2005
Bid to join MotoGP stars
21 October 2005
Tickets to the MotoGP Awards ceremony – at which stars including Valentino Rossi are officially presented with their world championship trophies – are seldom made available to the public. But this...
Suzuki sign Vermeulen
21 October 2005
Suzuki has officially introduced Chris Vermeulen as part of the 2006 MotoGP squad at the International Motorcycle Show in Birmingham. The Australian rider was at the show to announce his departure...
Melandri wins in Turkey
21 October 2005
Marco Melandri took his first MotoGP victory at the Turkish GP, taking the lead from Sete Gibernau at the first corner and holding off Valentino Rossi until the chequered flag. Gibernau saw his hopes...
Hayden on pole
14 October 2005
Nicky Hayden has taken his third pole position of the season after setting the fastest ever lap round Philip Island. The American beat newly recrowned world champion Valentino Rossi to the top spot by just one tenth of a second with Honda rider Sete Gibernau finishing the front row of the grid a further three tenths down. Carlos Checa, Colin Edwards and Max Biaggi make up the third row while GP...
Get MotoGP exclusives
14 October 2005
In Motor Cycle News, October 19, 2005, MotoGP reporter Matthew Birt reveals what is happening in the current contract frenzy engulfing the GP paddock, including: Honda brough to the brink by Chris...
Ito in for Capirossi
14 October 2005
Shinichi Ito will race for the Ducati Marlboro team as a replacement for the injured Loris Capirossi. Capirossi suffered chest injuries from a crash in practice for the previous round in Australia,...
Rossi fastest in Oz
14 October 2005
250cc free practice one: 1. Porto 1:34.700. 2. De ANgelis 1:35.011. 3. Lorenzo 1:35.066. 4. Barbera 1:35.635. 5. Stoner 1:35.824. 6. Dovizioso 1:35.893. 7. De Puniet 1:35.905. 8. Locatelli...
Rossi takes fifth in a row
14 October 2005
Valentino Rossi has taken yet another win at Phillip Island, taking his tally at the circuit to five wins in a row. The newly crowned World Champion dominated the race, holding back Honda rider Nicky...
Vermeulen gets GP ride
01 October 2005
Chris Vermeulen will ride for the Camel Honda team at Phillip island as a substitue for the injured Troy Bayliss. The news will boost the young Australian, who saw his World Superbike title hopes end with the cancellation fo the second race at Imola, due to rain. There is one race left in the WSB championship at Magny-Cours, after which Vermeulen will fly out to join current Camel Honda rider...
Rossi fights for Qatar win
01 October 2005
Melandri took the lead after Gibernau’s mistake and held Rossi in second over a hard fought lap before the world champion blasted past Melandri on the straight at the start of lap 19. The pair swapped...
Qatar GP: Qualifying
30 September 2005
Loris Capirossi has claimed his third pole position in a row to start the Qatar GP on Saturday, October 1, 2005. Sete Gibernau and Colin Edwards both held provisional pole in the opening stages of...
Qatar GP: Practice
23 September 2005
Despite wrapping up the 2005 MotoGP championship at the previous round, Valentino Rossi is not easing off on his MotoGP rivals. The Italian waited until the dying moments of the second practice...
World champ speaks
23 September 2005
After winning his seventh world title at Sepang on Sunday Valentino Rossi is more than a little happy, releasing a lengthy statement about his win. We’ve published it in full for you to read...
Gibernau top 1st practice
23 September 2005
Sete Gibernau has set the fastest lap on the first day of practice for the Malaysian GP. Gibernau set the 2:03.299 lap in the opening practice session with rain hitting the afternoon session stopping...
Rossi wins 7th title
23 September 2005
Valentino Rossi has taken his seventh GP title after coming second to Loris Capirossi in the Malaysian GP. Capirossi started from pole and lead for most of the race only slipping to second during the middle of the race when Rossi moved up from seventh to take the lead. But the Ducati rider fought back, re-took the lead and eventually finished with a considerable advantage. Second Ducati rider...
Capirossi takes 2nd pole
23 September 2005
Loris Capirossi has taken his second pole position in a week after securing the top spot at the Malaysian GP. The Ducati rider set a fastest lap of 2:01.731, 0.136 seconds ahead of Sete Gibernau who was the only non-Bridgestone rider in the top five. John Hopkins continued to impress on the Suzuki and will be starting tomorrow’s race in third place. Shinya Nakano took the Kawasaki to an...
Hopkins flies at Motegi
16 September 2005
125cc Qualifying Practice 1: 1. Kallio 1:59.137. 2. Simoncelli 1:59.682. 3. Poggiali 1:59.698. 4. Pasini 1:59.821. 5. Talmacsi 1:59.821. 6. Faubel 1:59.937. 7. Lai 1:59.982. 8. Koyama 1:59.984. 9. Bautista 2:00.142. 10. Luthi 2:00.272. 11. Kuzuhara 2:00.643. 12. Gadea 2:00.678. 13. Cortese 2:00.848. 14. Toth 2:01.030. 15. Simon 2:01.157. 16. Nieto 2:01.233. 17. De Rosa 2:01.337. 18. Masbou...
