“I was heading towards the wall so I decided to lay it over and hit the barrier” – Casey Stoner. Updated after statement from Honda confirms Casey Stoner’s throttle was stuck ’26 degrees open’ during accident at Suzuka. Retired double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner’s first motorcycle race since Valencia 2012 came to a dramatic conclusion […]
Multiple current and former MotoGP World Championship riders will compete in the 2015 edition of the legendary Suzuka 8 Hour race in Japan this weekend.In years past the likes of Colin Edwards, Valentino Rossi, Shinichi Itoh, Mick Doohan, Eddie Lawson and Wayne Rainey have all competed in, and won, the Suzuka 8 Hour endurance race. […]
Defending champion Marc Marquez won the German MotoGP with a dominant race ahead of Dani Pedrosa.It was the Spaniard’s first victory since the second race of the season, at Austin in April – but his sixth in six years at the Sachsenring circuit. Championship leader Valentino Rossi was third but extended his overall lead over […]
Aprilia has confirmed that Michael Laverty will return to MotoGP to replace Marco Melandri in its Gresini-run factory team from this weekend’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring. The long-rumored end of 2005 runner-up Melandri’s unsuccessful MotoGP comeback was announced by Aprilia earlier on Wednesday. Laverty, whose younger brother Eugene is in his MotoGP rookie […]
After an action packed race in Assen, the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team looks forward to another sensational weekend at the Sachsenring circuit this weekend. Barely recovered from an eventful race in the Netherlands a fortnight ago, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo are looking forward to arriving in Germany for this weekend’s Motorrad […]
Having dealt his two main rivals a blow at Assen, momentum is back with Valentino Rossi as MotoGP 2015 reaches its midway point in Germany this weekend. Rossi not only halted Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo’s four-race win streak in Holland – just as the Spaniard was on the brink of snatching the title lead – […]
Valentino Rossi says his Yamaha team needs to “be very careful” with Marc Marquez despite the MotoGP world champion’s deficit in the championship.Honda rider Marquez is fourth in the standings, 74 points behind Rossi, not having won a race since Austin, the second round of the season. The Spanish rider fought for victory with Rossi […]
The Motul TT Assen will play host to the battle between Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo for the lead in the World Championship standings.The TT Circuit Assen, the only venue that has hosted a Grand Prix every year since the World Championships began back in 1949, is set to be the scene of a showdown […]
Valentino Rossi recently became the first man to accomplish 200 podiums however is he the best rider in MotoGP’s history? When it comes to the sport of motorcycle racing and the premier class of MotoGP, you will rarely find a better rider than the Italian stallion – Valentino Rossi.Valentino Rossi is a multiple-time World Champion […]
The second of the new Suzuki 4:8:12 Endurance Series of three grueling circuit racing events returns to Redstar Raceway near Delmas for round 2 of the 2015 series challenge. The event, the BELL 8HR race, is the second round of the 2015 Suzuki 4:8:12 Endurance Circuit Racing series, and takes place on Saturday 20 June. […]
Casey Stoner’s former biggest rivals in MotoGP have reiterated their praise for the two-time premier class champion, present at the Catalunya round to complete a demo lap on Honda’s RC213V-S road bike. Stoner, who is set to return to racing at the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hours race, called time on his career at the end […]
11 June 2015 DUCATI Corse MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso is no stranger to speed and excitement, but even he was blown away by a ride alongside World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier this week in the lead-up to Rally Italia Sardegna.“You have no idea of how extreme it is, how fast they go in the narrow […]
MotoGP heads back to Spain this weekend as Catalunya plays host to round seven of the 2015 Championship.The MotoGP paddock visits Spain for the second time in four races this weekend as the season reaches round seven. The Circuit of Catalunya plays host to this Sunday’s action with Honda duo Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa […]
The fourth round of the DEOD SuperGP Champions Trophy will take place on 14 June 2015 when the series heads back inland to the Red Star Raceway in Mpumalanga. While the outcome of the first race at the third round in Cape Town is still the subject of an appeal, the usual protagonists are likely […]
Movistar Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo believes this could be his year to clinch his third MotoGP crown after making it three wins in a row with a dominant victory at Mugello. Lorenzo has closed the deficit to team-mate Valentino Rossi at the summit of the championship to six points after the first six rounds and is […]
For the first time since 2008, Valentino Rossi starts his home Italian MotoGP on top of the world championship standings. Unbeaten at Mugello from 2002-2008, Rossi’s majestic run came to an end with third the following season, before the biggest injury of his career – a broken right leg – during practice in 2010. That […]
Mugello is set to host another epic campaign as home hero Valentino Rossi comes to the legendary track at the #ItalianGP as championship leader. The MotoGP™ paddock heads into the Tuscan hills for round six of the World Championship at the Autodromo del Mugello. Local hero Valentino Rossi comes to the Italian track at the […]
Tech 3 MotoGP teammates Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro will ride in July’s Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race aboard a factory-entered Yamaha.The duo will be joined by Japanese superbike champion and occasional MotoGP wildcard Katsuyuki Nakasuga aboard what will be Yamaha’s first full works entry in the race since 2002. It will be the first […]
Mapfre Team Mahindra rider Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia claimed a fine, fighting third place in a thrilling French Grand Prix today – taking a leading role in a fearsome front pack, and missing his and the only Indian marque’s first Moto3 victory by less than half a second. The 18-year-old Italian had qualified on […]
Brent Harran missed qualifying and SuperPole when electrical gremlins got into his RD Racing Odin Powersport Kawasaki ZX10R but his pit crew solved the problems and he rewarded them with two race wins in the third round of the 2015 DEOD SuperGP Champions Trophy held at the Killarney Circuit in Cape Town on 17 May. […]
