www.bridgestonemotorsport.com mugEllo italy 08 03/07/2011 aSymmEtriC tyrES for mugEllo thiS yEar The fast and flowing Mugello circuit is a now softer than they were last year with this uncommon; there are a proliferation of long and fan favourite but particularly demanding introduction of asymmetric rear slicks, meaning high speed corners which demand good edge on tyres because of the high speed, heavy improved warm-up performance and grip on grip; and several downhill heavy braking areas braking and marked elevation changes. the lesser-used side of the tyres. that place high loads on the front tyres. In response, and as part of work to There are several facets of Mugello that ensure ongoing improvement, this year combine to make it such a challenge for tyres. Bridgestone will bring asymmetric rear slick The circuit is grippy and abrasive which means tyres to the 5.245km Italian venue. that tyre wear is generally higher; temperature With nine right-handed corners and six is usually high in the region with track lefts, the left shoulders of the rear tyres are temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius not this year, asymmetric rear slicks have been selected by Bridgestone with softer compound left-shoulders to provide improved warm-up performance EvEnt SChEDulE LocaL Time S : SPEED TRAP friDay 1 : CORNER NUMBER 09:15-09:55 125cc Free Practice 1 1 : GEAR SELECTION / SPEED km/h : SECTOR 1 San Donato 10:10-10:55 MotoGP Free Practice 1 Correntaio 90km/h : SECTOR 2 105km/h 2 11:10-11:55 Moto2 Free Practice 1 : SECTOR 3 185km/h 2 320km/h 13:15-13:55 125cc Free Practice 2 3 6 1 Palagio 12 14:10-14:55 MotoGP Free Practice 2 120km/h Scarperia S 2 15:10-15:55 Moto2 Free Practice 2 105km/h 2 10 13 11 Luco SaturDay Biondetti 2 2 115km/h 14 09:15-09:55 125cc Free Practice 3 3 10:10-10:55 MotoGP Free Practice 3 Arrabbiata 2 Bucine 155km/h 3 9 15 3 115km/h 11:10-11:55 Moto2 Free Practice 3 Materassi 2 13:00-13:40 125cc Qualifying Practice 4 115km/h Poggio Secco 7 13:55-14:55 MotoGP Qualifying Practice 2 15:10-15:55 Moto2 Qualifying Practice Arrabbiata 1 5 120km/h 175km/h 3 8 3 6 135km/h SUNday Savelli 2 3 130km/h 08:40-09:00 125cc Warm Up 135km/h Borgo San Lorenzo Casanova 09:10-09:30 Moto2 Warm Up 09:40-10:00 MotoGP Warm Up 11:00 125cc Race (20 Laps) 12:15 Moto2 Race (21 Laps) 14:00 MotoGP Race (23 Laps) CirCuit rECORDS CirCuit information Pole position 1m 48.130s (174.623km/h) First race 1976 tyrE sevErity rating Valentino Rossi (Yamaha, 2008) No. of GPs held 25 milD sevErE Fastest lap 1m 49.531s (172.389km/h) Laps 23 (MotoGP) 21 (Moto2) 20 (125cc) Dani Pedrosa (Honda, 2010) Track length 5.245km / 3.259 miles (Width 14m) Race time 42m 28.066s ( 170.43km/h) Race distance 120.635km / 74.957 miles Centre Centre Left Right Left Right Dani Pedrosa (Honda, 2010) Longest straight 1.141km / 0.709 miles 2010 Winner Dani Pedrosa (Honda) Corners 15 (6 left, 9 right) front : MEDIUM / hard Rear : medium / hard Source : www.motogp.com & Haynes MotoGP Season Review. Information subject to change tyrE talk hirohiDE hamaShima - AssistAnt to Director, BriDgestone Motorsport tyre DevelopMent Division Mugello is one of the fastest circuits on the calendar and is tough on tyres because of this “The track surface is grippy and abrasive and there are significant elevation changes which speed, the track temperature that can reach above 50 degrees Celsius, and its technically add to the challenge. The numerous heavy braking points, especially those that are downhill, demanding nature. Run one month later this year, in the height of European summer, track demand a strong front tyre for good braking stability, whilst the many high speed corners temperature will potentially play even more of an important role. With tyre wear likely to be require good stability and shoulder grip from the rear tyre. Around the left-handers, this is higher with the increased temperature, bike setup and riding style must be optimised to use where our asymmetric rear slicks will be of particular benefit. Top speed is one of the highest the tyres in the most efficient way. This year we have selected asymmetric rear slick tyres of the season and this puts significant strain on the centre section of the tyres so a strong for Mugello to improve warm-up performance on the left side and give the riders a more carcass and construction are required for straight-line stability. consistent feeling throughout the lap through the nine right-hand corners and the six lefts. tEamS anD riDErS teAMs AnD riDers orDer BAseD on 2010 teAM cHAMpionsHip position. *Most recent perforMAnce listeD. maChinE: yamaha yZr-M1 maChinE: Honda RC212v yamaha faCtory raCing Web: www.yamaha-racing.com rEpSol honDa tEam Web: www.hondaproracing.com Jorge lorenzo Bike number 1 Dani pedrosa Bike number 26 Age: 24 DOB: 4/5/1987 Nationality: Spanish Age: 25 DOB: 29/9/1985 Nationality: Spanish GP Debut: QAT08 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 59 (MotoGP) GP Debut: SPA06 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 88 (MotoGP) Wins: 15 