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Toni Elias at the salon de la moto

May 9th, 2008
Yesterday evening, Thursday may 8th 2008, Alice Team rider, Toni Elias, went to the bike show in Barcelona where he meet his fans at the Motocard stand, Alice Team sponsor in the MotoGP World Championship.

Yamaha Continue to Supply MotoGP Paddock Scooters

May 9th, 2008
Yamaha´s JogRR MotoGP scooter continues as the MotoGP World Championship´s official paddock bike for the third year in succession, further to a new agreement between Yamaha and MotoGP organisers Dorna Sports.

Lorenzo’s Injuries Confirmed in Barcelona

May 9th, 2008
Having flown straight back to Spain on Sunday night following his stunning ride to fourth place in Shanghai last weekend,

Edwards Takes MotoGP Pole with Shanghai Record Lap

May 9th, 2008
In the latest chapter of his surprise resurgence with the Tech 3 Yamaha team, Colin Edwards took pole position for the Pramac Grand Prix of China with a last-gasp lap of the Shanghai International Circuit.

MotoGP - China Qualifying Times

May 9th, 2008
MotoGP - China Qualifying Times

Rossi Takes Early Shanghai Advantage With Morning Time

May 9th, 2008
Valentino Rossi´s morning lap of 1´59.906 was enough to take the early advantage in the MotoGP combined free practice standings at the Pramac Grand Prix of China, with not even the Italian himself able to beat his hot lap in the second session.

Shanghai Sunshine Greets MotoGP in Far East

May 9th, 2008
MotoGP descended on Shanghai International Circuit on Thursday for the fourth round of the 2008 season and the fourth staging of the Chinese event, at the state-of-the-art venue which is rated as one of the best in the world.

Sylvain Guintoli at Le Mans Press Conference

May 9th, 2008
Alice Team rider, Sylvain Guintoli, participated on Tuesday April 22nd, at the pre event press conference in Le Mans to present the Alice Grand Prix of France which will be held on May 16th 2008.

Hayden to Ride Demonstration Lap at Indy 500

May 9th, 2008
Following on from his inauguration lap of the famed American circuit in early April, 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden will once again be on-track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 25th, when he will ride the oval ahead of the 92nd Indianapolis 500 race.

MotoGP Season Heats up With Chinese Visit

May 9th, 2008
As the 2008 season takes shape, MotoGP heads to Shanghai for round four of the World Championship, the Pramac Grand Prix of China, on May 4th.

Lorenzo Receovering Well After Successful Operation on Right Arm

May 9th, 2008
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo is recovering well after undergoing a successful operation on his right arm.

Team San Carlo Honda Gresini Focus on Bridgestone Tyres in Estoril Test

May 9th, 2008
After yesterday contesting the Grand Prix of Portugal, Alex De Angelis and Shinya Nakano were back on track at Estoril today for an important day of testing.

Ducati Marlboro Team End Portuguese Visit With a Day of Tests

May 9th, 2008
The Ducati Marlboro Team ended a four-day spell at the Estoril circuit today with a testing session that took place in warm and sunny conditions, with track temperatures reaching 40ºC.

De Puniet Boosts His Confidence Ahead of The Chinese GP

May 9th, 2008

Repsol Honda Men Make More Progress

May 9th, 2008
Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden put in another day’s good work at sunny Estoril today, testing Michelin tyres, fine-tuning machine setup and evaluating new chassis parts.

Valuable Day’s Work For Rossi Sets Him up For Chinese Challenge

May 9th, 2008
After his hard fought third in yesterday’s Portuguese Grand Prix, Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi was back out on track today for a one-day test at Estoril.

Lorenzo Takes First Win in MotoGP

May 9th, 2008
In the realisation of a lifelong dream, Jorge Lorenzo took his maiden MotoGP victory in a thrilling bwin.com Grande Premio de Portugal.

MotoGP Agrees to Return to Estoril Until 2011

May 9th, 2008
A meeting between MotoGP rights holders Dorna Sports and officials from the Estoril circuit on Sunday morning at the bwin.com Grande Premio de Portugal saw a new agreement signed between the two parties for three years,

Pedrosa Takes Practice Top Spot as Clouds Clear in Estoril

May 9th, 2008
Dani Pedrosa rose from sixteenth to first in the free practice standings after the Estoril Circuit dried out after a rainy start to the day.