Byrne gets Honda ride
16 September 2005
Shane Byrne will be handed a once in a lifetime opportunity to resurrect his MotoGP career after being told he’s landed a Honda RCV ride in Malaysia and Qatar. The 2003 British superbike champion...
Capriossi on Japan pole
16 September 2005
125cc final qualifying: 1. Talmacsi 1:58.653. 2. Koyama 1:58.920. 3. Pasini 1:58.970 4. Simoncelli 1:59.038. 5. Faubel 1:59.143. 6. Kallio 1:59.166. 7. Luthi 1:59.363. 8. Poggiali 1:59.460 9. Bautista 1:59.539. 10. Gadea 1:59.596. 11. Simon 1:59.660. 12. Di Meglio 1:59.724. 13. Nieto 1:59.874. 14. Tunez 2:00.106. 15. Cortese 2:00.181. 16. Jerez 2:00.281. 17. Zanetti 2:00.287. 18. Iannone...
GP title at Sepang race?
16 September 2005
Valentino Rossi can take his fifth successive world championship this weekend as the Malaysian Grand prix begins on Friday, September 23, 2005. The Italian needs just a fourth place to clinch the...
Rossi crashes in Japan
16 September 2005
Valentino Rossi crashed out of a dramatic Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, postponing his chance to wrap up the world championship. From the start it was Marco Melandri who led the race, with Max...
Bayliss out of Japan GP
09 September 2005
Troy Bayliss has pulled out of the Japanese GP after injuring his wrist while motocrossing. Bayliss is now awaiting further treatment to determine how quickly after Motegi he can be back in...
Signed Rossi lid: £4500!
09 September 2005
Harrods is selling a limited-edition exact replica of MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi’s helmet – for a champagne-spraying £4500! They have just one and say there are only 46 of this precise...
Ukawa in for Bayliss
09 September 2005
Honda test rider Tohru Ukawa will ride at the Motegi MotoGP round as a replacement for the injured Troy Bayliss in the Camel Honda squad. Ukawa will partner Alex Barros on the RC211V, having ridden...
Rossi F1 move latest
02 September 2005
MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi will only get a place in the Ferrari F1 team if he has a serious chance of winning the world championship – according to BBC reports. Ferrari chairman Luca Di...
Brno Friday practice
26 August 2005
Valentino Rossi has gone fastest in the second practice session for the Czech MotoGP round at Brno on Sunday, August 28, 2005. Rossi posted a time of 1:59.278 on the final of his 21 completed laps to...
Hopkins stays at Suzuki
26 August 2005
The Suzuki MotoGP squad has officially announced current rider John Hopkins will stay with the team for the next two seasons. Hopkins, 22, has ridden for the team since 2003, and the team believe he...
Gibernau on Brno pole
26 August 2005
Sete Gibernau has taken pole position for the Czech GP at brno tomorrow, Sunday, August 28, 2005, in a qualifying session which saw Valentino Rossi only capable of fourth on the grid. Gibernau...
Rossi wins in Brno drama
26 August 2005
Valentino Rossi has won the Czech Grand Prix at Brno on Sunday August 28,2005, as dramatic action unfolded all around him. The race unfolded with several battles throughout the field. But it was the...
Blata V6: first picture
19 August 2005
This is the first picture of the Blata V6 MotoGP machine looking close to completion, and ready for the WCM team to race. Unfortunately it isn’t quite ready in time for the scheduled debut at the...
Three Suzukis for Brno
19 August 2005
The Suzuki MotoGP squad will field three riders at the Czech MotoGP round at Brno on Sunday, August 28,3005. John Hopkins will be back at full fitness following an operation to plate his broken left...
Roberts bites back
19 August 2005
A week after the announcement that KTM were withdrawing their support of the Team Roberts MotoGP bike, the team has issued a response claiming KTM has “failed to live up to their reponsibilities”. ...
Shakey out of MotoGP
12 August 2005
KTM has announced it will not supply engines to the Team Roberts MotoGP squad which currently fields British rider Shane Byrne. The Austrian firm will continue in the 125cc and 250cc classes, with...
£2725 for signed sofa
12 August 2005
The MCN sofa signed by the stars has sold for £2725 in MCN Auctions. Bidding closed in the early hours of Saturday morning with the Flying Aardvarks MCC bidding biggest. Charity Riders For Health get...
Honda's new V3 800
12 August 2005
Honda will build a V3 to compete in MotoGP when rules limit capacity to 800cc in 2007. See an under-the-skin artist’s impression in this week’s MCN – out on August 17 – and read how Honda insiders...
Rossi set to be F1 tester
05 August 2005
Reports in the Italian press suggest MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi is being lined up to become Ferrari’s official F1 test driver in 2007. Rossi tested a Ferrari last week behind closed doors...