Archive for September, 2018

Sep 23, 2018

  LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami equalled his best-ever MotoGP class result as he finished 12th in Sunday’s Grand Prix of Aragon. The Japanese rookie built on his excellent performance in qualifying – where he progressed to Q2 in dramatic style – with a strong ride to finish narrowly outside the top 10. The […]

Sep 22, 2018

LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami produced a superb performance to make it through to Q2 at the Grand Prix of Aragon on Saturday. The Japanese rookie improved dramatically during the course of the day and secured a spot in Q2 for just the third time in his debut season, before settling for 12th position […]

Sep 21, 2018

LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami will look to make further improvement after the opening day of free practice at the Grand Prix of Aragon. In sweltering conditions in north-east Spain, the Japanese rookie finished day one down in 19th position, but remains hopeful he can make important strides forward in Saturday’s qualifying. Nakagami acknowledged […]

Sep 20, 2018

After his best result in nine races at the last race in Misano, Takaaki Nakagami is hopeful of continuing his good form this weekend at the Grand Prix of Aragon in north-eastern Spain. The LCR Honda IDEMITSU man scored three valuable points at the San Marino GP just under two weeks ago, and with perfect […]

Sep 09, 2018

LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami produced a fine ride to claim 13th position in Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix in Misano. The Japanese rookie started from the seventh row of the grid, but built on a good start to finish in the points for the sixth time this season, eventually crossing the line just […]

Sep 08, 2018

LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami has work to do at Misano after qualifying in 19th place for Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix. The Japanese rider was unable to build on some encouraging signs earlier on Saturday and ultimately finished down in ninth spot in Q1, meaning a place on the seventh row of the […]

Sep 07, 2018

LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami is targeting a place in Q1 after a solid performance on the opening day of free practice at the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano. The Japanese rookie ended the day in 15th position on the timesheets at a venue which holds special resonance for him following the death […]

Sep 06, 2018

LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami admits he will have extra motivation at this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix at Misano. The Japanese rookie lost his closest friend in racing when compatriot Shoya Tomizawa died in 2010’s Moto2 race at the Italian circuit – a memory that still spurs on Taka to this day. The […]