Honda RC212V
Engine features: Four stroke liquid cooled engine, V4, DOHC 4
Displacement: 800cc
Maximum Power: over 210 HP
Maximum Speed: over 325 km/H
Gearbox :
Six speed cassette type gearbox with alternative optional ratio
Clutch : Fully adjustable multi plate slipper clutch
Exhaust : Titanium
Overall lenght : 2050mm to 2070mm up to circuit lay out and specification
Overall height : 1125mm
Overall width : 645mm
Weight : 148kg
Fuel : 21 litres capacity ELF
Oil : ELF
Chassis Features:
Aluminium twin spare frame
Fully adjustable steering and geometry
Fully adjustable LCR magnesium tripple clamp
Suspensions :
Front Fully adjustable Öhlins TTX20 upside down
Rear Fully adjustable Öhlins TTX36 Pro-link type link
Tyres : Michelin
Wheel : Marchesini
Brakes : Brembo front four piston caliper 314mm carbon disc Rear twin piston caliperVentilated steel disc
RIDER
Alex de Angelis
NAME: ALEX DE ANGELIS
TEAM: SAN CARLO HONDA GRESINI
NATIONALITY: SAN MARINESE
DATE OF BIRTH: 26/02/1984
MARRIED: SINGLE
Nationality San Marino
Height: 1.72 m
Weight: 57.00 kg
Career - Alex DE ANGELIS
Year Competition Team Rank Type
2008 World Championships Honda 14 MotoGP
2007 World Championships Aprilia 3 250cc
2006 World Championships Aprilia 3 250cc
2005 World Championships Aprilia 7 250cc
2004 World Championships Aprilia 5 250cc
2003 World Championships Aprilia 2 125cc
2002 World Championships Aprilia 9 125cc
2001 World Championships Honda 14 125cc
2000 World Championships Honda 18 125cc
After the successful introduction to MotoGP of superstar Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V) and that of reigning World Champion Casey Stoner, it was only a matter of time before hot 250cc property Alex de Angelis was given a chance in the 800cc category.
Now signed-up for the consistently competitive San Carlo Honda Gresini squad this engaging and fiercely determined 23-year-old has been a regular front-runner in the 250cc class for the past four seasons. He even scored podium finishes in his first full year in the tightly fought quarter-litre category.
His record of fifth, seventh and third overall in those first three seasons demonstrates a gradual mastery of a harsh competitive environment. And it is perhaps the San Marinese man’s combative instincts that have so far been both his strength and something of a failing when left unchecked.
He finished third overall again in 2007 after recording his first win on a 250 at the final race of 2006 in Valencia. It was anticipated that de Angelis would be more than a match for eventual series winner Jorge Lorenzo and runner-up Andrea Dovizioso, but his title challenge never quite took off despite only one failure to finish a race and eight podium places in his final 250cc World Championship season.
But seasoned observers recognised qualities in Alex that are likely to stand him in good stead when it comes to wrestling an 800cc machine around the tight twists of the Sachsenring or the open sweeping turns of Phillip Island.
He has aggression aplenty, and this was perhaps best on show in his 125cc days when his all-action style and uncompromising overtaking technique took him to runner-up spot in his fourth full season in the smallest capacity class.
Now having matured into a rider more likely to take the points on offer than risk crashing in vain attempts at rostrum positions de Angelis is ready to make the leap to the premier class.
Engaging and affable in the paddock, this steely adversary is perhaps most celebrated so far for recovering from what looked like the nastiest of accidents at the Turkish Grand Prix last season. He sensationally regained control of his 250cc Aprilia having been hoisted out of the seat after clashing with other riders on the high-speed back straight. Even though out of the saddle and on the grass, the dogged de Angelis brought the machine to a halt yards from disaster, averting what would have been a very unsavoury incident.
With so much experience under his belt and still with youth on his side, Alex has the class
and the determination to succeed at the highest level and it’s in the MotoGP class that his talents are most likely to reach full potential. Randy de Puniet, now riding for the LCR Honda Team, has already showed how the right type of 250cc rider can make the grade in MotoGP – now it’s the turn of premier class rookie de Angelis.
