June

Year: 2011

Month: June

Dani Pedrosa to have further shoulder surgery

16 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa is to have another operation later today on the broken right collarbone he suffered in a controversial collision with Marco Simoncelli at Le Mans last month. The Spaniard has missed the...

Valentino Rossi boosted by new GP12 frame

16 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi was satisfied with his latest test on Ducati’s prototype GP12 1000cc contender after he evaluated a new chassis at the Mugello track. The 32-year-old was back on the GP12 for the third...

Cal Crutchlow in fitness race for Assen

15 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow is facing a race against time to be fit for the forthcoming Dutch Grand Prix at Assen having undergone successful surgery on the badly broken left collarbone he suffered at Silverstone...

Six new teams approved for 2012 MotoGP series

15 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Six teams, including Scott Redding’s Marc VDS Racing Moto2 squad, have been accepted for the new 1000cc MotoGP world championship in 2012. Moto2 world championship leader Stefan Bradl’s Keifer Racing...

Casey Stoner cautious on extending winning streak

15 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has played down the prospect of extending his current golden run of winning form in the 2011 MotoGP world championship. The impressive Aussie has dominated the last three races in Le...

Andrea Dovizioso sure Dani Pedrosa will return

15 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British MotoGP runner-up Andrea Dovizioso has dismissed talk that Dani Pedrosa will not return to MotoGP in 2011 as absurd. Rumour has been rife in Spain that Pedrosa will sit out the rest of the...

Nicky Hayden positive after GP12 test

15 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

American Nicky Hayden was back on Ducati’s prototype GP12 in Mugello yesterday (Tuesday), the 2006 world champion positive with progress made on the new 1000cc bike. Hayden, who finished fourth in...

Vale at Copse

15 June 2011 by Terry McGourty

I wanted to share my ten year old son’s stonking photo of Valentino Rossi coming out of Copse corner during a very wet MotoGP at Silverstone.

Silverstone Day of Champions

14 June 2011 by sperrdia

Here’s my meeting some of the riders at Day of Champions!

Me and my cousin with Jorge Lorenzo

14 June 2011 by Jordan Parker

I was wandering around a wet MotoGP paddock on Sunday afternoon when I bumped into Jorge Lorenzo. He stopped so I asked him for a picture, to which he kindly obliged. A member of his crew escorted us...

Dani Pedrosa unsure of Assen return

14 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa is unsure whether he will be fit to return to MotoGP action in Assen later this month. The Spaniard hasn’t raced since he broke his right collarbone in a controversial collision with...

Neck injury relief for Cal Crutchlow

14 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow will finally undergo surgery on his broken left collarbone today having learned he has no neck injury as a result of his high-speed crash during qualifying for last weekend’s British...

Silverstone MotoGP practice

13 June 2011 by kevin Langridge

Friday MotoGP practice, Silverstone, 2011.

BSB action at Brands Hatch

13 June 2011 by kevin Langridge

BSB action from the first round at Brands Hatch, 2011.

British Grand Prix: Casey Stoner shivers to commanding win

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner conquered driving rain and ice cold summer temperatures to romp to a commanding British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone yesterday. The Australian became the first Honda rider to win...

British MotoGP: Heroic Colin Edwards claims podium

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

American Colin Edwards secured his first MotoGP podium finish in nearly two years with a heroic ride to third place in a rain-lashed British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider...

British MotoGP: Damage limitation for Valentino Rossi

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi ended a miserable debut at the Silverstone circuit with a lucky sixth place as the Italian conceded he was way off the pace throughout the entire British Grand Prix weekend. The...

British MotoGP: Distraught Marco Simoncelli remains positive

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Marco Simoncelli blew another chance to break his MotoGP podium duck in Silverstone yesterday, the Italian succumbing to atrocious conditions while he was running in third place. The San Carlo Gresini...

British Grand Prix: Rare mistake costs Jorge Lorenzo

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo failed to finish a MotoGP race for the first time since the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island in 2009 after a rare blunder cost him the world championship lead at Silverstone. The...

British Grand Prix: 28th to second for Bradley Smith

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith produced a fantastic display of overtaking in appalling conditions to claim his maiden Moto2 podium with a stunning comeback at Silverstone. Starting from a lowly 28th on the grid after...

Lorenzo crash pics

13 June 2011 by Dave Stening

We were at the MotoGP today and I got these shots of Lorenzo crashing.

Misano WSB: Checa does the double

12 June 2011 by MCN

Carlos Checa took the win in the second WSB race at Misano to record another double race win. Alitalia rider Max Biaggi again finished second, ahead of Noriyuki Haga onboard the Pata Aprilia, who...

British MotoGP: Folger takes 125GP victory

12 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Red Bull Ajo Motorsport rider Jonas Folger has taken victory in the 125GP race at Silverstone ahead of Frenchman Johann Zarco. Aspar Aprilia rider Hector Faubel finished third – his first podium of...

Misano WSB: Checa takes race one win

12 June 2011 by MCN

Althea Ducati rider Carlos Checa has extended his World Superbike championship lead with victory in race one at Misano, Italy. WSB champion Max Biaggi led for the majority of the race, but Checa...

British MotoGP: Stoner dominates wet race

12 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has taken the lead in the MotoGP championship with a dominant victory at a rain soaked Silverstone circuit. Current champion Jorge Lorenzo got the holeshot into the...

British MotoGP: Bradl wins, Smith battles to second

12 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Viessmann Kiefer Racing rider Stefan Bradl has won the British Moto2 race in wet conditions after by 7.601secs from Britain’s Bradley Smith. Bradl got the holeshot, with pole setter Marc Marquez...

British Grand Prix: Casey Stoner saddened by Crutchlow injury

11 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Australian Casey Stoner said he was saddened to learn that British star Cal Crutchlow will miss his home race at Silverstone tomorrow through injury. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider broke his...

British Grand Prix: Rivals surprised by Valentino Rossi’s slump

11 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner, Marco Simoncelli and Jorge Lorenzo were all at a loss to explain Valentino Rossi’s surprise slump during qualifying for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Rossi finished a...

Thruxton BSB

11 June 2011 by Kevin Langridge

More BSB action from Thruxton, 2011

Thruxton BSB pics

11 June 2011 by Kevin Langridge

BSB Action from a wet Thruxton 2011

British Grand Prix: Valentino Rossi slow and frustrated

11 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi admitted he was way too slow and deeply frustrated after he endured a nightmare qualifying session at the Silverstone circuit today. The Italian will start tomorrow’s 20-lap British...

Isle of Man TT blog: Simply wonderful

11 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

After all the roller coaster of emotions of the week, the rain-delayed Senior ended the 2011 TT on a high note with John McGuinness beating Guy Martin in an epic six-lapper that will go down in...

British MotoGP: Marquez gets Moto2 pole, Redding second

11 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

125GP champion Marc Marquez has taken pole position for the 18 lap Moto2 race at Silverstone tomorrow. Marquez dominated the session, looking much more like the racer he was last year in the 125GP...

Misano WSB: Tom Sykes takes pole

11 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Factory Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes will start tomorrow’s WSB races at Misano from pole position after knocking Carlos Checa off the top spot in damp conditions. Championship leader Carlos Checa set the...

British MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow out of home GP

11 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

British hopeful Cal Crutchlow will not start tomorrow’s British MotoGP race after crashing in the early stages of qualifying. The Tech 3 rider had just started his third lap when he fell at the first...

British MotoGP: Stoner takes pole position

11 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner will start tomorrow’s Silverstone MotoGP from pole position after battling with Jorge Lorenzo and Marco Simoncelli for the entirity of the session. Stoner set the...