MotoGP 2017 News & Chat

h3000 · 15-11-2016 09:04AM #1

Well the MotoGP 2017 season kicks off in a few minutes with testing in Valencia. Lots of rider moves, it's going to be an exciting season I think.

2017 MotGP entry list
N° RIDER NATIONALITY TEAM MACHINE
4 ANDREA DOVIZIOSO ITALIAN DUCATI TEAM DUCATI
5 JOHANN ZARCO FRENCH MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3 YAMAHA
8 HECTOR BARBERA SPANISH AVINTIA RACING DUCATI
9 DANILO PETRUCCI ITALIAN OCTO PRAMAC YAKHNICH DUCATI
17 KAREL ABRAHAM CZECH PULL&BEAR ASPAR TEAM DUCATI
19 ALVARO BAUTISTA SPANISH PULL&BEAR ASPAR TEAM DUCATI
22 SAM LOWES BRITISH APRILIA RACING TEAM GRESINI APRILIA
25 MAVERICK VINALES SPANISH MOVISTAR YAMAHA MotoGP YAMAHA
26 DANI PEDROSA SPANISH REPSOL HONDA TEAM HONDA
29 ANDREA IANNONE ITALIAN TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI
35 CAL CRUTCHLOW BRITISH LCR HONDA HONDA
38 BRADLEY SMITH BRITISH RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING KTM
41 ALEIX ESPARGARO SPANISH APRILIA RACING TEAM GRESINI APRILIA
42 ALEX RINS SPANISH TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI
43 JACK MILLER AUSTRALIAN MARC VDS RACING TEAM HONDA
44 POL ESPARGARO SPANISH RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING KTM
45 SCOTT REDDING BRITISH OCTO PRAMAC YAKHNICH DUCATI
46 VALENTINO ROSSI ITALIAN MOVISTAR YAMAHA MotoGP YAMAHA
53 TITO RABAT SPANISH EG 0,0 MARC VDS HONDA
76 LORIS BAZ FRENCH AVINTIA RACING DUCATI
93 MARC MARQUEZ SPANISH REPSOL HONDA TEAM HONDA
94 JONAS FOLGER GERMAN MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3 YAMAHA
99 JORGE LORENZO SPANISH DUCATI TEAM DUCATI

Todays MotoGP Testing entry list
https://twitter.com/MCNSport/status/798433407982243840

h3000 · 15-11-2016 09:09AM

Some testing livery

https://twitter.com/MCNSport/status/798451864757030912

https://twitter.com/SteveEnglishGP/status/798451744929906688

https://twitter.com/SteveEnglishGP/status/798449104695296000

CJhaughey · 15-11-2016 01:14PM

Ducati looks mean in flat black

h3000 · 15-11-2016 01:17PM

Maverick's bike looks awesome :cool:

legrand · 15-11-2016 04:58PM

still sporting (now banned) winglets on the Ducati?

h3000 · 15-11-2016 07:00PM

legrand wrote: »

still sporting (now banned) winglets on the Ducati?

They started with the wings but went without them later in the day. They are not actually banned until 2017. I think they ran them to change one part at a time. Better for the engineers.

h3000 · 15-11-2016 07:06PM

Today's test times
1. Viñales, Maverick SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 30.930s
2. Rossi, Valentino ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 30.950s +0.020s
3. Lorenzo, Jorge SPA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 31.052s +0.122s
4. Marquez, Marc SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 31.102s +0.172s
5. Dovizioso, Andrea ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16/17) 1m 31.131s +0.201s
6. Crutchlow, Cal GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 31.156s +0.226s
7. Iannone, Andrea ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 31.165s +0.235s
8. Redding, Scott GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15/16) 1m 31.242s +0.312s
9. Barbera, Hector SPA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2/16) 1m 31.286s +0.356s
10. Pedrosa, Dani SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 31.306s +0.376s
11. Miller, Jack AUS Estrella Galica 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 31.477s +0.547s
12. Bautista, Alvaro SPA Aspar Ducati (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 31.674s +0.744s
13. Pirro, Michele ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP16/17) 1m 32.068s +1.138s
14. Espargaro, Aleix SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 32.177s +1.247s
15. Baz, Loris FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 32.315s +1.385s
16. Folger, Jonas GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 32.450s +1.520s
17. Zarco, Johann FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 32.462s +1.532s
18. Rabat, Tito GBR Estrella Galica 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 32.578s +1.648s
19. Espargaro, Pol SPA KTM MotoGP Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 32.613s +1.683s
20. Smith, Bradley GBR KTM MotoGP Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 32.806s +1.876s
21. Rins, Alex SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 32.811s +1.881s
22. Laverty, Eugene IRL Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) 1m 32.935s +2.005s
23. Abraham, Karel CZE Aspar Ducati (Desmosedici GP14.2/15) 1m 33.231s +2.301s
24. Lowes, Sam GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 33.359s +2.429s
25. Tsuda, Takuya JPN Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) 1m 34.110s +3.180s
26. Bagnaia, Francesco ITA Aspar Ducati (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 36.940s +6.010s

