Moto GP News

<p> Riders and teams were greeted with sunny conditions yet a wet track for the second day of the first 2013 season MotoGP™ test in Valencia, prompting only a few riders to head out of track, among which, however, was premier-class debutant Bradley Smith.</p> More...

<p> With his final entry on his Repsol blog, Casey Stoner bids farewell to his team and fans alike, as he moves on to a new chapter in life away from the track.</p> More...

<p> Cold temperatures and intermittent rain showers meant the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team's all-new British line-up of Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith experienced a frustrating start to preparations for the 2013 MotoGP World Championship in Valencia today.</p> More...

<p> Álvaro Bautista made the most of just half an hour of dry track time on the first day of post-season testing at Valencia, setting the fastest lap of the day.</p> More...

<p> After a much-deserved day off following the season-ending race in Valencia, the MotoGP teams and riders were back at the same Spanish circuit today for the first half of a two-day test.</p> More...

<p> The temperamental weather which affected last week's Grand Prix in Valencia, has once again disrupted proceedings in the first day of testing in Valencia.</p> More...

<p> Valentino Rossi made his long-awaited re-emergence on a Yamaha today at the rain-hit first 2013 season test in Valencia, as the MotoGP™ grid had to cope with difficult conditions on its first day of 2013 season testing.</p> More...

<p> The first official MotoGP™ test for the 2013 season in Valencia got off to a slow start as cold ambient temperatures and rain hampered teams’ efforts, although it didn’t stop Álvaro Bautista from topping the mid-day timesheets, and Valentino Rossi making his Yamaha debut.</p> More...

<p> GO & FUN GREEN ENERGY will be the Team Honda Gresini's main sponsor in the MotoGP and Moto3 categories for the next three seasons.</p> More...

<p> Shuhei Nakamoto, HRC Executive Vice President, has reflected positively on the Repsol Honda Team’s 2012 campaign and is looking to carry their end-of-season form over into 2013.</p> More...

<p> The 2012 MotoGP Constructors Championship is Honda’s 19th in the premier class - six in MotoGP and thirteen in 500cc - to add to the six 350cc titles, nineteen in the 250cc class, fifteen in the 125cc class, and two in the 50cc category. With 12 victories this season, Honda riders have won 658 races, a number that’s sure to continue growing.</p> More...

<p> The 2012 MotoGP World Championship could not have ended any better for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini, with Michele Pirro taking a career best fifth place to finish the season with a CRT 'victory' whilst Alvaro Bautista took fourth to secure fifth place overall in the final championship standings.</p> More...

<p> Aleix Espargaró made history yesterday by becoming the first CRT rider to lead a MotoGP race, and he did so for two laps at Valencia. He had to pass through the pits later on in the race to change bikes, in order to use the slicks that were appropriate for the conditions. He then set about overtaking his teammate, and claimed the best CRT rider of 2012 honour.</p> More...

<p> The 2012 MotoGP World Championship concluded in dramatic fashion for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team yesterday afternoon after Cal Crutchlow fell out of second position and Andrea Dovizioso secured a hard fought top six in an incident-packed Valencia race.</p> More...

<p> The final race of the 2012 MotoGP season, at Valencia, was seriously affected by uncertain weather.</p> More...

<p> The 2012 MotoGP™ season was brought to an end this evening at the FIM Awards Ceremony, where among others, Jorge Lorenzo picked up his World Champion trophy at the Auditori Mar Rojo de L’Oceanogràfic in the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciencies.</p> More...

<p> The 2012 MotoGP World Championship came to an exciting climax today with a fantastic display from the Repsol Honda Team. Dani Pedrosa took victory in the Grand Prix Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana (his sixth at this track) and finishes the season runner-up to champion Jorge Lorenzo by just 18 points but with the most victories of the championship, with a total of seven.</p> More...

<p> 2011 World Champion Casey Stoner completed the final GP of his career and took third place, his tenth podium of the year.</p> More...

<p> Katsuyuki Nakasuga stole the show today in an incident packed race, delivering an incredible performance to take second place on the podium for the Grand Prix of Valencia.</p> More...

<p> The 2012 season might have come to an end, but the 2013 campaign is not even 24hrs away, as Valencia hosts three days of official MotoGP™ testing from Monday through to Wednesday, with exclusive Live Test Coverage from motogp.com.</p> More...

<p> Two-time MotoGP™ World Champion Casey Stoner was nominated as a MotoGP™ Legend on Sunday in Valencia, right after making his final appearance in the premier class before retiring from the sport.</p> More...

<p> In the final MotoGP™ race at the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana it was Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa who took victory in a dramatic race that was marred with awkward conditions and crashes ahead of Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Casey Stoner.</p> More...

<p> Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Andrea Dovizioso was the man on the pace in a wet warm-up for the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana in front of Stefan Bradl and Valentino Rossi.</p> More...

<p> 2012 MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo took advantage of the only dry session of the weekend this afternoon to take second for tomorrow’s season finale, the Grand prix of Valencia.</p> More...

<p> The Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana will see Repsol Honda Team's Dani Pedrosa starting in pole position tomorrow, his fifth of the season.</p> More...