Kualifikasi MotoGP Ceko

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Stoner Start Terdepan

Brno - Casey Stoner akan memulai MotoGP Republik Ceko dari posisi terdepan setelah menjadi yang tercepat di sesi kualifikasi. Sementara Valentino Rossi menguntit tepat di belakangnya.

Sirkuit Brno, Sabtu (16/8/2008) masih berada di bawah guyuran hujan saat sesi kualifikasi digelar. Kondisi lintasan yang sulit membuat beberapa pembalap terjatuh dari motornya, mereka yang bernasib apes adalah James Toseland dan Loris Capirossi.

Catatan waktu yang dibuat Stoner untuk mengantarnya meraih pole position keenam secara beruntun adalah dua menit 11,657 detik. Hasil ini masih lebih lambat dibanding tiga sesi latihan bebas, terutama di hari pertama kemarin yang berlangsung dalam kondisi cerah.

Keberhasilan Stoner berada di posisi terdepan sekaligus melanjutkan dominasinya atas Rossi sepanjang hari ini, setelah dia juga menjadi yang tercepat di free practice III. Rossi sendiri harus puas memulai race dari urutan kedua dengan waktu terbaiknya adalah dua menit 12,846 detik.

Adalah John Hopkins yang berada di posisi start ketiga besok setelah mencatat waktu 2:12.959. Pembalap Kawasaki itu berada satu grid di depan rider Rizla Suzuki yang terkenal sebagai rain master, Chris Vermeulen.

Rekan Hopkins dari tim Kawasaki, Anthony West menjadi pembalap tercepat keenam setelah membukukan waktu 2:14.064. Dia kalah cepat dari Alex De Angelis dengan Honda Gresini-nya yang menempati urutan lima.

Menggenapi posisi 10 besar berturut-turut ditempati Randy de Puniet di urutan tujuh dengan 2:14.535, Shinya Nakano, Loris Capirossi dan Sylvain Guintoli.

Nasib kurang baik dialami Dani Pedrosa. Pembalap Honda yang baru kembali setelah absen di seri sebelumnya itu akan memulai balapan dari urutan 12 di belakang Marco Melandri.

Kualifiksi MotoGP Republik Ceko
1. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 2:11.657
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 2:12.846 + 1.189
3. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 2:12.959 + 1.302
4. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 2:13.002 + 1.345
5. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 2:13.352 + 1.695
6. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 2:14.064 + 2.407
7. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 2:14.535 + 2.878
8. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 2:14.718 + 3.061
9. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 2:14.805 + 3.148
10. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 2:14.861 + 3.204
11. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 2:15.880 + 4.223
12. Dani Pedrosa Honda (M) 2:16.032 + 4.375
13. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 2:16.510 + 4.853
14. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 2:17.632 + 5.975
15. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 2:20.074 + 8.417
16. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 2:23.303 + 11.646
17. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 2:23.701 + 12.044
 

Juara Dunia F1 dari Tahun 1975

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1975 Niki Lauda Ferrari
1977 Niki Lauda Ferrar
1978 Mario Andretti Lotus
1979 Jody Scheckter Ferrari
1980 Alan Jones Williams
1981 Nelson Piquet Brabham
1982 Keke Rosberg Williams
1983 Nelson Piquet Brabham
1984 Niki Lauda McLaren
1985 Alain Prost McLaren
1986 Alain Prost McLaren
1987 Nelson Piquet Williams
1988 Ayrton Senna McLaren
1989 Alain Prost McLaren
1990 Ayrton Senna McLaren
1991 Ayrton Senna McLaren
1992 Nigel Mansell Williams
1993 Alain Prost Williams
1994 Michael Schumacher Benetton
1995 Michael Schumacher Benetton

1996 Damon Hill[10] Williams
1997 Jacques Villeneuve Williams
1998 Mika Häkkinen McLaren
1999 Mika Häkkinen McLaren
2000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2003 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari

2005 Fernando Alonso Renault
2006 Fernando Alonso Renault
2007 Kimi Räikönnen Ferrari
 

Michael Schumacher Biography

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Name: Michael Schumacher 

Nickname: Schumi or Schuey
Date of Birth: 3rd January 1969
Nationality: German
Place of Birth: Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 68kg
Residency: Vufflens-le-Château, Switzerland
Status: Married to Corinna Betsch since Tuesday 1st August 1995
Children: Gina-Maria, daughter (DOB 19/01/97) and son Mick (DOB 22/03/99).
Family: Rolf, Father, Elizabeth, Mother and Ralf, Brother (DOB 30/6/75).

His Hobbies...
Soccer, tennis, swimming, skiing.

His Manager...
Michael's manager since 1989 has been Willi Weber. Schumacher was to receive a free drive in his WTS team for three years, Weber in return receives 20% of all income Michael earns from motor races. The initial agreement was to last 10 years, however it was later extended for a further several years.

His Helmet...
Michael explains how his helmet's paint scheme came about:
"From the area of the visor you see the traditional German black-red-gold. I chose the colours years ago with a friend of mine and I changed it only slightly, mostly to include sponsor decals. The blue circle with the white stars on the top was his idea. After joining Ferrari I added the prancing horse on the back. "

Since the European GP in 2000, Michael has raced with a modified helmet design. The blue circle on the top in now painted light red. The white Marlboro stripe around the top is also now red. The change was made to prevent confusion between himself and Barrichello, whose design was confusingly similar.
 

Michael Schumacher
F1 Driver

Photo courtesy of Passing Shots

  

 

 Michael in the Ferrari F399
Michael's old helmet design can be seen quite clearly here. The section obscured is simply the lower portion, which was just a white stripe. 

F1 Teams Driven for:Year Team Teammates
1991 Jordan 1991 Andrea de Cesaris
1991-1995 Benetton 1991 Nelson Piquet 
1992 Martin Brundle
1993 Riccardo Patrese
1994 Jos Verstappen/JJ Lehto/ Jonny Herbert
1995 Jonny Herbert
1996- Ferrari 1996-1999 Eddie Irvine
2000- Rubens Barrichello 
2006- Felipe Massa 


Schuey entered only one race for Jordan - his F1 debut at Spa Francorchamps in 1991. He qualified 7th but in the race the clutch burnt out and he didn't make it off the grid. He stood in for Bertrand Gachot, who had been jailed in London just before the GP for an assault with CS gas on a taxi driver! 

Michael is Ferrari's most successful driver ever, ahead of Niki Lauda.  
 


Learn more about Michael! The following great biographies provide more information than we ever could on mSchumacher.com! 

This biography is the second from Christopher Hilton on Michael. The first was printed in July 2000, but this second one has been written after he won several more championships! 

The author has penned the biographies of numerous other top drivers. Highly recommended reading.