Pere Tutusaus :: A Fan Site For The World Superstock 1000cc, 125cc MotoGP and CEV Rider

Feliz Año Nuevo Tutu - y buena suerte por la 2009 temporada.
Happy new year also to all of Pere's fans around the world who read this blog (and particularly to those of you who have written to me) - let's hope to see him fit and full of enthusiasm following his excellent showing in CEV this year (and to be honest his very decent showing in MotoGP too - we're very proud of you Tutu!) - and that he has a great 2009 with the Matteoni Racing Team in the 125cc class.

Happy New Year Everyone! :-)

gb

I've done the first of a number of desktop wallpapers based on the #30 artwork I've done of Pere's logo and black cat.
V1.0 is of the logo sprayed on a dark alley wall under harsh lighting.
It's ever so slightly transparent so it sits reasonably realistically on the wall with a tiny touch of blurring to suggest aerosol painting, though I've tried not to get too bogged down in dribbles and splatters etc...
Ignore the preview above, as these are the download links:

Click here for the 1440x900 version...
Click here for the 1280x800 version...

Enjoy :D
gb

I've produced a nice funky set of desktop icons for Mac OSX featuring Pere's #30 logo and cute black cat mascot.
They're great for replacing dull and boring 'standard' folder, document and file icons - and will look brilliant at any scaling with their 3D look and alpha-channel drop shadows and other stylings.
If you run a Mac then just click here to download the icon pack and I hope you get loads of pleasure from them.

I'll be uploading the Windows set in the coming days...

Enjoy :-)

I've made a bunch of iCals to help keep tabs on all the important dates next year. iCal is an application on the Mac, which uses the open .ics calendar format - which means that you can also use these in various Windows and Linux applications such as Microsoft Works (Version 8 or higher), WinDates, Mozilla Calendar, Sunbird and Zimbra.

MotoGP 2009 Calendar
Click here to subscribe in iCal...

CEV Buckler 2009 Calendar
Click here to subscribe in iCal...

SBK: World Superbikes 2009 Calendar
Click here to subscribe in iCal...

BSB: British Superbikes 2009 Calendar
Click here to subscribe in iCal...

More information about how to use these calendars on Windows PCs here at iCalShare...

Hope they're useful.
Enjoy :-)

gb

5. ALEXIS MASBOU, FRA, LONCIN RACING
7. DOMINIQUE AEGERTER, SWI, AJO INTERWETTEN
8. LORENZO ZANETTI, ITA, WWC
11. SANDRO CORTESE, GER, AJO INTERWETTEN
12. ESTEVE RABAT, SPA, BLUSENS APRILIA
16. CAMERON BEAUBIER, USA , RED BULL KTM 125
17. STEFAN BRADL, GER, KIEFER RACING
18. NICOLAS TEROL, SPA, JACK & JONES PONS WRB
24. SIMONE CORSI, ITA, JACK & JONES PONS WRB
27. STEFANO BIANCO, ITA, CBC CORSE
29. ANDREA IANNONE, ITA, WWC
30. PERE TUTUSAUS, SPA, MATTEONI RACING
32. LORENZO SAVADORI, ITA, FONTANA RACING
33. SERGIO GADEA, SPA, BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc
34. RANDY KRUMMENACHER, SWI, DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX
38. BRADLEY SMITH, GBR, BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc
44. POL ESPARGARO, SPA, BELSON DERBI
45. SCOTT REDDING , GBR, BLUSENS APRILIA
60. JULIAN SIMON, SPA, BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc
66. MATTHEW HOYLE, GBR, MAXTRA TEAM
71. TOMOYOSHI KOYAMA, JPN, LONCIN RACING
72. MARCO RAVAIOLI, ITA, CBC CORSE
73. TAKAAKI NAKAGAMI, JPN, WWC
81. JASPER IWEMA, NED, KIEFER RACING
88. MICHAEL RANSEDER, AUT, MAXTRA TEAM
93. MARC MARQUEZ, SPA, RED BULL KTM 125
94. JONAS FOLGER, GER, WWC
99. DANNY WEBB, GBR, DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX

Great news!
Thanks to a tip-off by stv21, I was totally overjoyed to see that Tutu appears to be back on the 125cc grid for MotoGP in 2009.
A press release today from the FIM, laying out the provisional entry list for all classes in 2009, shows him as entering - as #30 - with Matteoni Racing.

Awesome - made my day, and possibly my week :)

For those of you who have a Mac and run OSX - or who run PCs with compatible calendar systems (such as Mozilla based stuff, etc) I've pulled together an iCal for next year's CEV schedule.

So to get the 2009 CEV calendar in your iCal or '.ics' based calendar software, click here...

A quick snippet of news as we head into the off-season is that I've set up a Facebook Group about Pere - "Pere Tutusaus Fans" - where fans of Tutu who are on Facebook can share photos, videos, news and links.
It's not intended to replace this site, or compete with it or any other Pere websites, but it may hopefully become a useful point of reference, and a good place to find other fans.
Facebook is a pretty large place and a good "connection point" for many, so it makes sense to have a presence there.

Click here to go visit the group and join up...

Here's a video from after Round 7 of the CEV championship at Jerez, the final race of the season where - as you will know if you've been reading, Tutu came home 3rd securing a 3rd place in the overall championship standings.
Lovely work Tutu - we're proud of you!
I desperately want an explanation for those enormous specs though!!!

Another awesome ride from Pere today in the final round of Spain's CEV championship.
He was on the podium again - in third - a result that winds up giving him thrid spot overall in the final Championship standings. (1st Efren Vazquez on 112, second Luis Saom on 96, and third Pere with 79).
Obviously I'm still really sad that the Aspar Team wouldn't let him see out the MotoGP 125cc season with them, but this result today and his whole performance across the year in CEV certainly demonstrates what a talent the guy is.

Felicidades Tutu! Estupendo! :)

Here's the top ten form today's final round at Jerez...

Pos | No. | Rider | Time | Team | Bike
1 44 Randy KRUMMENACHER 29:21.426 DEGRAAF GRANDPRIX TEA APRILIA
2 7 Efrén VÁZQUEZ 29:21.867 BLUSENS BQR APRILIA
3 30 Pere TUTUSAUS 29:25.827 ALPO ATLETICO DE MADR APRILIA
4 39 Luis Jaime SALOM 29:30.216 BLUSENS BQR APRILIA
5 48 Alberto MONCAYO 29:31.95 TEAM ANDALUCIA DERBI DERBI
6 26 Adrián MARTÍN 29:34.851 TEAM ASPAR CEV-CURVAC APRILIA
7 38 Joey LITJENS 29:34.859 ABBINK-BOS RACING SEEL 125
8 28 Iván MAESTRO 29:39.718 HUNE-MATTEONI-LODIS APRILIA
9 99 Lukas SEMBERA 29:40.326 SEBIMNOTO ANGAIA RACI APRILIA
10 69 Michael VAN DER MARK 29:42.830 DUTCH RACING TEAM HONDA

(*Above: results in full - Click to enlarge)

Well, a tiny bit frustrating for Pere - finishing just off the podium and also just behind Adrian Martin (his Aspar replacement).
But he should feel incredibly proud that he managed such a good result on a far inferior piece of machinery.
Todays result (Salom in first, Vazquez second, and Martin third) sees him now thrid in the overall championship with just one round remaining.

Estupedo, Tutu! :)

In the qualifying for the CEV 125GP race at Valencia this weekend, Randy Krummenacher (Aprilia) was the fastest on the track with a time of 1'41 .661. Adrian Martin (Aprilia) is second on the grid, with our Pere a hugely impressive 5th out of a whopping 69 riders.
It's the penultimate round (rd6) with the final round next weekend at Jerez.

