Round 4 – Le Mans

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Saturday 14 May 2011

Here are the Qualifying results, followed by a selection of new photos our team took at Le Mans.

More will be posted in a gallery later tonight

MotoGP Qualifying Results

1. Casey STONER – 1′33.153
2. Marco SIMONCELLI – 1′33.212
3. Andrea DOVIZIOSO – 1′33.621
4. Dani PEDROSA – 1′33.683
5. Jorge LORENZO – 1′33.706
6. Cal CRUTCHLOW – 1′33.804
7. Colin EDWARDS – 1′34.063
8. Ben SPIES – 1′34.206
9. Valentino ROSSI – 1′34.206
10. Nicky HAYDEN – 1′34.277
11. Randy DE PUNIET – 1′34.351
12. Alvaro BAUTISTA – 1′34.513
13. Hiroshi AOYAMA – 1′34.612
14. Hector BARBERA – 1′34.650
15. Loris CAPIROSSI – 1′34.866
16. Karel ABRAHAM – 1′35.010
17. Toni ELIAS – 1′35.433

Moto2 Qualifying Results

1. Stefan BRADL – 1′38.357
2. Thomas LUTHI – 1′38.402
3. Yuki TAKAHASHI – 1′38.540
4. Aleix ESPARGARO – 1′38.560
5. Scott REDDING – 1′38.655
6. Marc MARQUEZ – 1′38.679
7. Simone CORSI – 1′38.706
8. Andrea IANNONE – 1′38.799
9. Julian SIMON - 1′38.819
10. Dominique AEGERTER – 1′38.849
11. Jules CLUZEL – 1′39.005
12. Alex DE ANGELIS – 1′39.031
13. Michele PIRRO – 1′39.064
14. Axel PONS – 1′39.122
15. Mattia PASINI – 1′39.138
16. Randy KRUMMENACHER – 1′39.221
17. Bradley SMITH – 1′39.223
18. Ratthapark WILAIROT – 1′39.394
19. Pol ESPARGARO – 1′39.481
20. Max NEUKIRCHNER – 1′39.485
21. Raffaele DE ROSA - 1′39.491
22. Esteve RABAT – 1′39.542
23. Mika KALLIO – 1′39.561
24. Javier FORES – 1′39.576
25. Kenan SOFUOGLU – 1′39.655
26. Alex BALDOLINI – 1′39.689
27. Mike DI MEGLIO – 1′39.809
28. Claudio CORTI – 1′39.849
29. Ricard CARDUS – 1′39.916
30. Yonny HERNANDEZ – 1′39.917
31. Xavier SIMEON – 1′39.949
32. Robertino PIETRI – 1′39.987
33. Anthony WEST – 1′40.016
34. Kenny NOYES – 1′40.361
35. Kev COGHLAN – 1′40.639
36. Santiago HERNANDEZ – 1′40.641
37. Valentin DEBISE – 1′40.774
38. Alexander CUDLIN – 1′41.666
39. Mashel AL NAIMI – 1′41.875
40. Steven ODENDAAL – 1′41.897

125cc Qualifying Results

1. Nicolas TEROL – 1′43.578
2. Hector FAUBEL – 1′43.967
3. Maverick VIÑALES – 1′44.315
4. Sandro CORTESE – 1′44.355
5. Jonas FOLGER – 1′44.497
6. Johann ZARCO – 1′44.592
7. Adrian MARTIN – 1′44.726
8. Sergio GADEA – 1′44.755
9. Efren VAZQUEZ – 1′44.776
10. Luis SALOM – 1′45.347
11. Simone GROTZKYJ – 1′45.423
12. Miguel OLIVEIRA – 1′45.593
13. Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN – 1′45.629
14. Jakub KORNFEIL – 1′45.682
15. Alberto MONCAYO – 1′45.697
16. Jasper IWEMA – 1′45.720
17. Louis ROSSI – 1′45.746
18. Danny KENT – 1′45.965
19. Alexis MASBOU – 1′46.230
20. Danny WEBB – 1′46.381
21. Luigi MORCIANO – 1′46.473
22. Harry STAFFORD – 1′46.477
23. Hiroki ONO – 1′46.531
24. Marcel SCHROTTER – 1′47.364
25. Francesco MAURIELLO – 1′47.533
26. Taylor MACKENZIE – 1′47.540
27. Niklas AJO – 1′47.563
28. Giulian PEDONE – 1′48.027
29. Peter SEBESTYEN – 1′48.127
30. Kevin SZALAI – 1′48.607
31. Alessandro TONUCCI – 1′48.825
32. Joan PERELLO – 1′48.987
33. Kevin THOBOIS – 1′50.591

Thursday 12th May 2011

Today was Media day at Le Mans and we got treated to a Karting session between riders, Jules Cluzel unveiling his special livery and a press conference full of laughs thanks to Colin Edwards.

Here are some photos taken by Ben Henderson for MotoRaceReports.

Jules Cluzel - Karting session

Le Mans style start - Karting session

Corsi - Karting session

Dovizioso - Karting session

Iannone and Cluzel - Karting session

Iannone Karting session

Karting session - All lined up!

Jules Cluzel - Special livery for Le Mans

Jules Cluzel - Special livery for Le Mans - Bike shot

Press Conference - Colin amuses Dani

Press Conference - Always a giggle!

Press Conference - Lorenzo and Rossi amused by Edwards

Press Conference - Jorge and Valentino contrast

Press Conference - Randy De Puniet

Press Conference - Add your own caption... Vale and Randy...

Press Conference - Valentino Rossi

SCHEDULE
Local time: GMT + 2 hours

Friday 13 May
09.15 – 09.55 – 125cc Free Practice 1
10.10 – 10.55 – MotoGP Free Practice 1
11.10 – 11.55 – Moto2 Free Practice 1
13.15 – 13.55 – 125cc Free Practice 2
14.10 – 14.55 – MotoGP Free Practice 2
15.10 – 15.55 – Moto2 Free Practice 2

Saturday 14 May
09.15 – 09.55 – 125cc Free Practice 3
10.10 – 10.55 – MotoGP Free Practice 3
11.10 – 11.55 – Moto2 Free Practice 3
13.00 – 13.40 – 125cc Qualifying Practice
13.55 – 14.55 – MotoGP Qualifying Practice
15.10 – 15.55 – Moto2 Qualifying Practice

Sunday 15 May
08.40 – 09.00 – 125cc Warm Up
09.10 – 09.30 – Moto2 Warm Up
09.40 – 10.00 – MotoGP Warm Up
11.05 – 125cc RACE (24 laps)
13.00 – Moto2 RACE (26 laps)
14.30 – MotoGP RACE (28 laps)

LE MANS Stats

Pole Position Record:Dani Pedrosa/Honda – 1.32.647 (2008)
Lap Record: Valentino Rossi/Yamaha – 1′34.215 (2008)