Casey Stoner

Chaz Davies doubts that close friend Casey Stoner will return to racing once the reigning world champion retires from MotoGP at the end of the 2012. Stoner stunned the racing world earlier this month in Le Mans when he announced 2012 will be his last and ...  

Casey Stoner may be retiring at the end of the season but the Australian's appetite to lift a third world title is if anything greater than it has ever been. Stoner goes into Sunday's latest leg of the season, the Catalunya Grand Prix, bidding to repeat ...  

Casey Stoner is hopeful of recording his third MotoGP victory at the Catalunya circuit on Sunday and in the process equal Wayne Rainey's record of 64 podium finishes. The Australian currently finds himself in second position in the overall standings ...  

Honda mounted Casey Stoner stamped his authority winning the Portugese MotoGP and in the process taking the championship lead away from Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo and also taking his first win at the Estoril circuit in the premier class The MotoGP circus ...  

Jorge Lorenzo, fronting the factory Yamaha team, leads rival Casey Stoner in the championship by 8 points, on the strength of a formidable win two weeks ago in France.  

Twenty five years after Wayne Gardner became Australia's first 500cc motorcycle world champion, his 14-year-old son, Remy Gardner, is poised to fill the void that will be left by the retirement of Casey Stoner. But the Wollongong Whiz's offspring won't ...  

Twenty five years after Wayne Gardner became Australia's first 500cc motorcycle world champion, his 14-year-old son, Remy Gardner, is poised to fill the void that will be left by the retirement of Casey Stoner. But the Wollongong Whiz's offspring won't ...  

British rider Cal Crutchlow reckons Casey Stoner’s shock decision to retire from MotoGP at the end of 2012 took ‘massive b***s’ from the reigning world champion. Stoner confirmed 2012 will be his last in MotoGP in Le Mans last week having decided to ...  

Casey Stoner’s Repsol Honda boss Livio Suppo says HRC didn’t try and talk the Australian out of his shock decision to retire from full-time racing at the end of 2012. Stoner stunned the racing world when he announced on the eve of last weekend’s ...  

Casey Stoner announced that he will retire from MotoGP at the end of the 2012 season during a pre-race press conference at Le Mans, stunning the race world. To say that the motorcycle racing world was shocked by Casey Stoner’s retirement is something of ...  

Casey Stoner lost the lead in the MotoGP world championship in Le Mans after temperature issues with his wet weather Bridgestone tyres left him in third position. The Aussie, who announced he will retire from racing at the end of...  

JORGE Lorenzo has mastered the rain-soaked Le Mans track to win the French Grand Prix for the third time, with seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi overtaking Casey Stoner late to take second place. The Spaniard, who won here in 2009 and 2010, put in ...  

MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner has announced his retirement; an action that will not influence Michael Schumacher to end his career in Formula One. The German legend, Michael Schumacher has confirmed that will continue his career with Formula One Mercedes.  

One is the retirement of Casey Stoner and the other the return to form of Valentino Rossi which has meant the crowd have gone home with a smile on their face. Stoner's retirement was a big shock to me, to the journalists and to the riders and it's just ...  

Casey Stoner might yet be talked out of retiring at the end of the MotoGP season, according to motorcycling great and fellow Australian Mick Doohan. Speaking to Reuters at the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, the five times 500cc world champion said he hoped ...  

World Champion Australian rider Casey Stoner rides his Honda during the qualifying session of the French MotoGP. May 17 (Reuters) - MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner willretire at the end of … Full Story »Motorcycling-Stoner to retire at end of season  

Carmelo Ezpeleta, chief of MotoGP's rights holders Dorna, has shrugged off Casey Stoner's criticism that the championship has gone backwards. Ezpeleta said he was yet to speak directly to Stoner, but insisted the reigning champion's view that MotoGP is no ...  

CASEY Stoner a true hero as he's that he's not ruled by the hings that feed the ego, writes Amber Petty. I HAVE to admit that prior to last week, my care factor on the whole MotoGP thing was limited to feigning understanding while competing alongside road ...  

Casey Stoner showed no signs of slowing down as he topped the timesheets during practice for Sunday's French Grand Prix at Le Mans. Stoner, 26, announced his shock plans to retire at the end of the season on Thursday but was again quickest.  

Lorenzo, the 2010 world champion, took the overall lead in the championship in front of an astonishing crowd of over 80,000 who braved the heavy rain. Stoner, who had surprised many when he announced earlier in the week he was retiring at the end of the ...  

Casey Stoner, pictured at the 2011 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix on Phillip Island, will retire at the end of this MotoGP season. Pic: Brendan Radke TWICE world motorcycling champion and Gold Coaster Casey Stoner has stunned the sport by announcing he ...  

After the shock announcement that Casey Stoner will retire from MotoGP at the end of this season, the reigning champion gave more details as to why he is ending his career at the age of 26.  

Reigning MotoGP champion Casey Stoner is just 26 years old, but has been riding in the FIM series since 2001 when he joined the 125cc ranks. Five years later, the Australian was in the headlining formula series with Honda, the year after that ...  

Twice world motorcycling champion Casey Stoner stunned the sport on Thursday by announcing he will quit at the end of the season for "family reasons". The 26-year-old Australian, who has won 35 MotoGP races in his career and leads the current standings ...  

Reining MotoGP world champion, the 27 year old Casey Stoner will retire from MotoGP at the end of the 2012 season. Another significant loss for the MotoGP fraternity... In a shocking development, reigning MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has announced that he will retire from MotoGP at the end of the 2012 season. Casey announced his retirement while speaking to the media at the official  

Casey Stoner has stunned the motorsport world by announcing ... Do you fancy winning a signed poster from TCF blogger and Redstone Racing driver Aron Smith? All you have to do is head to twitter and follow @tcfBTCC and tweet 'Follow @tcfBTCC for all ...  

