Qatar MotoGP 2016

No more testing, the 2016 MotoGP championship finally gets underway at the 3.3 mile floodlit Losail circuit, with all signs pointing towards reigning champ Jorge Lorenzo as the man to beat.

The factory Yamaha rider set an incredible 11 laps under the lap records over the winter, while his team-mate and rival Valentino Rossi only managed one.

Will Marquez finally click with the new Honda, control ECU and Michelin tyres, or will he just be an occasional annoyance for the title contenders? And let's not forget th surprise of winter testing - wunderkid Maverick Vinales, who pushed Lorenzo all the way in testing in just his second year on the Suzuki.

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Brit GP survey results

21 July 2004

99 per cent of those who had sex in their tent at the British GP weren’t polite enough to wash first. That’s just one of the findings of our survey of race-goers at the weekend’s British GP. Our...

Rossi takes pole

21 July 2004

Marco Melandri crashed in the the Friday practice session and broke his thumb so only rode in the qualifying session and not the practice because riders are only aloud one special pain killing...

Day of Champions 2004

21 July 2004

The annual Day of Champions event takes place on Thursday July 22 2004 at the Donington park circuit to raise money for the Riders for Health charity. The day includes stunt shows and entertainment,...

Rossi tops first practice

14 July 2004

Valentino Rossi is fastest after the first practice session for the German MotoGP round on Sunday July 18. First qualifying starts around 1pm UK time. Expect updates shortly. The Italian lapped the...

Sete on provisional pole

14 July 2004

Sete Gibernau is on provisional pole for the German MotoGP on Sunday after setting a new pole record in first qualifying on Friday afternoon (July 16). The Honda rider’s time of 1’23.247, the fastest...

Bids rocket for GP ride

14 July 2004

The bidding for the chance to ride on a Ducati MotoGP bike is starting to accelerate with just three days left to the end of the auction. The highest bid so far received is just over 1900 Euros. The...

Meet the MotoGP stars

14 July 2004

Thursday’s Day of Champions, at Donington Park, not only gives you the chance to ride on a Ducati MotoGP bike, you can also bid for great kit used by the stars in an auction started by Sete...

Dramatic win for Biaggi

14 July 2004

Max Biaggi survived a dramatic battle with first Valentino Rossi, and then Alex Barros, to take the win at German GP today, Sunday, July 18. Lap One: Biaggi keeps a determined Rossi behind him, in...

Ask Edwards & Toseland

07 July 2004

MotoGP star Colin Edwards makes his annual visit to the market town of Northallerton on July 20, to take part in a chat show . Joining Edwards on stage will be WSB championship leader James Toseland...

British GP wildcards

07 July 2004

Two British wildcards have been confirmed for the British MotoGP round at Donington Park on July 23-25. Eugene Laverty and Karl Harris will race for the Red Bull Rookies Honda team in the 125GP and...

Tamada wins MotoGP

01 July 2004

Camel Honda rider Makoto Tamada has taken his first MotoGP win after championship leaders Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau crashed out of the Rio GP. Tamada beat his team-mate Max Biaggi to the line...

Roberts on GP pole

01 July 2004

Kenny Roberts has taken his Suzuki GSV-R to a surprise pole position for the start of the Rio GP. Sete Gibernau set the fastest time in the first qualifying session on Friday and he stayed the man to...

Rossi wins at Assen

23 June 2004

Valentino Rossi waited until the final third of the last lap at Assen on Saturday to take the lead and win the Dutch GP from championship rival Gibernau, despite the Spaniard’s front wheel bumping the...

Assen: Rossi on pole

23 June 2004

Valentino Rossi waited until the closing seconds of the final qualifying session to take pole for tomorrow’s Assen GP, smashing the previous lap record by around one second in the process. In the last...

Wet drama in Assen

23 June 2004

First qualifying: Sete Gibernau has qualified on provisional pole for Saturday’s Dutch GP round at Assen, but the real drama unfolded behind him in the cold, windy and wet conditions with Michel...

Assen tickets winner

23 June 2004

The winner has now been chosen for the two Assen tickets donated by reader Nik Hanmore. The lucky chap is Stephen Mudd from Middlesborough who was chosen at random from the list of entries. If you...

Spanish win for Rossi

09 June 2004

Valentino Rossi overcame a determined challenge from Spaniard Sete Gibernau to take the win and deny the Honda rider a home triumph. Rossi led away from the grid, but a moment allowed Gibernau past,...

Rossi wins at Mugello

02 June 2004

Valentino Rossi has taken victory in a rain interupted Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello circuit. The Italian rider was leading the race when it was red flagged as rain started to fall, but he slipped...

Gibernau on Mugello pole

02 June 2004

S.GIBERNAU 1 : 49.553, N.HAYDEN 1 : 49.922, V.ROSSI1 : 49.926, A.BARROS 1 : 50.058, M.MELANDRI 1 : 50.315, M.BIAGGI 1 : 50.445, M.TAMADA 1 : 50.584, L.CAPIROSSI 1 : 50.699, K.ROBERTS 1 : 50.736,...