Frank Bullitt · 15-11-2016 11:09PM

legrand wrote: »

still sporting (now banned) winglets on the Ducati?

I noticed some sort of carbon brake cover as well on it? Interesting.

CJhaughey · 16-11-2016 11:18AM

Gintonious wrote: »

I noticed some sort of carbon brake cover as well on it? Interesting.

Weather was cold, 7°C when they started testing. Thats why the shrouds were on the front brakes.

h3000 · 16-11-2016 04:47PM

Vinales fastest again. I really think that boy could do it next year.

POS # RIDER NAME GAP
1 25 M. VIÑALES 1:29.975
2 93 M. MARQUEZ +0.196
3 4 A. DOVIZIOSO +0.468
4 29 A. IANNONE +0.624
5 26 D. PEDROSA +0.711
6 35 C. CRUTCHLOW +0.734
7 46 V. ROSSI +0.734
8 99 J. LORENZO +0.769
9 41 A. ESPARGARO +0.910
10 94 J. FOLGER +0.973
11 5 J. ZARCO +1.040
12 43 J. MILLER +1.094
13 45 S. REDDING +1.143
14 19 A. BAUTISTA +1.211
15 8 H. BARBERA +1.269
16 51 M. PIRRO +1.841
17 44 P. ESPARGARO +1.878
18 53 T. RABAT +1.943
19 76 L. BAZ +2.186
20 38 B. SMITH +2.563
21 50 E. LAVERTY +2.593
22 17 K. ABRAHAM +2.724
23 12 T. TSUDA +3.330
24 42 A. RINS +3.786
NC 22 S. LOWES x

legrand · 16-11-2016 04:56PM

^^^
With the exception of one or two riders - results looks like a typical race result we have seen this year. Early days of course but would like to see a shakeup similar to Kawasaki did for WSB in recent years :rolleyes:

CJhaughey · 16-11-2016 06:49PM

legrand wrote: »

^^^
With the exception of one or two riders - results looks like a typical race result we have seen this year. Early days of course but would like to see a shakeup similar to Kawasaki did for WSB in recent years :rolleyes:

You don't think this season's racing was a real mix up? 9 different winners this year?

legrand · 16-11-2016 09:08PM

CJhaughey wrote: »

You don't think this season's racing was a real mix up? 9 different winners this year?

Fair enough

h3000 · 25-01-2017 11:22AM

There is some private testing happening in Sepang today. the full test is next week.
https://twitter.com/crash_motogp/status/824207554163019776
https://twitter.com/crash_motogp/status/824188460231774209

The 2017 calendar has been finalised too
Round Date Country Circuit
Round1: 26 March Qatar Doha/Losail
Round 2: 9 April Argentina Termas de Rio Hondo
Round 3: 23 April Americas COTA
Round 4: 7 May Spain Jerez de la Frontera
Round 5: 21 May France Le Mans
Round 6: 4 June Italy Mugello
Round 7: 11 June Catalunya Catalunya
Round 8: 25 June Netherlands TT Assen
Round 9: 2 July Germany Sachsenring
Round 10: 6 August Czech Republic Brno
Round 11: 13 August Austria Red Bull Ring
Round 12: 27 August Great Britain Silverstone
Round 13: 10 September San Marino & Riviera di Rimini Misano
Round 14: 24 September Aragon MotorLand Aragon
Round 15: 15 October Japan Motegi
Round 16: 22 October Australia Phillip Island
Round 17: 29 October Malaysia Sepang
Round 18: 12 November Valencia Ricardo Tormo-Valencia

h3000 · 26-01-2017 07:45AM

Stoner is out testing today
https://twitter.com/crash_motogp/status/824522344336994304

h3000 · 29-01-2017 09:41AM

Suzuki launch today.

https://twitter.com/crash_motogp/status/825637383089516547

h3000 · 30-01-2017 08:09AM

Sepang test kicked off in the early hours and a retiree is fastest.
https://twitter.com/crash_motogp/status/825962200904765440

glenfieldman · 30-01-2017 11:03AM

h3000 wrote: »

Sepang test kicked off in the early hours and a retiree is fastest.
https://twitter.com/crash_motogp/status/825962200904765440

no surprise there then

Frank Bullitt · 02-02-2017 10:35PM

The winglets return!

