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Daniel Holgado wins Moto2 race starting from pole position and going against the tide

September 7, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Thanks to the new E0125 soft rear tyre, the Moto2™ race was 12 seconds faster than last year, with Muñoz setting a new race record lap · Daniel Holgado (Kalex) won the Moto2™ race starting from pole position and […]

First Pole Position of 2025 for Manzi at Donington Park

July 11, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Stefano Manzi will line-up on pole position for the first FIM Supersport World Championship race of the weekend at Donington Park, with the Yamaha R9 riders well within the mix throughout a positive day […]

POLE POSITION AND LAP RECORD FOR YOSHIMURA SERT MOTUL AT SPA

June 7, 2025 Michael Le Pard

POLE POSITION AND LAP RECORD FOR YOSHIMURA SERT MOTUL AT SPA Yoshimura SERT Motul was in brilliant form today, Friday the 6th of June, for both qualifying sessions of the 2025 FIM Endurance World […]

Mahias Masters Most Conditions for Pole Position

May 17, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Lucas Mahias continued the Yamaha R9’s strong Superpole securing pole position on a challenging opening day to Round 5 of the Supersport World Championship at Autodrom Most. With unpredictable weather conditions throughout the day, both […]

Gonzalez and Yamanaka in pole position under the floodlights of Lusail

April 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

In Moto2™, the Spaniard also sets the new all-time lap record, improving the previous record by almost half a second · In Moto2™ the fastest qualifying rider was the Spaniard Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex) who, with a time of 1’56.301, took pole […]

Seventh pole position for Adrian Huertas in WorldSSP at Aragon

September 27, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Bulega third and Bautista fourth at the end of free practice at Aragon. Seventh pole position for Huertas in WorldSSP It was a solid Friday for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team with Nicolò Bulega […]

MotoGP Misano pole position and sprint race win for Ducati Lenovo Team

September 21, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Pole position and sprint race win for Bagnaia and Ducati Lenovo Team. Third place at the finish line for Bastianini • Four Ducati machines in the top 4: Jorge Martín is second aboard Pramac Racing […]

FIM EWC Bol d’Or: Pole position race lead and fighting spirit

September 16, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Le Castellet. At the season finale of the 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC), the 24-hour Bol d’Or race at Le Castellet (FRA), the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team experienced all the highs and setbacks […]

Rider fully exploits development tyres at Portimão to take pole position and victory

August 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The BMW rider fully exploits the rear standard SCX and SC0 development tyres in Portimão to take pole position and victory in Race 1. Montella takes a solitary WorldSSP win Positive début for the brand […]

Pole position hat-trick and records again for Toprak Razgatlioglu at WorldSBK Most

July 21, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Most. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) remains unbeatable on the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team’s BMW M 1000 RR. At the sixth round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) in Most (CZE), ‘El Turco’ claimed […]

YART Yamaha Secure Stunning Suzuka Pole Position

July 20, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team of Marvin Fritz, Karel Hanika, and Niccolò Canepa survived some late drama to claim a sensational pole position at the 45th Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race after […]

Pole position and new records: Toprak Razgatlioglu and BMW M1000RR at Donington Park

July 14, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Donington Park. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) from the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team continued his impressive performance on the BMW M 1000 RR at the fifth round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). Following a […]

Pole position and three wins: Historic weekend for BMW Motorrad Motorsport

June 17, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Misano. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) from the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team was the dominant man at the fourth round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). With a perfect weekend on his BMW M 1000 RR […]

Lap Record Smash to Secure Sensational Spa Pole Position at FIM Endurance World Championship EWC

June 8, 2024 Michael Le Pard

YART Yamaha Smash Lap Record to Secure Sensational Spa Pole Position The Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team of Marvin Fritz, Karel Hanika, and Niccolò Canepa, reigning FIM Endurance World Champions, were simply unstoppable on […]

New all-time lap records in Mugello and Pole position for Roberts in Moto2 and Alonso in Moto3

June 1, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The qualifiers for the Italian Motorcycle Grand Prix round, which is being held at the Mugello International Circuit, had Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team/Kalex) in Moto2™ and David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team/CFMOTO) in Moto3™ taking pole position for the respective races on […]

Brazilian rookie Mario Salles takes first pole position in R3 bLU cRU World Cup at TT Circuit Assen

April 19, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Brazilian rookie Mario Salles took his first pole position in the R3 bLU cRU World Cup on Friday at the TT Circuit Assen despite a crash and extremely difficult track conditions. FP was held in […]

