MotoGP-Cardion ab Motoracing team Debut

While most attention has been on the factory Ducati launch in Italy this week, MotoGP's newest team has unveiled its own colours for the forthcoming racing season.The Cardion AB race team pulled the covers off its Ducati Desmosedici GP11 and introduced its rider Karel Abraham. The 21-year-old Abraham is the first Czech racer to enter the MotoGP class. Abraham’s father, Karel Abraham Sr., owns the

MotoGP-Dani Pedrosa resume training in January.

MOTOGP DIMINUTIVE Dani Pedrosa is expected to resume training in the New Year following a full recovery from the shoulder injury he sustained last October. The injury was pinned and plated at Barcelona’s USP Instittut Universitari Dexeus, but serious bruising and swelling in the shoulder caused Pedrosa a serious lack of strength and feeling throughout the arm during the last few races of the

MotoGP Close Finish

After giving a run-down of the ten closest race finishes since the start of the four-stroke MotoGP era, in 2002, here is a breakdown of close finishes by year, rider, circuit, engine size and compared with other championships.It’s a far from perfect system in terms of 'judging' a race, since it doesn’t take into account the amount of overtaking - another crucial factor in terms of entertainment -

Honda MotoGP Test

Three-Day Honda MotoGP TestSince the signed HRC riders (Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa, Andrea Dovizioso) are not able to pilot their Honda machines during the winter break (MotoGP regulations), test rider Kousuke Akiyoshi was on track with special-guest Jonathan Rea.Rea, who competes in World Superbike with the Ten Kate Honda team, had his very first outing on MotoGP machinery on Tuesday as part of

MotoGP Gardner "not overly surprised"

Valentino Rossi's chief engineer Jeremy Burgess says the Italian's slow times in his maiden test for Ducati are no cause for panic."There's no reason to panic, despite Valentino's unusual test results," Burgess told Motosprint."After years of Japanese bikes, and seven seasons at Yamaha, for Valentino to get on the Ducati was a sort of culture shock.Burgess also believes that Rossi was suffering

MotoGP :Marco Melandri testing at Valencia

Just days after bidding a less than fond farewell to MotoGP, Melandri and new team-mate Eugene Laverty took to the Spanish circuit for a one-day test.Enabling him to get acclimatised on both the bike that was campaigned by Cal Crutchlow in 2010 and also the 2011 version, Melandri was on fine form aboard the R1 as he dropped under the 1min 34secs benchmark on soft tyres.Setting an unofficial best

Valentino Rossi with Ducati - the Valencia MotoGP test

The test marked the debut of Valentino Rossi with Ducati, Casey Stoner with a factory Honda, Cal Crutchlow with Tech 3 Yamaha etc.The next official MotoGP test will be at Sepang in February.Ducati has pledged to improve its MotoGP machine after superstar signing Valentino Rossi was left just 15th fastest at the end of his Desmosedici debut at the Valencia MotoGP test.Rossi's best time was

MotoGP - Interwetten Honda MotoGP team have revealed

The Interwetten Honda MotoGP team have revealed they will quit top-flight racing after this weekend's season finale in Valencia.They will concentrate on Moto2 and 125cc racing next season in the hope of returning to MotoGP in 2012.Rider Hiroshi Aoyama is expected to join the San Carlo Gresini Honda team.Aoyama, the last champion of the old 250cc class, joined the Interwetten MotoGP team full of

MotoGP Australia season ‎

Valentino Rossi gets wheel-to-wheel against his own team-mate - Lorenzo - for the very first time, and to boot, a guy who hadn't even ridden a GP bike when Rossi was already winning on the Honda V5 in MotoGP.Pedrosa had a bike that flew at most of the tracks, winning six races, while Stoner's Ducati had a front end that stuck like glue, leaving the Aussie to sort out the back end as he always

motogp sepang-This win at Sepang was Rossi's first victory since his hiatus from the 2010

This win at Sepang was Rossi's first victory since his hiatus from the 2010 season following his crash at Mugello. Andrea Dovizioso finished the race second, but the man celebrating the most was third-placed Jorge Lorenzo who clinched the 2010 title for Fiat-Yamaha.On lap 9 Dovizioso overtook Lorenzo to take race lead. A lap later Rossi did too. Within the next one lap Rossi passed Dovizioso,

MotoGP :round 15 of the 2010 world championship.

