TYRE TalkTohru Ubukata - Manager, Bridgestone Motorcycle Tyre Development

Sepang is one of the fastest circuits on the calendar, and features a mix of high speed corners, long straights and tight hairpins so it is a tough challenge for our tyres. Our front slicks are subject to the greatest forces at Sepang and need to have a strong centre section and offer good braking stability as riders brake from over 300 km/h to around just 80km/h into the hairpins.

Good grip from the edge of the front and rear tyres is also important because of the lateral loads generated through the long and fast corners, and the hard acceleration from the hairpins demands good traction from the edge of the rear tyres.

Tyre durability is crucial here as the high ambient and track temperatures mean that there is little cooling effect during the lap, but we visit Sepang for winter testing and have a good track record here in the past, so everyone has a great deal of tyre data to help refine their setups.

loREnzo looks To land ThE TiTlEThe week after the Japanese Grand Prix, MotoGP remains in the Pacific for the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit, held on Sunday 10 October.

Sepang has a long lap of 5.548km, second

on the MotoGP calendar only to 2010 debutant

Silverstone, but unlike the British venue

boasts generally the highest track and ambient

temperature of the season which brings its

own challenges for riders and tyres alike. As the

track temperature often reaches 50 degrees

Celsius or higher, rider focus, concentration and

rubber are all tested to the limit.

The circuit is characterised by two long

straights preceded by slow corners which

demands good braking performance and

stability on corner entry, followed by good

edge grip on corner exit to maximise straight-

line speed.

Despite the fact that the circuit features

five left- and ten right-handed corners,

asymmetric rear tyres are not required as the

tyre temperature of both the right and left

shoulders is relatively equally balanced. Both

tyres need a strong centre section because

of the high speed and track temperature.

The 2009 title was sealed by Valentino Rossi in Malaysia, and this year Fiat Yamaha teammate Jorge lorenzo has the opportunity to secure his crown at sepang

S

1

1

: SPEED TRAP

: CORNER NUMBER

: GEAR SELECTION / SPEED km/h

: SECTOR 1

: SECTOR 2

: SECTOR 3

MalaYsia - sEpang

CiRCUiT inFoRMaTion RECoRds

First race 1999

No. of GPs held 11

Laps 20 (MotoGP), 19 (Moto2), 18 (125cc)

Track length 5.548 km / 3.447 miles (Width 25m)

Race distance 116.508 km / 72.387 miles

Longest straight 0.920 km / 0.572 miles

Corners 15 (5 left, 10 right)

Pole position 2m 00.518s (165.724km/h)

Valentino Rossi (Yamaha, 2009)

Fastest lap 2m 02.108s (163.566km/h)

Casey Stoner (Ducati, 2007)

Race time 43m 04.405s (162.292km/h)

Casey Stoner (Ducati, 2007)

2009 Winner Casey Stoner (Ducati)

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Source : www.motogp.com & Haynes MotoGP Season Review. Information subject to change

SELECTED TYRE COMPOUNDS :FRONT : HARD EXTRA HARDREAR : MEDIUM HARD

CiRCUiT sEVERiTY RaTing

FRonT TYRE

REaR TYRE

LEFT CENTRE RIGHT

LEFT CENTRE RIGHT

MILD SEVERE

10:40-11:00 125cc Warm Up

11:10-11:30 Moto2 Warm Up

11:40-12:00 MotoGP Warm Up

13:00 125cc Race (18 laps)

14:15 Moto2 Race (19 laps)

16:00 MotoGP Race (20 laps)

sUndaY

EVEnT sChEdUlE LocaL TiMe

12:40-13:40 125cc Free Practice 1

13:55-14:55 MotoGP Free Practice 1

15:10-16:10 Moto2 Free Practice 1

FRidaY

saTURdaY

09:00-09:40 125cc Free Practice 2

09:55-10:55 MotoGP Free Practice 2

11:10-12:10 Moto2 Free Practice 2

13:00-13:40 125cc Qualifying Practice

13:55-14:55 MotoGP Qualifying Practice

15:10-15:55 Moto2 Qualifying Practice

1S

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

3130km/h

3145km/h

2105km/h

2 90km/h

2160km/h

3155km/h

4260km/h

6300km/h

5290km/h

2 90km/h

3155km/h

165km/h

1 65km/h

275km/h

Teams and riders order based on 2009 team championship position. *Most recent performance listed. TEaMs and RidERs