Jorge Lorenzo claimed his second race win of the 2015 MotoGP season in the French Grand Prix on Sunday after dominating proceedings at Le Mans to lead home teammate Valentino Rossi for a Yamaha one-two. Racing on the Bugatti version of the Circuit de la Sarthe, Lorenzo made a great start from third place on […]
A ‘stronger’ reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will continue his pursuit of Valentino Rossi and the 2015 title lead during this weekend’s Le Mans round. This time last year Marquez had won the opening four races and held a 28-point championship advantage, which he then extended by battling from tenth (after a mistake on the […]
Jorge Lorenzo knew it was only a matter of time before he returned to race-winning form after the Movistar Yamaha rider toasted a dominant victory in the Jerez MotoGP. Lorenzo, who led from start to finish in Spain to defeat Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi, had failed to finish in the top three in the […]
Valentino Rossi has praised his Movistar Yamaha team as he urges them to dig in for a ‘very long’ MotoGP championship battle. Rossi sits six points clear of Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso after winning two of the opening three events, including a dramatic clash with reigning champion Marc Marquez last time in Argentina. The Doctor used […]
World champion Marc Marquez will ride in this weekend’s MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix despite injuring his hand just days ago, his Honda team has confirmed. Currently fifth in the standings, Marquez fractured the little finger of his left hand in a dirt bike accident while training on Saturday. He underwent surgery that afternoon and following […]
Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez is a doubt for this weekend’s Spanish MotoGP after a dirt bike accident in L’Albi, Tarragona, Spain, left him nursing a badly broken finger.ector Martin, Marquez’s communications manager, told CNN: “Marc was dirt track riding on Saturday when he crashed, alone. There was no other bike involved in the […]
Valentino Rossi extended his lead at the top of the MotoGP World Championship after a heart-stopping race in Argentina that ended in dramatic style as Marc Marquez crashed out while disputing the lead with the Movistar Yamaha rider. Rossi, who opted for the extra-hard Bridgestone rear tyre in contrast to reigning champion Marquez, slashed a […]
The oldest and most successful rider on the MotoGP grid, seven time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi began his premier-class career on a 500cc two-stroke back in 2000. Since then the Italian has raced 990cc, 800cc and 1000cc four-stroke machinery for Honda, Yamaha, Ducati and Yamaha again, using Michelin and then Bridgestone tyres. So what has […]
It appears there are three certainties in life, two of which are applicable this week. Those three are death, taxes, and Marc Marquez winning the MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas. Marquez added a 2015 triumph to his 2013 and 2014 ones on Sunday, in what was […]
Aspar rider Nicky Hayden has said that his 200th MotoGP race is nothing special to him as “it’s just a number”.Hayden’s comments come prior to the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas in Austin, Texas this weekend where he will be the only American rider on the grid. However, the ‘Kentucky Kid’ will […]
The 2015 MotoGP™ World Championship continues with the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, after a thrilling opening race in Qatar As the paddock prepares for the race at the 5.5 km Circuit of the Americas, there are a number of talking points on everyone’s lips with fans wondering if it could possibly get […]
Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi described his thrilling MotoGP victory in Qatar as one of the best wins of his career after edging out Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso in a thriller at Losail. Rossi wound back the years with a racing masterclass on the YZR-M1 to deny Dovizioso a fairy-tale triumph on the GP15 machine to begin […]
Jorge Lorenzo believes he is the one rider who can end Marc Marquez’s winning streak and take the 2015 MotoGP championship for Yamaha. Lorenzo is fitter and stronger – both mentally and physically – than a year ago when his title challenge was in disarray after just two races. With his pride still stinging from […]
Like his rivals, Valentino Rossi was disappointed to miss out on the final day of 2015 MotoGP pre-season testing due to rain on Monday in Qatar. Nevertheless, the Italian superstar is ‘ready to go’ for his 20th grand prix season, which begins at the same Losail Circuit at the end of this month. “It was […]
Yamaha driver Jorge Lorenzo feels that they will be able to challenge reigning MotoGP Champion Marc Marquez in 2015.After a slow start to 2014, Lorenzo went on to get two wins and seven podiums – across the final 10 races to place third in the standings. Lorenzo is hopeful that he can challenge Márquez as […]
Something borrowed. Something blue… the words of the wedding rhyme have a special relevance for the 2015 MotoGP season. Something old? Well, that’s Valentino Rossi. He turned 36 in February—with nine championships and 108 Grand Prix wins—in his new luxury home near Misano. Marc Marquez The new thing is Marc Marquez. Just two premier-class seasons […]
Ducati’s improvement during MotoGP testing has convinced Valentino Rossi they could challenge for a race win in the 2015 season.Valentino Rossi expects Ducati to challenge the dominance of Repsol Honda and Yamaha in the upcoming MotoGP season. During recent testing the Ducati riders have shown impressive pace, bringing them firmly into contention for race wins […]
Ducati has launched its 2015 MotoGp bike, the first completely new design since the team was restructured following Audi’s acquisition of its parent company. . Ducati Desmosedici GP15 The GP15 will make its public track debut at the second Sepang winter test next week. Ducati used an interim ‘GP14.3’ bike for the opening test earlier […]
Silverstone has come to the aid of the Circuit of Wales and will stage the British MotoGP for the next two years.The Northamptonshire venue ran the event from 2010 to 2014 until CoW negotiated a deal with rights holders Dorna to host the race for five years from this season. That was despite the fact […]
THE covers have come off the machines that Yamaha hope will give Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo the edge over Marc Marquez when the 2015 MotoGP season gets underway. The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team held their official launch at the Madrid headquarters of title sponsors Telefonica, Rossi and Lorenzo revealing the colours their Yamaha YZR-M1 […]