Perfect Saturday at Barcelona WorldSBK: Pole position and first win for Toprak Razgatlioglu

March 23, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Barcelona. Winning at Barcelona (ESP) was Toprak Razgatlioglu’s (TUR) declared goal for this second race weekend of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). He achieved it in the first main race. With his first […]

Nicolò Bulega makes Superbike history with first Pole Position and Winning Race as rookie

February 24, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Perfect Saturday for Bulega with pole position and victory on his WorldSBK debut. Bautista crashes after a great recovery but keeps charging to take one point. At the iconic Phillip Island circuit in Australia, Nicolò […]

WorldSBK Ducati rider takes pole position breaking all the track records

February 24, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Memorable début for Bulega, new records with Pirelli tyres At his début in WorldSBK, the Ducati rider takes pole position and Race 1, also breaking all the track records; in WorldSSP the win goes to […]

BMW M1000RR unstoppable: Pole position for Bol d’Or with new lap record

September 16, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Le Castellet. BMW Motorrad Motorsport had the perfect start to the season finale of the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) at Le Castellet (FRA). In the extremely exciting two-part qualifying for the 24-hour […]

Pole position celebrations combined with mixed feelings at WorldSBK Magny-Cours

September 10, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Magny-Cours. Pole position for the BMW M 1000 RR with new all-time lap record, followed by a great fourth place in the first race. BMW Motorrad factory rider Garrett Gerloff (USA) gave BMW Motorrad Motorsport […]

WorldSBK’s Toprak Razgatlıoğlu claimed fourth seasonal pole position

July 29, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Pole and Podium for Razgatlıoğlu on Saturday Amidst Most Mayhem Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK’s Toprak Razgatlıoğlu claimed his fourth pole position of the season and then followed it up by storming to second during a […]

Sensational pole position at second edition of 24H SPA EWC Motos

June 17, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Superb Spa Pole Position for Yamalube YART Yamaha The Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team stormed to a sensational pole position on Friday at the second edition of the 24H SPA EWC Motos, Round 2 […]

Victory, pole position and fastest race lap equals perfect weekend for MotoGP Ducati

June 14, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Bagnaia and Bastianini back on track this weekend for the German GP at the Sachsenring After a perfect weekend at Mugello that saw Pecco Bagnaia taking victory, pole position, setting the fastest race lap and […]

Pole position and victory in WorldSSP for Ducati at Assen

April 22, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Bautista dominates Saturday at Assen. Rinaldi in difficulty (P15). Memorable day also for Bulega with Pole position and victory in WorldSSP It was an extraordinary Saturday for Alvaro Bautista at the TT Circuit of Assen. […]

Turkish rider relinquishes pole position to Jonathan Rea but wins WorldSBK

October 9, 2022 Michael Le Pard

FOCUS ON SUPERPOLE WorldSBK (asphalt: 36° C / air: 27° C) After being fastest in the free practice sessions on Friday, in qualifying Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) seemed to be well on his way to taking […]

18-year-old Spaniard claims pole position at WorldSBK Portugal

October 8, 2022 Michael Le Pard

18-year-old Spaniard Unai Calatayud starred on Friday to claim pole position in the first edition of the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European SuperFinale held at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, with the front row separated […]

1:46 Lap Record-breaking pole position in qualifying for Aragon GP

September 18, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Ducati secures another front-row lockout at the MotorLand Aragón as Bagnaia qualifies on pole at the Aragon GP ahead of Miller and Bastianini Pecco Bagnaia took a record-breaking pole position in qualifying for the Aragon […]

Turkish Yamaha rider finishes ahead of Rea who consoles himself with pole position

July 16, 2022 Michael Le Pard

FOCUS ON SUPERPOLE WorldSBK (asphalt: 34°C / air: 19° C) After his pole position at the Estoril round, the second pole of the season arrives for Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK). The six-time world champion took it with a time […]

Stunning pole position at iconic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 24H SPA EWC Motos

June 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

YART Yamaha Storm to Stunning Spa Pole The Yamalube YART Yamaha Official EWC Team made it two in a row as they secured a stunning pole position at the iconic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps during Round […]

Pole position for Portuguese GP with Ducati Desmosedici GP machine

April 23, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Jack Miller will start from the second row from the fourth position in tomorrow’s Portuguese GP at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, near Portimão. The Australian rider could secure a spot directly in Q2 by […]

Record-Breaking Pole Position for Yamaha WorldSBK

April 10, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Record-Breaking Pole Position and Race One Podium for Razgatlıoğlu at Aragon Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK rider and defending champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu made a positive start to his 2022 FIM Superbike World Championship campaign with […]

