Month: May 2019

The Italian Grand Prix takes place this weekend at Mugello – a place where people have a long and lasting passion for motorcycle racing.

After returning to the points at Le Mans, the Portuguese rider is now focused on continuing to reach his main goal and staying within the TOP15 at the end of the race.

The sixth round of the 2019 season began today with the start of the first two free practice sessions, in which Miguel Oliveira qualified for the twenty-third best time in both sessions.

During the first free practice session, the Almada rider made his best time in the minute 1'49.870, 2.312 seconds from Marc Marquez, the first classified of the session. By improving his registration between FP1 and FP2 in 0.956 seconds, Miguel Oliveira finished the second practice session with his best lap in minute 1'48.914. A complicated day for Miguel Oliveira and the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team.

"Today was a difficult day. The team made some changes to the bike for the second practice and I was able to improve my time a lot. It was difficult to find good lines to be faster and so we will analyze this during this afternoon to improve tomorrow." Miguel Oliveira

The qualifications of the sixth event of the championship take place tomorrow, Saturday, with the first training sessions of Miguel Oliveira scheduled to start at 08h55 (Portugal time). MotoGP qualifications are due by 13h10.

Results – Combined Free Practices (FP1 + FP2)

1. F. Bagnaia (Ducati) with 1min46.732s

2. F. Quartararo (Yamaha) with 1min46.778s

3. D. Petrucci (Ducati) with 1min46.863s

4. P. Espargaro (KTM) with 1min46,966s

5. M. Viñales (Yamaha) with 1min46.973s

23. M. Oliveira (KTM) com 1min48.924s

After the Grand Prix of France, which was marked by the return to the points by the rider Miguel Oliveira, the MotoGP World Championship returns now with its sixth round in Mugello, Italy.

The Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello Circuit is always one of the most special on the calendar for the Portuguese MotoGP rider, as it was here that he won his first race in the Moto3 category in 2015.

After a grand prix at Red Bull KTM Tech3’s home, the rookie is now focused to continue to progress and score in the premier class.

"Mugello is a very special track for me, because it was where I got my first win, so there are nice memories coming back when I’m at this track. The layout is quite fantastic and challenging and at the same time, I feel motivated to go on and discover this track on my bike. I think it’s going to be one of those weekends where we have to work hard to improve the feeling coming back from France and to try to fight for our target, which is again finishing inside the points. So, I definitively look forward to go to Italy and start this fantastic Grand Prix." Miguel Oliveira

The Portuguese rider is currently in eighteenth place in the championship with a total of eight points, along with Spanish rider Joan Mir.

Miguel Oliveira goes into action again tomorrow, Friday, at 08.55 (Portugal time), with the first session of free practice in the MotoGP category.

After a positive weekend, Miguel Oliveira returns to fulfill his main objective and returns to the scoring positions, reaching another point in the premier class of the MotoGP World Championship.

The Portuguese rider of the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team started Sunday in 19th place, finishing the Warm Up session 1,730 seconds from the first classified of the session, the french Fabio Quartararo.

Miguel Oliveira was confident and pleased with the improvements he made with his KTM RC16, which was confirmed in the race after the same start from the seventeenth position to finish it in 15th place, bringing with him one point of the Grand Prix of France.

With a choice of Slick tires, the Portuguese rookie performed a steady and consistent race, which was marked by some falls due to the difficult conditions that the track presented caused by unstable weather conditions over the weekend. The Almada rider crossed the finish line in the 14th position but finished the race in 15th place due to a 1.5 seconds penalty attributed by a shortcut between corners 9 and 10.

"It was a complicated race. This weekend we did not have much time in dry conditions and therefore the setting turned out to be not ideal. We were able to do a positive race with a better pace than the one I did this morning at the Warm Up. We made small changes to the bike to help me feel more comfortable and faster but overall it was a complicated weekend . In the end I received a penalty of a second and a half for having cut the chicane at the beginning of the race and the race direction decided that I got time in that maneuver. Let's see what the final decision is, but it's a penalty that I do not agree with. Now it is time to think about the next race and to analyze the way we have to go to the future." Miguel Oliveira

Race results:

1. M. Marquez (Honda)

2. A. Dovizioso (Ducati)

3. D. Petrucci (Ducati)

15. M. Oliveira (KTM)

Encompassed by a turbulent racing atmosphere, the French Grand Prix takes place this weekend at Le Mans, surrounded by its passionate French fans.

After not scoring in the last round in Jerez de la Frontera, the Portuguese rider, Miguel Oliveira, is now aiming to end again inside the TOP15, with the aim of collecting a few more points in his first world championship. motorcycling.

The fifth grand prix of the 2019 season began today, with the start of the first two free practice sessions, in which Miguel Oliveira stood in the 20th position in both sessions.

During the first practice session, the Almada rider had his best time in the minute 1'34.229,  2.243 seconds from Fabio Quartararo, the first classified of the session. By improving his registration between FP1 and FP2 in 0.828 seconds, Miguel Oliveira finished the second free practice session with his best lap in minute 1'33.401.

