for an intermediate class win continues, but another podium finish made for some solid points to gain ground on Bezzecchi in the title fight. We have at least twelve weekends as a factory Ducati rider and my main focus is trying to take the maximum out of that. KTM. Despite the favourable climate at this time of the year in Catalonia, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya can still suffer with some inclement weather. At the end I was three seconds slower but its not because I was in control! Davide Pizzoli (BOE Skull Rider Facile Energy) also crashed rider ok. Yet true to . 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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. The total or partial reproduction of text, photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form. Quartararo seemed safe in P1,his lead up to 3.3, but Rins then pounced on Miller at Turn 10; the two Suzukis on a charge. Onto the penultimate lap, Mir struck for second,and that wasnt the last of Morbidellis worries asRins homed in as well. That meant, unless Arbolino could channel his inner 2009 Valentino Rossi, the race was pretty much done. It can also get quite warm, so the rubber has to work on higher track temperatures as well. MotoGP Race Lap Record: Jorge Lorenzo, 1:40.021, 2018 MotoGP All Time Lap Record: Jorge Lorenzo, 1:38.680, 2018 2019 FIM MotoGP World Championship Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya, Spain June 14 His fastest time, a 1'34.838, came in the final minutes and was enough to see him place a very strong fifth. 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. Then its Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) in 16th, ahead of 2020 Champion Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) and Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP). Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) was sixth-quickest courtesy of the 1:39.142 he set on his first run, likewise Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) in seventh on a 1:39.145. Quartararos lead was 1.8, but Mir was flying. Lowes was too though. These changeable conditions can make for unexpected performances from some teams during the race. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.2365. 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. Note: all the records here refer to MotoGP/500cc class races and championships. Aprilia Racing's Aleix Espargaro asserted himself even further as the favourite for Sunday's Monster Energy Catalan Grand Prix by setting the fastest-ever MotoGP lap around the Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya in FP3. Maverick Vinales was the first rider to just miss out. In 1996, Schumacher took his first win as a Ferrari driver, after a dominant performance during a torrential rainstorm. Petrux clippedPol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). . Maverick . He'll be joined there by Aprilia's Maverick Viales, who despite showcasing fine pace on Friday, drifted backwards to eleventh, denying himself a direct passage to Q2. Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images. 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. But today Igot to the front and was still able to be strong at the end. : ; who is still alive from gomer pyle; fabio quartararo et sa copine 18+, UK residents only, T&Cs Apply, Gamble Responsibly. [5][6] However, it has been criticised for failing to achieve the latter aim and for causing congestion during qualifying sessions. Honda 15 (out of 18)2. This was it as the Ducati rider continued to find the pace to challenge, but it wasnt quite enough as he crossed the line and was forced to settle for second. Deniz nc (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Jose Julian Garcia (SIC58 Squadra Corse) crashed together at Turn 4, riders ok, with Carlos Tatay (Reale Avintia Moto3) and Andrea Migno (SKY Racing Team VR46) forced to retire. Russell: Alonso bigger F1 Bahrain GP 'dark horse than Ferrari', The other Suzuki signing that could transform Honda's MotoGP form, The other Suzuki signing that could transform Honda's MotoGP form Thatthird win of the year for Marini could prove to be his most pivotal yet, as his World Championship lead stretches out to twenty points. and, reacting, Zarco tucked the front. There are at least five points on the track (turns 1, 2, 4, 10, 14) where riders are known to overtake. The Frenchman went a little too soon and was caught by the flurry of late flying laps, but is still comfortably directly through to Q2. MotoGP Free Practice 3 Top 10: 1. Luca Marini made moves late on to climb up to seventh after a quiet start to the session for Mooney VR46, building intohis run to place yet another Ducati inside the top ten. This has led to criticism that drivers and mechanics are too familiar with Catalunya, reducing the amount of on-track action. Drivers brake and shift down to gear three, and must not run too wide as turn eight has a large kerb on its apex which could potentially damage cars' suspensions. Our pace was great, and I knew I had to manage my rear tire, but I also knew that, if I got into first place, the race was going to be great. Not all press releases are posted and Roadracingworld.com may reject press releases if the content is too heavy on commercial promotion with little or no news value or if the press release contains obvious errors. