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ASSEN NETHERLANDS 28 JUNE 2014 08 www.bridgestonemotorsport.com SETUP THE KEY TO SUCCESS AT ASSEN Round eight of the 2014 season Rear tyre options for the Factory Honda slick options available to riders are from is one of the true icons of the and Yamaha riders are the medium and hard the softer end of Bridgestone’s compound MotoGP™ calendar; the Dutch TT compound rear slicks, while the Ducati and range; the extra-soft, soft and medium at Assen. This 4.542 kilometre Open-class riders will be able to utilise the compounds. Assen can be quite challenging circuit features a variety of slow soft and medium compound rears. Although in wet conditions due to its different sections and fast corners which demand there are more right than left-hand corners of tarmac, so the main wet tyre option for a good bike setup and tyres with at Assen, the medium and hard rear slicks this weekend is the soft compound. high levels of grip and stability. feature the same hardness of rubber on the Although it features many fast sections, right shoulder, while the lesser-used left Assen is one of the least severe circuits for shoulder of these options feature varying ASSEN FEATURES A VARIETY OF SLOW AND front tyres, yet the sequences of right-hand hardness of rubber to ensure adequate corners such as from Mandeveen to Hoge warm-up and grip. FAST CORNERS WHICH DEMAND A GOOD Heide place significant strain on the right Due to the Assen circuit not being overly BIKE SETUP AND TYRES WITH HIGH LEVELS shoulder of the rear tyre. demanding on the front tyre, the three front OF GRIP AND STABILITY HAARBOCHT CIRCUIT KEY 01 DE STRUBBEN MADIJK 01 : CORNER NUMBER GRAND PRIX 05 02 TIME S : SPEED TRAP INFORMATION S1 : SECTOR 1 SCHEDULE 18 S1 04 SHOWING RACE LOCAL TIME (GMT +2) S2 : SECTOR 2 GEERT TIMMER 16 CIRCUIT 17 03 S3 : SECTOR 3 BOCHT THURSDAY - 26 JUNE First race 1949 OSSEBROEKEN Moto3 FP1 09:00 - 09:40 No. of GPs held 65 VEENSLANG MotoGP FP1 09:55 - 10:40 RAMSHOEK Laps S Moto2 FP1 10:55 - 11:40 26 (MotoGP) 24 (Moto2) 22 (Moto3) HOGE HEIDE 15 06 Moto3 FP2 13:10 - 13:50 13 Track length MEEUWENMEER RUSKENHOEK MotoGP FP2 14:05 - 14:50 4.542km / 2.822 miles (Width 10-14m) 07 S3 12 Moto2 FP2 15:05 - 15:50 Race distance 118.092km / 73.379 miles S2 Longest straight 09 FRIDAY - 27 JUNE 0.487km / 0.303 miles DE BULT 08 Moto3 FP3 09:00 - 09:40 11 DUIKERSLOOT STEKKENWAL Corners MotoGP FP3 09:55 - 10:40 18 (6 left, 12 right) 10 MANDEVEEN Moto2 FP3 10:55 - 11:40 Moto3 QP 12:35 - 13:15 MotoGP FP4 13:30 - 14:00 RECORDS SLICK TYRE MotoGP Q1 14:10 - 14:25 COMPOUNDS TYRE SEVERITY Pole position MotoGP Q2 14:35 - 14:50 1m 33.713s (174.481km/h) EXTRA SOFT MEDIUM HARD RATING EXTRASOFT SOFT MEDIUM HARD Moto2 QP 15:05 - 15:50 Casey Stoner (Honda, 2012) SOFT C C Fastest lap L R L R 1m 34.548s (172.940km/h) SATURDAY - 28 JUNE ASSEN - FRONT SLICKS Dani Pedrosa (Honda, 2012) Moto3 WUP 08:40 - 09:00 EXTRA SOFT MEDIUM HARD Race time SOFT Moto2 WUP 09:10 - 09:30 41m 19.855s (171.433km/h) FRONT REAR MotoGP WUP 09:40 - 10:00 Casey Stoner (Honda, 2012) Moto3 RACE 11:00 2013 Winner ASSEN - REAR SLICKS Moto2 RACE 12:20 Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) EXTRA SOFT MEDIUM HARD MotoGP RACE 14:00 SOFT < MILD SEVERE > SECTION OF TYRE : SOURCE : www.motogp.com L : LEFT / C : CENTRE / R : RIGHT INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE TYRE TALK WITH Assen is