Mika Kallio
MotoGP Laguna Seca: Top ten for Capirossi as unlucky Bautista is taken out
Source: bikeracenews.com - Wednesday, 28th July 2010, 11:37 GMTRizla Suzuki riders Loris Capirossi and Álvaro Bautista both had frustrating races at Laguna Seca, but for very different reasons. Capirossi brought his Rizla Suzuki home in 10th position after initially being given ninth in the classification. Video evidence was used to show that Mika Kallio crossed the line just in-front of Capirossi by only 0.001 [...] Read article
Lorenzo leaps to Laguna win
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Sunday, 25th July 2010, 22:59 GMTAnother race and another victory for Jorge Lorenzo the young Spaniard extend his lead further at the top of the championship table, at Laguna Seca today. As the race began, Lorenzo enjoyed a good start, however closest rival Dani Pedrosa had a stronger start, soaring around the outside of him and Stoner and straight into the lead. Stoner slotted into second, while local hero Ben Spies jumped up to third. After being muscled out, Lorenzo soon found his rhythm and started to crawl his way back to the front. By the end of lap one he had fought his way back to third, demoting Spies down the order. A few laps down the road and it was Stoner who was now under threat, when a storming Yamaha slipped by to steal his second place away from him. By this point, Pedrosa had started pulling out a lead at the front, leaving Lorenzo to play catch up. Further back Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli were enjoying a tough in-house scrap, as the teammates battled it out for eighth place. Melandri would later win this battle, when Simoncelli’s race ended abruptly in the gravel. With twenty-one lasp to go all attentions focused on the front of the field, as race leader Pedrosa slid off into the gravel and immediately out of the race. Now with a clear track in front of him, Lorenzo inherited the race lead and began edging out a further gap back to Stoner. While the top two in their own private scrap, Andrea Dovizioso, in third, came under pressure from a charging Valentino Rossi. Despite it being his second race back after breaking his leg, the reigning champion soon forgot about his injury to focus on stealing third from Dovizioso. Five laps from the chequered flag, Dovizioso came under attack from a surging Rossi, with the duo running nose to tail for the final podium position. Rossi’s determination paid off as he eventually skipped passed the Repsol Honda rider. As the chequered flag fell it was Lorenzo there to receive it first, with Stoner behind in second. Stoner also set the fastest lap of the race, which he did on lap four. Rossi rode to a remarkable third place finish, returning to the podium after breaking his leg just seven weeks ago. Dovizioso just managed to hold onto fourth ahead of the American battle, with Nicky Hayden beating his local rivals, Ben Spies and Colin Edwards. Melandri crossed the line eighth, behind the American trio, with Mika Kallio and Loris Capirossi completing the top ten. The two remaining finishers came in the form of Roger Lee Hayden, Nicky’s brother who was replacing the injured Randy De Puniet, and Alex De Angelis. With five retirements there were only twelve finishers this time out. The next round of the MotoGP championship takes place at the Brno circuit in the Czech republic, on the 15th August following a summer break for the series. Read article
MotoGP Laguna Seca: Fifth row for Pramac racing
Source: bikeracenews.com - Sunday, 25th July 2010, 19:28 GMTBad day for the Pramac Racing Team After the excellent first free practice session of yesterday afternoon that saw both riders near the top ten, the outcome of the qualifying session on Laguna Seca’s track are a bit disappointment. The riders, Aleix Espargarò and Mika Kallio, have in fact completed the tests valid for the Grand [...] Read article
US MotoGP: Mika Kallio crash costly for Ben Spies
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | MotoGP - Sunday, 25th July 2010, 11:11 GMTBen Spies saw his hopes of a stunning maiden MotoGP front row start in his home race thwarted by a late crash from Pramac Ducati rider Mika Kallio in qualifying. The Texan was on course to move into third place... Read article
US MotoGP: Mika Kallio crash costly for Ben Spies
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | MotoGP - Sunday, 25th July 2010, 11:11 GMTBen Spies saw his hopes of a stunning maiden MotoGP front row start in his home race thwarted by a late crash from Pramac Ducati rider Mika Kallio in qualifying. The Texan was on course to move into third place... Read article
Lorenzo on top at Laguna Seca