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker. A press release is not an article written by Roadracingworld.com staffers. After being transferred to the local Hospital General de Catalunya, Salom died of the injuries sustained in the crash. Photo courtesy Dorna. The Australian chose the place over Ducatis offer of a return to a satellite squad for next season. On Lap 16, that tension broke with more drama at Turn 2. Battered and bruised Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) gritted his teeth for a great top 10 ride, the Brit less than a second away from Viales. MotoGP Race Lap Records by Circuit - 2013 Calendar:Losail: Casey Stoner Ducati 2008 (168.1km/h average speed)Circuit of the Americas: Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (159.7km/h)Jerez: Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 2013 (159.9km/h)Le Mans: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2011 (160.9km/h)Mugello: Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (175.4km/h)Catalunya: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2008 (166.2km/h)Assen: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2012 (172.9km/h)Sachsenring: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2011 (161.4km/h)Laguna Seca: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2012 (159.9km/h)Indianapolis: Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (153.2km/h)Brno: Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (167.4km/h)Silverstone: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2013 (174.1km/h)Misano: Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 2011 (162.0km/h)Aragon: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2013 (168.3km/h)Sepang: Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (164.5km/h)Phillip Island: Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (181.7km/h)Motegi: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2012 (163.6km/h)Valencia: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2013 (157.3km/h), MotoGP Lap Records by Rider:1. 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. Can Marini do it again, or will the Beast Bastianini strike back? For the opening World Superbike practice session the track temperature was 43-degrees and the . Q2 is the pole position shootout which decides the order of the front four rows, with the rest of the grid organised on Q1 times, for the 24-lap Catalunya GP on Sunday. On the long run down into Turn 1 for Lap 5, the top 19 were split by just 2.3 seconds. googletag.defineSlot('/14173571/970x250_New', [970,250], 'div-gpt-ad-1567032993772-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); How an outsider demolished a rank of F1 juniors, IndyCar St. Petersburg: Grosjean grabs pole in crash-filled qualifying, IndyCar St. Petersburg: Grosjean grabs pole in crash-filled qualifying Barcelona Catalunya MotoGP (post 2020) - 88 lap times , 4.7 km / 2.9 miles. Yamaha 23. 2020, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts. Fellow French rider Johann Zarco just missed out on the front row for Pramac Ducati in fourth place, as Mugello polesitter Fabio Di Giannantonio impressed again in qualifying with fifth place for Gresini. Marco Bezzecchi was edged out in Q1 by Nakagami, with the LCR rider displacing the VR46 rider by just 0.017s on his final lap, as Vinales topped the session for Aprilia. More, from a press release issued by Dorna: window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; Im so happy to finally win my first race. Round the final corner though, the Frenchman stood firm. Miller managed to hold off teammate Bagnaia on the last lap to claim a top five, making it strong rides for both Pramac Racing riders in Barcelona after Ducati looked to be on the back footon Friday. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Triple winner in 2022 Enea Bastianini will also be staking a claim for one of those places after he finished FP3 down in twelfth. As El Diablo continued to count down the laps, the race for second was far from over. It was a really long race. [4] The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya should not be confused with the Montjuc circuit, which hosted the Spanish Grand Prix four times between 1969 and 1975 and, unlike the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, is actually located within the city of Barcelona. ??? The last two-three years, they worked in some areas, to another and now they know where when they need to improve. Row five is completed by Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), who took a detour through the turn 10 gravel trap on his final lap. