Pere Tutusaus: Quotes Ahead Of Chinese GP

Here's some words from Pere ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit this coming weekend, looking ahead and also recounting some detail from last weekend's CEV race.

"I'm very excited to race in Shanghai. I know it is more apt for F1 with the geometry of its curves and not so much for bikes.
In order to not go there completely unprepared, I have been training with the MotoGP game on Playstation and I like the entrance, the main exit of the straight very much. Last week I competed in the CEV, it was a good weekend of racing and getting some more experiences with the bike. Although we didn't finish very well, because when I was fighting for the fourth position a problem with the electronics of my bike relegated me to the 12th place. Every time these things happen I take more experiences with me and my goal is that I want to be in the points as soon as possible".

Good luck Pere :)

Chinese Grand Prix - TV Schedule

(*Above: a cuppa, but clearly nowhere near strong enough for 4.45am on a Sunday...)


As always we recommend you follow the weekend's Grand Prix practice, quali and racing in the company of Julian Ryder and Toby Moody on Eurosport.
You know it makes sense.
Er, even at some ungodly hour of the morning...
So switch on the kettle, get yourself a brew and curl up on the sofa for this weekend's early morning action.
Here's the TV schedule for both Eurosport and Eurosport 2...


Friday May 2nd

EUROSPORT
6.00am - MotoGP :: China :: 125cc Practice
7.45am - MotoGP :: China :: Moto GP Practice
8.00am - MotoGP :: China :: 250cc Practice
9.00am - MotoGP :: China :: Moto GP Practice

EUROSPORT 2
15.00 - MotoGP :: China :: 125cc Practice
15.30 - MotoGP :: China :: 250cc Practice
16.00 - MotoGP :: China :: Moto GP Practice
21.15 - MotoGP :: China :: Moto GP Practice

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

Saturday May 3rd

EUROSPORT
6.00am - MotoGP :: China :: Qualifying 125cc
6.45am - MotoGP :: China :: Qualifying MotoGP
8.00am - MotoGP :: China :: Qualifying 250cc
23.30 - MotoGP :: China :: Qualifying MotoGP
00.15 (Sun) - MotoGP :: China :: Qualifying 250cc

EUROSPORT 2
16.30 - MotoGP :: China :: Qualifying MotoGP
17.30 - MotoGP :: China :: Qualifying 250cc

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

Sunday May 4th

EUROSPORT
4.45am - MotoGP :: China :: 125cc Race
6.00am - MotoGP :: China :: 250cc Race
7.15am - MotoGP :: China :: Moto GP Race
10.00am - MotoGP :: China :: 250cc Race
11.00am - MotoGP :: China :: Moto GP Race

EUROSPORT 2
16.15 - MotoGP :: China :: 250cc Race
16.45 - MotoGP :: China :: Moto GP Race
21.15 - MotoGP :: China :: Moto GP Race

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(*All times: BST, GMT +1)

Chinese Grand Prix - May 4th - Weekend Schedule

Above: New horizons for Pere - the main start/finish straight at Shanghai

CHINESE GP 2008 - SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(*All times are local, of course)

Friday May 2nd
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 May 3rd
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 May 4th
125cc :: Warm-Up :: 09:40-10:00
250cc :: Warm-Up :: 10:10-10:30
MotoGP :: Warm-Up :: 10:49-11:05
125cc :: Race :: 12:00-11:45
250cc :: Race :: 13:15-13:00
MotoGP :: Race :: 15:00-15:00

