www.bridgestonemotorsport.com NETHERLANDS 06 26/06/2010 tyrE talk From thE unknown to thE historic tohru ubukata - Manager, Bridgestone Motorcycle Tyre Development After the entirely new challenge of Generally, Assen is not so demanding for Silverstone, next up is the historic Dutch front tyres, but loads are high on the right GP which this year celebrates its 80th shoulders of the rear tyres. Turns eleven to Assen is a smooth circuit that is demanding of anniversary. thirteen, Mandeveen to Meeuwenmeer, are the right shoulder of the rear tyres. Generally the loads After this year’s slight modification to the toughest for the right shoulders because on the tyres are not too high, but the right shoulders of the rear tyres reach a relatively high temperature Ruskenhoek and remodelling of the circuit in the bikes spend a long time on the side of because of the number and nature of the circuit’s 2006, Assen’s track surface is inconsistent the tyre at high speed and with the riders right-hand corners. This year we will bring asymmetric accelerating hard out of the corners, and this and the mix of newer and older asphalt offers rear slicks to Assen to provide the riders with a better differing levels of grip and abrasion, making increases the temperature of the rubber. combination of warm-up performance and durability it tricky for riders to get a constant feeling around Assen’s asymmetric layout. throughout a lap and very slippery in the wet. Following its modification in 2006 there are two The new sections of tarmac are slippery, turns eleven to thirteen, distinct types of tarmac: the new part whereas the older parts are abrasive. mandeveen to meeuwenmeer, is slippery whilst the old is abrasive are the toughest for the right and this makes it tricky for riders to shoulders of the rear tyres get a consistent feeling throughout the lap. Our tyres also have to cope with a wide range of corners from very slow to high This additional load on the right shoulder speed so a wide operating of the rear tyres demands the use of range is particularly asymmetric slicks to provide good durability beneficial here and and high-speed stability through right-hand good shoulder grip and consistency is crucial. corners whilst providing good warm-up performance for the left-handers. NethErlands - assEn circuit sEvErity rating S : SPEED TRAP 1 : CORNER NUMBER Mandeveen MILD SEVERE De Bult 1 : GEAR SELECTION / SPEED km/h 115km/h 11 Stekkenwal : SECTOR 1 2 2 105km/h : SECTOR 2 130km/h 3 8 Duikersloot 9 12 FRONT tyrE LEFT CENTRE RIGHT : SECTOR 3 10 rEAR tyrE LEFT CENTRE RIGHT Ruskenhoek 13 7 6 14 Meeuwenmeer EvEnt schEdulE LocaL TiMe S 15 6 Ramshoek 265km/h thursday 275km/h 6 Hoge Heide 4 210km/h 12:40-13:40 125cc Free Practice 1 De Strubben G.T. Bocht 13:55-14:55 MotoGP Free Practice 1 3 16 15:10-16:10 Moto2 Free Practice 1 2 135km/h 4 17 Friday 2 75km/h 1 5 09:00-09:40 125cc Free Practice 2 09:55-10:55 MotoGP Free Practice 2 1 5 SELECTED TYRE COMPOUNDS : 265km/h 11:10-12:10 Moto2 Free Practice 2 FRONT : SOFT 3 MEDIUM 13:00-13:40 125cc Qualifying Practice 115km/h REAR : MEDIUM Haarbocht HARD 13:55-14:55 MotoGP Qualifying Practice 15:10-15:55 Moto2 Qualifying Practice circuit inFormation Records saturday First race 1949 Pole position 1m 35.520s (171.670km/h) 08:40-09:00 125cc Warm Up No. of GPs held 61 Casey Stoner (Ducati, 2008) 09:10-09:30 Moto2 Warm Up Laps 26 (MotoGP) 24 (Moto2) 22 (125cc) Fastest lap 1m 36.558s (169.825km/h) 09:40-10:00 MotoGP Warm Up Track length 4.542km / 2.822 miles (Width 10-14m) Valentino Rossi (Yamaha, 2009) 11:00 125cc Race (22 laps) Race distance 118.092km / 73.378 miles (MotoGP) Race time 42m 12.337s (168.361km/h) 12:15 Moto2 Race (24 laps) Longest straight 0.560km / 0.348 miles Casey Stoner (Ducati, 2008) 14:00 MotoGP Race (26 laps) Corners 17 (6 left, 11 right) 2009 Winner Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) Source : www.motogp.com & Haynes MotoGP Season Review. Information subject to change Teams and riders order based on 2009 team championship position. *Most recent performance listed. Teams and RIDERS Fiat yamaha team Machine: Yamaha YZR-M1 Web: www.yamaha-racing.com valentino rossi Bike number 46 Jorge lorenzo Bike number 99 Age: 31 DOB: 16/2/1979 Nationality: Italian Age: 23 DOB: 4/5/1987 Nationality: Spanish GP Debut: RSA00 (500cc) GP Starts: 170 (MotoGP/500cc) GP Debut: QAT08 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 39 (MotoGP) Wins: 78 Poles: 49 Fastest laps: 63 Podiums: 132 Points: 3145 Wins: 8 Poles: 10 Fastest laps: 7 Podiums: 23 Points: 566 Best championship position: 1st (x7, 2009*) Best championship position: 2nd (2009) repsol honda team Machine: Honda RC212V Web: www.world.honda.com/motogp dani Pedrosa Bike number 26 andrea dovizioso Bike number 4 Age: 24 DOB: 29/9/1985 Nationality: Spanish Age: 24 DOB: 23/3/1986 Nationality: Italian GP Debut: SPA06 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 