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Barros and Capirossi battle for points in rain.
The West Honda Pons duo of Alex Barros and Loris Capirossi both battled through the rain to score vital World Championship points in the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka this afternoon (Sunday).
Vincent gets better of wet Suzuka.
Arnaud Vincent lead the 125cc class to a great start of the 2002 season in a race which was troubled by rain and surface water on the track. The Suzuka circuit offered great entertainment as riders fought for positions and concentrated hard on remaining on the track.
Miyazaki wins 250cc race for Yamaha.
Home boy Miyazaki won his local grand prix as a wildcard entry for the Motorex Daytona Yamaha team. The Japanese rider started from eighth place on the grid and rode a brilliant race to finish almost ten seconds ahead of his nearest competitor.
Rossi's reign continues at wet Suzuka.
Reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi became only the second rider to have won a Grand Prix race on both two-stroke and four-stroke machinery, after he took a great victory in the MotoGP race at the SKYY VODKA Grand Prix of Japan.
Rossi wins first MotoGP race.
Valentino Rossi today won the first MotoGP race of the season at Suzuka, Japan. The course of the race saw many riders fall due to the wet track that had experienced a great amount of rain.
Giansanti benefits to take second.
The rain-lashed 125 GP featured the largest number of tumbles of the Japanese GP weekend, with Arnaud Vincent (Aprilia) emerging from the chaos the winner.
125cc: Did you know?
Honda have taken nine wins in the 125cc class at Suzuka, Aprilia have won twice, and Derbi once. The 125 race will have the youngest entry list ever for a Grand Prix race with fifteen riders still teenagers.
Suzuka MotoGP wildcards announced.
The first MotoGP race of 2002 sees wildcard entries for Shinichi Itoh and Akira Ryo with both taking part aboard 4 stroke machines. Itoh will line up on the Honda RC211V with Ryo piloting a Suzuki GSV-R.
Roberto Locatelli to make 100th Grand Prix start.
Roberto Locatelli is scheduled to make his 100th Grand Prix start at the first round of the Championship in Japan.
Four-strokes are go!
This weekend Grand Prix racing launches into its new four-stroke era at Suzuka, Japan's fastest, most historic racetrack. Suzuka hosted its first Grand Prix 40 years ago, when the earliest battles for supremacy between two-strokes and four-strokes were raging.
Yamaha set up for Suzuka.
The 2002 Suzuka MotoGP will mark the launch of the all-new combined four-stroke/two-stroke MotoGP World Championship; with less than 990cc four-strokes taking on the most successful two-stroke engine configuration in more than a decade - the V-four 500.
Toby Moody's preview: Japanese GP and 2002 - Pt 1.
Top Eurosport MotoGP commentator Toby Moody looks ahead to 2002 and in this first of two articles previews the new season, which kicks off this weekend in Japan:
Wild-card Suzuka riders announced.
Wild-card riders who will race in the Japanese Grand Prix, scheduled on the circuit of Suzuka on April 7th, are the following:
Japanese day of reckoning for MotoGP.
The day of reckoning arrives at Suzuka on Sunday with the four-strokes late-crashing the two-stroke MotoGP party that has been going on unchallenged for almost three decades.
Honda HRC Suzuka test - Day 2.
Repsol Honda factory tam riders Valentino Rossi and Tohru Ukawa ended the two-day HRC Suzuka test session on a high note. Both men slashed over second off their best times of day one.
Jack Findlay retires from MotoGP after 10 years.
Ex-Grand Prix rider Jack Findlay has decided to retire from his post as Grand Prix Technical Director for the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix, after 10 years in the post.
Honda HRC Suzuka test - Day 1.
On the opening day of the 2 days HRC test at the Suzuka circuit, Japan, the Repsol Honda Riders and Team technicians spent their time finding optimum settings for the RC211 V - four stoke Honda.
Riba replaces Criville.
Pere Riba (SPA) will replace Alex Criville in the Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin team for the upcoming MotoGP season, which begins on April 7th.
Suzuki's new four-stroke meets the rivals.
Team Telef?nica MoviStar Suzuki riders Sete Gibernau and Kenny Roberts and factory colleague Akira Ryo met the new four-stroke opposition for the first time at the Catalunyan GP circuit this weekend - and their brand new GSV R motorcycle showed a fine turn of speed at only its fourth test outside
HRC announce team name for 2002.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that the name of the Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) factory team, that will participate in MotoGP class of FIM 2002 Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix, will be "REPSOL Honda."
An excellent start to the IRTA tests at Montmelo.
Warm temperatures and sunny weather greeted the first day of the two-day IRTA MotoGP practice at the Catalunya Circuit. Valentino Rossi clocked the fastest lap with the new Honda RC211V, while Loris Capirossi led the field behind the Italian on the 4-stroke Honda.
Rossi tops first day times at IRTA Catalunya test.
The first day of the two-day pre-season MotoGP test session at the 4.727km Circuit de Catalunya, got under way in bright sunshine providing the riders with almost ideal track conditions.
Checa & Biaggi head to head with MotoGP rivals.
Marlboro Yamaha Team riders Carlos Checa and Max Biaggi commenced their final European pre-season test at Catalunya yesterday, continuing development of the new chassis they evaluated for the first time at Mugello, Italy, last week.
Officials enthusiastic about new TT Circuit Assen.
IRTA-Riders representative Franco Uncini, FIM's CCR President and Inspector Claude Danis and Dorna's Operations & Event manager Javier Alonso visited the TT Circuit Assen last week, to make a first check of the rebuilding of the track.