WORLD champion motorcycle star Casey Stoner will retreat to Australian farm life at the end of this season, shunning millions of dollars in MotoGP contracts. Stoner, a superstar in the European heartland of grand prix racing, has turned his back on a ...  

World motorcycling champion Casey Stoner has stunned the sport by announcing he will quit at the end of the season for "family reasons". The 26-year-old Australian, who has won 35 MotoGP races and leads the current standings by a point after winning two of ...  

SPANIARD Dani Pedrosa will start from pole position in tonight's French MotoGP after posting the fastest time in qualifying. The 26-year-old Honda rider - winner of 15 MotoGPs - will start from pole for the 20th time in this category, after edging teammate ...  

Reigning MotoGP World Champion and 2012 points leader Casey Stoner stunned the MotoGP paddock Le Mans during a press conference where he announced his retirement. The 26-year-old will stop racing motorcycles at the end of this season with the Repsol Honda rider citing personal reasons for his decision, as well as suggesting that MotoGPs new direction with the introduction...  

Casey Stoner maintained his fine form at Le Mans by topping ... He found more than half a second on his morning performance, as he twice dipped under the 1m34s mark - the only rider to do so. His eventual benchmark of 1m33.740s put him over a quarter ...  

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner will retire at the end of 2012, the Australian saying he’s lost his passion and love for racing at a time when the Repsol Honda rider is arguably at the peak of his career. Disillusioned with constant rule changes ...  

NEWCASTLE motorcycle doyen Graeme Boyd said yesterday he was shocked by Casey Stoner’s decision to retire from the MotoGP circuit but predicted his long-time friend would now enjoy a successful V8 Supercar career. Boyd, who owns a Suzuki dealership in ...  

Repsol Honda rider makes announcement ahead of Monster Energy GP of France Casey Stoner has rocked the Motorsports world by announcing that he will retire from MotoGP at the end of the 2012 season just days after denying rumors about his future. The Australian double MotoGP Champion told the assembled media of his plans to leave the sport at the official press conference ahead of this weekend’s Monster Energy Grand Prix of France at Le Mans...  

"They say you slow down when you get married, but in my first year of marriage I won the title," said Stoner on the eve of the season. (AFP Photo) LE MANS (France): World motorcycling champion Casey Stoner stunned the sport on Thursday by ...  

Two-time world MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has announced he will quit motorcycle racing at the end of the season for "family reasons."Stoner, who has won 35 MotoGPs in his career and leads the ...  

LE MANS, France — Two-time world MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has announced he will quit motorcycle racing at the end of the season for “family reasons.” Stoner, who has won 35 MotoGPs in his career and leads the current standings after ...  

The reigning world champion Casey Stoner has stunned the MotoGP paddock by announcing that he will retire at the end of the 2012 season. The Australian, 26, had denied rumours that he was to quit the sport at the previous round of the championship in ...  

TWO-TIME world motorcycling champion Casey Stoner has stunned the sport by announcing he will quit at the end of the season for "family reasons". The 26-year-old Australian, who has won 35 MotoGP races in his career and leads the current standings after ...  

World Champion Says This Year Is It! Two-time World Champion Casey Stoner sent shockwaves through the MotoGP paddock with his announcement this afternoon in France that this will be his final year of racing.  

#twowheelsbad Even those of us who only tangentially know about MotoGP have heard the name of Australian two-time world champion Casey Stoner. Today he confirmed that 2012 will be his last season of racing. This is a surprising move for the current points leader. More »  

Filed under: Motorsports, Motorcycle Reigning MotoGP champion Casey Stoner is just 26 years old, but has been riding in the FIM series since 2001 when he joined the 125cc ranks. Five years later, the Australian was in the headlining formula series with Honda, the year after that, in 2007, he won the title astride a Ducati. Last year, Stoner won it again with Honda, and even battling an issue with his arm this year, he's atop the standings and...  

Racers are sometimes like alcoholics--they rarely know when to say when. In MotoGP, Mick Doohan knew, Eddie Lawson knew, but I'm not really sure Valentino Rossi knows. It seems reigning world champion Casey Stoner doesn't have that problem as he has ...  

Twice world motorcycling champion Casey Stoner stunned the sport on Thursday by announcing he will quit at the end of the season for "family reasons". The 26-year-old Australian, who has won 35 MotoGP races in his career and leads the current standings ...  

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner will retire at the end of the season after explaining that he has lost his passion for the sport. The 26-year-old Australian had previously denied rumours that he was to end his career, but revealed his intention ahead of ...  

Casey Stoner has announced he will retire from MotoGP at the end of the 2012 season. The news comes after the the Australian, a two-time MotoGP champion, had denied speculation about his exit from the sport in the previous race. "Everyone seems quite good ...  

REIGNING world champion Casey Stoner yesterday stunned MotoGP by an- nouncing he will retire from racing at the end of the season. Stoner is only 26 but said he had lost his passion for the sport. Aussie Stoner, who also won the title in 2007 and is ...  

who won the MotoGP world title in 2007 and 2011, cited rule changes as a major factor behind his decision. "This sport has changed a lot and it has changed to the point where I am not enjoying it," Stoner said during preparations for Sunday's race in Le ...  

Stoner has accrued a MotoGP record that so far includes 35 race wins, 35 pole positions and two world championship titles: 2007 on a pre-Audi-owned Ducati and 2011 with Honda. The retirement might lead Stoner towards four wheels and a steer in a V8 ...  

Repsol Honda team boss Livio Suppo has refuted suggestions that Casey Stoner may yet to be persuade to stay on in MotoGP next season. Earlier this month, the 26-year-old Australian announced that he would be retiring from the sport at the end of this year.  

