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GP bikes ride in London

19 August 2006

Loris Capirossi had the chance to intimidate some couriers in London on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 as he rode the Ducati Desmosedici in a display for around 20,000 people. The event was held to...

Loris Capirossi has tested the new 800cc Ducati MotoGP machine which will race under new rules in 2007, lapping just 1.6 seconds off the pace of his current Desmosedici race bike. The unveiling took...

Rain hits Brno test

19 August 2006

Rain hit the second day of MotoGP testing at Brno on Tuesday, August 22, with Loris Capirossi testing the Desmosedici GP7 under wet conditions for the first time. With rain from 10am till midday,...

Capriossi takes Brno win

19 August 2006

Loris Capriossi stunned the GP paddock today with a flag to flag victory in the Brno GP. Capirossi stormed off the line from his second place on the grid to take a one second lead by the end of the first lap. The Ducati rider went on to stretch out a massive lead throughout the rest of the race eventually slowing on the last lap to take a comfortable five second win. After escaping the scrum it...

Wildcards for Japan GP

19 August 2006

Test rider Naoki Matsudo and Kousuke Akiyoshi have both been confirmed as wild card entries for the Japanese Grand Prix on September 24, 2006. Matsudo has spent the 2006 season as the test rider for...

Rossi takes pole

19 August 2006

Valentino Rosi has continued his domination of the Brno round of the MotoGP championship taking pole position for Sunday’s race. The Italian took the fastest lap both on Friday and in the Saturday...

Rossi to ride 800 at Brno

12 August 2006

Valentino Rossi has just confirmed to MCN that he will be riding next season’s 800cc Yamaha MotoGP bike at Brno circuit on Monday. The bike is currently in transit from Japan and Rossi has been told...

Rossi tops Brno day 1

12 August 2006

Valentino Rossi has topped the first day of practice for the Brno GP. The Yamaha rider dominated the second session of the day setting a time almost a second and a half faster than any rider well...

Tyre boss on 2006 GPs

05 August 2006

With six races to go in the 2006 MotoGP world championship, Hiroshi Yamada, Bridgestone Motorsport’s Motorcycle Racing Manager, has spoken about the season so far Mr. Yamada, how would you summarise...

Stolen GP bikes found

01 August 2006

Police have recovered four of five Suzuki 500cc GP bikes stolen four years ago from the team’s Edenbridge, Kent workshop during September 2002. The GP bikes include those ridden by world champions...

Takahashi injured

22 July 2006

Humangest 250cc GP rider Yuki Takahashi will miss the Suzuki 8-Hour endurance event after fracturing his left forearm during testing. Takahashi took his second victory of 2006 at the German round of...

Vermeulen on US pole

22 July 2006

Chris Vermeulen has taken his first dry pole position by setting the fastest lap in qualifying for the US GP at Laguna Seca. The Australian Suzuki rider beat a hoard of Americans to take the top spot...

Surgery for Gibernau

22 July 2006

Sete Gibernau may miss the next round of the MotoGP championship at Brno in the Czech Republic after an operation to correct problems with the titanium plate inserted in his left collarbone. Gibernau...

Roberts dominates day 1

22 July 2006

Kenny Roberts has dominated the first day of practice for the US GP at Laguna Seca. Roberts set the fastest time in both the morning and afternoon practice sessions with only fellow American Nicky...

Hayden wins US GP

22 July 2006

Nicky Hayden has won the American MotoGP round at Laguna Seca for the second year in succession, and extended his championship lead at the same time. It was a dramatic GP, with Rizla Suzuki rider...

Spy video of Brit GP bike

22 July 2006

We’ve got exclusive footage of the never before seen 800cc Ilmor GP bike. MCN Reader Deborah Harriman filmed the bike at a track day in Silverstone, not knowing what she’d shot. But she sent it to us...

Rossi wins in Germany

15 July 2006

Valentino Rossi overcame a titanic four-way fight for the race win at the Sachsenring on July 16, 2006, claiming victory after starting from 10th on the grid. Rossi had qualified in 11th for the...

New shareholder in GPs

15 July 2006

MotoGP rights holder Dorna has announced that Bridgepoint will replace CVC as a shareholder in the company. The value of the deal is undisclosed, with Dorna continuing withe xclusive rights to...

