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Yamaha grace two podiums at 2011 Dakar

After thirteen stages of racing and more than 9000km covering two countries and a sizeable chunk of South America the 33rd Dakar rally has finished with Yamaha present on two of the final podiums. As the teams and riders celebrated the end of another gruelling event Yamaha Racing France Ipone’s Helder Rodrigues was thrilled to take a personal best result of 3rd overall in the motorcycle category while Yamaha machinery filled all three slots on the rostrum of the Quad competition. Portugal’s Rodrigues classified 2nd in the last stage of the two week trek that traversed the Andes and cut through the Atacama Desert. When technical misfortune struck closest rival Francisco Lopez Contardo the WR450F rider was able to improve on his 2010 ranking of 4th overall and open the champagne. Rodrigues claimed victory on Stage 6 and battled against adversity in the forms of a problem with delayed assistance, fuel shortages and navigation difficulty. The 31 year old was consistently quick and claimed top five finishes in seven of the stages. "I had imagined a different Dakar while leaving Buenos Aires two weeks ago,” said Rodrigues who has taken 5th, 5th, 4th and now 3rd in the last four Dakars. “I wanted this place on the podium. While starting the last stage I was somewhat resigned to the fact that I would have try for the top three another time but when I arrived to the special and someone told me ‘Chaleco’ had a problem then I felt excited. He must be disappointed but this can happen at the Dakar. In any case I reached my objective. I will be able to stick something else apart from a ‘4’ on the bike and this means a lot because it represents a real achievement at the Dakar. I want to thank my team and the Team Yamaha Racing France Ipone for their work but also my partners and my fans.” Yamaha saw three other WR450Fs in the top twenty of the class with America’s Jonah Street making it to the Argentine capital in 12th and with the distinction of claiming Stage 9. Rodrigues’ team-mate, Jordi Viladoms, placed 14th and another Spaniard, Jose Pellicer, sealed 19th spot. The third member of the Yamaha Racing France Ipone squad, Olivier Pain, was setting times close to the leaders when he unfortunately crashed in the formative phases of the race and broke his wrist.
The name ‘Patronelli’ was again confirmed as a Quad winner at Dakar with Alejandro (pictured) eclipsing his brother Marcos’ success twelve months ago. The latter had to withdraw early in this year’s rally but Alejandro weathered a tough second half of the contest with an injured hand to bring his YFM700R home with an advantage of one hour over Sebastian Halpern and with Lukasz Laskawiec in third. Yamahas won eleven of thirteen stages with Patronelli, Halpern, Josef Machacek, Tomas Maffei and Laskawiec all reaching the top of the time sheets. Patronelli led nine stages and all the way to the line from the eighth leg. “It was hard, very hard,” said the triumphant Argentine. “If you analysed what happened then it is unbelievable. I had lost some morale and Marcos had fallen so I had to climb back up the slope, rediscover hope and then lost again it when I broke my hand and accelerating became almost impossible. I had to complete 400 kilometres that day and then 7 or 8 more stages. I said right then that ‘if the hand could manage the next 400ks then it must last the next 5000’ and here I am as champion with a hand and half! I am number one at the Dakar! I cannot believe it." From the twenty-eight quads that reached the conclusion of the first stage only twelve where classified upon reaching Argentina’s capital city. Among that group was Camelia Liparoti who diligently guided her YZM700R through the wide range of terrain, dust, rocks, dunes and mountains to achieve her goal of surviving the world’s toughest race. She was one of eight Yamaha pilots in the final collective. “My main memory will be of a hard rally,” she said. “With a lot of stones and not enough dunes! We had a lot of mud in the last few days but I kept a high speed on the last stage because I did not want to lose my ninth place!” “The Dakar has been a very strong and personal experience,” she added. “Now we are here at the finish the Yamaha quad still seems like new and a part of me feels like I could do it again.” Photos courtesy of Michel Maindru/Yamaha Motor France
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

Yamaha playing prominent role as Dakar nears finale

Yamaha playing prominent role as Dakar nears finale Stages 12 and 13 and almost 700km of special are all that remain in the 2011 Dakar – the 33rd edition of the world’s toughest race – and Yamaha are on the edge of another top-of–the-leader-board finish thanks to the skills and exertions of Helder Rodrigues and his Yamaha Racing France Ipone team. During the eleven stages held so far the Portuguese has been almost ever-present in the top ten on his WR450F and has notched five top four finishes including victory on Stage 6. Through more than 8000km of mountainous terrain, rocks, dust and of course the immense dunes of the Atacama, Yamaha has been among the protagonists of the class with Rodrigues frequently setting the pace alongside leaders Marc Coma and Cyril Despres but coming unstuck with navigation issues that have cost him further spoils. The 31 year old now has to reduce a margin of 46 minutes to climb over Francisco Lopez Contardo and enter the first three of the general standings of the bike category. At the same time he has a cushion of 1hr 7 minutes over the fifth-placed rider. “This year’s edition of Dakar is already in the home straight,” he said. “Tomorrow I know that I will start the penultimate stage with one of my very last opportunities to try and break into the podium positions. I realise that I have my current standing consolidated but if anything the history of the Dakar shows us that it is never over until the end of the final kilometre!” Rodrigues claimed Stage 6 but he wasn’t the only winner on the WR450F as Jonah Street aced the relatively short leg 9 to emerge victorious in what has been an inconsistent competition for the American so far. “We didn't have any bike problems, everything went really smooth so I'm happy,” he said after making the headlines. “It's awesome. You know what? We've been capable of this, it just hasn't fallen onto our plate.” Elsewhere Jordi Viladoms is 11th overall and hopeful of a top ten finish as he lies 9 minutes from 9th. The Spaniard would be easily holding this rank if it were not for a fuel shortage on Stage 8 that cost his valuable time.
Yamaha has dominated the Quad category thanks to its YFM700R technology and the skills of Argentineans like Alejandro Patronelli (pictured), Sebastian Halpern and Tomas Maffei; first, second and eighth in the standings respectively and the trio have claimed nine stages between them with Yamaha owning ten of the eleven held (Czech Josef Machacek triumphed in the opening sprint but has since retired). Patronelli has not dropped out of the first two positions overall since the second leg and has been fronting the pack from Stage 8 onwards despite some adversity. “I hurt my hand and I'm having difficulty flexing my wrist,” he told www.dakar.com. “I struggled over the finishing line and I thank God that I was able to finish. I'm taking it easy now, riding almost gently. I'm trying to finish and avoid any errors. I'm just concentrating on preserving the quad and my physical health and getting to Buenos Aires.” YMF700R machinery also currently own fourth and fifth in the overall standings with Pole Lukasz Laskawiec and Pablo Sebastian Copetti from Argentina, both chasing the third step of podium. Camelia Liparoti (shown here) is one of the few female competitors remaining in the rally and has risen to 9th overall from just 13 riders left on four wheels (originally 28 finished Stage 1). “It has been difficult and I never imagined I would find so many stones but I feel good with my Yamaha and everyday I have been taking more confidence,” she said. “The quad is extremely reliable, during our rest day we simply cleaned the air filter and that was all. I am pushing at about 70% because my main goal is to arrive back to Buenos Aires on Saturday. The number of people who have abandoned the race at this Dakar shows you how tough it is and I don’t want to add myself to that list! Now so close to the end I realise that making it through every day is a big part of it.” Standings after Stage 11 Bike (with time difference to leader) 1. Marc Coma 19:14: 55 2. Cyril Despres 00:15:49 3. Francisco Lopez Contardo 00:49:24 4. Helder Rodrigues (Yam) 01:35:10 5. Juan Pedrero Garcia 02:42:55 11. Jordi Viladoms (Yam) 04:32:16 15. Jonah Street (Yam) 05:50:30 Quad 1. Alejandro Patronelli (Yam) 2. Sebastian Halpern (Yam) 3. Christophe Declerck (Pol) 4. Lukasz Lascawiec (Yam) 5. Pablo Copetti (Yam) 9. Camelia Liparoti (Yam)
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

