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Motul.Com Team Monster Yamaha Tech3 Moto GP Jerez – Jonas Folger – Monster Yamaha Tech3 – Yamaha YZR-M1 ENGLISH VERSION 10.05.17 FOLLOW US ON motul.com Team Monster Yamaha Tech3 MOTOGP JEREZ RACE 04/18 THIRD TOP 5 FOR ZARCO AND TECH3! On 7 May, Jerez, Spain, saw the celebration of Hervé Poncharal appreciated his performance: the 3000th race contented as part of the Moto- 'Johann doesn’t ride like a rookie, he didn't appear GP World Championship Grand Prix. The event to suffer opposite Marquez, Pedrosa and Lorenzo. took place in the country that has held most such We shouldn't lack supporters in Le Mans!' Jonas races, in other words 376. The three teams partne- Folger, Zarco's team mate, also rode excellently. red technically by Motul crossed this threshold The German entered the top Ten for the third time with brio, beginning with Monster Yamaha Tech3, in four races. The Tech3 riders come respectively which perhaps wasn't expecting to rank so high in 6th and 8th in the championship. the standings with two rookies. Already 5th in Ar- Without managing to pull off again his tremen- gentina and the United States, Johann Zarco did dous 6th place in Qatar, Aleix Espargaro delighted still better by coming 4th in Andalusia! his team, Aprilia Racing Team Gresini, by bagging The Frenchie was also the first independent rider a solid 10th place. At Suzuki, satisfaction came and best Yamaha rider. 'I managed to push forward from Andrea Ianonne's 5th time in the practices, to 2nd place at the beginning, but I also nearly but he didn't manage to confirm that in the race fell twice. I really pushed myself.' Team manager, owing to a fall. FOLLOW US ON motul.com A. Lynn - P. Thiriet G-Drive Racing Oreca 07- Gibson FIA WEC 6 HEURES DE SPA RACE 02/09 P1 ET P2 EN LMP2 STANDINGS Jackie Chan DC Racing, 40 pts 01 G-Drive Racing, 37 pts 02 Vaillante Rebellion, 36 pts 03 Motul is the official lubricant partner of the difficult with a worn set,' commented Roman Rusi- FIA World Endurance Championship, the second nov. 'The team worked well to eliminate the trouble round of which took place on 6 May in Spa-Fran- which delayed us in Silverstone,' added Alex Lynn. corchamps. The teams supported technically by And then Pierre Thiriet concluded: 'To arrive in Le the French firm at the top of the discipline clinched Mans after a win stimulates motivation tremen- excellent results again in the Ardennes. But instead dously!' of mounting the two lower steps of the podium as Indeed, Spa is often considered as a last rehearsal in Silverstone, they climbed onto the two higher before the Le Mans fortnight to begin on 4 June ones in the extremely competitive category, LMP2. with Test Day. Vaillante Rebellion can also there- G-Drive Racing made up for its English disappoint- fore feel optimistic. The Swiss team, which pre- ment by clearly imposing its Oreca 07-Gibson. Ha- sented the livery of its cars in Brussels for the 24 ving left from pole, #26 didn't have an easy time Hours of Le Mans, took 2nd and 4th place in Fran- however owing to the quality of the contenders. 'I corchamps. really noted the importance of tyre management in In LMGTE Am, team Clearwater Racing added a the second part of my double stint which was very podium in Belgium to the win bagged in England. FOLLOW US ON motul.com Evgeny Bobryshev Team HRC Honda CRF450RW MXGP KEGUMS RACE 07/19 AJ'S BEST STANDINGS Antonio Cairoli (KTM), 258 pts 01 Tim Gajser (Honda), 241 pts 02 Gautier Paulin (Husqvarna), 220 pts 03 Evgeny Bobryshev (Honda) 214 pts 04 The two factory teams partnered technical- the end. More determined than ever, despite this ly by Motul in MXGP experienced their batch of misfortune, he clinched the holeshot at the start emotions, satisfactions and disappointments on of race two. 35 minutes later, he crossed the arrival 7 may at the Latvian Grand Prix. When he was line 3rd-placed, with the best lap time to boot! 