Round 10 – Grand Prix of Germany (Sachsenring)
HOFMANN RIDES IN THE GERMAN HOME GP; BARROS IS DETERMINED
TO ACHIVE THE TOP-FIVE
After competing in the two consecutive North European races,
the MotoGP bikers stop one week to prepare themselves for
the tenth world championship appointment where they will be
the real protagonists of the Germany race before flying to
the US.
Alex Barros, not completely satisfied after the result got
in the Holland GP, is ready to redeem himself in Sachsenring,
where, having already won the 2000 appointment and obtained
the second place on podium in 2004, he has all the means to
dispute a good competition.
I
t will be a particularly exciting race for the team-mate Alex
Hofmann who will compete in his “home race”, determined
to achieve an important result with his Desmosedici .
As usual the race week-end will start on Friday 13th with
free practise ending on Sunday 15th with the race that will
take place at 2:00 p.m.
Alex Barros (69 points – 8th place in the championship):
“I’m ready for the next race in Germany and considering
my disappointment for the result I got in Assen, I will give
my best to get a place in the top-five. The Sachsenring track
is one of the circuits I like and where usually I’m
fast, actually I won the 2000 appointment and I achieved the
podium in 2004; our forecasts are positive, but, as we know,
every race is unforeseeable: sometimes you are sure to get
an important result and you obtain nothing, sometimes you
think that it is impossible for you to be good and you reach
your aim! I’m confident, I have a good feeling with
the whole package bike-tires and my team is working very well!
I hope to do a good race and to achieve the result I want.”
Alex Hofmann (53 points – 11th place in the
championship): “The next race for me is the
most important championship appointment; I’m German
and riding in Germany gives me always strong emotions. For
me is very important to be good on this track, so I will give
my best to achieve an important result. In the last race in
Assen we started well, but during the competition the cramps
to the right arm did not allow me to ride as I would have
liked. After this break week I hope to be at 100% to arrive
in Sachsenring in good conditions and to reach my aim. There
will be a lot of fans and friends to support me; I hope to
be able to thank them with a good result. “
Luis d’Antin – Team Manager:
“With the next race, the championship starts its half
season part. Until today for us this championship has been
a pretty good one; at the beginning we have been quite unlucky,
but afterwards we obtained the podium in Mugello and some
important results. We are not completely satisfied, we want
to do better and I’m sure that from now to the end of
the championship we will improve, the German race could be
the occasion to show it. The Ducati-Bridgestone package is
very competitive and the whole Team works constantly for getting
good results.”
THE CIRCUIT
The circuit was built in 1996 and in 1998 here took place
the first race. With its numerous and narrow corners, is one
of the most slowly circuits in MotoGP championship, being
however not less competitive or demanding.
Opened: 1996
Modified: 2003
Length: 3671m;
Width: 10m
LongestStraight:780m
Right turns:4
Left turns: 10
Pole position: left
Classification 2006 –MotoGP Class
1° Valentino Rossi: 41’59.248;
2° Marco Meandri: 41’59.393;
3° Nicky Hayden: 41’59.514;
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