Forward Racing
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Forward Racing is a motorcycle racing
team competing in the MotoGP and Moto2 World Championship.
factory team that withdrew from MotoGP for the 2009 championship
due to the economic crisis. The team took its name from the Japanese word Hayate meaning hurricane.
The team ran one Kawasaki ZX-RR motorcycle that was ridden by Marco Melandri
.
Kawasaki stopped developing new parts for the motorbike in March 2009, meaning Kawasaki's involvement was limited to servicing and maintaining the motorcycle for the rest of the 2009 season. Despite this, Melandri achieved a remarkable result in coming second at the French Grand Prix
at Le Mans in May.
In 2010
, they participated in the new Moto2 class, with Jules Cluzel
and Claudio Corti
as their riders on Suter bikes. Cluzel won the British Grand Prix
and finished 7th in the championship. Corti had a pole position for the same race, but his best result was ninth at Misano. In 2011
the team competed with Cluzel and Alex Baldolini
, later replaced by Raffaele de Rosa
. The best result was a fourth place clinched by Cluzel at the British Grand Prix
.
The team is scheduled to return to MotoGP in 2012
as one of the Claiming Rule Teams and signed Colin Edwards
in September 2011.
It was later announced that the team will use a Suter
chassis with a BMW
engine.
In November 2011, Forward Racing signed Alex de Angelis
and Yuki Takahashi
for the 2012 Moto2 Championship
.
Lamborghini raced for Forward Racing at the San Marino Grand Prix as a wildcard. Baldolini rode for the team in the first ten races, then he was replaced by de Rosa. Both riders competed for other teams during the season.
Motorcycle racing
Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling. The disciplines are not all "races" or timed-speed events, as several disciplines test a competitor's various riding skills.-Motorcycle racing:...
team competing in the MotoGP and Moto2 World Championship.
History
The team started competing in the MotoGP class as Hayate Racing Team, a scaled down version of the KawasakiKawasaki Motors Racing
Kawasaki Motors Racing was the European subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, which is located in Netherlands. It is responsible for managing the racing activities of the MotoGP team and any other motorcycle racing activities Kawasaki may enter in the future.The subsidiary was set up in 2007 as...
factory team that withdrew from MotoGP for the 2009 championship
2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 61st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Valentino Rossi won his sixth MotoGP title, seventh in the top class and ninth title in total after getting the better of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in a season-long battle...
due to the economic crisis. The team took its name from the Japanese word Hayate meaning hurricane.
The team ran one Kawasaki ZX-RR motorcycle that was ridden by Marco Melandri
Marco Melandri
Marco Melandri is a motorcycle road racer currently racing for the Yamaha World Superbike Team. Melandri is also a former 250cc World Champion in 2002...
.
Kawasaki stopped developing new parts for the motorbike in March 2009, meaning Kawasaki's involvement was limited to servicing and maintaining the motorcycle for the rest of the 2009 season. Despite this, Melandri achieved a remarkable result in coming second at the French Grand Prix
2009 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2009 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of May 15–17, 2009 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France...
at Le Mans in May.
In 2010
2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 62nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. It was the first season for the new Moto2 class....
, they participated in the new Moto2 class, with Jules Cluzel
Jules Cluzel
Jules Cluzel is a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competes in the F.I.M. Moto2 world championship riding a Suter. He scored his first victory at Silverstone.-Races by year:...
and Claudio Corti
Claudio Corti (motorcycle racer)
Claudio Corti is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Italy.-Early career:Born in Como, Corti progressed up the motorcycling ladder and by 2004, he had finished as runner-up in the Italian Supersport Championship. In 2005, Corti moved into the European Superstock 600cc Cup, run on the Superbike...
as their riders on Suter bikes. Cluzel won the British Grand Prix
2010 British motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2010 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of June 18–20, 2010 at Silverstone...
and finished 7th in the championship. Corti had a pole position for the same race, but his best result was ninth at Misano. In 2011
2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 63rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The 2011 season was also the final season for 125cc machinery, as a new four-stroke Moto3 class will be introduced in 2012....
the team competed with Cluzel and Alex Baldolini
Alex Baldolini
Alex Baldolini is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.- Historical :1996 – Italia Pocket-Bike's Champion1997 – Italia Pocket-Bike's Champion1998 – 2nd Italian Pocket-Bike's Championship...
