Video and Result : MotoGP Qatar 2012, Lorenzo wins duel between Stoner and Pedrosa

2012 MotoGP opening series at Losail Circuit, Qatar (09/04/2012) presents the winner, Jorge Lorenzo.

Jorge Lorenzo victory at Losail Circuit is not obtained easily. Spanish rider had to try hard to win duel with Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner, who appeared no less good.

At the beginning of the race, which occupies the pole position Lorenzo started race pretty well. He successfully led and tightly taped by Stoner and Dani Pedrosa.

Slowly but surely, Stoner managed to find speed. After overtaking Pedrosa, Australian rider was later surpassed Lorenzo in a speed race on a straight track.

4 laps before finish, Stoner slowed because loss of grid tire. This condition used by Lorenzo who could pass Stoner on lap-20.

Although was passed by Pedrosa, Lorenzo able to return to first position and won the race.
Meanwhile, Stoner had to settle for third place behind his team mate, Dani Pedrosa.

Results MotoGP Qatar 2012 at Losail Circuit
1. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) 42:44.214
2. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) +0.852
3. Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda Team) +2.908
4. Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) +17.114
5. Andrea Dovzioso (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) +17.420
6. Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team) +28.413
7. Alvaro Bautista (San Carlo Honda Gresini) +28.446
8. Stefan Bradl LCR (Honda MotoGP) +29.464
9. Hector Barbera (Pramac Racing Team) +31.384
10. Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team) +33.665
11. Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) +56.907
12. Colin Edwards (NGM Mobile Forward Racing) +58.088
13. Randy de Puniet (Aspar Aprilia) +01:10.650
14. Yonny Hernandez (Avintia FTR-Kawasaki) +01:15.943
15. Aleix Espargaro (Aspar Aprilia) +01:26.733
16. Ivan Silva (Avintia FTR-Kawasaki) +01:43.327
17. Mattia Pasini (Speed Master Aprilia) +01:47.419
18. James Ellison (Paul Bird Aprilia) +01:51.882
19. Danilo Petrucci (Ioda-Aprilia) +01:14.2
20. Karel Abraham DNF
21. Michele Pirro DNF

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News : Moto2 Qatar 2012, Marquez wins the final corner battle

Marc Marquez win opening season Moto2 Qatar 2012 a minute ago. The Spaniard beat Andea Iannone who have a chance to win the race.

Italian rider lose grid in final corner and pass by Marquez toward finish line. Meanwhile Thomas Luthi, just finish in fifth place because out the track after duel with Marquez in first corner in last lap.

Third position reach by Pol Espargaro and followed by his teammate Esteve Rabat in fourth place.

Results Moto2 Qatar 2012 in Losail Circuit
1. Marc Marquez SPA (Suter) 40m 34.225s
2. Andrea Iannone ITA (Speed Up) 40m 34.286s
3. Pol Espargaro SPA (Kalex) 40m 35.637s
4. Esteve Rabat SPA (Kalex) 40m 35.864s
5. Thomas Luthi SWI (Suter) 40m 38.206s
6. Scott Redding GBR (Kalex) 40m 40.993s
7. Mike Di Meglio FRA (Speed Up) 40m 41.019s
8. Simone Corsi ITA (FTR) 40m 41.211s
9. Bradley Smith GBR (Tech 3) 40m 45.053s
10. Mika Kallio FIN (Kalex) 40m 45.604s
11. Randy Krummenache SWI (Kalex) 40m 46.975s
12. Johann Zarco FRA (MotoBI) 40m 48.346s
13. Toni Elias SPA (Suter) 40m 51.859s
14. Takaaki Nakagami JPN (Kalex) 40m 52.100s
15. Julian Simon SPA (FTR) 40m 52.119s

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Video : Qualifying MotoGP Qatar 2012, Lorenzo pole, Stoner second

Jorge Lorenzo will start from pole position in MotoGP Qatar 2012. While defending champion, Casey Stoner of Repsol Honda was also in front grid to start second.

MotoGP Qatar qualifying session at Losail on Saturday (04/07/2012) evening local time, enlivened by a number of rider to lose control and crash.

Among them was Danilo Petrucci (Came Ioda Racing Project), Randy de Puniet (Power Electronics Aspar), James Ellison (Paul Bird Motorsports), Ben Spies (Yamaha), and Mattia Pasini (Speed ​​Master).

While pole position with a tough contested by a number of riders. When qualifying session three minutes to go, Stoner was quickest with a time of one minute 54.855 seconds. However, a few seconds later Lorenzo packed one minute and 54.634 to go back to being the fastest.

Yamaha rider will start from pole position, followed by Stoner and Crutchlow.