Buena Suerte Tutu :)

Grid Positions...
1. KRUMMENACHER, R.
2. MARTIN, Adrián
3. SALOM, Luís J.
4. VAZQUEZ, Efrén
5. TUTUSAUS, Pere
6. JACOBSEN, Patrik
7. BEAUBIER, Cameron
8. TONUCCI, Alessandro
9. KENT, Danny
10. LITJENS, Joey
11. MONCAYO, Alberto
12. LOPEZ, Eduard
13. MAESTRO, Borja
14. OTANI, Kazuya
15. DUNIKOWSKI, Clement
16. TRABALON, Cristian
17. MIRALLES, Julián
18. IWEMA, Jasper
19. SAMBERA, Lukas
20. VIÑALES, Isaac
21. SMITH, Kyle D.
22. CARDUS, Ricard
23. PONS, Axel
24. MAESTRO, Iván

Okay - a slightly off-topic plug for my 2009 BatiCal, which is now online for download.
As per last year, it's a special BatiFans.com design, completely chocca with great pics, and fully marked up with all MotoGP dates and the Batster's birthday.
All the info and pics you should need to go on your Mac/PC desktop or to print out onto some nice glossy stock for your walls or *real* desktop
I’ve done two versions; one high resolution top print quality, and the other screen quality (although it has to be said this will print out very well indeed anyway).
Just wanted to give you the option of a seriously quality version if you plan on outputting it onto some costly paper/stock.

Full information and downloads are here at the BatiFan.com Fan Forum...

Hope you enjoy it, and I hope you'll pass the links around so that other fans and friends can enjoy it too. As well as a nice piece of Bati fanart and a useful calendar it also helps pimp BatiFans.com so anything you can do to spread the word in that respect is *always* appreciated... :)

Sadly a DNF for Pere today, crashing out right at the end of the race (which saw a pretty high rate of attrition, including a number of the faves).
He was competing as a wildcard for the Atletico Madrid Team.
He finished the 125cc Championship season in 26th place with 9 points, picked up in some pretty decent rides mid-season mainly.
We'll now need to wait on to hear of news for rides and prospects for next year's World Championship, as well as the CEV...

Pos | Rider | Bike | Time
1. Simone Corsi Aprilia 40:45.715
2. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 0.106
3. Mike Di Meglio Derbi + 0.223
4. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 0.776
5. Sandro Cortese Aprilia + 1.333
6. Andrea Iannone Aprilia + 21.578
7. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM + 29.387
8. Scott Redding Aprilia + 29.419
9. Pablo Nieto KTM + 38.059
10. Esteve Rabat KTM + 38.481
11. Lorenzo Zanetti KTM + 38.941
12. Efren Vazquez Aprilia + 48.466
13. Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia + 48.802
14. Alexis Masbou Loncin + 50.340
15. Enrique Jerez KTM + 50.575
16. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia + 52.220
17. R.Krummenacher KTM + 55.047
18. Jonas Folger KTM + 55.139
19. Jules Cluzel Loncin + 55.546
20. Marco Ravaioli Aprilia +1:00.289
21. Robert Muresan Aprilia +1:10.142
22. Bastien Chesaux Aprilia +1:26.165
23. Louis Rossi Honda +1:26.407
24. Daniel Saez Aprilia +1:41.720
25. C.Trabalon Aprilia + 1 Lap

NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:

Rider | Bike | Laps
Pere Tutusaus Aprilia 23
Julian Miralles Aprilia 22
Steve Bonsey Aprilia 15
Joan Olive Derbi 14
Adrian Martin Aprilia 11
Raffaele De Rosa KTM 8
Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia 6
Daniel Webb Aprilia 6
Robin Lasser Aprilia 6
D.Agerter Derbi 3
Sergio Gadea Aprilia 2
Stefan Bradl Aprilia 2
Ricard Cardus Derbi 0
Pol Espargaro Derbi 0
H.van den Berg Aprilia 0

The 2009 CEV championships calendar has just been released.
It is as follows...

Rd 1 - 19 April - Albacete
Rd 2 - 7 June - Jerez
Rd 3 - 12 July - Valencia
Rd 4 - 27 September - Albacete
Rd 5 - 11 October - Cataluña
Rd 6 - 15 November - Valencia
Rd 7 - 22 November - Jerez

Congratulations to Pere, on coming home fifth in yesterday's round of the European Championship at Albacete, where he was competing in the 125cc class. This result was despite technical problems with his bike.
So, particularly well done Pere :)
Here's the top 5...

1. L. Savadori (Aprilia)
2. J. Litjens (Seel)
3. Ricard Cardús (Derbi)
4. R. Moretti (Honda)
5. P. Tutusaus (Aprilia)

(*Above: Pere - on number 30 - new team, new colours!)

One minor bombshell that's emerged from the results of Round 5 of the CEV Championships at Albacete is that Pere now appears to have completely switched teams.
Initially when he was replaced in the Aspar WC 125cc squad by Adrian Martin, there was no official talk from the team about him leaving altogether - indeed he was in the box, wearing Aspar colours, at the following race at Misano - and we had assumed that he would continue to compete for the Aspar Team in the Spanish CEV championships, as he had done up to that point.
Something has changed since then though, with a race report on Motociclismo.es containing the following words...

"...después de dejar las filas del Team Aspar y estar ahora defendiendo los colores del ALPO Atlético de Madrid."
This translates roughly as:
"...having left the ranks of the Aspar Team and now racing in the colors of Alpo Atletico de Madrid."

We're surprised at the lack of coverage of the change, and if the split from Aspar is permanent then we're sad, but hope that Pere's career will progress unhindered.
We wish him all the best at the new team - and we hope that we can bring you more news of how he is getting on in due course.

You can find the ALPO Atlético de Madrid team's website here...

(Thanks to Sandra and Tamara with help on this info...)

Pos | N° | Rider | Team | Manufact | Nat

1 48 MONCAYO, Alberto ANDALUCIA DERBI DERBI SPA
2 7 VAZQUEZ, Efrén BLUSSENS BQR APRILIA SPA
3 39 SALOM, Luis J. BLUSENS RZT R. APRILIA SPA
4 77 CARDUS, Ricard ANDALUCIA DERBI DERBI SPA
5 46 SAVADORI,Lorenzo RCGM TEAM APRILIA ITA
6 30 TUTUSAUS, Pere ALPO ATL.MADRID APRILIA SPA
7 37 OTANI,Kazuya T.SAG- CASTROL HONDA JPN
8 38 LITJENS,Joey ABBINK-BOS R. SEEL NED
9 26 MARTIN,Adrián ASPAR-CURVACERO APRILIA SPA
10 58 FAGERHAUG,Sturla H43 T.HERNANDEZ APRILIA NOR
11 89 VIÑALES,Issac BANCAJA MIR APRILIA SPA
12 18 IWEMA,Jasper ABBINK BOS R. SEEL NED
13 9 MORCIANO,Luigi ELLEGI RACING APRILIA ITA
14 88 LLADOS,Amadeo LLADOS R.T. APRILIA SPA
15 17 LOPEZ, Eduard TCR COMP. APRILIA SPA
16 84 MIRALLES, Julián BANCAJA MIR APRILIA SPA
17 10 TRABALON,Cristian ALPO ATL.MADRID APRILIA SPA
18 14 ROSELL,Johnny REPSOL KTM KTM SPA
19 97 BEAUBIER,Cameron RED BULL MOTOGP A. KTM USA
20 64 FERNANDEZ,Joaquin SPORT RACING APRILIA SPA
21 21 BUNT,Jerry Van De DEGRAAF-EXACT APRILIA NED
22 27 MAESTRO, Borja HUNE-MATTEONI-LODI APRILIA SPA
23 63 DEBISE,Valentin LA LOUTRE KTM FRA
24 34 GARCIA,Edgar KTM MONLAU COMP. KTM SPA
25 99 SAMBERA,Lukas SEBIMOTO R. APRILIA CZE
26 29 STIZZA,Nicolas ELLEGI RACING APRILIA ITA
27 16 CLIMENT,Oscar ASPAR-CURVACERO APRILIA SPA
28 68 SCOTT,Glenn J. 7C HONDA AUS
29 90 MARINO,Florian EQ.FRA.ESPOIR HONDA FRA
30 24 RODRIGUEZ,Josep TMR COMP. HONDA SPA
31 96 CARRILLO,Cyril EQ.FRA.ESPOIR HONDA FRA
32 43 POUW,Roy DEGRAAF-EXACT APRILIA NED
33 95 HERRERA,Rubén RC RECOUSO S. HONDA SPA
34 51 VITALI,Luca RCGM TEAM APRILIA ITA

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NB: Apologies for incorrect information (also sourced form motocev.com) posted previously. Many thanks to Sandra for the correction.

