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Rider injured in GP test

01 July 2006

Rider injured in GP test

KTM 125cc GP rider Michael Ranseder will miss the German round of the championship after fracturing his pelvis during a two-day test at the circuit. Ranseder high-sided at the final right-hand corner...

Bid for Desmo GP ride

01 July 2006

Bid for Desmo GP ride

Fancy being pillion to GP legend Randy Mamola on the back of a two-seater Ducati Desmosedici? Just make the biggest unique bid and it’s yours. The three highest bidders will win a unique run on the...

GP: Stoner tops FP3

01 July 2006

GP: Stoner tops FP3

Casey Stoner has gone fastest in the final practice session for the British GP, with a time of 1:28.252 on the LCR Honda. Second fastest is fellow rookie Dani Pedrosa, with Loris Capirossi putting in...

Pedrosa takes pole

01 July 2006

Pedrosa takes pole

Dani Pedrosa has taken pole position for the British GP at Donington. The Spanish rider set the fastest ever lap of the circuit, 1:27.676, to take the top spot in the qualifying session, beating the...

Hayden heads warm-up

01 July 2006

Hayden heads warm-up

Nicky Hayden has gone fastest in the wet warm-up for the British round of the 2006 MotoGP championship on the Respol Honda. His time of 1:41.771 was around14 seconds off the pole position qualifying...

WCM invests in GP team

24 June 2006

WCM invests in GP team

British 250cc GP team Winona Racing has announced a strategic partnership with World Championship Motorsports (WCM), the team which ran in MotoGP in 2004 and 2005. Under the terms of the agreement,...

Rossi still suffering

24 June 2006

Rossi still suffering

Valentino Rossi arrived at this weekend’s British MotoGP still suffering from the injuries he sustained in practice at the Assen GP. The seven-times world champion had his right arm strapped up with...

Hayden wins Assen TT

24 June 2006

Hayden wins Assen TT

Nicky Hayden has snatched victory from Colin Edwards at the Assen GP extending his championship lead. Edwards looked set to take his first win in MotoGP and was leading Hayden in to the last corner...

GP: Pedrosa stays top

24 June 2006

GP: Pedrosa stays top

Dani Pedrosa has dominated the first day of the British GP weekend by heading both timed practice sessions. The Repsol Honda rider posted a fastest time of 1:28.970 to put himself fastest, just ahead...

GP ride for Fabrizio

24 June 2006

GP ride for Fabrizio

Michel Fabrizio may not be setting the world alight in World Superbikes this year, but the Italian star has been handed a dream chance to impress the men that matter after he was signed to ride Toni...

Dani tops 1st practice

24 June 2006

Dani tops 1st practice

Dani Pedrosa has topped the first free practice session for the Donington British GP. Pedrosa topped the sheets with a 1:29.412 lap, just 0.025 seconds faster than Casey Stoner. Marco Melandri was...

Loris sits out practice

24 June 2006

Loris sits out practice

Loris Capirossi has decided to sit out the rest of the practice sessions for the Donington MotoGP so he can prepare himself for qualifying. The Ducati rider is still injured after his horrific...

Rookies to ride for KTM

24 June 2006

Rookies to ride for KTM

KTM will field young German rider Randy Krummenacher at Donington and the Sachsenring as a replacement for the injured Julian Simon. Simon broke his right thigh in the 125GP at the Catalunya GP and...

New riders for Brit GP

24 June 2006

New riders for Brit GP

The British GP is set to throw up some surprises on Sunday, July 2, 2006, with several changes to the regular ride line-ups for the weekend. Not only is Michel Fabrizio riding on the Honda RC211V...

Nakano tops GP practice

17 June 2006

Nakano tops GP practice

Shinya Nakano has set the fastest lap in the opening qualifying session for the Assen GP. Nakano set a time of 1:39.619, beating second placed man John Hopkins by a quarter of a second. Quality...

Rossi injury update

17 June 2006

Rossi injury update

Valentino Rossi completed just four pain-stricken laps this morning in the third free practice session for tomorrow’s Dutch GP at Assen. Seriously hampered by a fracture in his right wrist, Rossi...

Checa suprises in FP2

17 June 2006

Checa suprises in FP2

Carlos Checa has set the second fastest time in FP2 at the Dutch TT in Assen. Camel Yamaha’s Colin Edwards took provisional pole setting consistently fast times keeping him at the top of the time...

Rossi back on pole

17 June 2006

Rossi back on pole

Valentino Rossi has qualified on pole position for the first time since the British GP last year. The Italian was back on form for the Catalunya GP putting in a string of fast laps at the end of the...

Edwards takes QP1

17 June 2006

Edwards takes QP1

Colin Edwards has taken provisional pole position after topping the first qualifying session at the Assen GP. Edwards finished the session almost a second faster than the top time from Thursday and...

Hofmann in for Gibernau

17 June 2006

Alex Hofmann will replace Sete Gibernau on the Ducati Desmosedici at this weekend’s Assen GP. The German rider was chosen by Ducati to stand in for Gibernau after horror crash that saw him break his collar bone in the Catalunya GP on Sunday. Hofmann is currently riding an 06 spec Ducati Desmosedici so wont need to get used to anything radically different and he already has experience with...

