Piero Taramasso, Michelin Motorsport Two-Wheel Manager: “It was a huge disappointment for all involved with what happened last year at Silverstone, but the circuit has done a good job and had it totally resurfaced, but this means we are heading there with no knowledge of how the surface will actually perform. The range of tyres that we have selected is based on data supplied to us from the company that laid the asphalt, so we have some information of what types of stones and other materials have been used to make up the surface. It is always a challenge to go somewhere we haven’t tested at; this is why we had it placed in the rules that we could take four tyres to give the riders every opportunity to find the best compound for them and their bike. We are confident with our allocation and are looking forward to see how the new surface behaves, we have initial good reports, but want to experience it for ourselves, and of course we are certainly hoping for good weather, but we are going to England so who knows what will happen!”
Fifty-nine years have passed since Husqvana’s first world championship. Since then, it has enjoyed 58 rider and 42 manufacturer titles earned across six different motorcycle disciplines.Husqvarna Motorcycles
It has been 59 years since Bill Nilsson won the 1960 FIM 500cc Motocross World Championship for Husqvarna, the manufacturer’s first-ever world title. After that, the marque experienced its Golden Age of racing successes that included nine world titles in the decade that followed. Among those historic victories were four FIM 250cc MX World Championships earned by hall of famer Torsten Hallman.
Italian ace Mattia Guadagnini won the 2019 FIM 125 Junior MX World Championship, earning himself the honor of having his name etched in the prestigious history of Husqvarna. Keep in mind that the celebration does not include numerous European and National championships or the 11 SCORE Baja 1000 wins that also helped to develop Husqvarna’s reputation as a brand to be reckoned with on the trail or the racetrack in the 1960s–’70s. Here’s a look at some key championships that helped Husky reach 100 world titles.
Husqvarna: Notable FIM World Championships
1960 FIM 500cc Motocross World Championship – Bill Nilsson 1962 FIM 500cc Motocross World Championship – Rolf Tibblin 1962 FIM 250cc Motocross World Championship – Torsten Hallman 1963 FIM 250cc Motocross World Championship – Torsten Hallman 1963 FIM 500cc Motocross World Championship – Rolf Tibblin 1966 FIM 250cc Motocross World Championship – Torsten Hallman 1967 FIM 250cc Motocross World Championship – Torsten Hallman 1974 FIM 500cc Motocross World Championship – Heikki Mikkola 1976 FIM 250cc Motocross World Championship – Heikki Mikkola 1990 FIM 400cc World Enduro Championship – Otakar Kotraba 1993 FIM 500cc Motocross World Championship – Jacky Martens 1995 FIM 350 World Enduro Championship – Anders Eriksson 1996 FIM 400 World Enduro Championship – Anders Eriksson 1998 FIM 500 World Enduro Championship – Anders Eriksson 1998 125cc Motocross World Championship – Alessio Chiodi 1999 125cc Motocross World Championship – Alessio Chiodi 1999 FIM 500 World Enduro Championship – Anders Eriksson 2001 FIM 500 World Enduro Championship – Anders Eriksson 2002 FIM 500 World Enduro Championship – Anders Eriksson 2003 FIM 450 World Enduro Championship – Anders Eriksson 2010 E1 World Enduro Championship – Antoine Méo 2011 E1 World Enduro Championship – Juha Salminen 2011 E2 World Enduro Championship – Antoine Méo 2014 E2 World Enduro Championship – Pela Renet 2015 E3 World Enduro Championship – Mathias Bellino 2016 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship – Colten Hakker 2017 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship – Colten Hakker 2019 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship – Colten Hakker 2016 FIM Cross Country Rally World Championship – Pablo Quintanilla 2017 FIM Cross Country Rally World Championship – Pablo Quintanilla 2017 FIM/AMA 250 Motocross Championship – Zach Osborne 2018 FIM/AMA 250 East Supercross Championship – Zach Osborne 2018 FIM/AMA 450 Supercross Championship – Jason Anderson 2019 FIM 125 Junior Motocross World Championship – Mattia Guadagnini
In the end, Bradley Smith ended as fastest thanks to a 1:47.540, over twelve seconds quicker than he managed in yesterday’s wet conditions, meaning the Aprilia test rider leaves Finland as the unofficial track record holder. The Brit, now preparing to ride at his home Grand Prix with the Petronas Sprinta Racing Moto2™ squad, was the only rider out on track when the rain began to fall, which was so heavy and sudden the Aprilia rider was stranded halfway around the track on slick tyres.