CEV Round 1 :: Valencia :: Results In Full

Position - N° - Rider - Team - Manufacturer - Nationality - Time - Gap
1 67 SCHRÖTTER,Marcel MS RACING T. HONDA GER18 31:17.583 18 Laps
2 26 MARTIN,Adrián BANCAJA MIR APRILIA SPA 31:17.652 00:00.069
3 39 SALOM, Luis J. RZT RACING APRILIA SPA 31:26.157 00:08.574
4 77 CARDUS, Ricard ANDALUCIA DERBI DERBI SPA 31:32.485 00:14.902
5 84 MIRALLES, Julián BANCAJA MIR APRILIA SPA 31:39.970 00:22.387
6 10 TRABALON,Cristian ALPO ATL.MADRID APRILIA SPA 31:45.253 00:27.670
7 97 BEAUBIER,Cameron RED BULL MOTOGP A. KTM USA 31:45.267 00:27.684
8 52 KENT,Danny RED BULL MOTOGP A. KTM GBR 31:46.715 00:29.132
9 88 LLADOS,Amadeo LLADOS R.T. APRILIA SPA 31:46.948 00:29.365
10 38 LITJENS,Joey ABBINK-BOS R. NED 31:47.209 00:29.626
11 28 MAESTRO, Iván HUNE-MATTEONI-L. AV APRILIA SPA 31:53.589 00:36.006
12 30 TUTUSAUS, P ASPAR-CURVACERO APRILIA SPA 31:57.692 00:40.109
13 37 OTANI,Kazuya SAG CASTROL HONDA JPN 31:59.412 00:41.829
14 16 CLIMENT,Oscar ASPAR-CURVACERO APRILIA SPA 32:09.584 00:52.001
15 64 FERNANDEZ,Joaquin H43 T.HERNANDEZ APRILIA SPA 32:17.789 01:00.206
16 17 LOPEZ, Eduard TCR DERBI R. DERBI SPA 32:18.630 01:01.047
17 48 MONCAYO, Alberto ANDALUCIA DERBI DERBI SPA 32:18.790 01:01.207
18 66 CASUSO,Alejandro TEY RACING APRILIA SPA 32:19.317 01:01.734
19 57 HÜBSCH,Eric T.SACHSENRING APRILIA GER 32:19.467 01:01.884
20 99 SAMBERA,Lukas SEBIMOTO R. APRILIA CZE 32:19.475 01:01.892
21 23 ESTEBAN,Eneko RZT RACING APRILIA SPA 32:24.788 01:07.205
22 33 DALMAU,Jordi SAG CASTROL HONDA SPA 32:30.553 01:12.970
23 21 VAN DE BUNT,Jerry DEGRAAF-EXACT SOFTAPRILIA NED 32:30.788 01:13.205
24 18 IWEMA,Jasper ABBINK BOS R. SEEL NED 32:30.884 01:13.301
25 40 WRIGHT,Alec REPLICAST UK R. HONDA GBR 32:31.432 01:13.849
26 63 DEBISE,Valentin C.D'ALBI KTM FRA 32:32.410 01:14.827
27 53 ALARCOS,Antonio J. KTM MONLAU COMP. KTM SPA 32:44.610 01:27.027
28 79 RUIZ,Daniel MOTORACING ESTELLAHONDA SPA 32:55.291 01:37.708
29 13 LOMBARDI,Bernardino BLUSENS APRILIA APRILIA ITA 31:22.420 17 Laps 130.20
30 61 DUBBNICK,Ernst HONDA NED 31:25.827 00:03.407

Pere 12th in Round 1 of CEV

Not found much in the way of detailed results or reports yet (but I'll keep trying!) but the headline is that in the first round of this year's CEV championship at Valencia, Pere eventually came in 12th (from a grid position of 5th).

Here's the calssified listing of the top four...
1.- M. Schrötter ALE MS Racing 31.17.583
2.- A. Martín ESP Bancaja MIR CEV 31.17.652
3.- L. Salom ESP RZT Racing 31.26.157
4.- R. Cardús ESP Andalucía Derbi 31.32.485

Pere 5th on The Grid At Valencia

Pere is in 5th position on the grid for today's opening round of the CEV Buckler Spanish Championship (125cc), which he is contesting in addition to the main MotoGP 125cc championship.
Results to follow when available...

