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Motegi MotoGP reaction: Bridgestone delight at Casey Stoner’s MotoGP title

24 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP reaction: Bridgestone delight at Casey Stoner’s MotoGP title

Bridgestone boss Hiroshi Yamada hailed Casey Stoner and Ducati as the Japanese tyre company celebrated a historic milestone in yesterday’s Japanese MotoGP. Casey Stoner’s sixth place in a rain-hit...

Motegi MotoGP reaction: Randy de Puniet celebrates debut podium

23 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP reaction: Randy de Puniet celebrates debut podium

Randy de Puniet claimed his first MotoGP podium today when he finished a distant second to Ducati’s Loris Capirossi in an exciting flag-to-flag Japanese MotoGP. The French rider struggled early on in...

Motegi MotoGP reaction: Toni Elias ends injury nightmare with third

23 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP reaction: Toni Elias ends injury nightmare with third

Toni Elias ended a torturous second half of the season when he claimed third place in this afternoon’s Japanese MotoGP. The Spaniard has been struggling for full fitness ever since he suffered a...

Motegi MotoGP reaction: Loris Capirossi completes Motegi hat-trick

23 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP reaction: Loris Capirossi completes Motegi hat-trick

Loris Capirossi completed a stunning hat-trick of victories at the Japanese GP at the end of a dramatic race in the Twin Ring Motegi. On a great day for Ducati, not only did Capirossi win his third...

Motegi MotoGP reaction: Valentino Rossi reflects on Motegi misery

23 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP reaction: Valentino Rossi reflects on Motegi misery

Valentino Rossi lost his second successive world championship campaign for the first time in his career today after he failed to beat Casey Stoner in a dramatic flag-to-flag Japanese MotoGP. Rossi...

Motegi MotoGP reaction: Casey Stoner in dreamland after clinching first MotoGP world title

23 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP reaction: Casey Stoner in dreamland after clinching first MotoGP world title

Casey Stoner described winning his first MotoGP world championship crown as an ‘absolute dream’ on a memorable day for the Australian and his factory Ducati team in Japan. Not only did Casey Stoner’s...

Motegi MotoGP: Latest Championship standings

23 September 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Motegi MotoGP: Latest Championship standings

Casey Stoner has secured the MotoGP championship. Click here for the full report and see below for the championship standings after the Japanese round at the Twin Ring Motegi. Riders...

Motegi MotoGP: Stoner wins the world title for Ducati

23 September 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Motegi MotoGP: Stoner wins the world title for Ducati

Casey Stoner has taken the first MotoGP world championship for Ducati after finishing 7 places ahead of Valentino Rossi while the second Ducati of Loris Capirossi took the race win. After an...

Motegi MotoGP: Casey Stoner upbeat despite Motegi qualifying nightmare

22 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Casey Stoner upbeat despite Motegi qualifying nightmare

Casey Stoner refused to get too downhearted as his hopes of winning the MotoGP world championship in tomorrow’s Japanese GP were dented by his worst qualifying result of the season. If Stoner finishes...

MotoGP: Nicky Hayden says Casey Stoner not cracking under pressure

22 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Nicky Hayden says Casey Stoner not cracking under pressure

Reigning champion Nicky Hayden believes that Casey Stoner is not cracking under the pressure after the Australian’s bid to win his first premier class crown in tomorrow’s Japanese GP suffered a major...

Motegi MotoGP: MotoGP boss submits formal request for one-make tyre rule

22 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: MotoGP boss submits formal request for one-make tyre rule

Dorna chief Carmelo Ezpeleta has confirmed today in the Twin Ring Motegi that he has proposed the introduction of a one-make tyre rule for the MotoGP world championship in 2008. He submitted the...

Motegi MotoGP: Casey Stoner slumps as Dani Pedrosa claims Japan pole

22 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Casey Stoner slumps as Dani Pedrosa claims Japan pole

If Casey Stoner wants to wrap up his first MotoGP world title in Japan tomorrow, the Aussie will have to do it the hard way after he slumped to his worst grid position of 2007 in today’s qualifying...

Chaz Davies displays his injuries - warning - not for the squeamish!

21 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Chaz Davies displays his injuries - warning - not for the squeamish!

These pictures show just why British rider Chaz Davies reluctantly rejected the chance to ride a Ducati GP7 machine in this weekend’s Japanese GP at the Twin Ring Motegi. Having initially agreed a...

Motegi MotoGP: Casey Stoner and Carlos Checa clash in Japan

21 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Casey Stoner and Carlos Checa clash in Japan

MotoGP world championship leader Casey Stoner launched a scathing attack on Spanish veteran Carlos Checa after the pair tangled early in this afternoon’s second free practice session in the Twin Ring...

Motegi MotoGP: Bridgestone baffled by Honda tyre claim

21 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Bridgestone baffled by Honda tyre claim

Bridgestone bosses have said they are shocked and surprised at a statement by HRC president Masumi Hamane today at the Japanese GP that negotiations are still on-going about a tyre deal for...

Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi suffers disastrous start to Motegi

21 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi suffers disastrous start to Motegi

MotoGP Valentino Rossi has cast serious doubt on whether he will be able to prevent Ducati’s Casey Stoner from wrapping up his first MotoGP world title on Sunday after the Italian’s disastrous start...

Motegi MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa sets Motegi pace to mark new Honda deal

21 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa sets Motegi pace to mark new Honda deal

Dani Pedrosa celebrated signing a new factory Honda contract today in the Twin Ring Motegi by clocking the fastest time at the end of the first day of free practice for the Japanese MotoGP. Having...

Ducati up North endorsed by Loris?

20 September 2007 by peter mclean

Ducati up North endorsed by Loris?

Loris Caparossi liked my flag at the Estoril GP.

Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi bids to end Motegi barren run

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi bids to end Motegi barren run

Valentino Rossi is hoping he can end his long-running losing streak at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Japan to delay Ducati’s Casey Stoner clinching the MotoGP world championship on Sunday. The...

Video: Motegi MotoGP: Fans reaction tells its own story

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

If you wondered what fans in the homeland of the four Japanese factories of MotoGP think of the stars of the series – and why Valentino Rossi is still the prime asset to the men behind MotoGP despite his being miles off the title lead – you only need look at the reaction of Japanese fans. The cream of the MotoGP grid was rolled out for a traditional pre-race publicity bash in the heart of Tokyo...

Motegi MotoGP: Casey Stoner predicts close race as MotoGP title beckons

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Casey Stoner predicts close race as MotoGP title beckons

Marlboro Ducati’s Casey Stoner believes Sunday’s Japanese MotoGP could be a repeat of the classic Estoril clash last weekend as he stands on the brink of his first MotoGP world championship...

Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi laughs off Ryanair tax advert

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Valentino Rossi laughs off Ryanair tax advert

Valentino Rossi has laughed off a new advertising campaign by budget airline Ryanair that features a reference to the Italian’s current multi-million pound tax investigation. The advert was run in...

Motegi MotoGP: Loris Capirossi goes for Motegi hat-trick

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Loris Capirossi goes for Motegi hat-trick

Italian Loris Capirossi has said he is confident of putting a nightmare 2007 season behind as he goes in search of a third successive victory at the Japanese MotoGP. The 34-year-old has won the last...

Motegi MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo’s Yamaha test cancelled

20 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Motegi MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo’s Yamaha test cancelled

Jorge Lorenzo’s planned first serious test session on board Yamaha’s factory YZR-M1 in Japan next week has been cancelled. The Spaniard was due to ride on Tuesday after this weekend’s Japanese MotoGP...

MotoGP: Bridgestone turn the knife on Michelin

19 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Bridgestone turn the knife on Michelin

Bridgestone celebrated another victory over rivals Michelin in Estoril with final confirmation that next year’s tyre rule tweak would not see an increase in the number of tyres available to...

MotoGP: Kenny Roberts says future could lie in World Superbikes

19 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Kenny Roberts says future could lie in World Superbikes

Kenny Roberts admitted he would seriously consider moving to the World Superbike championship in 2008 if he was forced to quit MotoGP. Roberts, who has been involved in the MotoGP world championship...

MotoGP: James Toseland to make Yamaha MotoGP debut in Malaysia

19 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: James Toseland to make Yamaha MotoGP debut in Malaysia

James Toseland will delay his long-awaited Yamaha MotoGP debut until a three-day test session at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia in mid-November. And MCN has also learned that Toseland and new...

MotoGP: Infected arm rules Chaz Davies out of Motegi race

19 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Infected arm rules Chaz Davies out of Motegi race

A reaction to a tetanus jab has cost Chaz Davies the chance of a Ducati MotoGP ride at Motegi this weekend. The 20-year-old needed an anti-infection jab after a crash at the final round of the US...

MotoGP: Yamaha deny tyre rule U-turn

18 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Yamaha deny tyre rule U-turn

Valentino Rossi and Fiat Yamaha boss Davide Brivio have denied completing a dramatic U-turn over revised tyre regulations for 2008. With Fiat Yamaha confirming Michelin tyres for 2008, despite rumours...

MotoGP: Michelin delighted at new 2008 Yamaha deal

18 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Michelin delighted at new 2008 Yamaha deal

Michelin boss Jean-Philippe Weber has spoken of his delight at Yamaha’s decision to agree a new deal to keep Valentino Rossi on Michelin rubber in the 2008 MotoGP world championship. Michelin have...

MotoGP: Chaz Davies confirmed for Ducati MotoGP ride at Motegi

17 September 2007 by Andy Downes

MotoGP: Chaz Davies confirmed for Ducati MotoGP ride at Motegi

Chaz Davies will ride a factory-backed D’Antin Ducati at Motegi this weekend at the Japanese MotoGP. The chance of a ride as a stand-in came after the team sacked German rider Alex Hofmann on Sunday...

MotoGP: Ben Spies to make Suzuki MotoGP debut in Malaysia test

17 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Ben Spies to make Suzuki MotoGP debut in Malaysia test

Ben Spies will be given his first chance to impress on Suzuki’s factory GSV-R MotoGP machine when he tests at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia next month. MCN understands the newly crowned American...

Latest MotoGP Standings

17 September 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Latest MotoGP Standings

MotoGP Championship standings after round 13: Rider: 1 Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlborough 287 2 Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha 211 3 Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda 188 4 John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki...

MotoGP: Chaz Davies set to replace Alex Hofmann for rest of 2007

17 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Chaz Davies set to replace Alex Hofmann for rest of 2007

Chaz Davies is expected to ride in the last four races of the 2007 MotoGP world championship after German Alex Hofmann was axed last night from the D’Antin Ducati squad. Davies, who raced in the final...

Estoril MotoGP: Chaz Davies to replace Alex Hofmann for last four races?

16 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Estoril MotoGP: Chaz Davies to replace Alex Hofmann for last four races?

British rider Chaz Davies could find himself drafted into the D’Antin Ducati team for the final four races of the 2007 MotoGP season after Alex Hofmann’s controversial retirement in Estoril today. The...

Estoril MotoGP reaction: Clutch problem ends Casey Stoner’s winning streak

16 September 2007 by Matthew Birt

Estoril MotoGP reaction: Clutch problem ends Casey Stoner’s winning streak

Casey Stoner revealed a clutch problem cost him the chance to become the youngest rider in history to win four successive MotoGP races, as he had to settle for third in a thrilling Estoril race.