Stoner Holds Off Lorenzo For Victory In Spain
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Casey Stoner finally claimed his first Grand Prix victory at Jerez after fending off a determined Jorge Lorenzo in a gripping Spanish Grand Prix
Marc Marquez continues to lead the Moto2 World Championship despite being beaten by Pol Espargaro at Jerez
Pol Espargaro took his first victory in Moto2 after rain brought the Spanish Grand Prix to an early conclusion
Pol Espargaro won his first ever Grand Prix in the intermediate class after rain brought a halt to today’s Spanish Grand Prix seven laps early
After Kurt Busch’s dramatic victory for Kyle Busch Motorsports on Friday in the Nationwide Series, his younger brother, the eponymous team-owner Kyle Busch, wrapped up a perfect weekend at Richmond by defeating Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the premier Sprint Cup. It was Kyle’s fourth consecutive victory in the spring event at Richmond, and lifted him back into Chase contention after a trying season so far with only two top-10 finishes.
Gordon Shedden once more drove through the pack to secure a fourth win of the season on a roller-coaster Thruxton weekend for he and the Honda Yuasa Racing team on a day that began with both works Civics mired on the lower reaches of the grid.
Luciano Bacheta continued his unbeaten run in this season’s FIA Formula Two Championship in the fourth race of the year at Portimao, again retaining the lead under heavy pressure from teenage sensation Matheo Tuscher just as he had in Saturday’s Race 1.
After just two Grand Prix starts, Romano Fenati leads the championship by virtue of his victory at Jerez today
Romano Fenati won his first Grand Prix at Jerez today by over half a minute from Luis Salom and Sandro Cortese
Romano Fenati became the third youngest winner in Grand Prix history after a supreme performance in a chaotic Spanish Grand Prix
The rain finally easing Gordon Shedden repeated his pace of yesterday at Thruxton to drive from sixth on the grid to win the second race of the day. Though the rain stopped, and the track was visibly dryer in the closing laps the race was started under safety car – as the prior support events had been – Mat Jackson only passing the green flag as he started lap three.
Rob Huff ignited his World Touring Car Championship title challenge with a first win of the season in Race 2 at the…
Gary Paffett and Jamie Green made it a British driver and a Mercedes 1-2 in the first race of the new DTM era at Hockenheim.
Gabriele Tarquini won the first ever World Touring Car Championship race in Slovakia, taking the lead of the race after contact with polesitter Norbert Michelisz. Aleksei Dudukalo made it a 1-2 finish for the Lukoil SEAT team.
Mat Jackson chalked up a second with of the season, making the most of a good start and contact between the front row starters to win the first race of the day at a sodden Thruxton circuit. Jackson was spared a potential restart after a safety car for teammate Liam Griffin when the race was red flagged after the recovery truck became stuck.
Matheo Tuscher claimed pole position for the second FIA Formula Two Championship race at Portimao, after getting a fast lap in during a dryer period at the start of a qualifying session hit by a sudden hailstorm.
Michael Meadows maintained his 100% in qualifying for the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, though he left it until late in the Thruxton session to record the back to back laps needed to put his Redline Racing entry on pole for both of Sunday’s races.