Frank Bullitt · 13-03-2017 04:43PM

motogp-qatar-march-testing-2017-andrea-dovizioso-ducati-team-new-aerodynamic-winglet-fairi.jpg

Wow.

tommyboy26 · 13-03-2017 05:08PM

Gintonious wrote: »

Wow.

Absolutely horrendous looking. Can you see more teams following?

Frank Bullitt · 13-03-2017 06:07PM

tommyboy26 wrote: »

Absolutely horrendous looking. Can you see more teams following?

Each team has had their own interpretation of a fairing so far, this is the most radical though.

The whole Ducati is crazy looking with the lunch-box rear as well. The rear now houses the electronics, so thats why the rear is a bit bigger now.

Still remains to be seen what iteration they will race though.

Here are each teams versions so far. Ducati win this one on craziness alone. Dovi has said though that the result still isnt the same as the wings from last year.

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tommyboy26 · 13-03-2017 06:16PM

The only one that's is half ok looking is the yamaha

Frank Bullitt · 13-03-2017 07:01PM

tommyboy26 wrote: »

The only one that's is half ok looking is the yamaha

Agreed.

Ducati are the pnes playing with it the most as they benefited hugely from the wings last year. They have had front end issues with their bikes for years now.

tommyboy26 · 13-03-2017 07:08PM

Big change for lorenzo. Totally new bike with a new design that the still testing. I read an interview with him and he said he has to change his riding style but still thinks he will be in the top 5. I find that hard to see but I could be wrong.

Looks like vinales will be the one to watch

Max Headroom · 14-03-2017 02:18PM

Gintonious wrote: »

Wow.

Darth vader sex doll..............:D

tommyboy26 · 19-03-2017 09:44AM

only a few days left to the official start of the season. anyone have any thoughts or opinions for the coming season?

h3000 · 19-03-2017 11:36AM

tommyboy26 wrote: »

only a few days left to the official start of the season. anyone have any thoughts or opinions for the coming season?

I think Vinales will take the title.

Max Headroom · 20-03-2017 07:56AM

I'm thinking/hoping that with all the changing around it should be interesting at least

tommyboy26 · 20-03-2017 08:31PM

h3000 wrote: »

I think Vinales will take the title.

I agree all do he isn't the bookies favourite. Marquez is 5/4 vinales is 2/1

Max Headroom wrote: »

I'm thinking/hoping that with all the changing around it should be interesting at least

Yes I am hoping for the same. With new changes to bikes and riders I'm hoping there will be a mix of race winners like last season.

What hope have new comers zarco,rins,lowes or folger?

Really hope it's not a season of everyone chasing one rider

Max Headroom · 21-03-2017 01:03PM

tommyboy26 wrote: »

I agree all do he isn't the bookies favourite. Marquez is 5/4 vinales is 2/1

Yes I am hoping for the same. With new changes to bikes and riders I'm hoping there will be a mix of race winners like last season.

What hope have new comers zarco,rins,lowes or folger?

Really hope it's not a season of everyone chasing one rider

Really hope it doesnt end up like WSBK at the moment....:o

Magown3 · 21-03-2017 10:35PM

I bit the bullet today and bought the VideoPass for the first time.

hopefully it's decent. So far looks good.

legrand · 22-03-2017 11:09AM

don't forget it auto-renews at end of season (you will get reminder though). It's good mind. Hint - find the 'no spoiler' link and save that link in your bookmarks- otherwise, if catching up post race you end up seeing the big splash headline announcing the winner.

Magown3 · 22-03-2017 07:47PM

I noticed it auto renewed alright. I've unchecked it. I'll see what it's like first.

Watched Simoncelli's final full race last night in Philip Island. Great to see it again

DaveD · 22-03-2017 08:54PM

Magown3 wrote: »

I bit the bullet today and bought the VideoPass for the first time.

hopefully it's decent. So far looks good.

What did it cost?

