Yamaha GP Teams keep it in the family with a day at the office
03.07.2009
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| Yamaha’s MotoGP riders Rossi, Lorenzo, Toseland and Edwards had some fun at the Yamaha Motor US headquarters this week which was caught on video. On their way to the Laguna Seca GP taking place coming weekend the riders swapped their trackside roles to spend the day working with their Yamaha counterparts in the office. It was clear to see these guys are better suited to bikes than office ... mehr |
Valentino Rossi scores a century in Assen
02.07.2009
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This week we are celebrating the incredible 100th race win for Valentino Rossi. To mark the occasion we are delighted to offer you a unique opportunity to win a piece of racing history. Two lucky race fans will win a framed canvas print of Rossi in action, along with a signed kne ... mehr |
Fiat Yamaha Team looking to continue domination in Laguna Seca
01.07.2009
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| The Fiat Yamaha Team arrives in the United States this week in stunning form with Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo lying first and second in the championship, separated by just five points. Rossi, who clinched his 100th career victory in Assen on Sunday, has three wins to his name so far and Lorenzo has two, while both riders have finished on the podium in six out of seven races this season to ... mehr |
Double Dutch delight for Monster Tech 3 Yamaha Team
28.06.2009
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| Colin Edwards and James Toseland raced to superb top six finishes at the historic Assen circuit today, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team duo claiming fourth and sixth respectively. American Edwards equalled his best result of 2009 with a brilliant fourth position that moved the 35-year-old to within two-points of fourth place in the overall standings. And British rider Tose ... mehr |
Valentino Rossi reaches century of wins and Lorenzo makes it another double podium for Yamaha
28.06.2009
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| Valentino Rossi wrote another chapter in his extraordinary career in Holland today, becoming only the second rider in history to reach 100 Grand Prix wins. 13 years after his very first victory in 125cc, the Italian took the hat-trick of pole position, fastest lap and race win with a perfect display in front of a huge Assen crowd to pass the century mark. It was his 40th win since joining Yamah ... mehr |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Assen Race Fagerhaug on top of 7 man thriller.
28.06.2009
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| A seven man battle for the lead for most of the 16 laps made it the race of the day at the Dutch Grand Prix and all the sweeter for Sturla Fagerhaug who took his 3rd Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup victory of the year. The 17 year old Norwegian finally managed to open an advantage but it was still 4 men fighting for the other podium places at the last corner with Daijiro Hiura coming out ahead of J ... mehr |
Rossi takes pole and Lorenzo joins him on front row to set-up another Fiat Yamaha battle
27.06.2009
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| Valentino Rossi, who is looking for his 100th career victory tomorrow, took his second pole position of the season in the Netherlands today with a commanding display at the Assen TT circuit.
His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo filled the third grid spot after just missing out with his final flying lap. Dani Pedrosa will start from second whilst Casey Stoner, who is joint championshi ... mehr |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Assen Practice 1 - Chasing Fagerhaug again
26.06.2009
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| Points leader Sturla Fagerhaug has 26 opponents snapping at his heels going into the second day of qualify on Friday ready for Saturday's 4th race in the 2009 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The 17 year old Norwegian showed how well he knows the Dutch TT track but realises that 16 year old Jakub Kornfeil from the Czech Republic is just the first of those who would like to knock him out of Pole Pos ... mehr |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Assen Practice 1 - Chasing Fagerhaug again.
