2011 final run in to commence at Motegi

The Grand Prix of Japan starts a succession of three races in the space of three weeks in which Casey Stoner will attempt to safe his second premier class title, whilst Jorge Lorenzo tries to hold onto his crown.

The Grand Prix of Japan takes place this weekend as the 2011 Moto GP World Championship heads into a swift termination which will see three of the final four rounds – starting at Motegi – take place in the space of three weeks.

Taking a 44-point lead into this weekend’s 15th round is Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner, who with conquest last time out at Aragón – his eighth of the season – extended his advantage at the top over defending World Champion Jorge Lorenzo. Stoner won last year’s race at Motegi and a repeat of that result would put him in a place to be able to secure the 2011 title in the following round, his home race at Phillip Island.

The Australian knows that is purely imaginary at the moment however and remains fully focused on taking each race as it comes. Likewise Lorenzo knows that whilst his chances of retaining his title are now slim, there is still everything to play for. The Yamaha Factory Racing rider was fourth in last year’s Motegi race on his way to the 2010 title, but won the previous year so knows his way about the Japanese track well.

Reliability has been the cornerstone of Andrea Dovizioso’s 2011 season and is the reason for the Repsol Honda rider’s current position of third in the Championship, but the rarity of a DNF at Aragón – the first time he has failed to score points in a race this season – will have infuriated the Italian. He will be keen to put that right at a circuit at which he ended second in last year’s race.

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Video : MotoGP San Marino 2011, Lorenzo wins, Pedrosa second, Stoner third

Jorge Lorenzo managed to stop the barrage of Casey Stoner wins after finishing first at the San Marino MotoGP 2011 at Misano Circuit.



The Spaniard managed to be the fastest with the excellence of more than 7 seconds from second place.



The second position is achieved by his compatriot Dani Pedrosa of having managed to overtake Stoner 6 laps before the finish.

Meanwhile Stoner must be willing in third position behind team-mate Dani Pedrosa.



Two Italian rider Marco Simoncelli and Andrea Dovizioso in a row are on the fourth and fifth positions. Ben Spies was in sixth position followed by The Doctor at the seventh position.



Here's the video highlight the San Marino MotoGP 2011.

Results MotoGP San Marino, Italia 2011

1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 44m 11.877s

2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda 44m 19.176s

3. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda 44m 23.844s

4. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 44m 29.230s

5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda 44m 29.267s

6. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 44m 29.969s

7. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Marlboro 44m 35.580s

8. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki 44m 42.555s

9. Hector Barbera ESP Mapfre Aspar 44m 49.379s

10. Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 44m 49.597s

11. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 44m 51.425s

12. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 44m 52.383s

13. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 45m 5.226s

14. Randy de Puniet FRA Pramac Racing 45m 14.243s

15. Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda 45m 32.033s



DNF:

Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing

Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro

News : Lorenzo determined to pursue Casey Stoner

Jorge Lorenzo is still lagging behind 32 points from top standings Casey Stoner's. With the remaining seven series, the defending champions will try to cut out of the race at Indy this weekend.

Already exceeded 11 series this season. Of that amount, Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner appeared dominant to reach six wins.



Lorenzo had just picked up two wins so far. In order to maintain world title last season, the Yamaha rider was also preparing to step on the gas at the Indianapolis MotoGP.



"I'm in good shape and ready to catch up in Brno, where a delivery error distance between Casey and myself," said Lorenzo in Crash.



Since dabbling in the MotoGP class, Lorenzo had been three times to race at Indy. His record is pretty good, with a third place finish in 2008 and 2010, and won in 2009.



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"Indy is a track that I quite like. I enjoy the wonderful memories like the podium in 2008 and 2010, and my victory in 2009 wearing a helmet Captain America."



"I hope the good energy that I feel in this track will still help us to win the title. I'm very excited to return to the U.S. and ride my M1," said Lorenzo.

Dovizioso closes on Lorenzo with fifth podium

Andrea Dovizioso's hopes of challenging for the runners-up spot in the 2011 MotoGP World Championship were known a boost at Brno with a strong run to second, a result that closes the gap to Jorge Lorenzo.

The Repsol Honda rider has been an instance of consistency this year, finishing all but one race inside the top five, performances that place him a comfortable third heading into the second-half of the year.

Although he is yet to taste the winners' champagne this season, Dovizioso's second place – from seventh on the grid - marks his fifth trip to the podium and puts him 23 points at the back Lorenzo in the overall standings.

“I'm really happy to be back on the podium, it's a good result after a hard weekend and second position is so important for the Championship,” the Italian said. “In the warm-up we made some small changes and my feeling improved. I arrived at the race very strong-minded and I made a very good start from seventh position.

“In the first laps I was riding carefully to save the tyres. I had good pace and when Dani pedrosa crashed I tried to stay with Casey but I made a mistake at turn 13 and I approximately went off the track. I lost contact and from that moment Casey stoner built a gap that was not possible to catch. I'm happy of how I managed the race first with Lorenzo and then with Simoncelli to uphold second position.

“In the final five laps I pushed harder, lapping under 1'58 to uphold the margin from Marco. I didn't want to fight with him in the last corners. I want to thank Honda and the team for the good work, in spite of the fact that we struggled slightly over the weekend, we have established one more time that in the race we are there and I'm really looking forward to Indy in two weeks' time.”

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Video : Qualifying MotoGP Laguna Seca 2011, Lorenzo crash and take pole

Jorge Lorenzo crash in the final free practice did not affect performance when diving qualifying session. The proof, Yamaha rider successful took pole position.

Quoted from Autosport, Lorenzo able to rise from the incident by scoring the fastest time of 1 minute 21.610 seconds at the Laguna Seca circuit on Sunday (07/24/2011). Casey Stoner will start the race right behind her with a gap of 0.072 seconds.

Winner of the German MotoGP, Dani Pedrosa completed the front row with the third best record time to 1 minute 21.385 seconds.

Results qualifying MotoGP Laguna Seca 2011
1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m21.202s
2. Casey Stoner Honda 1m21.274s + 0.072s
3. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m21.385s + 0.183s
4. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m21.578s + 0.376s
5. Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 1m21.696s + 0.494s
6. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m21.731s + 0.529s
7. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m22.235s + 1.033s
8. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m22.238s + 1.036s
9. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m22.271s + 1.069s
10. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.385s + 1.183s
11. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.520s + 1.318s
12. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1m22.669s + 1.467s
13. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m22.893s + 1.691s
14. Hiroshi Aoyama Gresini Honda 1m22.937s + 1.735s
15. Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati 1m22.961s + 1.759s
16. Loris Capirossi Pramac Ducati 1m23.876s + 2.674s
17. Toni Elias LCR Honda 1m24.156s + 2.954s
18. Ben Bostrom LCR Honda 1m25.291s + 4.089s

Video : Lorenzo overtake Stoner at last corner Sachsenring 2011

Lorenzo minimize the difference in points with Stoner after a superb overtaking on the rider from Australia in last corner, last lap at the Sachsenring last weekend, on Sunday (17 / 7).

Lorenzo finally managed to finish in second place, behind Dani Pedrosa, who won the series in Germany.

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