I've had it the last 2 years and find it excellent, although this years renewal went from €99 to €140.

Magown3 · 23-03-2017 06:42AM

DaveD wrote: »

What did it cost?

I've had it the last 2 years and find it excellent, although this years renewal went from €99 to €140.

Yea I paid 140. Thought it was always that price. Sure now you have me raging coz I got ripped off! Haha

tommyboy26 · 23-03-2017 04:57PM

The video pass is that bt sports footage?

I enjoy the bt sports coverage and commentary.

Missed the first free practice fore moto 3 but caught moto 2. That could be an interesting clad this year some really good riders came up from moto3 this year

frostie500 · 23-03-2017 08:53PM

tommyboy26 wrote: »

The video pass is that bt sports footage?

I enjoy the bt sports coverage and commentary.

Missed the first free practice fore moto 3 but caught moto 2. That could be an interesting clad this year some really good riders came up from moto3 this year

Video pass will be the world feed with Matt Birt, Nick Harris and Steve Day on commentary and Dylan Gray in pitlane

tommyboy26 · 23-03-2017 08:58PM

frostie500 wrote: »

Video pass will be the world feed with Matt Birt, Nick Harris and Steve Day on commentary and Dylan Gray in pitlane

Will stick with by sports so.

Noticed Ducati never went with the radical front wings fender.

Vinales .6 of a sec quicker In fp1. Guy is insanely fast.

Makes me wonder how he could slot straight into the bike and do so well and vale seems to not be on the pace with the same bike

pablo128 · 23-03-2017 09:58PM

Gintonious wrote: »

Wow.

For some reason it reminds me of this auld yoke.

Bobby04 · 23-03-2017 11:58PM

tommyboy26 wrote: »

Will stick with by sports so.

Noticed Ducati never went with the radical front wings fender.

Vinales .6 of a sec quicker In fp1. Guy is insanely fast.

Makes me wonder how he could slot straight into the bike and do so well and vale seems to not be on the pace with the same bike

Vale seems to have a monumental task ahead to even stay on the same lap as Vinales! I'm just hoping his usual focus on race pace will pay dividends on raceday but so far the signs are not very encouraging :-(

tommyboy26 · 24-03-2017 05:52PM

Great to see redding and Kent doing well in practice.

Good pace by zarco and folger

tommyboy26 · 25-03-2017 04:31PM

Weather has stalled free practice and qualifying. It's hard to think how a track could have so bad drainage

tommyboy26 · 25-03-2017 06:00PM

Qualifying cancelled. Combined free practice times to make up the grid. Should make some great racing tomorrow.

What happens if it rains tomorrow?

frostie500 · 25-03-2017 06:52PM

tommyboy26 wrote: »

Qualifying cancelled. Combined free practice times to make up the grid. Should make some great racing tomorrow.

What happens if it rains tomorrow?

The decision will be made tomorrow but if it's wet I'd imagine they'll keep delaying things because even if it's wet for warmup that'll be at dusk and not applicible for a wet test by riders

tommyboy26 · 25-03-2017 08:30PM

frostie500 wrote: »

The decision will be made tomorrow but if it's wet I'd imagine they'll keep delaying things because even if it's wet for warmup that'll be at dusk and not applicible for a wet test by riders

Can you explain to me why rain is such a bad thing there. I know the water was standing still on the track and that's dangerous but that's never really a problem anywhere else

pablo128 · 25-03-2017 09:36PM

tommyboy26 wrote: »

Can you explain to me why rain is such a bad thing there. I know the water was standing still on the track and that's dangerous but that's never really a problem anywhere else

Everywhere else doesn't have floodlights reflecting up off a wet track into the riders eyes.

tommyboy26 · 26-03-2017 09:51PM

Great race don't want to put any spoilers in but was a great race

h3000 · 27-03-2017 12:23AM

Great races today. MotoGP and Moto3 were really good, didn't get to see too much of Moto2 though.

Max Headroom · 27-03-2017 08:02AM

Dissapointed that there were only 3 "finishers"...thought there would have been more up the front...ah well, first race and all that..

tommyboy26 · 27-03-2017 09:05AM

Max Headroom wrote: »

Dissapointed that there were only 3 "finishers"...thought there would have been more up the front...ah well, first race and all that..

Not bad considering zarco, iannone ahhh crutchlow all crashed out.

Zarco from 1 at place. For the small few laps he did he looked good. Would of been interesting could be have kept the lead

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