The first MOTOGP race of the season in Qatar, Losail Circuit

Moto GP

1. Jorge LORENZO (Yamaha)
2. Dani PEDROSA (Honda)
3. Casey STONER (Honda)

Moto 2

1. Marc MARQUEZ (Suter)
2. Andrea IANNONE (Speed Up)
3. Pol ESPARGARO (Kalex)

Moto 3

1. Maverick VIÑALES (FTR Honda)
2. Romano FENATI (FTR Honda)
3. Sandro CORTESE (KTM)

Moto GP

        
     The Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo was thrilled with victory in Qatar, as team-mate Ben Spies experienced a tough race.
Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo claimed a sensational victory on Sunday under the dramatic floodlights of the Losail circuit, finally claiming his first premier class Grad Prix of Qatar win. Lorenzo took the lead from the start and held off rival Casey Stoner for the first few laps before conceding the lead and tucking into second. The Mallorcan then played the waiting game, never letting Stoner more than two seconds ahead. With seven laps to go he started to close the distance as Stoner’s pace dropped off, holding off a determined Dani Pedrosa on his tail to take the lead. Lorenzo crossed the line 0.852 seconds ahead of Pedrosa, taking the lead in the 2012 Championship standings with 25 points.

Moto 2

     

     Thomas Lüthi and Marc Márquez went head-to-head going into the final lap of the Moto2  Grand Prix of Qatar on Sunday, with their fight for victory culminating in an overtake on the Swiss rider by his Spanish rival who then went on to win the race.

The two riders were summoned by Race Direction in the aftermath of an incident towards the end of the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar. In the attached videos you can re-watch the overtake which sparked controversy, and see the two riders’ exchange of opinions with one another after the race.

Moto 3

       The debut of the new Moto3™ category in the World Championship delivered an excellent spectacle at the Losail International Circuit, as Maverick Viñales (Blusens Avintia) took victory at the season-opening Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar.

IVECO with the  Moto GP

Following the experience gained over the last  years, Iveco has taken a further step into the world of MotoGP and into the Fiat Yamaha Team in particular. 

In addition to the role of Premium Supplier, Iveco now becomes "Official Sponsor" of the Fiat Yamaha Team with Jorge Lorenzo. This further development of the partnership is within the broader strategy of Iveco; that is increasingly tied to the sports world and in keeping with its strong international identity, which also demonstrates the great vitality and energy of Iveco. 

The new sponsorship agreement with the Fiat Yamaha Team, which will last for last years, provides further important visibility to the Iveco brand in the world. It also includes, amongst others, the supply of some  STRALIS 450 heavy duty vehicles in addition to the some  ECODAILY Combi. 

The vehicles will be used by the team for the transfer of race bikes and pit equipment used within the circuit paddock during the forthcoming MotoGP World Championships. 

This sponsorship is further evidence of the strong bond between Iveco and partners that excel in the world of sport, which most recently tied the company to the world of rugby with New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, the most famous rugby team in the world, and not forgetting, of course, the role of official supplier to the Scuderia Ferrari. One way of communicating and aligning its image to personalities and sporting events at the highest level, tied to the emotions and everything that revolves around the world of sport with a huge worldwide media impact.

Iveco 

Iveco designs, manufactures, and markets a broad range of light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, off-road trucks, city and intercity buses and coaches as well as special vehicles for applications such as fire fighting, off-road missions, defence and civil protection.
Iveco employs almost 25,000 people and runs 27 production units in 16 Countries in the world using excellent technologies developed in 6 research centres. Besides Europe, the company operates in China, Russia, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, and South Africa. With around 5000 sales and service outlets in over 160 Countries guarantee technical support wherever in the world an Iveco vehicle is at work.
Torino, 4th February 2010 

Alonso pulls off shock victory in Malaysia

Fernando Alonso's magnificent drive secured an unlikely victory for Ferrari at a chaotic Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. 

(Eurosport) Few would have given the double world champion a sniff of a 28th career victory given Ferrari's apparent lack of pace this season.
But rain in Malaysia - so strong that there was a 50-minute suspension of the race after nine laps - played into the Spaniard's hands.
On a day which challenged the driversSauber's Sergio Perez underlined his class with an electrifying drive for second place, while Lewis Hamilton ended the day third forMcLaren for the second consecutive weekend.
Mark Webber and Kimi Raikkonen rounded out the top five, while Bruno Senna was another to drive superbly and claim sixth for Williams.
Scot Paul di Resta grabbed seventh for Force India, with Jean-Eric Vergne eighth ahead of Nico Hulkenberg, and Michael Schumacherclinching Mercedes' first point of the season in 10th.
There were casualties of the eventful race, withJenson Button and Sebastian Vettel suffering the biggest disappointments.
Button pitted five times after problems getting warmth into his tyres and clipping Narain Karthikeyan's HRT, and there was no repeat of his stop-start heroics in Canada last year.
Defending world champion Vettel also collided with Karthikeyan eight laps out, sustaining a puncture, and after dropping out of the points places the German was instructed to retire on the final lap.
And as if to illustrate Alonso's masterful performance, his team-mate Felipe Massa languished down in 15th after another race to forget.
With the field on intermediate tyres as the race began in showery conditions, Hamilton must have thought he had done enough to avoid a repeat of Melbourne when he defended his line into turn one at the start.
He stayed out in front as the weather worsened, forcing the suspension of the race.
It eventually resumed behind the safety car, with the McLarens holding their advantage when racing finally began on lap 13. But in the pits Hamilton lost ground when his crew could not find a gap to release him, costing him the lead.
Button, who had nipped ahead of his team-mate, then tangled with Karthikeyan with the race at his mercy. He had to stop for a new front wing and never recovered.
That left Alonso and Perez out in front, but in the drying conditions there appeared plenty of time for Hamilton or the Red Bulls behind him to close the gap.
But the only man who could take on Alonso was the Mexican. Having built up a seven-second lead, Alonso saw it whittled away lap by lap by Perez until he was just two seconds adrift.
When the drivers made the switch to dry-weather tyres Perez's decision to stay out for another lap cost him five seconds in the chase to Alonso, but in five pulsating laps he clawed his way back to Alonso's wing.
A first victory was there for the taking, but Perez ran wide when just half a second behind Alonso, losing precious seconds in race for the lead.
And Alonso, a veteran of 179 races, found a way to take the chequered flag and snatch the early lead in the drivers' championship.

Iveco supplies the Scuderia Ferrari with vehicles that transport the Formula 1 Grand Prix cars to the world championship race tracks. The company is very proud of its partnership with Ferrari and puts great value on the use of its products by such a world leading sporting enterprise.
Iveco employs almost 25,000 people and runs 24 production units in 11 Countries in the world using excellent technologies developed in 6 research centres. Besides Europe, the company operates in China, Russia, Australia and Latin America. Around 5,000 sales and service outlets in over 160 Countries guarantee technical support wherever in the world an Iveco vehicle is at work.