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Valencia MotoGP: Pedrosa prevails with tyre change

11 November 2012 by Liam Marsden

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa has won at Valencia today in tricky conditions which saw riders roll up to the grid on a mix of wet and slick tyres. With the track drying Pedrosa, Cal Crutchlow, Nicky...

Valencia MotoGP: Marquez takes astonishing win

11 November 2012 by Liam Marsden

2012 Moto2 world champion Marc Marquez rode an incredible to race to win his final race in the class before moving up to MotoGP for 2013. Marquez was forced to start from last on the grid after...

Valencia MotoGP: Danny Kent victorious in final Moto3 race

11 November 2012 by Liam Marsden

Brit Danny Kent rode an excellent race in wet conditions to take his second Moto3 victory at Valencia in his final race in the class. Starting from seventh position on the grid Kent was always in...

No controlled electronics and no in-season engine mods in MotoGP

10 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Honda, Yamaha and Ducati will no longer be able to introduce new or upgraded engines during the season, but will still be able to use their own traction control and anti-wheelie strategies as part of...

Rain set to spoil Casey Stoner’s MotoGP farewell

10 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner fears his hopes of ending his career in winning fashion could be ruined by the weather in Valencia tomorrow, with his farewell MotoGP race likely to be dominated by rain. The Repsol Honda...

Rossi and Hayden cagey on Ducati boss axe rumour

10 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden gave a lesson in diplomacy in Valencia this afternoon when grilled about the future of Ducati boss Filippo Preziosi. It has been widely reported in Italy and is the...

Valencia MotoGP: Espargaro secures pole position

10 November 2012 by Liam Marsden

Pol Espargaro has taken his eighth pole position of the 2012 season with pole position at the final round of the 2012 season in Valencia despite a crash in the latter stages of the qualifying...

Shane Byrne to test Aprilia ART bike in Valencia

10 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Triple British Superbike champion Shane Byrne will test for the Paul Bird Motorsport squad in next week’s much anticipated MotoGP test session at the Valencia track in Spain. Byrne is a leading...

Valencia MotoGP: Pedrosa takes pole and new lap record

10 November 2012 by Liam Marsden

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa secured pole position for the final race of the 2012 season at Valencia and set a new lap record today. Pedrosa set a fastest lap of 1:30.844 to break the lap record,...

Valencia MotoGP: Folger takes Moto3 pole

10 November 2012 by Liam Marsden

Aspar KTM rider Jonas Folger has taken the second pole position of his career at Valencia today for the final race of the 2012 season. Folger will start ahead of Spaniard Miguel Oliveira and Frenchman...

Valentino Rossi critical of Marc Marquez

09 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi criticised new Moto2 world champion Marc Marquez after the hard riding Spaniard was involved in more controversy on the opening day of practice for the final round of 2012 in Valencia...

Andrea Dovizioso curious to test Ducati

09 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso says he is curious to understand the size of the task he faces to make Ducati a serious podium challenger in MotoGP when he makes his Desmosedici debut in Valencia next Tuesday. The...

Marquez on record pace in Moto2

09 November 2012 by MCN

Marc Marquez blitzed the Valencia Moto2 lap record to finish day one on top of the time sheets, at the end of the opening two free practice sessions. Pol Espargaro put in a flying lap to take the top...

McPhee fastest in Moto3

09 November 2012 by MCN

Scottish rider John McPhee finished the first day of the final round of the season fastest, after a late-session swap to slicks on a drying track saw him shoot up the leaderboard. McPhee, who was a...

Valencia MotoGP: CRTs top free practice

09 November 2012 by MCN

A wet first and drying second session at Valencia saw a surprise CRT one-two in MotoGP today, with Randy De Puniet the fastest of the day on his Aspar ART, with Michele Pirro second on the Gresini...

Casey Stoner braced for MotoGP farewell

08 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Aussie Casey Stoner has played down hopes he can end his Grand Prix career on a high with a victory in Sunday’s season finale at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia. The Repsol Honda rider arrives...

Cal Crutchlow warns Bradley Smith ahead of MotoGP debut

08 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow has warned new Monster Yamaha Tech 3 teammate Bradley Smith not to make the same mistake he did in 2011 by pushing too hard too soon in his rookie MotoGP campaign. Smith will make his...

Jorge Lorenzo vows to take more risks in Valencia

08 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo has pledged to take more risks to sign off a triumphant 2012 world championship campaign in winning style in Sunday’s final race at Valencia. The Spaniard clinched his second MotoP world...