Shinya Nakano
Speciality MotoGP
Born 19/10/1977 in Chiba (Japan)
Nationality Japan
Height 1.67 m
Weight 65.00 kg
nationality • Japanese
born • 10 October 1977
grand prix début •
1998: One of the quiet men of Grand Prix racing, Shin’ya Nakano prefers to let his smooth and effective riding do the talking. A former engineering student, he perhaps doesn’t have the force of personality to gain public notice in the way of some of his peers, and is therefore surely under-rated. But there is no lack of respect for his abilities among the people he races for, and against. An acclaimed 250cc racer, he has made the switch up to both 500cc and 990cc machinery successfully and, after many years of service for Yamaha, he now looks to continue Kawasaki’s drive towards the top end of the leader board
1983: Started riding on a ‘pocket bike’
1985: Eastern Kanto region pocket bike Grand Prix 2 champion
1987: All-Japan Pocket Bike Champion
1989: Made 50cc Minibike racing début
1992: Won three regional Minibike championships
1993: Won a further regional Minibike championship
1994: SP Tadao Racing Team
6th in Kanto region 250cc SP championship; 3rd in Kanto region 125cc SP championship; won Suzuka 4-Hours Endurance race; won Suzuka Sunday Auto-bai 250cc SP race
1995: SP Tadao Racing Team, number 62 Yamaha
12th: in Japanese 125cc championship, with Yamaha TZ125 - 2nd at Mine
1996: SP Tadao Racing Team, number 12 Yamaha
6th in Japanese 125cc championship, with Yamaha TZ125 - 2nd at Suzuka and Mine
1997: Yamaha Racing Team, number 56 Yamaha
5th in Japanese 250cc championship, with Yamaha YZR250 - won at Sugo and Mine
1998: Yamaha Racing Team, number 56 Yamaha
Japanese 250cc Champion, with Yamaha YZR250 - seven wins from eight races; 250cc Grand Prix début as wildcard, number 50 bike for BP Yamaha Racing Team - 2nd in Japan, 4th in Australia
1999: Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3, number 56 Yamaha
Shin’ya proved his abilities in a first full season of 250cc Grands Prix, with regular top five results, including five podium scores. Three of these came from his first four outings, and he was already a winner after round two, his home race at Suzuka. He was on pole twice, set one fastest lap, and 207 points put him right in the middle of the Italy versus Japan battle. Indeed his final total placed him fourth overall, and just two points behind reigning champion Loris Capirossi
2000: Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3, number 56 Yamaha
The 250cc title was so nearly Nakano’s in 2000, but instead went to team-mate Olivier Jacque, by just seven points and on the very last corner of competition. Along the way, the Japanese rider’s five wins were the most of anybody, and his consistent run of twelve podiums from sixteen bore the mark of a champion. Unfortunately, the race in Estoril was costly, as he was unsighted and crashed over Tohru Ukawa’s fallen Honda at the hairpin. Otherwise, he would surely have beaten Jacque. 272 points, three poles and seven fastest laps were added to his tally
2001: Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3, number 56 Yamaha
For 2001, the entire Tech 3 team moved up to the 500cc class, including riders Nakano and Jacque. Shin’ya was a revelation on the YZR500, taking a first podium in Germany, and easily winning the rookie of the year tag. Starting from the front row in each of his first four attempts, he actually qualified second for his first 500 GP, and repeated this at rounds six and nine. Overall, he was fourth best qualifier, behind only the dominant Italian trio of Biaggi, Capirossi and Rossi. A mid-season hand injury upset Nakano’s momentum briefly, but he was a regular points scorer, and nine times in the top six. Meanwhile, Jacque made rather less of an impact, with 59 points to Nakano’s 155. This score took the 24-year-old to fifth overall, and he also added one fastest lap
2002: Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3, number 56 Yamaha
2002: was the start of the four-stroke 990cc MotoGP era, but for the Tech 3 boys it meant continuing with the two-stroke Yamaha 500. This time Nakano and Jacque were much more closely matched, and it was the Frenchman who sat on pole for the German GP, with Shin’ya beaten into second by just 0.08s. He converted this into fifth at the flag, and later added two sixths when given the new M1 for the last three races. Other results meant 68 points and eleventh overall, but with ‘OJ’ thirteen points and a place better off
2003: Yamaha d’Antín, number 56 Yamaha
In 2003, one of the loyal Tech 3 riders had to make room for new signing Alex Barros, and it was Nakano who was moved aside. His first full season with the YZF-M1 was another consistent one, with 101 points from finishes in all but the last race, where he spoiled the record with a fall. His best results were fifths at Mugello and Barcelona, and his record made him joint second best Yamaha rider, level with injury affected Barros, and behind Carlos Checa. In qualifying, Checa was the only M1 rider to best him overall, with Shin’ya six times in the top six
2004: Kawasaki Racing Team, number 56 Kawasaki
For a loyal Japanese rider, swapping makes is still fairly unusual, but this happened with Shin’ya as Valentino Rossi arrived at the top of the Yamaha tree. He took on leadership of the Kawasaki project, with the ZX-RR now swapping from Dunlop tyres to the more promising Bridgestones. Nakano qualified in the top six on six occasions, including on the front row with third at Sepang - the first time for Kawasaki since 1981. The tyres let him down with a very big crash in Italy, but encouraging results elsewhere included a podium appearance - he was third at home in Japan, perhaps helped by a first corner pile-up but still ahead of the likes of Barros and Gibernau. Consistent finishing gave him 83 points, and tenth place overall
2005: Kawasaki Racing Team, number 56 Kawasaki
Continuing with Kawasaki, and their improved ‘big-bang’ firing order motor, Nakano was a strong qualifier again, with seven appearances on the second or third rows. There was no podium this time, but he scored more points, starting off with fifth in Spain, and was once more tenth overall with his tally of 98. In Germany, he set some particularly fast times chasing up to the leaders, but had to settle for sixth as his tyres found the going tough. He will look to move further forward as he leads the team into 2006
2006 World Championships Kawasaki 14 MotoGP
2007 World Championships Honda 17 MotoGP
2008 World Championships Honda 9 MotoGP
Now signed-up for the consistently competitive San Carlo Honda Gresini squad this engaging and fiercely determined 23-year-old has been a regular front-runner in the 250cc class for the past four seasons. He even scored podium finishes in his first full year in the tightly fought quarter-litre category.