héctor Barberá Bike number 40Age: 23 DOB: 2/11/1986 Nationality: SpanishGP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 14 (MotoGP)Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 69Best championship position: NA

paginas amarillas asparMachine: Ducati Desmosedici GP10

Web: www.teamaspar.net

Mika kallio Bike number 36Age: 27 DOB: 8/11/1982 Nationality: FinnishGP Debut: QAT09 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 30 (MotoGP)Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 102Best championship position: 15th (2009)

aleix Espargarò Bike number 41Age: 21 DOB: 30/7/1989 Nationality: SpanishGP Debut: IND09 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 18 (MotoGP)Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 68Best championship position: 18th (2009)

pramac Racing Team Machine: Ducati Desmosedici GP10 Web: www.pramacracing.com

Casey stoner Bike number 27Age: 24 DOB: 16/10/1985 Nationality: AustralianGP Debut: SPA06 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 79 (MotoGP)Wins: 22 Poles: 20 Fastest laps: 18 Podiums: 42 Points: 2066Best championship position: 1st (2007)

nicky hayden Bike number 69Age: 29 DOB: 30/7/1981 Nationality: AmericanGP Debut: JPN03 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 130 (MotoGP)Wins: 3 Poles: 5 Fastest laps: 6 Podiums: 27 Points: 1220Best championship position: 1st (2006)

ducati Team Machine: Ducati Desmosedici GP10 Web: www.ducati.com

Colin Edwards Bike number 5Age: 36 DOB: 27/2/1974 Nationality: AmericanGP Debut: JPN03 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 133 (MotoGP)Wins: 0 Poles: 3 Fastest laps: 3 Podiums: 11 Points: 1032Best championship position: 4th (2005)

Ben spies Bike number 11Age: 26 DOB: 11/7/1984 Nationality: AmericanGP Debut: GBR08 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 18 (MotoGP)Wins: 0 Poles: 1 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 2 Points: 168Best championship position: 19th (2008)

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Machine: Yamaha YZR-M1 Web: www.teamtech3.fr

Marco Melandri Bike number 33Age: 28 DOB: 7/8/1982 Nationality: ItalianGP Debut: JPN03 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 126 (MotoGP)Wins: 5 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 3 Podiums: 20 Points: 993Best championship position: 2nd (2005)

Marco simoncelli Bike number 58Age: 23 DOB: 20/1/1987 Nationality: ItalianGP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 14 (MotoGP)Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 82Best championship position: NA

san Carlo honda gresini Machine: Honda RC212V Web: www.gresiniracing.com

loris Capirossi Bike number 65Age: 37 DOB: 4/4/1973 Nationality: ItalianGP Debut: AUS95 (500cc) GP Starts: 201 (MotoGP/500cc)Wins: 9 Poles: 13 Fastest laps: 10 Podiums: 42 Points: 1794Best championship position: 3rd (2006*)

Álvaro Bautista Bike number 19Age: 25 DOB: 21/11/1984 Nationality: SpanishGP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 13 (MotoGP)Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 58Best championship position: NA

Rizla suzuki Motogp Machine: Suzuki GSV-R Web: www.rizla-suzuki-motogp.co.uk

dani pedrosa Bike number 26Age: 25 DOB: 29/9/1985 Nationality: SpanishGP Debut: SPA06 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 82 (MotoGP)Wins: 12 Poles: 17 Fastest laps: 21 Podiums: 48 Points: 1168Best championship position: 2nd (2007)

andrea dovizioso Bike number 4Age: 24 DOB: 23/3/1986 Nationality: ItalianGP Debut: QAT08 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 49 (MotoGP)Wins: 1 Poles: 1 Fastest laps: 1 Podiums: 7 Points: 487Best championship position: 5th (2008)

Repsol honda Team Machine: Honda RC212V Web: www.world.honda.com/motogp

Valentino Rossi Bike number 46Age: 31 DOB: 16/2/1979 Nationality: ItalianGP Debut: RSA00 (500cc) GP Starts: 177 (MotoGP/500cc)Wins: 78 Poles: 49 Fastest laps: 64 Podiums: 135 Points: 3240Best championship position: 1st (x7, 2009*)

