The Pramac Racing team is ready for Estoril. Randy de Puniet will be lining up on Sunday for the Portugal GP, and his teammate Loris Capirossi could be there as well. Capirossi has been dealing with an inflamed shoulder injury, but says that he is confident that he’ll be on the bike this weekend. Capirossi, [...]
Koki Takahashi, the younger brother of Moto 2 rider Yuki Takahashi, was killed last weekend in a traffic accident. Koki, 23, was a full-time racer in the Japan Grand Prix, and has made multiple appearances as a wildcard on the world stage. Koki was on his way home from a charity event, where he was [...]
The MotoGP will return from its month long break this weekend as the series heads to Estoril for the third round of the 2011 MotoGP season. Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner have a win each, but there are numerous riders who could cross the checkered flags first in Estoril. The race in Portugal has been [...]
After an optimistic doctors checkup, Alvaro Bautista is hopeful that he’ll be ready to race at Estoril. Bautista broke his left femur in Qatar, and has already missed the first two rounds of the 2011 MotoGP season. Bautista was told that his injury was progressing nicely during a checkup at the Hospital USP San José [...]
The Red Bull Rookies Cup finished up its testing session in Estoril today, and it was Australian Arthur Sissis who claimed the top spot on the time sheets. Sissis set his fastest time on Saturday, which remained the benchmark throughout a wet testing session in Spain. Sissis wasn’t able to improve upon the time he [...]
Adverse weather conditions dominated this week’s three-day Moto2 test at the Estoril track in Portugal to prevent Mike di Meglio and Bradley Smith completing any significant development work for the Tech 3 Racing Team. Looking to put in valuable development laps on the revised Mistral 610 machine after a positive opening test in Valencia, heavy [...]
Jorge Lorenzo took the win this morning for the MotoGP in Portugal. It is his third consecutive win at the Estoril track, each of which he won from the pole position.Lorenzo beat out his Fiat Yamaha teammate, Valentino Rossi, to claim his 8th win of the 2010 MotoGP season. Rossi and Lorenzo battled during the [...]
For the past two years, Jorge Lorenzo has won the race at Estoril from the pole position. The Fiat Yamaha rider seems more than capable of repeating that feat this weekend, as he set the best lap time around the track during the second free practice session. The first free practice session in Portugal was [...]
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