2012

Triple world champion Nicki Pedersen admits this summer’s Danish revolution sparked a dramatic turn in team spirit after inspiring his country to FIM Monster Energy Speedway World Cup gold. Denmark triumphed on 39 points at Malilla’s G&B Arena in Sweden, pipping pre-tournament favourites Australia, who scored 36. Russia clinched their first World Cup rostrum place since 1975 after finishing ...

The Latvian Grand Prix started today in Kegums with some rain early in the morning, but it was a dry day in the end. However, the MX1 riders were surprised with some heavy rain in the middle of their qualifying heat. In the end Antonio Cairoli went out with the victory, as well as Jeremy Van Horebeek in MX2.In both heats there was a crash in the first corner; in MX1 Christophe Pourcel, Sebastian P...

In a scintillating qualifying session at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM at Mugello in hot conditions it was Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa who put in a record-beating lap to take pole position for tomorrow’s race ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Héctor Barberá.A new track record in the low 1.47s held off the charge of Yamaha Factory Racing’s Lorenzo, who had been setting the fastest lap until the final ...

Pons 40 HP Tuenti’s Pol Espargaró recovered from a heavy crash in this morning’s Moto2™ practice to claim pole position for tomorrow’s race at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM at Mugello ahead of Marc Márquez and Andrea Iannone in a tightly fought qualifying session.Espargaró left it right until the end to post the fastest lap of 1.52’389, which moved Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol’s Márquez into second, ...

It was Blusens Avintia’s Maverick Viñales who came out best in a hard-fought Moto3™ qualifying session at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM to take pole position ahead of Sandro Cortese and Alex Rins.Just as it had looked as if Red Bull KTM Ajo’s championship leader Cortese was going to take pole position, Viñales put in a stunning lap in the final seconds to set a best time of 1.57’980, which sees him...

Sunny yet windy conditions greeted the MotoGP™ classes as they embarked on their first day of practice for this weekend’s Gran Premio d’Italia TIM at Mugello, and it was Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo who laid down the marker for the premier-class as he set the fastest time of the day in the afternoon session ahead of Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden. Despite an early excursion into the grav...

Maverick Viñales wanted to leave behind the disappointment of the German Grand Prix, and he did so immediately in the opening practice sessions at Mugello. Fellow Repsol Moto3 riders Miguel Oliveira and Álex Rins also started the weekend well: The Portuguese was eighth and the Spaniard ninth.The sun was out and the temperatures were high for the first day of the Italian Grand Prix, giving favourab...

Danish skipper Niels-Kristian Iversen is determined to take Poland’s FIM Monster Energy Speedway World Cup crown after ending their years of dominance at Swedish track Malilla on Thursday night. Denmark won the Race Off on 42 points to join hosts Sweden, Russia and Australia in the Final, which also takes place at Malilla’s G&B Arena on Saturday. Poland finished second on 38, while Team Grea...

The FIM Motocross World Championship comes back in action this weekend in Kegums, Latvia, to celebrate the tenth out of sixteen Grand Prix of the season. After the Grand Prix of Sweden, where Clement Desalle took the red plate from Antonio Cairoli and Tommy Searle cut his distance with Jeffrey Herlings, so both MX1 and MX2 championships are wide open.A part from the MX1 and MX2 classes, Kegums wil...

Just hours after announcing his two-year contract extension with the Repsol Honda Team partnering Moto2™ rider Marc Márquez, Dani Pedrosa joined championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner, Andrea Dovizioso and Valentino Rossi at the press conference on Thursday marking the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM at Mugello.Pedrosa, who now lies second in the championship after his maiden win of the season l...