Stewart opens 2011 campaign with 3rd at Anaheim

AMA-SX Race Report - 10/01/2011 Stewart opens 2011 campaign with 3rd at Anaheim The 2011 AMA Supercross series (also an FIM World Championship) got underway in front of a capacity crowd at the Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Los Angeles on Saturday with Yamaha LandM San Manuel rider James Stewart taking third position on his YZ450F. The 25 year old Floridian was competing in his first Main Event for almost a year and the 2009 champion needed to exercise patience and caution in recovering from a mid-pack start to work his way onto the podium. “There were only two spots on the track where you could do it [overtake] and I was just trying to make sure I made clean passes,” he said. “You know, it’s hard; you get in one side of the track and just follow all the way from the sand section until you get back through the whoops. Overall I’m happy though. Coming from 17th to third, I think that’s pretty good and lets me know that I still have the speed. Get a couple good starts and I think we’ll be right there.”
While Stewart needed half of the twenty laps to reach the leading group and was then unable to shut-down the four-five second gap to defending number one Ryan Dungey and winner Ryan Villopoto other Yamaha riders such as Kyle Chisholm and Nick Wey found the difficult track even harder going as they placed 11th and 12th respectively. Stewart’s new team-mate, Kyle Regal, was 13th. Nick Paluzzi was the highest runner on the YZ250F with ninth place in the first round of the West Coast SX Lites. The second round of seventeen in the thrilling indoor-racing spectacle takes place next Saturday at Chase Field in Phoenix. 2011 AMA-SX United States Angel Stadium 10/01/2011 20 Laps 1 Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 19'55.986 2 Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 0'03.671 3 James Stewart Yamaha USA 0'05.700 4 Trey Canard Honda USA 0'09.832 5 Chad Reed Honda AUS 0'27.453 6 Kevin Windham Honda USA 0'32.742 7 Ivan Tedesco Kawasaki USA 0'37.591 8 Brett Metcalfe Suzuki AUS 0'45.981 9 Josh Grant Honda USA 0'49.902 10 Andrew Short KTM USA 0'54.349 11 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA 0'58.861 12 Nicholas Wey Yamaha USA -1Laps 13 Kyle Regal Yamaha USA -1Laps 14 Mike Alessi KTM USA -1Laps 15 Jason Thomas Suzuki USA -1Laps 16 Justin Brayton Yamaha USA -1Laps 19 David D Millsaps Yamaha USA -2Laps 20 Thomas Hahn Yamaha USA -17Laps AMA-SX World Standing Rider Standings After Race 1 of 17 1. Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 25 2. Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 22 3. James Stewart Yamaha USA 20 4. Trey Canard Honda USA 18 5. Chad Reed Honda AUS 16 6. Kevin Windham Honda USA 15 7. Ivan Tedesco Kawasaki USA 14 8. Brett Metcalfe Suzuki AUS 13 9. Josh Grant Honda USA 12 10. Andrew Short KTM USA 11 11. Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA 10 12. Nicholas Wey Yamaha USA 9 13. Kyle Regal Yamaha USA 8 14. Mike Alessi KTM USA 7 15. Jason Thomas Suzuki USA 6 16. Justin Brayton Yamaha USA 5 19. David D Millsaps Yamaha USA 2 20. Thomas Hahn Yamaha USA 1 Crowd: 45,000
Weather: Dry
Lap Record: 0'44.601 (Ricky Carmichael , 01/01/2006)
Last Years Winner: Ryan Dungey
Manufacturer Standings 10/01/2011 1 Kawasaki 25 2 Suzuki 22 3 Yamaha 20 4 Honda 18 5 KTM 11
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

Rodrigues excellent second at Rally of Morocco

Helder Rodrigues Yamaha WR450F rider Helder Rodrigues has completed a decent ‘warm-up’ for the 2011 Dakar by taking the runner-up position overall after six stages of the Rally of Morocco. Wedged in between Cyril Despres and Marc Coma, Rodrigues can feel confident of his form and condition in the final weeks of preparation until the ‘toughest rally in the world’ kicks off in Argentina on new year’s day. More than 150 competitors attempted the desert setting, dunes and rocky paths of the 2300km route over six days last week and the Portuguese was able to demonstrate that his WR450F is fettled for the new regulations at Dakar which sees the motorcycle category restricted solely to the 450cc capacity. The Rallye de Maroc has over 75 years of history. The 31 year old completed a consistent run and broke into the top three twice; finishing as runner-up on day two and then third on day four. In the final classification Rodrigues – who recently secured 3rd in the 450cc division of the 2010 FIM Rally World Championship - was just over five minutes behind Despres. “I am really happy to be part of such a prestigious podium and this proves we are heading in a good way for Dakar,” Rodrigues said. “I have to take my hat off to the organisers of this Rally as it was superb and full of variety.” Spaniard Jordi Viladoms was fifth overall for two WR machines to place at the top end of the leader-board. “It was a good week and I got to know the new bike really well,” he said. “I was really confident in the technical sections but we need to work a bit more to make the most in the quick parts and through the dunes. We will carry on testing to get ready.” France’s Olivier Pain classified 4th in the sixth and last stage and stood seventh in the final table giving Yamaha a sizeable presence in the top ten.
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

First taste of the Yamaha YZR-M1 MotoGP bike for Crutchlow in Japan

Cal Crutchlow Having wrapped up the 2010 World Superbike Championship on a high in Magny Cours with a race win and a second place finish on his YZF-R1 two weeks ago, Cal Crutchlow ended his season with the Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team by clinching fifth in the standings and claiming the ‘rookie of the year’ title. With just a few days rest under his belt he has started his move up from World Superbike to MotoGP with Yamaha by getting straight to business, today completing a one and a half day test of the Yamaha YZR-M1 race bike at Yamaha’s test track in Fukuroi, Japan. Despite mixed weather conditions with a damp or wet track Crutchlow had the opportunity to try the M1 on both full wet and slick Bridgestone tyres, impressing everybody with his speed on the wet test track. The rising Yamaha star also took some time to practice with the M1’s launch control to test starts. Cal Crutchlow “The M1 felt a lot smaller than my Yamaha R1 superbike,” said Cal Crutchlow. “I actually found the positioning more comfortable than the WSB machine. There is a lot of power but it feels very useable, it felt very different to a production based machine in terms of its delivery. In the wet we used the normal steel brakes but when it started to dry I had a chance to try the carbon ones which were cool, I managed to get quite comfortable with them. I found the chassis very stiff, it was really easy to change direction and the electronics were really different, even more advanced than the high level I’m used to in Superbike! It was a shame the weather wasn’t great so I wasn’t able to push to the bike’s full potential, I’m really looking forward to the Valencia test so I can get back on it and give it a proper work out!” Whilst in Japan Crutchlow also took time out to visit The Yamaha Motor Company headquarters and the Communication Plaza in Shizuoka where he had an opportunity to get up close to some of Yamaha’s historic and iconic machinery from past and present. The Valencia test will be on the 9th and 10th November. For 2011 Crutchlow will be entering the MotoGP World Championship in the Yamaha Monster Tech3 team, alongside Colin Edwards.
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

Fiat Yamaha seal team title with double podium at Philip Island as Spies claims top rookie award

Jorge Lorenzo A double podium for the Fiat Yamaha Team today sealed the second leg of the 2010 Triple Crown, as World Champion Jorge Lorenzo finished second and Valentino Rossi third behind winner Casey Stoner in the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island. After a sopping wet weekend the weather finally cleared up today, as the sun came out and temperatures rose above 15 degrees for the first time. Lorenzo got a good start into turn one, losing one place to Marco Simoncelli but passing the Italian back soon after to retake second. As the World Champion had feared however he was unable to match Stoner's pace today, despite trying his best in the early stages. Once he realised he could not catch the Australian he contented himself with an uneventful but enjoyable race, unchallenged throughout to finish in second place. It was the 23-year-old's 50th start in the MotoGP class and his 32nd podium from those races. A small set-up tweak in warm-up had left Rossi slightly more hopeful of his chances today but the nine-time champion was left with all to do when he dropped to ninth on the first lap. He gained two places on the next three laps and on lap five found himself on the end of a four-man group in sixth, with third in his sights. He dealt with Simoncelli first, passing his countryman on the brakes into turn one, dispatched Nicky Hayden on lap seven and then fellow Yamaha man Ben Spies on the eighth. His task was not over however and he had his work cut out to hold onto the final podium spot with Hayden hard on his heels. On the third last lap the American got by the Italian but a brilliant last-lap move from Rossi secured him an incredible 13th podium in 14 years at Phillip Island. Stoner's win means Rossi slips one place to fourth in the standings, with a deficit of eight points from the Australian. After a hard three weeks the paddock now heads home for ten days, with Jorge Lorenzo due to take part in a parade through his home city of Palma de Mallorca on Wednesday when he returns victorious as the new World Champion. Today also saw American Tech 3 Yamaha rider Ben Spies, who will join the Factory Team in 2011, secure the Rookie of the Year title.

