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Vermeulen on US pole

Vermeulen on US pole

Chris Vermeulen has taken his first dry pole position by setting the fastest lap in qualifying for the US GP at Laguna Seca. The Australian Suzuki rider beat a hoard of Americans to take the top spot...

Hayden wins US GP

Hayden wins US GP

Nicky Hayden has won the American MotoGP round at Laguna Seca for the second year in succession, and extended his championship lead at the same time. It was a dramatic GP, with Rizla Suzuki rider...

Rossi wins in Germany

Rossi wins in Germany

Valentino Rossi overcame a titanic four-way fight for the race win at the Sachsenring on July 16, 2006, claiming victory after starting from 10th on the grid. Rossi had qualified in 11th for the...

New shareholder in GPs

New shareholder in GPs

MotoGP rights holder Dorna has announced that Bridgepoint will replace CVC as a shareholder in the company. The value of the deal is undisclosed, with Dorna continuing withe xclusive rights to...

GP: Pedrosa on pole

GP: Pedrosa on pole

250cc free practice 2: Jorge Lorenzo posted the fastest time on the Fortuna Aprilia, ahead of Humangest Honda duo Andrea Dovizioso and Yuki Takahashi. 1 Jorge LORENZO 1’25.520 2 Andrea DOVIZIOSO...

Roberts tops 1st practice

Roberts tops 1st practice

Kenny Roberts Jr has gone fastest in the opening practice session for the German MotoGP round on Sunday, July 16, 2006, with a time of 1:24.319 on the Team Roberts KR211V. He heads a trio of Hondas,...

MotoGP: Free practice 2

MotoGP: Free practice 2

Marco Melandri has topped the second free practice sessions for the German MotoGP round on Sunday, July 16, 2006. The Fortuna Honda rider posted a time of 1:23.145 on his penultimate lap to go fastest...

Di Meglio skips Germany

Di Meglio skips Germany

Mike di Meglio will miss the German GP, which starts on Friday, July 14, 2006, as a result of a fractured wrist. The French FFM Honda rider was injured during a private test at Brno, and will be...

Racers back for Germany

The German GP at the Sachsenring on July 16 will see a number of riders returning after recovering from injury. Foremost among them will be Sete Gibernau, who missed the Dutch and British GPs due to a broken left collarbone. Team-mate Loris Capriossi was also injured in the same turn-one incident at Catalunya, but was able to ride for the last two races, and should be 80-90 per cent fit for the...

MCN races Casey Stoner

MCN races Casey Stoner

Just 30 minutes after qualifying for the British MotoGP race at Donington, LCR Honda rider Casey Stoner was practising for another challenge – racing the circuit against MCN’s Dan Thornton on the new...

Misano - the wrong way

Misano - the wrong way

The Italian Misano circuit looks set to host both WSB and MotoGP races in 2007. MotoGP have recently signed a five-year deal with the circuit but the race looks likely to take place in September,...

Audio: Randy & Roberts

Audio: Randy & Roberts

This week’s MCN Podcast audio show is a British GP special coming to you direct from the Donington paddock. Former GP star and top TV pundit Randy Mamola talks to us about his passion for charity...

Pedrosa wins British GP

Pedrosa wins British GP

Dani Pedrosa overcame strong challenges from Marco Melandri, Casey Stoner and Kenny Roberts, and his own mistake at the Melbourne Loop to win the 2006 British GP on July 2, 2006. MotoGP on your...

Rider injured in GP test

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...