Jorge lorenzo Bike number 99Age: 23 DOB: 4/5/1987 Nationality: SpanishGP Debut: QAT08 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 48 (MotoGP)Wins: 12 Poles: 14 Fastest laps: 9 Podiums: 30 Points: 748Best championship position: 2nd (2009)

Fiat Yamaha Team Machine: Yamaha YZR-M1 Web: www.yamaha-racing.com

Current riders in black

The Bridgestone and Ducati relationship has a good record in the premier class at the Sepang International Circuit. In 2005 Loris Capirossi took the first victory for the pairing at the venue, and subsequent victories followed for Casey Stoner in 2007 and 2009.

FaCT

TOTAL 3 66 63 56 185 63

Valentino Rossi 2 16 11 8 35 10Casey Stoner 1 22 7 11 40 19Jorge Lorenzo - 11 9 4 24 10Dani Pedrosa - 6 10 7 23 7Loris Capirossi - 6 7 4 17 5Makoto Tamada - 2 1 1 4 3Chris Vermeulen - 1 3 3 7 3Andrea Dovizioso - 1 2 3 6 1Troy Bayliss - 1 - - 1 -Marco Melandri - - 3 1 4 -Toni Elias - - 2 3 5 -John Hopkins - - 1 3 4 1Ben Spies - - 1 1 2 1Shinya Nakano - - 1 1 2 -Randy de Puniet - - 1 1 2 -Kenny Roberts Jr - - 1 - 1 1Alex de Angelis - - 1 - 1 -Colin Edwards - - 1 - 1 -Oliver Jacque - - 1 - 1 -Nicky Hayden - - - 2 2 -Carlos Checa - - - 2 2 - Alex Barros - - - 1 1 -Jeremy McWilliams - - - - 0 1Sete Gibernau - - - - 0 1

Top REsUlTs on BRidgEsTonE TYREsTiTlEs Wins 2nds 3Rds podiUMs polEsRidER

hiroshi aoyama Bike number 7Age: 28 DOB: 25/10/1981 Nationality: JapaneseGP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 8 (MotoGP)Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 35Best championship position: NA

interwetten honda MotogpWeb: www.interwetten-honda-motogp.com

Machine: Honda RC212V

Randy de puniet Bike number 14Age: 29 DOB: 14/2/1981 Nationality: FrenchGP Debut: SPA06 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 83 (MotoGP)Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 2 Points: 400Best championship position: 11th (2009*)

lCR honda Motogp Machine: Honda RC212V Web: www.lcr.mc

TEaMs' ChaMpionship1. Fiat Yamaha Team - 454 2. Repsol Honda Team - 387

3. Ducati Team - 309

4. Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - 220

5. San Carlo Honda Gresini - 163

6. Rizla Suzuki MotoGP - 99

7. LCR Honda MotoGP - 93

8. Pramac Racing Team - 86

9. Paginas Amarillas Aspar - 69

10. Interwetten Honda MotoGP - 50

ALLOCATED - REAR TYRES MediumHard

MediumHard

MediumHard

HardEx. Hard

HardEx. Hard

HardEx. Hard

HardEx. Hard

MediumHard

MediumHard

MediumHard

MediumHard

MediumHard

MediumHard

SoftMedium

SoftMedium

SoftMedium

AVAILABLETYRE COMPOUNDS:

SoftMediumHardExtra HardWet

ALLOCATED - FRONT TYRES MediumEx. Hard

MediumEx. Hard

MediumHard

MediumHard

MediumHard

SoftMedium

SoftMedium

SoftMedium

RACE WEATHER CONDITIONS

PTS 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

RACE TRACK CONDITIONS

TOTALWINS

PODIUMPOS - RIDER

CalEndaR & RidERs' ChaMpionshipRACEKEY

A : Reason retired B : Final race position C : Grid position D : Championship points F : Front tyre choice at start R : Rear tyre choice at start : Tyre changes AC : Accident DQ : Disqualified RT : Retired TC : Technical DNS : Did not start

