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Melandri wins - Rossi out

20 May 2006

Marco Melandri took the win at the Le Mans GP in a race that saw Valentino Rossi retire for the second time in a row. The race was dominated by a two way battle between Rossi and Dani Pedrosa until...

Edwards' provisional pole

13 May 2006

The new chassis that Yamaha’s Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi are using for the Le Mans GP seems to have sorted their problems with the two riders taking a first and second fastest laps at the end...

Pedrosa takes first win

13 May 2006

Dani Pedrosa has taken his first MotoGP win at the Shanghai circuit in China, having qualified on pole position. Pedrosa had to come back from a slow start to lead from Repsol Honda team-mate Nicky...

Sponsor for Brit wildcard

13 May 2006

British rider Dan Linfoot will be riding as a wildcard at the Le Mans GP, and he’ll be sponsored by the Swedish Teng Tools brand for the event. Linfoot will line up for practice alongside the rest of...

Pedrosa on pole

13 May 2006

MotoGP free practice three: 1. Casey SToner 2:00.603. 2. Nicky Hayden 2:00.941. 3. Loris Capirossi 2:00.973. 4. Colin Edwards 2:01.357. 5. Valentino Rossi 2:01.357. 6. Dani Pedrosa 2:01.548. 7. Randy...

Rossi fastest in China

06 May 2006

MotoGP free practice one: 1. Valentino Rossi 2:12.060. 2. Casey Stoner 2:12.062. 3. Kenny Roberts Jr 2:12.112. 4. Loris Capirossi 2:13.034. 5. Sete Gibernau 2:13.221. 6. Nicky Hayden 2:13.445. 7.

Brit gets GP wildcard

06 May 2006

British rider Dan Linfoot will race as a wildcard in the French GP at Le Mans on May 21, 2006 on a 250cc Honda for Winona Racing. Linfoot last rode in the GP class as a wildcard for the wet British...

Turkish test for GP stars

01 May 2006

MotoGP riders stayed on to test at the Istanbul Park circuit in Turkey following the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday, April 30, 2006. Camel Yamaha Riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards made the most...

Ducati's 800cc GP bike

01 May 2006

The 800cc Ducati Desmosedici GP7 MotoGP bike has been tested on track for the first time today, Tuesday, May 2, 2006. Test rider Vittoriano Guareschi took the prototype on to the Mugello circuit for the first shakedown test of the new 800cc engine. Read more on the technical details of the bike in MCN, May 3, 2006. Looking to buy a bike? Click here. MCN bike reviews: Click here. Browse over 1700...

Spend day with champs

01 May 2006

Tickets for the annual MotoGP Day of Champions have gone on sale – offering you the chance to come face to face with the biggest names in the sport. Race fans will be able to see behind the scenes of...

Vermeulen's Turkey pole

29 April 2006

MotoGP qualifying times: 1. Chris Vermeulen 2:04.617. 2. Nicky hayden 2:04.823. 3. Sete Gibernau 2:05.003. 4. Loris Capirossi 2:05.540. 5. John Hopkins 2:05.700. 6. Randy de Puniet 2:06.102. 7. Casey...

Melandri wins in Turkey

29 April 2006

Marco Melandri has won the Turkish GP in a race which fully lived up to the drama of the 125 and 250cc classes. Pole sitter Chris Vermeulen led from the start, but his joy only lasted three corners...

Hayden fastest in Turkey

22 April 2006

Nicky Hayden has gone fastest in the second practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday April 30, 2006. The factory Honda rider moved from eighth in the final few minutes to post a time of...

Doohan gets hitched

22 April 2006

Five-times 500cc world champion Mick Doohan married long term love Selina Sines on an island off the Queensland coast in Australia on Friday (April 21). The ceremony was held at All Saint’s Chapel on...

Checa on the mend

15 April 2006

Carlos Checa is recovering from a neck injury he suffered at the opening round of the MotoGP season in Jerez, and aggravated again at the second round in Qatar. The Spanish Yamaha Tech3 rider is...

Future GP stars test

15 April 2006

The young hopefuls of the Red Bull MotoGP Academy completed a two day test at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valenica, with five young riders guided by Alberto Puig and Raul Jara. British rider Daniel...

Rossi takes Qatar win

08 April 2006

125GP: Alvaro Bautista took his second win of the season in 125 GPs with a photo finish between Mika Kallio and Sergio Gadea for second place with Kallio just taking the higher step by 1/100th of a second. Final positions: Alvaro Bautista Mika Kallio Sergio Gadea Mattia Pasini Pablo Nieto Kector Faubel Angel Rodriguez Thomas Luthi Simone Corsi Julian Simon Gabor Talmacsi Raffaela de Rosa Andrea...