, later replaced by Raffaele de Rosa
Raffaele de Rosa
Raffaele de Rosa is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is currently competing in the Moto2 World Championship for the Mapfre Aspar Team.- Profile :*Country – Italy*2006 team – Multimedia Racing, 125cc...
. The best result was a fourth place clinched by Cluzel at the British Grand Prix
2011 British motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2011 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 June 2011 at Silverstone.-MotoGP classification:-Moto2 classification:-125cc classification:...
.
The team is scheduled to return to MotoGP in 2012
2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season will be the 64th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.The MotoGP class changes to allow up to in capacity, with a limit of 4 cylinders and a maximum cylinder bore. In addition, outside of the factories, Claiming Rule Teams will be introduced,...
as one of the Claiming Rule Teams and signed Colin Edwards
Colin Edwards
Colin Edwards II nicknamed the Texas Tornado is an American professional motorcycle racer. He is a two time World Superbike champion and has competed in MotoGP since 2003, now riding for the Yamaha Tech 3 team in the 2011 season.-Early years:At the age of three, his Australian father, Colin...
in September 2011.
It was later announced that the team will use a Suter
Eskil Suter
Eskil Suter is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and current motorcycle chassis constructor from Switzerland.In 1991, Suter finished in second place in the 250cc International Lightweight class at the Daytona International Speedway. Suter had his best seasons in 1994 and 1996 when he...
chassis with a BMW
BMW Motorrad
BMW Motorrad is the motorcycle brand of the German company BMW, part of its Corporate and Brand Development division. The current General Director of the unit is Hendrik von Kuenheim....
engine.
In November 2011, Forward Racing signed Alex de Angelis
Alex de Angelis
Alex de Angelis is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from San Marino.Alex made his debut at world championship level in 1999 in the 125 cc class; his first full season was in 2000, when his best results were two sixth places. He rode a total of four full seasons in the 125cc category...
and Yuki Takahashi
Yuki Takahashi
is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. For 2009 he made his debut in the MotoGP class, with the Scot Racing Honda team but was subsequently dropped by the team after just seven rounds of the 2009 season due to financial issues...
for the 2012 Moto2 Championship
2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season will be the 64th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.The MotoGP class changes to allow up to in capacity, with a limit of 4 cylinders and a maximum cylinder bore. In addition, outside of the factories, Claiming Rule Teams will be introduced,...
.
Summary
| Year | Class | Team name | Bike | Riders | Races | Wins | Podiums | Poles Pole position The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she... |
F. laps Fastest lap In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race. Some series, like A1 Grand Prix and the GP2 series, award bonus points to the driver/team with the fastest lap... |
Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MotoGP | Hayate Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-RR Kawasaki ZX-RR The Ninja ZX-RR is a race bike from Kawasaki, which was raced in the MotoGP world championship. The bike made its debut towards the end of the 2002 MotoGP season with riders Australia's Andrew Pitt and the Japan's Akira Yanagawa.... |
 Marco MelandriMarco Melandri Marco Melandri is a motorcycle road racer currently racing for the Yamaha World Superbike Team. Melandri is also a former 250cc World Champion in 2002... |
17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 10th | |
| Moto2 | Forward Racing | Suter MMX |  Jules CluzelJules Cluzel Jules Cluzel is a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competes in the F.I.M. Moto2 world championship riding a Suter. He scored his first victory at Silverstone.-Races by year:... |
17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 7th | |
| Claudio Corti Claudio Corti (motorcycle racer) Claudio Corti is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Italy.-Early career:Born in Como, Corti progressed up the motorcycling ladder and by 2004, he had finished as runner-up in the Italian Supersport Championship. In 2005, Corti moved into the European Superstock 600cc Cup, run on the Superbike... |
17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 25th | ||||
| Ferruccio Lamborghini |
1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
| Moto2 | NGM Forward Racing | Suter MMXI | Jules Cluzel Jules Cluzel Jules Cluzel is a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competes in the F.I.M. Moto2 world championship riding a Suter. He scored his first victory at Silverstone.-Races by year:... |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 21st | |
| Alex Baldolini Alex Baldolini Alex Baldolini is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.- Historical :1996 – Italia Pocket-Bike's Champion1997 – Italia Pocket-Bike's Champion1998 – 2nd Italian Pocket-Bike's Championship... |
10 (14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27th | ||||
| Raffaele de Rosa Raffaele de Rosa Raffaele de Rosa is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is currently competing in the Moto2 World Championship for the Mapfre Aspar Team.- Profile :*Country – Italy*2006 team – Multimedia Racing, 125cc... |
7 (13) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
Lamborghini raced for Forward Racing at the San Marino Grand Prix as a wildcard. Baldolini rode for the team in the first ten races, then he was replaced by de Rosa. Both riders competed for other teams during the season.