a smooth circuit that features high can cause variable grip levels in the wet, The first few corners are linked as one and camber corners, some of which are very making this circuit particularly challenging gradually tighten, so the tyres have to be SHINJI fast. This circuit requires asymmetric tyres when it rains. The tyres have to cope with durable and resistant to overheating, while AOKI because of the high loads placed on the a wide range of corners from very slow corners such as Ramshoek are extremely right shoulder of the rear tyres. There are to high speed which means a good bike fast and demand supreme grip and stability Manager, Bridgestone Motorcycle Tyre two distinct types of tarmac at Assen which setup is crucial to being competitive here. from the tyres. Development Department TEAMS & RIDERS *MOST RECENT PERFORMANCE LISTED REPSOL HONDA TEAM MOVISTAR YAMAHA MOTOGP GO & FUN HONDA GRESINI HONDA RC213V YAMAHA YZR-M1 HONDA RC213V / RCV1000R MARC MARQUEZ #93 JORGE LORENZO #99 ALVARO BAUTISTA #19 DOB: 17/2/1993 Wins: 13 DOB: 4/5/1987 Wins: 31 DOB: 21/11/1984 Wins: 0 Nationality: Spanish Poles: 15 Nationality: Spanish Poles: 29 Nationality: Spanish Poles: 1 GP Debut: QAT13 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 16 GP Debut: QAT08 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 18 GP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 1 GP Starts: 25 (MotoGP) Podiums: 23 GP Starts: 109 (MotoGP) Podiums: 76 GP Starts: 75 (MotoGP) Podiums: 3 Best Championship Pos: 1st (2013) Points: 509 Best Championship Pos: 1st (x2, 2012*) Points: 1856 Best Championship Pos: 5th (2012) Points: 535 DANI PEDROSA #26 VALENTINO ROSSI #46 SCOTT REDDING #45 DOB: 29/9/1985 Wins: 25 DOB: 16/2/1979 Wins: 80 DOB: 4/1/1993 Wins: 0 Nationality: Spanish Poles: 27 Nationality: Italian Poles: 49 Nationality: British Poles: 0 GP Debut: SPA06 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 40 GP Debut: RSA00 (500cc) Fastest laps: 68 GP Debut: QAT14 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 0 GP Starts: 139 (MotoGP) Podiums: 89 GP Starts: 241 (MotoGP/500cc) Podiums: 152 GP Starts: 7 Podiums: 0 Best Championship Pos: 2nd (2012*) Points: 2148 Best Championship Pos: 1st (x7, 2009*) Points: 3940 Best Championship Pos: NA Points: 24 DRIVE M7 ASPAR DUCATI TEAM MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3 HONDA RCV1000R DUCATI DESMOSEDICI YAMAHA YZR-M1 NICKY HAYDEN #69 ANDREA DOVIZIOSO #4 BRADLEY SMITH #38 DOB: 30/7/1981 Wins: 3 DOB: 23/3/1986 Wins: 1 DOB: 28/11/1990 Wins: 0 Nationality: American Poles: 5 Nationality: Italian Poles: 1 Nationality: British Poles: 0 GP Debut: JPN03 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 7 GP Debut: QAT08 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 2 GP Debut: QAT13 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 0 GP Starts: 191 (MotoGP) Podiums: 28 GP Starts: 113 (MotoGP) Podiums: 22 GP Starts: 25 (MotoGP) Podiums: 0 Best championship pos: 1st (x1, 2006) Points: 1648 Best championship pos: 3rd (2011) Points: 1200 Best Championship Pos: 10th (2013) Points: 156 HIROSHI AOYAMA #7 CAL CRUTCHLOW #35 POL ESPARGARO #44 DOB: 25/10/1981 Wins: 0 DOB: 29/10/1985 Wins: 0 DOB: 10/6/1991 Wins: 0 Nationality: Japanese Poles: 0 Nationality: British Poles: 2 Nationality: Spanish Poles: 0 GP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 0 GP Debut: QAT11 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 