MotoGP Archive

  • Jorge Lorenzo wins Silvertone

    Jorge Lorenzo dominates British Moto GP

    JORGE Lorenzo extended his lead at the top of the world championship after a dominant performance at the British MotoGP in Silverstone. The Fiat Yamaha rider started from pole and led all the way to finish ahead of Italian Andrea Dovizioso on a Honda with...

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    Jorge Lorenzo

    Jorge Lorenzo is a professional motorcycle road racer. He was the 2006 and 2007 250cc World Champion. He is currently a rider in the MotoGP Class, on the Factory Yamaha Team. On 25 August 2009, Lorenzo ended speculation surrounding a possible move to Honda or...

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  • Lorenzo on pole at Italian GP

    Lorenzo on pole at Italian GP

    Jorge Lorenzo has taken pole position ahead of Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix with a stunning penultimate lap in qualifying. The 22-year-old MotoGP championship leader has won two of the season’s four races so far and clocked 1:48.987 on his Yamaha, 0.021 seconds faster than Australia’s...

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  • Rossi takes world title – Japanese Grand Prix

    Rossi takes world title – Japanese Grand Prix

    MOTEGI, Japan – Italian Yamaha ace Valentino Rossi won his sixth world premier-class title here Sunday when he beat defending champion Casey Stoner in the Japanese Grand Prix. Rossi overtook the Australian Ducati rider on the 14th of 24 laps and never looked back, taking...

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  • Stoner wins Australian MotoGP

    Stoner wins Australian MotoGP

    Phillip Island – Casey Stoner won his second straight Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island on Sunday, leading throughout from pole position for a 6.5-second victory over Valentino Rossi. Ducati’s Stoner, the 2007 world champion, finished the 27-lap race in a time of 40 minutes, 56.643...

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  • Hayden joins Stoner at Ducati next season

    Hayden joins Stoner at Ducati next season

    BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — American Nicky Hayden will join Casey Stoner at Ducati next season, uniting the last two MotoGP world champions on the same team. Hayden, who has spent the last six seasons with Honda, won the title in 2006 while Stoner won it...

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  • Rossi ends Stoner’s streak

    Rossi ends Stoner’s streak

    World championship leader Valentino Rossi of Italy seized pole position for the inaugural Indianapolis MotoGP on Saturday, ending Casey Stoner’s run of seven consecutive pole positions. Rossi rocketed his Fiat Yamaha around the famed Brickyard, home of the Indy 500 which is hosting its first...

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  • World MotoGP: Valentino Rossi extends title lead with win at San Marino

    World MotoGP: Valentino Rossi extends title lead with win at San Marino

    Valentino Rossi capitalised on a mistake by defending World MotoGP champion Casey Stoner to take the victory in the San Marino World MotoGP at Misano and increase his lead in the title stakes. Stoner, who had qualified his Ducati on a seventh consecutive pole start,...

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