Bradley Smith / Monster Yamaha / Yamaha YZR-M1

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Stefan Bradl / Athina Forward Racing Team / Yamaha YZR-M1

Two Motul teams in the points!

The 2015 MotoGP opening Grand Prix on 28 and 29 are working on.’ For Yamaha Forward Racing, it was a March in Qatar upturned the 2014 hierarchy with a weekend of mixed fortune, Bradl only just missing first steady win by nine-times world champion Valentino Ros- place in Open class and Baz being forced to pit for a si ahead of the official Ducatis and . Four teams tyre change. As for the official Aprilia team, still in its lear- received Motul’s technical support. Among them, Mons- ning phase after returning to racing, this Grand Prix will ter Yamaha Tech3 Team placed its two motorcycles in have served as a first real-life test for the RS-GP allowing the Top 10. Bradley Smith stated regarding this eighth fine-tuning by the team for the next event, the Grand Prix place: ‘I am slightly disappointed as we were so close of the Americas on 12 April. to being the top satellite bike, which is our goal. Never- theless to finish eighth is not a disappointment.’ His Results team-mate, Pol Espargaro, finished just behind, ninth- 01 / , Yamaha, 25 pts placed. The official team, for which it was the 02 / Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, 20 pts first Grand Prix in three years, finished in the points with Aleix Espargaro eleventh and Maverick Viñales four- 03 / , Ducati, 16 pts teenth. ‘It’s a very important result for us’ stated Satoru 08 / B.Smith, Monster Yamaha Tech 3, 8 pts Terada, team manager. ‘We have been working on it for 09 / P. Espargaro, Monster Yamaha Tech 3, 7 pts three years and have reached our goals. Developing a Grand Prix machine is no easy process; we have a good 11 / Aleix Espargaro, Suzuki MotoGP, 5 pts chassis but lack power and that’s what our engineers 14 / Maverick Viñales, Suzuki MotoGP, 2 pts

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FIM MXGP / Neuquen Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Clément Desalle / Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP / Suzuki RM-Z450

Desalle keeps the championship lead

The first Motocross Grand Prix of Argentina in 20 years (...) For Gautier, the day was difficult: it’s a combination took place at Neuquen, Patagonia, on 29 March, in of things that didn’t work out as they should have.’ As front of some 30,000 spectators. For Rockstar Energy for former world champion David Philippaerts, he didn’t Suzuki World MXGP Team, supported technically by manage to find the right set-up any time during the Motul, Clément Desalle gave a perfect first race, lea- weekend and finished the two races in disappointing ding from first corner to end. In race two, he gave way 20th and 15th places but is looking forward to the fourth to pressure from Nagl and defending champion Cai- round of the season that will take place on 19 April in roli and finished third, allowing him to mount these- Italy, his home country. cond step of the podium overall: ‘I’m pleased as it’s a good result, but slightly disappointed because I was Standings MXGP intent on winning this event. The circuit wasn’t easy, but I gelled with it.’ As for his team-mate, Kevin Strij- 01 / Clément Desalle, Suzuki, 133 pts bos, he had just undergone a wrist operation and did 02 / Maximilian Nagl, Husqvarna, 123 pts not take the start. In team , the weekend was 03 / Antonio Cairoli, KTM, 123 pts not so straightforward with a fall by Gautier Paulin in race one, which prevented him from doing better than 05 / Gautier Paulin, Honda, 96 pts sixth, while in race two his team-mate, Evgeny Bobrys- 07 / Evgeny Bobryshev, Honda, 72 pts hev (aka ‘Bobby’) fell and injured a finger. For Roger 10 / Kevin Strijbos, Suzuki, 55 pts Harvey, team Honda manager, ‘If you consider Bobby, 13 / Glenn Coldenhoff, Suzuki, 47 pts he rode well today and we’re beginning to see his old sparkle coming back after his accident, which is nice. 15 / David Philippaerts, Yamaha, 38 pts

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Brazilian Footvolley Interclubs Open Championship / São Paulo

Bello and Diego / CT Riplay Sports

Uncustomary sport brings Motul to the highest level

Taking an innovative sport initiative, Motul has set up a also of Vinicius, considered today’s best player. In 2011, partnership with a traditional Brazilian sport, footvolley, a the two players played as a pair and won the cham- mix between the two most played sports in the country, pionship. football and volleyball. Footvolley is played on a sand The last matches saw incredible performances and the court with two teams of players aiming to get the ball to teams supported by Motul dominated the podium, win- hit the ground in the opponents’ court, on the other side ning first and second place of the championship. Bello of the net. As Brazil is a country well-known for its very and Vinicius have since returned to training to compete long coast of heavenly beaches, Motul decided to invest in the Footvolley National League. in this sport that has grown spectacularly and now pro- vides the brand with strong visibility, including on major TV channels. Results During the Brazilian Footvolley Interclubs Open Cham- 01 / Vinícius & Renan, CT Riplay Sports pionship, the matches opposed top-level players and 02// Bello & Diego, CT Riplay Sports clubs. The highlight was the presence of Bello, six times 03// Paulo & Juninho, Sport Club Pinheiros world champion and 28 times Brazilian champion, and

