2017 MotoGP season

So the new season kicked off in grand style in Qatar. New Yamaha sensation Maverick Vinales was a class apart on his factory Yamaha debut. The Spanish youngster lived up to his billing as second favourite for the title with both pole position and the race win. The boy looks a phenomenal talent. Andrea Dovizioso bagged second and Valentino Rossi claimed third. It was a very close race as the top 3 where separated by less than 2secs. Yamaha's 2017 bike is comfortably the fastest bike at present. Repsol duo Marquez and Pedrosa came home 4th and 5th respectively but they weren't in podium contention. Former 3 time champion Jorge Lorenzo had a miserable weekend. Struggling to get to grips with the beastly Ducati, he must be regretting jumping ship from Yamaha...


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Selected Season: 2017

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GRAND PRIX OF QATAR
MotoGP Race Classification 2017
Doha, Sunday, March 26, 2017

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 165.5 38'59.999
2 20 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 165.5 +0.461
3 16 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 165.4 +1.928
4 13 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 165.0 +6.745
5 11 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 165.0 +7.128
6 10 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 164.9 +7.661
7 9 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 164.8 +9.782
8 8 43 Jack MILLER AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 164.5 +14.486
9 7 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 164.4 +14.788
10 6 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 164.4 +15.069
11 5 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 164.0 +20.516
12 4 76 Loris BAZ FRA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 164.0 +21.255
13 3 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 163.5 +28.828
14 2 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 163.5 +29.123
15 1 53 Tito RABAT SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 163.4 +29.470
16 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 163.1 +33.601
17 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 162.7 +39.704
18 22 Sam LOWES GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 162.2 +47.131
Not Classified
9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 164.2 6 Laps
29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 164.9 10 Laps
19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 164.1 13 Laps
5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 164.9 14 Laps
35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 147.5 16 Laps
Weather Conditions:

 |   Track Condition: Dry|   Air: 21º| Humidity: 96%|   Ground: 22º
Records:

Pole Lap: Maverick VIÑALES 1'54.316 169.4 Km/h
Fastest Lap: Lap: 4 Johann ZARCO 1'55.990 166.9 Km/h
Circuit Record Lap: 2016 Jorge LORENZO 1'54.927 168.5 Km/h
Best Lap: 2008 Jorge LORENZO 1'53.927 170.0 Km/h

Caught this last night, some cracking racing. Shame Zarco fell off while leading, I expect his softs rears would of gone off though. Does indeed look like the Yamaha is top dog atm, you'd expect Vinales to always be one step ahead of Rossi throughout the season.

I wouldn't right of the Doctor just yet. It's commonly known in the MotoGP paddock that Rossi's not all that interested in qualifying but come race day the old magic rears its head more often that not. Even Vinales admitted he was baffled by Rossi's recovery from 10th to 3rd

GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA
MotoGP Race Classification 2017
Termas de Río Hondo, Sunday, April 09, 2017

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 172.6 41'45.060
2 20 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 172.4 +2.915
3 16 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 172.4 +3.754
4 13 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 172.2 +6.523
5 11 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 171.6 +15.504
6 10 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 171.4 +18.241
7 9 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 171.2 +20.046
8 8 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 170.9 +25.480
9 7 43 Jack MILLER AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 170.9 +25.665
10 6 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 170.8 +26.403
11 5 76 Loris BAZ FRA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 170.8 +26.952
12 4 53 Tito RABAT SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 169.8 +41.875
13 3 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 169.7 +42.770
14 2 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 169.7 +43.085
15 1 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 169.7 +43.452
16 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 169.5 +46.219
Not Classified
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 171.6 11 Laps
41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 171.5 11 Laps
26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 171.8 12 Laps
22 Sam LOWES GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 168.1 14 Laps
42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 164.8 14 Laps
93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 171.8 22 Laps
99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 0 Lap
Weather Conditions:

| Track Condition: Dry| Air: 20º| Humidity: 60%| Ground: 25º
Records:

Pole Lap: Marc MARQUEZ 1'47.512 160.9 Km/h
Fastest Lap: Lap: 12 Maverick VIÑALES 1'39.694 173.5 Km/h
Circuit Record Lap: 2015 Valentino ROSSI 1'39.019 174.7 Km/h
Best Lap: 2014 Marc MARQUEZ 1'37.683 177.1 Km/h

Maverick Vinales won the Argentine GP ahead of Rossi and Britians Cal Crutchlow. Marc Marquez crashed out from the lead and is already 37pts off Vinales. Vinales looks different class ATM.

RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS
MotoGP Clasificación de Carrera 2017 

Austin, Sunday, April 23, 2017
[th]Pos.[/th][th]Puntos[/th][th]Num.[/th][th]Piloto[/th][th]País[/th][th]Equipo[/th][th]Moto[/th][th]Km/h[/th][th]Tiempo/Diferencia[/th]

1	25	93	Marc MARQUEZ	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	157.9	43'58.770
2	20	46	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	157.7	+3.069
3	16	26	Dani PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	157.6	+5.112
4	13	35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	GBR	LCR Honda	Honda	157.4	+7.638
5	11	5	Johann ZARCO	FRA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	157.4	+7.957
6	10	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	157.1	+14.058
7	9	29	Andrea IANNONE	ITA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	157.0	+15.491
8	8	9	Danilo PETRUCCI	ITA	OCTO Pramac Racing	Ducati	156.9	+16.772
9	7	99	Jorge LORENZO	SPA	Ducati Team	Ducati	156.8	+17.979
10	6	43	Jack MILLER	AUS	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	Honda	156.8	+18.494
11	5	94	Jonas FOLGER	GER	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	156.8	+18.903
12	4	45	Scott REDDING	GBR	OCTO Pramac Racing	Ducati	156.2	+28.735
13	3	53	Tito RABAT	SPA	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	Honda	156.1	+30.041
14	2	8	Hector BARBERA	SPA	Reale Avintia Racing	Ducati	156.0	+31.364
15	1	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SPA	Pull&Bear Aspar Team	Ducati	154.0	+1'06.547
16		38	Bradley SMITH	GBR	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	153.1	+1'22.090
17		41	Aleix ESPARGARO	SPA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	137.4	2 Vueltas
No Clasificado
		22	Sam LOWES	GBR	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	153.9	10 Vueltas
		44	Pol ESPARGARO	SPA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	150.1	12 Vueltas
		76	Loris BAZ	FRA	Reale Avintia Racing	Ducati	155.8	13 Vueltas
		25	Maverick VIÑALES	SPA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	155.7	20 Vueltas
		17	Karel ABRAHAM	CZE	Pull&Bear Aspar Team

Might be time to rename the Circuits of the Americans as the Marc Marquez playground. Yet another sensational display by the Spaniard as he roared to a fifth straight win in Texas. He always landed an awesome pole position. No one else has ever stood on the top step in Texas. Rossi second and Pedrosa third. Maverick Vinales dnf handing Rossi the championship lead.

Dani Pedrosa won the Spanish GP at Jerez with Marquez 2nd & Lorenzo 3rd. Vinales 6th & Rossi 10th 

Rossi leads the championship by 2pts from Vinales on 60 who is 2 head of Marquez on 58

Good to see Dani Pedrosa on the top spot of the podium and it looks like Lorenzo is getting to grips with the Ducati.It's strange how different circuits suit the various makes of bike. It's going to be an interesting season with newcomer Zarco being so competitive.

Nothing really overly special about Lorenzo's podium in Jerez. The excessive heat killed Yamaha's front tyres.

When Pedrosa's on it, he's unbeatable.

