FIM MotoGP World Championship / Yamaha Tech3 Team / Yamaha YZR M1 10 / 04 / 2013 Motul.Sport.News 15 ENGLISH VERSION Motul.Sport.News 15 FIM MotoGP World Championship / Losail Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Cal Crutchlow / Yamaha Tech3 Team / Yamaha YZR M1 Crutchlow and Yamaha Tech3 leading the private teams On 7 April the Losail circuit in Qatar saw the season’s In addition to this visibility, Motul is pursuing for the first round of the MotoGP. More than ever, Motul was 18thconsecutive year its partnership with the French present at this competition forming an ideal test-bench Grand Prix. This event, scheduled on 19 May in for its two-wheeler tests and development programme. Le Mans, is considered one of the most important So, as a faithful partner of this championship, Motul is international sporting events in France. strengthening this year its track-side presence. The But, before, the teams came together in Qatar: Motul brand will be displayed at a greater number of cir- has prolonged its track partnership with team Monster cuits (16 of the 18 visited). After Qatar, Motul corners Energy Yamaha Tech3, to which it has long been faith- at circuits will be visible on other continents: in the ful, it being the 24th year! United States (circuit of the Americas, Indianapolis and The weekend started well for the team since Cal Crut- Laguna Seca), Spain (Jerez, Catalunya and Aragon), chlow clinched second time in the trials, therefore being Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy (Misano), the positioned on the front row. He got off to a good start Netherlands, Czech Republic, Japan, Malaysia and and managed to remain in the first three, battling it out Australia. for second place with Pedrosa and Marquez. But Rossi News and videos also available on: www.youtube.com/motul www.facebook.com/motul Motul.Sport.News 15 FIM MotoGP World Championship / Losail Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Bradley Smith / Yamaha Tech3 Team / Yamaha YZR M1 returned flat-out, challenging this situation. A slight mis- place is somewhat disappointing, Cal was the only take by Crutchlow when passed by the Yamaha Fac- one to put pressure on the factory riders. He showed tory rider caused him to drop to 5th place, where he he was the best of the private teams, and that team stayed to the arrival line. His team-mate, Bradley Smith, Yamaha Tech3 remains extremely competitive.’ also got off to an excellent start and found a good pace The championship participants will be crossing the until the fifth lap when a fall forced him to quit. Atlantic to meet again on 21 April on the circuit of the ‘It’s good to get back to racing after this long winter,’ Americas in Austin, Texas. commented Cal Crutchlow. ‘But to be frank, after the Standings way I behaved in the trials, finishing th5 is rather disap- 01 / Jorge Lorenzo, Yamaha, 25 pts pointing. (…) I lacked a bit of speed in the straights and had to fight to compensate in the turns. But 02 / Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, 20 pts I showed I could aspire to the podium, against the 03 / Marc Marquez, Honda, 16 pts best factory riders.’ 04 / Dani Pedrosa, Honda, 13 pts For Hervé Poncharal, Tech3 manager, ‘Cal did incre- dible work during the qualifyings. (…) But, while 5th 05 / Cal Crutchlow, Yamaha, 11 pts News and videos also available on: www.youtube.com/motul www.facebook.com/motul Motul.Sport.News 15 Motul Roadshow / Hanoi Motul Hanoi Roadshow A roadshow promoting Motul During the last weekend of March, the city of Hanoi, It isn’t the first time that Motul has used this method in capital of Vietnam, saw the passage of a roadshow Vietnam to promote its products. For instance, Ho Chi organised by Motul. To publicise the brand among its Minh Ville already hosted such an event in January. users, the Motul Vietnam team organised this event consisting in the passage through the city of a roads- how comprising a pick-up transporting a giant can of Motul 300V and escorted by ten sports motorcycles ridden by beautiful ambassadresses of the brand. They made eleven stops in important places such as shopping centres, specialist stores or well-known cafés, to present the products to the public, offer price reductions on the usual price and distribute T-shirts or key-rings as Motul reminders. Meanwhile, the young ladies distributed information documents on the range of Motul products. News and videos also available on: www.youtube.com/motul www.facebook.com/motul Motul.Sport.News 15 Super GT / Okayama Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Ronnie Quintarelli - Masataka Yanagida / Team Nismo Motul Autech / Nissan GT-R GT500 First race, first