Buzzin MotoGP

Jorge Lorenzo

Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo claimed his first victory of the season on Sunday as he took the Fiat Yamaha across the line at the Japanese MotoGP ahead of his team-mate Valentino Rossi.

125cc

Andrea Iannone claimed his second win of the 2009 season for the Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. on Sunday on a rapidly drying track.

Many of the 125cc riders opted for full wet tyres to start the Twin Ring Motegi circuit giving them the advantage as the race began.

Britain’s Danny Webb led the pack from the second lap on the Degraaf Aprilia but as the track began to dry out he started to lose grip on his wet tyres.  With only 8 laps of the race left to run, Julian Simon on the Bancaja Aspar Team machine passed Webb, and the race was on for the riders on slick tyres as those riding on full wets began to drop off.

Iannone, who had qualified on pole position, was on the tail of Pol Espargaro on the Derbi Racing bike before closing in on Simon.

Simon finished in second place followed by Espargaro in third, Sandro Cortese on the Ajo Interwetten in fourth, Stefan Bradl on the Viesmann Kiefer Racing bike in fifth and Jonas Folger for the Ongetta team in sixth.

Bancaja Aspar Team rider Bradley Smith had a disappointing race finishing in tenth place after a near high-side as the race neared the end, causing him to smash the screen on his bike and suffer and injury to his face.

Scott Redding ended his race for the Blusens Aprilia with no points after retiring with an engine problem.  The rider complained of the throttle sticking causing the bike to continue revving under braking.

The Haojue Team was unable to take part in Sunday’s race after both their machines developed a technical problem, leaving Matthew Hoyle and Michael Ranseder watching from the sidelines.

Here are the results;

1 25 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. APRILIA 42′23.716 135.892
2 20 60 Julian SIMON SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc APRILIA 42′25.062 135.820 1.346
3 16 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Derbi Racing Team DERBI 42′28.755 135.623 5.039
4 13 17 Stefan BRADL GER Viessmann Kiefer Racing APRILIA 42′30.620 135.524 6.904
5 11 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Motosport KTM 42′36.777 135.198 13.061
6 10 11 Sandro CORTESE GER Ajo Interwetten DERBI 42′38.557 135.104 14.841
7 9 6 Joan OLIVE SPA Derbi Racing Team DERBI 42′40.136 135.020 16.420
8 8 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. APRILIA 42′40.199 135.017 16.483
9 7 77 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Ajo Interwetten DERBI 42′51.216 134.439 27.500
10 6 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc APRILIA 42′54.075 134.289 30.359
11 5 99 Danny WEBB GBR Degraaf Grand Prix APRILIA 43′01.263 133.915 37.547
12 4 71 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA JPN Loncin Racing LONCIN 43′07.572 133.589 43.856
13 3 12 Esteve RABAT SPA Blusens Aprilia APRILIA 43′23.605 132.766 59.889
14 2 8 Lorenzo ZANETTI ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. APRILIA 43′23.857 132.753 1′00.141
15 1 24 Simone CORSI ITA Jack & Jones Team APRILIA 43′26.317 132.628 1′02.601
16 16 Cameron BEAUBIER USA Red Bull KTM Motosport KTM 43′26.325 132.628 1′02.609
17 18 Nicolas TEROL SPA Jack & Jones Team APRILIA 43′33.583 132.259 1′09.867
18 35 Randy KRUMMENACHE SWI Degraaf Grand Prix APRILIA 43′33.599 132.259 1′09.883
19 33 Sergio GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc APRILIA 43′38.765 131.998 1′15.049
20 73 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. APRILIA 43′43.574 131.756 1′19.858
21 5 Alexis MASBOU FRA Loncin Racing LONCIN 44′07.129 130.583 1′43.413
22 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA Derbi Racing Team DERBI 44′16.626 130.116 1′52.910
23 69 Lukas SEMBERA CZE Matteoni Racing APRILIA 44′30.840 129.424 2′07.124
24 58 Yuuichi YANAGISAWA JPN 18 Grage Racing HONDA 44′31.118 129.410 2′07.402
25 87 Luca MARCONI ITA CBC Corse APRILIA 42′36.873 128.433 1 lap
26 10 Luca VITALI ITA CBC Corse APRILIA 42′36.927 128.430 1 lap
27 55 Hiroomi IWATA JPN Dydo Miu Racing HONDA 42′51.571 127.699 1 lap
28 59 Satoru KAMADA JPN Endurance & Osl HONDA 44′14.382 123.715 1 lap
29 57 Yuki OOGANE JPN Endurance & Okegawajuku HONDA 43′23.194 119.508 2 laps
Not Classified
56 Yuma YAHAGI JPN Okegawajuku & Endurance HONDA 25′49.120 122.727 9 laps
14 Johann ZARCO FRA WTR San Marino Team APRILIA 22′27.306 128.282 10 laps
45 Scott REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia APRILIA 13′40.407 126.402 14 laps
32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Fontana Racing APRILIA 4′37.688 124.482 18 laps

250cc

Alvaro Bautista on the Mapfre Aspar machine took the win in the 250cc class followed by Japanese rider Hiroshi Aoyama on the Scot Racing machine.

Bautista had started from the front row of the grid and battled with his team-mate Mike di Meglio and then Gabor Talmacsi on the Balaton Racing 250cc machine to stay at the front before Di Meglio crashed out.

The Scot Racing rider Aoyama was his next target and Bautista tailed him for ten tough laps before finally passing the Japanese rider with six laps remaining.

Bautista took the win followed by Aoyama and Mattai Pasini of the Team Toth Aprilia, who had a huge crash in Friday’s practice, to complete the podium.

Talmacsi finished in fourth place ahead of Alex Debon on the Aeropuerto-Costello Blusen machine and wild-card rider Shuhei Aoyama, the younger brother of Hiroshi, on the Harc-Pro Honda.