Melandri tops GP test

08 April 2006

Many of the top teams have spent a day testing at the Losail circuit in Qatar on Sunday, April 9, following the GP on the previous day. The fastest rider was Marco Melandri on the Fortuna Honda, who...

Rossi taunts F1 Alonso

01 April 2006

Valentino Rossi reckons Fernando Alonso is running scared as the Italian MotoGP star continues to mock the Formula One world champion. Rossi again had no hesitation in putting the boot into the...

Jodie opens Donington

01 April 2006

Donington Park officially opened its new pit and paddock area on Friday with Jodie Marsh cutting the ribbon. The new development cost over £5million – when last year’s track resurfacing is added in.

MotoGP to run at night?

01 April 2006

The second round of the 2006 MotoGP championship gets underway in Qatar on Thursday April 6 amid plans for future Qatar rounds to take place at night. Loris Capirossi, Valentino Rossi and Kenny...

Ballerini in for Qatar GP

01 April 2006

Andrea Ballerini will ride alongside Britain’s Chaz Davies in the Ticinohosting-Capetella Racing team for the Qatar Grand Prix on Saturday, April 8, 2006. The Italian will ride as a replacement for...

New Donington pits open

25 March 2006

Biking glamour model and Celebrity Big Brother star Jodie Marsh will officially opened the new modern pit and paddock complex at British MotoGP circuit Donington Park, on Friday March 31. More than...

Capirossi wins at Jerez

25 March 2006

Loris Capirossi has won a dramatic Jerez GP from Dani Pedrosa, as Valentino Rossi recovered to 14th following a crash in the first corner of the first lap. As Capirossi led away from pole position,...

Hayden tops Jerez test

25 March 2006

Nicky Hayden topped the timesheets as almost every MotoGP rider stayed on at Jerez for a day of testing following the opening MotoGp round of the season. Only the Pramac Ducati team and Kawasaki’s...

Jerez: Warm-up

25 March 2006

Sete Gibernau has gone fastest in the morning warm-up session for the opening MotoGP round at Jerez with a time of 1:40.916 on his Ducati. The Spaniard was joined in the top three by his Ducati...

Capirossi takes pole

25 March 2006

Loris Capirossi is on pole for the first round of the 2006 MotoGP championship at Jerez following a qualifying session which had to be red-flagged due to six riders crashing. The session was only...

Jerez: Friday practice

18 March 2006

MotoGP 125cc free practice 1: 1. Julian Simon 2:00.496. 2. Fabrizio Lai 2:00.534. 3. Alex Espargaro 2:01.285. 4. Alvaro Bautista 2:01.321. 5. Mika Kallio 2:01.429. 6. Tomoyoshi Koyama 2:01.531. 7.

Pirro to miss Jerez

18 March 2006

The first race of the 2006 MotoGP season takes place on Sunday, March 26,2006, but one rider has already ruled himself out of the action. WTR Team Blauer USA rider Michele Pirro will miss the 125cc...

MotoGP is up for sale

18 March 2006

MotoGP is up for sale on the eve of the new season – in a deal which will mean British Superbikes must also put up the ‘For Sale’ sign. Current rights owner Dorna is owned by private equity firm CVC.

Audio: MotoGP preview

11 March 2006

Download the audio file you’ll find below and listen to a MotoGP season preview from a man who really knows. MCN’s Matthew Birt has long experience in the GP paddock and travelled throughout the...

Capirossi fastest in Jerez

11 March 2006

Ducati riders Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau dominated the final day of testing before the start of the MotoGP season, taking the two fastest times of the test. The two Ducati riders were the only...

No WCM in '06 MotoGP

11 March 2006

The British WCM team won’t compete in the 2006 MotoGP championship, as revealed by the official entry list. Ther Hertfordshire-based squad had been pencilled into earlier lists with rider Jeremy...

Nakano on top form

11 March 2006

Shinya Nakano put Kawasaki at the top of the table on the second day of the final pre-season MotoGP test. The Japanese rider finished over half a second ahead of his closest rival, Ducati’s Loris...

Lorenzo fastest in 250s

04 March 2006

Jorge Lorenzo finished day one (March 8) of the 250s test at Jerez on top of the time charts. The day started late, due to fog, but once going it was the Aprilias that dominated, as they had at...

Land VIP Jerez passes

04 March 2006

Bid now and you could land exclusive VIP paddock passes to the opening MotoGP round at Jerez on March 24-26. All funds raised will go direct to MCN’s favourite charity Riders For Health, to support...