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MotoGP: Crutchlow fastest, Rossi gets a penalty and rain stops play in MotoGP darrrn unda
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After a wet morning of action at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, and a Moto3 FP2 that saw times get significantly slower, the red flag came out during the second session for MotoGP – and it was decided to cancel the remainder of the session, as well as FP2 for Moto2. With few bikes venturing…
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MotoGP: Aragon facts and stats for this weekend
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This weekend sees the Aragon round of the MotoGP world championship and ahead of the racing weekend, here’s the facts and stats that matter in the premier class: – This is the seventh time that Aragon has hosted a GP event, the circuit first hosted a grand prix in 2010, when it became the sixth…
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MotoGP: Pedorosa victorious at Misano
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Three-time world champion Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) took a stunning victory at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, leaving rivals Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) in the dust to complete the podium. Pedrosa’s victory marks the eighth different winner in 2016, an all-time first since the championship began in 1949 – and…
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MotoGP: Maverick is Silverstone’s Top Gun, Crutchlow second and Rossi third
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Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar) has taken a historic first win for Suzuki since their return to the championship, as the 2013 Moto3 world champion was in a class of his own at the Octo British Grand Prix to become the seventh winner so far in 2016. Viñales, who got his first podium in…
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Sam Lowes completes Aprilia MotoGP test at Misano
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Aprilia has completed two days of testing at Misano World Circuit with a line up of current Aprilia Racing Team Gresini riders Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl as well as the two development team RS-GP machines, which will be contested next year by our own Sam Lowes, currently contesting Moto2 and former 125 world champion…
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Mugello MotoGP: Lorenzo wins last-lap thriller as Rossi retires
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Valentino Rossi may have been unable to score, but the fans in Mugello were treated to a do or die duel between Lorenzo and Marquez. For the first time since 2008, Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) lined up for the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM in pole. The last time he started from pole in Mugello…
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Marc Marquez looking for another win this weekend in Texas
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Marc Marquez has never been defeated at the Circuit of the Americas which is where MotoGP rolls into this weekend in Texas and that’s a statistic he’s keen to keep as he seeks to extend his championship lead. It was a dramatic weekend at the Termas de Rio Hondo last Sunday, safety concerns forcing riders…
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Marquez clinches victory and championship lead in Argentina
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A faultless flag-to-flag race by Marc Marquez saw him dominate the Argentina GP, running away with victory from Rossi and Pedrosa. The Spaniard now leads the championship by 41 points. Issues with the rear tyre of Scott Redding’s (Octo Pramac Yakhnich) Ducati during Free Practice 4 on Saturday saw a raft of changes brought in.…
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MotoGP test day two: Top three split by 0.1s, Vinales quickest
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The second day of testing in Qatar saw three manufacturers split by under 0.1s at the top of the timesheets with Maverick Viñales back to his best. Once again it was Hiroshi Aoyama and Michele Pirro who were the first out of the pits at the Qatar Test, the rest of the field beginning to…
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Lorenzo quickest at day one of the Losail MotoGP test
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Jorge Lorenzo dominated the timesheets in the final MotoGP test before the 2016 season with a commadning performance in Losail, Qatar. As the track opened at 16:00 Local Time, it was only Michele Pirro, Hiroshi Aoyama and Takuya Tsuda who rushed out on track, the three test riders given the responsibility of assessing track conditions.…
