MotoGP News – July 8, 2012

Stoner snatches Sachsenring pole in frantic qualifying
Following heavy rainfall and torrid conditions during qualifying at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at the Sachsenring it was Repsol Honda Team’s Casey Stoner who made use of a drying track in the final minutes to snatch pole position ahead of Ben Spies and Dani Pedrosa. Read more.

Stoner and Pedrosa shine in wet qualifying session
The Sachsenring circuit today played host to a very exciting and tricky qualifying session, where once again the Repsol Honda Team finished at the top. Read more.

Second for Spies in thrilling Sachsenring qualifying
Yamaha Factory Racing’s Ben Spies made it count today in a rain soaked Sachsenring qualifying, taking second on the grid for tomorrow’s race. Read more.

Bradl pleased with sixth in front of home crowd
The MotoGP™ grid was once again unlucky with the weather today at Sachsenring racetrack as they were greeted by rain in the morning free session. Read more.

Márquez overcomes wet conditions to take pole at Sachsenring
Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol’s Marc Márquez overcame difficult track conditions at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at the Sachsenring to take pole position for tomorrow’s race ahead of Julián Simón and Mika Kallio. Read more.

Cortese grabs superb pole at soaking wet Sachsenring
In torrential rain during qualifying at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at the Sachsenring it was Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Sandro Cortese who produced a wet-riding master-class to grab pole position ahead of Danny Kent and Adrián Martín. Read more.

Third row for Ducati Team in German GP qualifying
Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi will start from the third row of the grid tomorrow, having taken the seventh and ninth spots, respectively, in a rainy qualifying session at the Sachsenring. Read more.

San Carlo hampered by Pirro crash and Bautista penalty
San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Álvaro Bautista already knew he would be starting from the back of the grid before this afternoon’s session, as a penalty for his part in the first corner accident at Assen a week ago, so his only focus was to find a good wet setting for tomorrow’s race in case of similar conditions. Read more.

Difficult qualifying for Barberá
Sole Pramac Racing rider Héctor Barberá fought hard today to achieve the 12th place in qualifying and a 4th row start for tomorrow’s eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. Read more.

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies: Deroue beats Albert in Sachsenring
Scott Deroue won a cat and mouse race with Willi Albert to claim the 1st Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race of the German Grand Prix weekend at the Sachsenring. Read more.

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