Rossi continues with Yamaha until 2018
Yamaha will continue its relationship with nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi.
It is with great pleasure that Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. confirms that Valentino Rossi will remain a part of the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team‘s...
Iannone beats Lorenzo & Márquez in FP3
Asserting himself as the fastest man again under the desert floodlights was Iannone who set a 1’54.639 to lead from Lorenzo and Marquez.
After a productive first session, the MotoGP™ World Championship riders went into...
Iannone shines in Free Practice 2
MotoGP™ riders were the first on track on Friday due to Qatar’s unique schedule with Iannone topping the session from Marquez and Redding.
With both ground and air temperature in the mid 20s, riders took...
Lorenzo leads FP1 in Qatar
Riders in the MotoGP™ World Championship completed their first official practice session of 2016 with Lorenzo ahead of Rossi and Iannone.
Due to the Losail International Circuit’s location, the first sessions of the day are...
Repsol Honda Team launch in Indonesia
Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa show off their new RC213V at Sentul in Jakarta.
On their way to Australia for the second MotoGP™ test of 2016, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa made a stop in...
Lorenzo leads first tests in Sepang
Yamaha’s Spanish rider has been the fastest today for the first of the three testing days of MotoGP at Sepang. He is ahead of his teammate Valentino Rossi and Honda’s rider Dani Pedrosa.
With a...
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP unveil 2016 machine
The factory Yamaha team gathered in Barcelona to show off what their 2016 bikes will look like as they aim to repeat their 2015 success.
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP revealed their 2016 MotoGP™ World Championship machine...
Viñales and Rins in Yamaha’s radar
Yamaha’s president, Lin Jarvis, showed his interest in the two Spanish riders who could ride for his team in the future.
As Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi’s contracts with the Japanese team come to an...
Stoner evokes a possible comeback
Casey Stoner said that it is not in Ducati’s plan to make him come back in Moto racing and shut down comeback rumors.
The Australian driver who recently announced his comeback in the team he won the...
Barcelona council to reduce his subsidy on Catalan circuit
The local Government of Barcelona will reduce from 4 to 2 million of euros the subsidy to Barcelona-Catalunya circuit, which is the most important in Spain.
After the local elections, the city of Barcelona changed...
The Sepang International Circuit will close due to resurfacing
The Sepang International Circuit will close from 15th February to May 8th in order to resurface the 5543km of the Malaysian track.
Updated in 2007 for the last time, this resurfacing will allow the circuit...
Stoner to return to Ducati as ambassador and test rider
Two-time MotoGP™ World Champion Casey Stoner will return to the Italian manufacturer in 2016 as test rider and ambassador.
Ducati Corse is delighted to announce that two-time MotoGP™ World Champion Casey Stoner will return to...
Marquez ends Valencia test on top
Marc Marquez finished the two-day test on top of the timesheets as the 2016 MotoGP™ season got underway in Valencia.
Having spent most of Tuesday at the Comunitat Valenciana – Ricardo Tormo adjusting to the...
Márquez leads Day 1 of testing in Valencia
Just two days after the end of the 2015 MotoGP™ season, the 2016 season got underway with the first Official Test in Valencia on Tuesday.
On Tuesday the 2016 MotoGP™ season kicked off with the...
Lorenzo becomes 3-times world champion at Valencia
Jorge Lorenzo has taken the 2015 MotoGP championship in front of his crow at Valencia, Spain. The Yamaha rider won in front of compatriots Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa. Rossi finished fourth after comeback...
Succesful debut for KTM’s RC16 MotoGP bike
The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team has completed the roll-out of the KTM RC16
Test rider Alex Hofmann carried out three days of comprehensive testing with the MotoGP™ racing bike at Austria’s Red Bull...
2016 MotoGP provisional entry list
Provisional riders and teams have been announced for the MotoGP™ class in 2016.
RACE NO.