Jorge Lorenzo - Position: 2ndTime: +8.598 "We knew Casey would be hard to beat today! I tried my best, riding as hard as I could at the start and occasionally it seemed like I was closing a little bit, but then on the next lap Casey would extend his lead again by a few tenths. I kept trying but I didn't have much hope and half way through I decided it was better not to take risks. I really enjoyed riding here and sliding a bit on my M1, it was fun but this was Casey's race today. It was good to be on the podium and now we are heading back and I have my first chance to go home to Mallorca as World Champion and to celebrate with my friends and family. Today we won the Teams' Title and this shows what a great season it has been for us all, with everyone working at the maximum."
Valentino Rossi Valentino Rossi - Position: 3rdTime: +17.997 "To start eighth and finish third is not a bad result and, considering the trouble we had this weekend, we can be happy. Today Casey was riding in a different sport and I want to say congratulations to him - the podium was the maximum for us but it was still a hard fight to get there. We made some good changes to our set-up this morning and I knew I had a better chance, but we still lacked grip and the bike started to slide a lot after a bit. I had great fun with Nicky at the end because in some places he was faster than me and I really had to push, but the podium here is so important for me and I couldn't give it up easily. This is my 13th podium in 14 years racing at Phillip Island and I am very proud of this record. We have had three podiums in a row, including one win, and after this difficult season I am happy about this. Today we won the Team title and I am happy for us all and for Yamaha." Wilco Zeelenberg - Team Manager "Today the podium was the most we could do. Jorge tried his hardest at the start and his lap times were quick; we had a good set-up today but Casey was just faster than us. Jorge really enjoyed himself out there and he had a big gap behind him so it was a successful day. Considering the difficult circumstances we've had all weekend we can be satisfied with what we've achieved. We are happy to win the Team title and now we are going home, finally, and everyone deserves a good rest!" Davide Brivio - Team Manager "This morning we did a good job and we were able to find a much better setting. Unfortunately the difficult conditions this weekend and the bad luck we had in qualifying yesterday meant that we were starting from the third row so we had a big job to do. Valentino did very well to get this podium. These three races have gone well for us and we're heading back to Europe satisfied. Congratulations to the whole team tonight for another Team Championship." Super Spies claims top rookie award in Australia Ben Spies set another personal milestone in his stunning 2010 MotoGP world championship campaign today, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider's hard fought fifth place in the Australian Grand Prix securing him the coveted Rookie of the Year award. After a weekend of typically unpredictable conditions at Phillip Island, today's 27-lap race started under sunny skies with temperatures hitting a weekend high of 15 degrees. Spies made a flying start from the front row of the grid but slipped back to sixth after nearly touching new world champion Jorge Lorenzo as the field jostled for position at turn two. The 26-year-old was back in the hunt for his third podium by lap five, Spies executing thrilling overtakes to move by fellow American Nicky Hayden and Marco Simoncelli. But a small mistake under heavy braking for the perilously fast first turn dropped Spies back to sixth on lap eight. He quickly regained his composure but was unable to restart his rostrum challenge with Hayden and Valentino Rossi pulling clear. Spies had a determined Simoncelli to occupy his mind though, the Italian seizing fifth on lap 19. Content to shadow Simoncelli, Spies quickly realised he could lap much faster and claimed back fifth on lap 23. Displaying his expertise on worn tyres, a magnificent late attack broke Simoncelli's resolve to ensure Spies lifted the Rookie of the Year title with two races remaining. And his latest top six result means he will also finish top non-factory rider in 2010. Colin Edwards got his bid for a top ten world championship finish back o n track today, the experienced Texan claiming seventh. Edwards was hopeful of fighting for a top six finish but he spent the majority of the race adapting his riding style to counter a small rear grip issue. With just two races remaining at Estoril and Valencia, Edwards is just three-points away from an overall top ten finish. Ben Spies Ben Spies - Position: 5th Time: +22.221 "Jorge and I got super close coming out of the first corner and he almost touched my brake lever. It made me run wide in turn two and a couple of people came by. It didn't ruin the race but it ruined me building up some momentum. I fought my way back into third and was pretty comfortable when I ran wide at the first corner on lap seven. I got in there a bit hot and the rear came round. Everybody got a run on me and came by and dropped me back to sixth. I then had a good battle with Simoncelli. I kind of towed him around and h e picked up his pace and came by me. Once I knew nobody was behind me, I just waited until a few laps from the end to push and pass him back. I made sure I got a decent gap and chilled out in fifth. At the end I was running times that if everything had gone smoothly, I feel like we could have battled for the podium. Towards the end of the race I was running similar times to those ahead of me and that's all I can do. I'm happy to be Rookie of the Year too. I beat a lot of good guys for that and it will be an achievement I can be proud of at the end of the season. I've had some good results on this three-week stretch and I'm now looking forward to the last two rounds." Colin Edwards Colin Edwards - Position: 7thTime: +35.168 "The pace I'd run all weekend was pretty much the pace I was able to run in the race. Conditions changed so much over the weekend that we never really got enough time to work on findi ng a decent set-up. I was confident going into the race and got a decent start but pretty much from the second corner I was having some spinning from the rear tyre. I tried to adjust my riding style because I didn't want to lose contact with the group in front of me. I settled into a comfortable rhythm but I just couldn't go any faster. I was trying different lines but I couldn't enter the corner like I wanted to. My speed was basically dictated by what the rear was doing, but we'll look at the data and figure a few things out for the final part of the season. I want to thank my guys at Monster Yamaha Tech 3. This has been a tough period of the season but we've worked really hard together and I'm happy with the way I've performed. Congratulations to Ben too for getting Rookie of the Year. He's rode awesome all year and he's beaten a lot of good guys to achieve that." Herve Poncharal - Team Manager "Ben's amazing season just gets better and better. To win the Rookie of the Year title with two races to go is a fantastic achievement for him and all of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 crew. A lot of very talented riders came from the 250cc class into MotoGP this year and they knew all the tracks, which Ben didn't. He's done a magnificent job and done it with another impressive top five finish. Simoncelli never gave up but Ben was too strong for him and showed how strong he is on used tyres. Without a couple of problems in the early laps, I think he could have battled with Valentino and Nicky for the podium. I'd like to thank Colin for all his efforts in this run of three races because he has been very consistent, qualifying very well and showing strong form in the races. He might have expected to be a bit higher up today but he never stopped pushing and I'm delighted with his attitude. Congratulations to Yamaha too on winning another Triple Crown fo r the third year in succession. The competition is so high in MotoGP and that is an amazing accomplishment." Circuit Length: 4445 Temp: 15 Weather: Dry
Lap Record: 1'30.332 (Marco Melandri, 01/01/2005) Fastest Lap Ever: 1'28.665 (Casey Stoner, 05/10/2008) Last Years Winner: Casey Stoner 2010 MotoGP Australia - Phillip Island 17/10/2010 Race 1 - 27 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 41'09.128 2 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 0'08.598 3 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 0'17.997 4 Nicky Hayden Ducati USA 0'18.035 5 Ben Spies Yamaha USA 0'22.211 6 Marco Simoncelli Honda ITA 0'25.017 7 Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 0'35.168 8 Aleix Espargaro Ducati ESP 0'46.194 9 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 0'46.294 10 Randy De Puniet Honda FRA 0'59.635 11 Mika Kallio Ducati FIN 0'59.664 12 Alvaro Bautista Suzuki ESP 0'59.732 13 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda JPN 1'05.029 14 Hector Barbera Ducati ESP 1'05.053  
Rider Standings 17/10/2010 Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points 1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 333 2. Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 228 3. Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 205 4. Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 197 5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda ITA 179 6. Ben Spies Yamaha USA 163 7. Nicky Hayden Ducati USA 152 8. Marco Simoncelli Honda ITA 102 9. Randy De Puniet Honda FRA 100 10. Marco Melandri Honda ITA 93 11. Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 90 12. Hector Barbera Ducati ESP 76 13. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki ESP 73 14. Aleix Espargaro Ducati ESP 60 15. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda JPN 47 21. Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha JPN 1  
Manufacturer Standings 17/10/2010 Pos. Manufacturer Points 1. Yamaha 354 2. Honda 315 3. Ducati 255 4. Suzuki 96
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

Victory quotes Masao Furusawa and Lin Jarvis

Masao Furusawa Masao Furusawa - Executive Officer, Engineering Operations "First of all, I want to congratulate Jorge Lorenzo for clinching the 2010 MotoGP World Championship title here at Sepang, with three rounds still remaining in the season. As a member of the Yamaha Factory Racing Team, I am very proud to have had the pleasure of watching Jorge progress from Rookie of the Year in 2008, when he first moved up to MotoGP, to finishing second in the 2009 series to now becoming the 2010 MotoGP World Champion. "In Japan last week Jorge signed a new two-year contract that will see him continue to ride for Yamaha in 2011 and 2012, and we hope to see him win the championship again in the two years to come." Lin Jarvis Lin Jarvis - Managing Director, Yamaha Motor Racing "Firstly let me say it gave me great satisfaction today to see a young athlete achieve his dream! I would like to congratulate Jorge on his excellent season, resulting in him winning his first MotoGP World Champion title. Today was a super result for the Fiat Yamaha Team, with Valentino winning the race and Jorge coming home safely in third spot, giving us two important victories at the same moment. The points haul today is also very important for the Team and Manufacturer Championships. "I would also like to take this opportunity to say congratulations and a big thank you to all of our corporate and team staff who have worked so hard and to all of our sponsors, partners and the Yamaha fans around the world that have supported us on and off the track to bring us victory again this year; this is our 3rd MotoGP rider's title in a row. "Now that the first, and most important, title is ours we will try our best to win the next three races and hopefully in the process the Manufacturer and Team titles to complete another 'triple crown' year."
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

