September

Year: 2003

Month: September

Ryo gets wildcard GP ride

23 September 2003

The Suzuki MotoGP team has announced that factory test rider Akira Ryo will be riding as a wildcard entry in both the Motegi and Sepang rounds of the championship. Ryo made six appearances as a Suzuki...

Gibernau signs two-year deal

23 September 2003

Sete Gibernau has signed a deal for the next two seasons with his current Honda Telefonica Movistar squad. The Spaniard is currently second in the world championship in his first year on the Honda...

Biaggi on provisional pole in Rio

16 September 2003

Max Biaggi is on provisional pole for tomorrow’s Rio MotoGP with a new best lap of 1:49.876. The Italian smashed his own lap record to finish at the top of the time sheets after a session which saw...

Ukawa second quickest in final free practice

16 September 2003

Tohru Ukawa has gone second quickest in the final free practice for the Brazilian GP, with a time of 1:50.473. He finished behind fellow Honda rider Valentino Rossi, whose time of 1:50.376 was exactly...

Rossi rules in Rio

16 September 2003

Valentino Rossi took victory at the Brazilian GP with a masterful display of riding. The Italian reigning MotoGP champion followed title rival Sete Gibernau in the early stages of the race before...

Rossi fastest in Rio practice

16 September 2003

Valentino Rossi has gone quickest in free practice for Saturday’s Brazilian MotoGP. The Italian posted a fastest time of 1:51.043 in Jacarepagua, over half-a-second quicker than championship rival...

Moriwaki to race at Motegi GP

09 September 2003

Japanese engineering firm Moriwaki has confirmed its entry as a wildcard for the Pacific GP at Motegi, Japan. The MD211F bike is based around the Honda V5 MotoGP engine and will be ridden by Moriwaki...

Capirossi takes third GP pole

02 September 2003

Italians dominate the front row of the grid forstart of the Portuguese GP, with Loris Capirossi on pole followed by Max Biaggi and Valentino Rossi. Capirossi finished the warm but blustery session...

Rossi dominates Portuguese GP

02 September 2003

Valentino Rossi dominated the MotoGP race at Estoril today, extending his lead in the championship. Rossi was able to pull clear from early challenger Max Biaggi and left championship rival Sete...

Jacque closes in on Rossi

02 September 2003

Olivier Jacque has stormed up the time sheets in the first qualifying session at the Estoril GP, knocking three seconds off his practice time to take second place on the provisional grid. But it...

Rossi and Gibernau close in practice

02 September 2003

Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau have started their battle for the top spot early, finishing just 0.46 seconds apart in the first practice session for round 11 of the MotoGP world championship in...

WCM four-stroke to race

02 September 2003

Chris Burns will finally get the chance to race his Harris WCM four-stroke this weekend at Sunday’s GP, in Estoril, Portugal. The bike was originally due to start racing at the beginning of the season...

Kato tribute planned for Motegi GP

01 September 2003

Fausto Gresini, the former team boss of the late Daijiro Katoh, has announced he will invite 1000 people to a special ceremony in honour of the rider at the Pacific GP at Motegi on October 5. The...