MotoGP results
(key)| Year | Bike | Tyres | Riders | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki ZX-RR Kawasaki ZX-RR The Ninja ZX-RR is a race bike from Kawasaki, which was raced in the MotoGP world championship. The bike made its debut towards the end of the 2002 MotoGP season with riders Australia's Andrew Pitt and the Japan's Akira Yanagawa.... |
QAT 2009 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the opening round of the 2009 MotoGP championship. It had originally been due to place on the weekend of April 10–12, 2009 at the Losail International Circuit located in Doha, Qatar. However, the meeting was extended to April 13, as the MotoGP race was... |
JPN 2009 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of April 24–26, 2009 at the Twin Ring Motegi, located in Motegi, Japan... |
ESP 2009 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of May 1–3, 2009 at the Circuito de Jerez located in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.-Report:... |
FRA 2009 French motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of May 15–17, 2009 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France... |
ITA 2009 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of May 29–31, 2009 at the Mugello Circuit. The Moto GP race was won by Casey Stoner with Jorge Lorenzo second and Valentino Rossi in third place... |
CAT 2009 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of June 12–14, 2009 at the Circuit de Catalunya... |
NED 2009 Dutch TT The 2009 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of June 25–27, 2009 at the TT Circuit Assen.... |
USA 2009 United States motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of July 3–5, 2009 at Laguna Seca. As usual, only the MotoGP class was permitted to race at Laguna Seca due to the Californian air pollution law... |
GER 2009 German motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of July 17–19, 2009 at the Sachsenring, located in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany.... |
GBR 2009 British motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of July 24–26, 2009 at Donington Park. It was to be the final motorcycle Grand Prix at Donington, with the race moving to Silverstone for the 2010 season.... |
CZE 2009 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of August 14–16, 2009 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno. The MotoGP race was won by Valentino Rossi.... |
IND 2009 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 Indianapolis Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of August 28–30, 2009 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The MotoGP race was won by Jorge Lorenzo.... |
SMR 2009 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of September 4–6, 2009 at the Misano World Circuit... |
POR 2009 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of October 2–4, 2009 at the Autódromo do Estoril located in Estoril, Portugal.... |
AUS 2009 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 16–18 October 2009 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Ducati rider Casey Stoner won the grand prix, in his home race... |
MAL 2009 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of October 23–25, 2009 at the Sepang International Circuit. In wet conditions the race was dominated by Casey Stoner in a return to form following a mystery... |
VAL 2009 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix The 2009 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of November 6–8, 2009 at the Circuit de Valencia. It was the final race of the 250cc class, as Moto2 will replace it from 2010 onwards... |
108 | 7th | |||
| Marco Melandri Marco Melandri Marco Melandri is a motorcycle road racer currently racing for the Yamaha World Superbike Team. Melandri is also a former 250cc World Champion in 2002... |
14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 17 |