Reigning MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner has announced he is to retire from MotoGP, and racing, at the end of 2012. The two-time champ, who said to bikesportnews.com at Jerez that it wouldn't be long before he packed it all in, delivered the news at the ...  

MONACO (Reuters) - Casey Stoner might yet be talked out of retiring at the end of the MotoGP season, according to motorcycling great and fellow Australian Mick Doohan. Speaking to Reuters at the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, the five times ...  

Just last week the discussion revolved around 33 year old Valentino Rossi possibly retiring from MotoGP Championship racing at the end of this season, i.e., once his contract with Ducati ends. While, there's been no announcement regarding Rossi ...  

"I'm always very interested in seeing how someone so talented on two wheels converts to driving a car," Todd Kelly of V8's Kelly Racing team said. "It's one thing to get in a car, but racing 28 other drivers can be a pretty big thing. Marketing wise ...  

Stoner would most likely fork out $2.5m and buy his own V8 licence, possibly from back-marker Jonathan Webb, and run his car out of an established stable with Team Vodafone the obvious choice. "Casey is my friend and a friend of the team," reigning V8 ...  

MONACO May 27 (Reuters) - Casey Stoner might yet be talked out of retiring at the end of the MotoGP season, according to motorcycling great and fellow Australian Mick Doohan. Speaking to Reuters at the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, the five ...  

Reigning MotoGP world champion, Casey Stoner is probably the fastest man in the world on two wheels right now. And he doesn't mince words... At 27 years of age, Casey Stoner already has two MotoGP world championships (2007 and 2011) to his name and there is a very good chance that he’ll win the 2012 MotoGP world championship as well. Recently, Man’s World magazine had an opportunity to put  

After another frustrating season in 2010 Stoner made the decision to move to the factory Repsol Honda team, and was once again the class of the field as he secured his second world title in 2011 ... and I want to race in MotoGP for the next two years ...  

It is just a fortnight since Casey Stoner stunned the MotoGP paddock by announcing his retirement, but already the wheeling and dealing has begun. With Stoner leaving Repsol Honda at the end of the year, one of the plum seats in the sport is up ...  

Schwerkolt has since leased his Racing Entitlements Contract - or V8 Supercar licence - to Johnson, but now must sell it or run his own team. The forklift millionaire spoke at the weekend of his plan to return to the grid with a bang, which he hopes can ...  

CASEY Stoner has been offered the keys to a brand new V8 by a man who knows all about winning Supercars championships. Charlie Schwerkolt, who who helped James Courtney to a fairytale win with Dick Johnson Racing before a bitter split, confirmed he will ...  

WORLD motorcycling champion Casey Stoner on Friday dominated the first and second practice sessions for the French MotoGP at Le Mans, after his shock announcement that he will quit the sport. The 26-year-old Australian, who said on Thursday that he will ...  

As Lorenzo's Yamaha dominated from the front, a resurgent Rossi thrived in the adverse conditions and was always in the fight for the podium. Having finally broken clear of Tech 3's Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow, Rossi began to rapidly ...  

Three-time V8 Supercars champion Craig Lowndes reckons Casey Stoner could make a successful transition to the Australian touring car series if he chose to do so. Stoner announced on Thursday that he would retire from MotoGP at the end of the ...  

At the peak of his powers and widely acclaimed as racing's fastest man on two wheels, Casey Stoner has fallen out of love with MotoGP. The two-time world champion, just 26, is walking away from racing at the end of this season in the hope of protecting his ...  

LE MANS, France (AFP) - World motorcycling champion Casey Stoner stunned the sport on Thursday by announcing he will quit at the end of the season for "family reasons". The 26-year-old Australian, who has won 35 MotoGP races and leads the current standings ...  

V8 SUPERCARS have declared they would welcome Casey Stoner "with open arms" after the reigning MotoGP champion announced his shock retirement overnight. The 26-year-old Australian has already expressed interest in the sport and The Daily Telegraph can ...  

After missing last year’s British Grand Prix race due to injury, Cal will be more determined than ever as he goes head-to-head with seasoned MotoGP™ legends Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino ... in Moto2™, while Danny Kent and Danny Webb ...  

LE MANS, France (AFP) - World motorcycling champion Casey Stoner stunned the sport on Thursday by announcing he will quit at the end of the season for "family reasons". The 26-year-old Australian, who has won 35 MotoGP races and leads the current standings ...  

The inconsistent rule changes made in MotoGP over the past few years may have contributed to Casey Stoner s decision to quit the sport, Australian motorcycle racing legend Kevin Magee says. Stoner shocked the motorsports world on Friday by announcing his ...  

Former MotoGP world champions Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have expressed their shock and disappointment at the news Casey Stoner will retire at the end of the 2012 season. Stoner announced his pending retirement during a press conference ahead of the ...  

V8 SUPERCARS have declared they would welcome Casey Stoner "with open arms" after the reigning MotoGP champion announced his shock retirement overnight. The 26-year-old Australian has already expressed interest in the sport and The Daily Telegraph can ...  

Stoner, who has won 35 MotoGPs in his career and leads the current standings after winning two of the ... Stoner said Thursday: "After a long period of thought and numerous discussions with my wife and family, I have decided to stop competing ...  

At just 27 and with two MotoGP World Championships under his belt, Australian star Casey Stoner has announced he will retire at the conclusion of this year's season. He said this week that going on for another year would be 'a mistake.' Speaking at the Le ...  

