Archive for March, 2021

Mar 28, 2021

The Grand Prix of Qatar ended in early for Takaaki Nakagami as he slid out in the early stages of the 2021 curtain-raiser in Doha. The LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider lost his front end heading into turn nine just seven laps into Sunday’s race, ensuring he finished the opening round of the new World Championship […]

Mar 27, 2021

  Takaaki Nakagami will start from the fourth row of the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Qatar after topping the timesheets in Q1 on Saturday. The LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider held his nerve impressively to go fastest on his final flying lap in the first qualifying session for the 2021 MotoGP curtain-raiser. With hot […]

Mar 26, 2021

Takaaki Nakagami ended in 14th position as the new MotoGP season got underway in earnest at the Losail International Circuit on Friday. The LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider was making his competitive debut on his 2021 machinery as the premier class returned to the track for the Grand Prix of Qatar – the first of back-to-back races […]

Mar 25, 2021

  Four months on from the last racing action in MotoGP and the World Championship action finally returns this weekend at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. The event is the first of two back-to-back races at the desert venue, and the LCR Honda IDEMITSU Team are ready to take on what promises to be […]

Mar 11, 2021

Takaaki Nakagami put in another productive shift on the penultimate day of pre-season MotoGP testing in Qatar. The LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider continued to fine-tune a variety of parts with his crew as the premier class again reassembled in Doha and worked late into the evening under floodlights. The Japanese rider clocked up a total […]

Mar 10, 2021

  A final three-day test began on Wednesday afternoon at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar, the last chance for teams and riders to prepare themselves for the fast-approaching MotoGP World Championship. LCR Honda IDEMITSU’s Takaaki Nakagami picked up where he left off after testing at the weekend, working through various items for the 2021 […]

Mar 07, 2021

  The second day of official pre-season tests took place under floodlights at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar on Sunday, with LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami continuing set-up work alongside his crew ahead of the fast-approaching 2021 MotoGP World Championship. The Japanese rider put in an impressive 60 laps of the racetrack, eventually […]

Mar 06, 2021

  The anticipation for the start of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship was raised another level at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar on Saturday, with the first day of Official MotoGP Tests completed. It represented the first opportunity for the LCR Honda IDEMITSU team to see Takaaki Nakagami out on track on his factory […]