GP: Pedrosa on pole

15 July 2006

250cc free practice 2: Jorge Lorenzo posted the fastest time on the Fortuna Aprilia, ahead of Humangest Honda duo Andrea Dovizioso and Yuki Takahashi. 1 Jorge LORENZO 1’25.520 2 Andrea DOVIZIOSO...

Roberts tops 1st practice

08 July 2006

Kenny Roberts Jr has gone fastest in the opening practice session for the German MotoGP round on Sunday, July 16, 2006, with a time of 1:24.319 on the Team Roberts KR211V. He heads a trio of Hondas,...

Racers back for Germany

08 July 2006

The German GP at the Sachsenring on July 16 will see a number of riders returning after recovering from injury. Foremost among them will be Sete Gibernau, who missed the Dutch and British GPs due to a broken left collarbone. Team-mate Loris Capriossi was also injured in the same turn-one incident at Catalunya, but was able to ride for the last two races, and should be 80-90 per cent fit for the...

MotoGP: Free practice 2

08 July 2006

Marco Melandri has topped the second free practice sessions for the German MotoGP round on Sunday, July 16, 2006. The Fortuna Honda rider posted a time of 1:23.145 on his penultimate lap to go fastest...

Di Meglio skips Germany

08 July 2006

Mike di Meglio will miss the German GP, which starts on Friday, July 14, 2006, as a result of a fractured wrist. The French FFM Honda rider was injured during a private test at Brno, and will be...

MCN races Casey Stoner

01 July 2006

Just 30 minutes after qualifying for the British MotoGP race at Donington, LCR Honda rider Casey Stoner was practising for another challenge – racing the circuit against MCN’s Dan Thornton on the new...

Misano - the wrong way

01 July 2006

The Italian Misano circuit looks set to host both WSB and MotoGP races in 2007. MotoGP have recently signed a five-year deal with the circuit but the race looks likely to take place in September,...

Bid for Desmo GP ride

01 July 2006

Fancy being pillion to GP legend Randy Mamola on the back of a two-seater Ducati Desmosedici? Just make the biggest unique bid and it’s yours. The three highest bidders will win a unique run on the...

Rider injured in GP test

01 July 2006

KTM 125cc GP rider Michael Ranseder will miss the German round of the championship after fracturing his pelvis during a two-day test at the circuit. Ranseder high-sided at the final right-hand corner...

Hayden heads warm-up

01 July 2006

Nicky Hayden has gone fastest in the wet warm-up for the British round of the 2006 MotoGP championship on the Respol Honda. His time of 1:41.771 was around14 seconds off the pole position qualifying...

Pedrosa wins British GP

01 July 2006

Dani Pedrosa overcame strong challenges from Marco Melandri, Casey Stoner and Kenny Roberts, and his own mistake at the Melbourne Loop to win the 2006 British GP on July 2, 2006. MotoGP on your...

Audio: Randy & Roberts

01 July 2006

This week’s MCN Podcast audio show is a British GP special coming to you direct from the Donington paddock. Former GP star and top TV pundit Randy Mamola talks to us about his passion for charity...

GP: Stoner tops FP3

01 July 2006

Casey Stoner has gone fastest in the final practice session for the British GP, with a time of 1:28.252 on the LCR Honda. Second fastest is fellow rookie Dani Pedrosa, with Loris Capirossi putting in...

Pedrosa takes pole

01 July 2006

Dani Pedrosa has taken pole position for the British GP at Donington. The Spanish rider set the fastest ever lap of the circuit, 1:27.676, to take the top spot in the qualifying session, beating the...

Hayden wins Assen TT

24 June 2006

Nicky Hayden has snatched victory from Colin Edwards at the Assen GP extending his championship lead. Edwards looked set to take his first win in MotoGP and was leading Hayden in to the last corner...

WCM invests in GP team

24 June 2006

British 250cc GP team Winona Racing has announced a strategic partnership with World Championship Motorsports (WCM), the team which ran in MotoGP in 2004 and 2005. Under the terms of the agreement,...

Rossi still suffering

24 June 2006

Valentino Rossi arrived at this weekend’s British MotoGP still suffering from the injuries he sustained in practice at the Assen GP. The seven-times world champion had his right arm strapped up with...

Loris sits out practice

24 June 2006

Loris Capirossi has decided to sit out the rest of the practice sessions for the Donington MotoGP so he can prepare himself for qualifying. The Ducati rider is still injured after his horrific...