For most people it came as a shock. But to those looking closely the signs were there. They have been for a long time. Casey Stoner had been falling out of love with MotoGP for years. In fact, he's never really looked comfortable on the world stage ...  

with the growing possibility that he will join the ranks of the V8 Supercars. Whether he makes the transition to V8 Supercars, he will be remembered as one of the elite riders in Moto GP history.  

Up ahead of the order, it was Dani Pedrosa who started the race on pole. However, fourth-placed Jorge Lorenzo managed a strong start for the Yamaha team and shot ahead to the front of the grid. It was Australian rider Casey Stoner who was running in second ...  

With the V8s rumbling in the background and Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup suiting up for Australia's greatest motor race, the MotoGP superstar said he was exhausted from travelling the globe chasing his two-wheel dream and longed for a simpler life back ...  

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Casey Stoner retirement tour. The reigning MotoGP world champion's Thursday bombshell rocked the paddock and sent the silly season into overdrive — enough, indeed, to escalate its status to 'certifiable season'.  

Australias MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner powered back to the top of the overall standings by a single point after fending off Spanish rival Jorge Lorenzo to win in Portugal for the first time.  

I've loved bikes since I was a kid, this is my whole life and if I keep doing it I'm afraid I'm going to lose my passion and not want to go near a bike for the next 10 years, and that would scare me. Many things over time have taken their toll including ...  

Lucio Cecchinello, the man who played an integral role in helping Casey Stoner become double MotoGP world champion, says he is not surprised the Australian has decided to retire at the peak of his career. Stoner’s Grand Prix career started...  

And then there's his young family – wife Adrianna and his three-month old daughter Alessandra. It has become apparent that ... Then came the fatal accident of MotoGP rising star Marco Simoncelli at last year's Malaysian grand prix.  

Our MotoGP Insider reports on the stunning news conference that announced Casey Stoner’s planned retirement from racing – and the subsequent reaction in the MotoGP paddock.  

REIGNING champion Casey Stoner is back on top of the MotoGP title standings after winning at Estoril for the first time. The Aussie leads Jorge Lorenzo by a point after beating the Spaniard by 1.421secs in Portugal. It sealed back-to-back victories for ...  

AUSTRALIAN world champion Casey Stoner won the Portuguese MotoGP tonight for his second successive victory this season, giving him a one-point lead in the title race. The 26-year-old Honda rider - whose maiden win here means he has won on every single ...  

He put his head down, and his backside up and smashed the field to claim a 6.7-second win from teammate Loris Capirossi. Why is this one so special? In five visits to the Island since then, Stoner hasn't been beaten.  

WORLD champion Casey Stoner won his 35th career pole position at the Portugal MotoGP Grand Prix on a day marred by Colin Edwards breaking his collarbone. The Australian rode his Honda around the 4.2km Estoril circuit in a qualifying-best 1 minute 37.188 ...  

AUSTRALIA'S Casey Stoner takes his 35th career pole in the MotoGP; Chelsea wins the FA Cup and the Kookaburras draw. Get your Sports Fix here. Motorcycling: MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner won his 35th career pole position at the Portugal Grand Prix on ...  

AUSTRALIAN world champion Casey Stoner took a one-point lead in the title race after winning the Portuguese MotoGP for his second successive victory this season. The 26-year-old Honda rider - whose maiden win here means he has won at every single Grand ...  

CASEY STONER showed why he is in no mood to quit MotoGP just yet, by powering to the fastest lap in free practice at Estoril. The Aussie got his bid to retain the sport’s elite crown back on track with a win in Spain last weekend. And Stoner headed off ...  

A short trip from Spain to Portugal didn't account for much change in MotoGP results, at least with regard to Friday's practice sessions for the Grande Premio de Portugal Circuito Estoril. Casey Stoner, winner of last weekend's Spanish race overcame early ...  

World champion Casey Stoner says constant changes to MotoGP rules could lead to the undoing of the championship. The Australian says tampering by the ruling body DORNA has forced manufacturers to develop costly new machines and priced some brands out of ...  

World MotoGP champion Casey Stoner won his second consecutive race of the season at the Portugal Grand Prix to go top of the standings, one point ahead of Jorge Lorenzo. Stoner rode his Honda from pole position around the 4.2-kilometre (2.6-mile) Estoril ...  

Casey Stoner edged MotoGP's Friday morning pacesetter Ben Spies in second practice ahead of this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril. The pair traded fastest times in the final 10 minutes of a dry second session, before Stoner (Honda) eventually ...  

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner won his 35th career pole position at the Portugal Grand Prix on a day marred by Colin Edwards breaking his collarbone. The Australian rode his Honda around the 4.2km Estoril circuit in a qualifying-best 1 minute 37.188 ...  

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner stunned the MotoGP world by announcing at the weekend's French Grand Prix that he would be retiring at the end of the 2012 season. Stoner had previously dismissed his retirement plans as rumours, but has now publicly ...  

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner won his 35th career pole position at Saturday's Portugal Grand Prix marked by Colin Edwards breaking his collarbone. The Australian rode his Honda around the 4.2-kilometer (2.6-mile) Estoril circuit in a ...  

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner took his first win of the season and his first win at Jerez at tensely fought Spanish Grand Prix on the partially wet and treacherous Andalucian circuit in southern Spain overnight. Hometown rider Jorge Lorenzo finished second ahead of Dani Pedrosa . After a hectic first few laps that saw serial maneuvers, not alwa...  

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has again been forced to respond to rumours in the European press of his pending retirement ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix. Stoner has always said he is not looking for a lengthy MotoGP career, but is angered by the ...  

Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner admitted having flashbacks to their controversial collision in last year’s Jerez MotoGP race after they battled for the podium in an exciting finale to yesterday’s French Grand Prix. Last year’s Jerez race served up ...  