26.06.2009
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| Points leader Sturla Fagerhaug has 26 opponents snapping at his heels going into the second day of qualify on Friday ready for Saturday's 4th race in the 2009 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The 17 year old Norwegian showed how well he knows the Dutch TT track but realises that 16 year old Jakub Kornfeil from the Czech Republic is just the first of those who would like to knock him out of Pole Pos ... mehr |
Dutch TT gets underway with Rossi and Lorenzo second and fourth
26.06.2009
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| The sun shone in Assen today as the 61st Dutch TT got underway, the seventh round of the MotoGP World Championship. Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, who jointly lead the championship with Casey Stoner and who both have impressive track records here, started the weekend off in strong fashion, finishing the day second and fourth respectively. Following the excitement of the race in ... mehr |
New YZF-R125 brings Rossi MotoGP style closer to the street
18.06.2009
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| Yamaha’s comprehensive line-up of Race Replica machinery in the past year has already given scooter riders a chance to look like their racing heroes, but the new YZF-R125 Team Yamaha Race Replica takes the dream a little closer for fans of arguably the greatest rider to have graced the MotoGP grid. The racetrack is a major influence on the design of Yamaha’s R-series, an ... mehr |
Rossi and Lorenzo make the most of rare post-race test
17.06.2009
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| The Fiat Yamaha Team were hard at work in the first post-race test of the season yesterday, fresh from a spectacular display in Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix which saw Valentino Rossi triumph over his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo by just 0.095 seconds. The pair barely had time to come down from their high but with testing strictly limited this season yesterday’s test in Spain was of key im ... mehr |
Riders and Manufacturer standings after Catalan GP
15.06.2009
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| Rider Standings 14/06/2009 1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 106 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 106 3. Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 106 4. Andrea Dovizioso Honda ITA 69 5. Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 67 6. Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 54 7. Marco Melandri Kawasaki ITA 50 8. Loris Capirossi Suzuki ITA 49 9. Randy De Puniet Honda FRA 42 ... mehr |
Rossi and Lorenzo put on breathtaking display to dominate for Yamaha at Montmelo
15.06.2009
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| Yamaha superstars Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo dominated an incredible Catalan Grand Prix today, delivering a show-stopping performance from start to finish at Montmel in front of a packed house. It was the reigning World Champion Rossi who finally emerged the winner, taking a memorable 99th career victory after a stunning last-corner pass on his 22-year-old team-mate, but the Fiat Y ... mehr |
Fifth place for Marquez after fierce scrap for minor places in Catalunya
14.06.2009
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| Red Bull KTM Moto Sport's Spanish factory rider Marc Marquez survived a fierce dogfight for third place in Sunday's 125 cc GP of Catalunya to cross the line in fifth place amid a tight group of six riders contesting the podium finishes. Marquez, the 16-year-old Spaniard in his rookie year as a full factory team rider, looked impressive as he worked his way up from his third ro ... mehr |
Fiat Yamaha take qualifying one-two in sweltering Spain
14.06.2009
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| Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo kept up his 100% front-row qualifying record for the season with another pole position at his home track this afternoon, his third of 2009. Valentino Rossi made a welcome return to the front row after a three-race absence, qualifying just 0.013 seconds adrift of his team-mate in second place. After Rossi had ruled the roost in practice yesterday, ... mehr |
Qualifying crash dampens Marquez's bid for front row at Catalyuna
13.06.2009
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| Red Bull KTM Moto Sport's 16-year-old factory rider Marc Marquez saw his chances dampened for a front row grid position ahead of the 125 cc GP of Catalunya when he crashed 15 minutes into the single qualifying session for his home GP. Marc, who now starts in the third row on Sunday, slid off the track on the approach to turn 10 on the famous Spanish circuit that has hosting to ... mehr |
