2014

Eugene Laverty confirms MotoGP switch in 2015

16 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

Eugene Laverty will switch to MotoGP in 2015 after confirming he will leave the Voltcom Crescent Suzuki World Superbike squad at the end of the season. As was first revealed by MCN, the Irish rider...

Eugene Laverty lands Aspar Honda deal?

15 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

Eugene Laverty is understood to have clinched a MotoGP move for 2015 with the high profile Aspar Honda squad. MCN sources understand Laverty has agreed a deal to ride a production RCV1000R next season...

Lintin takes Gold Cup victory ahead of McGuinness

15 September 2014 by Stephen Davison

Ivan Lintin was the surprise winner of Scarborough’s Gold Cup on the Taylor Lindsey Racing Honda on Sunday. With Guy Martin, Michael and William Dunlop and Ian Hutchinson all sitting out the last...

Scott Redding back with Marc VDS on factory Honda

15 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding will make a dream return to the Marc VDS Racing squad in 2015 to ride a factory Honda RC213V in next year’s MotoGP world championship. After a period of intense negotiations, Marc VDS...

MotoGP Misano: Rossi wins after commanding race

14 September 2014

The yellow, number 46 flags will be waving long into the Misano evening, as Valentino Rossi secured a solid race win and became the first rider to score 5000 Championship points, after riding a...

Misano MotoGP: Lorenzo secures first pole of the season

13 September 2014

Jorge Lorenzo scored his first pole of the season at Misano today and with it came a visible surge of confidence. Despite his fastest lap of 1’33.328 being only 0.051 seconds ahead of the Ducati...

Qatar to kick off 2015 MotoGP campaign on March 22

13 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

The 2015 MotoGP world championship campaign will kick off under the Losail International Circuit floodlights on March 22. MCN obtained a final winter testing schedule that was approved in Misano yesterday (Friday) that confirmed the season opener will be run over four nights, with practice commencing on Thursday, March 19. The 2015 winter testing schedule will kick off as originally intended at...

Iddon joins Bimota team for BSB Assen

12 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

Christian Iddon will join the Alstare Junior team at next weekend’s Assen round of the MCE British Superbike championship, coming onboard as the team’s WSB effort was axed by homologation rules.

Gresini to head Aprilia’s MotoGP return in 2015

12 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

Fausto Gresini will lead Aprilia’s long awaited return to MotoGP competition next season after he confirmed a four-year collaboration with the Italian brand in Misano today. Gresini will end his long...

WSB extend Pirelli tyre contract until 2018

11 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

World Superbike organisers have extended their one-make tyre deal with Pirelli until the end of the 2018 season, extending the deal until its fifteenth year. Javier Alonso, WSBK Executive Director...

Hutchinson set for National Stock 1000 and Macau GP return with Paul Bird

11 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ian Hutchinson will return to the national Superstock 1000 championship for the last two races of this season, signing a deal with Paul Bird’s Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki after losing his seat with the...

MV Agusta set for BSB with Tsingtao Kawasaki

11 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

MV Agusta will return to the MCE British Superbike paddock for 2015, with national Superstock 1000 championship leaders Tsingtao Hampshire Motorcycles making the switch from Kawasaki, for not only...

MotoGP boss: ‘Important’ Valentino Rossi is racing on

10 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

Never underestimate the power and influence of nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi. Marc Marquez might be rapidly emerging as the new poster boy of MotoGP with a string of record-breaking...

Kiyonari to stay with Buildbase BMW for 2015

10 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ryuichi Kiyonari, fresh from his double win at Donington and heading into the BSB Showdown as one of the title favourites, has extended his deal with the Buildbase BMW team for the 2015...

Donington BSB: Kiyo takes the double to set up Showdown

07 September 2014 by Sports desk

Ryuichi Kiyonari celebrated his second double win of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, holding off a hard-charging Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne in the second race at Donington Park, as the...

Donington BSB: Kiyo from Byrne in epic first race

07 September 2014 by Sports desk

The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship ‘War for Four’ titles continued to rage between Ryuichi Kiyonari and Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne in an epic opening race at Donington Park as the pair...

Jerez WSB: Melandri wins as Guintoli keeps title fight alive

07 September 2014 by Sports desk

The drama in race 2 at Jerez began almost immediately as best EVO classified rider in race one David Salom (Kawasaki Racing Team) crashed out on lap one with Davide Giugliano (Ducati Superbike Team)...

Jerez WSS: Van Der Mark wins title in style with epic race victory

07 September 2014 by Sports desk

A race long fight at the front involving 5 riders raged in Spain this afternoon as Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda World Supersport Team) became the 2014 World Supersport Champion in style by winning...

Jerez WSB: Melandri wins Spanish thriller

07 September 2014 by Sports Desk

In of the closest races of the season so far Marco Melandri (Aprilia Racing Team) has taken the win in race one at Jerez after a 20 lap encounter that saw the leading group of eight riders exchanging...

Jerez WSB: Baz storms to pole with new circuit record

06 September 2014 by Sports Desk

An intense Tissot-Superpole second session has been won by Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) who claimed Pole Position today at Jerez. the young Frenchman will move off ahead of everyone else in the...

Donington BSB: Hopkins on pole after three year absence

06 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

John Hopkins has taken a surprise pole position, taking the Tyco Suzuki to his first pole since the same race all the way back in 2011. The American, who has struggled so far this season, managed a...

Da Costa happy with wildcard Honda pace

05 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

Julien Da Costa has made a positive start to his first day back in the MCE British Superbike Championship, finishing eleventh but happy with his progress as the Honda Racing team continue to develop...

Donington BSB: Hopkins a surprise provisional pole

05 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

John Hopkins has set his 2014 season back on track by setting the fastest time of the opening day of MCE British Superbike action at Donington Park. The American, familiar with the track form his...

Marc Marquez won’t make early switch to 2015 RC213V

05 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

Marc Marquez won’t try and steal a march on his rivals by racing Honda’s 2015 prototype RC213V machine in the final phase of the current campaign. Marquez broke the Brno lap record when he tested next year’s RC213V contender immediately after losing his 100% winning streak in the Czech Republic last month. The 21-year-old, who returned to winning ways last Sunday with a brilliant victory over...