 "Today was a good day. We had a difficult start in the morning and we were able to improve the bike a lot for the second practice, where I went a lot faster. I feel better with the bike and Le Mans is not an easy track, so our goal is undoubtedly to improve for tomorrow." Miguel Oliveira

The qualifications of the fifth round of the championship will take place tomorrow, Saturday, with the first training sessions of Miguel Oliveira starting at 08:55 in Portugal. MotoGP qualifications are due by 13:10.

Results – Combined Training (FP1 + FP2)

1. M. Viñales (Yamaha) with 1min31.428s

2. M. Marquez (Honda) with 1min31.618s

3. F. Quartararo (Yamaha) with 1min31.713s

4. A. Dovizioso (Ducati) with 1min31.716s

5. D. Petrucci (Ducati) with 1min31,736s

20. M. Oliveira (KTM) with 1min33.401s.

After the first European Grand Prix, the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team now heads to Le Mans with great enthusiasm for yet another race of the MotoGP World Championship.

The French Grand Prix is ​​one of the most exciting rounds for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 because it is played at the team's home in Bormes les Mimosas.

Even though he was the best rookie in the squad in Jerez de la Frontera, Miguel Oliveira now wants to improve even more with his KTM RC16 and reach the points in Le Mans.

"Le Mans is a very good circuit. This GP is played at our team's home, so it's obviously very special for everyone who is part of it. We have worked hard in the right direction in Jerez, so we can now confirm at Le Mans all the small details we have worked on. I'm sure we're going to have a positive weekend and we'll work to reach the points. I'm very excited to discover this track on a MotoGP bike." Miguel Oliveira

The Portuguese rider arrives in the fifth round with a total of seven points, in the seventeenth position, with the aim of improving.

The French Grand Prix starts tomorrow, Friday, at 08.55 (Portugal time), with the first session of free practice.

The fourth Grand Prix of the 2019 World Motorcycle Championship season took place yesterday at the Jerez Circuit – Angel Nieto.

Following the conclusion of the fourth race of this season, the riders of the premier class and their  teams extended their stay in Jerez de la Frontera to hold an official test session on Monday.

The Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira and his team took advantage of today to test new parts in order to continue the development and progression of the KTM RC16.

"Today was a very hard day, in which we had a lot of new things to test. It turned out to be a very positive day, because I was a lot faster than yesterday, in race setting conditions and with hard tires. Due to the limitation we have on the use of tires, we just missed a quick turn with the soft tire at the end. The bike did not work as well as we wanted with the soft tire so we did not improve the lap time as much as we wanted, but the ideas we’ve tested have a lot of potential. I felt much better with the bike, so at the end of the day I can say that it was a positive test day for the rhythm and not for the fast time. I'm happy for the rhythm.

The idea is that these solutions we found here in Jerez will help us in the next races, although the characteristics of the circuits now change slightly. We are confident that what we have tested here can help us in the future and in the coming circuits from now on.

A day of testing is always very different from a race. Normally, we always do 4 laps and stop. There are 80 laps, but over a whole day, 6 hours, turns out to be smoother than 20 laps in a row." Miguel Oliveira

In a total of 77 laps, the Portuguese rider made his fastest lap in the 1: 38.649 minute, 2.270 seconds behind Fabio Quartararo.

Miguel Oliveira is back in action on the weekend of 17,18 and 19 May at the Grand Prix de France in Le Mans.

After a difficult weekend for rider Miguel Oliveira and Red Bull KTM Tech3, the fourth race of the 2019 MotoGP season took place today in Jerez.

Almada's rider started from the 22nd place and stood only three postions behind from reaching the points again in the premier class of the World Motorcycle Championship, finishing his fourth race in eighteenth place.

The Red Bull KTM Tech3 rookie started the day in the 21st position, finishing the Warm-Up 1,893 seconds from the leader of the session – Marc Marquez.

While making a good start at the start of the race and also benefiting from some drops and withdrawals from other riders, Miguel Oliveira recovered some pairs of positions compared to his starting position. With a choice of Slick-Hard tires, Miguel Oliveira turned out to be the only rookie to finish the Red Bull Spanish Grand Prix.

"This was a very complicated and difficult weekend, more than we were expecting. On Friday we noticed some difficulty in riding fast. Even though we made some changes in the geometry of the bike to be a bit faster and for me to get better feelings on top of it, the race was very similar to the rest of the weekend. These changes were not as productive as we wanted, but in everything we experienced there were positive things. Tomorrow we have the opportunity to work harder and leave Jerez with a smile. A bike that runs in Jerez will be good at the rest of the circuits here in Europe, so we will work hard to find the best setting possible. The plan for tomorrow is to give priority to testing some new parts, as the new seat that Factory Team has. Then we will give priority to dealing with the geometry of the bike and what we experienced during this weekend. We’ll test what we consider to have the potential to improve my sensations and above all improve the speed on the track that was what we lacked this weekend." Miguel Oliveira

The Portuguese rider is now in seventeenth place in the championship. Before taking on the fifth race of the championship already on the weekend of May 18 and 19 in Le Mans, Miguel Oliveira will still have a day of testing tomorrow, Monday, at the Circuit of Jerez – Angel Nieto.