Poles: 17 Fastest laps: 9 Podiums: 38 Points: 942 Wins: 13 Poles: 17 Fastest laps: 24 Podiums: 50 Points: 1246 Best championship position: 1st (2010) Best championship position: 2nd (2010*) Ben Spies Bike number 11 andrea Dovizioso Bike number 4 Age: 27 DOB: 11/7/1984 Nationality: American Age: 25 DOB: 23/3/1986 Nationality: Italian GP Debut: GBR08 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 28 (MotoGP) GP Debut: QAT08 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 60 (MotoGP) Wins: 1 Poles: 1 Fastest laps: 1 Podiums: 4 Points: 266 Wins: 1 Poles: 1 Fastest laps: 1 Podiums: 12 Points: 635 Best championship position: 6th (2010) Best championship position: 5th (2010*) Casey Stoner Bike number 27 maChinE: Ducati Desmosedici GP11 Age: 25 DOB: 16/10/1985 Nationality: Australian DuCati tEam Web: www.ducati.com GP Debut: SPA06 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 90 (MotoGP) Wins: 27 Poles: 26 Fastest laps: 22 Podiums: 49 Points: 1347 valentino rossi Bike number 46 Best championship position: 1st (2007) Age: 32 DOB: 16/2/1979 Nationality: Italian GP Debut: RSA00 (500cc) GP Starts: 188 (MotoGP/500cc) maChinE: yamaha yZr-M1 Wins: 79 Poles: 49 Fastest laps: 66 Podiums: 140 Points: 3398 monStEr YAMAHA tECh 3 Web: www.teamtech3.fr Best championship position: 1st (x7, 2009*) nicky hayden Bike number 69 Colin Edwards Bike number 5 Age: 29 DOB: 30/7/1981 Nationality: American Age: 37 DOB: 27/2/1974 Nationality: American GP Debut: JPN03 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 141 (MotoGP) GP Debut: JPN03 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 143 (MotoGP) Wins: 3 Poles: 5 Fastest laps: 7 Podiums: 28 Points: 1325 Wins: 0 Poles: 3 Fastest laps: 3 Podiums: 12 Points: 1100 Best championship position: 1st (2006) Best championship position: 4th (2005) Cal Crutchlow Bike number 35 maChinE: Honda RC212v Age: 25 DOB: 29/10/1985 Nationality: British San Carlo honDa grESini Web: www.gresiniracing.com GP Debut: QAT11 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 6 (MotoGP) Wins: 0 Poles:0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 32 marco Simoncelli Bike number 58 Best championship position: NA Age: 24 DOB: 20/1/1987 Nationality: Italian GP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 25 (MotoGP) maChinE: suzuki GSV-r Wins: 0 Poles: 2 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 164 rizla Suzuki motogp Web: www.rizla-suzuki-motogp.co.uk Best championship position: 8th (2010) hiroshi aoyama Bike number 7 Álvaro Bautista Bike number 19 Age: 29 DOB: 25/10/1981 Nationality: Japanese Age: 26 DOB: 21/11/1984 Nationality: Spanish GP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 19 (MotoGP) GP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 22 (MotoGP) Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 104 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 112 Best championship position: 15th (2010) Best championship position: 13th (2010) maChinE: Honda RC212v maChinE: Ducati Desmosedici GP11 lCr honDa motogp Web: www.lcr.mc pramaC raCing tEam Web: www.pramacracing.com toni Elias Bike number 24 loris Capirossi Bike number 65 Age: 28 DOB: 26/03/1983 Nationality: Spanish Age: 38 DOB: 4/4/1973 Nationality: Italian GP Debut: SPA05 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 86 (MotoGP) GP Debut: AUS95 (500cc) GP Starts: 210 (MotoGP/500cc) Wins: 1 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 3 Podiums: 6 Points: 535 Wins: 9 Poles: 13 Fastest laps: 10 Podiums: 42 Points: 1819 Best championship position: 7th (2009) Best championship position: 3rd (2006*) randy de puniet Bike number 14 Age: 30 DOB: 14/2/1981 Nationality: French GP Debut: SPA06 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 94 (MotoGP) Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 2 Points: 438 top resultS on BriDgestonE tyres Best championship position: 9th (2010) riDEr titlES WinS 2nDs 3rDs PODiumS POLES maChinE: Ducati Desmosedici GP11 Web: www.teamaspar.net Valentino Rossi 2 17 12 11 40 10 mapfrE aSpar tEam Casey Stoner 1 27 9 12 48 25 héctor Barberá Bike number 8 Jorge Lorenzo 1 14 13 5 32 13 Age: 24 DOB: 2/11/1986 Nationality: Spanish Dani Pedrosa - 7 11 8 26 7 GP Debut: QAT10 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 25 (MotoGP) Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 128 Loris Capirossi - 6 7 4 17 5 Best championship position: 12th (2010) Makoto Tamada - 2 1 1 4 3 Chris Vermeulen - 1 3 3 7 3 maChinE: Ducati Desmosedici GP11 Andrea Dovizioso - 1 5 5 11 1 CarDion aB motoraCing Web: www.karelabraham.com Troy Bayliss - 1 - - 1 - Marco Melandri - - 3 1 4 - karel abraham Bike number 17 Age: 21 DOB: 02/01/1990 Nationality: Czech Toni Elias - - 2 3 5 - GP Debut: QAT11 (MotoGP) GP Starts: 7 (MotoGP) John Hopkins - - 1 3 4 1 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 33 Ben Spies - 1 1 2 4 1 Best championship position: NA Shinya Nakano - - 1 1 2 - Randy de Puniet - - 1 1 2 - Kenny Roberts Jr - - 1 - 1 1 Alex de Angelis - - 1 - 1 - Colin Edwards - - 1 1 2 - BriDgEStonE faCt Oliver