Nicky Hayden now in an induced coma after his cycling crash in Italy

Devastating news about Nicky Hayden. One of my all time MotoGP favourite riders. News don't look very good at present severe brain injuries being reported. C'mon Kentucky Kid you can beat this. Praying for Nicky #69

Maverick Vinales won the French GP at Le Mans after Valentino Rossi made multiple errors on the final lap. First Rossi ran wide allowing Vinales to take the lead. Then as Rossi attempted to regain the lead he crashed out. Vinales victory also gained the young Spaniard the championship lead. Zarco claimed his maiden premier class podium with second. The Frenchman has been mighty impressive. Dani Pedrosa was third. Mugello in two weeks time and Rossi desperately needs a win

Still not the highlight of the weekend tho

Nicky Hayden has sadly passed away

RIP

Very very sad news RIP

Devastating news about the passing of Nicky Hayden. In a paddock full of egos, he was the laid back kid from Kentucky who was the most likeable rider in the paddock. Nicky will be forever remembered for his thrilling world championship victory against Valentino Rossi in 2006. Forever 35 #RIPKentuckyKid #69

R.I.P.

It is being reported as a cycling "accident" - he was on a bicycle and he was hit by a car and he died as a result of that.

A few weeks I almost missed a story because it wasn't given much prominence. Chris Froome while training on his bicycle was attacked by a motorist in France, where the motorist drove onto the pavement to get him. Fortunately for Chris Froome he was okay but the whole incident seems to have been downplayed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/39854961

Valentino Rossi has been injured during training on his motocross bike. The GOAT has suffered cheat and stomach injuries, but fortunately no fractures

Andrea Dovizioso achieved the keystone moment of his career as he powered to victory at the Italian GP at Mugello.

Notable achievements:
Dovizioso's third win in MotoGP and first in the dry.
First win for Ducati since 2009 at the Italian GP(Stoner was the winner)
Dovizioso is the first Italian since Rossi(five consecutive wins 2004-08), to win the Italian GP.
First time since 1974 that an Italian rider on an Italian bike has won the Italian GP.

Championship leader Maverick Vinales was second and satellite Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci was third.

Valentino Rossi was fourth, Marc Marquez was sixth and Jorge Lorenzo was eighth. Dani Pedrosa crashed into Cal Crutchlow and thus surrendered second in the championship.

Vinales in top on 105pts, Dovi is now second on 89pts. Rossi third on 85pts.

After many years of being the nearly man, 2017 might be the year when it all falls into place for Dovizioso. He's got Lorenzo easily covered. Dovi's riding style is perfect for this Ducati.

Dovi stormed from the third row to land fourth career win, back to back wins for the first time...Ducati wasted their chequebook on Lorenzo,Dovi is killing him

No comment from Jermaine on the Dutch Moto GP so I'll just say that it was a strange race,partly due to the bit of rain part way through the race which left riders wondering whether to come in and change to wet weather tyres or stick with what they'd got. Zarco was one that switched and it backfired as the rain didn't last and he couldn't get back with the leaders.Rossi got in the lead at just the right time and won comfortably from Petrucci who seems to have got the hang of the Ducati better than Lorenzo who is still struggling. Dovi is leading the championship now as Vinales slid off and Marquez who finished on the podium is second. Who is going to finish champion at the end of the season is a guess as no one has a clear lead so I'm not going to try and pick a winner at this stage.

Wow, the Austrian GP was the most exciting of the year up to now with Dovi and Marquez fighting it out for the last few laps with the Ducati just winning by a bike length and Pedrosa finishing in a lonely third.Lorenzo set off at a good pace to build a good lead of over a second but his softer tyres soon caused him to slow down and finish fourth with Zarco a creditable fifth.Still ten races to go with Marquez on top with 24 pts lead on Dovi.

I really want Dovi to win the championship. He's far too often in his career been the bridesmaid. When Rossi left Honda, soon after they signed Dovi on their third bike but he never received the same support the other factory Honda riders received. Yamaha screwed him over as well. Promising Dovi a factory seat but eventually ditching him. Now at Ducati he's proving the true talent he has. He is absolutely pounding Lorenzo.

[quote="Nathaniel Jacobs"]I really want Dovi to win the championship. He's far too often in his career been the bridesmaid. When Rossi left Honda, soon after they signed Dovi on their third bike but he never received the same support the other factory Honda riders received. Yamaha screwed him over as well. Promising Dovi a factory seat but eventually ditching him. Now at Ducati he's proving the true talent he has. He is absolutely pounding Lorenzo. [/ Absolutely agree I'm glad Dovi is doing well in the title chase, four wins now after his superb effort at Silverstone. I hope he manages to keep winning. Lorenzo hasn't quite got to handle the Ducati yet but then neither did Rossi. It just goes to show how good Stoner was.

