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De Puniet looking for top CRT glory on home soil

Administration — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:00:53 +0000

Randy de Puniet fought through the pain barrier to qualify as the fastest CRT rider at his home Grand Prix this afternoon.

Pedrosa takes pole with Stoner in second

Administration — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:00:46 +0000

Dani Pedrosa will start tomorrow’s Grand Prix of France from pole position (1′33.638) with team mate Casey Stoner in second place (1′33.941) after a stressful qualifying practice that was decided in the final minutes.

Second row starts for Lorenzo and Spies

Administration — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:00:43 +0000

Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies were faced with a wet, damp and then drying track as they fought to finally deliver fourth and sixth on the grid respectively for tomorrow’s race.

Rossi seventh, Hayden eleventh at damp Le Mans

Administration — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:00:40 +0000

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden posted the seventh and eleventh best times, respectively, in today’s qualifying session for the French Grand Prix.

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 targets podium at home race

Administration — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:00:40 +0000

The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team will go into its home race at the historic Le Mans circuit in France confident that Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow can battle for the podium after both produced good qualifying performances today.

Bautista rues qualifying crash

Administration — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:00:39 +0000

After impressing during free practice yesterday and this morning it was understandable that Álvaro Bautista felt some disappointment at qualifying on the third row of the grid in eighth place this afternoon.

Promising third row for Pramac in Le Mans

Administration — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:00:37 +0000

Today’s qualifying session at Le Mans for tomorrow’s Grand Prix of France was a good session for the sole Ducati Pramac rider Héctor Barberá, who has been consistently quick on this track.

Pedrosa snatches pole in thrilling Le Mans qualifying

Administration — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:00:24 +0000

In an action-packed qualifying session at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans it was Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa who took his first pole position of the season ahead of Casey Stoner.

Kenseth left wondering what might have been

Administration — Sun, 20 May 2012 05:14:18 +0000

When he failed to win the sprint off pit road with Jimmie Johnson following the final mandatory pit stop during Saturday’s Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Matt Kenseth knew he was in serious trouble.

Johnson wins another All-Star Race, ties record

Administration — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:38:00 +0000

Jimmie Johnson joined an elite club on Saturday night.