As ever, it's not easy to get you information regarding the Spanish CEV championships as it's hard for us to find many or detailed sources here in the UK, but here's what we know...

It seems the 125cc category for today's Round 5 of the CEV at Albacete was divided into 2 groups given the high number of entrants.
Alberto Moncayo is on pole with a time of 1'34 "1. Daniel Saez in second with 1'35 "3, while third is Efren Vazquez, with Louis Salom completing the front row. As far as we can make out Pere heads up the second row.

More later when the results come in!
Buena suerte Tutu :)

Having got all excited posting up the San Marino event schedule and everything it's come as something of a shock and a disappointment to find out that we won't be watching Tutu after all...

Team Bancaja Aspar (according to reports at dailymotos.com) has announced that Pere Tutusaus will be replaced in the 125cc World Championship for the remainder of the season by Adrian Martin (although the team will apparently field local rider Patrick Jacobsen at Indy).
This substitution begins this weekend at San Marino, and according to Aspar is to allow Pere to concentrate on his campaign with the team in Spain’s CEV Championship where he currently lies fourth.
Tutu has run as a wildcard in the World Championships five times during 2006 and 2007, and 2008 is his first proper campaign on the team (he has a three year contract with Bancaja Aspar in the World Championship, according to our reading of the Aspar website).
He currently stands in 26th in the Championship, having pulled back some decent race performances from sometimes disappointing qualifyings, but having proven a solid rider - and particularly so in tricky conditions such as France and China.

WE SAY: Whilst it’s clearly a sign that Aspar wants Pere to focus on the CEV title, and of course that title is about the team no just the rider, so it’s hardly surprising, it is nonetheless disappointing that we won’t see Tutu continue to develop and get experience in the world class this year. Personally I can’t help feeling that if he’d been doing a bit better this decision simply wouldn’t have arisen. I hope I’m wrong, but we all know how deeply sport is about politick as much as genuine sporting strategy.
Let’s hope the move is a wise one and that Pere makes the most of his CEV challenge and that the team is swift to bring him back into the World Championship squad...

Friday August 29th

125cc :: Free Practice 1 :: 09:00-09:45
MotoGP :: Free Practice 1 :: 10:00-11:00
250cc :: Free Practice 1 :: 11:15-12:15
125cc :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:10-13:40
MotoGP :: Free Practice 2 :: 13:55-14:55
250cc :: Qualifying 1 :: 15:10-15:55

Saturday August 30th

125cc :: Free Practice 2 :: 09:00-09:45
MotoGP :: Free Practice 3 :: 10:00-11:00
250cc :: Free Practice 2 :: 11:15-12:15
125cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 13:10-13:40
MotoGP :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:55-14:55
250cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 15:10-15:55

Sunday August 31st

125cc :: Warm-Up :: 08:40-09:00
250cc :: Warm-Up :: 09:10-09:30
MotoGP :: Warm-Up :: 09:40-10:05
125cc :: Race :: 11:00-11:45
250cc :: Race :: 12:15-13:00
MotoGP :: Race :: 14:00-15:00

(*All times local: GMT +1)

"I am happy because we have solved the problema of the weekend. The setting was hard to find, so today's result was pretty good. I was fast in the race and was able to fight with a group, with some of my CEV rivals.
I had another great start, and that really helped me out. The Aprilia has a lot of acceleration, but we weren't quite Fast enough. I am happy with my pace."

Excellent, solid riding from Pere brought him up to finish 20th from his gird position of 30th.
Great job Tutu :)

Here's the results in full...

Pos | Rider | Bike | Time
1. Stefan Bradl Aprilia 41:05.176
2. Mike Di Meglio Derbi + 0.881
3. Joan Olive Derbi + 4.070
4. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia + 4.118
5. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 7.048
6. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 9.334
7. Sandro Cortese Aprilia + 12.813
8. Pol Espargaro Derbi + 16.491
9. Andrea Iannone Aprilia + 17.637
10. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 17.855
11. Scott Redding Aprilia + 18.964
12. Sergio Gadea Aprilia + 29.920
13. Esteve Rabat KTM + 38.445
14. Dominique Aegerter Derbi + 54.637
15. Robin Lasser Aprilia + 54.797
16. Pablo Nieto KTM + 55.723
17. Lukas Sembera Aprilia + 56.786
18. Efren Vazquez Aprilia + 59.166
19. Lorenzo Zanetti KTM + 59.330
20. Pere Tutusaus Aprilia + 59.340
21. Michael Ranseder Aprilia +1:00.307
22. Marco Ravaioli Aprilia +1:07.401
23. Randy Krummenacher KTM +1:11.701
24. Jules Cluzel Loncin +1:19.343
25. Hugo Van Den Berg Aprilia +1:30.988
26. Alexis Masbou Loncin +1:31.018
27. Robert Muresan Aprilia +1:31.149
28. Bastien Chesaux Aprilia +1:33.222
29. Louis Rossi Honda +1:33.600
30. Michal Prasek Aprilia + 1 lap
31. Andrea Touskova Honda + 1 lap

Retirements:

Rider | Bike | Laps
Karel Pesek Aprilia 17
Stevie Bonsey Aprilia 15
Marc Marquez KTM 6
Jonas Folger KTM 1

Pos | Rider | Nation | Team | Lap time
1 G. TALMACSI HUN Bancaja Aspar Team 2'09.870
2 N. TEROL SPA Jack & Jones WRB + 0.718
3 A. IANNONE ITA I.C. Team + 0.719
4 B. SMITH GBR Polaris World + 0.782
5 M. DI MEGLIO FRA Ajo Motorsport + 0.921
6 S. CORTESE GER Emmi - Caffe Latte + 1.154
7 P. ESPARGARO SPA Belson Derbi + 1.160
8 S. CORSI ITA Jack & Jones WRB + 1.357
9 S. GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team + 1.406
10 J. OLIVE SPA Belson Derbi + 1.471
11 R. DE ROSA ITA Onde 2000 KTM + 1.483
12 M. MARQUEZ SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 1.483
13 S. BRADL GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 1.645
14 T. KOYAMA JPN ISPA KTM Aran + 1.648
15 E. RABAT SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 1.806
16 S. REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia Junior + 1.849
17 S. BONSEY USA Degraaf Grand Prix + 1.906
18 E. VAZQUEZ SPA Blusens Aprilia Junior + 2.386
19 L. ZANETTI ITA ISPA KTM Aran + 2.407
20 T. NAKAGAMI JPN I.C. Team + 2.416
21 D. WEBB GBR Degraaf Grand Prix + 2.585
22 R. LASSER GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 2.805
23 J. FOLGER GER Red Bull MotoGP Academy + 3.051
24 D. AEGERTER SWI Ajo Motorsport + 3.163
25 M. RANSEDER AUT I.C. Team + 3.229
26 R. KRUMMENACHER SWI Red Bull KTM 125 + 3.249
27 J. CLUZEL FRA Loncin Racing + 3.885
28 P. NIETO SPA Onde 2000 KTM + 3.912
29 K. PESEK CZE Czech Road Racinf jnr. Team + 4.163
30 P. TUTUSAUS SPA Bancaja Aspar Team + 4.322
31 R. MURESAN ROU Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 4.720
32 A. MASBOU FRA Loncin Racing + 4.761
33 M. RAVAIOLI ITA Matteoni Racing + 4.899
34 B. CHESAUX SWI S3+ WTR San Marino Team + 5.261
35 H. VAN DEN BERG NED Degraaf Grand Prix + 5.415
36 L. SEMBERA CZE Matteoni Racing + 6.039
37 L. ROSSI FRA FFM Honda GP 125 + 6.451
38 M. PRASEK CZE Roha'c & Fetja Motoracing + 6.874
39 A. TOUSKOVA CZE Eurowag Junior Racing + 8.344