Marco Simoncelli on the Metis Gilera had qualified in pole position finished down in seventh place after suffering a front puncture during the race and had to return to the pits for a new tyre.

Here are the results,

1 25 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team APRILIA 44′06.488 150.207
2 20 4 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Scot Racing Team 250cc HONDA 44′12.377 149.874 5.889
3 16 75 Mattia PASINI ITA Team Toth Aprilia APRILIA 44′28.320 148.978 21.832
4 13 28 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Balatonring Team APRILIA 44′32.394 148.751 25.906
5 11 6 Alex DEBON SPA Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens APRILIA 44′37.273 148.480 30.785
6 10 73 Shuhei AOYAMA JPN Harc-Pro HONDA 44′40.276 148.314 33.788
7 9 52 Lukas PESEK CZE Auto Kelly – CP APRILIA 44′43.460 148.138 36.972
8 8 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Emmi – Caffe Latte APRILIA 44′47.506 147.915 41.018
9 7 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing APRILIA 44′48.137 147.880 41.649
10 6 48 Shoya TOMIZAWA JPN CIP Moto – GP250 HONDA 44′59.351 147.266 52.863
11 5 40 Hector BARBERA SPA Pepe World Team APRILIA 45′07.376 146.829 1′00.888
12 4 35 Raffaele DE ROSA ITA Scot Racing Team 250cc HONDA 45′12.835 146.534 1′06.347
13 3 10 Imre TOTH HUN Team Toth Aprilia APRILIA 45′59.637 144.048 1′53.149
14 2 59 Kazuki WATANABE JPN Bardral Racing with SJ-R YAMAHA 44′08.992 143.541 1 lap
15 1 56 Vladimir LEONOV RUS Viessmann Kiefer Racing APRILIA 44′36.925 142.043 1 lap
16 8 Bastien CHESAUX SWI Racing Team Germany HONDA 44′41.786 141.785 1 lap
17 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA Metis Gilera GILERA 44′59.056 140.878 1 lap
18 77 Aitor RODRIGUEZ SPA Milar – Juegos Lucky APRILIA 45′22.675 139.656 1 lap
Not Classified
14 Ratthapark WILAIROT THA Thai Honda PTT SAG HONDA 35′00.695 148.096 5 laps
25 Alex BALDOLINI ITA WTR San Marino Team APRILIA 33′15.734 147.224 6 laps
55 Hector FAUBEL SPA Valencia CF – Honda SAG HONDA 11′47.466 146.581 17 laps
63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Mapfre Aspar Team 250cc APRILIA 9′46.700 147.295 18 laps
7 Axel PONS SPA Pepe World Team APRILIA 6′12.705 139.120 20 laps
16 Jules CLUZEL FRA Matteoni Racing APRILIA 4′05.545 140.777 21 laps
15 Roberto LOCATELLI ITA Metis Gilera GILERA 4′05.665 140.708 21 laps

MotoGP

The qualifying session for the MotoGP on the Saturday had to be cancelled as heavy rain in the early afternoon led to a waterlogged circuit.  The grid positions for all three of the races were then decided on the Free practice positions.

Valentino Rossi was given pole position alongside Casey Stoner on the Ducati Marlboro and Jorge Lorenzo on the second Fiat Yamaha.

Rossi was in the lead by the first corner followed by the Rizla Suzuki of Chris Vermeulen as Dani Pedrosa on the Repsol Honda went around the outside of Stoner to take third.

Lorenzo and Pedrosa were now battling for second place as Rossi struggled to put a gap between himself and his team-mate.  Both riders caught up with Rossi with 17 laps of the race still to run with Andrea Dovizioso on the second Repsol Honda close behind the trio.

Lorenzo tried to sneak past Rossi on the next lap before finally making it stick later on the same lap.  Stoner had meanwhile battled his way back to fifth place as Rossi and Pedrosa continued their own battle for second place.

Pedrosa and Rossi swapped places and paint at times in an impressive ride from both riders but Rossi finally took the second postion and held on to it.

James Toseland on the second Monster Tech3 Yamaha finished the race in ninth position and was pleased with the progress he had made.  Toseland battled with Vermeulen on the final lap of the race but managed to hold him back and keep the ninth place he’d fought for.

Nicky Hayden on the second Ducati Marlboro was taken out of the race on the fist lap by Yuki Takahasi on the Scot Racing team bike.  Hayden got a good start off the line and managed to gain a couple of places before the incident at turn 4, fortunately he suffered no serious injuries.

A disappointing weekend for the San Carlo Gresini Honda team as Alex de Angelis finished in thirteenth place and team-mate Toni Elias completed the race in fifteenth after dropping his bike after only a few laps as he went onto the dirty part of the track losing grip.

Here are the results;

1 25 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team YAMAHA 43′47.238 157.886
2 20 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team YAMAHA 43′48.542 157.808 1.304
3 16 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 43′51.001 157.661 3.763
4 13 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 43′52.929 157.545 5.691
5 11 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 43′56.445 157.335 9.207
6 10 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team KAWASAKI 44′17.793 156.071 30.555
7 9 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 44′19.994 155.942 32.756
8 8 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing DUCATI 44′26.654 155.553 39.416
9 7 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 44′30.344 155.338 43.106
10 6 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 44′30.483 155.330 43.245
11 5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP HONDA 44′32.072 155.237 44.834
12 4 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 44′33.778 155.138 46.540
13 3 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 44′40.763 154.734 53.525
14 2 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing DUCATI 45′09.042 153.119 1′21.804
15 1 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 44′25.681 149.126 1 lap
Not Classified
59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando DUCATI 41′40.115 117.523 7 laps