Dani Pedrosa making 100th Motogp start at Jerez

Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa will be making his 100th MotoGP start in front of his home Spanish fans at Jerez on Sunday.

Pedrosa arrives for round two of the 2012 season on top form, having finished a close second to Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo in the opening Qatar night race.

Pedrosa was a close third behind team-mate Casey Stoner and Lorenzo during March's Jerez pre-season test and has finished on the Jerez podium every year since joining MotoGP in 2006, including victory in the 2008 event.

“The pre-season test at Jerez was positive for us, we had good feelings on the bike and finished happy, so I'm really looking forward to going there for the Grand Prix this weekend,” said Pedrosa.

“We need to be very focused and have a good qualifying session in order to start the race in a good position. I love the Jerez circuit and the passionate support of the Spanish fans, I hope the grandstands are full again as it adds to the unique atmosphere there. 

“We had a great race in Qatar and to start the season on the podium is important, but we cannot relax, we will be aiming for another strong race this weekend".

Pedrosa's 15 MotoGP race wins make him the most successful rider yet to win the title.

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Air Asia: MotoGP Australia confirms official title rights

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The Australian Grand Prix Corporation, in conjunction with Dorna, today announced AirAsia as the new naming rights sponsor of the 2012 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix in an exciting title rights sponsorship deal.

Australian Grand Prix Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Westacott, said the new alliance would help to deliver another world-class Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix to Victoria.

“We are delighted to be partnering with international airline AirAsia as the title sponsor of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. It couldn’t be a better time to get involved with what is set to be yet another blockbuster event at Phillip Island,” he said.

AirAsia, Asia’s leading low cost airline, was established with the dream of making international travel accessible for everyone. For 11 years AirAsia has broken travel norms around the globe and has swiftly risen to become a business leader.

With a route network that spans more than 20 countries, AirAsia has been voted World's Best Low-Cost Airline for 3 years running at the prestigious Skytrax Awards thanks to the excellent service it offers thousands of passengers each day.

AirAsia Chief Executive Officer, Tony Fernandes, said the close relationship with MotoGP presents a great opportunity for AirAsia to expand brand awareness within Australia and internationally.

“Our partnership with MotoGP is further strengthened through the signing of this agreement. Our airline believes in MotoGP because it allows us to expand our brand awareness and also helps us reach a young audience who are going to use our broad range of services. Our involvement in the MotoGP World Championship increases every year, as AirAsia has also been involved in the sponsorship of teams and riders, demonstrating our belief in motorcycle racing, a thrilling sport with millions of fans around the world.”

With the involvement of AirAsia, the 2012 AirAsia Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix is bound to push excitement levels to the limit, both on and off the circuit.

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Motogp: Yamaha 1st and 2nd final practice in Qatar

Jorge Lorenzo led a Yamaha one-two during Friday night's final practice for the season-opening Qatar MotoGP at Losail.

After two practice sessions with Honda's reigning world champion Casey Stoner at the top, Lorenzo and satellite M1 rider Cal Crutchlow squeezed ahead of the Australian in the closing minutes of FP3 - but both required the aid of a soft rear tyre.

Former world champion Lorenzo finished 0.154sec ahead of Crutchlow with Stoner 0.372sec from the Spaniard.

"I am very happy with today because we improved a lot on yesterday's lap time," said Lorenzo. "I'm also happy for Cal in second, the bike seems much better than last year for us. I think we have even more potential for improvement tomorrow.

"We still have a few issues to solve, especially corner entry, but we manage to keep a good pace. I'm going to try my hardest for qualifying tomorrow and see what we can do."

"We know exactly what we have to do for tomorrow, if the track improves and we can get the corner entry better then we will be ready to race," added Factory Yamaha team manager Wilco Zeelenberg.

Lorenzo's factory team-mate Ben Spies suffered a crash and then technical problems on his way to eleventh.

FINAL PRACTICE MOTOGP QATAR, FASTEST TIMES

1 Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Yamaha 1min 55.302

2 Cal Crutchlow (GB) Tech 3 Yamaha +0.154

3 Casey Stoner (AUS), Repsol Honda +0.372

4 Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Tech 3 Yamaha +0.603

5 Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda +0.812

6 Hector Barbera (ESP) Ducati +0.861

7 Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati +1.100

8 Valentino Rossi (ITA) Ducati +1.233

9 Stefan Bradl (GER) LCR Honda +1.449

10 Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Gresini Honda +1.469

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