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. MotoGP world championship leader Quartararo, who set the provisional pole time after the first runs as just 0.012s split the top three, had to settle for third place on the factory Yamaha. Aleix Espargaro lived up to his billing in qualifying for the Catalunya MotoGP as he took a popular hometown pole position at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Round 9 of the 2022 MotoGP season. Piero Taramasso, Michelin Motorsport Two-Wheel Manager: This is one of the tracks that gives an overall test for the tyres and the bikes and because of this it has firmly established itself as one of the important test venues on the calendar, as well as one of the best races. Upon hearing this, FIM decided to change the current layout of the track to the same layout as the one used in Formula One. The track is demanding of a car's aerodynamic qualities. pic.twitter.com/eOXgvWD3LF. By this time, Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) had slid out, and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP) too. Finally, there was a heart-breaking blunder for Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing). Italian Valentino Rossi won the Grand Prix of Catalunya on Monday after a thrilling duel with Spaniard Marc Marquez that ended with a handshake between MotoGP's bitter rivals. 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. He will be reviewed before Warm-Up. 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. 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. One week on from a front row start in Mugello, Mooney VR46 Racing's Luca Marini again was impressing by closing out the Free Practice sessions in seventh. It proved in my favour because in Misano I got to the front but Iended up making a mistake in both races. Mir took yet another podium though, and his Team Suzuki Ecstar teammate Alex Rins sliced through from P13 to third to make it two Suzukis on the podium for the first time since 2007. A bizarre end to the MotoGP of Catalunya saw Aleix Espargar pause to celebrate one lap early, letting Jorge Martn, Johann Zarco and Joan Mir through. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was built as part of the Barcelona Olympics development programme. 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. A carbon copy of the move that saw him lose the lead then saw the Italian regain it at Turn 1 as he sliced back through, hammer down immediately as the last few kilometers ticked on. The Britgot the job done moments later though, putting in the fastest lap of the race as he started to close in on the three men ahead. And we took a little bit more time to evaluate all the project. The circuit has been the scene of two debut wins in Formula One. Lecuona meanwhile had a less than fortunate start, crashing at turn 16 . Click here for all the latest MotoGP news. 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. especially after he qualified on pole with a new track record at 1:38.742. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) missed the session after a nasty-looking crash in FP4 which saw the Spaniard taken to the medical center for an x-ray on his left wrist. Continuing the queue of Bologna bullets behind Espargaro's RS-GP is the factory duo of Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller. Mir will be keen to make sure we dont, still hunting for that first win, as Viales and Dovizioso now face an uphill battle to get back up there. His penultimate lap took the Frenchman to within 0.131s of the best time. The Ducati rider who is much more than just the brother of a MotoGP legend, Ranking the top 10 riders of MotoGP 2022 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. [76][77][78][79], At least since 2009, the circuit is economically deficient, and in the period 20092018, 50.5m of losses were generated. 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. Fabio Quartararo on the podium. Casey Stoner 1, MotoGP Lap Records by Manufacturer:1. With 15 minutes of the session remaining, Espargaro grabbed the attention of everyone up and down pitlane by setting his historic lap and, as time ticked away, nobody was able to better it. Already a new lap record holder and fastest in three of the four Catalunya MotoGP practice sessions, Espargaro started Q2 as the odds-on favourite for pole. 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. Rossi's Yamaha team . Top Gun narrowly misses out on a Q2 place! Arbolino thought about a final corner movebut was forced to settle for second and athird podium of the season, withFoggia losingout on a potential second winbut the Italian happy to return to the podium for the first time since the Czech GP. The corners themselves make up a medium-speed chicane drivers brake rather late for turn one (Elf)[21] and shift down to gear two, and turn two is almost full throttle as they try to gain as much exit speed as possible. It has a complete mix of corners, a long straight and it is quite severe on the right side of the tyre, which means we need a tyre for here that does everything. Fabio Quartararo made it five pole positions in a row when he clinched the fastest Q2 time for the 2021 Catalunya MotoGP at Montmelo. 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. Twelve months on, the new circuit records set by Jorge Lorenzo aboard his 2018 Ducati look set to tumble with Michelin having brought soft, medium and hard compounds in order to tackle that challenge. Pol Espargaro was one of two fallers in the session (along with Brad Binder) as he pushed hard to respond when Takaaki Nakagami moved into seventh.