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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Jacque claims pole in Germany

15 July 2002

Olivier Jacque pulled off the shock of the season so far by claiming the first pole position for a two-stroke this season in Germany today. The French rider crossed the line with just under 10 seconds...

Rossi to compete in car Rally of Great Britain

15 July 2002

Valentino Rossi has confirmed he will be driving in the NetworkQ Rally of Great Britain, on November 14-17. He will be swapping his works Honda RC211V racebike for a Peugeot World Rally car, to...

MCN: Your British GP souvenir

15 July 2002

If you were one of the 60,000 there, if you wished you had been, if you watched it on TV, or missed everything, you need this week’s MCN, out on Wednesday, July 17. We’ve got a full 16 pages of...

Katoh gets RC211V for Czech GP

15 July 2002

Daijiro Katoh will race a Honda RC211V four-stroke at the Czech Republic GP. Honda will enter a third bike for the reigning 250cc World Champion, who is a HRC contracted rider, currently being leased...

Marlboro and Yamaha part company

15 July 2002

Yamaha has announced the end of their sponsorship by cigarette brand Marlboro. The deal will cease at the end of 2002, after three years with Marlboro as the team’s main sponsor. It doesn’t look like...

Show your support for Jezza

08 July 2002

Jeremy McWilliams is Britain’s only rider in MotoGPs this season, and he’s hoping the fans at Donington will give him the same kind of support that has led to Brands World Superbikes turning into a...

British GP results: Rossi wins again

08 July 2002

Good weather and big crowds have marked this year’s British GP, but if you couldn’t make it, we’ve got all the results… MotoGP results: Valentino Rossi rode a textbook race to win at Donington,...

Capirossi to miss Donington GP

01 July 2002

Loris Capirossi will miss the British GP at MCN Donington Park on July 14 after crashing heavily at Assen on Saturday. For more on this story, don’t miss the latest issue of MCN, out Wednesday July...

Kawasaki’s MotoGP machine sharpens up

24 June 2002

These are the latest pictures of Kawasaki’s ZX-RR four-stroke Grand Prix bike and it shows how much the designers have drawn from Honda’s successful RCV design. You can read more on the Kawasaki...

Rossi takes pole at damp Assen

24 June 2002

Valentino Rossi splashed to his sixth pole of the season at Assen today, ahead of Saturday’s MotoGP round. The Honda rider made the most of the two combined sessions as bad weather disrupted normal...

Garry McCoy "I’ll ride at Donington"

24 June 2002

Garry McCoy has declared himself full fit and has promised he’ll ride at the British GP at MCN Donington Park on July 14. The Australian star badly broke his right leg during pre-season testing. He...

Rossi edges Biaggi for provisional Assen pole

24 June 2002

Valentino Rossi has snatched provisional MotoGP pole in Assen today with a last gasp effort lap of 2:01.691. Max Biaggi had looked on for a double celebration this afternoon, the Italian was 31...

Rossi makes it six wins in Assen

24 June 2002

Valentino Rossi continued his winning ways with another dominant performance at the Dutch GP on Saturday, taking his tally of wins this season to six out of seven so far. But it was the old school...

Biaggi beats Rossi’s record

17 June 2002

Marlboro Yamaha rider Max Biaggi went under Valentino Rossi’s lap record, set only a couple of days earlier, while testing development Michelin tyres at Catalunya. The Yamaha team were joined by the...

Italian motorcycle legend dies

17 June 2002

Italy lost one of its most famous motorcycling heroes yesterday when 250 GP legend Walter Villa passed away at his Modena home. The 58-year-old died of a heart attack. Villa dominated the quarter-litre class in the mid seventies, taking three consecutive 250 GP crowns in 1974, ’75 and ’76, all on Harley-Davidsons. He also managed to take the 350cc GP world title in 1976, making him one of the last...

Rossi claims fifth win in Catalunya

17 June 2002

Valentino Rossi took another step to retaining his world crown with his fifth win of the 2002 MotoGP season in Catalunya on Sunday. The Honda rider let Yamaha’s Carlos Checa make the early running and...

Capirossi quickest in Catalunya qualifying

10 June 2002

Loris Capirossi gave some heart to die-hard two-stroke fans today when he set the fastest time in first qualifying in Catalunya ahead of Sunday’s MotoGP race. The West Honda rider went 1.2 seconds...

Eddie Lawson enters Hall of Fame

10 June 2002

Four-time 500cc world champion and GP legend Eddie Lawson has been inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Detroit. Lawson won 31 500cc GPs in a riding career spanning three...

Meet the MotoGP stars this July

03 June 2002

Ahead of the MCN Donington Park British Grand Prix there’s the traditional Riders for Health Day of Champions. You can shake hands with all the top Grand Prix stars, bid for loads of one-off items in...

Rossi digs deep for Mugello win

01 June 2002

Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP victory in Mugello won’t be remembered so much for the way in which the defending champion scorched to another victory, so much as the race when Yamaha’s four-stroke challenge...

