April

Year: 2011

Month: April

Ducati Grandstand tickets on sale for British MotoGP

12 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Ducati has announced a dedicated Ducati grandstand for the AirAsia British MotoGP at Silverstone and tickets are on sale now. Here’s a breakdown of the tickets and pricing: Ducati Grandstand £148.09...

Day of Champions tickets selling fast

12 April 2011 by MCN Newsdesk

Tickets to Riders for Health’s “Day of Champions” are selling fast, with only a limited number of morning paddock passes left. The charity event, held on the Thursday before the British MotoGP on 9th...

Furusawa retirement influenced by Valentino Rossi's Ducati move

12 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Masao Furusawa has admitted he’d have delayed his retirement had Valentino Rossi not quit and joined Ducati in 2011. Furusawa played a fundamental role in the most successful period in...

Dani Pedrosa begins shoulder rehab

12 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa has kicked off his bid to regain full fitness ahead of the next round of the 2011 MotoGP world championship in Portugal next month. The Spaniard is recovering from an operation last week...

Nicky Hayden makes Ducati GP12 debut

11 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has completed his first assessment of Ducati’s new 1000cc four-stroke MotoGP at the Jerez circuit in Spain. Less than 24 hours after Valentino Rossi completed his first evaluation of the...

Rossi completes first test onboard Ducati Desmosedici GP12

08 April 2011 by Michael Guy

Nine time world champion Valentino Rossi has completed his first test onboard the Ducati GP12 at Jerez today. Rossi will campaign the all-new bike in 2012 when technical regulations in MotoGP change...

Cal Crutchlow undergoes successful arm surgery

08 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow has undergone successful surgery in Modena, Italy, to cure a right arm problem that has troubled the talented British rider in the first two races of the 2011 MotoGP world...

Video: Casey Stoner applauds Valentino Rossi after Jerez drama

08 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

This is the moment Casey Stoner sarcastically applauded MotoGP rival Valentino Rossi after the Australian was forced out of last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez. The footage was shot from the inside of the first corner at the start of the lap nine, just moments after the Aussie had been the innocent victim of a mistake under braking by nine-times world champion Rossi. Stoner stood on a...

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden to test 2012 Ducati in Jerez

08 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi will kick off Ducati’s bid for glory in the new 1000cc MotoGP world championship in 2012 today, the Italian making his test debut on the GP12 prototype machine at the Jerez circuit in...

Cal Crutchlow to undergo arm surgery

07 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow will have surgery on his right arm in Italy later today (Thursday) to cure an am pump issue that has plagued him at the start of the of the 2011 MotoGP world championship. The Monster...

Dani Pedrosa undergoes successful shoulder surgery

06 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Spaniard Dani Pedrosa has commenced his battle to be 100 per cent fit for the next MotoGP race in Estoril after undergoing successful surgery on his left shoulder in Barcelona. The triple world...

2012 MotoGP grid to decided by early June

06 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Norton and Scott Redding’s Marc VDS Racing squad will find out whether they will form part of the new 1000cc MotoGP world championship in 2012 in early June. The current 800cc format will be scrapped...

Silverstone launches ‘Back The Brits’ campaign

06 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Silverstone has launched its ‘Back The Brits’ campaign as the 2011 British Grand Prix edges ever closer. Silverstone Managing Director Richard Phillips flew out to the Spanish MotoGP race last weekend...

Rossi, Stoner crash to be investigated by MotoGP Race Direction

05 April 2011 by Michael Guy

MotoGP Race Direction have announced that they will hold a hearing to discuss the crash that saw Valentino Rossi collide with Casey Stoner on lap eight of the Jerez race last weekend. Following the...

Jerez MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo unhappy with marshals

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo spoke of his disappointment at how marshals handled the aftermath of Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner’s collision during yesterday’s thrilling MotoGP race in Jerez. The Spaniard...

Jerez MotoGP: Ben Spies rues missed podium opportunity

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies blew a golden chance to claim a Yamaha 1-2 in yesterday’s rain-lashed Jerez MotoGP race. The American had just moved into second place by Dani Pedrosa on lap 25 when he lost control of his...

Jerez MotoGP: Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner reaction

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi admitted he made a massive mistake after the Italian took out Casey Stoner during a fight for victory in yesterday’s captivating Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. The nine-times world...