First-career 450 class pole position at 2022 AMA Supercross Championship Anaheim

January 10, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Malcolm Stewart had a strong start to his racing debut with the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team on Saturday where he claimed a seventh-place finish at the opening round of the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship in […]

Provisional pole position for MotoAmerica/AMA Superbike Championship triple-header

September 18, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 18. M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Cameron Peterson is on provisional pole position for this weekend’s MotoAmerica/ AMA Superbike Championship triple-header round at Birmingham, Alabama. The South African turned in a […]

Pole position feels great for Reigning World Champion Suzuki at Bol d’Or

September 17, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 17. Yoshimura SERT Motul: GSX-R1000R – 1st. Reigning World Champion Suzuki will start the 84th Bol d’Or from the front of the grid after Yoshimura SERT Motul led the […]

YART Storm to Second-Consecutive Pole Position in Le Mans

June 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Karel Hanika, Marvin Fritz and Niccolò Canepa have claimed pole position for the 44th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hour this weekend, setting a combined time of 1:35.804 to go 0.147 seconds clear at […]

Amazing Pole Position at Virginia MotoAmerica AMA/ FIM North American Road Racing Championship

May 23, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 23. Sean Dylan Kelly: GSX-R600 – 1st Cameron Petersen: GSX-R1000 – 5th Sam Lochoff: GSX-R600 – 8th Bobby Fong: GSX-R1000 – 12th Team Hammer’s Sean Dylan Kelly continued his […]

Pole position for Estoril 12 Hour after a dominant qualifying performance

September 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC trio of Karel Hanika, Marvin Fritz and Niccoló Canepa will start from pole position for the Estoril 12 Hour after a dominant qualifying performance. The team have been the squad […]

Pole Position for Yamaha at 24 Heures Motos Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans

August 29, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The YART Yamaha trio of Karel Hanika, Marvin Fritz and Niccoló Canepa will start from pole position for the 43rd edition of the 24 Heures Motos at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans. Looking to […]

Pole Position for YART Yamaha EWC at the Bol d’Or

September 21, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The YART Yamaha EWC team will start the 83rd edition of the Bol d’Or at Circuit Paul Ricard from pole position tomorrow, after dominating qualifying today. Loris Baz, Marvin Fritz, Niccolò Canepa and reserve rider, […]

Vinales Powers to Pole Position at San Marino GP

September 15, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team‘s Maverick Viñales brought the heat today at the GP di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Q2 session. The Spaniard put in a two-stop strategy in an effort to […]

Pole position and a podium for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

July 7, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Donington Park. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team once again had cause to celebrate at Donington Park (GBR). In Saturday’s Superpole qualifying, Tom Sykes (GBR) secured the first pole position for the new BMW S 1000 […]

Double podium for Ducati at Superpole Race at Imola for the Aruba.it Racing

May 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The fifth round of the Superbike World Championship, held at the Imola circuit this weekend, was hit by bad weather this afternoon, which led to the cancellation of all track activities. After the rain began […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: Superstock victory in the British Superbike Championship

April 23, 2019 Michael Le Pard

FIM Endurance World Championship: Double pole position at Le Mans. After the opening race back in September, the Bol d’Or at Le Castellet (FRA), the iconic 24-hour race at Le Mans (FRA) marked the second […]

Pole Position for Galang Hendra and Top Ten for Andy Verdoïa

April 18, 2019 Michael Le Pard

BCD Yamaha MS Racing’s Andy Verdoïa secured another top ten finish in the WorldSSP300 race at a bitterly cold TT Circuit Assen this weekend. The 16-year-old Frenchman took 9th place at the line, after a […]

Mahias Claims Pole Position For Qatar Season Finale

October 27, 2018 Michael Le Pard

GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team rider Lucas Mahias will start the final race of the 2018 FIM World Supersport Championship from the front of the grid, after claiming his sixth pole position of the season […]

Van der Mark Delights the Dutch Fans with Race 1 Victory Fight at Assen

April 22, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team’s Michael van der Mark sent the Dutch fans wild at a hot and sunny Assen on Saturday during Race 1 at Round 4 of the WorldSBK Championship. Riding at his […]

WATERS & SUZUKI ECSTAR 2ND IN AUSTRALIAN SBK OPENER

February 27, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 26. Josh Waters – (3-2-2) – 2nd overall Markus Chiodo – (10-25-11) – 12th overall Team Suzuki ECSTAR Australia got off to a flying start in the 2018 Australian […]