WORLD champion Casey Stoner says constant changes to MotoGP rules could lead to the undoing of the championship. The Australian says tampering by the ruling body DORNA has forced manufacturers to develop costly new machines and priced some brands out of ...  

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Honda MotoGP rider Casey Stoner of Australia celebrates his victory with his team after the qualifying session at the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril. (Reuters Photo) The Australian also prevented MotoGP leader Jorge Lorenzo from grabbing his ...  

CASEY STONER headed off a race-long challenge from local favourite Jorge Lorenzo to take victory in the MotoGP second round at Jerez. The reigning champion had to battle not only first-round winner Lorenzo but also the ‘arm-pump’ muscle swelling that ...  

MotoGP champion Casey Stoner says he will consider a V8 Supercars career when he hangs up the leathers at the end of 2012. Stoner, who also won the world title in 2007 with Ducati, became a father for the first time in February when his wife Adrianna gave ...  

JEREZ, Spain (AFP) - Australia's defending world champion Casey Stoner won the Spanish MotoGP here on Sunday for his first win in the race. The Honda rider beat home Spain's 2010 world champion Jorge Lorenzo on a Yamaha while another Spaniard Dani Pedrosa ...  

Casey Stoner has dismissed suggestions that he is likely to retire at the end of the 2012 MotoGP season - but says he has not yet made any decisions at all about his future. The reigning champion's contract with Honda ends after the current campaign, and a ...  

(CNN)-- Dani Pedrosa edged out world champion Casey Stoner to take pole for the French MotoGP Saturday. Pedrosa was 0.303 seconds faster than his Honda teammate and the pair were the only two riders under the one minute 34 seconds mark at Le Mans.  

PARIS May 19 (Reuters) - Spaniard Dani Pedrosa took his first pole position of the season at the French Grand Prix on Saturday with a last gasp lap that pushed MotoGP champion and Honda team mate Casey Stoner into second place. Pedrosa produced ...  

Valentino Rossi's struggles continued down in ninth place, two places behind Ducati team-mate Nicky Hayden. It was a good afternoon for Spies, who has struggled to two 11th-placed finishes so far this season, though team-mate Lorenzo will be ...  

Two-time MotoGP Champion Casey Stoner made a huge announcement Thursday afternoon at the press conference ahead of Le Mans MotoGP - he is retiring. The Repsol Honda rider of Australia says he will retire following the 2012 MotoGP Championship, and will "go ...  

PARIS May 19 (Reuters) - Spaniard Dani Pedrosa took his first pole position of the season at the French Grand Prix on Saturday with a last-gasp lap that pushed MotoGP champion and Honda team mate Casey Stoner into second place. Pedrosa produced ...  

• Champion Stoner powers back to top of MotoGP standings• Stoner's Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa finishes thirdCasey Stoner powered back to the top of the MotoGP standings by a single point after fending off Jorge Lorenzo to win in Portugal for the first time.The Honda rider, who won the Spanish Grand Prix last weekend, dominated Sunday's race at Estoril after starting on pole for the first time this season and leads the title race with 66...  

The 26-year-old Honda rider - winner of 15 MotoGPs - will start from pole for the 38th time, his 20th in this category, after edging out team-mate and world champion Casey Stoner of Australia by 0.303sec while Italian Yamaha rider Andrea Dovizioso was third fastest.  

Carmelo Ezpeleta, chief of MotoGP's rights holders Dorna, has shrugged off Casey Stoner's criticism that the championship has gone backwards. Ezpeleta said he was yet to speak directly to Stoner, but insisted the reigning champion's view that MotoGP is no ...  

Sydney, May 18: Australian two-time MotoGP world champion, Casey Stoner, announced Friday that he will retire from Grand Prix racing at the end of season ... for wining the world title twice in 2007 and 2011. (IANS)  

LE MANS, France -- Jorge Lorenzo handled the rain-soaked Le Mans track to win the French Grand Prix for the third time on Sunday. Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi overtook Casey Stoner late to take second place. The Spaniard, who won ...  

Two-time world motorcycling champion Casey Stoner has been linked with a switch to V8 Supercars after announcing his shock MotoGP retirement plans. Stoner stunned the motorsport world by announcing he will quit at the end of the MotoGP season for "family ...  

Sydney, May 18 (IANS) Australian two-time MotoGP world champion, Casey Stoner, announced Friday that he will retire from Grand Prix racing at the end of season due to “family reasons”. The 26-year-old Australian made his announcement at a press ...  

With 12 minutes to run the complexion of the session changed as Randy de Puniet lost the front of his Aspar Aprilia at Turn 4 and slid into Colin Edwards, who fell heavily. Qualifying was red-flagged as medical crews attended to both riders. After a short ...  

Twice world motorcycling champion Casey Stoner stunned the sport by announcing he will quit at the end of the season for family reasons. The 26-year-old Australian, who has won 35...  

Casey Stoner held off a determined challenge from home favourite Jorge Lorenzo to win the Spanish MotoGP. The reigning champion made a great start from fifth on the grid in Jerez to take the lead by the end of lap two. The Australian was not ...  

TWICE-world motorcycling champion Casey Stoner stunned the sport on Thursday by announcing he will quit at the end of the season for "family reasons". The 26-year-old Australian, who has won 35 MotoGP races in his career and leads the current standings ...  

Casey Stoner says heavy traffic on his final two flying laps cost him the chance to seal a second straight MotoGP pole position at Le Mans. The Australian had been top heading into the final two minutes of the session, only for works Honda team-mate Dani ...  

Nine-time motorcycle grand prix world champion has slammed rumours of his impending retirement in typically flamboyant style over Twitter. Speaking in Italian via his Twitter account Rossi said, "Next thing the 'informed people', will say Casey Stoner and ...  