Jerez MotoGP: Colin Edwards robbed of podium

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards suffered last lap heartache in Jerez when a technical failure cost him third place in yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix. The Texan had easily pulled away from fellow American Nicky Hayden...

Jerez MotoGP: Nicky Hayden grateful for third

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden rode his luck to claim his first MotoGP podium since last September in a crash strewn Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez yesterday. The factory Ducati rider would have finished way down the...

Jerez MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow in top ten despite crash

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow claimed his first MotoGP top ten in an action-packed Jerez race yesterday, despite crashing out with seven laps remaining. The British rider was looking to maintain a brilliant podium...

Jerez MotoGP: Bradley Smith claims fantastic fourth

04 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith put up a brilliant podium fight in yesterday’s rain-hit Jerez Moto2 race as the British rider continued his outstanding start to the 2011 world championship campaign. The Oxfordshire...

Jerez MotoGP: Lorenzo wins wet crash fest

03 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo has won the Jerez MotoGP in wet conditions by 19 seconds ahead of compatriot Dani Pedrosa in a race which only had 12 finishers. Casey Stoner got the holeshot and...

Jerez MotoGP: Iannone wins, Smith fourth

03 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

Italian Andrea Iannone charged from the fourth row of the grid to take a dominant victory in a wet Moto2 race at Jerez. Brit Bradley Smith led the race before Simone Corsi overtook him on lap three,...

Jerez MotoGP: Terol takes victory in the wet

03 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

Nicolas Terol has taken his second win of the 2011 season at a wet Jerez which saw many of the front runners finish their races in the gravel. Terol and team-mate Hector Faubel pulled away from the...

Ducati to test new 1000cc MotoGP bike in Jerez

02 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ducati plans to shakedown its new 1000cc MotoGP bike at the Jerez circuit in Spain later this week, MCN can reveal. Dyno testing has been completed and Ducati team boss Vittoriano Guareschi confirmed...

Jerez MotoGP: Valentino Rossi rues qualifying crash

02 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi was left frustrated after a qualifying mistake earlier today left the Italian languishing down in 12th position on the grid for tomorrow’s Spanish MotoGP race in Jerez. The 32-year-old...

Jerez MotoGP: John Hopkins deserves to be back in MotoGP

02 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Factory Suzuki boss Paul Denning reckons John Hopkins has already proved that he is worthy of another chance to race in the MotoGP world championship after the American qualified in front of Loris...

Jerez MotoGP: Casey Stoner not desperate for victory

02 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has denied he will be going all-out to claim his first MotoGP victory at the Jerez circuit in Spain tomorrow. The Aussie’s brilliant start to his Honda career continued today when he...

Jerez MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow thrilled with top ten

02 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow will start his second MotoGP race in Jerez tomorrow from ninth position on the grid after another impressive qualifying performance earlier today. The British rider, who qualified eighth...

Jerez MotoGP: Stefan Bradl on Moto2 pole

02 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

Moto2 championship leader Stefan Bradl has taken his second career pole position at Jerez today ahead of championship rival Yuki Takahashi. Thomas Luthi is the final rider on the front row in...

Jerez MotoGP: Stoner takes pole despite late crash

02 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has continued his dominance of the 2011 MotoGP season with pole position at Jerez. The Aussie took pole position within the last moments of the session before dropping...

Jerez MotoGP: Cortese takes 125GP pole

02 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

German Sandro Cortese will start from pole poisition for tomorrow’s 125GP race at Jerez after beating Nicolas Terol to pole position in the last minute of today’s qualifying session. Terol’s team-mate...

Jerez MotoGP: Casey Stoner continues fast form

01 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner’s exceptional start to the 2011 MotoGP world championship showed no sign of relenting today when he topped the opening practice timesheets in Jerez. A best lap of 1.39.551 set in cooler...

Jerez MotoGP: Valentino Rossi improves Ducati pace

01 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi had arguably his best day on board the new factory Ducati GP11 machine today when he finished the opening day of practice in Jerez with the third fastest time. The 32-year-old set a...

Jerez MotoGP: ‘I rode like crap’ admits Ben Spies

01 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies admitted he was as much to blame as anything else in Jerez today after the American finished opening practice in seventh position. The Texan clocked a quickest time of 1.40.887 to finish...

Jerez MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo chases big improvements

01 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo says he’ll need to make major improvements to his factory Yamaha YZR-M1 machine after he finished the opening day of MotoGP practice in Jerez down in fifth position. The Spaniard, who...