podium for Team Nismo Motul Autech! During the first round of the Super GT, on 7 April at - NDDP Racing (Nissan GT-R GT300), Kazuki Hoshino the Okayama circuit, team Motul Autech Nismo’s and Daiki Sasaki. Nissan GT-R, driven by Ronnie Quintarelli and - Bonds Racing (Nissan GT-R GT300), Igor Suschko Masataka Yanagida, almost won after leading the race and Ryo Orime for 77 laps! It clinched a superb 3rd place, the other - R&D Sport (Subaru BRZ GT300), Tetsuya Yamamoto teams supported by Motul also being in the public and Kota Sasaki. eye. In GT300, team Subaru BRZ R&D Sport, with - Team Mugen (Honda CR-Z), Hideki Mutoh and Yuhki Tetsuya Yamamoto and Kota Sasaki, took pole posi- Nakayama. tion and finished 5th. - Dijon Racing (Nissan GT-R GT300), Hiroshi Takamori Anyway, at this beginning of the season let’s give a and Katsumasa Chiyo. reminder of the teams supported technically by Motul, Standings GT500 a steadfast close follower of this championship: - Team Nismo Motul Autech (Nisan GT-R GT500), 01 / T. Izawa/T. Kogure, Kunimitsu, 40 pts Ronnie Quintarelli and Masataka Yanagida. 02 / K. Tsukakoshi/T. Kaneishi, K. Real Racing, 30 pts - Team Mola (Nissan GT-R GT500), Satoshi Motoyama 03 / M. Yanagida/ R. Quintarelli, Nismo, 22 pts and Yuhi Sekiguchi. - Weider Modulo Dome Racing (Honda HSV-010 05 / N. Yamamoto/F. Makowiecki, M. Dome, 12 pts GT500), Naoki Yamamoto and Frédéric Makowiecki Standings GT300 (the usual driver from another team supported by 01 / K. Hiranaka/B. Wirdheim, Geiner, 40 pts Motul: Hexis Racing). 05 / T. Yamano/K. Sasaki, Subaru BRZ, 12 pts Motul is also present in GT300, by providing its technical cooperation to the following teams: 07 / H. Mutoh/Y. Nakayama, Dijon Racing, 8 pts News and videos also available on: www.youtube.com/motul www.facebook.com/motul Motul.Sport.News 15 Manilla International Autoshow Mr Glenn Tan President of Motor Image Asia Pacific - Mr Carlos Gono Motul importer for the Philippines Motul exhibits history With 500 booths and more than 400 cars exhibited, powerful American mechanics; a 1963 Lola T70, which the Manila International Autoshow has become since greatly enlivened endurance championships of the 2005 the most important automotive event in the Phi- 1960s; two Mercedes: a 1970 280 SL and a 2011 SLS, lippines during the summer months. The show opens symbolising the sports talent of the star-shaped brand; its doors to all aspects of cars, with the latest trends, a 2005 Ford GT, recalling the famous GT 40; and, last, concept cars, new hybrid trends and the most fashio- a 2013 turbo Subaru BRZ 2013, a fearsome sports car. nable accessories. Motul was present at this 9th edition This fine display, set in place thanks partly to loans from 4 to 7 April in the Manila exhibition grounds, and from some clients, made Motul one of the show’s most celebrated this year the brand’s 160th anniversary. To appreciated exhibitors. illustrate the fact, it chose to organise a display combi- ning historic cars and recent models, to emphasise the historic heritage conveyed by the brand. Visitors could therefore admire two Mustangs: a 2013 Shelby GT 500 and its predecessor, a GT 350 from 1968 - a sports version of the famous pony car; two Porsches: a 2010 997 GT2 and a 1989 930 Turbo, descended from the 911, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year; a De Tomaso Pantera, a car whose Italian bodywork hid News and videos also available on: www.youtube.com/motul www.facebook.com/motul Motul.Sport.News 15 IOM Tourist Trophy / Isle of Man Brandon Cretu Brandon Cretu joins Motul’s team for the TT The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is one of the year’s thing holding me back from a personal best finish is important motorcycle races in which Motul is in- my throttle hand!’ volved via the technical cooperation it provides to Aged 28, Brandon Cretu was last year the youngest Honda TT Legends (factory team) and Wilson Craig rider of American nationality to participate in this Racing. In this framework, Motul has just signed a legendary race, and he was moreover the fastest partnership with Brandon Cretu, who will also de- American rider in 2011 in 600 cc. ‘He’s a bright and fend Motul’s colours in 2013. ‘At the TT, we cross the courageous young man,’ says of him Dave Wolman, 60 km of the circuit up to six times during the Super- President of Motul USA. ‘He proved his professiona- bike and Senior races, which can take nearly two lism in recent years at the IOM and Macau GP, so we hours,’ says Brandon. ‘One can imagine the qua- were happy to help him again for 2013.’ lity of oil a motorbike must need to complete these The dates of the Isle of Man week are scheduled from races..