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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.Almost 85,000 MotoGP™ fans were gathered at the Mugello Circuit on the 3rd of July last year to witness the Gran Premio d'Italia TIM, which saw then reigning World Champion, ...

The FIM is pleased to announce the 2012 provisional 2012 Entry lists of the FIM Superbike et Supersport World Championships as follow: SUPERBIKE N°RIDERNAT.MOTOCXCLETEAM NAME3Max BiaggiITAAprilia RSV4 1000 FAprilia Racing Team58Eugene LavertyIRLAprilia RSV4 1000 FAprilia Racing Team7Carlos ChecaESPDucati 1098RAlthea Racing34Davide GiuglianoITADucati 1098RAlthea Racing50Sylvain GuintoliFRADucati ...

Repsol rider has been discharged from hospital following operation and will continue his recovery at home     Marc Márquez underwent successful surgery today to treat the vision problem present in his right eye. The 2011 Rookie of the Year in the Moto2 class was operated on first thing Monday morning at the Outpatients Eye Surgery Unit of Barcelona’s Hospital Clinico, in a procedure...

Yamaha Factory Racing riders 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. They shared some of their valuable knowledge with up and coming racers in the Indonesian Yamaha R Series Cup as part of a unique Yamaha Coaching Clinic. The MotoGP stars gave tips on rider positioning, cornering and overt...

MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa met Stéphane Desprez, the new CEO of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, when he dropped in at the Federation’s headquarters, for a meeting with Ignacio Verneda (FIM Sports Director). Dani will be cheering on the world’s top Trial riders when they compete at the Geneva Arena next Saturday, and especially his friends and fellow Spaniards Toni Bou, Adam Raga, Alb...

MotoGP Class N°RiderNationalityTeamMachine1CASEY STONERAUSTRALIANHONDA TEAMHONDA4ANDREA DOVIZIOSOITALIANYAMAHA TECH 3YAMAHA5COLIN EDWARDSUSAFORWARD RACINGSUTER*6STEFAN BRADLGERMANLCR HONDA MotoGPHONDA8HECTOR BARBERASPANISHPRAMAC RACING TEAMDUCATI9DANILO PETRUCCIITALIANIODA RACING PROJECTIODA*11BEN SPIESUSAYAMAHA FACTORY RACINGYAMAHA13ANTHONY WESTAUSTRALIANSPEED MASTERART*14RANDY DE PUNIETFRENCHAS...

During the winter break from the Superbike World Championship, Marco Melandri is keeping his concentration in shape on the Husqvarna TC 250.BMW Motorrad factory rider Marco Melandri (ITA) still feels the need for speed on two wheels, even during the winter break from the FIM Superbike World Championship. His preparation programme for the 2012 season includes off-road training sessions on a Husqvar...

Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo kicked off 2012 yesterday with a visit to New Delhi. The MotoGP star was in India for a personal appearance at the Auto Expo to meet both racing fans and the national Indian media. Lorenzo also took time in the afternoon to visit the impressive Budh International circuit, a potential newcomer to the MotoGP calendar in the not too distant future. After a l...

Following an intense media welcome on Monday, the Ducati duo participated in a press conference and interviews on the second day of the week-long Ducati event at Madonna di Campiglio.Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden were greeted with snow, fans and a frenetic media welcome upon their arrival Monday evening for the twenty-second edition of the Wrooom Press Ski Meeting. The two attended a meet and g...

Andrea Dovizioso fractured his right collarbone on Thursday in a training accident, when he fell whilst riding a motocross bike. The Italian rider, who will ride a Yamaha M1 in 2012 with Hervé Poncharal's Tech 3 team, received immediate medical attention and will undergo surgery at Bologna Hospital on Saturday. Manager of the French team Poncharal explained that until Dovizioso's operation had t...