RIDER
NATIONALITY
TEAM
MACHINE
4
ANDREA DOVIZIOSO
ITALIAN
DUCATI RACING TEAM
DUCATI
6
STEFAN BRADL
GERMAN
APRILIA RACING TEAM GRESINI
APRILIA
8
HECTOR BARBERA
SPANISH
AVINTIA RACING
DUCATI
9
DANILO PETRUCCI
ITALIAN
OCTO PRAMAC RACING
DUCATI
15
ALEX DE ANGELIS
SAN MARINO
IODARACING PROJECT
ART
19
ALVARO BAUTISTA
SPANISH
APRILIA RACING TEAM GRESINI
APRILIA
25
MAVERICK...
Lorenzo on pole after his best lap of his life
Jorge Lorenzo smashed the lap record on his way to pole ahead of Marquez and Pedrosa, as Rossi crashes and finishes Q2 in 12th.
Movistar Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo took the upper hand in the epic...
How Rossi or Lorenzo can become champion
All of the scenarios that could play out at Valencia in regards to the 2015 MotoGP™ World Championship title fight.
The MotoGP™ title battle goes to the final event of the year with just seven...
Lorenzo strikes first in Valencia as Rossi is 5th
Jorge Lorenzo finished on top of the combined timesheets after Friday’s Practice ahead of Marquez and Pedrosa, with Rossi fifth.
Movistar Yamaha’s Lorenzo produced a 1’31.111 in glorious sunshine (Track temp 29?C) during Free Practice...
Marquez starts quickest in FP1
Marc Marquez went quickest in Friday morning’s Free Practice 1 ahead of Lorenzo and Pedrosa with Rossi in fifth.
Repsol Honda’s Marquez put the Malaysian GP behind him by topping FP1 at the Gran Premio...
CAS has dismissed Rossi’s request
Rossi’s request to stay the execution of the decision issued by the FIM Stewards on 25 October 2015.
Accordingly, the decision of the FIM Stewards to impose 3 penalty points on Valentino Rossi’s record
following an...
Pirro to race as a wild card with Ducati
Eight months and seventeen races since the start of the championship in Qatar, the MotoGP teams and riders are arriving in Spain for the final round of the season, the Gran Premio de la...
Several changes in 2016 MotoGP calendar
Several rounds of the 2016 MotoGP™ World Championship have been rescheduled.
MotoGP’s provisional 2016 calendar has been updated, changes are highlighted in bold.
Round
Date
Grand Prix
Venue
1
20/03
Qatar*
Losail International Circuit
2
03/04
Argentina
Termas de Río Hondo
3
10/04
Americas
Circuit Of The Americas
4
24/04
Spain
Jerez de la Frontera...
MotoGP riders and teams summoned by the Permanent Bureau
Riders and team management will be called in front of the Permanent Bureau to discuss recent events.
Following the events that occurred at the Malaysian Grand Prix and further developments over the following week and...
Mika Kallio to be KTM’s MotoGP test rider
Finland’s Mika Kallio returns to KTM next season as test rider for the MotoGP™ project.
KTM made the decision about one year ago to enter competition in the premier class of MotoGP™ as of the...
Rossi to start last in Valencia
The today’s race finished with Pedrosa victory but the stewards didn’t finished because they had to investigate Rossi for his contact with Márquez. The Italian received a 3 points of penalty in his driver...
Dominant win for Pedrosa at Sepang
Dani Pedrosa takes his second win of the season in the Malaysian Grand Prix in a dominant race. Lorenzo finished second and cut the gap on Rossi who finished third after push Marquez out...
Pedrosa undefeated on pole at Malaysia
Dani Pedrosa gets his first pole position in MotoGP since Catalunya 2014. Catalan rider led the Repsol Honda Team one-two ahead of Yamaha’s of Rossi and Lorenzo.
In Q1, Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech 3)...
Lorenzo strikes first in Sepang
Jorge Lorenzo ends Friday on top of the combined timesheets to lay down a marker to his title rival Rossi who finished in fifth.
In the hot and humid conditions (Track temp. 47?C) at the...
