Misano was a frequent destination for premier class motorcycle racing in the 1980s and early 1990s with a total of ten events held at the venue until 1993. After a fourteen-year sojourn, MotoGP made a welcome return to the track last season at a new-look and extended circuit, in the guise of the San Marino and Riviera di Rimini Grand Prix. Further...
Valentino Rossi crowned 2008 champion with Motegi win
Bridgestone-shod Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi has today clinched the 2008 MotoGP World Championship title, winning the Japanese Grand Prix at the Motegi Twin Ring. The 25-points earned for his win takes Rossi to an unassailable 92 point lead in the series with just three races remaining. It is the second consecutive championship title for a rider...
Melandri to keep Ducati ride for Brno
By Steven EnglishMarco Melandri will race for the Ducati Marlboro team at Brno in three weeks' time, according to team boss Livio Suppo. The Italian's place had been in doubt after his dismal start to the season, and Sete Gibernau had been touted as a potential replacement after the summer break following his three tests with the factory team. Ducati...
Vermeulen third, Suzuki claims progress
Chris Vermeulen and Rizla Suzuki insisted that it wasn't just the wet weather which put the Australian third fastest in second free practice for his home grand prix.Suzuki has struggled for dry pace at Phillip Island ever since the start of the four-stroke era, and Vermeulen was only 14th fastest in Friday's first free practice.However, the Australian...
Kawasaki wants Nakano, Aspar doesn't
A third Kawasaki ZX-RR to be run in MotoGP next season by Jorge Martinez 'Aspar' looks on the verge of becoming a reality, but problems remain over the choice of rider.Kawasaki is pushing for its former factory rider Shinya Nakano to get the seat, but Aspar has made clear that he wants a Spanish rider."With all due respect to Nakano,...
Rossi: I couldn't stop it...
Newly crowned 2008 MotoGp world champion Valentino Rossi will start Sunday's Australian Grand Prix from just twelfth on the grid after a high-speed accident in qualifying at Phillip Island.The Fiat Yamaha star ran wide onto the grass approaching the fast left-hand turn three with 15 minutes to go - and was then thrown from his M1 when...
2008 Singapore Grand Prix Preview
Formula 1 continues to break boundaries as it travels to the Republic of Singapore for Asia's first street race and the first night race in the history of the sport.The anti-clockwise, 5.067km track will wind through the heart of one of the world's most striking and energetic cities. The drivers will race on public roads past landmarks such as the...