Full Friday free practice times (1) from the Malaysian MotoGP, round 15 of the 2010 world championship.Jorge Lorenzo will race in the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday knowing that as long as he leaves the Sepang circuit with a 75-point advantage he'll have secured, with great panache, his first ever MotoGP World Championship.Sack me?" Rossi was asked to comment on how much work he thought the

MotoGP:the Spaniard with three rounds more after Sepang.

The Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix in Sepang could well mark the crowning of world champions in the MotoGP and Moto2 category.Lorenzo leads on 297 points and not even Japanese GP winner Casey Stoner, who is third on 180 points, can overtake the Spaniard with three rounds more after Sepang.Meanwhile, Toni Elias is also on the brink of bagging his first-ever world title after having

MotoGP:Japanese motorbike rider Shoya Tomizawa has died

The 2010 Misano MotoGP event was shaping up to be a pivotal weekend in all the championships.Japanese motorbike rider Shoya Tomizawa has died following a crash during today’s San Marino Moto2 race at the Misano World Circuit.“Everybody involved in "MotoGP" extends its deepest condolences to Shoya’s family and friends at this tragic loss,” the motorcycling series said in the statement.He was

MotoGP :Dani Pedrosa won the San Marino MotoGP

Dani Pedrosa won the San Marino MotoGP for Honda, beating the Yamahas of fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo and Italian Valentino Rossi.But the race was overshadowed by the death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa in the preceding Moto2 event.The race continued and was eventually won by Spain's Toni Elias.Pedrosa's victory keeps the pressure on Lorenzo - who had a 68-point lead going into this race -

MotoGP Friday Results

MotoGP Friday ResultsThe MotoGP weekend began this Friday morning with four teams and their set of riders topping the top eight spots at the Misano Circuit in San Marino. Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa posted the quickest time of 1.34.772, which was also set a new fastest lap at Misano. Third was series leader, Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo. After Friday's practice results, here's what the

No rest for MotoGP teams

Sunday's Indianapolis MotoGP round took place with an air temperature of 35 degrees and a scorching track temperature of 56 degrees.There have been grumblings by some riders, notably Casey Stoner, that Bridgestone are being too conservative now that MotoGP is a single tyre class.Ubukata preferred to see the lack of soft tyre degradation in terms of excellent efficiency by the riders and

MotoGP Rider Killed in Indianapolis

The hype, the drama and one final chance to perform in front of the home town crowd made Indianapolis Motor Speedway a forum for several American riders to "leave it all out on the track " before "MotoGP" departed the U.S. for the remainder of the season.Dani Pedrosa narrowed the gap on Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo to 68 points with seven rounds of the 2010 season remaining by winning the

Valentino Rossi joining Ducati motorcycles?

Ducati Motorcycles has confirmed that the seven-time World Champion, Valentino Rossi, will be riding for them after the Italian rider completes his contract with Yamaha at the end of the MotoGP season.Rossi, who already holds the record of 78 wins for the 500cc/MotoGP segment, needs one more title to tie Giacomo Agostini's record of eight premier-class championships and is 18 race wins short of

2010 MotoGP Championship Brno circuit

With the second soft tire I was 0.2s faster than my best lap, so it was already a front-row time. The nine-time world champion though was relieved to have crashed in such circumstances. Rossi’s big money switch to Ducati will be confirmed after tomorrow’s 22-lap raceCasey Stoner said his failure to overcome a rear grip issue cost him the chance to claim a front-row start for tomorrow’s Czech