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YOSHIMURA ON BOL D’OR POLE

September 19, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Yoshimura SERT Motul dominated free practice and qualifying at the Bol d’Or for the final round of the 2025 Endurance World Championship. The Suzuki GSX-R1000R-mounted reigning world champion will kick off the famous 24-Hour event […]

Bergamini on Pole for Yamaha R7 European Cup SuperFinale

September 19, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Italian Devis Bergamini secured pole position at the Yamaha R7 European Cup SuperFinale on Thursday, with Federico Iacoi in second and Ioannis Peristeras third as the action got underway during the final round of the […]

Pole and all-time lap record for Holgado in Moto2 Almansa leads in Moto3

September 6, 2025 Michael Le Pard

In Moto2™ the Spanish rider improved the previous track record by more than three tenths using the new Pirelli E0125 specification rear tyre · In Moto2™ qualifying, with Daniel Holgado (Kalex) taking pole position and setting an all-time lap record for the category […]

Record-breaking Pirelli supersoft with Gonzalez in Moto2 pole for Perrone in Moto3

August 16, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The development E0126 wins the favor of the Moto2™ riders on its debut thanks to its high level of grip; Gonzalez was the best at taking advantage of it, making pole position his own along […]

It’s pole and a “hot” Race 1 win for Razgatlioğlu at Donington

July 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

With unusually high track temperatures for the British circuit, the BMW rider made the most of the soft rears to take pole and win Race 1. Success for Manzi in WorldSSP · Race1 at Donington Park was won by Toprak […]

Pole and record for Moreira in Moto2 with Rueda fastest in Moto3

June 29, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The soft rear E0125 development continues to be highly appreciated by all Moto2™ riders, who prefer it to the standard SC0 for grip and performance consistency · At Assen, Diogo Moreira (Kalex) took his third consecutive pole in Moto2™ and […]

Grand Prix of Aragón pole and shattered records in Moto2 and Moto3

June 7, 2025 Michael Le Pard

With the new soft rear E0125 development, Moreira took pole in Moto2™, improving the all-time lap record by more than 1 second, while Rueda improved by almost 7 tenths the previous benchmark · Diogo Moreira (Kalex) was […]

Pirelli SCX record-breaking pole for Gonzalez in Moto2 and Quiles fastest in Moto3

May 10, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Gonzalez improved the all-time lap record by more than half a second, also thanks to the new supersoft rear compound; Kelso sets new Moto3™ lap benchmark · Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex), current leader of the World Championship, made […]

Hat-trick, pole, records: A perfect WorldSBK weekend at Portimão

March 31, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Portimão. Standing ovations after a perfect weekend were given by over 53,000 celebrating fans at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão (POR), when reigning world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) claimed the maximum points haul […]

First Japanese Rider to Take Pole at FIM Yamaha R3 bLU cRU World Cup

June 15, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Shoma Yamane took a debut pole at Round 3 of the FIM Yamaha R3 bLU cRU World Cup at the Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, also becoming the first Japanese rider to achieve the […]

2023 FIM EWC Yoshimura SERT Motul starts from pole

April 15, 2023 Michael Le Pard

The 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) season kicks off this weekend in France when the 24 Heures Motos race gets underway at Le Mans. Yoshimura SERT Motul will start this famous event from pole […]

Double Podium Weekend for Yamaha in WorldSSP at Phillip Island

February 26, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Starting from pole, Ten Kate Yamaha WorldSSP Supported Team’s Stefano Manzi secured second in a red-flagged Race 2 in Australia, adding to Nicholas Spinelli’s (VFT Racing Yamaha) second-place finish in Race 1, to cap off […]

Honda first Suzuka 8 Hours Pole since 2009

August 7, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Prior to the Top 10 Trial to determine the final grid for the 2022 Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race (Suzuka 8 Hours), the Suzuka 4 Hours Endurance Race and a Suzuka 8 Hours free practice […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP to Start Qatar GP from Pole

March 10, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP‘s Maverick Viñales will start the first race of the season in the best way possible: from pole position. Despite the windy and relatively cold conditions at the Losail International Circuit, Valentino […]

Record-breaking Rossi Pole and Double Movistar Yamaha Front Row in Mugello

June 4, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi made the crowds go wild as he grabbed pole position at the Autodromo del Mugello, setting a new circuit best lap. Teammate Maverick Viñales also gave a heroic performance at […]

Caricasulo on Pole as Mahias Secures Second Row Start in WorldSSP at Jerez

October 23, 2017 Michael Le Pard

The GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team continued to dominate proceedings in Jerez on Saturday at the penultimate round of the 2017 FIM Supersport World Championship. Federico Caricasulo secured his first pole position of the season […]

Cooper Sets Superstock Pole And Top-10 In BSB Qualifying

October 16, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 14. Bennetts Suzuki’s Richard Cooper set pole position for tomorrow’s final National Superstock 1000 race of the 2017 season, before racing to a top-10 finish in the weekend’s […]

Lowes Scores Provisional Pole for Yamaha Factory Racing in Suzuka

July 28, 2017 Michael Le Pard

The Yamaha Factory Racing Team were determined to keep their Suzuka record up today, with Alex Lowes scorching to the fastest lap of the day to secure provisional pole position in the 2017 Coca-Cola Suzuka […]