MotoGP Features

Circuit-by-circuit with Nicky Hayden.
MotoGP
04/13/2007 - 00:00

MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden hasn't had the easiest of starts to his title defence, sitting sixth in the standings after round two of 18...

Pedrosa, Sepang MotoGP test, January 2007
Circuit-by-circuit with Dani Pedrosa.
MotoGP
04/04/2007 - 00:00

With two of the 18 rounds on the 2007 MotoGP World Championship calendar complete, reigning rookie of the year Dani Pedrosa is holding joint second in the standings behind Valentino Rossi...

Dani Pedrosa's lap of Jerez.
MotoGP
03/22/2007 - 00:00

Spanish star Dani Pedrosa will be chasing his first MotoGP victory in front of his home fans at Jerez this weekend, a circuit where the talented 21-year-old has already tasted success in the 250cc class.

Evolution of the YZR-M1 - part two.
MotoGP
11/19/2006 - 00:00

Part one of the Yamaha technical presentation detailed how the YZR-M1 has evolved since its 2002 racing debut, and part two will now concentrate specifically on the 2006 machine.

Evolution of the YZR-M1 - part one.
MotoGP
11/19/2006 - 00:00

The end of the 2006 MotoGP season also marked the last ever race for the 990cc prototypes, including Yamaha's YZR-M1, with new 800cc engine regulations being introduced for next season.

Final round title showdowns: 1949 - 2005.
MotoGP
10/12/2006 - 00:00

Although it is possible for Nicky Hayden to clinch the 2006 MotoGP World Championship in Portugal this weekend, the most likely scenario is that the title chase will go all the way to the final race in Valencia.

Ex-BSB boss plans all-British 125 and 250GP teams.
MotoGP
10/05/2006 - 00:00

Former British Superbike team owner Ben Atkins is facing a four-week countdown in an ambitious bid to launch new all-British teams in the 2007 125 and 250cc World Championships.

Michelin, Roberts, Edwards talk testing.
MotoGP
10/04/2006 - 00:00

"First off, a good rider has to know what he wants. I think that's the important thing because you can get lost. I'm a racer, not an engineer or some suspension guru, so I just translate stuff the best I can" - Colin Edwards.

Schwantz returns to Macau for 40th anniversary.
Schwantz returns to Macau for 40th anniversary.
MotoGP
09/26/2006 - 00:00

"I look back and think 'how did Suzuki ever even think about letting me do that'! As big a kid as I was and as much stupid stuff as I did on a proper racetrack, what might I have done with all those walls!" - Kevin Schwantz.

Hayden, Pedrosa to meet 'mystery' 800 on Monday.
MotoGP
09/20/2006 - 00:00

Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa will ride Honda's new 800cc MotoGP bike for the first time next Monday, September 26, Satoru Horiike, managing director of HRC, has revealed in an exclusive interview with Crash.net.

EXCLUSIVE: Ilmor explain MotoGP plans.
MotoGP
08/25/2006 - 00:00

A British motorcycle will win the MotoGP World Championship for the first time since the glory days of the British bike industry in the 1950s if Formula 1 engine guru Mario Illien (top picture) succeeds in a radical plan to break into the two-wheel world.

Ducati: We've built 20 800cc engines!
MotoGP
08/25/2006 - 00:00

Ducati has already built an incredible 20 engines in preparation for next year's new 800cc formula in MotoGP, racing chief Filippo Preziosi has revealed.

Vermeulen: Leading a MotoGP no different.
MotoGP
08/17/2006 - 00:00

When Paul Denning announced that Rizla Suzuki had secured the services of Honda World Superbike star Chris Vermeulen for the 2006 and 2007 MotoGP seasons, it was widely considered a brilliant coup.

Team-mate vs. team-mate.
MotoGP
08/11/2006 - 00:00

With the first eleven rounds of the 17-stop 2006 MotoGP season now complete, the table below shows team-mate vs. team-mate in terms of qualifying and race results.

Laguna 'not perfect, but striving to get there'.
MotoGP
07/23/2006 - 00:00

For years it has been a joke that if a rider/driver missed the corner at Turn Six, he would land in Salinas...

Michelin looks to 800cc era.
MotoGP
07/20/2006 - 00:00

MotoGP is all set for its second big technical regulations change in half a decade. Following the shift from 500cc two-strokes to 990cc four-strokes in 2002, next year's bikes will be reduced to 800cc in a bid to reign in performance.

Nicky Hayden's lap of Laguna Seca.
MotoGP
07/20/2006 - 00:00

The MotoGP World Championship returned to America, and the Laguna Seca circuit, after a ten year absence last season - where home star Nicky Hayden went on to take his first ever grand prix victory.

Mamola: If this is heaven, it's a great place...
MotoGP
07/11/2006 - 00:00

13 times 500cc race winner Randy Mamola made his first ever visit to the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend - and brought the Ducati Desmosedici two-seater with him.

Honda: 200 MotoGP wins.
MotoGP
06/26/2006 - 00:00

Nicky Hayden made Honda history on Saturday at Assen when his dramatic last turn victory gave the Japanese giant its 200th premier-class grand prix victory.

Ricardo, Barnard plan MotoGP team.
MotoGP
06/24/2006 - 00:00

Ricardo plc and John Barnard's B3 Technologies Ltd have added their names to a growing list of potential new MotoGP manufacturers.

A weekend with Pedrosa.
MotoGP
06/15/2006 - 00:00

Ever wondered exactly how a MotoGP rider spends a race weekend? Here is a detailed account of a typical grand prix weekend for race winning Repsol Honda rookie Dani Pedrosa...

Dani Pedrosa's lap of Barcelona.
MotoGP
06/13/2006 - 00:00

Repsol Honda's race-winning MotoGP rookie Dani Pedrosa will be riding in the second home grand prix of his young premier-class career, when he takes part in this weekend's Catalan Grand Prix at Barcelona.

Preview - Italian Grand Prix.
MotoGP
06/01/2006 - 00:00

If Valentino Rossi was to select a particular event to restart his championship campaign it would surely be his home Italian Grand Prix at the magnificent Mugello circuit.

Vermeulen: New engine, chassis, swingarm...
MotoGP
05/30/2006 - 00:00

Rizla Suzuki's MotoGP rookie Chris Vermeulen returned to the World Superbike paddock at Silverstone last weekend, where the 2005 championship runner-up caught up with old friends and spoke to Crash.net Radio...