74 (MotoGP) GP Debut: QAT08 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 40 (MotoGP) Wins: 9 Poles: 15 Fastest laps: 16 Podiums: 40 Points: 1013 Wins: 1 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 6 Points: 412 Best championship position: 2nd (2007) Best championship position: 5th (2008) ducati team Machine: Ducati Desmosedici GP10 Web: www.ducati.com casey stoner Bike number 27 nicky hayden Bike number 69 Age: 24 DOB: 16/10/1985 Nationality: Australian Age: 28 DOB: 30/7/1981 Nationality: American GP Debut: SPA06 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 70 (MotoGP) GP Debut: JPN03 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 121 (MotoGP) Wins: 20 Poles: 19 Fastest laps: 18 Podiums: 34 Points: 1021 Wins: 3 Poles: 5 Fastest laps: 6 Podiums: 26 Points: 1143 Best championship position: 1st (2007) Best championship position: 1st (2006) monster yamaha tech 3 Machine: Yamaha YZR-M1 Web: www.teamtech3.fr colin Edwards Bike number 5 Ben spies Bike number 11 Age: 36 DOB: 27/2/1974 Nationality: American Age: 26 DOB: 11/7/1984 Nationality: American GP Debut: JPN03 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 124 (MotoGP) GP Debut: GBR08 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 9 (MotoGP) Wins: 0 Poles: 3 Fastest laps: 3 Podiums: 11 Points: 977 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 1 Points: 65 Best championship position: 4th (2005) Best championship position: 19th (2008) san carlo honda gresini Machine: Honda RC212V Web: www.gresiniracing.com marco melandri Bike number 33 marco simoncelli Bike number 58 Age: 27 DOB: 7/8/1982 Nationality: Italian Age: 23 DOB: 20/1/1987 Nationality: Italian GP Debut: JPN03 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 119 (MotoGP) GP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 5 (MotoGP) Wins: 5 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 3 Podiums: 20 Points: 946 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 32 Best championship position: 2nd (2005) Best championship position: NA rizla suzuki motogP Machine: Suzuki GSV-R Web: www.rizla-suzuki-motogp.co.uk loris capirossi Bike number 65 Álvaro Bautista Bike number 19 Age: 37 DOB: 4/4/1973 Nationality: Italian Age: 25 DOB: 21/11/1984 Nationality: Spanish GP Debut: AUS95 (500cc) GP Starts: 193 (MotoGP/500cc) GP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 4 (MotoGP) Wins: 9 Poles: 13 Fastest laps: 10 Podiums: 42 Points: 1766 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 12 Best championship position: 3rd (2006*) Best championship position: NA Pramac racing team Machine: Ducati Desmosedici GP10 Web: www.pramacracing.com mika kallio Bike number 36 aleix Espargarò Bike number 41 Age: 27 DOB: 8/11/1982 Nationality: Finnish Age: 20 DOB: 30/7/1989 Nationality: Spanish GP Debut: QAT09 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 21 (MotoGP) GP Debut: IND09 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 9 (MotoGP) Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 83 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 38 Best championship position: 15th (2009) Best championship position: 18th (2009) LCR honda motogP Machine: Honda RC212V Web: www.lcr.mc toP rEsults on BridgEstonE tyrEs randy de Puniet Bike number 14 ridEr titlEs wins 2nds 3rds Podiums PolEs Age: 29 DOB: 14/2/1981 Nationality: French GP Debut: SPA06 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 75 (MotoGP) Valentino Rossi 2 16 11 5 32 10 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 2 Points: 358 Casey Stoner 1 20 6 7 33 18 Best championship position: 11th (2009*) Jorge Lorenzo - 7 7 3 17 6 Web: www.interwetten-honda-motogp.com Loris Capirossi - 6 7 4 17 5 interwetten honda motogP Machine: Honda RC212V Dani Pedrosa - 3 6 7 16 5 Makoto Tamada - 2 1 1 4 3 hiroshi aoyama Bike number 7 Chris Vermeulen - 1 3 3 7 3 Age: 28 DOB: 25/10/1981 Nationality: Japanese GP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 4 (MotoGP) Andrea Dovizioso - 1 1 3 5 - Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 18 Troy Bayliss - 1 - - 1 - Best championship position: NA Marco Melandri - - 3 1 4 - Machine: Ducati Desmosedici GP10 Toni Elias - - 2 3 5 - Paginas amarillas aspar Web: www.teamaspar.net John Hopkins - - 1 3 4 1 Shinya Nakano - - 1 1 2 - héctor Barberá Bike number 40 Randy de Puniet - - 1 1 2 - Age: 23 DOB: 2/11/1986 Nationality: Spanish GP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 5 (MotoGP) Kenny Roberts Jr - - 1 - 1 1 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 24 Alex de Angelis - - 1 - 1 - Best championship position: NA Colin Edwards - - 1 - 1 - Oliver Jacque - - 1 - 1 - Carlos Checa - - - 2 2 - FACT Nicky Hayden - - - 1 1 - Ben Spies - - 1 1 - This Dutch Grand Prix is the 80th edition of the famous TT Assen weekend, Alex Barros - - - 1 1 - which is traditionally held on the last Saturday in June.