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MotoGP 2012 provisional calendar released

30 March, 2020
MotoGPs 2012 provisional calendar was released today and starts with season night race opener in Qatar, and will have to wait to April 15th to see the first race as it’s scheduled three weeks later than this year.Looking over the…

Cal Crutchlow to test Yamaha M1 in Japan

30 March, 2020
When Yamaha announced that Cal Crutchlow would be moving up from World Superbikes to MotoGP next season to join Herve Poncharal’s Tech3 team, we sort of wondered if the British rider would take part in the final MotoGP race of…

Troy Bayliss on the Ducati Desmosedici GP9

30 March, 2020
Retired three times SBK Champion Troy Bayliss completed his first day of testing of Desmosedici GP9 at Mugello yesterday alongside test rider Vittoriano Guareschi. It was a first time that Bayliss got back on a MotoGP bike after his sensational…

MotoGP Aragon: Casey Stoner on top in wet FP2

30 March, 2020
This afternoon’s MotoGP second free practice at Aragon was wet with rain disrupting the session, however it was Ducati’s Casey Stoner who came out on top with a best time of 2′01″710 leaving the second spot to Jorge Lorenzo who…

Thailand next stop for MotoGP racing?

30 March, 2020
Southeast Asia has a very large appeal for motorcycle manufacturers due to its strong sales and cheap labour force and MotoGP racing is exponentially growing in its appeal in that part of the world. Last May, Dorna’s Carmelo Ezpeleta, talking…

Is this Valentino Rossi's GP12 Phoenix?

30 March, 2020
This photo is supposed to be Valentino Rossi’s almost 90% brand new Ducati Desmosedici GP12, now dubbed by the press as the ‘Phoenix’ and taken at Sepang just several hours ago.Is this the GP Zero that Rossi tested at Valencia…

MotoGP, Phillip Island: all the pics from paddock and pits

30 March, 2020
At the latest Australian GP Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) and Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) were the two undisputed stars of the MotoGP class, with the former winning his home GP for the sixth consecutive time and the latter clinching…

Dani Pedrosa pips Lorenzo for pole position at Misano

30 March, 2020
The weather finally took a turn for the better at Misano for this afternoon’s MotoGP qualifying session and the Italian track was finally completely dry, even if wasn’t completely rubbered so the grip wasn’t optimum and the riders and teams…

MotoGP – Bets are on for Balatonring

30 March, 2020
The MotoGP riders who are part of the Safety Commission met up with Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta on Friday before the Sepang GP and one of the topics discussed was the Balatonring circuit.Loris Capirossi, who is one of the founding…

Randy de Puniet to skip Estoril test

30 March, 2020
Randy de Puniet finished 10th in yesterday’s race at Estoril, but it was a real struggle for the French rider, who suffered some pretty bad leg pain, so much pain that he’s decided to skip today’s important MotoGP test to…

Video: Yamaha's Another Day at the Office

30 March, 2020
Three year’s ago Yamaha USA released a video ahead of the 2009 US Grand Prix called a A Day at the Office (starring Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Colin Edwards and James Toseland) that became an instant hit amongst racing fans…

Ducati Monster Rossi and Hayden GP Replicas

29 March, 2020
Everything is almost ready in Bologna for tomorrow’s (March 4th) big Ducati event in Piazza Maggiore, even if the weather isn’t quite collaborating for the Ducati MotoGP Night, it’s been snowing on and off all day even if forecasts say…

Andrea Dovizioso meets his Ducati D16

29 March, 2020
Andrea Dovizioso will have two years to turn around the Ducati D16, and try to do what only Casey Stoner could do, make the GP machine into podium scoring weapon, again.Dovizioso has spent all his career on Japanese bikes, and…

Jorge Lorenzo takes dominating victory at Catalunya

29 March, 2020
Reigning World champion Jorge Lorenzo took another stunning victory - his second in a row - and his third of the season with a dominating lights-to-flag win over Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez.Despite his stunning and record breaking qualifying lap…

Dani Pedrosa dominates FP1 at Sepang

29 March, 2020
Despite the Sepang International circuit historically not being a Honda winning track, Dani Pedrosa continued his excellent form (two consecutive wins) was the fastest rider on track setting the benchmark with a best lap of 2.01.621 to top the timesheets.…

MotoGP Aragon Image Gallery – part 2

29 March, 2020
Here’s our second gallery from the Motorland Aragon GP with another 99 pictures for you to enjoy from Ducati, Suzuki and Yamaha, and if you check back with us later we’ll be posting more galleries, from inside the GP paddock…

MotoGP: Yamaha riders keeps it Shiny & Sustainable in Mugello

29 March, 2020
Yamaha Factory Racing riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo were on fire today at the Mugello Circuit, but riders are also more than willing to do their part for the environment: nine-time world champion Rossi has been appointed as FIM…