Storyline: Practice sessions are schedule for Friday and Saturday with the race to be held on Sunday. Written by Arjun Devgan and published originally in The International Business Times
Marc Marquez hopes to get back to winning ways at the 2016 Czech Republic Grand Prix after finishing in fifth place in the Austria MotoGP last week.
Courtesy: czech-moto-gp.com
Practices are scheduled for August 19 and 20 with the race scheduled for Sunday August 21. The first practice session of the Czech Republic MotoGP starts at 8:45am BST with BT Sport 2 and BT Sports 2 HD providing live coverage in the UK.
Live coverage of the second practice session starts at 1:05pm BST. Real-time internet updates are available on MotoGP’s official website. The complete schedule is available here.
Track Facts
Circuit Name: Brno Circuit
First MotoGP Race: 1987
Circuit Length: 5.4 km
Number Of Laps: 22
Race Distance: 118.9 km
Most Wins: Valentino Rossi (5)
2015 Winner: Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)
2015 winner, Jorge Lorenzo (photo, 1meee.com)
Rider’s Championship Review: The MotoGP moves to the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic. Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo come out on top last year.
Despite Lorenzo’s win last year, Ducati’s Marc Marquez is the favourite to win the race this time around. The Spaniard currently leads the rider standings with 181 points–43 points ahead of second-placed Jorge Lorenzo.
Seven-time champion Valentino Rossi is third in the standings with 124 points, while Dani Pedrosa of Honda and Maverick Vinales of Team Suzuki round up the top five.
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