CD

BAFR

QAT

11/04/10

Losail

ITA

06/06/10

Mugello

SPA

02/05/10

Jerez

FRA

23/05/10

Le Mans

GBR

20/06/10

Silverstone

CAT

04/07/10

Catalunya

MAL

10/10/10

Sepang

VAL

07/11/10

Valencia

*GER

18/07/10

Sachsenring

POR

31/10/10

Estoril

HOL

26/06/10

Assen

CZE

15/08/10

Brno

RSM

05/09/10

Misano

AUS

17/10/10

Phillip Island

USA

25/07/10

LagunaSeca

IND

29/08/10

Indianapolis

ARA

19/09/10

MotorlandAragon

REsUlTs on BRidgEsTonE TYREs BY sEason

2002 2 Teams - 3 Riders 16 12th (Aoki) 7th (Proton) 0 (best 5th) 1 0

2003 2 Teams - 3 Riders 16 11th (Tamada) 9th (Pramac) 0 (best 3rd) 0 1

2004 3 Teams - 5 Riders 16 6th (Tamada) 3rd (Camel) 2 (x2 Tamada) 4 4

2005 3 Teams - 7 Riders 17 6th (Capirossi) 4th (Ducati) 2 (x2 Capirossi) 3 8

2006 3 Teams - 8 Riders 17 3rd (Capirossi) 3rd (Ducati) 4 (x3 Capirossi) 6 11 (x1 Bayliss)

2007 5 Teams - 12 Riders 18 1st (Stoner) 1st (Ducati) 12 (x10 Stoner) 6 33 (x1 Vermeulen) (x1 Capirossi)

2008 7 Teams - 13 Riders 18 1st (Rossi) 1st (Yamaha) 15 (x9 Rossi) 12 35 (x6 Stoner)

2009 12 Teams - 22 Riders 17 1st (Rossi) 1st (Yamaha) 17 (x6 Rossi) 17 51 (x4 Lorenzo) (x4 Stoner) (x2 Pedrosa) (x1 Dovizioso)

2010 10 Teams - 21 Riders 14 14 (x7 Lorenzo) 14 42 (x4 Pedrosa) (x2 Stoner) (x1 Rossi)

YEaR TEaM and RidERs RaCEs ChaMpionship TEaMs Wins polEs podiUMs

TOTAL 149 3 3 66 63 185

DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY

24º27º

25º45º

28º48º

30º49º

18º36º

25º47º

33º55º

23º36º

19º44º

26º38º

30º55º

26º40º

22º39º

23º34º

JPN

03/10/10

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HardEx. Hard

HardEx. Hard

HardEx. Hard

MediumHard

MediumHard

MediumHard

MediumHard

MediumHard

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ConsTRUCToRs'1. Yamaha - 309 2. Honda -285