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VdeV Endurance Proto / Barcelona Round 01 02 03 04 05 06

Dimitri Enjalbert / IDEC Sport / Ligier JS53 Evo

Motul’s colours blaze on podium in Endurance Proto

The first VdeV event took place on 20-22 March on Sport Racing (Patrice and Paul Lafargue and Dimitri the Barcelona circuit, providing a splendid show with Enjalbert) and that of Graff Racing (Éric Trouillet, Yann the various series proposed by VdeV Sports. Motul Clairay and Jordan Perroy). Five minutes from the end, partnered the VHC Endurance Challenge where Gé- team Graff was in the lead (it also clinched the best lap rard Pragamin won in both 45 minute races at the time), but had to pit one last time for some refuelling. It wheel of an Osella PA9; John Doe and his Chevron narrowly missed winning to the advantage of IDEC Ra- B60 came second in race one before bowing in race cing’s car. ‘This success will get us started in the right two to Bernard Moreau at the wheel of his Porsche direction,’ stated a proud Patrice Lafargue, the elder 911 RSR. of the two brothers. Just behind, we find two Normas But in Barcelona, Motul was above all present in En- belonging to teams CD Sport (Accary/Bole Besançon/ durance Proto by providing its technical support to Foubert) and TFT (Bazaud/Thirion/Rihon). several teams that monopolised the four first places! In Endurance proto, the next event will take place on Morning rain had time to dry before the start of the six 25 and 26 April for the 6 Hours of Mugello and, in VHC, hour event and, already by the second hour of the race, on 2 and 3 May on the Paul Ricard circuit for the Two two Ligier JS 53s took the lead alternately, that of IDEC 24 hour races.

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Endurance Le Mans Series / Paul Ricard Round 01 02 03 04 05 06

Nathanaël Berthon / Murphy Prototypes / Oreca 03R Nissan

LMP2 field ablaze with Motul’s colours

On 23 and 24 March the prologue of the ELMS endu- the team with which he contended in 2013. Among the rance championship took place on the Le Castellet other LMP2 teams bearing Motul’s colours, we find Thi- circuit. This event was an opportunity to see that, in riet by TDS Racing, Algarve Pro Racing Team, Eura- LMP2 class in 2015, Motul will be the technical partner sia Motorsport, Ibanez Racing, Jota Sport, Pegasus of all the teams using a Nissan engine, in other words Racing, Greaves Motorsport and team SMP Racing nearly all the starting grid. During the trials, the Oreca whose brand new BR01 did its first laps at Paul Ricard. 03Rs proved straightaway to be very effective, to the In GTC class, Motul’s logo was present on the Ferrari great satisfaction of the teams concerned. The best lap F458 Italia GT3 of team SMP Racing, whose driver, time of the two days was bagged by Nathanaël Ber- Luca Persiani, clinched best lap time of the trials. The thon of team Murphy Prototypes for whom: ‘the testing French team TDS Racing’s BMW Z4 also bore Motul’s went very well and, thanks to our results, we can have colours during these trials. high expectations for the season.’ His team-mate, Mark The season’s first event will take place on 11 April at Patterson, confirmed his satisfaction of being back in Silverstone.

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FIA World Endurance Championship / Paul Ricard Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

Ragues - Webb - Vautier / Team Sard Morand / Morgan Evo Sard

Promising prologue for team Sard Morand

Only a few days after the ELMS trials, the Paul Ricard 2015 and also their teams. Among the six drivers, circuit hosted on 27 and 28 March the prologue of former Formula 1 driver, Christian Klien, stated: the FIA WEC, the world endurance championship. ‘I think these two days were very productive for us. Despite the absence of the Nissan GT-R LM NIS- We had a good package, a good combination of dri- MO in LMP1 class, Motul was nevertheless present vers in both cars. Now we are looking forward to go as technical partner to several LMP2 and LMGTE racing.’ Team principal, Benoît Morand, concluded: teams. Teams Sard Morand, SMP Racing and Larbre ‘The team did well and I think we are very competi- Competition indeed bore the red and white logo on tive. I am very pleased of our combination of drivers’ their machines. For Team Sard Morand, the Prologue line-ups, they can win races.’ provided the opportunity to unveil the two Morgan The teams will come together on 12 April for the Sil- EVO SARDs which will contend in the FIA WEC in verstone 6 Hours, first event of the season.

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