March 2005
27th March - FINAL DAY OF IRTA TEST FOR DUCATI MARLBORO
TEAM
The three-day Jerez test concluded with a generally positive
balance sheet for the Ducati Marlboro Team, which could only
count on the services of Loris Capirossi and test-rider Vittoriano
Guareschi
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26th March - CAPIROSSI SATISFIED WITH WET-WEATHER BRIDGESTONE
TYRES
The second day of official IRTA testing at Jerez was hampered
by bad weather, with the track drying out only late in the
afternoon.
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25th March - DIFFICULT FIRST DAY OF TESTING FOR THE DUCATI
MARLBORO TEAM AT JEREZ
Capirossi concentrates on set-up work and only finds the
right direction in the afternoon. Team-mate Checa absent due
to dislocated left shoulder.
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23rd March - CARLOS CHECA TO MISS IRTA TEST AT JEREZ
A dislocated left shoulder will prevent the Spanish rider
from taking part in the second and final IRTA official MotoGP
test session at Jerez de la Frontera.
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20th March - DUCATI MARLBORO MEN CONCLUDE TESTING AT CATALUNYA
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Loris Capirossi completed his
three-day test session at Catalunya today, learning plenty
more about his Ducati Marlboro Team Desmosedici GP5
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19th March - DUCATI MARLBORO MEN TRY NEW ENGINE-BRAKING
SYSTEM
Ducati Marlboro Team riders Loris Capirossi and Carlos Checa
tried the factory's new engine-braking system for the first
time at Catalunya today.
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18th March - DUCATI MARLBORO MEN FIND TYRE & SUSPENSION
IMPROVEMENTS
Ducati Marlboro Team riders Loris Capirossi and Carlos Checa
both made useful forward progress during team testing at Catalunya
today, the first of a three-day session at the Spanish track.
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18th March - IRTA Tests - Catalunya - Preview Barcelona,
18-20 March 2005
After a lengthy series of winter tests, Loris Capirossi and
Carlos Checa are ready for the first official confrontation
of the season.
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3rd March - DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM WRAPS UP TESTING IN QATAR
Capirossi and Checa prepare for forthcoming IRTA tests with
an improvement in lap times and satisfaction for the work
carried out in collaboration with Bridgestone.
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2nd March - CAPIROSSI SETS QUICK TIME WITH THE DESMOSEDICI
IN QATAR
Loris Capirossi ends the second day of testing with a time
of 1m57.69s. Carlos Checa just two-tenths of a second slower.
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1st March - DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM BACK IN TESTING ACTION
IN QATAR
After returning home from Australia, Loris Capirossi, Carlos
Checa and the Italian team's engineers returned to the track
for more testing today in Qatar.
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February 2005
19th February - DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM CONCLUDES TESTING IN
AUSTRALIA
Carlos Checa and Loris Capirossi again concentrated on tyre
testing and race set-up at Phillip Island.
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18th February - CHECA AND THE DESMOSEDICI GP5 SET CRACKING
PACE AT PHILLIP ISLAND
The Spanish rider laps under the 2004 pole time. Team-mate
Loris Capirossi carries out back-to-back tests.
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17th February - DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM STARTS TESTING AT PHILLIP
ISLAND
New track for the Ducati-Bridgestone pairing as Desmosedici
GP5 development continues in Australia.
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13th February - Sepang test Day 4
Final intense day of testing for Carlos Checa and Shinichi
Itoh, who concentrated on race tyres and set-up and the latest
generation Bridgestones.
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10th February - Sepang test Day 1
The Tyre Test Team made its debut today on the Malaysian
track in typically torrid conditions (38-40° air/62°
track), but the first day's running has already produced positive
results.
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9th February - Sepang test preview
After a fortnight’s break, the MotoGP teams are back
at Sepang for a second successive test session at the Malaysian
circuit.
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January 2005
25th January - DESMOSEDICI GP5 ENDS SEPANG TESTING WITH
RECORD TIME
Capirossi sets quickest time during the three-day test (2m00.54s),
the Italian improving the Malaysian circuit’s official
pole record by 1.3 seconds.
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24th January - DESMOSEDICI GP5 MAKES FURTHER PROGRESS
Ducati Marlboro Team hard at work on second day of testing
at Sepang. Capirossi, the only rider of the team on track,
again sets quickest time in 2m01.98s.
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23rd January - POSITIVE DEBUT FOR THE DESMOSEDICI GP5
From the snows of Madonna di Campiglio to the sweltering
heat of Malaysia: Loris Capirossi sets quickest time (2m02.18s)
on the first day of testing for the Ducati Marlboro Team.
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