MotoGP News – Feb. 21, 2013

Viñales back on top as Jerez stays dry for day two
JHK T-Shirt Laglisse’s Maverick Viñales was back on course at the second day of Moto3™ testing in Jerez as he set the quickest time on a dry day ahead of Estrella Galicia 0,0’s Alex Rins and Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Luis Salom. Read more.

Espargaró reasserts dominance in the dry in Jerez
On a day that provided largely ideal conditions in Jerez it was Tuenti HP 40’s Pol Espargaró who reasserted his dominance in the dry as he set the fastest time in the second day of testing ahead of Italtrans Racing Team’s Takaaki Nakagami and Marc VDS Racing Team’s Scott Redding. Read more.

Comeback in May: Tom Lüthi looking ahead
Team Interwetten Paddock rider Tom Lüthi looks ahead and is already thinking of his Grand Prix comeback. The 26-year-old from Switzerland, who suffered multiple fractures of his right elbow, upper arm and shoulder in a test crash at Valencia last Thursday, will soon start a rehabilitation program following his successful surgery. If everything goes according to plan, he could return to racing at the first European Grand Prix at Jerez on May 5th. Read more.

Márquez tops “past Rookie” comparison
In the build up to next week’s second Sepang MotoGP™ test of 2013, Spanish magazine Solomoto has added a historical twist, as it scored Marc Márquez as top rookie ahead of Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo in their respective first tests. Read more.

Franco Uncini appointed FIM Grand Prix Safety Officer
Following the retirement of Mr Claude Danis, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has appointed Mr Franco Uncini FIM Grand Prix Safety Officer and circuit inspector. Read more.

Guevara heads Jerez test after fog delays proceedings
It was CIP’s rookie Juanfran Guevara who was quickest at the halfway point at the Jerez Moto3™ test today as he finished the morning session in front of Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3’s Jonas Folger and Estrella Galicia 0,0’s Alex Rins. Read more.

Espargaró quickest as Jerez day two gets off to slow start
It was Tuenti HP 40’s Pol Espargaró who was on the pace at the halfway point at the Jerez Moto2™ test today as he edged Italtrans Racing Team’s Julián Simón and Marc VDS Racing Team’s Scott Redding. Read more.