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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The 2009 MotoGP weekend at Valencia will be one that features in motorcycle racing trivia contests for many, many years to come. Both the 250 and the MotoGP races started with grids slightly different from those set during qualifying. While the alteration to the 250 grid was understandable - Alex Debon was in too much pain to race from the pole position he set on Saturday - the events leading up to...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Alex Debon went out for a test lap, but was in too much pain. So the final 250 race ever will start with a different polesitter. Debon qualified on pole, but because he won't be starting, Marco Simoncelli will be starting from pole, alongside Hector Barbera, Ratthapark Wilairot and Hiroshi Aoyama, who moves up onto the front row. Results: read more
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Mike di Meglio topped the timesheets in the second session of free practice for the 250cc class, relegating the Valencian riders into a battle for 2nd. Alex Debon was the fastest of the local boys, edging out Hector Barbera by just fifteen hundredths of a second. Championship leader Hiroshi Aoyama finished the session in 4th, in good shape for this afternoon's qualifying. Marco Simoncelli, the only...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Hector Barbera won the battle of the Valencians on the first day of practice for the 250cc class. The local hero relegated Alex Debon to 2nd place, Barbera leading Debon by over three tenths of a second. Alvaro Bautista was another three tenths behind in 3rd, ahead of championship leader Hiroshi Aoyama. Aoyama usefully put his team mate Raffaele de Rosa between himself and the only man capable of...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Hiroshi Aoyama struck the first blow in the battle for the 250cc championship at Sepang, the Japanese rider setting the fastest time of the day in the dying seconds of first session of free practice. It had taken much of the session until Aoyama was up to speed, though. For the first 40 minutes, Aoyama languished mid-pack with his main title rival Marco Simoncelli, but with 20 minutes to go, the Scot...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Hector Barbera leads the way in the 250 class at Estoril, putting over half a second on 2nd place man Alex Debon. The Frenchman Mike di Meglio was 3rd fastest, while Karel Abraham once again surprised the field with a strong 4th place. The two men in the title race had a less successful start to the weekend, with Alvaro Bautista getting the best of it with the 6th fastest time, just behind Marco Simoncelli....
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
Hector Barbera started the weekend apparently determined to prove to all and sundry that he has earned his promotion to the MotoGP class with Aspar, and set about doing so by being quickest throughout the first session of practice for the 250cc class by a significant margin. The Spaniard was only bested briefly, in the dying seconds of the session, by Hiroshi Aoyama, but Barbera was not far behind,...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
The Spanish veteran Alex Debon topped the free practice session for the 250 class at Donington, setting the fastest time in the final minutes of the session. Marco Simoncelli and Mattia Pasini had made the early running, but as the clock ticked down, a mass of other riders got involved with the race for the top of the timesheets. In the end, Debon beat out Hiroshi Aoyama and Alvaro Bautista, forcing...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Alvaro Bautista took control of the first session of free practice for the 250cc class late on in the session, after Marco Simoncelli stood in top spot for much of the first half of the session. Bautista had to hold off a storming Hector Barbera, Barbera coming up just under 2/10ths short of his fellow Spaniard's time. Mike di Meglio finished the session 3rd fastest, putting the Aspar bikes in 1st...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
Alvaro Bautista was fastest in the final session of free practice for the 250cc class at Catalunya, retaking the lead in the final seconds of the session. Bautista pushed Mattia Pasini, the previous leader, down into 2nd place, after the Italian had looked like holding the top spot to the end. Marco Simoncelli finished 3rd fastest, ahead of Hector Barbera. Fastest man from Friday, Alex Debon couldn't...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
Alex Debon set the fastest time in the first session of free practice for the 250cc class at Barcelona, but he only did so in the last few seconds of the session. Debon had swapped the lead earlier in the session with Alvaro Bautista and Mattia Pasini, but the Spanish veteran eventually came out on top with his last-lap flyer. Alvaro Bautista finished the day in 2nd, after showing strongly all through...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 05/31/2009
While many people feel that Marco Simoncelli's fine, imposed for forcing Alvaro Bautista off the track in a reckless pass, was less than surprising, the protagonist himself is less than impressed. According to the Spanish sports daily AS.com , the Italian feels that the punishment was totally unjustified, and a product of the double standards applied in the 250 class. "The punishment is completely...
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