Results Qualifying MotoGP Qatar 2012
1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m54.634s
2. Casey Stoner Honda 1m54.855s + 0.221s
3. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m55.022s + 0.388s
4. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m55.512s + 0.878s
5. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m55.637s + 1.003s
6. Andrea Dovizioso Tech 3 Yamaha 1m55.858s + 1.224s
7. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m55.905s + 1.271s
8. Hector Barbera Pramac Ducati 1m55.983s + 1.349s
9. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda 1m56.063s + 1.429s
10. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m56.198s + 1.564s
11. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda 1m56.521s + 1.887s
12. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m56.813s + 2.179s
13. Colin Edwards Forward Suter-BMW 1m57.644s + 3.010s
14. Randy de Puniet Aspar Aprilia 1m58.266s + 3.632s
15. Aleix Espargaro Aspar Aprilia 1m58.520s + 3.886s
16. Yonny Hernandez Avintia FTR-Kawasaki 1m58.795s + 4.161s
17. Michele Pirro Gresini FTR-Honda 1m59.085s + 4.451s
18. Mattia Pasini Speed Master Aprilia 1m59.195s + 4.561s
19. Danilo Petrucci Ioda-Aprilia 1m59.664s + 5.030s
20. Ivan Silva Avintia FTR-Kawasaki 2m00.493s + 5.859s
21. James Ellison Paul Bird Aprilia 2m00.757s + 6.123s

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Video Highlight MotoGP : Stoner and Honda dominated in Losail

Casey Stoner's success winning a duel with his fellow Honda, Dani Pedrosa, to become champion in MotoGP Qatar. Honda looked dominant in this race through them, and eventually dominant at podiums.

Pedrosa eventually fail due to finish in the order of two can not compete with Jorge Lorenzo who had urged him since the second half of the race. But the Spaniard had a chance to show the fierce battle with Stoner. Finally there are two Honda riders on the podium Losail Circuit.

One other Honda riders, Andrea Dovioso, finished fourth, making Lorenzo, who is a Yamaha, Honda seems to be in the siege. This scene alone was seen in all races, when one motor is in the crush blue orange three motors.

In the end, this race belongs pure Stoner. The Australian rider was overtaken when she was leading and had time to beat Pedrosa and Lorenzo to 3.4 seconds before finally passing haris finish.

The race

Racing begins! Dani Pedrosa who started in second position Casey Stoner made it through and eventually led the race after the start. Jorge Lorenzo did a good start. He also successfully passed Stoner and finally passed the first corner by being in position two.

Meanwhile, Valentino Rossi managed to climb up from ninth up to fifth position after starting. However, he could not last long. The Doctor then finds himself fighting with Marco Simoncelli of the order of six.

One lap later, turn to Lorenzo who took over the leadership race of the hand Perdrosa. Over the next lap, the race served with a view of a Yamaha motor Honda motor outperformed three; Pedrosa, Stoner and Andrea Dovzioso.

Still on the same lap, misfortune experienced by Randy de Puniet who slipped when his bike was cornering. Catastrophe for Pramac Ducati Loris Capirossi increase after returning to the pits with a problem on his motorcycle on the fourth lap.

In front, Lorenzo was unable to maintain his lead over Pedrosa and Stoner. And this time held by Stoner led the race followed by Pedrosa behind him. Honda seems quick.

Being in the front, Stoner and Pedrosa start dueling one on one. The speed they start to leave Lorenzo remains to be satisfied is at number three. On the other hand, Rossi successfully climbed to the order of six.

Pedrosa eventually pass Stoner on the seventh lap! Both seem to close on a straight track before the first name called thin overtake Stoner. Both one-on-one duel continues.

After nine laps, Pedrosa is still leading the race with Stoner in the sequence followed by two and Lorenzo in third position. Dovizioso and Simoncelli completing the five leading riders. While Rossi fight with Ben Spies to fight the order of six.

Lap ten, Simoncelli boldly menggeber bike to pass Dovizioso. 24-year-old Italian was now in fourth position.

Eleven laps before the race ended, Stoner passed Pedrosa on a straight track and finally maneuvering into the right side of his team mate was just before the bend. Stoner eventually took over the leadership race again.

Both also make significant distance with Lorenzo who is on the order of three. The battle still belong to Stoner and Pedrosa with Lorenzo continued to stalk behind,

While the battle between Rossi and Spies was also called. Rossi was passed by the Yamaha rider before finally returning to improve and maintain its position at number six.

Nine laps before the end of the race, Stoner began to beat Pedrosa. He made the distance of up to 1.4 seconds over the Spaniard's. While Lorenzo, little by little began to close.

Finally, one lap later, Lorenzo managed to overtake Pedrosa. Winner of last season that took part in the track when cornering Pedrosa too wide and eventually climbed to number two.

Lorenzo is now fighting with Pedrosa, while Stoner looked comfortable in front. Salip mutual action between Lorenzo and Pedrosa lasted until lap 15. A race on the track straight depat was won by Pedrosa, Lorenzo, before returning to take his position on the corner.

Three laps before the end of the race, a distance of Stoner with Lorenzo and Pedrosa had widened to about 3.5 seconds. Stoner finally emerged as the winner of this race to be followed by both names since the last few laps kept following him.

Dovizioso eventually finish in fourth position and had to settle Simoncelli finished fifth. While Rossi lost the fight with Spies. He must be satisfied finished seventh, gave up the order of six to Spies.

Qatar MotoGP 2011 Results

1. Casey Stoner Honda 42:38,569
2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha + 3.440
3. Dani Pedrosa Honda + 5.051
4. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 5.942
5. Marco Simoncelli Honda Gresini + 7.358
6. Ben Spies Yamaha + 10.468
7. Valentino Rossi Ducati + 16.431
8. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha + 26.293
9. Nicky Hayden Ducati + 27.416
10. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda Gresini + 28.920
11. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha + 34.539
12. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati + 34.829
13. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati + 37.957

No finish

Toni Elias Honda LCR 18 lap
Loris Capirossi Ducati Pramac 2 laps
Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati 1 lap

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