In the lead up to the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans, Repsol Honda Team’s Casey Stoner surprised the racing world by announcing his retirement at the end of the 2012 MotoGP season. At the same time Valentino Rossi confirmed he will be continuing in the sport for at least another two [...]

Repsol Honda Team’s Casey Stoner made it two wins in a row to take the lead in the MotoGP championship with victory at the Grande Prémio de Portugal Circuito Estoril. Having led from the start, the reigning World Champion never gave up the lead, as he put in another dominant performance at the Portuguese circuit, [...]

After early damp conditions threatened to throw the day´s practice sessions into disarray, the weather steadied and the track dried out to play host to some fantastic free practice action. In the afternoon, across all three MotoGP classes riders were pushing hard to be at the top of the time sheets at the Grande Prémio [...]

BMW has been the Official Safety Car of MotoGP since 1999 and in 2006 the powerful BMW M brand, that celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, took over the partnership. The subsidiary with the distinction “M”, described as “The most powerful letter in the world” which stands for Dynamic, Innovation and Aesthetic in their purest [...]

What had been anticipated as a wet qualifying session after the rainy conditions so far, turned out to be a psychological battle with the elements, as a drying track and hovering dark clouds made conditions far from easy in MotoGP qualifying at the Gran Premio bwin de España. It was an absolutely thrilling affair as [...]

It was a superb start to the new 1000cc era in MotoGP at the Losail International Circuit, as three of the best riders in the World batteled it out for the number one spot. Starting from pole for the first time since the US Grand Prix last July, Lorenzo held the lead until the third [...]

Proving that good things come in small packages, Honda Australia is excited to announce the release of its smallest sportsbike, the CBR125R in three brand new colours. Champion inspired Repsol colour, traditional Tri colour and menacing Black colour schemes will flank the LAMS approved sportsbike for 2012. With reigning World MotoGP Champion Casey Stoner riding [...]

Honda’s Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa topping the timesheet at midday before stormy tropical weather conditions washed out much of the afternoon’s testing. Leading the early pace in the opening half of day one was reigning World Champion Casey Stoner with a best lap of 2’01.761 set on a slippery track, three tenths of a [...]

February 5 saw MotoGP rider Nicky Hayden undergo surgery on his left shoulder which he injured in late December. During the procedure, which was carried out in Fremont, California, and which lasted approximately 40 minutes, Dr. Arthur Ting discovered and repaired a tear in the labrum. In a post-operation appointment it was confirmed that the [...]

Loris Capirossi may have had his last race on a MotoGP bike but he has not travelled far from the sport in his retirement. Capirossi has been appointed an advisory role to assist the with matters of safety of in the MotoGP World Championship. After a 22-year Grand Prix career in which the Italian rider [...]