2011 Estoril MotoGP Test Times

The Monday test at Estoril was the official MotoGP test and took place a day after the Sunday's race at the Portuguese track. De Puniet and Hector Barbera did not participate in the test because of some injury. De Puniet was at hospital for medical check ups on his left knee and Barbera cracked his back bone during yesterday's race. Below is the results for the test after two hours of test session.

1st Victory for Pedrosa

Pedrosa snatched his first victory for the season.

Dani Pedrosa has achieved his first victory since he broke his collarbone last season at Motegi. Pedrosa, who is in 2nd in championship standings, won his last race at Misano 2010. His journey as the contender for the 2010 MotoGP Championship title stopped after the incident at Motegi during the FP session. Even though Pedrosa was in doubt to race at Estoril, he actually made it to the race and won it. I was really impressive of his performance and hope to see the same performance from him in the next race. Pedrosa was always below 0.10 secs behind Lorenzo, and made a pass in the final

Lorenzo vs Simoncelli vs The Other Riders

"Kiss me..." - Lorenzo

"Kiss you? Kiss my hair!" - Simoncelli

The FP sessions and QP session saw Lorenzo and Simoncelli conquering the track at Portugal, Estoril. Simoncelli, who had dominated both of the FP sessions and almost the whole QP session before Lorenzo took the pole in the last 10 minutes, is the man in the spotlight and the rider who seems gonna give some challenge for today race at Estoril.Meanwhile,

2011 Portoguese MotoGP - Qualifying Times

Oh yeah!

The world champion snatches the pole position in the final 10 minutes to take his first pole of the season. (Finally!). The front row was completed by Simoncelli and Pedrosa, both on the Honda machine. Here's the complete list of the qualifying times.

Estoril oh Estoril!

-JORGE LORENZO-

I'm a champion! I'm a rider! I'm an astronaut!

Do you still remember the picture above? Yes, it was the snapshot from the 2010 Portuguese Grand Prix. Last season, as usual Mr Lorenzo was the man of the season as he dominated almost all of the races. However, with new lineups this season, can he repeat the same thing he did last season. So far, he has 2 podiums this for season (2nd at Qatar, 1st at Jerez)