GP Indonesia, discovering the Mandalika track: this is how the MotoGPs guide us

Pecco Bagnaia has not won the World Championship since the Austrian GP on 20 August. Between Misano and Motegi, however, Jorge Martin has recovered and is one step away, just three points away in the standings (319-316), which is why the Indonesian GP is fundamental for the Turin rider to try to distance himself from his rival again of Pramac. In Mandalika, this weekend, the second GP in history takes place after last year’s, won by Miguel Oliveira’s KTM in the rain and an asphalt temperature of only 28 degrees. This is the fourth overall event for the Indonesian GP, ​​if we consider the first two held in 1996 and 1997 at the Sentul circuit, in the city of Bogor, with victories for the Hondas of Mick Doohan and Tadayuki Okada.

brakes used for 27 seconds

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The Mandalika International Street Circuit, according to the technicians of the Italian Brembo, is one of the circuits that are moderately demanding on the brakes. On a scale of one to five, it earned a difficulty rating of three. There will be eight braking sections: only one is demanding on the brakes, another is of medium difficulty and the remaining six are easy. Per lap, the 22 riders in the premier class will use the brakes for a total of 27 seconds per lap, 11 and 14 seconds less than at the Japanese and Indian GPs. This is also because in Indonesia only three braking sections require use of the brakes for at least three seconds.

loads of 5.5 kilos

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From turns 3 to 9, again according to Brembo, the MotoGP riders only use the brakes at turn 6 for just a second and a half, demonstrating the absence of major braking in this part of the circuit. The loads on the brake lever are also normal: never exceeding 5.5 kilos. From the start to the checkered flag, each driver exerts a load on the brake lever of less than seven quintals. The braking at the first corner is the hardest of the GP: the MotoGP bikes reach it at 303 km/h and slow down to 106 km/h, with a lever circus of 5.5 kilos. To set the curve, the drivers will brake for 4.4 seconds, during which they travel 228 meters with a deceleration of 1.8 G.

watch out for 10 and 13

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Also pay attention to turns 10 and 13. But in addition to turn 1, finally, also pay attention to turns 10 and 13. At the first you go from 274 to 82 km/h, in 229 meters and 4.9 seconds, for a maximum deceleration of 1. 5 G and a load on the brake lever of 4.7 kilos. In second gear you go from 213 to 127 km/h in 128 meters and 2.7 seconds, for a deceleration of 1.1 G and a load on the lever of 3.6 kilos.