07-18 – GP of Catalonia – Timetables and challenges of the GP of Catalonia MotoGP 2017 –

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Schedules and challenges of the Catalan GP MotoGP 2017

07-18 - GP of Catalonia - Timetables and challenges of the GP of Catalonia MotoGP 2017 -

With the Catalan GP in Barcelona this weekend on the new track of the Montmeló circuit, MotoGP will set its wheels in Spain for the second time this season. Timetables and program for the seventh round of the MotoGP World Championship, to follow naturally on MNC and MNC Live !

The engines have barely cooled down after the MotoGP field has already crossed the Mediterranean to compete in Barcelona, ​​the 7th round of the season to follow this weekend on MNC and MNC Live.

Ambitions are high for this second race in Spain after the beginning of May: at home on the sequel to the, Maverick Viñales on Yamaha (1st in the general classification) and Marc Marquez on Honda (4th at 37 points behind the leader, tied with the another local of the stage, his teammate Dani Pedrosa) will certainly seek to shine in front of their fans…

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Catalunya, here we are !

But be careful not to overdo it: the Italians, foremost among them Valentino Rossi on Yamaha (3rd at 30 points from Viñales) and Andrea Dovizioso on Ducati, all crowned with his victory at Mugello (2nd at 26 points), will be in ambush and will not fail to rush into the slightest breach dug in the Iberian fortress…

07-18 - GP of Catalonia - Timetables and challenges of the GP of Catalonia MotoGP 2017 -

Without forgetting of course the brilliant surprise of the start of the season: the French Johann Zarco, who starts this year in MotoGP on the Yamaha Tech3 and is already in 6th place overall, 41 points behind the official Viñales !

As many points as possible !

"Montmeló is a very special circuit for me because it is my national Grand Prix", explains Maverick Viñales, .

"It’s an excellent circuit for me and for my riding style, and I hope for the bike as well," continues the championship leader who will be competing there for his first race on Yamaha this weekend. "We are on a good trend, we are efficient and confident. We have a lot of settings available in case one of them doesn’t work and so I arrive at Montmeló extremely motivated. We will try to score the most points possible and we will try to get on the podium, but for that we will have to be intelligent, especially on the choice of tires ".

Rossi back on the podium ?

"I would have liked to have had a break after Mugello to better recover", admits for his part Valentino Rossi who comes out of a. "But I’m still happy with my race in Italy, the bike worked well and I hope I can do better in Barcelona. I would like to be on the podium. It’s a circuit that I really like, even if there is less grip, and we will have to try to find a good setting that fits better with the tires ".

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"On Monday we will have a test day that we will use to try other solutions", continues the Doctor, of an edition mourning the death of in Moto2: "it is still a Grand Prix with a good atmosphere, with many fans … We are ready to do our best! "

New baffle and dented coating

Respectively, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa approach "their" Grand Prix with undisguised impatience: "driving in front of your fans always gives additional motivation!", Warns the n ° 93 who considers the circuit "interesting but rather difficult to interpret".

07-18 - GP of Catalonia - Timetables and challenges of the GP of Catalonia MotoGP 2017 -

"I can’t wait to ride in Montmelò because I really like the circuit and of course the atmosphere is always fantastic with my fan club and all the supporters!", Confirms his teammate Dani Pedrosa: "we will work hard to get back to our level before Mugello (editor’s note) and try to make good use of the information we gathered during the Montmelò test in May, which was rather positive ".

"During this test we were able to try out the new chicane and the modifications made to the circuit, which is narrower than before in this sector even if the lap times remain similar", specifies the n ° 26. "The coating is very bumpy and this will also be a factor to take into account. We are ready to give 100% to obtain a good result".

Podium goal for Zarco

"The circuit has a new configuration since the terrible accident last year and therefore it should be much slower than before", predicts Johann Zarco.

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"Overall, the team and I will have to manage the set-up of the bike well, do our job and start making a decision on the tires on Thursday," said the talented French No.5. “With the experience I got at Mugello I think I can set the M1 up well and I will do my best to be as close to the podium as possible, which is the target. We did it in, so I will always keep this ambition in mind in order to bring back as many points as possible ".

Optimism and curiosity at Suzuki

At Suzuki, Andrea Iannone and Sylvain Guintoli – who injured – approach the Catalan event with optimism and curiosity.

"Barcelona is a circuit that I love, which could besides good suit the characteristics of our GSX-RR, "predicts the Italian, and fourteenth in the championship:" It’s a fast circuit with high speed corners, very impressive to ride. I can’t wait to see how competitive we can be there. We made progress at Mugello and I feel more comfortable. We will also have a test in Barcelona after the race. We’ll try the improvements and I’m curious to see what happens. We are improving little by little and I hope to have a positive race in Catalonia ".

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"Barcelona will be a new challenge", explains for his part the French, in front , hoping "to be able to continue my progress on the Suzuki from MotoGP ".

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Grand Prix of Catalonia Moto GP 2017 schedules

Friday June 9

  • 09:00 – 09:40: Free practice FP1 Moto3
  • 09:55 – 10:40: FP1 MotoGP free practice
  • 10:55 – 11:40: FP1 Moto2 free practice
  • 13:10 – 13:50: FP2 Moto3 free practice
  • 14:05 – 14:50: FP2 MotoGP free practice
  • 15:05 – 15:50: FP2 Moto2 free practice

Saturday June 10

  • 09:00 – 09:40: FP3 Moto3 free practice
  • 09:55 – 10:40: FP3 MotoGP free practice
  • 10:55 – 11:40: FP3 Moto2 free practice
  • 12:35 – 13:15: Moto3 qualifying practice
  • 13:30 – 14:00: FP4 MotoGP free practice
  • 14:10 – 14:25: Qualifying practice QP1 MotoGP
  • 14:35 – 14:50: Qualifying practice QP2 MotoGP
  • 15:05 – 15:50: Moto2 qualifying practice

Sunday June 11

  • 08:40 – 09:00: Moto3 warm-up
  • 09:10 – 09:30: Moto2 warm-up
  • 09:40 – 10:00: MotoGP warm-up
  • 11:00: Moto3 race
  • 12:20: Moto2 Race
  • 14:00: MotoGP race

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