Dovi's consistency has all ways been there just never got the opportunities to showcase his talent. From being in shadows of Rossi and the Simoncelli, Dovi's showing his elite pedigree

Andrea Dovizioso won an epic duel at Motegi to keep his championship hopes alive. The battle with Marquez was sensational and to get the win at Honda's home circuit made it that much sweeter. Marquez leads Dovi by 11pts with three rounds remaining.

Dovi has to be up there as one of the greatest riders in the rain. Masterful.

Totally agree Nathaniel. I thought he had left it too late to make his move on Marquez but he took his chance and it paid off. Roll on Phillip Island. And hats off to Zarco and Petrucci for their efforts, they both deserve a factory ride next season.

A great race at Phillip Island with at least five of them battling for podium spots. Unfortunately Dovi wasn't one of them and it looks more than likely that Marquez is once again going to be crowned king. Top marks for him though, he could have taken it easy when he knew his main rival was well behind but he had to battle with Rossi and take top spot with Vinales just pipping Zarco over the line and Crutchlow a well deserved fifth.

Dovi and Ducati's race finally ran out of steam at Philip Island. Unfortunately for the Italians the Repsol Honda(in Marc Marquez's hands) is a more versatile bike. Better for the duration of the season. Got to tip the hat to Marquez though 24 years old and soon to be 6 time world champion and 4 in the premier class. Boy's got skills.

Wet weather King Andrea Dovizioso kept his faint world championship hopes alive with a brilliant victory in Sepang. Reigning champion and series leader Marc Marquez came home 4th, so heads to Valencia with a 21pt advantage. Dovizioso must win and needs Marquez to DNF.

Brilliant victory is a stretch there. Lorenzo made a "mistake" that let him through a few days saying he'd help Dovi if came to it.

A bit of useless information for you, the first four finishers at the Malaysian GP all had Z in their name. Not a lot of people knew that. Well barring a major mishap in the last GP Marquez, will be crowned King again.Well deserved as well, for someone so young to show the restraint and not fight for the lead. Good luck to him and I would like Zarco and Petrucci to be offered works rides next season.

I think if Lorenzo was going to let Dovi through he would have just slowed a touch not almost brought Dovi off and fallen himself. If that was deliberate Lorenzo is a braver rider than we thought.

Fernando wrote:Brilliant victory is a stretch there. Lorenzo made a "mistake" that let him through a few days saying he'd help Dovi if came to it.

Lorenzo nearly high siding off the bike is now team orders? What’s the world coming to?

rapidringsroad wrote:I think if Lorenzo was going to let Dovi through he would have just slowed a touch not almost brought Dovi off and fallen himself. If that was deliberate Lorenzo is a braver rider than we thought.

+1

Marc Marquez won his 4 MotoGP championship in 5 years after finishing third in Valencia. At the of 24, Marquez is unsurprisingly the youngest man to have 4 MotoGP/premier class championships.

Jorge Lorenzo once again displayed his scumbag side when he refused to let Dovi passed when ordered to do so by Ducati. Dovi's dream ended when he subsequently crashed out. Soon followed by the spineless Lorenzo. I really hate the cowardly actions of someone like Lorenzo. I fail to see how this moron has any fans.

I can't see how you can call Lorenzo a coward, it takes a lot of guts to race bike at those speeds. Motor cycle racing isn't a team sport, it's every man for himself once the flag goes down. I would have liked Dovi to win the title but he didn't do enough, when Lorenzo came off with five laps to go Dovi only had to catch the leaders but he came off too.

The new season started weekend just gone and it was fantastic. Satellite Yamaha star Johan Zarco registered the fastest time ever in Losail during qualifying. But in the race it was 2017 revisited as Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso saw off the challenge of 4 time world champion Marc Marquez to win in Qatar for the first time. Ducati looking really strong. Valentino Rossi, fresh off signing another 2 year deal, completed the podium. But it looks like Marquez vs Dovizioso part 2 and it should be equally thrilling