Pos | Rider | Nation | Team | Lap time
1 A. IANNONE ITA I.C. Team 2'10.510
2 N. TEROL SPA Jack & Jones WRB + 0.538
3 M. DI MEGLIO FRA Ajo Motorsport + 0.632
4 G. TALMACSI HUN Bancaja Aspar Team + 0.818
5 P. ESPARGARO SPA Belson Derbi + 0.970
6 S. CORSI ITA Jack & Jones WRB + 1.105
7 R. DE ROSA ITA Onde 2000 KTM + 1.146
8 B. SMITH GBR Polaris World + 1.181
9 E. VAZQUEZ SPA Blusens Aprilia Junior + 1.185
10 S. CORTESE GER Emmi - Caffe Latte + 1.258
11 S. GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team + 1.356
12 M. MARQUEZ SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 1.364
13 T. KOYAMA JPN ISPA KTM Aran + 1.402
14 S. BRADL GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 1.473
15 J. OLIVE SPA Belson Derbi + 1.640
16 J. FOLGER GER Red Bull MotoGP Academy + 2.038
17 L. ZANETTI ITA ISPA KTM Aran + 2.389
18 D. WEBB GBR Degraaf Grand Prix + 2.631
19 R. KRUMMENACHER SWI Red Bull KTM 125 + 2.708
20 S. REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia Junior + 2.990
21 T. NAKAGAMI JPN I.C. Team + 2.991
22 R. LASSER GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 3.054
23 M. RANSEDER AUT I.C. Team + 3.061
24 P. NIETO SPA Onde 2000 KTM + 3.166
25 E. RABAT SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 3.369
26 A. MASBOU FRA Loncin Racing + 3.403
27 D. AEGERTER SWI Ajo Motorsport + 3.648
28 K. PESEK CZE Czech Road Racinf jnr. Team + 3.707
29 S. BONSEY USA Degraaf Grand Prix + 3.982
30 J. CLUZEL FRA Loncin Racing + 4.408
31 R. MURESAN ROU Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 4.440
32 L. SEMBERA CZE Matteoni Racing + 4.947
33 P. TUTUSAUS SPA Bancaja Aspar Team + 5.510
34 M. RAVAIOLI ITA Matteoni Racing + 6.302
35 M. PRASEK CZE Roha'c & Fetja Motoracing + 7.035
36 L. ROSSI FRA FFM Honda GP 125 + 7.435
37 B. CHESAUX SWI S3+ WTR San Marino Team + 7.544
38 H. VAN DEN BERG NED Degraaf Grand Prix + 7.971
39 A. TOUSKOVA CZE Eurowag Junior Racing + 9.356

Friday August 15th

125cc :: Free Practice 1 :: 09:00-09:45
MotoGP :: Free Practice 1 :: 10:00-11:00
250cc :: Free Practice 1 :: 11:15-12:15
125cc :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:05-13:35
MotoGP :: Free Practice 2 :: 13:55-14:55
250cc :: Qualifying 1 :: 15:05-15:50

Saturday August 16th

125cc :: Free Practice 2 :: 09:00-09:45
MotoGP :: Free Practice 3 :: 10:00-11:00
250cc :: Free Practice 2 :: 11:15-12:15
125cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 13:05-13:35
MotoGP :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:55-14:55
250cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 15:05-15:50

Sunday August 17th

125cc :: Warm-Up :: 08:30-08:55
250cc :: Warm-Up :: 09:05-09:30
MotoGP :: Warm-Up :: 09:40-10:05
125cc :: Race :: 11:00-11:45
250cc :: Race :: 12:15-13:00
MotoGP :: Race :: 14:00-15:00

(*All times local - CEDT, GMT+2)

Pere on the podium at Albacete; photo from the blog of Rafa - Pere's trainer...

Ahough I was away I thought I should post a quick piece about the CEV round 4 race at Albacete, where Pere came in third.
Here's the short report from motogp.com...

Sunday´s (CEV Buckler 2008) - july 27th - Spanish national championship visit to the Circuito de Albacete, for the fourth round of the year, saw Spanish rider Efren Vazquez, who also competes full-time in the 125cc World Championship, take victory in the 125cc class.
The Basque youngster, who rides with the Blusens Aprilia Junior in Grands Prix, secured the triumph on the last lap following an intense battle with Derbi rider Alberto Moncayo (Derbi). Another World Championship regular, Pere Tutusaus, who rides for Bancaja Aspar, completed the podium.
Vazquez (Aprilia) led from the first lap, while pole man Adrian Martín (Aprilia) said goodbye to his hopes of glory when he dropped out on the second lap. Furthermore, race-winner Vazquez is now the new leader in the category, leapfrogging Luis Salom (Aprilia) in the standings alter Salom retired with a technical fault late in the race.

Excellent job Tutu :)

Okay - I'm away travelling for 2 to 3 weeks now (neatly fitting into the summer break for 250cc and 125cc classes!) so there's not likely to be any updates here until the beginning of August.
First up is a couple of weeks in Egypt, based in Luxor and mixing sunbathng and swimming with visting tombs and temples on the east and west banks of the Nile and farther north too - then a couple of days in Spain attending the Alvaro Bautista Official Fanclub Summer Party in Bati's hometown of Talavera de la Reina. Awesome :)

Anyhoo - for all the best updates and chat on what's going on with your favourite riders I'd always recommend you get over to BatiFans.com - The Alvaro Bautista Fan Forum and join in...

I'm going to miss the cats - and I'm going to miss DEXTER - but otherwise I'm stoked and ready for some well-deserved rest.
See you back here soon :)

gb

13th Pere Tutusaus:
"It has been one of the most fun races to date for me in the World Championship, but it was hard. All weekend we had a multitude of complications and I never felt at ease with my riding.
From the start I focused on coming back through the pack, and I saw a group way out in front that I tried to catch. I saw Pol and I drove myself to pass him, and from there my confidence grew and grew.
I had the will to take points, and I can continue my motivated state during the summer, eager to get back into action the same way that I did today."

A great ride from Pere today in the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, which hopefully cheered him up after his disappointing qualifying.
Mixed ad complex conditions, which saw a high rate of attrition, didn't trouble him and - as at other wet/difficult races earlier in the season - he kept it together, rode solidly and brought it home in an excellent 13th. :)

Nice work Tutu!

Here's the results in full...

