2. GP Motorbike is a part of the world championship grand prix.
It is the biggest motorbike competition. In Spain it is called
the queen category, because it moves a lot of people and a
lot of money and it is the most important one.
The other parts of the Road Racing World Championship
Grand Prix are 125cc and moto 2.
The motorbikes that compete in the grand prix are
performance bikes and are not homologated to drive in
public roads.
This championship is organized by FIM (federation
International of Motorcyclists)
3. At the beginning, GP bike was 500cc two strokes but because
of pollution and fuel use it became 990 cc four strokes
The safety was very light and many riders died.
The pilots wore plastic helmets , and now the pilots wear
glass fiber, which is updated with the most modern
technology for the best safety.
4. The current teams are:
Cardio ab motoracing – Carel Abrham
Ducati team --Valentino Rossi , Nicky Hayden
Lc honda moto gp– Tony Elias
Mapfre aspar team– Hector Barbera
Monster yamaha tech 3– Colin Edwards, Cucrchlow
Pramac racing team– Randy de Puniet, Capirossi
Repsol honda team– Dovizzioso, Pedrosa , Stoner
Rizla suzuki moto gp– Bautista, Hopkins
San carlo honda gressini– Marco Simoncelli( RIP) Haoyama
Yamaha factory racing– Lorenzo , Spies
6. 1 Casey STONER Honda AUS 325
2 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha SPA 260
3 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Honda ITA 212
4 Dani PEDROSA Honda SPA 208
5 Ben SPIES Yamaha USA 156
6 Marco SIMONCELLI Honda ITA 139
7 Valentino ROSSI Ducati ITA 139
8 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati USA 132
9 Colin EDWARDS Yamaha USA 109
10 Hiroshi AOYAMA Honda JPN 94
11 Hector BARBERA Ducati SPA 77
12 Alvaro BAUTISTA Suzuki SPA 67
13 Cal CRUTCHLOW Yamaha GBR 57
14 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati CZE 56
15 Toni ELIAS Honda SPA 55
16 Randy DE PUNIET Ducati FRA 49
17 Loris CAPIROSSI Ducati ITA 36
19 John HOPKINS Suzuki USA 6
7. Marco Simoncelli died from the injuries he sustained in a
crash on the second lap of the Malaysian Grand Prix. He was
24.
Simoncelli was fighting for fourth position with Alvaro
Bautista when he lost the front of his bike and slid across the
circuit, into the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino
Rossi, both of whom then hit the Honda.
Simoncelli lay stricken on the track after the crash, his helmet
having come off during the incident.
