MotoGP

Valentino Rossi put his Fiat Yamaha M1 on the front row for the eighth time this season today, qualifying second behind Casey Stoner for his home Grand Prix at Misano. The 29-year-old, who lives just 15km away in Tavullia, will be flanked by his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo tomorrow, back on the front row of the grid for the first time since race three in Portugal. Despite admitting that the searing heat was more suited to a day at the local beach Rossi was able to steadily improve his race... Read Full Story

It was Rossi in first place at Misano, followed by Lorenzo, Elias and Pedrosa Race results from the 2008 San Marino Grand Prix, Misano 1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 44min 41.884 secs 2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 44min 45.047 secs 3. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (B) 44min 53.589 secs 4. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 44min 59.354 secs 5. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Read Full Story

The Italian Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi took the victory at the latest Moto GP Grand Prix in the Czech Republic after defeating Ducati rider Casey Stoner despite the Australian’s good performance leading the competition. Toni Elías who is also a Ducati rider arrived in second place after a sensational race. With this achievement Rossi adds twenty-five extra points to his name and now is fifty points away from the Australian Stoner while there are only six races remaining to finish the... Read Full Story

Loris Capirossi was ruled out of Saturday's Dutch MotoGP race after crashing and suffering a deep gash to his right forearm in practice. Suzuki's Italian rider had missed the previous British round with a broken hand. The team said he would not be replaced for the TT race at Assen. "The crash was nothing to do with his recent hand injury and it was just one of those things that happens in racing," team manager Paul Denning said. "He was lucky that he didn´t break anything or cause more... Read Full Story

MotoGP standings leader Valentino Rossi was joined by title rivals Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner, former UK-based racer Chris Vermeulen and home rider James Toseland in the Donington press conference. Three former MotoGP winners at Donington Park, and two hoping to make a big impact at the track in 2008, faced the media in Thursday afternoon´s press conference ahead of the bwin.com British Grand Prix. As well as assessing their current World Championship, each also took time to explain their... Read Full Story