Rossi and Lorenzo enjoy brilliant opening day in Barcelona
13.06.2009
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| Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo dominated the opening session at Montmel today, holding the top two spots between them for the entire 45-minute practice. It was eventually the Italian who topped the time sheets with his team-mate and local-hero just three tenths behind him, leaving the Fiat Yamaha duo looking in fine form for the weekend. Blazing sunshine made a change from ... mehr |
KTM's talented Marc Marquez hopes for podium at home in Catalunya
11.06.2009
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| Red Bull KTM Moto Sport's Marc Marquez is the epitome of a talented young rider destined for a big racing career. He goes to his home GP in Barcelona with the freshness of youth, hopes for a top five place and even a podium in the 125 cc GP on Sunday. Ahead of the 125cc GP of Catalunya, KTM Racing News talked to Marc about his life, career aspirations and his factory team. Thi ... mehr |
MotoGP World Championship Grand Prix Round 05 Italy Grand Prix at Mugello results standings
03.06.2009
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| MotoGP1 Casey STONER (Ducati Marlboro Team)2 Jorge LORENZO (Fiat Yamaha Team)3 Valentino ROSSI (Fiat Yamaha Team)4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Repsol Honda Team)5 Loris C ... mehr |
Dovizioso Leads Italian GP, Finishes 0.053s Off Podium at Mugello
03.06.2009
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| MotoGP World Championship Grand Prix Round 05 Italy Grand Prix at Mugello Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) scored a hard-fought fourth-place finish at rainy Mugello this afternoon, just five hundredths of a second off a podium place and just 2.1 seconds behind race winner Casey Stoner (Ducati). Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda) was the next Honda rider ho ... mehr |
Fifth place for KTM's Marquez in Mugello
01.06.2009
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| Red Bull KTM Moto Sport's Marc Marquez, just 16-year-old, delivered the promise of a future champion on the Mugello circuit in the 125cc GP on Sunday drawing high praise from the team's technical director Harald Bartol. The talented young Spaniard finished fifth after being one of the most impressive protagonists of a five-rider dogfight contesting fourth place right through t ... mehr |
Fifth place for KTM's Marquez in Mugello
31.05.2009
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| Red Bull KTM Moto Sport's Marc Marquez, just 16-year-old, delivered the promise of a future champion on the Mugello circuit in the 125cc GP on Sunday drawing high praise from the team's technical director Harald Bartol. The talented young Spaniard finished fifth after being one of the most impressive protagonists of a five-rider dogfight contesting fourth place right through t ... mehr |
Lorenzo grabs last-minute Mugello pole as Rossi is edged onto second row
31.05.2009
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| Jorge Lorenzo took his second pole and fifth front row of the season after a scintillating qualifying session in Italy this afternoon, which left the top four riders separated by less than two tenths of a second. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi qualified fourth and finds himself off the front row at Mugello for the first time since 1999, when he was still in 250s. After to ... mehr |
Sturla Fagerhaug comes from behind to snatch victory in Mugello race
31.05.2009
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| Red Bull Rookie Sturla Fagerhaug rode a heroic race to take victory in the third race of the Red Bull Rookies Cup 2009 in Mugello, Italy after a disastrous start spoilt the pole position he secured on Friday in the famous Italian circuit. The young Norwegian came clean about his mistake at the start saying: "I just gave it too much throttle and flooded the engine. It just woul ... mehr |
KTM's Marc Marquez in row two for 125cc GP in Mugello
31.05.2009
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| In some impressive late qualifying track action, Red Bull KTM Moto Sport's Marc Marquez proved he is up with the fastest on Saturday when he secured fifth place to put him on the second row for Sunday's GP on the Mugello circuit in Italy. The 16-year-old Spaniard, who scored his first career pole in Le Mans at the last race to become the second youngest rider ever to be on pol ... mehr |
Fagerhaug - disaster to Triumph - Again!
