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MotoGP organisers postpone the Japanese Grand Prix following devastating earthquake and tsunami

New track layout for Edmonton unveiled, but IndyCar announces that 2011 will be the last outing for the series at Japan's Motegi Twin Ring oval because of the ongoing state of the motor car industry.

"Spies went off in front of me and I followed him into the gravel. We touched coming back onto the track..."

"We made our position clear. You don't do this; especially considering the situation in the championship."

CLICK HERE for the latest pictures from the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi, the 14th round of the 2010 MotoGP World Championship.

Marc Marquez wins the Japanese 125cc Grand Prix at Motegi.

Dani Pedrosa's Motegi crash caught on camera

The LCR Honda rider targets the podium at Jerez after just missing out on the rostrum twelve months ago

Young riders in the final round of the NSF100 HRC Trophy mini-bike series were in for a surprise at Motegi yesterday - when they found themselves racing wheel-to-wheel against a special HRC team.

The results of Bridgestone's investigation into the cause of Dani Pedrosa's damaged front tyre at the Japanese Grand Prix, round two of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship, have been announced.

Casey Stoner arrived at the Japanese Grand Prix having been fastest in all three pre-season tests and then every track session at the Qatar season opener, but left Motegi third in the championship after brake problems in Sunday's race.

Nicky Hayden and Yuki Takahashi both expressed extreme disappointment after being eliminated on the opening lap of Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi.

Jorge Lorenzo held off team-mate Valentino Rossi to win an action-packed Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, the 700th premier-class race to be held since 1949.

Race results from the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, round two of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.

Alvaro Bautista got his 250cc championship challenge back on track with victory in the Japanese Grand Prix at a sunny Motegi - a race that saw reigning champion Marco Simoncelli's hopes of spectacular return end with a flat front tyre.

MotoGP's 2009 rain curse continued in Japan on Saturday when the qualifying sessions for all three grand prix classes were cancelled due to standing water caused by persistent heavy rain.

The MotoGP qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi has been delayed by an hour due to continued heavy rain and standing water.

The new Chinese-backed Haojue 125GP team has withdrawn from the remainder of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend.

Full Saturday free practice times from the Japanese Grand Prix at a wet Motegi, round two of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.

The MotoGP riders will have a little extra motivation for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, since it will mark the 700th premier-class race since the world championships began in 1949.

Yuki Takahashi is eager to give his local fans something to celebrate when he makes his Japanese Grand Prix debut at Motegi as a MotoGP rider.

Given the suspense and excitement that preceded the opening round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship, a fact exacerbated by the weather related delay to Monday, there was a slight sense of inevitability about the result in Qatar.

Nicky Hayden will start his first Japanese Grand Prix without the pressure of being a 'home' Honda rider this weekend, as the American's attention is instead focussed on getting up to speed with his new Ducati machinery.

Contrary to earlier reports, it seems Honda will not now give IndyCar's first lady Danica Patrick a try-out in one of its RA108 Formula 1 cars following the end of the 2008 world championship campaign.