For the second weekend in a row, Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) set a new lap record to take pole position – and what an effort it was. The #48’s 1:54.781 was the only sub-1:55 lap of a session that was completed (amazingly) with rain in the air, as Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) finished 0.356s down…
The title chase leader marches on after a fantastic victory battle plays out between three Japanese riders in Motegi For a fifth time in seven races, Zen Mitani is an IDEMITSU Asia Talent Cup race in 2024 after a trio of Japanese stars go head-to-head in a Race 1 thriller at Motegi. The winning margin was just…
H2O Racing and UIM officials were left with no option other than to cancel the pair of 16-lap Sprint races at the Grand Prix of Shanghai China on Saturday afternoon. There had been no respite in the weather conditions in the Baoshan district at the mouth of the Huangpu River, as nine boats initially lined…
The Sharjah Team’s Rusty Wyatt topped the times in the free two-hour practice session for the Grand Prix of Shanghai China on a new course at the mouth of the Huangpu River in the Baoshan district on Friday morning. Strong and winds and even the threat of typhoon conditions have been forecast for the region…
The UIM F1H2O World Championship has returned to the world’s third largest city of Shanghai for the Grand Prix of Shanghai China. Unfortunately, the first of two free practice sessions on a new course at the mouth of the Huangpu River in the Baoshan district was cancelled because strong winds made it impossible for the…
Veteran Al Qemzi calls on his vast experience as typhoon looms Team Abu Dhabi’s Thani Al Qemzi and Alberto Comparato are ready for a tough examination in tomorrow’s Grand Prix of Shanghai, China after Sharjah Team’s Rusty Wyatt secured pole position for Round 4 of the 2024 UIM F1H2O World Championship. Rough waters stirred by…
The Sharjah Team’s Rusty Wyatt mastered the tricky race conditions better than his rivals to claim pole position after a frenetic qualifying session in tricky water conditions for the Grand Prix of Shanghai China on Saturday morning. Defending UIM F1H2O World Champion Jonas Andersson of Team Vietnam finished the session 1.256 seconds behind his title…
Lap record gained, lap record lost and one pretty costly crash: Saturday morning serves up a storm in Japan A rookie on pole with a new lap record, track limits for an eight-time World Champion and a crash for the Championship leader make the headlines overflow after qualifying at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, with…
The top seven are split by 0.318s in Motegi as a belter from the South African defeats Ducati on Day 1 Brad Binder’s (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) brilliant 1:43.436 handed the South African Day 1 honours at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan as an incredibly competitive Friday afternoon Practice session played out at a dry Mobility…
On a mixed conditions Friday at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, Filip Salac (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) topped both FP and Practice 1 to head into Saturday as the rider to beat in the Moto2 class. The Czech rider’s new lap record, a 1:49.716, was 0.046s quicker than second place Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) as the Indonesian…
