Almost in parallel with the test that the majority of the MotoGP™ teams are attending in Malaysia—starting tomorrow at Sepang—the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia today saw Aleix Espargaró, Randy De Puniet (Aprilia Aspar) and Mattia Pasini (Speed Master) take their first laps aboard their respective CRT machines, with several Moto3™ riders joining them. More...
Following an intensive development programme over the winter break, Bridgestone is geared up for the first MotoGP™ group tests of 2012 as evaluation of the tyres that will be used for the upcoming season continues. More...
Tuesday will see the majority of the premier class converge on track aboard 1000cc bikes at the Sepang International Circuit for the first Official MotoGP™ Test of 2012. More...
The Repsol Honda Team, 2011 Triple Crown Champions, hosted the media at a Team Presentation in the Pan Pacific Hotel in Kuala Lumpur tonight with a press conference and welcome party. More...
Take an exclusive look behind the scenes at the Ducati Corse factory in Bologna to see what engineers and designers have been developing for the 2012 campaign in this very special video. More...
The Speed Master Team have reached an agreement for Mattia Pasini to pilot their ART (Aprilia Racing Technology) CRT bike in the MotoGP™ class. More...
Take an exclusive look behind the scenes at the Ducati Corse factory in Bologna to see what engineers and designers have been developing for the 2012 campaign in this very special video. More...
Gino Borsoi, Sporting Director of the Aspar Team, talked to motogp.com about the team’s objectives for the 2012 season, the development of their CRT prototypes and the introduction of the new format in the MotoGP™ World Championship. More...
James Ellison is set to make a return to MotoGP™ for the 2012 season, aboard a CRT bike on the Paul Bird Motorsport team. motogp.com caught up with the British rider to talk about his reappearance in the premier class this time around. More...
The technical crew that will follow Moto2 Champion Stefan Bradl into his MotoGP™ debut flew to Japan to learn from HRC engineers how to "tame" the new Honda RC213V. More...
Colin Edwards is busy preparing for the 2012 MotoGP™ season which will see him aboard the new Forward Racing team CRT bike. The Texan spoke with motogp.com ahead of the first test of the season at Sepang (January 31 through February 2) regarding his new ride. More...
The Barcelona team has called upon Robertino Pietri and Jordi Torres to join test rider Ivan Silva at Sepang in the absence of Yonny Hernandez, who is recovering from a hand injury. More...
The Gran Premio d'Italia TIM has been announced as the winner of the 2011 IRTA "Best Grand Prix" award, thus securing its fifth title from the Teams' Association since hosting a Grand Prix for the first time in 1976. More...
With the traditional winter break coming to an end, MotoGP™ teams and riders are about to tackle their pre-season testing schedule for the 2012 season. More...
Czech rider Karel Abraham will ride a more powerful and faster bike for his second season in the MotoGP class. The new Ducati GP12 is powered by a 4-stroke, 1000cc 4 cylinder engine putting put 250HP and a maximum speed of 360 km per hour. More...
The reigning MotoGP World Champion took time out of his winter break to share with motogp.com his views on fatherhood, his rivals, the switch to 1000cc bikes and how he will defend his title in 2012 in this exclusive interview. More...
Carlos Checa and Franco Battaini completed a “shake-down” of the GP12, which will be tested in two weeks by the official riders, Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden. More...
Andrea Dovizioso spoke with motogp.com about the new adventure he will take on in 2012 with the Tech 3 Yamaha team and how he is preparing for it following his recent collarbone injury. The former Honda rider also shared his view of his final year with the manufacturer, in which he placed third in the MotoGP Championship. More...
Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies kicked off their one day visit to Jakarta this morning with a special visit to meet potential racing stars of the future. More...
Dorna Sports' CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta spoke at Wrooom this week about future regulations that aim to lower the costs for teams in MotoGP while keeping the class competitive. More...