Pos | Rider | Nation | Team | Total time
1 M. DI MEGLIO FRA Ajo Motorsport 40'03.710
2 S. BRADL GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 2.010
3 G. TALMACSI HUN Bancaja Aspar Team + 2.733
4 B. SMITH GBR Polaris World + 2.847
5 S. CORSI ITA Jack & Jones WRB + 9.117
6 S. CORTESE GER Emmi - Caffe Latte + 9.249
7 N. TEROL SPA Jack & Jones WRB + 9.257
8 S. REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia Junior + 30.778
9 E. RABAT SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 32.311
10 M. MARQUEZ SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 33.034
11 D. AEGERTER SWI Ajo Motorsport + 33.121
12 A. IANNONE ITA I.C. Team + 33.134
13 P. TUTUSAUS SPA Bancaja Aspar Team + 33.171
14 M. SCHROTTER GER Toni Mang Team + 33.208
15 P. NIETO SPA Onde 2000 KTM + 33.755
16 E. VAZQUEZ SPA Blusens Aprilia Junior + 34.554
17 P. ESPARGARO SPA Belson Derbi + 37.776
18 S. BONSEY USA Degraaf Grand Prix + 37.872
19 T. NAKAGAMI JPN I.C. Team + 54.240
20 M. FRITZ GER Kiefer Bos Sotin Jnr. Team + 58.249
21 A. MASBOU FRA Loncin Racing + 1'14.202
22 L. ROSSI FRA FFM Honda GP 125 + 1'15.255
23 R. MURESAN ROU Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 1'16.356
24 M. RAVAIOLI ITA Matteoni Racing + 1'16.854
25 T. SIEGERT GER Adac Nordbayern e.v. 1 Lap

Not classified
L. ZANETTI ITA ISPA KTM Aran 2 Lap
T. KOYAMA JPN ISPA KTM Aran 3 Lap
R. DE ROSA ITA Onde 2000 KTM 5 Lap
J. CLUZEL FRA Loncin Racing 8 Lap
S. GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 12 Lap
R. LASSER GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 12 Lap
J. OLIVE SPA Belson Derbi 13 Lap
S. KREUZIGER GER RZT-Racing 13 Lap
M. RANSEDER AUT I.C. Team 15 Lap
B. CHESAUX SWI S3+ WTR San Marino Team 18 Lap
D. WEBB GBR Degraaf Grand Prix 22 Lap
H. VAN DEN BERG NED Degraaf Grand Prix 23 Lap
R. KRUMMENACHER SWI Red Bull KTM 125 24 Lap
E. HUBSCH GER Team Sachsenring 25 Lap

31st Pere Tutusaus: 1.29.618 (17 laps):
"I'm a bit gutted because things didn't go well at all for us on wet tyres this morning. We have to look at the telemetry because I think there was something wrong with the bike - the engine was losing power in certain areas of the track.
It is strange because I like the circuit but I can't get comfortable here. The start will be tough because we're a long way down the grid but I'll try my best to put in a good performance."

27th Pere Tutusaus: 1.29.706 (18 laps):
"The first session didn't go well because it rained a little and this, added to the fact that this is a new and difficult circuit for me to learn, made me be quite hesitant. We improved in qualifying but we have to take another step forward if we want to challenge in the top 20.
This circuit is full of left-handers so the left side of the tyre gets a lot of wear and this causes the bike to slide, which I've not got used to yet. We have to work hard on the set-up of my Aprilia and hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.
If I can improve my pace I'm sure I'll enjoy the track more because I like its characteristics."

Many thanks to BatiFans member Michaela for very kindly sending us these photos of Pere during mixed conditions across the Donington weekend practice and quali sessions to share with you...

21st Pere Tutusaus:
"It was a really strange race. They stopped and we were made to start again, but I didn't feel at ease in either of the races. The weekend was developing well and I felt a good feeling with the bike, but I didn't have any good starts and was behind from the beginning. I would have liked to have fought for the top fifteen, but I wasn't able to do it. In Sachsenring we have another opportunity to continue learning, and I hope that things go better."

Pos | Rider | Bike | Time
1. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia 9:04.520
2. Joan Olive Derbi + 0.128
3. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 0.255
4. Sandro Cortese Aprilia + 0.340
5. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 0.425
6. Esteve Rabat KTM + 0.568
7. Mike Di Meglio Derbi + 0.846
8. Andrea Iannone Aprilia + 0.928
9. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 1.438
10. Raffaele De Rosa KTM + 2.554
11. Stefano Bianco Aprilia + 2.829
12. Stefan Bradl Aprilia + 3.021
13. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM + 3.201
14. Michael Ranseder Aprilia + 3.600
15. H. van den Berg Aprilia + 4.547
16. D. Agerter Derbi + 4.592
17. Steve Bonsey Aprilia + 4.819
18. Jules Cluzel Loncin + 10.548
19. R. Krummenacher KTM + 10.643
20. Pablo Nieto KTM + 10.849
21. Pere Tutusaus Aprilia + 11.094
22. Robin Lasser Aprilia + 11.854
23. Alexis Masbou Loncin + 13.716
24. Louis Rossi Honda + 13.828
25. Robert Muresan Aprilia + 16.155
26. M. van der Mark Honda + 18.201
27. Robert Gull Derbi + 25.692
28. Jasper Iwema Seel + 29.208
29. Ernst Dubbink Honda + 29.949
30. J. van de Bunt Aprilia + 36.419

NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:

Rider | Bike | Lap
Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia 3
Lorenzo Zanetti KTM 3
Scott Redding Aprilia 0
Sergio Gadea Aprilia 0
Marc Marquez KTM 0
Efren Vazquez Aprilia 0
Joey Litjens Seel 0
R. Lacalendola Aprilia 0

FASTEST LAP: Di Meglio, 1:46.661 on lap 5

24th Pere Tutusaus: 1.47.354 (15 laps):
"Today was tricky because of the weather. In the morning we rode in the wet and got a good feeling but in the dry this afternoon we struggled to get a rhythm together. I got with a group of riders ahead of me and was almost as fast as them. I came in to change tyres and we stepped the pace up bit but then I got held up by Nico and Smith and it cost me a good lap. I think it wasn't possible to lap as fast today as we did yesterday because of the conditions, which were damp all day, and tomorrow's race will be tough for us starting from 24th. We have to believe in ourselves, get a good start and try to make up positions."

Someone has posted a comment on my Alvaro Bautista blog, responding to my article about Dorna's move to kill of Eurosport's MotoGP coverage, and has kindly flagged up a petition...
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/RCV212V4

and the following email addresses to contact...

mkt@dorna.com
media@dorna.com
dornauk@dorna.com
tv@dorna.com
tvproduction@dorna.com

Please take a few minutes to write to them and then please spread these contacts as far as you can.

Although the BBC have not actually stolen the coverage from Eurosport, those of you in the UK (particularly those who have an interest in 125cc and 250cc) might also consider leaving a message for BBC Sport to make sure they understand that a lot of angry and frustrated MotoGP fans will be expecting a hell of a lot from them in terms of extensive and quality coverage...

24th Pere Tutusaus: 1.47.354 (15 laps):
"Assen is a pretty cool track - my first impressions are really good. In qualifying I improved my best lap by over a second from the morning. I think that taking into account the fact I didn't follow anybody it is a good lap time but we have to hope that it doesn't rain tomorrow, as it is forecast, so that we can continue to improve.
We experimented with the rear wheel because I went for the smaller one (115), as I did at Donington, but it was moving around a lot so I came in and changed to the bigger one (120). The change worked well but the fact it is a completely new circuit doesn't help much."