Jorge Lorenzo crowned 2010 MotoGP World Champion as Valentino Rossi wins race

Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo clinched the 2010 MotoGP World Championship on a day that saw Valentino Rossi return to winning ways in Malaysia. Third place for Lorenzo - his thirteenth podium from fifteen races so far this year - was enough to make him only the second Spanish rider ever to win the premier-class crown. Rossi meanwhile put on one of the displays of his career after dropping to 11th at the start, taking his 46th win for Yamaha on the number 46 M1. Lorenzo got a brilliant start from pole and set off in front with Andrea Dovizioso in tow, whilst Rossi, starting sixth, slipped right back through the field in the charge to turn one. A few corners were enough to let the Italian know that all was not lost today however and he quickly began to pick off his competitors, scything through the field to make it up to third by just the fourth lap. By now Dovizioso was putting pressure on Lorenzo and on lap nine the Spaniard gave way to the Italian, knowing that finishing safely was more important than the winner's laurels today. Next time around Rossi passed his team-mate and set off after his compatriot, despatching Dovizioso in turn at exactly the same point on the next lap. Dovizioso mounted one more challenge four laps from the end but Rossi, still the reigning World Champion for a few more minutes, was determined to stand on top of the podium and eventually crossed the line 0.244 seconds ahead. The win moves Rossi up to third in the championship, one point ahead of Casey Stoner. It was Lorenzo's day however and third place for the 23-year-old was enough to seal him an emotional first premier-class title to add to his two 250cc crowns. It was a special moment for the Mallorcan, who has won seven races this year and finished off the podium only twice in a remarkable display of consistency that shows him to be a deserving champion. Valentino Rossi - Position: 1stTime: 41'03.448 "This is a wonderful moment for me, I am so happy to win like this and take my 46th win with Yamaha on 'my' M1. It was one of my worst starts and for a moment I was really worried, but within a few corners I understood that I could go for it, because my bike felt great today thanks to a small change we made in warm-up, Jeremy's idea really worked! I rode so well and it was a fantastic race, one of the best of my career I think. I wanted this 46th win so much because as everyone knows it's a special number for me! Thanks to my team because everyone worked so hard this weekend and I think this is a great repayment for everyone. To win like this, from 11th at the first corner, is a great feeling. Finally I want to say congratulations to Yamaha and to Jorge; he has been fast all season, at all tracks and in all conditions and he deserves to be the World Champion." Jorge Lorenzo Jorge Lorenzo - Position: 3rdTime: +6.035 "This is a dream come true for me today, I can't really believe it yet; I need five minutes on my own just to relax, enjoy the quiet and take in what I have done! This is something I have always wanted and something I've dreamed of my whole life, so it is the most incredible moment for me. It is difficult to find the words to thank everyone, I am just so happy, but I have to say thank you to Yamaha, my team and everyone who has made this happen. I started very well today, I didn't lose any positions but then Andrea and Valentino came past me and I wasn't riding as well as I could have, so I didn't want to push too much. Anyway I knew that winning the race wasn't the most important thing this time. I had to just put myself on autopilot and get the points I needed. Now we can relax and enjoy the last three races of the championship, but first of all we are looking forward to celebrating tonight!"

Davide Brivio - Team Manager "What a race! It was a fantastic race and great weekend because we had a difficult day yesterday and could only qualify sixth, but the team did a great job to change the bike and Valentino felt very comfortable in the race. He rode very well, making the fastest lap in the race and coming from 11th position and 2.5 seconds down on the leaders on the first lap. This milestone 46th win was a great way to celebrate Valentino's amazing time with Yamaha. It's a wonderful day for Yamaha all round because Jorge is the World Champion so we say congratulations to him, he's been very strong this year. All of our team are very happy today! Now we're looking forward to Australia, another great track for Valentino, and we hope his victories are not over with yet with Yamaha." Wilco Zeelenberg - Team Manager "This is a wonderful day for our team and I can't believe what an amazing first year I have had with Jorge in MotoGP! Jorge has proven over and over that he is a winner and our tactics this season - to always go for the podium - have paid off and here we are, World Champions! As usual Jorge was clever today and he knew that he had to be careful, as he has been many times this season, and it was the right move. He has won seven races and been on the podium many more so it really has been a wonderful season. Thank you to everyone for working so hard and well done to Jorge." Fantastic fourth for Spies in sweltering Sepang Ben Spies strengthened his bid for a top six MotoGP world championship finish today, the Texan riding to a fantastic fourth place in scorching hot conditions at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. Spies rode a tentative first four laps while he gained confidence in the left-side of his hard compound Bridgestone rear tyre, the 26-year-old's pace still quick enough to keep him fighting in the top six. Once confident he could push to his true potential, Spies was able to reel off a series of fast laps to hunt down and pass fellow American Nicky Hayden on lap eight. Spies continued to increase his pace and his times were only bettere d by Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso at the front of the field. Having quickly left Hayden trailing behind him, Spies then produced a stunning series of laps to close down a two-second deficit on Marco Simoncelli. He caught and passed the Italian on lap 14 and was again able to quickly establish a gap that Simoncelli had no chance of closing as he streaked away to finish top non-factory rider. His tenth top six finish of an outstanding rookie season puts Spies 13-points clear of Hayden in the race for sixth overall in the 2010 rankings with three races remaining. It was an eventful 20-lap race for Colin Edwards, the 36-year-old looking to carry on the momentum gained from his season best fifth place in Japan a week ago. A minor braking issue hampered Edwards in the early laps and once he'd adapted his riding style to compensate, he then battl ed a front-end grip issue. He was embroiled in an exciting four-rider tussle when he crashed at turn four on lap ten. His Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team worked frantically to repair his YZR-M1 machine, Edwards returning to the track to try and score 13th place. Unfortunately his efforts were unrewarded as he missed the cut-off for scoring points by just one lap.
Ben Spies Ben Spies - Position: 4th Time: +13.676 "I got a reasonable start but I suffered with the left side of the rear tyre not coming up to temperature as quick as I'd hoped. But once it did it worked great and I was able to fight my way through to another really strong result. I was behind Nicky for a while and got stuck there but once I got by him I was reeling off 2.02s to get into fourth and I was happy with my race pace. I knew I couldn't get third and that was a little frustrating because looking at the times of the top three, if I could have got away with them I really feel I could have been there. I know Lorenzo wasn't pushing like his life depended on it with what he had at stake but I could have been closer to the front. It was still a good race for me and I made some good passes and I'm looking forward to Phillip Island now. Finally, I'd like to congratulate Jorge and Yamaha. Jorge has been fantastic all season and he definitely deserved to win the title. He hasn't made a mistake and I'm really looking forward to working with him in 2011." Colin Edwards Colin Edwards - Position: DNF "That wasn't an easy race at all. Right off the line I felt good and made a couple of passes but I understood from the start that I had small problem with the front brake. At one point I nearly ran into the back of Ben and that made it really difficult in all the hard braking points and there are plenty of those at this track. On ce I adapted to that I was having some issues with the front tyre. I'd had a couple of moments over the weekend but after about four laps I was struggling to hold a line. I was still pushing hard because I was in a good fight when I crashed at turn four. I don't know whether it was the brake or the tyre or a combination of both that put me down but it was one of those where I was waiting for it go. I wasn't going to give up, run wide and let a load of people fly by but just lost the front. I went back out to try and score some points but unfortunately I was one lap short of being classified. I wasn't going to get in the way of Valentino, Andrea and Jorge, so I got out of the way and that lap cost me a finish. Finally I'd like to congratulate Jorge and Yamaha. They've been an awesome combination. He's been the fastest rider all year and he'll be the man to beat next season that's for sure." Herve Poncharal - Team Manager "On behalf of everyone in the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team, I'd like to congratulate Jorge and Yamaha for their fantastic achievement this season. Jorge has demonstrated all year that he has been the fastest rider and his consistency has been very impressive. It was also a good day for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team and once again Ben was outstanding. He wasn't as fast as he would have liked to be in the early laps but once he found his rhythm he was easily the fastest rider behind the top three. Once again he made some really exciting overtakes and I think a big crowd here today enjoyed watching Ben. It is a big shame for Colin because he deserved more for all his efforts this weekend. Unfortunately he crashed while pushing hard to improve his position. We fixed his bike so he could try and get some points and I want to thank Colin for going back out and trying his best for the team. It was unfortunate that he just failed to co mplete the required number of laps but we can look forward to both Ben and Colin having a successful race in Australia next weekend." Circuit Length: 5548 Weather: Dry
Lap Record: 2'02.993 (Nicky Hayden, 01/01/2005) Fastest Lap Ever: 2'00.518 (Valentino Rossi, 25/10/2009) Last Years Winner: Casey Stoner 2010 MotoGP Malaysia - Sepang 10/10/2010 Race 1 - 20 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 41'03.448 2 Andrea Dovizioso Honda ITA 0'00.224 3 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 0'06.035 4 Ben Spies Yamaha USA 0'13.676 5 Alvaro Bautista Suzuki ESP 0'15.402 6 Nicky Hayden Ducati USA 0'18.826 7 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda JPN 0'20.218 8 Marco Simoncelli Honda ITA 0'23.574 9 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 0'23.964 10 Randy De Puniet Honda FRA 0'31.850 11 Hector Barbera Ducati ESP 0'38.579 12 Mika Kallio Ducati FIN 0'38.849  
Rider Standings 10/10/2010 Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points 1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 313 2. Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 228 3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 181 4. Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 180 5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda ITA 179 6. Ben Spies Yamaha USA 152 7. Nicky Hayden Ducati USA 139 8. Randy De Puniet Honda FRA 94 9. Marco Simoncelli Honda ITA 92 10. Marco Melandri Honda ITA 86 11. Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 81 12. Hector Barbera Ducati ESP 74 13. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki ESP 69 14. Aleix Espargaro Ducati ESP 52 15. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda JPN 44 21. Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha JPN 1  
Manufacturer Standings 10/10/2010 Pos. Manufacturer Points 1. Yamaha 334 2. Honda 305 3. Ducati 230 4. Suzuki 92
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