CEV - Rd 1 - Valencia - Grid
1.- E. Vázquez ESP Blussens Aprilia 1.41.096
2.- M. Schrötter GER MS Racing Honda 1.41.590
3.- A. Pons ESP Pons Racing 1.41.529
4.- L.J. Salom ESP RZT Racing 1.42.397
5.- P. Tutusaus ESP Aspar-Curvacero 1.42.459
6.- R. Cardús ESP Andalucía Derbi 1.42.486
7.- A. Martín ESP Bancaja MIR 1.42.555

MotoGP and CEV schedules for iCal

In case you didn't know, I have created iCals to cover both the MotoGP season and CEV championship schedules.
If you run Mac OSX you can download them into iCal by just clicking below...
MotoGP 2008 iCal
CEV Buckler 2008 iCal
The iCal format is an open standard and can also be imported into various Windows and Linux applications. You can find that information here...

Hope you find them useful...

CEV Round 1 at Valencia This Weekend

As well as taking part in the main MotoGP 125cc championship this year, Pere Tutusaus is also contesting the Spanish CEV title, which kicks off this weekend with Round 1 at Valencia.
We hope to be able to post up as much news, results and pics as we can find. It's not so strongly covered outside of Spain but you have our word we'll try and bring you all the news and info we can wherever Pere's involved...

CEV - Round 1
Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo
Event Schedule, Sunday April 20th 
· 10:45 - Kawasaki Ninja Cup
· 11:45 - Supersport
· 14:00 - 125GP

Here's the championship dates in full...
Round 1 - 20/04/08 :: Valencia
Round 2 - 25/05/08 :: Catalunya
Round 3 - 15/06/08 :: Jerez
Round 4 - 27/07/08 :: Albacete
Round 5 - 21/09/08 :: Albacete
Round 6 - 09/11/2008 :: Valencia
Round 7 - 16/11/2008 :: Jerez

Good luck Pere :) Do us proud!

Pere Tutusaus - Questions, Answers, Cats...

(*Above: Note the black cat - & scratches - in the number 30 on Pere's bike...)

Here’s a Q&A type list with Pere that Aspar put up on its rider biog pages.
Love the bit about cats - having his cat wink at him then winning, and also a black cat listed under “an animal”... interesting to note, therefore, the little black cat peeping out through the number 30 on his bike... ;)


• NAME: PERE TUTUSAUS VILA
• WEIGHT: 55 kg
• HEIGHT: 161 cm
• PLACE OF BIRTH: IGUALADA (Barcelona)
• A WOMAN´S NAME: Sandra
• A BOOK: “Swim” (David Meca)
• A FILM: “Pirates of the Caribbean”
• FAVOURITE ACTRESS: Elisha Cuthbert
• FAVOURITE ACTOR: Mark Wahlberg
• A SONG, SINGER, GROUP: “How to save a life” – The Fray
• A CAR: Audi R8
• A MOTORCYCLE: Aprilia
• YOUR FIRST MOTORBIKE: Yamaha PIWI
• A MEAL: Pasta
• AN ANIMAL: Black Cat
• A COLOUR: Yellow
• A NUMBER: 11
• A DAY: My birthday, October the 19th
• A SEASON: Winter
• AN ANECDOTE: before Albacete´s race my cat winked at me and I won.
• A RIVAL: Myself
• A PLACE TO GO ON HOLIDAY: U.S.A - New York
• BEACH OR MOUNTAIN: Mountain
• ANOTHER SPORT: Ski
• A SPORTSMAN: Mick Doohan
• TV, RADIO, PRESS, INTERNET: Internet
• A MOMENT TO REMEMBER: The day I knew I was going to became a member of the Aspar Team
• A MOMENT TO FORGET: Last round of Spanish Championship at Jerez
• 3 THINGS TO TAKE TO A DESERT ISLAND: Women, food, ship (to leave)
• WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN IF YOU WEREN´T A RIDER?: Manager of a world championship team.
• WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO IN THE FUTURE?: Anything connected with motorbikes.
• YOUR HOBBIES: Play Station, skiing, internet, cars, music and all kind of motorbikes.
• WHICH IS YOU FAVOURITE CIRCUIT AND WHY?: Jerez. Because it is a very fast track.