Pos | Rider | Nation | Team | Lap time

1 S. CORSI ITA Jack & Jones WRB 1'45.533
2 B. SMITH GBR Polaris World + 0.340
3 J. OLIVE SPA Belson Derbi + 0.363
4 M. DI MEGLIO FRA Ajo Motorsport + 0.364
5 S. CORTESE GER Emmi - Caffe Latte + 0.402
6 S. REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia Junior + 0.495
7 R. DE ROSA ITA Onde 2000 KTM + 0.572
8 N. TEROL SPA Jack & Jones WRB + 0.606
9 S. GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team + 0.785
10 S. BRADL GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 0.796
11 R. KRUMMENACHER SWI Red Bull KTM 125 + 0.863
12 D. AEGERTER SWI Ajo Motorsport + 0.911
13 G. TALMACSI HUN Bancaja Aspar Team + 0.999
14 S. BIANCO ITA S3+ WTR San Marino Team + 1.021
15 E. RABAT SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 1.167
16 T. KOYAMA JPN ISPA KTM Aran + 1.227
17 M. MARQUEZ SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 1.365
18 L. ZANETTI ITA ISPA KTM Aran + 1.402
19 P. NIETO SPA Onde 2000 KTM + 1.423
20 M. RANSEDER AUT I.C. Team + 1.486
21 S. BONSEY USA Degraaf Grand Prix + 1.544
22 E. VAZQUEZ SPA Blusens Aprilia Junior + 1.573
23 A. IANNONE ITA I.C. Team + 1.710
24 P. TUTUSAUS SPA Bancaja Aspar Team + 1.821
25 H. VAN DEN BERG NED Degraaf Grand Prix + 1.925
26 T. NAKAGAMI JPN I.C. Team + 1.969
27 J. CLUZEL FRA Loncin Racing + 2.084
28 A. MASBOU FRA Loncin Racing + 2.317
29 J. LITJENS NED Abbink Bos Racing + 2.402
30 R. MURESAN ROU Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 2.494
31 R. LACALENDOLA ITA Matteoni Racing + 3.244
32 M. VAN DER MARK NED Dutch Racing Team + 3.640
33 R. LASSER GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 3.674
34 L. ROSSI FRA FFM Honda GP 125 + 4.742
35 E. DUBBINK NED RV Racing Team + 4.791
36 J. IWEMA NED Abbink Bos Racing + 5.041
37 J. VAN DE BUNT NED Degraaf Grand Prix + 6.027
38 R. GULL SWE Ajo Motorsports Jnr. Project + 6.887

Thursday June 26

125cc :: Free Practice 1 :: 09:00-09:45
MotoGP :: Free Practice 1 :: 10:00-11:00
250cc :: Free Practice 1 :: 11:15-12:15
125cc :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:10-13:40
MotoGP :: Free Practice 2 :: 13:55-14:55
250cc :: Qualifying 1 :: 15:10-15:55

*************************************

Friday June 27

125cc :: Free Practice 2 :: 09:00-09:45
MotoGP :: Free Practice 3 :: 10:00-11:00
250cc :: Free Practice 2 :: 11:15-12:15
125cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 13:15-13:40
MotoGP :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:55-14:55
250cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 15:10-15:55

*************************************

Saturday June 28

125cc :: Warm-Up :: 08:40-09:00
250cc :: Warm-Up :: 09:10-09:30
MotoGP :: Warm-Up :: 09:40-10:00
125cc :: Race :: 11:00-11:45
250cc :: Race :: 12:15-13:00
MotoGP :: Race :: 14:00-15:00

*************************************

(*All times local)

Couple of photos from Donington...
Firstly - me & Pere on the Friday following first practice.
(Muchas gracias Tutu y Pedro!)
Second is Pere's scooter outside the Aspar Hospitality, complete with black cat mascot ;)

After qualifying 25th, Pere came home 22nd in the British GP; and although as you can see from the quote below he isn't overly pleased with the result, he shouldn't be too hard on himself in a weekend of wildly variable conditions on a track completely new to him - and a challenge to many riders really...
The race was ultimatley dominated by Scott Redding's historic win, but Pere rode solidly and avoiding any troubles with other riders or any aggravation from the blustery conditions.

Great weekend for me, finally getting to meet with Pere and his manager Pedro - many thanks for your time! It was a pleasure to meet you both. I hope this website will continue to work hard to represent Pere to fans outside of Spain and across the world.

Anyway - back to the race. Here's Pere's quotes...
I am very disappointed with 22nd, because it wasn’t what I wanted and I think that I could have done more. I never felt comfortable with the bike and know that we can improve further with the bike. In the race I started really well, but there was a crash at the start that put my chances in danger. Now my goal is to be in the points over the next few races.

And here's the results in full:

Pos | Rider | Team | Time
1. Scott Redding Blusens Aprilia Junior 41:39.472
2. Mike di Meglio Ajo Motorsport + 5.324
3. Marc Marquez Repsol KTM 125cc + 5.806
4. Sergio Gadea Bancaja Aspar Team + 13.990
5. Simone Corsi Jack & Jones WRB + 16.855
6. Tomoyoshi Koyama ISPA KTM Aran + 17.181
7. Joan Olive Belson Derbi + 18.014
8. Takaaki Nakagami I.C. Team + 18.222
9. Sandro Cortese Emmi - Caffe Latte + 18.404
10. Bradley Smith Polaris World + 18.891
11. Esteve Rabat Repsol KTM 125cc + 18.976
12. Michael Ranseder I.C. Team + 28.269
13. Randy Krummenacher Red Bull KTM 125 + 28.347
14. Raffaele De Rosa Onde 2000 KTM + 29.403
15. Lorenzo Zanetti ISPA KTM Aran + 35.763
16. Jules Cluzel Loncin Racing + 35.868
17. Stevie Bonsey Degraaf Grand Prix + 38.158
18. Nicolas Terol Jack & Jones WRB + 42.766
19. Dominique Aegerter Ajo Motorsport + 42.924
20. Stefano Bianco S3+ WTR San Marino Team +1:06.296
21. Robin Lasser Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing +1:10.158
22. Pere Tutusaus Bancaja Aspar Team +1:10.905
23. Louis Rossi FFM Honda GP 125 +1:29.269
24. Robert Muresan Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 1 Lap
25. Hugo van den Berg Degraaf Grand Prix + 1 Lap
26. Lee Costello Vent-Axia + 1 Lap
27. Roberto Lacalendola Matteoni Racing + 1 Lap

NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:

Rider | Team | On lap
Andrea Iannone I.C. Team 20
Stefan Bradl Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 19
Matthew Hoyle SP Racing/Mackrory 15
Connor Behan Connor Behan Racing 15
Paul Jordan KRP 15
Alexis Masbou Loncin Racing 6
Luke Hinton Buildbase/Knotts 5
Gabor Talmacsi Bancaja Aspar Team 2
Pablo Nieto Onde 2000 KTM 1
Danny Webb Degraaf Grand Prix 1

FASTEST LAP: Redding, 1:38.704 on lap 15

Okay - just a quickie - I'm off to Donington very early tomorrow morning for the GP weekend.
This means that I may not be able to update the blog over the coming days (I'm taking my MacBook Pro and camera, but simply don't know if I'll actually get online).
To keep up with all the chat on 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP for the British Grand Prix I couldn't do better than point you at BatiFans.com

Let's hope for a brill time for Pere on the back of that excellent CEV performance.
Buena Suerte Tutu! :)

FRIDAY, 20 JUNE 2008
09:00-09:45 125cc Free Practice 1
10:00-11:00 MotoGP Free Practice 1
11:15-12:15 250cc Free Practice 1
12:20-12:50 MotoGP2
13:10-13:40 125cc Qualifying Practice 1
13:55-14:55 MotoGP Free Practice 2
15:10-15:55 250cc Qualifying Practice 1
16:05-16:35 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Free Practice
16:40-16:55 Thundersport GB2 Cup Qualifying Practice 1
17:05-17:35 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Qualifying Practice 1
17:40-17:55 Aprilia Superteen Challenge Qualifying Practice 1
18:05-18:35 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Qualifying Practice 2
18:40-19:05 Suzuki & Yamaha Cup Qualifying Practice