3. Ducati -220

4. Suzuki - 81

1 Jorge Lorenzo (99) 297W 7PD 12

320

2FR

225

1FR

225

1FR

220

2FR

125

1FR

125

1FR

125

1FR

120

2FR

125

1FR

325

1FR

216

3FR

220

2FR

213

4FR

413

4FR

2 Dani Pedrosa (26) 228W 4PD 9

79

7FR

120

2FR

311

5FR

125

1FR

38

8FR

720

2FR

420

2FR

325

1FR

4--

-ACFR

120

2FR

525

1FR

125

1FR

320

2FR

----

-DNS

3 Casey Stoner (27) 180W 2PD 7

1--

-ACFR

311

5FR

4--

-ACFR

313

4FR

611

5FR

316

3FR

216

3FR

216

3FR

220

2FR

416

3FR

6--

-ACFR

311

5FR

125

1FR

325

1FR

5 Valentino Rossi (46) 156W 1PD 5

225

1FR

416

3FR

120

2FR

----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS 513

4FR

616

3FR

511

5FR

713

4FR

416

3FR

710

6FR

216

3FR

4 Andrea Dovizioso (4) 159W -PD 5

616

3FR

910

6FR

716

3FR

816

3FR

420

2FR

611

5FR

62

14FR

411

5FR

313

4FR

6--

-ACFR

411

5FR

813

4FR

8--

-ACFR

120

2FR

6 Ben Spies (11) 139W -PD 2

1111

5FR

8--

-RTFR

11--

-ACFR

79

7FR

716

3FR

413

4FR

510

6FR

1311

8FR

510

6FR

213

4FR

120

2FR

510

6FR

511

5FR

68

8FR

7 Nicky Hayden (69) 129W -PD 1

913

4FR

513

4FR

513

4FR

4--

-ACFR

513

4FR

59

7FR

118

8FR

159

7FR

711

5FR

89

7FR

310

6FR

14--

-ACFR

416

3FR

114

12FR

8 Randy de Puniet (14) 88W -PD -

410

6FR

614

9FR

69

7FR

610

6FR

210

6FR

210

6FR

313

4FR

7--

-DNS* ----

-DNS 116

10FR

173

13FR

63

13FR

6--

-ACFR

77

9FR

11 Marco Melandri (33) 79W -PD -

173

13FR

108

11FR

1210

6FR

1411

5FR

8--

-ACFR

----

-DNS 147

9FR

106

10FR

118

8FR

148

8FR

12--

-ACFR

106

10FR

147

9FR

125

11FR

9 Marco Simoncelli (58) 84W -PD -

155

11FR

65

11FR

136

10FR

117

9FR

99

7FR

87

9FR

8--

-ACFR

810

6FR

9--

-ACFR

125

11FR

89

7FR

92

14FR

99

7FR

810

6FR

10 Colin Edwards (5) 81W -PD -

88

8FR

74

12FR

84

12FR

53

13FR

107

9FR

98

8FR

105

11FR

12--

-DNS* 89

7FR

79

7FR

9--

-RTFR

79

7FR

114

12FR

511

5FR

12 Héctor Barberá (40) 69W -PD -

164

12FR

143

13FR

158

8FR

134

12FR

115

11FR

144

12FR

136

10FR

67

9FR

10--

-RT 97

9FR

166

10FR

127

9FR

105

11FR

153

13FR

14 Aleix Espargarò (41) 52W -PD -

14--

-ACFR

151

15FR

107

9FR

98

8FR

136

10FR

106

10FR

12--

-ACFR

9--

-DNS* 13--

-ACFR

164

12FR

147

9FR

155

11FR

136

10FR

132

14FR

13 Álvaro Bautista (19) 58W -PD -

13--

-ACFR

136

10FR

----

-DNS 162

14FR

154

12FR

122

14FR

911

5FR

16--

-DNS* 14--

-ACFR

17--

-ACFR

118

8FR

168

8FR

128

8FR

99

7FR

15 Loris Capirossi (65) 41W -PD -

57

9FR

11-

-ACFR

9--

-ACFR

126

10FR

14--

-ACFR

113

13FR

79

7FR

145

11FR

126

10FR

10--

-ACFR

105

11FR

11--

-ACFR

----

-DNS 10--

-RTFR

17 Mika Kallio (36) 34W -PD -

12--

-ACFR

179

7FR

163

13FR

15--

-ACFR

163

13FR

135

11FR

154

12FR

11--

-ACFR

157

9FR

13--

ACFR

15--

-ACFR

17--

-ACFR

162

14FR

161

15FR

16 Hiroshi Aoyama (7) 35W -PD -

106

10FR

122

14FR

145

11FR

105

11FR

12--

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS 134

12FR

134

12FR

153

13FR

146

10FR

----

-DNS21 Wataru Yoshikawa (8) 1W -

PD -----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS 171

15FR

----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS

----

-DNS20 Kousuke Akiyoshi (64) 4W -

PD -----

-DNS ---

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS 151

15FR

163

13FR

----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS

----

-DNS175

11FR

----

-DNS19 Roger Lee Hayden (95) 5W -

PD -----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS

18 Alex De Angelis (15) 11W -PD -

----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS 174

12FR

164

12FR

153

13FR

----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS ----

-DNS

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BRidgEsTonE MoToRspoRT RoUnd-UpF1 Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso won the Singapore GP last weekend ahead of the Red Bull duo of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. The Japanese Grand Prix is next at Suzuka on 10 October, and with a possible four races remaining, subject to the approval of Korea, Webber leads the championship from Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, and the top five are split by just 25 points.

GP2 Pastor Maldonado has already taken the GP2 Series crown in 2010, which he secured at the Italian Grand Prix. The final round of the series is in Abu Dhabi on 13-14 November.

