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Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo is yet again the man to beat after a thrilling qualifying session for the Grand Prix of Spain at Jerez this afternoon. Race fans witnessed an incredible 29 changes of provisional pole position as the riders fought it out on ever changing track conditions. Lorenzo was initially off the pace, running outside the top ten as dark clouds and a damp track thre...

What had been anticipated as a wet qualifying session after the rainy conditions so far, turned out to be a psychological battle with the elements, as a drying track and hovering dark clouds made conditions far from easy in MotoGP™ qualifying at the Gran Premio Bwin de España.  It was an absolutely thrilling affair as the Jerez track dried out in the nick of time, resulting in a frantic battl...

With conditions vastly improved in the afternoon, the Moto2™ class had its first outing in the dry since the official test back in March, and it was championship leader Marquez aboard his Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol bike, who put on a show for his home crowd putting his bike on pole with a 1'43''005. In a field where the top ten were separated by less than a second, it was Italtrans Racing Team ri...

In an incredibly exciting Moto3™ qualifying session, which went down to the final minute, it was current Spanish 125cc Champion Alex Rins who took his maiden pole position in just his second ever world championship start. The session had started in sunny conditions, yet a wet track meant that most of the practice was spent on wet tyres. However with only five minutes to go a mostly dry line had a...

The FIM President, Vito Ippolito & Real Federacion Motociclista Española President, Juan Moreta had the pleasure to welcome the Spanish Secretary of Sport, Miguel Cardenal this afternoon in Jerez, at the occasion of the first European round of the FIM MotoGP World Championship,Miguel Cardenal is Director of the Chair in sports law at the University King Juan Carlos, and has been appointed Pres...

After a thrilling first outing in Qatar, the first European round of the MotoGPChampionship at the Gran Premio bwin de España in Jerez got underway today, with ever changing weather and track conditions giving the riders a challenge right from the off. The majority chose not to go out in the morning session, with conditions too unpredictable and the session being somewhat of a washout. Yet once th...

MotoGP™ championship leader Jorge Lorenzo was joined by reigning World Champion Casey Stoner, Nicky Hayden, Cal Crutchlow and CRT rider Randy de Puniet at the press conference marking the second MotoGP round at the Gran Premio bwin de España in Jerez.Factory Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo, who has enjoyed significant success at the Spanish track over the years, taking the last two wins here in the premier...

The Ducati Team travels to Spain this week for one of the most popular events on the world championship calendar, the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez de la Frontera.Last year’s rain-affected race saw Nicky Hayden climb the third step of the podium, while Valentino Rossi, following a fall at the beginning of the eighth lap, mounted a charge through the pack to finish in fifth place. The Italian is the ...

After the season-opening spectacle in Qatar MotoGP™ lands in Europe this weekend for the Gran Premio bwin de España at Jerez, the second round of the 2012 season. Provided with an excellent curtain raiser at Losail expectations will be high for another tight battle for points, pride and progress in the south of Spain as Jerez – one of the Championship's best-attended GPs year after year – celebrat...

With fans hopeful of as gripping and eventful a race as that witnessed in round one, the Moto2™ World Championship lands in Spain with Marc Márquez (Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol) leading the early standings.Victory for the Spaniard was his eighth in the Moto2 category, making him the rider with the most wins in the class, and to extend that statistic he will have to finish a race for the first time ...