Iveco Australian Grand Prix - Phillip Island
MotoGP World Championship visits Casey Stoner Territory this weekend and there are only three races remaining. With Casey Stoner trying to win every race that left, with Marc Marquez struggling to consolidate his lead in Moto2 and of course with Nico Terol closer to the last title of 125cc.
This time in the Australia Grand Prix, Casey Stoner has the first opportunity to score second MotoGP World Championship if he can get 10 points to Jorge Lorenzo, second in the overall standings. For sure home race in the age of 26 of his birthday that same Sunday race will be a great incentive to try to give Casey Stoner on the track without any complications trying to escape from the start.
Top 10 Current Standings:
1. Casey Stoner - Repsol Honda Team 300
2. Jorge Lorenzo - Yamaha Factory Racing 260
3. Andrea Dovizioso - Repsol Honda Team 196
4. Dani Pedrosa - Repsol Honda Team 195
5. Ben Spies - Yamaha Factory Racing 156
6. Valentino Rossi - Ducati Team 139
7. Nicky Hayden - Ducati Team 123
8. Marco Simoncelli - San Carlo Honda Gresini 119
9. Colin Edwards - Monster Yamaha Tech 3 98
10. Hiroshi Aoyama - San Carlo Honda Gresini 94
Last Year's Fact:
Winner: Casey Stoner (Ducati Team)
Pole Position: 1'30.107 by Casey Stoner (Ducati Team)
Fastest Lap: 1'30.458 by Casey Stoner (Ducati Team)
Record:
Pole & Best Lap: 1'28.665 by Casey Stoner (Ducati Team 2008)
Race Lap: 1'30.059 by Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda Team 2008)
MotoGP Australian Grand Prix 2011 Sessions Schedule
Practice 1 (FP1) Friday 11:10
Practice 2 (FP2) Friday 15:10
Practice 3 (FP3) Saturday 11:10
Qualifying (QP) Saturday 14:55
Warm Up (WUP) Sunday 11:40
Race Sunday 16:00
All times are local (GMT +11)
