New Date 2012 MotoGP Season
2012 MotoGP Schedule world championship campaign will kick off one week earlier than anticipated after the Qatar night race was moved to April 8. The traditional season opening clash at the Losail International Circuit in Doha was scheduled to take place on April 15, but the FIM has announced today it will now be held over Easter weekend on Sunday, April 8.
The rest of the provisional calendar released earlier this year remains unchanged, with the first European race taking place at the Jerez circuit in Spain on April 29. The Portuguese race scheduled for May 6 in Estoril and the German round due to be staged on July 8 at the Sachsenring remain subject to contract.
Here’s the updated provisional schedule:
8 April, Qatar*
29 April, Jerez
6 May, Estoril (STC)
20 May, Le Mans
3 June, Catalunya
17 June, Silverstone Circuit
30 June, Assen**
8 July, Sachsenring (STC)
15 July, Mugello
29 July, Laguna Seca***
19 August, Indianapolis
26 August, Brno
16 September, Misano
30 September, Motorland Aragon
14 October, Twin Ring Motegi
21 October, Sepang
28 October, Phillip Island
11 November, Valencia
* Evening Race
** Saturday Race
*** Only MotoGP class
STC (Subject to the contract)
Source: MCN
The rest of the provisional calendar released earlier this year remains unchanged, with the first European race taking place at the Jerez circuit in Spain on April 29. The Portuguese race scheduled for May 6 in Estoril and the German round due to be staged on July 8 at the Sachsenring remain subject to contract.
Here’s the updated provisional schedule:
8 April, Qatar*
29 April, Jerez
6 May, Estoril (STC)
20 May, Le Mans
3 June, Catalunya
17 June, Silverstone Circuit
30 June, Assen**
8 July, Sachsenring (STC)
15 July, Mugello
29 July, Laguna Seca***
19 August, Indianapolis
26 August, Brno
16 September, Misano
30 September, Motorland Aragon
14 October, Twin Ring Motegi
21 October, Sepang
28 October, Phillip Island
11 November, Valencia
* Evening Race
** Saturday Race
*** Only MotoGP class
STC (Subject to the contract)
Source: MCN
Pirro Officially Joined with Honda Gresini
2012 Motogp Season San Carlo Honda Gresini Team officially hook Moto2 racer, Michele Pirro. After the previous Honda Gresini Getting Bautista who first joined the team last November. 25-year-old driver, admitted very happy to be joining the Honda Gresini. "I am very pleased to have made this decision and quite proud to join with Gresini. Of course this will be an exciting new adventure for me, "he explained as quoted by Autosport.
"I also feel honored to be joining the fantastic people and become part of their ambitious projects in the Moto GP. Hopefully I can pay for their beliefs who have appointed me, "he added. Although, Pirro is quite difficult to make decisions makes recommendations to the Honda Gresini because he still wants to improve his performance in Moto2. "This is not an easy decision because I want to Touch my appearance in Moto2 of results I can in the year 2011," said Pirro.
Honda Gresini team manager Fausto Gresini, believes that Pirro had deserved this opportunity with Bautista. "We have decided to give Michele Pirro opportunity of showing his talents on a new project like this CRT. He had recently shown good performance in 2011 Moto2 world championship, "said Gresini. "He has good technical ability as a rider and we believe that he could be one of the best CRT drivers," he said. A case like Bautista, Pirro will race on the RC213V motor by using a new season that marks the start of the race era 1000cc.
"I also feel honored to be joining the fantastic people and become part of their ambitious projects in the Moto GP. Hopefully I can pay for their beliefs who have appointed me, "he added. Although, Pirro is quite difficult to make decisions makes recommendations to the Honda Gresini because he still wants to improve his performance in Moto2. "This is not an easy decision because I want to Touch my appearance in Moto2 of results I can in the year 2011," said Pirro.
Honda Gresini team manager Fausto Gresini, believes that Pirro had deserved this opportunity with Bautista. "We have decided to give Michele Pirro opportunity of showing his talents on a new project like this CRT. He had recently shown good performance in 2011 Moto2 world championship, "said Gresini. "He has good technical ability as a rider and we believe that he could be one of the best CRT drivers," he said. A case like Bautista, Pirro will race on the RC213V motor by using a new season that marks the start of the race era 1000cc.
2012 Motogp Season Tech 3 Build New Chassis
Tech 3 tries to start an independent. Evidently, the manufacturer of this Yamaha motorcycle satellite intends to create and build their own chassis. As is known, Dorna chief Carmelo Ezpeleta does have a plan, any such satellite Tech 3 team, can develop a 1000cc engine with its own funds. Therefore, the financial outlay is guaranteed cheaper than that released by other teams.
Ezpeleta did want all the teams that follow the satellite Tech 3 MotoGP variety, and LCR Honda Gresini, build, develop and race using their own motorcycle engine, without supply from the factory. Currently, the Tech 3 does still have a contract with Yamaha to wear motorcycle YZR-M1 prototype until 2013. After that, Tech 3 has a commitment to develop its own projects for the future.
Tech 3 team principal Herve Poncharal said, Guy Coulon and Nico Goyon, will help make the chassis 1000cc. They are the technicians who helped make Tech 3 engine Moto2 Mistral 610 is used by Bradley Smith. "We will start this project, but the motor will not be paved until 2013. This is definitely a different program and we have a contract with Yamaha until 2013. So this is something that will not interfere confound us," explained Poncharal. "During 2012 motogp season, we will make the motor itself and in the summer, we were going to the track and tried it. However, in the spring of 2012 and 2013, we will continue to use the machines M1,"
Ezpeleta did want all the teams that follow the satellite Tech 3 MotoGP variety, and LCR Honda Gresini, build, develop and race using their own motorcycle engine, without supply from the factory. Currently, the Tech 3 does still have a contract with Yamaha to wear motorcycle YZR-M1 prototype until 2013. After that, Tech 3 has a commitment to develop its own projects for the future.
Tech 3 team principal Herve Poncharal said, Guy Coulon and Nico Goyon, will help make the chassis 1000cc. They are the technicians who helped make Tech 3 engine Moto2 Mistral 610 is used by Bradley Smith. "We will start this project, but the motor will not be paved until 2013. This is definitely a different program and we have a contract with Yamaha until 2013. So this is something that will not interfere confound us," explained Poncharal. "During 2012 motogp season, we will make the motor itself and in the summer, we were going to the track and tried it. However, in the spring of 2012 and 2013, we will continue to use the machines M1,"
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