Former MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo was as surprised as anyone by title rival Casey Stoner's retirement announcement at the Le Mans pre-event press conference on Thursday evening.  

(CNN)-- Motorcycling star Casey Stoner may have announced his attention to retire from the sport on Thursday, but his apparent lack of motivation to continue racing was not apparent 24 hours later as he topped practice for this weekend's Le Mans ...  

The Monaco Ducati sale by RM Auctions set new records with two Factory Ducati Desmosedici GP machines raced by Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi achieving world record prices at £202,296 and £197,591 respectively. The auction featured bikes offered by the ...  

Throughout the first free practices at Le Mans, Casey Stoner was untouchable, the reigning MotoGP Champion leading all three sessions by over two-tenths of a second. But qualifying began under wet conditions, making teams scramble for optimal wet setup ...  

Casey Stoner's long-term future could lie in V8 Supercars after the two-time world motorcycle champion's shock MotoGP retirement. Australian Stoner stunned the motorsport world by announcing he will quit at the end of the MotoGP season for 'family reasons ...  

GPone EnglishRossi & Lorenzo: 2 riders for 3 bikesGPone EnglishThe MotoGP 'silly season' seems to start earlier and earlier each year, but while 2012 was supposed to be particularly hectic due to the expiration of nearly ever top rider's contract, things had been relatively quiet until Casey Stoner dropped his ...Casey Stoner reveals why he quit Moto GPAdelaide NowAustralia′s motorcycle fans bid farewell to Casey Stonerdigibet.infoStoner...  

Jerez is known as the capital of sherry wine, the horse, and flamenco. It is the home of the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art, a riding school comparable to the world-famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna. Jerez, the city where flamenco singing ...  

On the front of the grid, Jorge Lorenzo (#11), Dani Pedrosa (#26) and Nicky Hayden (#69) waited while Yonny Hernandez (#68) moved his stalled bike off the track; forced to start from pit lane.  On the second row of the grid, Cal Crutchlow (#35 ...  

Casey Stoner alluded to retirement at Estoril but later denied the rumours. Today, the Australian did officially announce that he would retire from MotoGP at the end of this season. The two-time and current champion shocked many during the Thursday press conference in Le Mans, France. More to follow  

Valentino Rossi thinks Casey Stoner's criticism that MotoGP should focus only on being a prototype championship is unrealistic - because the economic situation in the world makes that no longer a realistic proposition. After announcing his retirement at ...  

Casey Stoner of Repsol Honda once again tops the timesheet at LeMans after Friday's practice sessions, setting himself up for a second consecutive year of total domination at the French circuit.  

TWO-TIME MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has lost his lovin' feeling for motorcycle racing but may yet be seen tearing around the streets of Surfers Paradise on four wheels. A father for only three months, Stoner the family man this year will give away ...  

LE MANS, France -- At the peak of his powers and widely acclaimed as racing's fastest man on two wheels, Casey Stoner has fallen out of love with MotoGP. The two-time world champion, at just 26, is walking away from racing at the end of this season in the ...  

The final front starting place went to Andrea Dovizioso while Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo just missed out in fourth place. Qualifying began on a damp track with Ducati's Nicky Hayden leading the way with a 1:43.656 ahead of Honda's Casey Stoner. Halfway through ...  

The other day Casey Stoner tweeted this shot of this factory looking kart, which the reigning champion has been customising during the MotoGP downtime between Qatar and Jerez. Stoner became hooked on karting after taking part in the ice-race at the Ducati ...  

Lorenzo – left frustrated in his bid to become the first ... Earlier Spanish rider Pol Espargaro had won a rain-shortened Moto2 Grand Prix, while 16-year-old Italian Romano Fenati won the Moto3 race. The next races are in Portugal next weekend.  

Casey Stoner proved his surprise decision to retire at the end of the 2012 MotoGP season had done little to dim his pace or hunger by going fastest in the opening practice session at Le Mans. Stoner went clear early on and rarely looked troubled thereafter ...  

Casey Stoner said he felt relieved going into Friday practice for the French Grand Prix at Le Mans having made his decision to retire from MotoGP at the end of the 2012 season.  

Jerez is known as the capital of sherry wine, the horse, and flamenco. It is the home of the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art, a riding school comparable to the world-famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna. Jerez, the city where ...  

Footnote2 Before 1999: Portuguese escudo. In 1348 and 1349, like the rest of Europe, Portugal was devastated by the Black Death. In 1373, Portugal made an alliance with England, which is the longest-standing alliance in the world. In the ...  

CASEY Stoner followed up his Spanish Grand Prix victory by setting the fastest time in Friday practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril as Britain's Cal Crutchlow impressed again. Stoner, who has had to dismiss rumours that he will retire at the ...  

CASEY Stoner followed up his Spanish Grand Prix victory by setting the fastest time in practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril as Britain's Cal Crutchlow impressed again. Stoner, who has had to dismiss rumours that he will retire at the end of ...  

Casey Stoner backs up his Spanish MotoGP win with a victory in Portugal to take a one-point lead in the championship. Photo: Reuters Australian world champion Casey Stoner won the Portuguese MotoGP on Sunday for his second successive victory this season ...  

CASEY Stoner followed up his Spanish Grand Prix victory by setting the fastest time in Friday practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril as Britain's Cal Crutchlow impressed again. Stoner, who has had to dismiss rumours that he will retire at the ...  

"I wasn't feeling good or comfortable and I had a bit of arm pump. "I was lucky to hold on and win." Stoner's teammate Dani Pedrosa, who became only the seventh rider to celebrate 100 podium finishes as he came third, praised Stoner's ride. "Casey did a ...  