Capcom Obtains all Platform Rights for MotoGP Videogames

May 9th, 2008
Capcom®, a leading developer and publisher of videogames today confirmed that it has secured exclusive worldwide rights to publish official videogames and create peripherals based on the World’s premier motorcycling championship, MotoGP™ across all hardware platforms.

Pedrosa Takes Bragging Rights With Runaway Home Win

May 9th, 2008
Dani Pedrosa sent Spanish fans home on a high at the Gran Premio bwin.com de España, taking a runaway home victory and, as a consequence, the leadership of the MotoGP World Championship.

Stoner Wins Qatar MotoGP Race

May 9th, 2008
2007 MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner began his title defence in style with victory in the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar –the first ever MotoGP night race- ahead of Spaniards Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.

Pedrosa Closes 2007 With Victory at Valencia

May 9th, 2008
A home victory for Dani Pedrosa, combined with a DNF for Valentino Rossi, gave the Spaniard second place in the 2007 MotoGP World Championship at the Gran Premio bwin.com de la Comunitat Valenciana.

World Champion Stoner Makes it Perfect Ten at Sepang

May 9th, 2008
In what has become his trademark over the course of the season, 2007 MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner took a comfortable victory at today’s Polini Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

MotoGP - Phillips Island Race Result

May 9th, 2008
MotoGP - Phillips Island Race Result

MotoGP - Motegi Race Result

May 9th, 2008

Rossi Sets Pulses Racing in Estoril Thriller

May 9th, 2008
Valentino Rossi bounced back from his Misano heartbreak to take a gripping victory in the bwin.com Grande Premio de Portugal.

Zarco is Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion

May 9th, 2008
Johann Zarco won the inaugural Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup by winning his third race of the season from Cameron Beaubier and Matthew Hoyle

Stoner Dominates Again in Italy

May 9th, 2008
Casey Stoner leaves Misano with an 85 point lead in the overall classification and one hand on a maiden MotoGP World Championship, courtesy of his eighth victory of the 2008 season and Ducati’s first on Italian soil in the GP Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini.

Stoner Takes Seventh Victory of 2007

May 9th, 2008
A seventh victory of the 2007 season means that Casey Stoner leaves Brno with an advantage of over two races from his title rivals.

Pedrosa Takes a Commanding Win in Germany

May 9th, 2008
Amidst blistering heat at Sachsenring, Dani Pedrosa ended both his and Honda’s win drought with victory in a hard-fought Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland.

Turner First But Salom Wins in Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup 2007

May 9th, 2008
Spaniard Luis Salom won an incredible sixteen lap action packed Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race from Americans Cameron Beaubier and Kris Turner.

Rossi Takes Assen Win

May 9th, 2008
Starting from the fourth row, Valentino Rossi rode the perfect race at the A-Style TT Assen today to take victory number three of the 2007 season; closing the gap in the title chase to 21 points between himself and MotoGP World Championship leader Casey Stoner.

Stoner Continues Domination

May 9th, 2008
Returning to the scene of his first ever road race appearance, MotoGP World Championship leader Casey Stoner took win number five of the 2007 season and his premier class career at the Nickel & Dime British Grand Prix.

Stoner Takes More Points From Rossi With Catalan Win

May 9th, 2008
Casey Stoner took his fourth World Championship victory of the season in an absolute thriller of a race at Catalunya.

Rossi Back to Winning Ways at Home Round

May 9th, 2008
Valentino Rossi took his sixth consecutive home victory at the Gran Premio d’Italia Alice, sending a message out to the rest of the MotoGP field that they should doubt ‘The Doctor’ at their own peril.

Vermeulen Takes Win at a Wet Le Mans

May 9th, 2008
Chris Vermeulen was the winner of a breathtakingly unpredictable Alice Grand Prix de Prance at the historic Le Mans circuit, with the heavy rainfall ironically ending a six year drought for Suzuki in MotoGP.

Rock-solid Stoner Stakes Title Claim in Shanghai

May 9th, 2008
If any doubts remained in fans’ minds about Casey Stoner’s MotoGP World Championship credentials, they will surely have been quashed by the 21 year old Australian’s flawless victory in today’s Sinopec Great Wall Lubricants Grand Prix of China.

Stoner Storms to Turkish Win

May 9th, 2008
Casey Stoner took his second victory of the 2007 season at the Grand Prix of Turkey in a classic race more than a match for last year’s exciting duel.

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