IndyCar Scott Dixon won the final race of the season, the Cafes do Brasil Indy 300, ahead of Danica Patrick and Tony Kanaan, but it was Dario Franchitti’s moment as he clinched the 2010 World Championship, sealing his third IndyCar title. The Scot started the started the weekend 12 points behind Will Power but emerged 5 points ahead. Congratulations to Dario and Target Chip Ganassi!

The World Championship crown was sealed by Valentino Rossi in Malaysia last year when the Italian finished third in the wet race, claiming his ninth title. This year, Fiat Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo has a mathematical chance of sealing the title at Sepang again.FaCT

lasT YEaR's RaCE 2009 qUaliFYing TiMEs

FasTEsT RaCE lap:Valentino Rossi, Yamaha - Lap 14 - Average speed: 149.391 km/h - Time: 2m 13.694s

2009 RaCE REsUlTs

1 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 310.1 2m00.518s

2 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 310.6 2m01.087s +0.569s

3 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 314.4 2m01.254s +0.736s

4 Casey Stoner Ducati Team 312.1 2m01.455s +0.937s

5 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 308.1 2m01.716s +1.198s

6 Toni Elias San Carlo Honda Gresini 310.4 2m01.918s +1.400s

7 Nicky Hayden Ducati Team 309.1 2m01.980s +1.462s

8 Randy de Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 305.8 2m02.098s +1.580s

9 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 308.2 2m02.195s +1.677s

10 Alex De Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 307.5 2m02.274s +1.756s

11 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team 307.6 2m02.362s +1.844s

12 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing 313.0 2m02.435s +1.917s

13 Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing 303.5 2m02.859s +2.341s

14 Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 305.0 2m03.032s +2.514s

15 Marco Melandri Hayate Racing Team 307.6 2m03.088s +2.570s

16 James Toseland Monster Yamaha Tech 3 307.0 2m03.528s +3.010s

17 Gabor Talmacsi Scot Racing Team MotoGP 304.0 2m03.874s +3.356s

1 Casey Stoner DucatiTeam 147.4 47m24.834s

2 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 146.7 47m39.500s +14.666s

3 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 146.4 47m44.219s +19.385s

4 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 146.1 47m50.684s +25.850s

5 Nicky Hayden Ducati Team 145.5 48m03.539s +38.705s

6 Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 145.3 48m05.895s +41.061s

7 Toni Elias San Carlo Honda Gresini 145.0 48m13.389s +48.555s

8 Marco Melandri Hayate Racing Team 144.6 48m20.391s +55.557s

9 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 144.4 48m25.137s +60.303s

10 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing 144.4 48m25.274s +60.440s

11 Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing 144.3 48m26.489s +61.655s

12 Alex De Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 144.3 48m26.681s +61.847s

13 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 143.9 48m35.612s +70.778s

14 Gabor Talmacsi Scot Racing Team MotoGP 143.6 48m40.685s +75.851s

15 James Toseland Monster Yamaha Tech 3 141.9 49m15.506s +110.672s

NC Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team 145.7 31m59.321s 7 Laps

NC Randy de Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 134.3 2m28.718s 20 Laps

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MoTogp CoMEs To a sTREET nEaR YoUOn 30 September Bridgestone launched its latest BT-016 PRO motorcycle street tyre, which is significant in that it is the first of Bridgestone’s tyres to benefit from a new philosophy of evolution of real MotoGP technology.

As Official Tyre Supplier to MotoGP, Bridgestone has the

advantage of working closely with some of the world’s best riders

to improve tyre construction and compound technology and overall

approach to tyre development.

Bridgestone has been adopting elements of MotoGP-derived

technology into consumer motorcycle tyres in the past, but the

BT-016 PRO represents the first time that Bridgestone’s MotoGP

expertise has been categorised into three main areas of approach,

each of which is transferred directly to the road.

The key areas of MotoGP tyre development are 1) Grip, to

optimize contact patch character and compound character, 2)

Working range, to widen the operating temperature range and

improve wet grip technology, and 3) Consistency, to control

degradation and improve wear control technology.

This translates directly to the BT-016 PRO in the shape of Grip

Evolution, Riding Comfort Evolution and Tyre Life Evolution,

meaning you get more grip in a wider range of weather conditions

for more miles.

With the new BT-016 PRO, Bridgestone brings a genuine piece of

MotoGP to you.