His record of fifth, seventh and third overall in those first three seasons demonstrates a gradual mastery of a harsh competitive environment. And it is perhaps the San Marinese man’s combative instincts that have so far been both his strength and something of a failing when left unchecked.
He finished third overall again in 2007 after recording his first win on a 250 at the final race of 2006 in Valencia. It was anticipated that de Angelis would be more than a match for eventual series winner Jorge Lorenzo and runner-up Andrea Dovizioso, but his title challenge never quite took off despite only one failure to finish a race and eight podium places in his final 250cc World Championship season.
But seasoned observers recognised qualities in Alex that are likely to stand him in good stead when it comes to wrestling an 800cc machine around the tight twists of the Sachsenring or the open sweeping turns of Phillip Island.
He has aggression aplenty, and this was perhaps best on show in his 125cc days when his all-action style and uncompromising overtaking technique took him to runner-up spot in his fourth full season in the smallest capacity class.
Now having matured into a rider more likely to take the points on offer than risk crashing in vain attempts at rostrum positions de Angelis is ready to make the leap to the premier class.
Engaging and affable in the paddock, this steely adversary is perhaps most celebrated so far for recovering from what looked like the nastiest of accidents at the Turkish Grand Prix last season. He sensationally regained control of his 250cc Aprilia having been hoisted out of the seat after clashing with other riders on the high-speed back straight. Even though out of the saddle and on the grass, the dogged de Angelis brought the machine to a halt yards from disaster, averting what would have been a very unsavoury incident.
With so much experience under his belt and still with youth on his side, Alex has the class
and the determination to succeed at the highest level and it’s in the MotoGP class that his talents are most likely to reach full potential. Randy de Puniet, now riding for the LCR Honda Team, has already showed how the right type of 250cc rider can make the grade in MotoGP – now it’s the turn of premier class rookie de Angelis.
Shinya Nakano
Speciality MotoGP
Born 19/10/1977 in Chiba (Japan)
Nationality Japan
Height 1.67 m
Weight 65.00 kg
nationality • Japanese
born • 10 October 1977
grand prix début •
1998: One of the quiet men of Grand Prix racing, Shin’ya Nakano prefers to let his smooth and effective riding do the talking. A former engineering student, he perhaps doesn’t have the force of personality to gain public notice in the way of some of his peers, and is therefore surely under-rated. But there is no lack of respect for his abilities among the people he races for, and against. An acclaimed 250cc racer, he has made the switch up to both 500cc and 990cc machinery successfully and, after many years of service for Yamaha, he now looks to continue Kawasaki’s drive towards the top end of the leader board
1983: Started riding on a ‘pocket bike’
1985: Eastern Kanto region pocket bike Grand Prix 2 champion
1987: All-Japan Pocket Bike Champion
1989: Made 50cc Minibike racing début
1992: Won three regional Minibike championships
1993: Won a further regional Minibike championship
1994: SP Tadao Racing Team
6th in Kanto region 250cc SP championship; 3rd in Kanto region 125cc SP championship; won Suzuka 4-Hours Endurance race; won Suzuka Sunday Auto-bai 250cc SP race
1995: SP Tadao Racing Team, number 62 Yamaha
12th: in Japanese 125cc championship, with Yamaha TZ125 - 2nd at Mine
1996: SP Tadao Racing Team, number 12 Yamaha
6th in Japanese 125cc championship, with Yamaha TZ125 - 2nd at Suzuka and Mine
1997: Yamaha Racing Team, number 56 Yamaha
5th in Japanese 250cc championship, with Yamaha YZR250 - won at Sugo and Mine
1998: Yamaha Racing Team, number 56 Yamaha
Japanese 250cc Champion, with Yamaha YZR250 - seven wins from eight races; 250cc Grand Prix début as wildcard, number 50 bike for BP Yamaha Racing Team - 2nd in Japan, 4th in Australia
1999: Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3, number 56 Yamaha
Shin’ya proved his abilities in a first full season of 250cc Grands Prix, with regular top five results, including five podium scores. Three of these came from his first four outings, and he was already a winner after round two, his home race at Suzuka. He was on pole twice, set one fastest lap, and 207 points put him right in the middle of the Italy versus Japan battle. Indeed his final total placed him fourth overall, and just two points behind reigning champion Loris Capirossi
