Post-race Quote From Pere: Assen

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."

Dutch GP - Assen - 125cc: Race Results

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

Pere - Quote After Quali 2, Assen

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."

Do All You Can To Keep MotoGP On Eurosport

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...

Pere - Quote after Quali 1, Assen

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."

dutch GP - Assen - 125cc: Qualifying 1

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

Dutch GP - Assen - Event Schedule

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)

British GP Photos - Pere In The Paddock

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 ;)

British Grand Prix - Donington - Report

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

Off To Donington

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! :)

British Grand Prix - Donington - Event Schedule

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)

Pere Tutusaus: Quotes Ahead Of British GP

“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)

UPDATE: Latest news on CEV Round 3 125cc Accident, Jerez

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.

CEV Round 3, Jerez - Pere In Post-Race Press Conference

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

Pic Of The Day: Pere On The Podium, Jerez, CEV

CEV Round 3, Jerez - Race: Pere Takes Second Place

(*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

CEV Round 3, Jerez - Qualifying: Pere 4th

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

CEV Round 3, Jerez - This Weekend

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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We suggest you get over there and enter now to be in with another chance of winning one of these rare and rather cool jackets.
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Random Pic: Pere In The Box, Catalunya

Catalunya GP - 125cc Race Result

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

Catalunya GP - Final Qualifying - 125cc

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

Pere Tutusaus: Quotes, Day 1, Catalunya GP

"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."

Catalunya GP - Qualifying Practice 1 - 125cc

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

Catalunya GP - Eurosport TV Schedule

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)

Catalunya GP - Event Schedule

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)

Pere Talks About His Mugello Race...

"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.
Onto Catalunya...

Italian GP, Mugello: Race Results - 125cc

Pere worked his way back from his 32nd grid spot to a solid 21st in a truly nail-biting race...
If only he'd had a way better grid slot, eh?
Nice to see Talma up there, and good work from injured Brit Bradley Smith.

Here's the results in full...

Pos | Rider | Bike | Time
1. Simone Corsi Aprilia 39:59.020
2. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia + 0.019
3. Pol Espargaro Derbi + 0.036
4. Mike Di Meglio Derbi + 0.135
5. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 0.178
6. Sergio Gadea Aprilia + 0.490
7. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 0.832
8. Sandro Cortese Aprilia + 3.865
9. Joan Olive Derbi + 3.928
10. Stefan Bradl Aprilia + 5.439
11. Steve Bonsey Aprilia + 10.244
12. Andrea Iannone Aprilia + 10.447
13. Raffaele De Rosa KTM + 18.366
14. Scott Redding Aprilia + 23.201
15. Michael Ranseder Aprilia + 24.440
16. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia + 26.631
17. R. Krummenacher KTM + 30.629
18. Efren Vazquez Aprilia + 30.730
19. Marc Marquez KTM + 33.868
20. Lorenzo Zanetti KTM + 36.928
21. Pere Tutusaus Aprilia + 49.951
22. L. Salvadori Aprilia + 50.038
23. Jules Cluzel Loncin + 50.040
24. D. Agerter Derbi + 50.052
25. Esteve Rabat KTM + 56.360
26. Riccardo Moretti Honda +1:06.247
27. Alexis Masbou Loncin +1:06.566
28. Robin Lässer Aprilia +1:06.982
29. H. van den Berg Aprilia +1:09.266
30. Luca Vitali Aprilia +1:10.551
31. Gabriele Ferro Honda +1:10.567
32. Louis Rossi Honda +1:36.451
33. F. Lamborghini Aprilia +1:39.883
34. Robert Muresan Aprilia + 2 laps



NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:

Rider | Bike | Lap
Daniel Webb Aprilia 19
Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM 16
R. Lacalendola Aprilia 11
Pablo Nieto KTM 8
Stefano Bianco Aprilia 2