Jonathan Schofield
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BSB: Jake Dixon saves best until last to topple Danny Buchan from top spot
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RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki’s Jake Dixon was the rider to beat after the opening two Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice sessions at Cadwell Park as he held off Danny Buchan to grab the top spot in the afternoon session. Leon Haslam had initially set the pace in the early stages, but then Buchan…
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BSB: Leon Haslam pips Glenn Irwin by 0.009s in opening practice at Cadwell Park
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Leon Haslam stole the position at the top of the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice times by just 0.009s from Glenn Irwin who crashed unhurt in the final minute of the session after leading throughout the first 40 minutes. An incredibly close gap between the leading pack shuffled for the positions with Jake…
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BSB: Glenn Irwin back on pole with Mossey splitting the Irwin brothers at Thruxton
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Glenn Irwin scored his second consecutive pole position in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Thruxton, lapping under the circuit record to hit the top of the times for the Be Wiser Ducati team, ahead of Luke Mossey and brother Andrew. Christian Iddon had initially set the benchmark in Q3 but a flurry of fast…
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MotoGP: Dovi & Rossi storm past Marquez to take Brno 1-2
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An Italian 1-2 locks out the top as Marquez is forced to settle for the front row in his 100th premier class start Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) will be starting the Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky from pole position – his first since 2016 – as he just edged out an equally incredible lap…
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MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa blasts back to the top at Brno
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The ‘Little Samurai’ returns to the top of the timesheets at a venue that has seen him take 11 podiums Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) has had a tougher start to the season than many but now back to full strength and having announced his retirement at the end of 2018, the number 26 shot…
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MotoGP: Zarco back at the summit in opening session
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The Frenchman leads Dovizioso and Marquez in FP1 as the top 13 are split by less than a second Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) returned to the top of the timesheets for the first time since Q2 at Le Mans in the opening session at the Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky, setting his fastest…
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BSB: Peter Hickman grabs top spot from Bradley Ray with last lap surge in opening practice
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Peter Hickman saved his best until last in the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session at Thruxton this morning, regaining the position at the top from Bradley Ray on his final lap by 0.316s. In the blistering heat at the Hampshire circuit Hickman had been heading the times for the majority of the…
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EWC: Yamaha Factory Racing Team claims fourth win at Suzuka – F.C.C. TSR Honda France, the first Japanese team World champion
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Yamaha Factory Racing Team has claimed its fourth consecutive Suzuka 8 Hours win despite stiff competition from Red Bull Honda with Japan Post and Kawasaki Team Green. Another Japanese squad also stepped into the limelight: F.C.C. TSR Honda France, the first Japanese team in the championship’s history to win the FIM EWC title. The 41st…
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EWC: A Kawasaki Team Green–Yamaha Factory duel in the lead
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After a start in the rain dominated by Red Bull Honda with Japan Post, Kawasaki Team Green and Yamaha Factory Racing Team are putting on quite a show in the lead at the Suzuka 8 Hours. After a very disturbed night caused by the passage of a typhoon, it started raining again just as the…
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EWC: Kawasaki Team Green on pole at Suzuka
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Kawasaki Team Green has claimed pole position for the Suzuka 8 Hours following a qualifying session in lieu of the Top 10 Trial, which had to be cancelled due to rain showers this morning. Red Bull Honda with Japan Post moved up to 2nd place on the grid, ahead of Yamaha Factory Racing Team. Rain…