Race Results:

1. M. Marquez (Honda)

2. A. Rins (Suzuki)

3. M. Viñales (Yamaha)

18. M. Oliveira (KTM)

Miguel Oliveira will start from the twenty-second position, in what is his fourth grand prize in the premier class of the World Motorcycle Championship.

In this complicated Saturday of qualifying, the day began in the Circuit Jerez – Angel Nieto with the first free practices of the day, in which the Portuguese rider was in the 22nd position, improving his best time against the training of Friday in 1,105 seconds. In the third free practice session, Miguel Oliveira made his best time in minute 1:38.669, +1.712 from the first-place finisher, Danilo Petrucci.

The fourth session of free practice was marked by a slower pace from the Almada rider, who reached the twenty-third place of the session, with his best time in minute 1: 39,555, +1,904 from Marc Marquez, the first ranked in the session.

After finishing Q1 in the 12th position, followed by Smith, Rabat and Abraham, Miguel Oliveira will leave tomorrow’s race from the 8th row of the starting grid.

The fourth MotoGP race of the 2019 season has a start scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, at 13.00 in Portugal.

"Today we had a very difficult qualification. In qualifying we made the possible to match the registration made in the FP3 and, although it was not possible, we improved a lot against the training of yesterday. We are doing everything to find the best possible sensations with the bike here in Jerez and so we tried different things on the bike at geometry level. We are working hard to get the best feeling. Tomorrow we still have the race ahead to make the best of this weekend. The goal is to maintain a good pace in the Warm-Up, to be comfortable with the bike and to attack as much as possible in the race." Miguel Oliveira

Results Score:

1. F. Quartararo (Yamaha) 1: 36.880

2. F. Morbidelli (Yamaha) 1: 36,962 +0.082

3. M. Marquez (Honda) 1: 36,970 +0.090

4. A. Dovizioso (Ducati) 1: 37,018 +0.138

5. M. Viñales (Yamaha) 1: 37,114 +0.234

22. M. Oliveira (KTM) 1: 38,894 +1,730

Characterized as an event that draws crowds from all over the world to see the best riders ever to battle under the sun of Andalusia, this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix is ​​the centerpiece of motorcycle lovers.

After collecting a few more points in Austin, Miguel Oliveira started today’s fourth round of the 2019 season, with the start of the first two free practice sessions at the Jerez Circuit – Angel Nieto.

During the first free practice session, the Almada rider made his best time in the minute 1'40.313, closing the time table in the twenty-third position, 2m392s from the first place of the session belonging to Marc Marquez.

With the development of the day and feeling better with his bike, Red Bull KTM Tech3 rookie improved his time between FP1 and FP2, reducing his best lap time by 0.539 seconds. Miguel Oliveira finished the second practice session also in the twenty-third position, this time with his best time around in minute 1'39.774.

"We had a complicated Friday, but in the second practice we had more speed and better sensations with the bike. Unfortunately, my fastest lap in the last sector was not counted because of the red flag and my best lap was eventually canceled. We know we still have a few tenths to improve and we have some ideas for tomorrow to improve the bike and ride a little faster than today." Miguel Oliveira

The qualifications for the fourth race of the championship will take place tomorrow, Saturday, with the first training sessions of Miguel Oliveira scheduled to start at 08h55. MotoGP qualifications are scheduled for 13h10, in Portugal.

Results – Combined Training (FP1 + FP2)

1. D. Petrucci (Ducati) with 1min37,909

2. M. Marquez (Honda) with 1min37,921

3. A. Dovizioso (Ducati) with 1min38.006s

4. J. Lorenzo (Honda) with 1min38.045s

5. C. Crutchlow (Honda) with 1min38.104s

23. M. Oliveira (KTM) with 1min39,774s.

After a two-week break, the motorcycle world championship returns for another round of twelve races on European ground.

The Portuguese rider from the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team takes action in Europe for the first time in the premier class. Miguel Oliveira is enthusiastic about the Red Bull Grand Prix of Spain in Jerez de la Frontera and intends to continue to score points in the MotoGP World Championship.

The Portuguese rookie arrives in the fourth round with a total of seven points, which he is confident will increase, as this is a circuit in which the rider has already had the opportunity to ride his KTM RC16 during the tests in November.

"Jerez is a Grand Prix that I really like. Firstly, because it is the closest Grand Prix to Portugal and therefore, usually many portuguese fans go to see me. It's very special to me. Secondly, it's a circuit that I also like a lot and so I'm very excited to get back on it. The test in November gave me some insight into what I had to improve in my riding and that was very positive. I'm sure it will be a fantastic weekend. After a two-week break, I can not wait to see the whole team again and get back to work. The main objective for this race is to re-score and the whole team's mindset will be this until the end of the season – always score. After the result in Austin, I want to get back on the bike fast and work hard." Miguel Oliveira

The Red Bull KTM Tech3 team will return to test in the Spanish circuit during the three official days of tests that will happen after the race.

The Almada rider will be back in action tomorrow, Friday, at 8.55 am (Portugal time), during the first free practice session.