I’d had some close shaves before and have missed complete days of practice and qualifying. Race days have been postponed, race programmes and race distances cut short but always racing won albeit such as Qatar in 2009, a day late. Riders actually refusing to race on safety grounds have also produced severely depleted grids but the races have gone ahead. I remember being summoned to Barry Sheene’s motorhome at Nogaro in France in 1982 to draft a letter from all the top riders led by Kenny Roberts telling the organisers they refused to race on safety grounds. Who will forget the sight of Eddie Lawson raising one finger, not to celebrate a victory, while sitting on the pit lane wall in Misano every single lap to Pier Francesco Chili who won a re-started 1989 Nations Grand Prix when the leading riders refused to race after safety issue in the first race.
This was a historical event as it gathered the FIM and the FIA in plenary sessions and workshops to address a variety of topics. FIM President Jorge Viegas gave the welcoming speech and then yielded the floor to the speakers, mainly women, from over 20 countries from all 5 continents who expressed their views and experiences on matters such as women empowerment, leadership, women’s role in the industry, and the future task of involving girls in motorsports.
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However, he returns to Grand Prix action in Great Britain this weekend with the aim of continuing his improvement and adaptation to the RC213V. Silverstone is a circuit the Repsol Honda rider has often performed well at, with three victories to his name, coming in 2010, 2012 and 2013, plus a pole position from last year.
On Sunday, Moto3™ will get Warm Ups underway as usual, but it will be at the slightly later time of 09:00. After their 20 minutes, the MotoGP™ riders will be next out – not Moto2™. This is because the MotoGP™ race is going ahead before the Moto2™ race, with the premier class going into battle at 13:00 local time (GMT+1). The intermediate class will be racing at the later time of 14:30.
Round 12 of the MotoGP World Championship will see five-time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo return to the Repsol Honda Team for the first time since suffering a back injury at round 8 in Assen. Fractures to his T6 and T8 vertebrae kept Lorenzo away from the circuit, undertaking an intense recovery process to return to racing again. The objective for this first weekend back will be to help Jorge Lorenzo acclimate to the RC213V again and assess his level of performance after missing out on substantial track time.
Jorge Lorenzo
“It is very good to be back with the Repsol Honda Team, it has been a long time since Assen. I would have liked to have been back sooner, but the nature of the injury meant I had to take my time. While away from the track, I have been working hard to be as ready as possible for Silverstone but I know it will take some time to get back up to speed. I am pleased and ready to be back with the team so we can keep improving and get the results we know we can achieve.”
Jorge Lorenzo leading Fabio Quartararo at Le Mans earlier this year
Marc Marquez arrives in the United Kingdom after one of the season’s most exciting races against Andrea Dovizioso. Narrowly missing out on victory, the reigning champion is fired up and ready to return to the top step of the podium to protect his comfortable 58-point World Championship lead.
Since Austria 2018, Marquez has crossed the line in first or second in all the races he has finished – an impressive run he is looking to continue as he aims to return to the Silverstone podium for the first time since 2014. Another top three finish would see him equal Agostini’s 88 podiums in the premier class.
Marc Marquez
“Hopefully we can enjoy a great race in Silverstone. We have certainly had some bad luck in the past, but this year we are showing that we are much stronger at circuits where in the past we haven’t been so I am feeling good for the weekend. We will see what the new surface is like because in the past Silverstone has been quite bumpy and of course we’ll see what the weather does.”
Marquez and Dovizioso tussled hard at the Red Bull Ring
The 5.9km long Silverstone circuit is the longest on the MotoGP calendar and has hosted a number of memorable races since its debut in 1977. Newly resurfaced again for 2019 after the debacle of 2018 that saw the race cancelled only hours before the scheduled race start due to drainage issues, the new circuit surface again presents a somewhat unknown element at this year’s Grand Prix as teams and riders will seek to understand tyre life, the various bumps and how fast the new surface is.
Canet becomes the latest rider from Valencia to work with the team since its formation in 1992, following in the tyre tracks of Jorge Martínez, Juan Bautista Borja, Jerónimo Vidal, Álex Debón, Héctor Barberá, Héctor Faubel, Sergio Gadea, Xavi Forés and Nico Terol, amongst others. Alongside these riders, the team have celebrated a World Championship title, two championship runner-up positions, 29 victories and 86 podiums. It is a list of honours that Aron Canet is determined to add to.
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