SATURDAY, 21 JUNE 2008
09:00-09:45 125cc Free Practice 2
10:00-11:00 MotoGP Free Practice 3
11:15-12:15 250cc Free Practice 2
13:10-13:40 125cc Qualifying Practice 2
13:55-14:55 MotoGP Qualifying Practice
15:10-15:55 250cc Qualifying Practice 2
16:20 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race (17 laps)
17:00-17:10 Aprilia Superteen Challenge Qualifying Practice 2
17:15-17:25 Thundersport GB2 Cup Qualifying Practice 2
17:30 Henderson R1 Cup Race 1 (10 laps)
17:55 ACU Suzuki GSXR Cup Race 1 (10 laps)
18:20 Thundersport GB2 Cup Race 1 (10 laps)
18:45 Aprilia Superteen Challenge Race 1 (10 laps)
19:10 Henderson R1 Cup Race 2 (10 laps)
19:35 ACU Suzuki GSXR Cup Race 2 (10 laps)

SUNDAY, 22 JUNE 2008
09:40-10:00 125cc Warm Up
10:10-10:30 250cc Warm Up
10:40-11:05 MotoGP Warm Up
12:00 125cc Race (25 laps)
13:15 250cc Race (27 laps)
15:00 MotoGP Race (30 laps)

*All times local - BST (GMT +1)

“After the Grand Prix of Catalunya I remained all week in Igualada, at home, to train with the trials bike.
I understand that Donington circuit is a very complicated circuit because it does not have good grip, and it rains usually at least one day of each GP weekend.
After the weekend in Jerez(*) where I got onto the podium, I just want to continue working with that same dynamic that I have now got, to deal with the British round as well as possible.
My aim once again is to try to get into the points, and to keep learning every day.”

(* Pere is referring here to his 2nd place finish in Round 3 of the Spanish CEV Championship at Jerez, 15/06/08)

Thanks to Tamara for an update on the outcome of that nasty accident at Sunday's CEV 125cc race at Jerez.
She's found this report from Associated Press...

Axel Pons of Pons-Aprilia fractured both bones in his lower left leg and was taken to the Puerta del Mar hospital in Cadiz, track officials said in a statement.
Pons fell... and was trying to move off the track when he was hit by other motorcycles.
Team Machado rider Carlos Ferrando broke his left thigh bone and was taken to the SAS hospital in Jerez.
Team KTM rider Edgar Garcia and Josep Rodriguez of TMR had shoulder injuries in the same incident but did not require hospital treatment.

It looked a shocker of an incident; those sound pretty serious injuries - so let's hope these guys are on the mend soon.

Here's Pere in the post-race press conference at Jerez following yesterday's thrid round of the Spanish CEV Championship where he scored an excellent second position, together with winner Luis Salom and third placed Efrén Vázquez...

Declaraciones 125GP. CEV, Jerez, 3ª prueba - kewego

Palabras clave:jerez aprilia salom tutusaus cev 125gp efren

Vídeo de motociclismo

(*Above - Pere Tutusaus following hard on the tail of Luis Salom at Jerez today)

An excellent result for Pere today in Round 3 of the Spanish CEV Championships, held at Jerez, where he was competing in the 125cc class. Rounding off a superb weekend's performances, our guy followed up his 4th in Qualifying with a great podium position in the race... 2nd.
The race was initially red-flagged following a huge accident which injured four of the riders...
Great going, and hopefully a confidence-boosting weekend ahead of next weekend's MotoGP at Donington.

Brilliant work Pere - Absolutely tops :)

Here's the top ten:

1. Luis Jaime SALOM, APRILIA, 29:49.413
2. Pere TUTUSAUS, APRILIA, 29:49.995
3. Efrén VÁZQUEZ, APRILIA, 29:50.321
4. Lorenzo SAVADORI, APRILIA, 29:52.079
5. Adrián MARTÍN, APRILIA, 30:07.001
6. Alberto MONCAYO, DERBI, 30:11.241
7. Cristian TRABALÓN, APRILIA, 30:11.710
8. Óscar CLIMENT, APRILIA, 30:12.292
9. Julián MIRALLES, APRILIA, 30:12.701
10. Kazuya OTANI, HONDA, 30:17.873

Excellent fourth place on the grid for tomorrow's Round 3 of the 2008 CEV Championship at Jerez. This follows Pere's top work on Friday where he was second in the practice sessions.
Superb job Pere; best of luck for the race - Buena suerte!

Here's the top ten...

1. Efrén VÁZQUEZ, APRILIA, 1.49.052
2. Luis Jaime SALOM, APRILIA, 1.49.651
3. Axel PONS, APRILIA, 1.49.681
4. Pere TUTUSAUS, APRILIA, 1.49.741
5. Cameron BEAUBIER, KTM, 1.50.530
6. Lorenzo SAVADORI, APRILIA, 1.50.627
7. Iván MAESTRO, APRILIA, 1.50.842
8. Daniel SAEZ, APRILIA, 1.50.896
9. Kazuya OTANI, HONDA, 1.51.115
10. Alberto MONCAYO, DERBI, 1.51.318

Don't forget that Pere's taking part in the third round of the Spanish CEV Championships this weekend at the Jerez circuit.
We'll aim to post all the news, stats and pics we can find... :)

Buena suerte Pere!

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Pere pulled in a respectable 19th from his 28th slot on the grid. :)
Here's the results in full...

CLASSIFIED:

Pos | Rider | Bike | Time
1. Mike Di Meglio Derbi 41:08.708
2. Pol Espargaro Derbi + 0.268
3. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia + 0.338
4. Stefan Bradl Aprilia + 8.765
5. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 10.141
6. Scott Redding Aprilia + 11.178
7. Steve Bonsey Aprilia + 13.671
8. Sandro Cortese Aprilia + 13.755
9. Sergio Gadea Aprilia + 15.541
10. Marc Marquez KTM + 18.962
11. Daniel Webb Aprilia + 22.653
12. D.Agerter Derbi + 24.928
13. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM + 25.013
14. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 25.059
15. R.Krummenacher KTM + 25.188
16. Efren Vazquez Aprilia + 25.352
17. Michael Ranseder Aprilia + 25.541
18. Stefano Bianco Aprilia + 31.365
19. Pere Tutusaus Aprilia + 42.899
20. Jules Cluzel Loncin + 43.469
21. H.van den Berg Aprilia + 56.930
22. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia +1:01.318
23. R.Lacalendola Aprilia +1:02.867
24. Robert Muresan Aprilia +1:17.370
25. Louis Rossi Honda +1:18.790
26. Ricard Cardus Derbi +1:27.350
27. Daniel Saez Aprilia +1:28.736

NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:

Rider | Bike | Laps
Axel Pons Aprilia 21
Nicolas Terol Aprilia 20
Raffaele De Rosa KTM 20
Joan Olive Derbi 19
Andrea Iannone Aprilia 17
Robin Lasser Aprilia 17
Lorenzo Zanetti KTM 14
Alexis Masbou Loncin 13
Jordi Dalmau Honda 11
Ivan Maestro Aprilia 10
Pablo Nieto KTM 1