'AJ the only contending Suzuki rider following Kevin had the right feeling, he showed the extent of his Strijbos' crash in Valkenswaard, Arminas achie- progress by leading a Grand Prix for the first time,' ved the best result of his career by finishing stated an admiring Stefan Eveerts, Suzuki World race two 3rd. At Honda, the contrast was blatant MXGP General Manager. between Evgeny Bobryshev's podium and Tim Honda Racing Corporation experienced a mixed Gajser's fall… Lithuanian weekend. Evgeny Bobryshev mounted Kegums is the world event closest to the region the podium and is drawing close to the cham- from which Arminas Jasikonis hails. Many fans of pionship top three. On the other hand, defending the Lithuanian had crossed the very close border World champion, Tim Gajser, already ill at ease in to encourage him. He was 7th of race one when a race one, had a serious fall in race two. We are im- technical problem eliminated him three laps from patiently awaiting FOLLOW US ON motul.com Lewis Williamson - David Fumanelli Strakka Racing BLANCPAIN GT SERIES McLaren 650S GT3 BRANDS HATCH RACE 03/10 GOLD MEDAL IN SILVER CUP The Blancpain GT Series rewards a kind of ly from F3. 6th in the main race, they scored new eclecticism with ten scheduled events, 50% in en- points by coming 10th of the main race on Sunday. durance and 50% in sprints. The contenders can Success came from the Silver Cup, which concerns participate in the former or the latter or all of them. 'Pro' teams composed of FIA Silver grade drivers, On 6 and 7 May in Brands Hatch, the second round the grades ranging from Bronze to Platinum. The of the Sprint Cup attracted a superb field of 32 McLaren #42 was shared in Brands Hatch by Lewis cars, including four McLaren 650S GT3s entered Williamson and David Fumanelli, who replaced the by Strakka with Motul's technical support. manager-driver of Strakka Racing, Nick Leventis, The format of the Sprint Cup meets is based on injured in Monza. This duo won its class on Satur- a qualifying race on Saturday and a main race on day and inherited another win on Sunday, their Sunday. Both last 60 minutes with a mandatory contenders having suffered a penalty. Twice po- pitstop. leman this season, Williamson is the provisional In the overall, the best places were clinched by the leader of the Silver Cup. In Silverstone, on 14 May, McLaren #58 driven by experienced Alvaro Parente the Blancpain GT Series will switch to endurance and young Ben Barnicoat, who has come direct- mode without leaving Great Britain. FOLLOW US ON motul.com Yuji Tachikawa - Hiroaki Ishiura Lexus Team Zent Cerumo SUPER GT Super GT 2017 Lexus LC500 FUJI SPEEDWAY RACE 02/08 ZENT CERUMO'S TURN STANDINGS Cassidy / Hirakawa (Lexus), 31 pts 01 TO WIN WITH MOTUL Oshima / Caldarelli (Lexus), 30 pts 02 Tachikawa / Ishiura (Lexus), 29 pts 03 The firm Lexus is continuing to affirm its supre- sition. The duo he forms with 2015 Super Formula macy in Super GT. On 4 May at Mount Fuji, it won champion, Hiroaki Ishiura, led from start to finish. in both categories! Once again, it's a team partne- The fight for the podium gave rise to various in- red technically by Motul which won in GT500, Zent cidents with a 100% Lexus podium in the end. By Cerumo succeeding Tom’s which is still however mounting the 3rd step, Tom’s Nick Cassidy and Ryo atop the championship. Hirakawa saved their leadership by a narrow margin Lexus hadn't won on home turf since 2013. With on the championship leaderboard. Behind, we saw three hours of racing on the programme, the a narrowing of the contenders. Quintarelli and Mat- contenders faced the second longest distance of suda's Motul Autech drove off fast from the front the calendar on Fuji Speedway. Two pitstops with a line to finally rank 4th by dominating once again the driver change were therefore necessary. other Nissans. Quadruple GT500 champion, Yuji Tachikawa, who Another win by Motul is to be noted in GT300. is one of the few Japanese drivers to have started Already honoured a few days previously in GT his career in the Formula Campus French Cham- Open, the Lexus RC F GT3 secured its first success pionship, placed Zent Cerumo's LC500 in pole po- in Super GT thanks to team LMCorsa. Motul Sport News 2016 © Motul - All right reserved Credits : Lukasz Swiderek, Strakka Racing, Team G-Drive, Motul 119 bd Felix Faure • 93300 Aubervilliers Team Tech3, Honda proracing, Zent Motorsports Publishing & editing coordinator : Leslie Raiwoit / [email protected].
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