MotoGP World Championship in Jerez/Spain: qualifying

Casey Stoner has secured the pole position in the MotoGP class at the Spain Grand Prix. Rossi, Aoyama, Abraham, de Puniet, spies, Edwards and Stoner fell.
(Autosport.com) the Australian Casey Stoner pole position has secured for the second time this season. As already in the season opener he is riding one Prix Spain in Jerez de la Frontera from grid position for tomorrow's Grand. Next to him, Repsol will Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa and world champion Jorge Lorenzo on the Yamaha drive off.
In this qualifying the MotoGP you didn't know where you should first look in Jerez. Everywhere, there were incidents and crashes.
Valentino Rossi scans are slowly but surely close to the limit of the Ducati - and crashed eight in turn. The front and rear wheel fell off the Italians and the Ducati overtook their driver. Rossi himself remained unhurt and had to return by scooter on the box. The main problem seemed to be here again the front, which already Casey Stoner had complained in the previous year. Rossi was only the 12th place on the grid at the end.
Also for Hiroshi Aoyama, the training began with a crash. The front wheel of his Gresini Honda worked a the Japanese, which was completely destroyed. Still during the ride, Aoyama was slung his machine against the knees. 2009 250Cc World Champion could not independently stand up and had to be taken away with the stretcher. Little later but he returned to the box booted and sat down again to his team - and could laugh again and to win in the camera, thumb up and back on the slopes.
And Aoyama immediately earned himself the title of fighter of the day. The Japanese swung himself finally after his departure back in the saddle, said to his RC212V: with me not, fellow - and pushed with provisional fifth place 1: 40,168 minutes ahead. At the end, he secured himself then launch ten.
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But not enough. Also the Czech Karel Abraham tried himself off with his Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati. First, he could save the Desmosedici GP11 after a wild Bull, a few metres later was the last year's Moto2 Valencia winner in the gravel. He also remained unhurt, and was returned to the pits by scooter. Later, there was a grid position 16.
And thus still not enough. Randy de Puniet crashed out in the last eight minutes even. The PRAMAC Ducati slipped away to him. It is a pity for the French, because up to that time had he blithely during at the front of the Pack, even for the time being was in fourth place. At the end he had to me the seventh place behind Marco Simoncelli on five and Andrea Dovizioso to six settle. De Puniet was best Ducati rider.
Once more is the paragraph introduction: this is not enough! Because the Texan Ben Spies threw away his factory Yamaha still when about five minutes on the clock. The front wheel slipped off him. Small consolation: he opened tomorrow fourth the second row.
And once again: this is not enough. Three minutes to go the front wheel of his Yamaha slipped away 3 riders of Colin Edwards in the Michelin curve the tech. He was himself, the marshals helped back on the track and Edwards thanked with thumb up. At the end of rank 8 for him, for his strong is moving team-mate CAL Crutchlow.
Thus, the fall round was not always completed. Also Casey Stoner threw away Honda still his Repsol - more or less. At the end of the start finish line he was too late on the brakes, rauberte by the gravel and tipped to the Airfences. It continues and also of him a thumbs up as a thank you to the marshals.
Place eleven went to the American Nicky Hayden, who the second-best Ducati bike and was taken just ahead of Rossi. Place 13 brought Hector Barbera on an another Ducati before John Hopkins surprised some with his 14th place on the single Suzuki in the field. Loris Capirossi, Abraham and Toni Elias rounded off the field.

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MotoGP World Championship 2011 in Qatar: the race

+++ UPDATE: now with photo show +++ Casey Stoner was in the race of Qatar a little opposition before finally certainly winning. Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo took from has rank two.

Even before the start of the MotoGP race in Qatar it was clear, Dani Pedrosa if someone could beat Casey Stoner, then would be at most. And the Spaniards offered the Australian on Sunday some time an uphill battle, where he showed that aggressiveness, which he often like to denies. You realized that Stoner had a lot to ruminate, was decided in round twelve, as the Australians with full determination on the Spaniards walked by and is then removed quickly meter by meter.
Pedrosa was then not even more second place. After Stoner was over on him, the Spaniard seemed to lose its punch somehow and suddenly, Jorge Lorenzo graduated on to him, which before had can not keep the pace of the top. In view of the shown strength of Honda wanted to reigning world champion is this opportunity not to be missed and clicked Pedrosa is still. Defenseless but not surrendered the Honda pilot and could use more often to his advantage above all the power of the engine. At the end of Lorenzo had more in the hindquarters but apparently, because he is away and two as a victory celebrated in the goal square.
Rankings and times: MotoGP result Qatar 2011
At the beginning, Lorenzo had even tried to annoy the entire Honda factory front, as he was shortly after the start at the top and wanted to play the buffer stop there as Valentino Rossi at Laguna Seca 2008. This attempt was thwarted but soon and he hung out between four factory hondas, where he Marco Simoncelli and Andrea Dovizioso soon could leave, before he unlocked in the second half of the race on Pedrosa.
The pairing of Simoncelli Dovizioso was entertainment but also without more participation, for fourth place was also highly competitive. Showed Simoncelli fellow here, why his driving in the lower classes was feared. However, Dovizioso had brought from the rest and was on the other hand, prevailed.
Behind the two factory Hondas, Ben Spies on sixth went, after he had prevailed to the middle of the race in a duel against Valentino Rossi. Rossi was but to note that his injured shoulder with increasing duration of the race lost their power and he could perform his defence attempts not more efficient. Finally, place remained the Italians on the debut with Ducati seven.
Colin Edwards, Nicky Hayden and Hiroshi Aoyama rounded out the rest of the top 10. Hector Barbera, CAL Crutchlos and Karel Abraham were also in the objective. The PRAMAC team had great luck. So was not particularly far Randy de Puniet and already fell in round 1 by high-side. That however was not all yet. In the course of the fall, the French collided with Loris Capirossi, who was then still a round, but was forced to retire at the end of the second round of the box because he is apparently injured in the collision with the plunging de Puniet on hand.
The news was even worse, as it was also known that that de Puniet also had injured on the hand, because she was caught under the machine. Also, Toni Elias crashed out of the race, as he alone drove towards two free points at the end of the field, but not could hedging, because the front wheel wegklappte him.