Aperol Grand Prix of Catalunya 2012

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Nick Harris

SMITH CHASES PODIUM FINISH
Oxfordshire-based Bradley Smith is eighth in the Championship despite problems setting-up his Tech 3 machine to match the Suter and Kalex framed bikes. Hopefully some much needed testing may help his situation and he returns to the track where he finished second in the 125 cc race two years ago.

Pol Espargaro, younger brother of Aleix, arrives home with a one point lead in the Moto2 World Championship after the fun and games in the Le Mans rain. There is a tremendous battle already developing for the Championship with Espargaro leading Marc Marquez, who crashed in France, by a single point. Le Mans winner Tom Luthi is just a further two points adrift while just two points separate Andrea Iannone and Scott Redding in their fight for fourth. As usual in Moto2 there are five previous Barcelona winners on the starting grid.

TELEVISION TIMES
Saturday 2 June
1200 – 1500 BBC Red Button & British Eurosport 2 - Live Qualifying Moto3, MotoGP, Moto2

Sunday 3 June
0945 – 1225 BBC Red Button & British Eurosport 2 - Live Moto3 and Moto2 race
1230 – 1400 BBC 2/BBC HD - Live MotoGP race
14.00             British Eurosport - MotoGP Action