Motogp 2016 R8 Assen

Dovizioso's first pole of 2016 Motul TT Assen Netherlands

Dovizioso's first pole of 2016 Motul TT Assen Netherlands . Andrea Dovizioso took advantage of a drying track to claim his first pole position since Qatar in 2015 ahead of Valentino Rossi and Scott Redding. In 2009 at the British GP Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) took his so far only MotoGP™ World Championship victory. This cemented his reputation as a wet weather specialist, his Qualifying performance in Assen only adding to said reputation. Qualifying wasn’t fully wet, a dry line emerging towards the end of the session and calling for a thoughtful, rather than aggressive, approach. He and his team had originally decided to use only one set of tyres, but a split second decision saw the Italian return to the pits for a last minute swap. It proved an excellent decision as he produced a 1’45.246 on his final lap, grabbing him pole position by 0.715s. "I had already identified the corners where I could push like in the dry, while in the others I have followed in Ros...

Valentino Rossi: “Some places of the track that were starting to dry”

Valentino Rossi: “ Some places of the track that were starting to dry ”. A gamble with a second wet tyre paid off for Valentino Rossi and enabled him to take second on the grid for the Motul TT Assen. Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) called upon all his expertise to assess the grim condition of the TT Circuit Assen on Sunday. While Free Practice 3 was held in more or less dry conditions, Free Practice 4 was the opposite as the rain came down. Rossi was immediately comfortable in the wet, ending the session second just behind Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team). Knowledge of the wet would come in very handy for Q2, the track starting wet and drying as the session went on. As has become a habit of his, Rossi waited for other riders to head out before venturing out himself. With clear space in hand, Rossi performed an exploratory lap before beginning to push and provisionally moving into third. The track continued to dry and forced Rossi back into the pits, his rear ...

Point Sementara Motogp 2016 setelah Round 10

World Standing Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points 1 Marc MARQUEZ Honda SPA 181 2 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha SPA 138 3 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha ITA 124 4 Dani PEDROSA Honda SPA 105 5 Maverick VIÑALES Suzuki SPA 93 6 Andrea IANNONE Ducati ITA 88 7 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati ITA 79 8 Pol ESPARGARO Yamaha SPA 78 9 Hector BARBERA Ducati SPA 65 10 Scott REDDING Ducati GBR 53 11 Eugene LAVERTY Ducati IRL 53 12 Aleix ESPARGARO Suzuki SPA 51 13 Jack MILLER Honda AUS 42 14 Bradley SMITH Yamaha GBR 42 15 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda GBR 41 16 ...

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