Stoner on pole as Pedrosa secures front row
Repsol Honda Team’s Casey Stoner left no room for a surprise in today’s qualifying practice at Phillip Island and will start his final Australian Grand Prix of his career from pole position. Read more.
Lorenzo picks up the pace in Phillip Island qualifying
Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo took advantage of slightly less windy conditions at Phillip Island today to secure second on the grid for tomorrow’s Grand Prix of Australia. Read more.
Second row for Monster Yamaha Tech 3 duo in Phillip Island
Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso will start tomorrow’s AirAsia Australian Grand Prix from the second row of the grid, with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 riders confident they can both battle for the podium in the penultimate round of the 2012 World Championship. Read more.
Espargaró steals pole in weather-affected Australian qualifying
It was Tuenti Movil HP 40’s Pol Espargaró who took pole position for tomorrow’s AirAsia Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island with a fantastic performance in qualifying in front of Scott Redding and Marc Márquez. Read more.
Phillip Island pole for charging Cortese
In a Moto3™ qualifying session that was affected by light rain towards the end at the AirAsia Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island it was Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Sandro Cortese who took pole position ahead of Jonas Folger and Efrén Vázquez. Read more.
Bradl finds form to take fifth on the grid in Phillip Island
The second day of track action at the Island circuit began under cloudy skies with cooler temperatures compared to yesterday’s springtime weather with LCR Honda MotoGP’s racer Stefan Bradl lining up in fifth place (1’30.798) ahead tomorrow’s 27-lap race. Read more.
De Puniet scores best-ever CRT grid spot in Australia
Power Electronics Aspar’s Randy de Puniet put in a stunning performance during qualifying at Phillip Island today to score the highest ever CRT grid spot in ninth. Read more.
Sixth for Bautista in Australia qualifying
There was little change from their free practice positions for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini riders Álvaro Bautista and Michele Pirro today as they qualified on the third and fifth row of the grid for tomorrow’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island. Read more.
Difficult Phillip Island qualifying for Ducati
Although precipitation held off until the final few minutes of today’s qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, the MotoGP riders nonetheless had to deal with chilly conditions for the entire session, which saw Ducati Team racers Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden post the eighth and tenth best times, respectively. Read more.