Moto GP News

With just over a month to go before what promises to be an exciting start to the 2008 MotoGP season, the ambitious lighting project at Losail International Circuit is progressing perfectly ahead of the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar, which will take place at night time on March 9th, 2008. More...

After struggling to find his rhythm in Sepang last week Marco Melandri took a positive step in the bright, sunny conditions of Wednesday’s Phillip Island test sessions to leave him smiling at the end of the day. More...

Repsol Honda’s former MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden put in one of his trademark long shifts on the opening day of test proceedings at Phillip Island on Wednesday, gathering crucial engine data for his team with 107 laps of the Australian track. More...

Although the 250cc World Champion Jorge Lorenzo is not present this week at Phillip Island his fellow 2008 MotoGP debutants Alex de Angelis, Andrea Dovizioso and James Toseland all made excellent starts to the second 800cc category test of the year, as the rookie trio all ended the first day in the top five on the timesheet. More...

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Turning heads in the Phillip Island pit lane on the first day of this week’s three day MotoGP test visit to the Australian circuit, the Kawasaki liveries of John Hopkins and Anthony West now proudly display the logo of new sponsor Monster Energy, following last week’s important announcement of a deal between the team and the energy drink company. More...

After last week’s opening MotoGP activity of the year in Malaysia the majority of the confirmed 2008 grid have moved onto the Australian circuit of Phillip Island where testing resumed today and will continue on Thursday and Friday. More...

125cc title dark horse Simone Corsi led the way in the lower cylinder category on day one of testing in Valencia. More...

Picking up where he left off in Valencia, Mika Kallio was the fastest rider on day one of testing at a circuit where he closed last year with a victory. More...

MotoGP stalwart Loris Capirossi has brought experience and plenty of smiles to new team Rizla Suzuki and as he approaches his 19th season in the World Championship he has gained instant respect from Rizla Suzuki chief technician Stuart Shenton. More...

James Toseland took another positive step on his MotoGP journey last week in the test visit to Malaysia and the English premier class rookie reviewed the Sepang work-out with motogp. More...

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The MotoGP Channel goes OnBoard and Down Under this week, with first person footage from Phillip Island in Australia last year. More...

Michael Ranseder, who finished the 2007 season 12th in the overall standings, has been putting in plenty of hours in preparation for the forthcoming campaign following his move to Fiorenzo Caponera’s I. More...

Michelin kicked off its 2008 MotoGP testing programme at Sepang last week with a mightily impressive performance to end the three-day session with four of the fastest five riders on its tyres. More...

Having not ridden their 800cc machines for nearly two months before last week’s test in Sepang, the MotoGP riders are satiating their appetite for four stroke riding and development in the run-up to the first race of the season in Qatar. More...

One of the standout riders at last week’s Sepang test, Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards’ lap times were made all the more impressive on the final day in Malaysia when it was revealed that his 2’01. More...

Yamaha Tech3’s Herve Poncharal provided motogp.com with a thorough summary of the satellite MotoGP outfit’s activity in Sepang, after some positive work by riders Colin Edwards and James Toseland in Malaysia. More...

At the end of last week’s MotoGP test in Malaysia, which saw Repsol Honda’s Nicky Hayden top the timesheets on the final day, the American’s chief mechanic Pete Benson spoke to motogp. More...

Expected to challenge for the 250cc title this season, with last year’s top three of Jorge Lorenzo, Andrea Dovizioso and Alex de Angelis all moving up to MotoGP, factory KTM riders Mika Kallio and Hiroshi Aoyama got their 2008 off to a flying start last week in Jerez. More...

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Some of the more interesting celebrations made by successful riders in 2007. More...

After a crash resulting in a broken left collarbone on the final day of last week’s smaller classes test in Jerez on Saturday, Repsol KTM rider Esteve Rabat underwent surgery at the Clinica Sagrada Familia in Barcelona the next morning. More...

After two days of Aprilia dominance, Red Bull KTM returned to the forefront in Jerez at the final session of 250cc action today. More...

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