Fan Fotos - Donington

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...

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)