Pos | Rider | Bike | Time
1. Pol Espargaro Derbi 1:50.557
2. Mike Di Meglio Derbi 1:50.696 + 0.139
3. Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1:50.740 + 0.183
4. Scott Redding Aprilia 1:51.101 + 0.544
5. Simone Corsi Aprilia 1:51.365 + 0.808
6. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1:51.399 + 0.842
7. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia 1:51.436 + 0.879
8. Bradley Smith Aprilia 1:51.439 + 0.882
9. Andrea Iannone Aprilia 1:51.500 + 0.943
10. Joan Olive Derbi 1:51.518 + 0.961
11. Sandro Cortese Aprilia 1:51.564 + 1.007
12. Raffaele De Rosa KTM 1:51.566 + 1.009
13. Stefan Bradl Aprilia 1:51.593 + 1.036
14. Marc Marquez KTM 1:51.650 + 1.093
15. Efren Vazquez Aprilia 1:51.780 + 1.223
16. Steve Bonsey Aprilia 1:51.932 + 1.375
17. D.Agerter Derbi 1:51.976 + 1.419
18. R.Krummenacher KTM 1:52.074 + 1.517
19. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia 1:52.076 + 1.519
20. Pablo Nieto KTM 1:52.080 + 1.523
21. Daniel Webb Aprilia 1:52.161 + 1.604
22. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM 1:52.250 + 1.693
23. Alexis Masbou Loncin 1:52.428 + 1.871
24. Lorenzo Zanetti KTM 1:52.428 + 1.871
25. Robin Lasser Aprilia 1:52.474 + 1.917
26. Stefano Bianco Aprilia 1:52.593 + 2.036
27. Michael Ranseder Aprilia 1:52.769 + 2.212
28. Pere Tutusaus Aprilia 1:52.806 + 2.249
29. Jules Cluzel Loncin 1:53.345 + 2.788
30. Axel Pons Aprilia 1:53.532 + 2.975
31. H.van den Berg Aprilia 1:53.560 + 3.003
32. Robert Muresan Aprilia 1:53.607 + 3.050
33. Ricard Cardus Derbi 1:53.698 + 3.141
34. R.Lacalendola Aprilia 1:54.090 + 3.533
35. Louis Rossi Honda 1:54.190 + 3.633
36. Jordi Dalmau Honda 1:54.944 + 4.387
37. Daniel Saez Aprilia 1:55.022 + 4.465
38. Ivan Maestro Aprilia 1:55.681 + 5.124

"I had a lot of fun in the two sessions today, which hasn't happened for a long time. I had a great time running with Gábor and Sergio at the start of qualifying and that's given me a real confidence boost. The team is happy with me and with the performance of my Aprilia. Hopefully I can come out strong tomorrow and work towards a good result, some points, in my home Grand Prix. There are a couple of corners where the gears are long and we're not getting enough revs but we're going to change that now so that the bike runs perfectly. At Mugello we put last year's chassis in and I like the result a lot."

Pos | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap
1. Pol Espargaro          Derbi          1:51.103
2. Mike Di Meglio         Derbi          1:51.311 +0.208
3. Gabor Talmacsi         Aprilia        1:51.436 +0.333
4. Sergio Gadea           Aprilia        1:51.442 +0.339
5. Raffaele De Rosa       KTM            1:51.721 +0.618
6. Steve Bonsey           Aprilia        1:51.932 +0.829
7. Dominique Agerter      Derbi          1:51.976 +0.873
8. Bradley Smith          Aprilia        1:51.988 +0.885
9. Sandro Cortese         Aprilia        1:52.111 +1.008
10. Scott Redding          Aprilia        1:52.227 +1.124
11. Stefan Bradl           Aprilia        1:52.232 +1.129
12. Daniel Webb            Aprilia        1:52.254 +1.151
13. Simone Corsi           Aprilia        1:52.370 +1.267
14. Pablo Nieto            KTM            1:52.416 +1.313
15. Joan Olive             Derbi          1:52.434 +1.331
16. Nicolas Terol          Aprilia        1:52.516 +1.413
17. Esteve Rabat           KTM            1:52.752 +1.649
18. Tomoyoshi Koyama       KTM            1:52.895 +1.792
19. Michael Ranseder       Aprilia        1:53.102 +1.999
20. Efren Vazquez          Aprilia        1:53.109 +2.006
21. Pere Tutusaus          Aprilia        1:53.190 +2.087
22. Andrea Iannone         Aprilia        1:53.213 +2.110
23. Takaaki Nakagami       Aprilia        1:53.394 +2.291
24. Alexis Masbou          Loncin         1:53.420 +2.317
25. Marc Marquez           KTM            1:53.777 +2.674
26. Lorenzo Zanetti        KTM            1:53.958 +2.855
27. Robin Lasser           Aprilia        1:54.008 +2.905
28. Stefano Bianco         Aprilia        1:54.028 +2.925
29. Hugo van den Berg      Aprilia        1:54.127 +3.024
30. Randy Krummenacher     KTM            1:54.216 +3.113
31. Ruben Lacalendola      Aprilia        1:54.458 +3.355
32. Ricard Cardus          Derbi          1:54.505 +3.402
33. Axel Pons              Aprilia        1:54.760 +3.657
34. Robert Muresan         Aprilia        1:54.987 +3.884
35. Jules Cluzel           Loncin         1:55.138 +4.035
36. Louis Rossi            Honda          1:55.165 +4.062
37. Daniel Saez            Aprilia        1:55.491 +4.388
38. Jordi Dalmau           Honda          1:55.655 +4.552
39. Ivan Maestro           Aprilia        1:56.465 +5.362

Don't forget to follow the weekend with the gods themselves; Toby and Julian over at Eurosport...
Here's the schedule for both Eurosport and Eurosport 2, including repeats:

Friday June 6

Eurosport 2
12:00 Live MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix 125cc practice session
12:45 Live MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix MotoGP practice session
14:00 Live MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix 250cc practice session
22:30 MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix MotoGP practice session

Eurosport
20:00 MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix MotoGP practice session

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Saturday June 7

Eurosport
11:30 Live MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix MotoGP qualifying sessions
12:00 Live MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix 125cc qualifying session
12:45 Live MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix MotoGP qualifying session
20:15 MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix MotoGP qualifying session

Eurosport 2
14:00 MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix 250cc qualifying session
17:00 MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix 125cc qualifying session
17:30 MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix MotoGP qualifying session
21:15 MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix MotoGP qualifying session

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Sunday June 8

Eurosport
08:45 Live MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix warm-up session
09:15 Live MotoGP
An introduction to the Catalunya Grand Prix
09:45 Live MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix 125cc race
11:00 Live MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix 250cc race
12:15 Live MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix MotoGP race
19:30 MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix MotoGP race

Eurosport 2
15:00 MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix 250cc race
15:30 MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix MotoGP race
21:00 MotoGP
The Catalunya Grand Prix MotoGP race

(*Listings courtesy of the excellent mindthezap)

Friday Jun 6
125cc :: Free Practice 1 :: 09:00-09:45
MotoGP :: Free Practice 1 :: 10:00-11:00
250cc :: Free Practice 1 :: 11:15-12:15
125cc :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:10-13:40
MotoGP :: Free Practice 2 :: 13:55-14:55
250cc :: Qualifying 1 :: 15:10-15:55

Saturday June 7
125cc :: Free Practice 2 :: 09:00-09:45
MotoGP :: Free Practice 3 :: 10:00-11:00
250cc :: Free Practice 2 :: 11:15-12:15
125cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 13:10-13:40
MotoGP :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:55-14:55
250cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 15:10-15:55

Sunday June 8
125cc :: Warm-Up :: 08:40-09:00
250cc :: Warm-Up :: 09:10-09:30
MotoGP :: Warm-Up :: 09:40-10:05
125cc :: Race :: 11:00-11:45
250cc :: Race :: 12:30-13:00
MotoGP :: Race :: 14:00-15:00

(*All times local)

"As always I had a good start from far back. I quickly got amongst the top 20, fighting with Redding and Marquez, and I really feel happy with my race. I reduced my fastest time by two seconds, got into a Fast Group and had some fun. The satisfaction is even better considering the difficulties faced when finding the setting. The key was to just ride and ride. This result gives us optimism for the race in Montmelo, and I also want to congratulate Gabor on returning to the podium after the difficult start to the season."

Pere currently stands 24th in the overall championship table with 5 points.
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