MOTOGP » Top speed comparison at Mugello

13 July 2012
Top speed comparison on Friday at Mugello
Top speeds: MotoGP v Moto2 v Moto3
Best and worst top speeds for all three classes after Friday free practice (2) for the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, which contains the quickest straight on the calendar.

MotoGP:
Fastest: Hector Barbera (Ducati) 346.7km/h (215.4mph)
Slowest: Danilo Petrucci (Ioda CRT) 302.6km/h (188.0mph)

Moto2:*
Fastest: Pol Espargaro (Pons Kalex) 289.9km/h (180.1mph)
Slowest: Elena Rosell (Moriwaki) 271.7km/h (168.8mph)

Moto3:
Fastest: Arthur Sissis (KTM) 233.9km/h (145.3mph)
Slowest: Danny Webb (Mahindra) 218.8km/h (136.0mph)

* All Moto2 riders use a control Honda engine.

Tagged as: Ducati , Hector Barbera , moto2 , Mugello , Danny Webb , Pol Espargaro
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Codger

July 13, 2012 6:34 PM

I still remember how excited I was when an American named Johnny Allen, back in the late 50s, broke the World Land Speed Record at Bonneville Salt Flats. It was 1956 or 1957 (I was 14 or 15yrs old at the time) and his speed was about 1 mile an hour less than Hectors.!!?!??!
I can't remember the capacity, but it was a Triumph.

motogp - Unregistered

July 13, 2012 6:54 PM

It's not comparable because MotoGP bikes didn't advance in a way to gain more top speed in the same way F1 didn't - there are corners on a circuit. All the engineering would be focused on getting in and out of corners faster than everybody else with top speed taking a backseat, Yamaha prime example.


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