Repsol Honda's Casey Stoner was banking on the post-Estoril test to get in enough dry laps for the purpose of chatter fixing. When asked what would happen if they didn't test, back came the reply: "We are fu…' You can fill in the blanks. It did rain ...  

Two-time and defending MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner announced today at Le Mans, in France, that he will retire from professional motorcycle road racing at the end of the 2012 season, according to a report appearing on the official MotoGP website. ...  

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has qualified fastest for the Portugal round ahead of Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa. MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner, fresh from his win in Spain last weekend, won his 35th career pole position at the Portugal Grand Prix on Saturday.  

EACH week on the PerthNow iPad, Chris Robinson casts his eye across the sporting world to pinpoint a 'starting five' of top performers from the past seven days. Outstanding achievements, fearless displays of courage, underdog triumphs and amazing feats ...  

Official MotoGP stats show Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa to have filled the top three places in a MotoGP race on no less than 16 occasions – more times than any other trio in the 64-year history of premier-class grand prix racing But in ...  

The reigning MotoGP Champion took more than a victory Sunday after dominating the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril. With the win, Casey Stoner has now won at all 18 tracks currently featured on the MotoGP calendar. And the Australian won Estoril with usual ...  

Two-time and defending MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner announced today at Le Mans, in France, that he will retire from professional motorcycle road racing at the end of the 2012 season, according to a report appearing on the official MotoGP website.  

Current MotoGP champion Casey Stoner dominated at Estoril today to take his second victory in a row onboard his Repsol Honda and his first ever win at the Portugese circuit. Stoner lead from start to finish, leading second place finisher...  

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner has urged MotoGP bosses to stop meddling with rules and regulations to have a period of stability to help the premier class prosper in the future.The Australian believes a lack of stability with technical rules...  

Reigning world champion Casey Stoner has urged MotoGP bosses to stop meddling with rules and regulations to have a period of stability to help the premier class prosper in the future. The Australian believes a lack of stability with technical rules in ...  

There are several things they can do. Bridgestone have brought out a new tyre, which is sometimes the cause, and they may have got that sorted, and the rider can also alleviate the problems by riding more smoothly. That's a problem for Casey as he rides in ...  

Taking the lead early, the factory Yamaha rider left the remaining podium positions to be fought between Casey Stoner, Valentino Rossi and the Tech 3 pair of Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow - until the satellite Yamaha riders fell in the damp conditions ...  

Footnote2 Before 1999: Portuguese escudo. In 1348 and 1349, like the rest of Europe, Portugal was devastated by the Black Death. In 1373, Portugal made an alliance with England, which is the longest-standing alliance in the world. In the following decades ...  

MotoGP™ returns this weekend at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, where Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner will look to extend his lead at the top of the championship standings. He will face stiff competition from his teammate Dani Pedrosa and Yama...  

May 15, 2012, ©Copyright 2012, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press release issued by Dorna Communications: MotoGP™ returns this weekend at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, where Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner will look to ...  

In Moto2 , Brits Scott Redding and Bradley Smith will be hoping their recent race battles will be further up the order this time around as they look to close the gap to the front. Marc Marquez's win in Qatar dispelled the doubts held by many, including ...  

World champion Casey Stoner held off a determined challenge from Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo to claim victory in the second race of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez. Stoner started from the second row after Saturday's rain-affected qualifying but ...  

In an interview with GPOne, Livio Suppo has said that they are giving Stoner some space before beginning formal negotiations but if the Australian does not sign then HRC would begin pursuing Jorge Lorenzo, as the Spaniard is one of the fastest riders in the world.  

Valentino Rossi will not be joining Casey Stoner in quitting the MotoGP world championship at the end of 2012. Double MotoGP world champion Stoner stunned the paddock in Le Mans tonight when he confirmed he will retire at the end of 2012, when the ...  

Casey Stoner sees off Jorge Lorenzo in Estoril Casey Stoner again held off Jorge Lorenzo to win in Portugal and take the lead in the MotoGP standings. Defending champion Stoner led for the whole race and, despite Lorenzo closing to...  

First Ever Jerez Victory for Casey StonerEuro Weekly NewsThe weekend was forecast in favour of rain and the microclimate in the southern coastal region of Andalucía, Spain, saw exactly that on Friday and Saturday during the practise and qualifying sessions. Sunday's race day started off with the odd monsoon ...and more »  

FIM MotoGP World Championship Le Mans, France May 20, 2012 Race Results (wet conditions, all on Bridgestone tires): 1. Jorge LORENZO, Spain (YAMAHA), 28 laps, 49:39.743 2. Valentino ROSSI, Italy (DUCATI), -9.905 seconds 3. Casey STONER, Australia ...  

Grand Prix heads to Le Mans this weekend for Round 4 of the 2012 MotoGP Championship. The 55th Grand Prix weekend for the famed French circuit features a three-man fight for the 2012 crown. Reigning champion Casey Stoner arrives at Le Mans with a slim one ...  

The 26-year-old Honda rider, winner of 15 MotoGPs, will start from pole for the 38th time, his 20th in the elite category, after edging out team-mate and world champion Casey Stoner of Australia by 0.303sec. Italian Yamaha rider Andrea Dovizioso was third fastest.  

Spain's 2010 world champion Jorge Lorenzo won the French MotoGP here on Sunday and took the overall lead in the championship.The 25-year-old Yamaha rider, recording his second win of the season and 19th MotoGP in all, came home clear of Italian great Valentino Rossi on a Ducati while defending world champion Casey Stoner of Australia was third on a Honda.  

• Win moves Stoner to within four points of Lorenzo in standings• Britain's Cal Crutchlow finishes in fourth spot in JerezThe world champion, Casey Stoner, held off a determined challenge from Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo to claim victory in the second race of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez on Sunday.Stoner started from the second row after the rain-affected qualifying on Saturday but the Australian rider took advantage of the drier...  

