Valencia, Spain | MotoGP 2009 (Spoilers!)

Circuit Website: http://www.circuitvalencia.com/en__index.html
Circuit Weather: http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/5008?count=10
Circuit Webcam: http://www.comunitatvalenciana.com/webcam/valencia-terra-i-mar-cheste-cheste-0
Google Satellite Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=39.485661,-0.630341&spn=0.012801,0.027466&t=k&z=16

Circuit Data:

Year of construction: 1999
Length: 4 005m.
Maximum width: 13m.
Number of corners: 14 (5 right-handers and 9 lleft-handers)
Direction: anti-clockwise

Circuit Schedule:

Friday, 06 November 2009
125 FP1 12:40 - 13:40
MotoGP FP1 13:55 - 14:55
250 FP1 15:10 - 16:10

Saturday, 07 November 2009
125 FP2 09:00 - 09:40
MotoGP FP2 09:55 - 10:55
250 FP2 11:10 - 12:10
125 QP 13:00 - 13:40
MotoGP QP 13:55 - 14:55
250 QP 15:10 - 15:55

Sunday, 08 November 2009
125 WUP 08:40 - 09:00
250 WUP 09:10 - 09:30
MotoGP WUP 09:40 - 10:00
125 RAC 11:00
250 RAC 12:15
MotoGP RAC 14:00

Local Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

2008 MotoGP Results:

1 #1 - Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro 25
2 #2 - Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda 20
3 #46 - Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha 16
4 #4 - Andrea Dovizioso JIR Team Scot 13
5 #69 - Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda 11
6 #5 - Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 10
7 #56 - Shinya Nakano San Carlo Honda 9
8 #48 - Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha 8
9 #65 - Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki 7
10 #15 - Alex de Angelis San Carlo Honda 6
11 #52 - James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 5
12 #50 - Sylvain Guintoli Alice Team 4
13 #7 - Chris Vermuelen Rizla Suzuki 3
14 #21 - John Hopkins Kawasaki Racing 2
15 #14 - Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 1
16 #33 - Marco Melandri Ducati Marlboro 0
17 #13 - Anthony West Kawasaki Racing 0
18 #24 - Toni Elias Alice Team 0

2008 GP250 Results (top 10):

1 25 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 43'29.003 149.208
2 20 72 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN JiR Team Scot 250 Honda 43'34.167 148.913 5.164
3 16 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Aprilia 43'37.651 148.715 8.648
4 13 15 Roberto LOCATELLI ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 43'44.608 148.321 15.605
5 11 4 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Red Bull KTM 250 KTM 43'49.994 148.017 20.991 (currently up by 21 pts over title rival Simoncelli)
6 10 55 Hector FAUBEL SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Aprilia 43'51.215 147.949 22.212
7 9 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Lotus Aprilia Aprilia 43'52.202 147.893 23.199
8 8 14 Ratthapark WILAIROT THA Thai Honda PTT SAG Honda 43'52.324 147.886 23.321
9 7 75 Mattia PASINI ITA Polaris World Aprilia 44'06.427 147.098 37.424
10 6 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Emmi - Caffe Latte Aprilia 44'07.890 147.017 38.887



-jim

 

Ben in the top 5.

 

+1

 

Stoner third win in a row, Ben top 10. Lorenzo out to prove himself.

 

He's got better racecraft than Lorenzo or Pedrosa... he could be on the box!!

Go Ben! :up:

 

I have $100 on a certain former AMA champ at 35 to 1 for the win.

 

So, you traded in Hopper for Edwards huh?

 

Ben in 8th. Sorry, I'm a realistic pessimist...

 

It would be an entertaining wake-up call for next season if Spies pulls a top five in this one :up:

 

Didnt he finish better that last year? And he's on better equipment and knows the track better. Top 5.

 

I thinking Bens season says alot, top 5 or better.

 

great Ben now has the death sentence on twelve systems.

 

As long as he doesn't get the Nicky problem of getting taken out in the first few turns. I'm pretty interested to see how it pans out. Mainly, I wanna see what's going to happen between Aoyama and Simoncelli.

 

Valencia was one of the few tracks Ben struggled with this year. IIRC he crashed in race 1 and Haga was his daddy in race 2.

Still yet I think he'll put up a good result. I think a top 5 is doable.

 

In it to win it, go Ben!

 

Exactly. Top five for sure, a podium is definitely possible :up:

 

What times did Ben run there on his SBK and what times do top GP riders run?

 

The experience should help this time round, much better grip with the GP bike!

Man I like that bet! It will be tough, but I definitely think it's a possibility and that's a nice return! I wish gambling were legal here!

The oddsmakers in Europe picked Spies to finish 5th!

 

Nope, I'm putting the kiss of death, I mean rooting for pedrosa in 2010. That little shit deserves what comes with my support.

 

Me thinks Ben is 5th or so, but his limited track time on the M1 could be an issue....

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