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Saturday, 24th July 2010, 22:51 GMTJorge Lorenzo stormed to pole position ahead of tomorrow’s MotoGP outing from Laguna Seca, completing his run of pole positions from the last five races. Now wth his fifth consecutive pole position behind him, the young Spaniard wil be aiming to transfer it into another win, to extend his strangehold on the championship standings. A fierce battle throughout the session saw Lorenzo narrowly grasp top spot from a charging Casey Stoner, with the Ducati rider eager to take his second pole of the season. After swapping between the two for the duration of the session, it was Lorenzo who stole the prominent spot on his final lap, leaving Stoner to line up second. Andrea Dovizioso will complete the front row of the grid in third, seizing his first front row start in MotoGP. Dovizioso’s Repsol Honda teammate, Dani Pedrosa, set the fourth fastest time, leaving him to head up to second row of the grid, just ahead of local hero Ben Spies. American Spies will be hoping to perform well in front of his home crowd, with a second row start giving him a good advantage. In his second race since returning from a broken leg, Valentino Rossi will start from sixth place, completing the second row. Spies’ fellow American’s Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards have secured a seventh and eighth place start, respectively. Meanwhile Marco SImoncelli and Hector Barbera round out the top ten, with Marco Melandri just missing out in eleventh. Loris Capirossi and Aleix Espargaro will start tomorrow’s race from twelfth and thirteenth, with Alvaro Bautista fourteenth. After suffering a crash at the top of the infamous Corkscrew corner, Mika Kallio will line up fifteenth, just ahead of Alex De Angelis and Roger Lee Hayden. Pos. Rider Nation Team Time 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′20.978 2 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team 1′21.169 3 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 1′21.617 4 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 1′21.655 5 Ben SPIES USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1′21.679 6 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′21.688 7 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team 1′21.920 8 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1′22.217 9 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1′22.300 10 Hector BARBERA SPA Paginas Amarillas Aspar 1′22.366 11 Marco MELANDRI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1′22.407 12 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1′22.647 13 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Team 1′22.712 14 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1′22.770 15 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Team 1′23.127 16 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM Interwetten Honda MotoGP 1′23.226 17 Roger Lee HAYDEN USA LCR Honda MotoGP 1′23.764 Read article
Pramac Racing Team Makes Solid Start At Laguna
Source: The Latest Motorcycle News - Saturday, 24th July 2010, 19:13 GMTFirst laps on the Californian circuit of Laguna Seca for the Pramac Racing riders, Aleix Espargarò and Mika Kallio. Both riders have, in fact, made their debut on this track: Mika missed last year race due to an injury while Aleix is a debutant in the top class. The Catalan rider has impressed today concluding the session in tenth position leaving behind riders that already knew the circuit. Tomorrow he will therefore have the possibility to reduce the gap from the fastest riders. Also his teammate, Mika Kallio, has registered a good lap time positioning in eleventh place only one tenth of a second from Aleix. Read article
Lorenzo takes fourth consecutive pole
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Saturday, 17th July 2010, 22:01 GMTJorge Lorenzo recorded his fourth consecutive pole position at the Sachsenring, Germany this afternoon, despite his Yamaha M1 coating the track in oil. With twenty-five minutes of the qualifying hour remaining, the session was shown the red flag due to Lorenzo’s Yamaha sharing its oil with the tarmac. As a result of the spillage, Ben Spies slid off of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine, leaving his empty bike in the path of an unsuspecting Randy De Puniet. After colliding with the Yamaha, De Puniet was taken to the medical centre, where his right leg was x-rayed. Fortunately he was deemed uninjured, and is hopefully of taking his place on the grid tomorrow. With the session resumed, Casey Stoner was able to secure the second fastest time around the impressive circuit, with one of his best chances of the season for a victory coming this weekend. Meanwhile, Lorenzo’s nearest championship rival, Dani Pedrosa completes the front row with a third place start. The second row of the grid kicks off with Andrea Dovizioso setting the fourth quickest time, with the returning Valentino Rossi in fifth. After breaking his leg just six weeks ago, Rossi has proven his fitness to ensure he made his way back to the grid. Alongside Rossi, and completing the second row, is Hector Barbera. Despite his drama with the oil, De Puniet set the seventh fastest time, while Marco Simoncelli, Aleix Espargaro and Marco Melandri complete the top ten. Mika Kallio, Colin Edwards and Ben Spies narrowly missed out on a top ten spot, and will be starting eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth, respectively. MotoGP, Qualifying Positions, Sachsenring: Pos. Rider Nation Team Time 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′21.817 2 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team 1′21.841 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 1′21.948 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 1′22.263 5 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′22.395 6 Hector BARBERA SPA Paginas Amarillas Aspar 1′22.454 7 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 1′22.610 8 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1′22.624 9 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Team 1′22.910 10 Marco MELANDRI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1′22.917 11 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Team 1′22.961 12 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1′23.026 13 Ben SPIES USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1′23.028 14 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1′23.040 15 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team 1′23.090 16 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1′23.193 17 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM Interwetten Honda MotoGP 1′23.515 Read article
MotoGP Catalunya: Unlucky race for the Pramac team in Catalunya
Source: bikeracenews.com - Sunday, 4th July 2010, 18:29 GMTKallio finishes 12th and Espargaro retired at Catalunya A really unlucky Grand Prix of Cataluña for the Pramac Racing Team. Aleix Espargarò has slipped during the fifth lap, when he was in eleventh position and while, thanks to a good rhythm, was reducing the gap from the riders in front of him. Good start for Mika Kallio [...] Read article
Lorenzo on top in Barcelona
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Sunday, 4th July 2010, 16:23 GMTJorge Lorenzo impressed the home crowd at Barcelona this afternoon, taking another MotoGP victory at a sun soaked Catalunya circuit. A good start saw the Spaniard fly away at the start, however he briefly lost the lead as a fast starting Dani Pedrosa launched into the lead from his second row starting position. However, Pedrosa’s successful start was short lived when he ran wide around turn one, handing the lead back to Lorenzo. With the championship leader heading the field, he soon came under pressure from Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso. Keen to take the position from Lorenzo, both Stoner and Dovizioso were hot on his heels, trying to pressure the FIAT Yamaha rider. After running wide at the first corner, Pedrosa initially dropped to ninth place, however was soon fighting his way back through the pack. Just two laps into the race, the Spaniard was already up to fifth place, eager to make an impression on his home crowd. By the fifth lap the action was really picking up, as Dovizioso dived passed Lorenzo and into the lead. Just seconds later Lorenzo shot back passed him, regaining the prominent position. From here Lorenzo and his pursuer, Dovizioso, soon edged away at the front. Meanwhile, Pedrosa had worked his way through to third, with Stoner right on his tail. Randy De Puniet just missed out on the fight for a podium spot, when a charging Pedrosa and Stoner edged him out. As the race progressed, the race at the front was just as hit as the weather. However, with just eleven laps to go the drama kicked in. First of all Marco Simoncelli fell foul of the bad luck, when he was forced to retire. Shortly afterwards on the same lap, Dovizioso crashed off, easing the pressure for Lorenzo. The Repsol Honda rider was able to rejoin the race, however proceeded with caution with a potentially damaged bike. As the chequered flag signalled the end of yet another edge-of-your seat race, it was Lorenzo who made his mark in front of a home crowd to extend his lead at the top of the table. With the absence of his Repsol Honda teammate, Pedrosa made it a Spanish one-two finishing second, with a fiesty Stoner in third, unable to find a way through before the flag. De Puniet brought his LCR Honda home in a lonely fourth, spending the majority of his race running on his own. The battle behind was a close one, with Alvaro Bautista finishing fifth, just managing to fight off advances from Ben Spies in sixth, finishing as top American. Loris Capirossi crossed the line in seventh, with Nicky Hayden fighting through to eighth. Marco Melandri finished just behind his former teammate in ninth, with Hector Barbera tenth. Colin Edwards and Mika Kallio just missed out on a top ten placing, meanwhile Dovizioso managed to climb back to a fourteenth place finish. Wataru Yoshikawa, replacing the injured Valentino Rossi, finished fifteenth. Lorenzo now has 165 points at the top of the championship table, with Pedrosa second with 113 points and Dovizioso third with 91 points. The next round of the season is at Sachsenring in Germany, on the 18th July, where Lorenzo will be expecting tough competition from the pursuing Pedrosa. Read article