The third round of the MotoGP season took place today at Estoril, in sunny and dry conditions.  Starting from pole position, Casey Stoner led the race from start to finish, collecting his second win of the season, and his first ever premier class victory ...  

Casey Stoner, Repsol Honda TeamPhoto by: Repsol Media Stoner fastest on first day in Portugal The Grand Prix of Portugal, third round of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship, began today at the Estoril circuit with Repsol Honda's Casey Stoner on top of the time sheets (1'38.396). Team mate Dani Pedrosa finished in fourth position (1'38.797) with the combined practice times, after another tight battle between the Honda and Yamaha riders as...  

Honda's defending world champion Casey Stoner has won the Spanish MotoGP from Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo who tops the points table after two rounds. Casey Stoner overcame a slow qualifying performance to win Sunday's MotoGP race at Jerez, the first ever win ...  

The FIM MotoGP™ World Championship returns to Silverstone on 15 – 17 June, when Britain’s Cal Crutchlow, currently fourth in the standings, will go head-to-head with the best riders in the world, including World Champions Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo ...  

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DANI PEDROSA snatched pole start from his Repsol Honda team-mate Casey Stoner for this afternoon’s French fourth round of MotoGP at Le Mans in a dramatic finale to the session. The pint-sized Spaniard saved the best for last in a session that had started ...  

World champion Casey Stoner on Friday dominated the first and second practice sessions for the French Moto GP at Le Mans, after his shock announcement that he will quit the sport. The 26-year-old Australian, who said on Thursday that he will bow out at the ...  

Cancelled out … BMW riders Melandri and Haslam clash on the last lap of race two at Donington. Photo: Tim Keeton/2 Snap Casey Stoner's supposedly ''shock announcement'' during the week that he will retire from MotoGP at the end of this season should not ...  

Casey Stoner fastest in Estoril during practice for Portuguese Grand Prix. Dani Pedrosa ends in fourth. Five days on from occupying the top step of the podium at Jerez, Casey Stoner kicked off the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend with the fastest time on day ...  

Honda's Casey Stoner was the first to make his move, going almost two seconds clear at the top, but within five minutes he had been relegated to 11th as Tech 3's Andrea Dovizioso led a spate of improvements. Eight minutes from the end ...  

Am Donnerstag um 17:00 Uhr ließ Casey Stoner (Honda) bei der offiziellen Pressekonferenz in Le Mans die Bombe platzen: Er wird seine Karriere am ... weiterlesenMehr zum ThemaBlitzstarter Spengler hebt nicht abDoohan profitiert von Rossis ausbleibenden SiegenDrei Fahrer in Le Mans auf neuen ChassisStoner: Chattering am Hinterrad ist kritischMotoGP: Stoner kündigt Rücktritt an  

MotoGP champion Casey Stoner will have a bigger challenge in more ways than one this season, even if he is the overwhelming favorite to win the opening floodlit race in Qatar. The Australian is chasing his third title in the top category but ...  

The severe chatter issue that has plagued Casey Stoner on Honda’s new factory RC213V machine is costing the reigning world champion precious tenths-of-a-second per lap. Stoner’s Repsol Honda crew chief Cristian Gabbarini says the chatter, which is a ...  

Casey Stoner says he’s not worried by the improved level of competitiveness from Yamaha’s new YZR-M1 1000cc machine, as he bids to capture an elusive first win in Jerez this weekend. The Australian got the opportunity to gauge the level of performance ...  

Bridgestone tyre review – Jerez MotoGP™ Official MotoGP™ tyre supplier Bridgestone reviews last weekend´s action at the Gran Premio bwin de España. Casey Stoner, Repsol Honda TeamPhoto by: Repsol Media Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner scored his first MotoGP victory at Jerez after fending off Factory Yamaha Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo in a closely contested Spanish GP. Rain soaked the Jerez circuit until approximately 30 minutes before the start of...  

Sydney, May 18 : Australian professional motorcycle racer, two-time MotoGP world champion, Casey Stoner, announced that he will retire from Grand Prix racing at the end of season due to "family reasons", local media reported on Friday. The 26-year-old ...  

This is the race ... Seca, 2011 - Stoner v Jorge Lorenzo So there are seven laps to go and you are second to your main title rival, the tough-as-nails Jorge Lorenzo. To add spice, you're at one of the most treacherous circuits on the MotoGP calendar ...  

World motorcycling champion Casey Stoner on Friday dominated the first and second practice sessions for the French Moto GP at Le Mans, after his shock announcement that he will quit the sport.The 26-year-old Australian, who said on Thursday that he will bow out at the end of the season for personal reasons, led the pack with a combined time of 1min 33.740sec on the Honda.Spain's Dani Pedrosa, also on Honda, was in second and compatriot Jorge...  

Since making his Grand Prix debut as a fresh-faced 15-year-old wildcard in the 125cc race at Donington Park back in 2001, Casey Stoner has made no secret of his intention to make his racing career a short one. Even so, the reigning world champion's ...  

Casey Stoner, having the best start to a MotoGP season in his career, is suffering from an injury despite a couple of fantastic wins. Stoner won the Portuguese MotoGP today, his second consecutive victory, and now has a one-point lead at the top of the ...  

Casey Stoner says winning at Jerez for the first time in his MotoGP career was a 'very special' moment in light of changing conditions and a return of the arm pump that plagued him in Qatar  

(Reuters) - Twice MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner said on Thursday he had lost his love for the sport and would retire at the end of the 2012 season. The 26-year-old Australian won the 2007 crown with Ducati and the 2011 title with Honda, and ...