Free Practice 1
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BSB: Redding edges Hickman and Linfoot in opening free practice at Snetterton
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Scott Redding kicked off the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session at Snetterton by topping the times for the Be Wiser Ducati team, holding off a late improving Peter Hickman and Dan Linfoot in the closing minutes of the opener. Redding had set the benchmark early in the session but in his last…
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WSB: Sykes on top after mixed Donington Park FP1, Bautista outside top ten!
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Shocks and surprises trail in Tom Sykes’ wake after FP1, with four Independent bikes in the top ten; but where are the Ducatis? The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship visits Donington Park this weekend, with the opening Free Practice taking place under sunny skies. With the first 50-miute session complete, it was a mixed…
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MotoGP: Quartararo, Marquez and Rossi take top THREE spots in FP1 at German GP.
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Fabio Quartararo has made a strong start at the Sachsenring, beating Marc Marquez to first place by less than a tenth of a second in FP1. Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) beat nine-time Sachsenring winner Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) to first place after putting in a 1:21.390 lap. He was 0.074 seconds ahead of…
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BSB: Video 2019 Round 5 – Knockhill Free Practice 1 onboard action
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Just been watching this brilliant onboard footage of the Free Practice session 1 from a very sunny Knockhill. It’s a fantastic Friday watch, if you’ve got 4 minutes to spare.
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BSB: Josh Brookes heads off Danny Buchan to top free practice 1 at Knockhill
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Josh Brookes got his Knockhill weekend off to a perfect start by topping the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice for the Be Wiser Ducati team, holding off a closing Danny Buchan by 0.014s in an incredibly close session where the top 18 riders were covered by just 0.984s. Brookes had set the benchmark…
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MotoGP: Quartararo snatches P1 from Viñales in FP1 at Assen
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All manufacturers were inside the top 11 as an interesting and busy MotoGP FP1 takes place in Assen Petronas Yamaha SRT’s Fabio Quartararo left it late to go top of the standings in FP1 at the Motul TT Assen as the Frenchman’s 1:33.909 put him 0.077 ahead of long-time session leader Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy…
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WSB: Rea heads van der Mark with top 12 within a second after FP1!
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10 years after his first race win, Rea marched to the top of the standings after the opening session at Misano! The first session of the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” took place in warm weather conditions under a clear blue sky and proved to be a close one. Round seven…
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WSB: Laverty out of Pirelli Italian Round after FP1 crash
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The Irish rider has suffered two fractured wrists and will be seen to by Dr Mir in Barcelona Team Goeleven’s Eugene Laverty has been ruled out of the rest of the Pirelli Italian Round after a huge crash in Friday’s Free Practice 1. The Irish rider suffered a highside on the exit from Acqua Minerali…
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WSB: Reigning champion Rea topped opening session whilst Davies and Bautista chase him down!
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The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship fired back into life at the famous Imola circuit, in Italy. The undulating rollercoaster-style circuit witnessed the first WorldSBK track action for four weeks, with Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) returning to the top of the time sheets. The session was red flagged with 31 minutes left…
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BSB: Brookes first to strike in first free practice session of the season at Silverstone
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Josh Brookes was first to strike as the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship kicked off with the opening free practice session of the season at Silverstone this morning, topping the times by 0.013s for Be Wiser Ducati with the top 18 riders covered by just 0.977s. It was a frantic switch during the 45 minute…