Laverty impresses with Yamaha World Superbike test debut at Magny Cours

Eugene Laverty The second day of the two day test at Magny Cours today saw the Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team’s 2011 rider Eugene Laverty enjoying starkly contrasted weather to yesterday’s rain. Clear blue skies, sunshine and warm track temperatures allowed the new Yamaha rider the perfect opportunity to settle in to his YZF-R1 Superbike, completing 118 laps over the morning and afternoon sessions. The team were impressed to see his times drop progressively over the day, ending with a fastest lap time of 1’38.7 seconds, the fastest rider of the test. “A great first test on the Yamaha,” said Eugene Laverty. “I really surprised myself, it’s not often I exceed my own expectations as I’m very realistic normally. I really didn’t expect to go quite as quick or feel quite as comfortable so soon. I didn’t want to do anything silly and give the team the wrong impression so have just been taking it step by step learning the bike. I thought I would have to do more laps to get a good feeling but felt pretty good by lunchtime today. To have a good base leaving the first test and got over the nervousness is great. The team has made me feel very welcome; the working relationship is great so I’m looking forward to continuing into the race season next year.” Frankie Carchedi, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team Crew Chief for Eugene Laverty “Once again Eugene has exceeded our expectations. We reached our targets very early in the day and were able to make various changes to the bike through the afternoon session to suit Eugene’s riding style. His feedback was very precise which helped us in tuning the set up quickly to adapt to his riding preferences. I’m very excited about getting to our next test where our target is to test the 2011 bike.” Massimo Meregalli, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team “I think it has been an impressive test, especially his calm approach. I think as a first test his integration into the team was really good. It seems that he was riding his bike already and he was able to be very consistent with really good lap times straight away in both wet and dry conditions, this gives me a lot of confidence for next year. In the end I don’t feel we could have expected a better test result, it has been a very positive two days.”
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

2011 Provisional MotoGP calendar announced

Yamaha Racing fans can now schedule the key dates next year when they need to be either in front of the television or at the track side to see Jorge Lorenzo, Ben Spies, Cal Crutchlow and Colin Edwards battle it out on their YZR-M1 Yamaha motorcycles in the 2011 MotoGP season. The provisional calendar features the GP of Aragon again following a successful visit there this year. March 20 - Qatar – Doha Losail (Evening race) April 3 - Spain - Jerez de la Frontera April 24 - Japan - Motegi May 1 - Portugal - Estoril May 15 - France - Le Mans June 5 - Catalunya - Catalunya June 12 - Great Britain - Silverstone June 25 - Netherlands - Assen (Saturday Race) July 3 - Italy - Mugello July 17 - Germany - Sachsenring July 24 - United States - Laguna Seca (Only MotoGP class) August 14 - Czech Rep. - Brno August 28 - Indianapolis - Indianapolis September 4 - San Marino and Riviera di Rimini - Misano September 18 - Aragon - Motorland Aragon October 16 - Australia - Phillip Island October 23 - Malaysia - Sepang November 6 - Valencia - Ricardo Tormo – Valencia
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

Colin Edwards signs 2011 Monster Yamaha Tech3 contract

The Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team is delighted to announce that Colin Edwards has signed a new one-year contract to ride for the French-based squad in the 2011 MotoGP world championship. Next year's Monster Yamaha Tech3 line-up will feature a blend of vast experience and young potential with Edwards partnering highly-rated British rider Cal Crutchlow. The 36-year-old has raced for Herve Poncharal's Tech3 squad since 2008 and during that period the popular American has produced his best form in the MotoGP class. He finished top non-factory rider last season by finishing fifth in the overall stangings and is currently 11th in the 2010 rankings with a best result of seventh position in Laguna Seca, Brno and Misano. Edwards, who made his 100th appearance for Yamaha in today's inaugural Motorland Aragon race, has been a key figure in establishing the Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team as the leading non-factory squad in MotoGP in the 800cc four-stroke era. And his wealth of experience will be an invaluable asset in helping new Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team rider Crutchlow adapt to MotoGP next season. Colin Edwards “I am delighted to have signed a new one-year contract with the Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team. I want to say a big thanks to Yamaha and to Tech3 for their unwavering support. I am honoured to continue my long and successful relationship with Yamaha, Herve Poncharal and all at Tech3. I love the team and feel like part of a big family and I'm thrilled that our adventure together is continuing next year. I'm excited at the challenge of competing in the MotoGP world championship again and still being competitive in probably the strongest field in history is an achievement I'm proud of. I am also looking forward to working with and helping out Cal Crutchlow next season. I'd like to think I helped James Toseland and Ben Spies adapt when they arrived in MotoGP, and I will be doing my utmost to do the same for Cal if he needs any advice. I think all of us can look forward to an exciting 2011 together.” Herve Poncharal – Team Manager “I am thrilled to have reached a new agreement with Colin for the 2011 MotoGP world championship. His appetite and passion for racing is stronger than ever and he has been an incredible asset for the Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team. He is a great character but he has consistently proven that he remains one of the fastest riders in the world and I am glad that the Tech3 story with Colin will go on for one more year. I believe with Colin's experience and boundless enthusiasm and Cal's hunger and desire to succeed in MotoGP that the Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team can already look forward to 2011 with tremendous optimism.”
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

A disappointing day for Fiat Yamaha at Aragon

Jorge Lorenzo The inaugural Aragon Grand Prix was a disappointing affair for the Fiat Yamaha Team today, with Jorge Lorenzo losing out in a last lap battle and finishing off the podium for the first time this season and Valentino Rossi coming home in sixth. It brought to an end an impressive run of 47 consecutive podiums for Yamaha, with the Factory having had at least one of its riders on the podium at every race since Valencia 2007 until today. Championship leader Lorenzo got a good start from second on the grid but it was soon clear that he lacked the pace to stay with eventual winner Casey Stoner as the Australian quickly began to open out a gap, while the Yamaha man came under pressure from compatriot Dani Pedrosa behind. On lap three Pedrosa passed the Mallorcan and, hampered by a lack of grip, Lorenzo was unable to run with him and spent most of the remainder of the race in third, just ahead of Nicky Hayden. He did everything he could to hold onto the final podium spot but a determined Hayden mounted a strong last-lap challenge and Lorenzo, not wanting to put his championship lead in jeopardy with too many risky moves, was powerless to keep the American from passing him on the final part of the track and missed out at the line by less than a tenth of a second. Rossi's problems were evident all weekend, as his shoulder issues meant he unable to run the best set-up for this track. He had hoped he might be able to improve a little under race conditions but it was not to be, dropping to ninth at one point before clawing back to his starting position of seventh by passing Hector Barbera and then fellow Italian Marco Simoncelli. A last-lap crash from Andrea Dovizioso elevated him to sixth but it was a disheartening weekend for the nine-time World Champion and his crew. Despite today's result Lorenzo's championship lead still stands at a healthy 56 points from Dani Pedrosa, with five rounds remaining. Rossi is still in fourth, one point ahead of Dovizioso and 15 behind Stoner. The next round comes in two weeks in Japan, the first of three consecutive race weekends in the Far East and Australia. Jorge Lorenzo - Position: 4Time: +9.580 "My start was very good, but during the race I struggled a lot with Nicky always behind me, very close! We can't be happy with the result and I am disappointed to finish my podium run, but the most important thing is that we did finish and we still took points for our championship. We have five more races to go and, although this is a complicated moment for us and we have some things to address, I am confident that we can improve again. Now we go to Motegi and I am looking forward to a good result at the home of Yamaha." Valentino Rossi Valentino Rossi - Position: 6Time: +27.330 "This was a very difficult race for us; we had a lot of problems all weekend and I was very slow today. I had to try to arrive to the end but I couldn't do better than sixth. All the Yamahas have suffered here but my shoulder problems made it even worse for me and this, combined with the problems with our package at this track, made it extra hard. We're very sad this afternoon and we hope for better in Japan." Wilco Zeelenberg - Team Manager "Over the last couple of races we have struggled a bit to keep up with some of our rivals, so we were quite worried about this race and today wasn't great for us. We're at a point in the championship when we can't afford to take risks but there are other riders who have nothing to lose, and this was the story today. Jorge didn't have enough grip and in those last few laps he didn't have the confidence in the front to push hard and get away from Nicky, who clearly had a good feeling here. Finishing off the podium for the first time we're obviously disappointed, especially because he had to push to even finish fourth! It's definitely time to make a change so we will think hard about Motegi, which is luckily a track which Jorge likes and where the Yamaha goes well." Jeremy Burgess - Crew Chief "We ran into troubles from the start here and unfortunately we couldn't find a way to put a competitive package together. Valentino's shoulder is causing him problems too and this, together with the set-up issues, meant we couldn't finish any higher up the order today. We're disappointed but we have some ideas and we hope for a better weekend in Japan."