1 GP Debut: QAT14 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 0 GP Starts: 53 (MotoGP) Podiums: 0 GP Starts: 58 (MotoGP) Podiums: 6 GP Starts: 7 Podiums: 0 Best championship pos: 10th (2011) Points: 191 Best championship pos: 5th (2013) Points: 424 Best Championship Pos: NA Points: 58 CARDION AB MOTORACING LCR HONDA MOTOGP OCTO IODARACING TEAM HONDA RCV1000R HONDA RC213V ART KAREL ABRAHAM #17 STEFAN BRADL #6 DANILO PETRUCCI #9 DOB: 2/1/1990 Wins: 0 DOB: 29/11/1989 Wins: 0 DOB: 24/10/1990 Wins: 0 Nationality: Czech Poles: 0 Nationality: German Poles: 1 Nationality: Italian Poles: 0 GP Debut: QAT11 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 0 GP Debut: QAT12 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 0 GP Debut: QAT12 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 0 GP Starts: 46 (MotoGP) Podiums: 0 GP Starts: 41 (MotoGP) Podiums: 1 GP Starts: 38 (MotoGP) Podiums: 0 Best championship pos: 14th (2012*) Points: 140 Best championship pos: 7th (2013) Points: 341 Best championship pos: 17th (2013) Points: 55 NGM FORWARD RACING PRAMAC RACING FORWARD YAMAHA DUCATI DESMOSEDICI RESULTS ON COLIN EDWARDS #5 ANDREA IANNONE #29 BRIDGESTONE TYRES DOB: 27/2/1974 Wins: 0 DOB: 9/8/1989 Wins: 0 RIDER TITLES WIN 2ND 3RD PODIUM POLE Nationality: American Poles: 3 Nationality: Italian Poles: 0 GP Debut: JPN03 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 3 GP Debut: QAT13 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 0 Casey Stoner 2 38 10 20 68 38 GP Starts: 193 (MotoGP) Podiums: 12 GP Starts: 23 (MotoGP) Podiums: 0 Jorge Lorenzo 2 30 28 12 70 24 Best championship pos: 4th (2005) Points: 1239 Best championship pos: 12th (2013) Points: 98 Valentino Rossi 2 18 19 16 53 10 Marc Marquez 1 13 6 4 23 15 ALEIX ESPARGARO #41 YONNY HERNANDEZ #68 Dani Pedrosa - 19 27 19 65 17 Loris Capirossi - 6 7 4 17 5 DOB: 30/7/1989 Wins: 0 DOB: 25/7/1988 Wins: 0 Makoto Tamada - 2 1 1 4 3 Nationality: Spanish Poles: 0 Nationality: Columbian Poles: 0 Andrea Dovizioso - 1 7 15 23 1 GP Debut: INP09 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 0 GP Debut: QAT12 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 0 Chris Vermeulen - 1 3 3 7 3 GP Starts: 65 (MotoGP) Podiums: 0 GP Starts: 40 (MotoGP) Podiums: 0 Ben Spies - 1 2 3 6 1 Best championship pos: 11th (2013) Points: 302 Best championship pos: 17th (2012) Points: 76 Troy Bayliss - 1 - - 1 - Marco Melandri - - 3 1 4 - Cal Crutchlow - - 2 4 6 2 Toni Elias - - 2 3 5 - John Hopkins - - 1 3 4 1 AVINTIA RACING PAUL BIRD MOTORSPORT Marco Simoncelli - - 1 1 2 2 AVINTIA PBM Colin Edwards - - 1 1 2 - Shinya Nakano - - 1 1 2 - HECTOR BARBERA #8 MICHAEL LAVERTY #70 Randy de Puniet - - 1 1 2 - DOB: 2/11/1986 Wins: 0 DOB: 7/6/1981 Wins: 0 Stefan Bradl - - 1 - 1 1 Nationality: Spanish Poles: 0 Nationality: British Poles: 0 Kenny Roberts Jr - - 1 - 1 1 GP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 0 GP Debut: QAT13 (MotoGP) Fastest laps: 0 Alex de Angelis - - 1 - 1 - GP Starts: 74 (MotoGP) Podiums: 0 GP Starts: 25 (MotoGP) Podiums: 0 Katsuyuki Nakasuga - - 1 - 1 - Best championship pos: 11th (2011) Points: 292 Best championship pos: 25th (2013) Points: 3 Oliver Jacque - - 1 - 1 - Nicky Hayden - - - 3 3 - Alvaro Bautista - - - 3 3 1 MIKE DE MEGLIO #63 BROC PARKES #23 Carlos Checa - - - 2 2 - DOB: 17/1/1988 Wins: 0 DOB: 24/12/1981 Wins: 0 Alex Barros - - - 1 1 - Nationality: French Poles: 0 Nationality: