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Hopkins rates Brands

01 October 2006

John Hopkins thinks the Brands Hatch circuit would make a great addition to the MotoGP calendar following his two demonstrations runs on the Suzuki GP machine at the British Superbike final round. ...

Melandri stays at Honda

01 October 2006

Marco Melandri is staying with Honda for the 2007 MotoGP world championship. The 24-year-old signed a one-year contract to remain with Fausto Gresini’s squad this afternoon in Italy, crushing...

Nieto moves to 250 GPs

01 October 2006

Pablo Nieto will race in the 250cc GP class for the Wurth Honda BQR team in 2007. The Spanish rider has agreed a one-year deal, with the option of a further season. He’ll be riding alongside Alex...

GP tyre testing secrets

01 October 2006

Kenny Roberts Junior and Colin Edwards are two of Michelin’s best MotoGP test riders and crucial contributors to Michelin’s R&D programme. So what do they think is the secret to being a good tyre...

800cc GP test

23 September 2006

Many of the stars of MotoGP stayed at the Motegi circuit following the Japanese GP on Sunday, September 24, 2006, with Ducati and Honda using their new 800cc machines for 2007. Dani Pedrosa and Nicky...

Capirossi wins in Japan

23 September 2006

Loris Capirossi took an impressive flag-to-flag victory at the Japanese GP in Motegi, taking a double win for Italy in front of the Japanese manufacturers. Capirossi qualified on pole and continued...

First pics: Honda 800

23 September 2006

Here is the first picture of Honda’s 800cc MotoGP machine undergoing testing by factory rider Dani Pedrosa. The new bike has been unofficially dubbed the RC212V, and was tested by the Spanish MotoGP...

KTM sign Koyama

23 September 2006

KTM has signed Tomoyoshi Koyama to race in the 125cc GP series in 2007. The 23-year-old Japanese rider has raced for the Ajo Motorsport team in 2006. He is also a winner of the All Japan 125 and Mini...

Capirossi takes pole

23 September 2006

Loris Capirossi has qualified on pole position for the Motegi GP. The Italian dominated the final qualifying session with a lap of 1:45.725, setting a new best lap for the circuit in the process. ...

Rossi fastest in Japan

16 September 2006

Valentino Rossi has gone fastest on the first day of practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, September 24, 2006, having posted a time of 1:46.981. Rossi was the only rider to drop below one...

Hayden on Aussie pole

16 September 2006

Nicky Hayden has bounced back from two disapointing MotoGP races to take pole in the qualifying session for the Australian GP on Sunday, September 17, 2006. The American factory Honda rider recorded...

Hayden stays with Honda

16 September 2006

Nicky Hayden has just signed a new two-year deal with Honda’s official factory MotoGP team, ending speculation he will leave Repsol Honda. The deal has just been announced in the last 15 minutes by...

Melandri takes shock win

16 September 2006

Marco Melandri took the win at the Australian Grand Prix in an unpredictable race full of drama, as wet weather saw the first appearance of the white flag wet weather rule. It was Shinya Nakano who...

Rossi takes amazing win

09 September 2006

Valentino Rossi has taken a magnificent victory at the Sepang GP after an epic battle with Loris Capirossi. The Ducati and Yamaha riders were the only two in contention for the win after pulling out...

Rossi takes shock pole

09 September 2006

Valentino Rossi has taken pole position for the Sepang GP after a massive downpour saw the cancellation of the qualifying session. After a slow start on the first day Rossi went all out during the...

De Puniet tops GP times

09 September 2006

French Kawasaki rider Randy De Puniet has topped the second practice session for the Philip Island MotoGP round, becoming the only rider to drop below one minute 30 seconds for a lap. The GP rookie...

Capirossi tops day 1

02 September 2006

Loris Capirossi has dominated the first day of practice for the Malaysian GP. The Italian rider put in the fastest time in the first session then proceeded to knock a further more than a second off...

Gibernau's Sepang return

01 September 2006

Sete Gibernau will make his return from injury at the Malaysian GP at Sepang for Marlboro Ducati. Meanwhile British 125GP rider Bradley Smith is almost certain to miss the race due to a hand injury. ...

Swedish GP star dies

26 August 2006

The winner of the 1973 and 1974 125cc Grand Prix World championships Kent Andersson has died at the age of 64. Swedish rider Andersson was born on August 1, 1942 in Landvetter, starting to race at the age of 19 with a 250cc Monark. He scored his first Grand Prix points in the 250cc class in 1966 riding for Swedish brand Husqvarana, before a move to Yamaha in 1969 and his first GP wins in Germany...

McCoy tests Brit GP bike

26 August 2006

Former MotoGP star and Grand Prix winner Garry McCoy is testing the British Ilmor GP machine at Albacete. McCoy is riding today, Tuesday, August 29 and Wednesday August 30, 2006. This would suggest...

Ducati keep Capirossi

26 August 2006

Loris Capirossi will again race for the Ducati MotoGP team in 2007, in a renewed one year deal to ride the 800cc Desmosedici GP7. Capirossi has ridden for the Italian team since 2003, and has won...

Ducati tests MotoGP 800

19 August 2006

Loris Capirossi has tested the new 800cc Ducati MotoGP machine which will race under new rules in 2007, lapping just 1.6 seconds off the pace of his current Desmosedici race bike. The unveiling took...

GP bikes ride in London

19 August 2006

Loris Capirossi had the chance to intimidate some couriers in London on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 as he rode the Ducati Desmosedici in a display for around 20,000 people. The event was held to...

Wildcards for Japan GP

19 August 2006

Test rider Naoki Matsudo and Kousuke Akiyoshi have both been confirmed as wild card entries for the Japanese Grand Prix on September 24, 2006. Matsudo has spent the 2006 season as the test rider for...

Capriossi takes Brno win

19 August 2006

Loris Capriossi stunned the GP paddock today with a flag to flag victory in the Brno GP. Capirossi stormed off the line from his second place on the grid to take a one second lead by the end of the first lap. The Ducati rider went on to stretch out a massive lead throughout the rest of the race eventually slowing on the last lap to take a comfortable five second win. After escaping the scrum it...

First pic: Rossi's 800

19 August 2006

Valentino Rossi and Loris Capirossi got a taste of their new bikes yesterday as they took to the Brno track on the 2007 800cc machines. These pictures are the first look at Rossi’s new bike as he put in a quick test of the machine in-between laps of his current M1. Despite the bike being an early prototype he managed to get within 2 seconds of his lap pace during Sunday’s GP. Capirossi was also...