Heroic Spies storms to fifth at Motorland Aragon Ben Spies produced arguably the best MotoGP performance of his blossoming career at the spectacular Motorland Aragon tack this afternoon, the Texan winning an epic battle with Andrea Dovizioso to finish in fifth place. Spies was in scintillating form throughout the 23-lap race that was played out in front of a partisan home crowd of just over 70,000 Spanish fans at the challenging 5.078km circuit. A fast start saw Spies pounce on an early mistake by Dani Pedrosa to snatch fourth on the opening lap before he settled into fifth place, the reigning World Superbike champion looking threatening behind Nicky Hayden and Jorge Lorenzo as they tussled for third spot. Spies had brilliantly hunted down Hayden and Lorenzo but just when he looked like hauling himself into a tense battle for third, a small mistake and a loss of rear grip cost him precious time. He slipped back into the clutches of Dovizioso and what followed was a pulsating final ten laps that saw Spies produce some inspired riding on board his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1 machine. Spies was riding at his brilliant best to keep Dovizioso at bay, the 26-year-old frequently able to produce stunning late braking moves to deny the tenacious Italian, who had a clear top speed advantage on the long Motorland Aragon straights. Spies lost fifth place on the penultimate lap, only to engineer yet another awesome overtake to the position back at the first corner on the final lap. With both refusing to give an in ch, Spies' super human effort was rewarded, his pace and determination pushing Dovizioso into a mistake on the final lap. Today's fifth was Spies' ninth top six finish of a stunning rookie campaign and he remains firmly in contention for a top three overall finish in the standings on 131-points. Today's race didn't go according to plan for Colin Edwards, the American making a poor getaway off the line before struggling to find his rhythm in the opening half of the race. The 36-year-old passed Hiroshi Aoyama on lap eight and Mika Kallio three laps later to finish in 12th position, a result which keeps him firmly in the hunt for eighth place in the points standings.
Ben Spies Ben Spies - Position: 5thTime: +13.771 "That was a really good race. I like racing like that and I told my crew that even if I'd finished sixth it would have been the funniest race of the year for me. Dovi and me started going at it with four laps to go and it was fun. I wish it didn't end with him crashing and I'm sure he's mad he fell down but we were having a blast. We kept it clean and close and he just made a small mistake on the last lap. I must admit I wasn't too far away from making one myself because it was getting pretty hectic. On the last lap I got him at turn one and then he got me back at turn eight. Going into turn 11 I passed him but got in deep and when we went back to turn 12 I was ahead of him but I didn't have the right line. So he had to go around me but unfortunately he fell and that's a shame because he rode great. I did too and for a while I was pulling back Nicky and Jorge but fifth is still a great result. I wasn't far behind Jorge and I beat Valentino and I was the top non-factory rider again. And the points are good for my championship, so I'm looking forward to this big final run of races with a lot of c onfidence." Colin Edwards Colin Edwards - Position: 12th Time: +45.360 "It wasn't a good race at all and it's a strange feeling because I really like the track. But for whatever reason I'm just not fast enough and I haven't figured it out yet. I made a terrible start and that put me on the back foot immediately but in the first few laps I couldn't get into my normal rhythm. And when I was trying to make up some time I just made a few silly mistakes here and there and it felt like I'd never done a lap here before. Once I got into a rhythm my pace wasn't too bad but I'd lost way too much time in the first ten laps. I ran the softer front tyre but I don't think that had anything to do with it. I was more comfortable on the soft front all weekend because I couldn't get the hard option to turn. It was a bit hotter today but I can't blame that and truthfully I just wasn't fast enough all weekend." Herve Poncharal - Team Manager "I am almost lost for words to describe the way Ben rode today. It wasn't his best result of the season but it is certainly one of the best feelings because he rode an incredible race. He was pushing on the limit for the whole race and to beat Dovizioso was really impressive. I think it was a fight that the fans really enjoyed. It was clear Andrea had a little bit of an advantage on top speed but some of Ben's braking moves were phenomenal and he was very brave. I am very happy with Ben and he is getting better and better and this race from him was stunning. He never gave up and showed unbelievable fighting spirit. It was a difficult afternoon for Colin. He didn't make a good start and he couldn't find a fast rhythm in the first laps and by the time he found a decent pace he had too much to recover. He carried on giving his maximum but it was still a positive week end at the fantastic Motorland Aragon. This is a great venue for MotoGP racing and the paddock has been given a wonderful welcome. We are already looking forward to coming back next season." Circuit Length: 5345 Weather: Dry
Fastest Lap Ever: 1'48.942 (Casey Stoner, 19/09/2010) 2010 MotoGP Spain - Aragon 19/09/2010 Race 1 Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 42'16.530 2 Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 0'05.148 3 Nicky Hayden Ducati USA 0'09.496 4 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 0'09.580 5 Ben Spies Yamaha USA 0'13.771 6 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 0'27.330 7 Marco Simoncelli Honda ITA 0'28.511 8 Alvaro Bautista Suzuki ESP 0'35.254 9 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 0'35.393 10 Aleix Espargaro Ducati ESP 0'35.467 11 Hector Barbera Ducati ESP 0'35.522 12 Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 0'45.360 13 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda JPN 0'48.319 14 Mika Kallio Ducati FIN 0'58.047  
Rider Standings 19/09/2010 Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points 1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 284 2. Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 228 3. Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 155 4. Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 140 5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda ITA 139 6. Ben Spies Yamaha USA 131 7. Nicky Hayden Ducati USA 125 8. Randy De Puniet Honda FRA 81 9. Marco Simoncelli Honda ITA 74 10. Marco Melandri Honda ITA 74 11. Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 70 12. Hector Barbera Ducati ESP 66 13. Aleix Espargaro Ducati ESP 50 14. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki ESP 49 15. Loris Capirossi Suzuki ITA 41 21. Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha JPN 1  
Manufacturer Standings 19/09/2010 Pos. Manufacturer Points 1. Yamaha 293 2. Honda 265 3. Ducati 195 4. Suzuki 72
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

Yamaha victorious at Bol d’Or

Biker’s Days Team Last weekend saw Yamaha’s Biker’s Days Team take a decisive one/two victory in the Superstock class at the 74th Bol d’Or 24HR Endurance Race at Magny Cours in France while the Yamaha Folch Endurance Team climbed the podium in the overall ranking. Finishing sixth overall, the Belgian/Dutch Biker’s Days squad claimed the top Superstock spot with Yamaha YZF-R1 riders Gregory Fastre (BEL), Raymond Schouten (NED) and Marc Fissette (BEL) riding a clever and consistent race through the night to take the chequered flag. Biker’s Days Team Four laps behind was the YZF-R1 of the LTG 57 Team that crossed the line to take second in Superstock with riders Kevin Denis (FRA), Bastien Mackels (BEL) and David Perret (FRA) managing to build a seven lap lead over the third place finishers. “This victory gives us wings for the future” commented Biker’s Days Team boss Christian Jupsin. “This is a wonderful achievement in our first year of World Endurance and I’d like to thank everyone that has supported us and had the confidence in us from the start. With this win under our belt we will do our utmost best to be able to participate in the next and last round in Qatar as well, which was initially not foreseen”. Folch Endurance In the overall ranking the Spanish Folch Endurance scored a sound third position after tough qualifying sessions had put them on a 19th starting position. Spanish riders Jordi Almeida, Pedro Vallcaneras and Jose M. Luis took their well deserved podium after 766 laps on the 4.400 meter long track of Magny Cours. Folch Endurance “After our July victory in the 24 hours of Catalunya, a race not listed for the Endurance World Championship, this third place here is great and very important for us” explains Folch Endurance Team Manager Josep M. Folch. “Our R1 was perfect for a 24hr race! You obviously need a machine that is fast but more importantly it needs to have a smooth power delivery which is easy to control in order to be consistent for over 3.000 kilometres”. With Yamaha France GMT94 Ipone Team notching a fifth position overall there were three R1 teams in the final top six. Next and last round of the 2010 FIM Endurance World Championship will be the 8 Hours of Doha, taking place on Saturday 13th of November in Qatar.
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

