Stoner Takes Pole at Philip Island
17 Oct 2009, 11:23 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Only a day after his 24th birthday, Casey Stoner managed to claim pole position for the Iveco Australian Grand Prix held on the Phillip Island circuit. The qualifying session proved to be ...
Canepa Crashes in Australia Practice, Taken to Hospital
16 Oct 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pramac Racing might be forced to tackle the Australian Grand Prix this weekend with a single rider, as Niccolo Canepa is currently in hospital recuperating from an injury he picked up during the fir...
Rossi Tops First Practice in Australia, Lorenzo Experiences Illness
16 Oct 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi clinched the top spot of the first practice session in Australia, scoring the best time of 1:31.032 on the Phillip Island Circuit on Friday. The Yamaha rider passed local favorite Ca...
Neukirchner Signs with Ten Kate for 2010 Season
15 Oct 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After Team Suzuki Alstare decided to end his contract, German rider Max Neukirchner will be joining Jonathan Rea in the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team’s lineup for the 2010 season. The 26-year-...
Stoner Reveals 100 Percent Fitness for Aussie GP
15 Oct 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner will head back to Australia to finally get back on the winning streak inside the MotoGP season. After spending more than one month recuperating from his strange illness earlier this yea...
Neukirchner Ends Deal with Alstare
13 Oct 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Marian Bucataru / Team Suzuki Alstare confirmed it will not be automatically renewing its contract with Max Neukirchner after being unable to clarify when he will be able to race again. Max Neukirchner's season ...
Hayate Likely to Leave MotoGP for Moto2 in 2010
9 Oct 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hayate Racing Team is likely to switch their operations to the Moto2 Series next year. Although nothing has been confirmed by the MotoGP team, the fact that they signed up for the inaugural Moto2 en...
Hayden Warns Spies About MotoGP Debut
7 Oct 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The United States will have 3 riders in the MotoGP series in 2010, as Ben Spies has recently been confirmed in the Yamaha Tech 3 lineup for the upcoming season. However, when talking about his fello...
Espargaro Confirmed by Pramac Racing for 2010
7 Oct 2009, 09:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Aleix Espargaro is the latest rider to be confirmed in the MotoGP roster next season, as the Spanish rider recently signed a one-year deal with Ducati's customer team Pramac Racing. The 20-year...
Vermeulen Signs Kawasaki Deal in World Superbike
5 Oct 2009, 10:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following 250cc title contender Alvaro Bautista signing a deal with Suzuki for the upcoming MotoGP season, it was quite obvious Australian Chris Vermeulen would have to find another racing spot for ...
Aoyama Confirms MotoGP Entry with Emmi Caffe Latte
5 Oct 2009, 08:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Yuki Takahashi might have been ousted by Team Scot from their MotoGP lineup this season, but another Japanese rider is preparing to make his debut in the premier motorcycling class next year. We...
Stoner Happy to Prove Critics Wrong
5 Oct 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner scored a close-to-perfect second place in the Portuguese Grand Prix last weekend, despite returning to MotoGP action after more than a month of absence. The Australian managed to come o...
Haga and Spies Share Wins at Magny-Cours
5 Oct 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Both Superbike title contenders Noriyuki Haga and Ben Spies managed to grab one win each during the Magny Cours weekend, but it was the Japanese rider who managed to extend his lead in the overall c...
Lorenzo Wins Portuguese GP, Rossi Finishes 4th
5 Oct 2009, 06:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jorge Lorenzo dominated the Portuguese weekend in the MotoGP from beginning to end, winning from pole position at Estoril circuit. The Spaniard faced no opposition from his rivals on Sunday, as he g...
Toseland, Back to World Superbike
1 Oct 2009, 15:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After there was no room left for him in MotoGP, James Toseland will return to Yamaha World Superbike Team in 2010. The double World Superbike Champion will therefore replace Ben Spies, who will move...
Edwards Continues with Tech 3 in 2010
1 Oct 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Yamaha has just announced that the newly signed rider Ben Spies, who will leave World Superbike Championship next year and move to MotoGP, will be paired with Colin Edwards during the 2010 season. ...
Ben Spies to Join Tech 3 Yamaha Team in 2010
1 Oct 2009, 12:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Though Spies has been initially confirmed for another year in World Superbike, Yamaha announced today that the 25-year-old rider will move to MotoGP Championship in 2010, one year earlier than plann...
Stoner Confirms Comeback at Estoril
30 Sep 2009, 09:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After one and a half months of absence, former world champion Casey Stoner will return to MotoGP action during this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix, at Estoril. The Australian rider was confirm...
Haga and Fabrizio Score Perfect Wins for Ducati at Imola
28 Sep 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ducati stole the show at Imola during the course of the weekend, both its works riders managed to walk away from San Marino with a win in their pocket. After clinching his first ever Super Pole in t...
Sterilgarda Stays with Yamaha Superbike Team in 2010
28 Sep 2009, 07:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Italian food production company Sterilgarda confirmed its title sponsorship with the Yamaha World Superbike Team for the 2010 race season. The decision to continue with the partnership came after th...