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Steve Male reviews Dunlop’s 2011 motorcycle activities
2011 was a busy year for Dunlop in the realm of motorcycle racing. Here, Steve Male, Dunlop Motorcycle Motorsports Manager, review the past year.
Dunlop celebrates new Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl
Dunlop, exclusive tyre supplier to the Moto2 World Championship, heralds a new World Champion in German rider Stefan Bradl (Viessman Kiefer Racing) who was crowned this past weekend. Bradl came into the 2011 season finale at the Circuito de la Comunitat Valenciana needing to finish in 13th position or higher to clinch the title, however [...]
New Moto2 rear tyre for Valencia finale
Dunlop will debut a new rear tyre for the final round of the Moto2 Championship as it returns to Spain for the fourth time this year for the Valencian Grand Prix, held on November 4-6 at the Circuito de la Comunitat Valenciana. After the high speed of Sepang, Valencia for the 17th round offers a very [...]
Moto2 heads to slippery Sepang
From Phillip Island Dunlop heads straight to the tricky challenge of Sepang for round sixteen of the 2011 Moto2 Championship, the Malaysian Grand Prix, held on October 21-23 near to Kuala Lumpur. Built for Formula 1, Sepang offers two sizable straights, and its location often means high humidity and heat. An intriguing mix of corner [...]
Phillip Island awaits
Dunlop heads to the tough and testing circuit of Phillip Island for the Australian Grand Prix, the fifteenth round of the 2011 Moto2 Championship, held on October 14-16. Perched on a fantastic island location with amazing views over the course of its 4.448km clockwise duration, Phillip Island offers a high speed workout for Dunlop’s tyres. [...]
Moto2 moves to Motegi
Dunlop heads to Motegi for the Japanese Grand Prix, the fourteenth round of the 2011 Moto2 Championship, held on September 30 – October 1. The Japanese Grand Prix is something of a homecoming for Dunlop with the brand part-owned by Japanese company Sumitomo Rubber Industries. All Dunlop’s Moto2 tyres are produced, however, at Dunlop Motorsport’s [...]
Moto2 Aragón preview
Dunlop heads to Spain for the third time this season for the Aragón Grand Prix, the thirteenth round of the 2011 Moto2 Championship, held on September 16-18 at the Motorland Aragón circuit. MotoGP first visited Aragón in 2010 and found a track surface similar in composition to that of Misano, allied to a layout which [...]
Championship standings
| Pos. | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Bradl | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | 274 |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | Catalunya Caixa Repsol | 251 |
| 3 | Andrea Iannone | Speed Master | 177 |
| 4 | Alex De Angelis | JIR Moto2 | 174 |
| 5 | Thomas Luthi | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 | 151 |
| 6 | Simone Corsi | Ioda Racing Project | 127 |
| 7 | Bradley Smith | Tech 3 Racing | 121 |
| 8 | Dominique Aegerter | Technomag-CIP | 94 |
| 9 | Michele Pirro | Gresini Racing | 84 |
| 10 | Esteve Rabat | Blusens-STX | 79 |
| 11 | Yuki Takahashi | Gresini Racing Moto2 | 77 |
| 12 | Aleix Espargaro | Pons HP 40 | 76 |
| 13 | Pol Espargaro | HP Tuenti Speed Up | 75 |
| 14 | Julian Simon | Mapfre Aspar Team | 68 |
| 15 | Scott Redding | Marc VDS Racing Team | 63 |
| 16 | Mika Kallio | Marc VDS Racing Team | 61 |
| 17 | Kenan Sofuoglu | Technomag-CIP | 59 |
| 18 | Randy Krummenacher | GP Team Switzerland Kiefer Racing | 52 |
| 19 | Yonny Hernandez | Blusens-STX | 43 |
| 20 | Max Neukirchner | MZ Racing Team | 42 |
| 21 | Jules Cluzel | Forward Racing | 41 |
| 22 | Anthony West | MZ Racing Team | 40 |
| 23 | Mike De Meglio | Tech 3 Racing | 30 |
| 24 | Mattia Pasini | Ioda Racing Project | 28 |
| 25 | Claudio Corti | Italtrans Racing Team | 23 |
| 26 | Xavier Simeon | Tech 3 Racing | 23 |
| 27 | Alex Baldolini | Forward Racing | 18 |
| 28 | Kev Coghlan | Motorsport 69 | 11 |
| 29 | Kenny Noyes | Avintia-STX | 11 |
| 30 | Ratthapark Wilairot | Thai Honda Singha SAG | 4 |
| 31 | Ricard Cardus | QMMF Racing Team | 2 |
| 32 | Axel Pons | Pons HP 40 | 1 |