2000: Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3, number 56 Yamaha
The 250cc title was so nearly Nakano’s in 2000, but instead went to team-mate Olivier Jacque, by just seven points and on the very last corner of competition. Along the way, the Japanese rider’s five wins were the most of anybody, and his consistent run of twelve podiums from sixteen bore the mark of a champion. Unfortunately, the race in Estoril was costly, as he was unsighted and crashed over Tohru Ukawa’s fallen Honda at the hairpin. Otherwise, he would surely have beaten Jacque. 272 points, three poles and seven fastest laps were added to his tally
2001: Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3, number 56 Yamaha
For 2001, the entire Tech 3 team moved up to the 500cc class, including riders Nakano and Jacque. Shin’ya was a revelation on the YZR500, taking a first podium in Germany, and easily winning the rookie of the year tag. Starting from the front row in each of his first four attempts, he actually qualified second for his first 500 GP, and repeated this at rounds six and nine. Overall, he was fourth best qualifier, behind only the dominant Italian trio of Biaggi, Capirossi and Rossi. A mid-season hand injury upset Nakano’s momentum briefly, but he was a regular points scorer, and nine times in the top six. Meanwhile, Jacque made rather less of an impact, with 59 points to Nakano’s 155. This score took the 24-year-old to fifth overall, and he also added one fastest lap
2002: Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3, number 56 Yamaha
2002: was the start of the four-stroke 990cc MotoGP era, but for the Tech 3 boys it meant continuing with the two-stroke Yamaha 500. This time Nakano and Jacque were much more closely matched, and it was the Frenchman who sat on pole for the German GP, with Shin’ya beaten into second by just 0.08s. He converted this into fifth at the flag, and later added two sixths when given the new M1 for the last three races. Other results meant 68 points and eleventh overall, but with ‘OJ’ thirteen points and a place better off
2003: Yamaha d’Antín, number 56 Yamaha
In 2003, one of the loyal Tech 3 riders had to make room for new signing Alex Barros, and it was Nakano who was moved aside. His first full season with the YZF-M1 was another consistent one, with 101 points from finishes in all but the last race, where he spoiled the record with a fall. His best results were fifths at Mugello and Barcelona, and his record made him joint second best Yamaha rider, level with injury affected Barros, and behind Carlos Checa. In qualifying, Checa was the only M1 rider to best him overall, with Shin’ya six times in the top six
2004: Kawasaki Racing Team, number 56 Kawasaki
For a loyal Japanese rider, swapping makes is still fairly unusual, but this happened with Shin’ya as Valentino Rossi arrived at the top of the Yamaha tree. He took on leadership of the Kawasaki project, with the ZX-RR now swapping from Dunlop tyres to the more promising Bridgestones. Nakano qualified in the top six on six occasions, including on the front row with third at Sepang - the first time for Kawasaki since 1981. The tyres let him down with a very big crash in Italy, but encouraging results elsewhere included a podium appearance - he was third at home in Japan, perhaps helped by a first corner pile-up but still ahead of the likes of Barros and Gibernau. Consistent finishing gave him 83 points, and tenth place overall
2005: Kawasaki Racing Team, number 56 Kawasaki
Continuing with Kawasaki, and their improved ‘big-bang’ firing order motor, Nakano was a strong qualifier again, with seven appearances on the second or third rows. There was no podium this time, but he scored more points, starting off with fifth in Spain, and was once more tenth overall with his tally of 98. In Germany, he set some particularly fast times chasing up to the leaders, but had to settle for sixth as his tyres found the going tough. He will look to move further forward as he leads the team into 2006
2006 World Championships Kawasaki 14 MotoGP
2007 World Championships Honda 17 MotoGP
2008 World Championships Honda 9 MotoGP
San Carlo Honda Gresini
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