New Desktop Wallpaper Download

I've designed a new Pere Tutusaus desktop wallpaper.
It shows him at Estoril on the GP weekend, based on an excellent action photo.
The artwork is a widescreen format, saved down at 1280x800 pixels.
Click here to download the wallpaper...

Enjoy :)

Pere Tutusaus: Quotes from Portuguese GP

Here's some post-race quotes from Pere, who came in 22nd at Estoril, talking about his performance and how he's moving forward this season...

“I got a good start and made up some positions on the inside but I’m still lacking pace over the opening laps. I didn’t feel comfortable and I think I could have set faster times but I’m happy because I finished the race and I picked up more experience. I hope we can continue to improve in the next race in China and who knows, we might even make up some more positions.”

Let's see how things go at Shanghai...
Nice work Pere :)

Lightbox - Estoril

Portuguese GP - Estoril - 125cc Results

Classified Results...

Pos | Rider | Bike | Time
1. Simone Corsi Aprilia 40:56.168
2. Joan Olive Derbi + 0.299
3. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 6.355
4. Steve Bonsey Aprilia + 14.973
5. Daniel Webb Aprilia + 15.532
6. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia + 15.868
7. Mike Di Meglio Derbi + 15.875
8. Stefan Bradl Aprilia + 17.887
9. Sergio Gadea Aprilia + 18.123
10. Sandro Cortese Aprilia + 22.613
11. Andrea Iannone Aprilia + 27.490
12. D.Agerter Derbi + 27.544
13. Pol Espargaro Derbi + 28.370
14. Michael Ranseder Aprilia + 28.417
15. Efren Vazquez Aprilia + 32.713
16. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM + 34.002
17. Stefano Bianco Aprilia + 47.698
18. Marc Marquez KTM + 51.637
19. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia + 51.679
20. Alexis Masbou Loncin + 51.717
21. Scott Redding Aprilia + 1:07.908
22. Pere Tutusaus Aprilia + 1:15.894
23. Dino Lombardi Aprilia + 1:19.975
24. Robert Muresan Aprilia + 1:39.194
25. Cyril Carrillo Honda + 1:39.218
26. Axel Pons Aprilia + 1:43.956
27. Ivan Maestro Aprilia + 1 lap
28. Karel Pesek Aprilia + 1 lap

Random Pic: Pere in the Aprilia Parade, Estoril

Here's Pere at Estoril for this weekend's Portuguese GP, in a big photoshoot of all the Aprilia riders and their bikes...

Video of the Mapfre Aspar Team 2008 Photo Shoot

Here's a videoclip of the 2008 pre-season photo shoot for the Mapfre Aspar Team, covering both the 125cc and 250cc squads.
It features the bikes and all the riders, with 250 boys Alvaro Bautista & Hector Faubel showing off their new red livery, and the 125 squad's Gabor Talmacsi and Sergio Gadea joined by newbie Pere Tutusaus in the usual blue/white combo.
You may well recognise some of the poses, as this is where the shots we use of Pere up here on the website come from! ;)

Enjoy... :)

Portuguese GP - Event Schedule

(*Source - Autosport)

Friday April 11th
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 April 12th
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 April 13th
250cc Warm-Up :: 08:55-09:15
MotoGP Warm-Up :: 09:25-09:50
125cc Warm-Up :: 10:00-10:20
250cc Race :: 11:15
MotoGP Race :: 13:00
125cc Race :: 14:30


(*All times local)

Random Pic: Pere at Jerez

Here's a pic from the blog of Rafa - Pere's trainer, showing him in the box at Jerez; apparently getting in the zone with the help of his iPod...