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Cameron Donald on Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Bike

25 April, 2020
Loris Capirossi may a have rode a GSX-R 1000 for a parade lap at the Isle of Man, but his Suzuki GSV-R MotoGP machine that he used during the Qatar GP to celebrate his 300th grand prix race was given…

Andrea Iannone to test Pramac Ducati at Mugello

24 April, 2020
Pramac Ducati has confirmed that WSBK rider Sylvain Guintoli will be testing for the team at Mugello tomorrow (which will not see any 2012 factory bike testing) in the event that Loris Capirossi is unable to recover from his injuries…

Vintage video: Capirossi vs Harada in 1998

23 April, 2020
Loris Capirossi takes out Tetsuya Harada back in 1998 at the last Moto GP in Argentina at the Buenos Aires circuit. In the 250cc class, both riders are using the Aprilia RSW 250 and are vying for the championship spot.12…

Loris Capirossi to Make 300th GP Start in Qatar

22 April, 2020
Loris Capirossi will set a new record in this upcoming race in Qatar, when he becomes the first rider in history to make 300 GP appearances in his 21st year of professional racing.The 37-year-old Italian is the oldest rider on…

Loris Capirossi defends Valentino Rossi

21 April, 2020
Loris Capirossi rode the first Ducati factory bike in 2003 when the Italian manufacturer decided to go racing in MotoGP until the end of 2007 and then did another stint in 2011 with Pramac Ducati before retiring and currently is…

Loris Capirossi tips Dani Pedrosa as 2013 World Champion

20 April, 2020
Loris Capirossi is one of Dorna’s safety advisors (along with Franco Uncini) and the former MotoGP rider has tipped Dani Pedrosa to be one of the 2013 title contendors with Jorge Lorenzo - which is not exactly a difficult prediction…

125 and Moto2 Testing at Motorland Aragon

19 April, 2020
Over 40 riders from the 125cc class and Moto2 after the Catalunya GP headed to another part of Spain, to the new Motorland Aragon race track for a two day test session organized by Pere Gurt of Tuenti Moto2 Racing…

Loris Capirossi's 300th GP Event Helmet Pics

19 April, 2020
As everyone knows Loris Capirossi made his 300th Grand Prix start at the Qatar race and he wore a very special one-off helmet during the race.His Suomy Extreme helmet was re-painted by Troy Lee Designs who now follows the Rizla…

Marco Melandri apologizes to Loris Capirossi for his comments

19 April, 2020
We’ve already described what happened between Marco Melandri and Loris Capirossi at the 4th edition of DediKato event at Misano. Melandri who’ll be riding in WSBK next season with Yamaha Sterilgarda, has decided to apologize saying that it was a…

Valentino Rossi wins Monza Rally Show

19 April, 2020
It took the Monza Rally Show and the Mastershow (dedicated to the late Marco Simoncelli) and a switch to four wheels for Valentino Rossi to finally score a pair of wins this season. This was the Italian’s third win at…

Suomy 'Grazie Loris' limited edition helmet

17 April, 2020
This was the last helmet design that Loris Capirossi wore during this year’s Valencia GP and it was a special and final tribute to his 22-year long career in Grand Prix racing.Suomy has decided to honour the former three time…

Loris Capirossi Rumors Dismissed as 'Ridiculous'

17 April, 2020
A little more than a week ago we posted a story that Loris Capirossi was being linked as one of the hopefuls to ride in Tech 3 as a replacement rider, if Colin Edwards was getting pushed up to ride…

Loris Capirossi to become MotoGP advisor

16 April, 2020
When Loris Capirossi announced at Misano he would be retiring from MotoGP racing we more or less knew that the former two time 125cc and one time 250cc World Champion would stay close to the GP world in some capacity…

Marco Melandri let's loose frustrations at Dedikato event

15 April, 2020
The 4th edition of DediKato event, which is part of the Motogweek was held at at the Portoverde Piazza at Misano on Thursday evening to pay tribute to Daijiro Kato was a big success. Kevin Schwantz, Marco Lucchinelli and Randy…

Loris Capirossi with Suzuki in 2010

15 April, 2020
While not as exciting as the Jorge Lorenzo and Ducati story, another piece of the silly season puzzle was defined today with Loris Capirossi signing for another season with Suzuki.Capirossi who has won eight GP races in the top class…

Rizla renews with Suzuki MotoGP

14 April, 2020
Rizla will continue to be title sponsor of Suzuki in the 2009 season as revealed by Suzuki rider Loris Capirossi on Italian website GPone.The renewal came after the Sepang test where Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen rode their Suzuki ’s with…

12 MotoGP riders vs 10 CRT riders

13 April, 2020
According to Italian weekly MotoSprint Loris Capirossi’s new advisory job with Dorna will not only be regarding safety, rules and regulations but he’ll also liaison with the new CRT teams.This is the provisional CRT list with Team Laglisse having yet…

MotoGP 2013 provisional calendar leaked by Loris Capirossi

11 April, 2020
Everyone was expecting the 2013 MotoGP provisional calendar to be officially released during last week’s Misano GP, but the days went by with no calendar even being seen, instead Loris Capirossi leaked it this evening on TwitterThe calendar indicates nineteen…

Loris Capirossi Laps the Isle of Man

10 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo wasn’t the only MotoGP rider at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, Rizla Suzuki rider Loris Capirossi was also present to lead the Suzuki parade that was part of the Japanese manufacturer celebrations of 50 years of international…

MotoGP – Suzuki and Rizla for Another Two Years

8 April, 2020
Dorna can breathe a sigh of relief, because will be seeing the Suzuki bikes on the MotoGP grid for at least two other seasons. Suzuki has extended it’s partnership deal with Rizla (owned by Imperial Tobacco Ltd) and we will…

MotoGP – Loris Capirossi: Another two seasons

7 April, 2020
Loris Capirossi is one of the experienced riders on the MotoGP grid and has already reached 299 race starts and has said he isn’t ready to hang up his lid yet.A guest at the Suomy stand at the EICMA show,…