Valentino Rossi excited ahead of Yamaha return

08 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Sunday’s final MotoGP round in Valencia is almost a sideshow as the world awaits Valentino Rossi’s much anticipated return to Yamaha in next week’s traditional two-day test session. Rossi will end his...

Jerry Burgess talks Yamaha return

06 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi will end his Ducati nightmare by jumping back on a factory Yamaha YZR-M1 machine during next week’s MotoGP test at the Valencia circuit in Spain. The Italian’s move back to Yamaha will...

John McPhee lands 2013 Moto3 ride

06 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

British rider John McPhee has secured a permanent slot on the 2013 Moto3 world championship grid after signing a deal to ride for the Racing Team Germany squad. The 18-year-old will replace departing...

Poll: Will Rossi give Lorenzo something to worry about in 2013?

06 November 2012 by MCN

After a disappointing two years at Ducati, Valentino Rossi returns to Yamaha for 2013, but will he be able to rekindle the magic that saw him take four MotoGP world titles with the manufacturer? ...

No more CRT in MotoGP by 2014?

05 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

A grid of full-blown prototypes could contest the 2014 MotoGP world championship, ending the headache of how to slash the gulf in performance between factory bikes and production-derived CRT...

Minimum weight limit being considered for Moto2

02 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

A minimum weight limit for the Moto2 world championship is currently under discussion in a move that could significantly reduce the disadvantage heavier riders like British star Scott Redding...

Ryuichi Kiyonari in line for shock MotoGP deal in 2013

02 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Triple British Superbike champion Ryuichi Kiyonari could be make a shock switch to MotoGP in 2013 to spearhead development of Honda’s new RC213V 1000cc production racer. HRC plans to sell production...

Suzuki warned on MotoGP return plans

01 November 2012 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki has been told to forget plotting a MotoGP return unless it is willing to commit to running a new factory effort until the end of the 2016 world championship at least. The Japanese factory...

Anthony West fails drug test

31 October 2012

Moto2 rider Anthony West has been stripped of his Le Mans seventh place from earlier in the season and banned from competition for one month after a drugs sample he gave after the French round was...

Marc Marquez gets crew boost at HRC

31 October 2012 by Matthew Birt

New Moto2 world champion Marc Marquez has been given a major boost after it was confirmed all but one of Casey Stoner’s current factory Honda crew will oversee his much anticipated move to MotoGP in...

Argentina MotoGP remains in doubt

31 October 2012 by Matthew Birt

A political storm involving Repsol – one of the most high profile sponsors in the MotoGP paddock – continues to seriously threaten Argentina’s bid to be back on the calendar next season for the first...

Casey Stoner makes it super six at Phillip Island

29 October 2012 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner’s love affair with the spectacular Phillip Island track continued yesterday when he romped to a stunning sixth successive victory on home soil. The Repsol Honda rider could not have...

Cal Crutchlow thrilled with podium return in Australia

29 October 2012

Cal Crutchlow ended a nightmare run on the end of season MotoGP world tour yesterday to score his second premier class podium with a brilliant display in the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip...

Jorge Lorenzo celebrates ‘tough’ second MotoGP world title

29 October 2012 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo said his battle to win a second MotoGP world title in 2012 was ‘tougher than anyone can imagine’ after a second place in yesterday’s Australian Grand Prix secured him the championship...

Valentino Rossi outpaced in Phillip Island

29 October 2012 by Matthew Birt

The forthcoming Valencia MotoGP test can’t come soon enough for Valentino Rossi after his penultimate appearance for Ducati in Australia yesterday proved to be another humbling experience. The Italian...

Early mistake ends Dani Pedrosa’s title bid

29 October 2012 by Matthew.birt

Early mistake ends Dani Pedrosa’s title bid in Phillip Island Dani Pedrosa will start an eighth season as a factory Honda rider in 2013 still seeking to capture an elusive first MotoGP world title...

Cal Crutchlow third as Jorge Lorenzo lifts MotoGP crown

28 October 2012 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow gave himself an early 27th birthday present in Phillip Island this afternoon to claim his second premier class podium in an Australian Grand Prix that saw Jorge Lorenzo clinch a second...

Marc Marquez claims Moto2 title with Phillip Island podium

28 October 2012 by Matthew Birt

British rider Scott Redding came tantalisingly close to a fifth podium of the season at Phillip Island this afternoon as Marc Marquez wrapped up the 2012 Moto2 world title with third place. Marquez...