Gran Prix of Japan - Twin Ring Motegi
There has been another theme throughout the championship which has competed in the amount of articles, opinions, truths and lies and endless reports with Motegi. Travel or not travel. The radiations are or have disappeared, and there is risk or no reason to worry. The reality is that the Japanese Grand Prix has come and we face another MotoGP race, the race has been moved from April to October and with it, have changed the track conditions and weather.
Motegi reached the championship with little emotion at the sight. Casey Stoner has 44 points ahead of Jorge Lorenzo, as there seems no real competition by removing the duo Lorenzo and Stoner taking into account the orders of equipment and all, either Lorenzo manages to be always ahead of Stoner, or this will end not in Japan, but maybe in Australia, the home turf of Casey Stoner.
Top 10 Current Standings (before Motegi):
1. Casey Stoner - Repsol Honda Team 284
2. Jorge Lorenzo - Yamaha Factory Racing 240
3. Andrea Dovizioso - Repsol Honda Team 185
4. Dani Pedrosa - Repsol Honda Team 170
5. Ben Spies - Yamaha Factory Racing 146
6. Valentino Rossi - Ducati Team 139
7. Nicky Hayden - Ducati Team 114
8. Marco Simoncelli - San Carlo Honda Gresini 106
9. Colin Edwards - Monster Yamaha Tech 3 90
10. Hiroshi Aoyama - San Carlo Honda Gresini 87
Last Year's Fact:
Winner: Casey Stoner (Ducati Team)
Pole Position: 1'47.001 by Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda)
Fastest Lap: 1'47.395 by Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha)
Record:
Pole & Best Lap: 1'45.543 by Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha 2008)
Race Lap: 1'47.091 by Casey Stoner (Ducati Team 2008)
Grand Prix of Japan 2011 Sessions Schedule - Result
Practice 1 (FP1) Friday 10:10 Top Rider: Casey Stoner - Repsol Honda - 1'47.289
Practice 2 (FP2) Friday 14:10 Top Rider: Dani Pedrosa - Repsol Honda - 1'46.790
Practice 3 (FP3) Saturday 10:10 Top Rider: Casey Stoner - Repsol Honda - 1'46.162
Qualifying (QP) Saturday 13:55 Pole: Casey Stoner - Repsol Honda - 1'45.267
Warm Up (WUP) Sunday 09:40 Top Rider: Casey Stoner - Repsol Honda - 1'46.348
Race Sunday 15:00 Winner: Dani Pedrosa
All times are local (GMT +9)
