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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...

Jerez MotoGP: Stoner on top in FP1

01 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner set the fastest time during the first free practice session at Jerez today, continuing the dominating form he showed at the opening round in Qatar. Repsol Honda...

Ducati to revamp GP11 for Valentino Rossi

31 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ducati is working on a major re-design of its factory GP11 bike after being told by Valentino Rossi the current version isn’t competitive enough to win MotoGP races. The Italian was only seventh in...

Dani Pedrosa to undergo shoulder surgery

31 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa has suffered a fresh injury nightmare having been told the on-going left shoulder problem he suffered last October requires further surgery. The Repsol Honda rider suffered a recurrence...

Casey Stoner expects strong home challenge in Jerez

30 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has admitted facing a difficult challenge to repeat his stunning debut win for Honda in this weekend’s Spanish MotoGP clash. The Australian made a dream start to his HRC career earlier...

Jorge Lorenzo to pose stronger challenge in Jerez

30 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has been tipped to mount a much stronger challenge to Honda’s dominant early season form in his home race at Jerez this weekend. Lorenzo’s factory Yamaha...

Ben Spies looking to close gap to Honda

29 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies has targeted a closer challenge to Honda’s early season dominance ahead of the second round of the 2011 MotoGP world championship in Jerez this weekend. The Texan finished the season’s...

Electronics boom impresses John Hopkins

29 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

John Hopkins has hailed the development of electronics in MotoGP as he prepares to make a shock premier class comeback in Spain this weekend. The American will ride injured Alvaro Bautista’s factory...

Casey Stoner unfazed by Dani Pedrosa threat

29 March 2011

Casey Stoner has denied the presence of a fast team-mate capable of winning races increases the pressure and scrutiny on him this season. Stoner is facing arguably the biggest internal competition of...

Randy de Puniet's girlfriend goes green

29 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Lauren Vickers, the top model girlfriend of French MotoGP star Randy de Puniet, has thrown her weight and most of her clothes behind the Pramac Ducati squad’s environmentally friendly initiative for...

Alvaro Bautista already walking after femur break

25 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Less than a week after he broke his left femur in practice for the opening race in Qatar, factory Suzuki rider Alvaro Bautista has already taken his first tentative steps. The former 125GP world...

Casey Stoner not writing Rossi off yet

24 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner said it would be foolish to write off Valentino Rossi as a potential title contender after just one race of the 2011 MotoGP world championship. The Australian made a dream start to his...

Jerry Burgess not worried about title prospects

24 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s legendary crew chief Jerry Burgess insists he’s not worried about the Italian’s 2011 MotoGP title prospects after a tough start to the new season in Qatar last weekend. Rossi’s...

Japan earthquake delays Honda 1000cc track debut

24 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami delayed the track debut of Honda’s new four-stroke 1000cc MotoGP machine being developed for the 2012 MotoGP campaign. The bike was due to be track tested...

Dani Pedrosa told shoulder still not fully recovered

24 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa’s troublesome left shoulder injury has still not fully recovered more than six months after he first damaged it in Japan last October. The Spaniard suffered a recurrence of a numbness...

Ben Spies confident in Yamaha potential

23 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies says he’s confident in the potential of the 2011 factory Yamaha YZR-M1 machine after he started the new season with a low-key sixth place in Qatar. Despite a pre-race declaration that he’d...

Alvaro Bautista leaves Qatar to begin recovery

23 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Injured factory Suzuki rider Alvaro Bautista finally left Doha today (Wednesday) to begin his recovery from the broken femur he suffered during final practice for the opening race in Qatar. The...

Yuki Takahashi reveals earthquake escape

23 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Yuki Takahashi has spoken of the moment he feared his car would roll over when he was caught up in the devastating Japanese earthquake earlier this month. The Gresini Moriwaki Moto2 rider was just...

Phillip Island wins date change battle

23 March 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi lost another battle in Qatar last weekend after it was confirmed the Australian MotoGP race will remain in its traditional October slot on the calendar. Rossi has tirelessly campaigned...