Philippaerts out, Paulin in for Motocross of Nations

DP and GP Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team’s David Philippaerts is unable to contest the 64th Motocross of Nations for Italy at Thunder Valley, Lakewood, Colorado on September 26th after suffering a second-degree strain of the media lateral ligament in his right knee. In another late development less than two weeks before the meeting team-mate Gautier Paulin will represent France in the MX1 category with a works YZ450FM and is currently testing in Italy. Philippaerts had been called up for selection last Saturday at Fermo during his home Grand Prix to turn-out for his country for the sixth time at the biggest event of the season but upon entering a hard rut at speed in the second moto twisted his right leg. Philippaerts was able to complete the race and confirm his third position in the FIM MX1-GP World Championship on the factory YZ450FM but went immediately back to his home north of Milan for a medical opinion. A scan yesterday revealed the damage that will not require an operation but needs the 2008 world champion to rest for a period of twenty days before he can then begin light cycling and running with a view towards improved fitness for the team’s planned off-season testing schedule. “This is the last thing I wanted to happen because the news at Fermo that we could go and race for our country was fantastic for us and all the fans,” he said. “I’m lucky that the injury is not a third-degree tear because that would mean surgery. However I cannot ride nor do anything for nearly three weeks now; if the ligament has any more stress then it might go completely and that would put me out for quite a while,” he added. “I want to thank all the people that supported me at the weekend and through the season and I am sorry I cannot do the Nations for them, the team and all our sponsors. I really hope that Italy can do well.” After a successful second half of the 2010 MX2-GP campaign with victory for the YZ250FM in Holland and four podium results from the final five rounds Gautier Paulin is now ready to try and repeat his 2009 Nations race win on the larger machine. The 20 year old was called into the French line-up after a shoulder injury to Christophe Pourcel and now has only few days to get his YZ450FM dialled-in before flying across the Atlantic for the third time this year. “While I am sorry for Christophe this is exciting news for me and I am proud to represent France as part of a strong team,” said ‘21’ who was one of the most exciting stars of the 2009 edition at Franciacorta. “There is not much time to prepare but we are working hard now to get ready on the bike and be as fast as possible for Thunder Valley.” The Motocross of Nations will see over 30 countries field their three fastest riders in a three moto contest. The historic event has been won by the Americans for the last six editions with France runners-up for the last three.
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

Yamaha rider Loris Baz leaves a big impression in the British Superbike Championship

Loris Baz 17yr old European Superstock rider Loris Baz took on a big challenge last weekend, taking advantage of opportunities within the Yamaha Racing fraternity he stepped up to ride the Motorpoint Yamaha R1 in the British Superbike Championship in place of injured rider Andrew Pitt. The 2008 European Superstock 600 champion, currently 6th in the Superstock 1000 World Cup on a close to production R1, got straight down to business at the Croft circuit, the youngest rider on the grid adapted quickly and impressed the Motorpoint Team by qualifying eighth on the grid for a second row start for the two races on Sunday. Undaunted by the high level of competition the young Frenchman fought hard to take a well earned seventh place finish at the line in race one. Race two saw Baz initially dropping to 22nd after getting caught up in a first corner battle and getting hit by another rider. He fought back to climb nine places but was unable to finish the race after crashing out on a slow corner. Loris Baz “This was an incredible weekend for me,” said Loris Baz. “The crowds, the pace, the riders, the whole atmosphere was amazing. The first race couldn’t have gone better for me but in the second race I got hit by Kagayama and nearly fall off the bike. Thankfully I stayed onboard and fought my way through to 13th position but then I pushed too hard at the slow corner and crashed. I am sorry for the team for the crash. I wanted to get a good result for them but tried a little too much. Hopefully I can get another chance to race at BSB and make amends!” "Loris definitely exceeded our expectations, qualifying on the second row and finishing 7th for a 17 year old complete rookie to the bike and the track was amazing,” said Motorpoint Yamaha Team Manager Rob McElnea. “He got caught up in a battle for the first corner in the second race and came off worse, from 22nd position we saw some real determination battling through to 13th before a bit too much youth full exuberance let him down!"
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno

Philippaerts finishes 3rd in MX1-GP world championship

Philippaerts at Fermo The Grand Prix of Italy at Fermo represented the final round of fifteen in the FIM Motocross World Championship and Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team's David Philippaerts had a tricky time at his home event but still battled to earn sixth overall and confirm third position in the MX1-GP class for 2010. The 2008 MX1-GP world champion (who has now taken 1st, 4th and 3rd in the past three seasons) found out over the weekend that he will in fact be representing his country at the 64th Motocross of Nations in the wake of a compromise reached with the Italian Federation FMI and the parties involved. In a late development with Team France, Philippaerts' MX2-GP team-mate Gautier Paulin has received the call-up to be on an emergency standby with a works YZ450FM in the MX1 category for the 'Tricolore' meaning that the Yamaha Monster Energy squad had some busy logistic organisation ahead to get equipment and machinery shipped to the USA. 22,500 people came to Fermo and scrambled up the steep hill to find a vantage point on a track that was typically Italian with its quick, relentless and hard-pack layout. The many jumps gave plenty of air-time. Philippaerts took his fourth pole position of the season on Saturday (making him the joint-best qualifier from 2010) and started the first moto in the top four before a hasty mistake on the first lap caused him to lose some positions and have to fight back from the lower top ten. He managed seventh by the chequered flag. The second moto was interrupted by an incident when the 25 year old hit one of the few churned and hard ruts on the course and twisted his knee. Philippaerts needed a few laps to readjust his style and then fought bravely through the pain to regain two positions to sixth and make sure of enough points over Max Nagl to rubber-stamp his third place for the year. De Dycker in Italy Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci Motocross Team's Ken De Dycker completed his last outing for the Italian team at Fermo. The Belgian is still not fully race-fit after recovering from a shoulder injury. He was fourteenth in the first moto and then did not finish the second after becoming involved with a crash on the first corner and circulating far from the mid-point of the leader-board. MX3-GP World Champion Carlos Campano entered the premier class field to use the event as a warm-up for the Motocross of Nations where he will again represent Spain; this time as the country's first ever MX title holder. The 25 year old fell on the first lap of the first moto and pitted complaining of a sore shoulder before attempting the rest of the race. Campano then suffered a major crash in the second affair when he hit the grounded bike of Jonathan Barragan and flipped down the steepest slope on the track. He lost consciousness for a short while and was taking to hospital for an examination. The innovative 2010 YZ450F won two Grands Prix from the fifteen held this season (Germany and France) and scaled the world championship podium on six occasions. The high altitude venue of Thunder Valley in Lakewood, a short distance from the city of Denver, will play host to the three best riders from at least thirty countries in two weeks time. Philippaerts shone at Franciacorta last year and will be hoping to drive Italy near a podium finish if he can be given some positive news about the condition of his knee in the coming days. Philippaerts David Philippaerts, Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team: "I tried my best today but right now I am in a lot of pain and I want to see the doctor as soon as possible to know what is wrong. I came into the rut at the bottom of the hill and hit it quite hard. I twisted my knee and for the next two laps I could not jump anything. I then got the sign that I needed to catch Goncalves for third in the championship so I had to grit my teeth and push. We will have to see what the scan says now but I hope it is nothing serious because we are so close to the Nations." Ken De Dycker, Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci Motocross Team: "It wasn't really a good weekend. I didn't have a good feeling at this track and struggled on the up-hills. I had a good start in the second moto but then Guarneri crashed in front of me so I was stuck. Overall I'm pleased to end the season. I have struggled with some injuries and it looked like the year would turn around for me after the win in Germany but it wasn't to be." Circuit Length: 0 Crowd: 22,500 Weather: Sunny
2010 GP of Italy 12/09/2010 Race 1 - 21 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Steve Ramon Suzuki BEL 39'33.144 2 Xavier Boog Kawasaki FRA 0'02.174 3 Sébastien Pourcel Kawasaki FRA 0'04.173 4 Clement Desalle Suzuki BEL 0'05.958 5 Jonathan Barragan Kawasaki ESP 0'07.902 6 Maximilian Nagl KTM GER 0'11.073 7 David Philippaerts Yamaha ITA 0'19.516 8 Davide Guarneri Honda ITA 0'30.589 9 Rui Goncalves KTM POR 0'35.890 10 Joshua Coppins Aprilia NZL 0'49.316 11 Gregory Aranda Kawasaki FRA 0'52.979 12 Marc De Reuver Suzuki NED 1'00.174 13 Jimmy Albertson Honda USA 1'05.190 14 Ken De Dycker Yamaha BEL 1'16.675 15 Tanel Leok Honda EST 1'25.965 16 Manuel Monni Yamaha ITA 1'30.416 Race 2 - 21 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Clement Desalle Suzuki BEL 40'19.772 2 Sébastien Pourcel Kawasaki FRA 0'04.419 3 Maximilian Nagl KTM GER 0'06.278 4 Steve Ramon Suzuki BEL 0'18.402 5 Xavier Boog Kawasaki FRA 0'29.992 6 David Philippaerts Yamaha ITA 0'35.386 7 Joshua Coppins Aprilia NZL 0'37.210 8 Rui Goncalves KTM POR 0'38.050 9 Manuel Monni Yamaha ITA 1'00.199 10 Gregory Aranda Kawasaki FRA 1'07.402 11 Davide Guarneri Honda ITA 1'12.378 12 Jimmy Albertson Honda USA 1'14.914 13 Antonio Balbi Kawasaki BRA 1'17.273 14 Marc De Reuver Suzuki NED 1'22.289 15 Matteo Bonini Yamaha ITA 1'31.942 Rider Standings 12/09/2010 Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points 1. Antonio Cairoli KTM ITA 625 2. Clement Desalle Suzuki BEL 537 3. David Philippaerts Yamaha ITA 502 4. Maximilian Nagl KTM GER 498 5. Steve Ramon Suzuki BEL 491 6. Tanel Leok Honda EST 356 7. Xavier Boog Kawasaki FRA 337 8. Ken De Dycker Yamaha BEL 331 9. Davide Guarneri Honda ITA 290 10. Evgeny Bobryshev Honda RUS 270 11. Rui Goncalves KTM POR 269 12. Joshua Coppins Aprilia NZL 256 13. Kevin Strijbos Suzuki BEL 201 14. Gareth Swanepoel Honda RSA 182 15. Sébastien Pourcel Kawasaki FRA 157 22. Manuel Monni Yamaha ITA 63 24. Tom Soderstrom Yamaha SWE 47 28. Matteo Bonini Yamaha ITA 31 33. Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA 20 39. Alvaro Lozano Yamaha ESP 14 43. Grant Langston Yamaha RSA 12 48. Rob van Vijfeijken Yamaha NED 7 55. Herjan Brakke Yamaha NED 5 68. Marianna Balbi Yamaha BRA 2 Manufacturer Standings 12/09/2010 Pos. Manufacturer Points 1. KTM 692 2. Suzuki 625 3. Yamaha 556 4. Honda 483 5. Kawasaki 420 6. Aprilia 264 7. TM 145 8. CCM 39 9. Husqvarna 4 RACE REPORT 12/09/2010 Second consecutive podium for Paulin in Italy Paulin at Fermo The final round of the 2010 FIM MX2-GP World Championship took place at the Fermo circuit for the Grand Prix of Italy and where Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team's Gautier Paulin discovered that he could be a late insertion into Team France riding the works YZ450FM at the Motocross of Nations in two weeks time. The 20 year old wrapped up the '10 campaign with his third podium position from the last four events by taking second overall under bright but cloudy skies and watched by 22,500 spectators. The heavily altered Fermo circuit provided the riders of the MX1 and MX2-GP classes with a dry, fast, jumpy and mountainous layout for the final round of fifteen in the FIM series. Paulin, using the power of his YZ250FM on the uphill drags and then utilising the agility of the chassis to power through the many tight corners and rough apexes, rode to fourth and third in the two 35 minute and 2 lap motos after engaging in some frantic action with Arnaud Tonus. His silverware marked the second podium ceremony in succession for the French 20 year old who rose to tenth in the world championship standings despite missing the first four rounds. His scores in the second half of the season, especially the final eight meetings would have drawn him up to third in the category. Osborne in Italy The top Yamaha rider in the 2010 series was Bike it Cosworth Yamaha's Zach Osborne. The American did what he needed to do in Fermo and finishes of eighth (he had to lower his speed with a suspected mechanical glitch) and fifth, for sixth overall elevated him to fourth in the world. Yamaha Monster Energy Gariboldi duo Christophe Charlier and Harri Kullas ended their first seasons at the highest level with ninth and thirteenth respectively in Italy. Kullas admitted that the track and flat hard-pack was a tough ask for him but his points helped towards an impressive eleventh in the championship (second best rookie) with Charlier riding well at Fermo (in spite of a dislodged seat in the second moto) but lamenting a thumb injury that meant he couldn't threaten his team-mate's position in the standings and rested twelfth. Wedged between the pair at Fermo was Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team's Alessandro Lupino with eleventh overall and his third best points haul of 2010. The Italian closed 2010 with fourteenth in the MX2-GP table. The last round of seven in the FIM Women's World Championship saw Chiara Fontanesi narrowly miss out on victory after an entertaining tussle with Larissa Papenmeier. The Italian was runner-up on the YZ250F and celebrated a chequered flag in the first moto on Sunday. Osborne, Lupino and Kullas will be in the USA in two weeks and could be joined by Paulin for the biggest race of the year. Paulin on the podium Gautier Paulin, Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team: "I was a bit hesitant on this track with the big down-hills and I have to improve on these types of circuits. It took me a little too long to get a good rhythm and feel sharp on the bike. I was riding a bit tight because of the watering and the slipperiness. My results have been good and I would have had another podium in Brazil if Simpson had not jumped on me and broken the water pipe. I feel motivated by what we have done in the last few races and now it looks as though I might be at the Nations. I will stay in Italy and prepare this week on the 450. I'm excited." Zach Osborne, Bike it Cosworth Yamaha: "I'm just so happy with the way everything is going. We struggled a bit in the first moto and I knew for the second I would just have to put it on the line. It was a bit of a gamble but I pushed hard and it worked out. To finish fourth is huge and I felt the pressure before the second race. This result is good for the morale, the sponsors and everyone connected with the team. I am just so pumped to be here." Harri Kullas, Yamaha Monster Energy Gariboldi: "It was a difficult weekend because it was an ungraded hard-pack track and those are the hardest conditions for me. I did my best today. I wheelied out of the first start and my riding could have better but I got away faster in the second race. I was sixth on the first corners but I was too cautious and slow at the beginning. I was catching up by the end but it was too late. I'm the second best rookie of the year and I'm happy with that. It has been a good season and I scored in all but one moto so thanks to my mechanic and the team." Christophe Charlier, Yamaha Monster Energy Gariboldi: "This season I have learned a lot and now I have big motivation to train for next year. The goal will be a top five result. I had a few problems this season but I know what I have to do for 2011 and the last few races have been good." Circuit Length: 0 Crowd: 22,500 Weather: Sunny
2010 GP of Italy 12/09/2010 Race 1 - 21 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Ken Roczen Suzuki GER 39'20.219 2 Marvin Musquin KTM FRA 0'17.333 3 Jeremy Van Horebeek Kawasaki BEL 0'32.877 4 Gautier Paulin Yamaha FRA 0'41.170 5 Arnaud Tonus Suzuki CHE 0'47.958 6 Joel Roelants KTM BEL 0'49.915 7 Michael Lieb Kawasaki USA 0'58.400 8 Zach Osborne Yamaha USA 1'09.666 9 Christophe Charlier Yamaha FRA 1'15.678 10 Jake Nicholls KTM GBR 1'19.346 11 Steven Frossard Kawasaki FRA 1'27.947 12 Harri Kullas Yamaha FIN 1'31.402 13 Alessandro Lupino Yamaha ITA 1'40.189 14 Martin Michek TM CZE 1'52.205 15 Shaun Simpson KTM GBR 1'53.882 19 Glenn Coldenhoff Yamaha NED -1Laps Race 2 - 21 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Ken Roczen Suzuki GER 40'39.797 2 Steven Frossard Kawasaki FRA 0'24.745 3 Gautier Paulin Yamaha FRA 0'27.697 4 Arnaud Tonus Suzuki CHE 0'29.889 5 Zach Osborne Yamaha USA 0'38.242 6 Joel Roelants KTM BEL 0'43.495 7 Michael Lieb Kawasaki USA 0'55.683 8 Jake Nicholls KTM GBR 1'02.084 9 Alessandro Lupino Yamaha ITA 1'05.998 10 Christophe Charlier Yamaha FRA 1'08.307 11 Harri Kullas Yamaha FIN 1'09.893 12 Nikolai Larsen Honda DNK 1'46.887 13 Dennis Verbruggen KTM BEL -1Laps 14 Martin Michek TM CZE -1Laps 15 Julien Lieber Suzuki BEL -1Laps 17 Mel Pocock Yamaha GBR -1Laps 18 Glenn Coldenhoff Yamaha NED -1Laps Rider Standings 12/09/2010 Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points 1. Marvin Musquin KTM FRA 635 2. Ken Roczen Suzuki GER 574 3. Steven Frossard Kawasaki FRA 478 4. Zach Osborne Yamaha USA 397 5. Joel Roelants KTM BEL 396 6. Jeffrey Herlings KTM NED 391 7. Arnaud Tonus Suzuki CHE 390 8. Shaun Simpson KTM GBR 367 9. Jeremy Van Horebeek Kawasaki BEL 365 10. Gautier Paulin Yamaha FRA 336 11. Harri Kullas Yamaha FIN 329 12. Christophe Charlier Yamaha FRA 245 13. Jake Nicholls KTM GBR 241 14. Alessandro Lupino Yamaha ITA 193 15. Dennis Verbruggen KTM BEL 166 21. Mel Pocock Yamaha GBR 62 23. Glenn Coldenhoff Yamaha NED 39 26. Ceriel Klein Kromhof Yamaha NED 32 29. Loic Larrieu Yamaha FRA 25 32. Travis Baker Yamaha USA 15 33. Christopher Castro Yamaha BRA 15 41. Anderson Hauptli Cidade Yamaha BRA 9 42. Max Anstie Yamaha GBR 9 44. Vince Friese Yamaha USA 8 52. Rudi Moroni Yamaha ITA 5 62. Ed Allingham Yamaha GBR 2 Manufacturer Standings 12/09/2010 Pos. Manufacturer Points 1. KTM 701 2. Suzuki 613 3. Yamaha 533 4. Kawasaki 525 5. Honda 133 6. TM 49
Alex Asigno
Alex Asigno