31.05.2009
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| Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Mugello Race- May 30th
Sturla Fagerhaug won a perfectly judged race to claim his second victory of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season. The 17 year old Norwegian crossed the line just 0.266 seconds ahead of 16 ... mehr |
Flying start for Fiat Yamaha with one-two in Mugello free practice
30.05.2009
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| The Fiat Yamaha pairing of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi got off to a flying start at the Italian Grand Prix today, taking the top two spots in the opening practice session at Mugello. After the rain-interrupted French round, sunny Tuscany is a welcome change for the riders and the Spaniard and the Italian looked in fine fettle around the 5.245km track this afternoon. Lorenzo le ... mehr |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Mugello Practice : Trying to catch Fagerhaug
30.05.2009
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| A sweltering day in Mugello ended with the two qualifying sessions for the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Sturla Fagerhaug put one hand on the winner's trophy with a superb demonstration of speed in the first session and while the others scrambled to catch up the 17 year old Norwegian concentrated in the second session on bike set-up and getting ready to race.French 16 year old Nelson ... mehr |
Nicky Hayden Behind the Scenes ...speaking to Shell
22.05.2009
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| Race PreparationEvery part of the weekend’s important you know, I think that first practice on a Friday morning sometimes really sets the tone you know, how quick you make progress and you normally know by t ... mehr |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
22.05.2009
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| The sun shone for 3 straight days as 5 of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies went cross-training in Spain, a tough but fun-filled programme of physical tests and training, cycling, running, motocross and supermotard in the Barcelona environs expanded their training horizons."It was good fun but sometimes very hard," said Jakub Kornfeil, the 16 year old Czech, summing up the feeling of his ... mehr |
First career GP win for KTM's Jeremy van Horebeek
18.05.2009
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| Jeremy van Horebeek of the KTM Factory Junior Team stole a last minute MX2 GP victory win when he slipped past KTM factory rider Rui Goncalves in the closing seconds of the second moto to take third place, enough to elevate him to the top of the podium. Goncalves, winner in the last two GPs was nevertheless happy with second place and with Anthony Boissiere of HDI KTM France r ... mehr |
Race incident and wet circuit spoil Marquez's chances of top result
18.05.2009
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| Red Bull KTM Moto Sport Racing's Marc Marquez saw his chances of a top result disappear on Sunday in the 125 cc GP at Le Mans when a race incident and a wet circuit put him out after scoring his first ever pole on Saturday. The team's hopes were high for the 16-year old racer after he became only the second youngest ever 125 cc pole sitter but it was clear from the start of th ... mehr |
2009 MotoGP France - Le Mans results and standings
18.05.2009
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| LE MANS Race 1 results1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 47'52.678 2 Marco Melandri Kawasaki ITA 0'17.710 3 Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 0'19.893 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda ITA 0'20.455 5 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 0'30.539 6 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 0'37.462 7 Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 0'40.191 8 Loris Capirossi Suzuki ITA 0'45.421 9 ... mehr |
Jorge Lorenzo takes fantastic French victory on action-packed day in Le Mans
18.05.2009
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| Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo took a stunning second win of the season in Le Mans today, negotiating varying track conditions and a change of bikes to lead from the first lap to the flag and take the championship lead. It was a doom-laden day for his team-mate Valentino Rossi however as the world champion slid off early on and then had a ride-through penalty to compound his misfortune. ... mehr |
Race incident and wet circuit spoil Marquez's chances of top result
17.05.2009
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| Red Bull KTM Moto Sport Racing's Marc Marquez saw his chances of a top result disappear on Sunday in the 125 cc GP at Le Mans when a race incident and a wet circuit put him out after scoring his first ever pole on Saturday. The team's hopes were high for the 16-year old racer after he became only the second youngest ever 125 cc pole sitter but it was clear from the start of th ... mehr |
Front row for Lorenzo with Rossi fourth in French qualifying
17.05.2009
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| Jorge Lorenzo missed out on a second consecutive pole position by just five thousandths of a second during qualifying for the French Grand Prix in Le Mans today, finishing second to fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi was just edged off the front row at the end of the session and will start from fourth tomorrow. After yesterdays rain it was anothe ... mehr |
KTM's Marquez on pole for 125 cc GP in Le Mans
16.05.2009
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| Sixteen year old Spaniard Marc Marquez rode to a superb pole position on the Le Mans circuit on Saturday to secure his first career pole position ahead of the 125 cc GP on Sunday, bringing freshness and zest to the Red Bull KTM Moto Sport team. Marquez, who scored his first podium in front of his home crowd in Jerez two weeks ago, rode a masterly session to finish on top ... mehr |
Rain interrupts first day of practice in Le Mans
16.05.2009
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| The weather in Le Mans was true to form today, with the first day of practice for the French Grand Prix interrupted by rain. Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, who were part of an all-Yamaha podium at this race last year, completed the session in sixth and seventh places respectively. From this race onwards all practice sessions will last for one hour, as in previous years, which wi ... mehr |