Elias out after crash

17 June 2006

Elias out after crash

FORTUNA Honda’s luck goes from bad to worse after Toni Elias was ruled out of the Dutch and British GP following a crash at Assen this morning. Elias crashed his Honda RC211V and injured his right...

Rossi ok but still in pain

17 June 2006

Rossi ok but still in pain

Valentino Rossi fans, Yamaha, and the owners of Donington Park breathed a collective sigh of relief a few moments ago when the Italian was given the all-clear to ride later to today and for the rest...

Rossi wins dramatic GP

17 June 2006

Valenitino Rossi has taken his third win of 2006 after a dramatic GP at Catalunya. The race was red flagged after just one corner after a massive pile-up that saw Sete Gibernau, Marco Melandri, Loris Capirossi, John Hopkins, Dani Pedrosa and Randy De Puniet all off the track. Gibernau caught his front break lever on Capirossi’s bike on the entrance to the corner and was flipped over the bars...

Crash hospitalises Rossi

17 June 2006

Crash hospitalises Rossi

VALENTINO ROSSI’S world title resurgence is in jeopardy after a huge crash this morning saw him hospitalised for chest and hand injuries. It’s not know yet if he will be cleared to race on Saturday or...

Smith looking for points

17 June 2006

Smith looking for points

Bradley Smith will start tommorows A-Style Assen TT from 22nd as he goes in search of his first GP championship point. After finishing one place away from the points last time out at Catalunya, Smith...

Melandri to race Assen

17 June 2006

Marco Melandri is set to ride at Assen this weekend after his horror crash at Sunday’s Catalunyan GP, which involved him and five other riders. The Italian star will be on the track on Thursday to see how he feels and will make a final decision then. When Melandri fell he got himself entangled in Dani Pedrosa’s Honda, his arm caught between the exhaust and swingarm. For bike reviews Click...

Hopkins takes pole

17 June 2006

Hopkins takes pole

John Hopkins has taken pole position for the Assen GP after a storming final lap. The American rider got his first pole position in MotoGP with his last lap in the final qualifying session giving...

More surgery for Sete

17 June 2006

Ducati has announced that Loris Capirossi has been given the all clear but Sete Gibernau is still in need of surgery. Loris Capirossi stayed overnight in hospital for observation after Sunday’s massive MotoGP accident but he has now been cleared to take part in this week’s race in Assen. Click here for your next bike Sete Gibernau will be out of action for a while with a broken collarbone. The...

Barbera to miss GPs

10 June 2006

Barbera to miss GPs

Hector Barbera will miss the Catalunya GP this weekend after he fractured his right wrist while training on a mountain bike. The Fortuna Aprilia 250cc GP rider was riding through the Alcoy area of...

MotoGP: Rossi fastest

10 June 2006

MotoGP: Rossi fastest

250cc GP free practice: 1 Roberto LOCATELLI 1’48.014 2 Yuki TAKAHASHI 1’48.114 3 Andrea DOVIZIOSO 1’48.189 4 Hiroshi AOYAMA 1’48.275 5 Alex DEBON 1’48.425 6 Alex DE ANGELIS 1’48.579 7 Jakub SMRZ...

Tyre apology for Rossi

10 June 2006

Tyre apology for Rossi

Michelin has publicly apologised for the tyre failure suffered by Valentino Rossi at the Shanghai GP. Rossi was forced to pit on lap 16 on the Chinese round due to excessive vibration from his front...

Pedrosa's Catalunya lap

10 June 2006

Pedrosa's Catalunya lap

Want to know what the riders will face when the Catalunya round of the MotoGP championship takes place on Sunday, June 18, 2006? Then you’ll want to read Repsol Honda’s star Dani Pedrosa’s description...

Porto retires from GPs

10 June 2006

Argentinean 250cc GP star Sebas Porto has announced his retirement from racing. Porto made a statement on the eve of the Catalunya GP. The 27-year-old moved to Repsol Honda for the 2006 season but has struggled to find racing form. Team manager Alberto Puig will now look for a replacement rider as Porto decides on his post-retirement plans, looking to stay in the world of motorcycling. Quality...

Melandri tops Italy test

03 June 2006

Melandri tops Italy test

As if a weekend’s racing at Mugello wasn’t enough for the MotoGP boys, most of them stayed on for an extra test session. Marco Melandri finished the extra day at the top of the time sheets after...

Mugello: Gibernau pole

03 June 2006

Mugello: Gibernau pole

Sete Gibernau and Loris Capirossi have put their Marlboro Ducatis on the first two grid positions for the Mugello Grand Prix, with Gibernau posting a time of 1:48.969 to take pole position. The...

Rossi wins in Italy

03 June 2006

Rossi wins in Italy

Valentino Rossi has revitalised his championship chances with a win at Mugello for the Italian GP. Rossi overtook polesitter Sete Gibernau early in the first lap but had to battle the Spaniard, Marco...