MotoGP 2023

Agent_Smith said:
Yeah, a definite head scratcher that. I mean, technically Quartararo did make contact with Oliveira but still reckon it was a racing incident.
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Pecco having to give up a place was even more baffling… They’re racing, damnit, let them race.
 
Oliveira suffered a dislocated left shoulder yesterday in that accident with Quartararo. As someone who has had one of those, I suspect he will be on the sidelines for a lengthy period which is a shame. It's not far off to say that when on form, he has easily been the lead Aprilia.
 
Some interesting stats ahead of the 1000th MotoGP race at Le Mans

1949 – The Grand Prix World Championship was introduced in 1949 with four classes for solo motorcycles: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc. The very first race counting towards a World Championship classification was the 350cc race on Monday June 13th 1949 on the Isle of Man, won by Freddie Frith on a Velocette.

817 – Honda is the most successful manufacturer in GP racing with 817 wins ahead of Yamaha (520), Aprilia (295), MV Agusta (275), Kalex (165) and Suzuki (162).

432 – Valentino Rossi is the rider with most GP starts: 432, meaning he’s raced in more than 43% of all the Grands Prix that have taken place.

393 – From the very first race in 1949 to the 2023 Spanish GP, 393 different riders have stood on the top step of the podium. The most recent “new winner” is Ivan Ortola in Moto3™ in Austin this year.

235 – Valentino Rossi is the rider with the most podiums with 235, ahead of Giacomo Agostini (159), Dani Pedrosa (153), Jorge Lorenzo (152), Angel Nieto (139) and Marc Marquez (139).

125 – 125 different riders have clinched a Grand Prix World Championship, taking a total of 284 titles. Giacomo Agostini holds the record with 15, ahead of Angel Nieto (12+1), Mike Hailwood (9), Rossi (9) and Carlo Ubbiali (9).

122 – Agostini is the most successful rider with 122 GP wins ahead of Rossi (115) and Nieto (90). Marc Marquez is fourth with 85 wins, ahead of Hailwood with 76.

73 – Assen is the venue that has hosted the most Grands Prix. It held an event every year since the World Championship started back in 1949, until 2019. The 2020 Dutch TT was then cancelled due to the pandemic, making it 73 Dutch TTs so far counting towards the World Championship.

73 – Since 1949, 73 different circuits have hosted a premier class Grand Prix; Mandalika is the most recent addition, joining the calendar in 2022.

30 – Since 1949, 30 different manufacturers have clinched Grand Prix World titles. Honda leads with 72 titles ahead of Yamaha (37), MV Agusta (37), Aprilia (19) and Suzuki (15).

29 – 29 countries have hosted at least one Grand Prix since 1949. Spain leads with 143 ahead of Italy on 103.

29 – 29 nationalities have won Grands Prix. Italy leads with 876 wins ahead of Spain (700) and the UK (413).

20 – There were six GPs in 1949, all in Europe. 20 GPs are now scheduled in 2023, in 17 different countries.

19 – 19 nationalities are represented in the 125 World Champions crowned since 1949. Italy leads with 80 world titles ahead of Spain (57) and the UK (45).

1 – Of the 125 Champions, 70 (more than half) have clinched only one title – but 55 are multiple World Champions.
 
Confirmed: Marc Marquez will be back for the French GP this weekend and also, won't be serving his double long lap penalty for the Portimao incident.

The MotoGP™ Court of Appeal have issued its final decision on the Application of the Sanction in Marc Marquez’s (Repsol Honda Team) case. Here is what the FIM have published:

Following the provisional decision of the MotoGP™ Court of Appeal pronounced on 12 April 2023 granting the stay of execution of the Application of the Sanction imposed on Marc Marquez, the Court still had to decide on the merits of the case considering inter alia the brief of appeal submitted by Marc Marquez and Team HRC – Repsol Honda Team on 17 April 2023.

The Court decided to annul the Application of the Sanction imposed on Marc Marquez, which was issued by the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards Panel in connection with the Original Sanction.

The Court considered that the Double Long Lap Penalty imposed on Marc Marquez by the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards Panel during the MotoGP™ Race of Portugal held on 26 March 2023 has been served by the non-participation of the Rider in the 2023 MotoGP™ Race of Argentina.

Marc Marquez is hence allowed to compete in the next race in which he will be able to participate, without any further sanction.
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Good stuff from the KTM's again; carrying their form from Jerez over. First (Miller) and third (Binder) with the Ducati of Luca Marini sandwiched inbetween. As an aside, what has happened to Darryn Binder? Not racing again this weekend it seems.
 
Agent_Smith said:
Good stuff from the KTM's again; carrying their form from Jerez over. First (Miller) and third (Binder) with the Ducati of Luca Marini sandwiched inbetween. As an aside, what has happened to Darryn Binder? Not racing again this weekend it seems.
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From Moto Rider World on facebook:

Unfortunately, Darryn Binder’s team has confirmed that he is not fit enough to take part in this weekends LeMans Moto2 race. So sorry Daz.
This from teams press release:
“Moto2 rookie Darryn Binder, meanwhile, has another bitter pill to swallow as the South African is still not fit enough to safely contest an entire race weekend at such a high level four weeks after his crash in Austin. Therefore, as in Jerez, youngster Senna Agius will take the saddle of his Kalex. Agius returns as a double winner from a phenomenal Moto2 European Championship season opener at the FIM JuniorGP™ in Estoril and is looking forward to riding more valuable laps in the Moto2 World Championship.”
 
Agent_Smith said:
Good stuff from the KTM's again; carrying their form from Jerez over. First (Miller) and third (Binder) with the Ducati of Luca Marini sandwiched inbetween. As an aside, what has happened to Darryn Binder? Not racing again this weekend it seems.
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Maybe not fully recovered yet from his hand op

/snap :)
 
What a chaotic race! Pity Brad's race was severely compromised early as he would have been in the podium hunt. But despite that, he leaves Le Mans closer to Pecco than he did coming in. Now it's a break until Mugello in mid June.
 
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