Free practice: 250cc and 125cc

12 May 2004

250cc free practice: 1) Porto 1:38.862. 2) Nieto 1:38.930. 3) Pedrosa 1:39.110. 4) De Puniet 1:39.533. 5) Poggiali 1:39.536. 6) De Angelis 1:39.794. 7) Rolfo 1:39.802. 8) Elias 1:39.990. 9) Battaini 1:40.018. 10) Guintoli 1:40.379. 11) Debon 1:40.407. 12) Aoyama 1:40.533. 13) Matsudo 1:40.706. 14) Davies 1:40.892. 15) Nigon 1:40.922. 16) Olive 1:41.156. 17) West 1:41.214 18) Bataille 1:41.226 19)...

Biaggi fastest in Le Mans free practice

12 May 2004

Max Biaggi has gone fastest in free practice this morning, Friday May 14, for the Le Mans GP on Sunday, recording a new lap record in the process. The Italian Honda rider recorded a fastest time of...

Gibernau wins French GP

12 May 2004

Sete Gibernau passed early leader Carlos Checa and stayed clear of the drama behind him to take the French GP at Le Mans today, Sunday May 16. Checa surprised many by out-qualifying Yamaha team-mate...

Misano street named after Kato

05 May 2004

The road that leads into Santa Monica circuit in Misano has been named after Daijiro Kato. Kato’s parents, wife and children, close friend Makoto Tamada and Colin Edwards attended the naming ceremony...

Gibernau triumphs at Jerez

01 May 2004

Sete Gibernau fought through the rain to take an impressive victory at the Spanish GP, while Valentino Rossi failed to make the podium. Rossi had been on form all weekend qualifying his Yamaha on pole...

Rossi gives second pole to Yamaha

01 May 2004

Valentino Rossi has taken his second pole position in a row after a wet second qualifying session in Jerez. Showers dogged both the practice and qualifying sessions for the second round of the MotoGP...

Rossi tops first practice

28 April 2004

Valentino Rossi has already asserted his dominance at the Spanish GP, setting the fastest lap in first practice on Friday morning. On a dry but cool Jerez circuit Yamaha rider Rossi started the...

Rossi on provisional pole for Jerez

28 April 2004

World champion Valentino Rossi continued to amaze with a blistering performance in first qualifying at Jerez, Spain today. He is on provisional pole for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, the first European...

Rossi tests Schumacher's F1 car

21 April 2004

Valentino Rossi has been testing Michael Shumacher’s 2004 Ferrari F1 car at the Fiorano Ferrari test track in Northern Italy. Reports suggest he was off to good start, lapping within three seconds of...

Rossi fastest in first practice at Welkom

14 April 2004

Valentino Rossi finished fastest in the first free practice session for the opening Grand Prix of the 2004 season at Welkom, South Africa. Rossi posted a time of 1:34.405, with rival Max Biaggi 0.392...

First qualifying: 250cc

14 April 2004

1) De Puniet 1:35.925. 2) Porto 1:36.469. 3) Poggiali 1:36.999. 4) Pedrosa 1:37.292. 5) Nieto 1:37.392. 6) De Angelis 1:37.539. 7) Aoyama 1:37.673. 8) Elias 1:37.740. 9) Alex Debon 1:37.856. 10) Bataille 1:37.900. 11) Rolfo 1:37.952. 12) Matsudo 1:38.060. 13) Davies 1:38.292. 14) Battaini 1:38.375. 15) Olive 1:38.406. 16) Marchand 1:38.629. 17) Smrz 1:38.679. 18) West 1:38.750. 19) Heidolf...

Is Rossi the greatest?

14 April 2004

Valentino Rossi has put pay to any doubts about the sanity of his move to Yamaha by winning the first race of the season in fantastic style, but is he really the best of all time? Just moments after...

Rossi fastest in morning practice

14 April 2004

1) Rossi 1:33.450. 2) Edwards 1:33.594. 3) Hayden 1:33.710. 4) Biaggi 1:33.931. 5) Barros 1:33.950. 6) Gibernau 1: 34.122. 7) Capirossi 1:34.231. 8) Checa 1:34.262. 9) Roberts Jnr 1:34.311. 10)...

Rainey: Rossi will be champion again

14 April 2004

As the teams prepare for first practice at Welkom on Friday, April 16, triple world champion Wayne Rainey is predicting that Valentino Rossi will hold on to his title this year. The season starts on...

Rossi on provisional pole for Welkom

14 April 2004

Valentino Rossi has put the Yamaha M1 on pole position for the opening round of the 2004 MotoGP championship at Welkom in South Africa. Rossi broke his own lap record by just under 0.5 seconds to...

Rossi wins in Welkom

14 April 2004

Valentino Rossi has triumphed at the end of a titanic battle with Max Biaggi to give Yamaha victory at the first race of the 2004 MotoGP season. The two Italians battled throughout the race, swapping...

Welkom result: 250cc

14 April 2004

1) Pedrosa. 2) De Puniet. 3) Porto. 4) Poggiali. 5) De Angelis. 6) Debon. 7) Nieto. 8) Elias. 9) Rolfo. 10) Battaini. 11) Aoyama. 12) Faubel. 13) Vincent. 14) Heidolf. 15) Guintoli. 16) West. 17) Olive. 18) Matsudo. 19) Marchand. 20) Nigon. 21) Smrz. 22) Sekiguchi. 23) Stigefelt. 24) Sabbatani. 25) Lefort. DNF: Gemmel. Baldolini. Bataille. Davies. Discuss these results on the MotoGP discussion...