Ryo handed European GP rides

27 May 2002

Akira Ryo, the Japanese rider who took Suzuki’s GSR-V four-stroke GP bike to a debut podium in Suzuka this year, will return for the factory for a handful of European rounds – starting with the...

Ducati unveils its new GP bike

27 May 2002

Ducati has just lifted the veil of secrecy surrounding its new four-stroke Grand Prix bike. For a full report on the new Ducati GP machine, don’t miss the June 5 issue of MCN. Until today Ducati had...

Yamaha first and second in qualifying at Mugello

27 May 2002

Carlos Checa squeezed out his Marlboro Yamaha teammate Max Biaggi by just one tenth of a second to claim provisional pole at Mugello, Italy today, ahead of Sunday’s MotoGP race. The Spaniard, whose...

Checa edges provisional Le Mans pole

13 May 2002

Carlos Checa made a mockery of Yamaha’s four-stroke troubles when he grabbed a shock MotoGP provisional pole position in Le Mans today. The Spaniard took his YZR-M1 to the top of the leaderboard in...

Get GP news on your phone

13 May 2002

This weekend it’s the turn of Le Mans in France to host the MotoGP circus. Suzuki, Yamaha and Aprilia have been working overtime, trying to get their four-strokes to match the pace of Honda’s dynamic...

Victory in France for Rossi

13 May 2002

Valentino Rossi won a rain-hit French GP at Le Mans to maintain the Honda RCV’s perfect start to the 2002 season. Crucially, the Italian had taken the lead on lap 21 when he passed team-mate Tohru...

Criville announces his retirement from racing

01 May 2002

Alex Criville has announced his temporary withdrawal from Grand Prix racing is now a permanent retirement. The Spaniard, who won the 500cc world championship in 1999, hasn’t recovered from mystery...

Rossi claims provisional pole in Jerez

01 May 2002

Valentino Rossi has claimed another provisional pole today in Jerez, Spain ahead of Sunday’s MotoGP race. But Daijiro Katoh proved that the new four-strokes won’t have it their own way as he led a...

Get GP results on your mobile

01 May 2002

It’s going to be the most breath-taking, wheel-spinning, mad-overtaking, superstar-creating GP season since Noah was a lad. Make sure you’re bang up to date with every qualifying session and race...

Capirossi’s RCV ultimatum

01 May 2002

MotoGP star Loris Capirossi is warning Honda he’ll leave next year if he doesn’t get the same machinery as Valentino Rossi. Fo the full story on Capirossi’s demands,don’t miss the new issue of MCN,...

Rossi reigns (again) in Spain

01 May 2002

Valentino Rossi swept to a well-deserved victory in Jerez, Spain, today. Fighting back after an early clash with Suzuki’s KennyRobererts he closed back up to the front and a dice with his Repsol Honda...

Suzuki tired with Dunlop

29 April 2002

Suzuki’s four-stroke GP team will run Michelin tyres at this weekend’s Spanish GP in Jerez having ended a short but disastrous spell with Dunlop. An official announcement is not expected for another...

Jeremy McWilliams: In his own words

22 April 2002

Sweetandsour: What are you going to do about bikes for Jerez?… I’ve heard they’ve gone walkies…? JeremyMcWilliams: Well it’ll be an easy weekend then if that’s right! At least mine haven’t been crashed, so when they do arrive we’ll be able to go straight out, and we’ve got our Jerez set-up so we’ll be able to go straight out. But I’d rather be putting my feet up somewhere like Malaga if they...

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Jacque claims pole in Germany

Rossi to compete in car Rally of Great Britain

MCN: Your British GP souvenir

Katoh gets RC211V for Czech GP

Marlboro and Yamaha part company

Show your support for Jezza

British GP results: Rossi wins again

Capirossi to miss Donington GP

Kawasaki’s MotoGP machine sharpens up

Rossi takes pole at damp Assen

Garry McCoy "I’ll ride at Donington"

Rossi edges Biaggi for provisional Assen pole

Rossi makes it six wins in Assen

Biaggi beats Rossi’s record

Italian motorcycle legend dies

Rossi claims fifth win in Catalunya

Capirossi quickest in Catalunya qualifying

Eddie Lawson enters Hall of Fame

Meet the MotoGP stars this July

Rossi digs deep for Mugello win

Ryo handed European GP rides

Ducati unveils its new GP bike

Yamaha first and second in qualifying at Mugello

Checa edges provisional Le Mans pole

Get GP news on your phone

Victory in France for Rossi

Criville announces his retirement from racing

Rossi claims provisional pole in Jerez

Get GP results on your mobile

Capirossi’s RCV ultimatum

Rossi reigns (again) in Spain

Suzuki tired with Dunlop

Jeremy McWilliams: In his own words

Ukawa pips Rossi in South Africa

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Jeremy McWilliams: I wish I was on a four stroke