Stoner reigns on first day in Phillip Island
It was Repsol Honda Team’s Casey Stoner who showed himself as the man to beat during the second free practice at the AirAsia Australian Grand Prix in Phillip Island with a dominant display ahead of Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo. Read more.
Repsol duo in one-two on first day at Phillip Island
Today, the first day of the Australian Grand Prix, saw Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa topping the time sheets at Phillip Island. Read more.
Lorenzo battles windy conditions at Phillip Island
The first practice of the weekend for the Grand Prix of Australia got underway today with Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo battling windy conditions to finish third in the combined times just 0.121 seconds behind Championship rival Dani Pedrosa in second. Read more.
Crutchlow and Dovizioso make promising start in Australia
Cool but dry conditions for the majority of today’s opening two practice sessions at Phillip Island enabled Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team riders Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso to complete a positive and productive start to the AirAsia Australian Grand Prix weekend. Read more.
Espargaró the man to beat on day one at Phillip Island
After a second Moto2™ free practice session that was cut short by rain at the AirAsia Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island it was Tuenti Movil HP 40’s Pol Espargaró who led the day ahead of Scott Redding and Tom Lüthi. Read more.
Folger fastest in Phillip Island second free practice
In the second Moto3™ free practice at the AirAsia Australian Grand Prix it was Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3’s Jonas Folger who went fastest in front of Sandro Cortese and Maverick Viñales. Read more.
Viñales re-iterates apology ahead of Phillip Island FP1
Blusens Avintia’s Maverick Viñales re-iterated his apology from earlier in the week at a press conference called before the first Moto3™ free practice at Phillip Island. Read more.
Ben Spies undergoes successful surgery in the USA
Yamaha Factory Racing rider Ben Spies has successfully completed surgery in the USA on October 23rd to repair torn ligament damage to his right shoulder following a crash in the Grand Prix of Malaysia on the 20th October. Read more.
Positive start for Bautista at Phillip Island
As usual Phillip Island lived up to the mixed weather forecasts today and the skies threw a bit of everything at the circuit although both free practice sessions for the MotoGP class took place in dry conditions. Read more.
De Puniet muscles past prototypes in Phillip Island
After the tribulations of the last two rounds Randy De Puniet was finally smiling again today as he recovered his feeling with the Power Electronics Aspar ART machine. Read more.