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PICS: Dani Pedrosa falls, title chance ends
Dani Pedrosa crashes out of the lead of the Australian MotoGP, ending his 2012 MotoGP title hopes.
Jorge Lorenzo wins 2012 MotoGP title
Jorge Lorenzo wins 2012 MotoGP World Championship!
PICS: Mick Doohan rides Honda RCV
Five time 500cc world champion Mick Doohan is completing demonstration laps on a Repsol Honda RC213V during this weekend's Australian MotoGP. All of Doohan's world championships, won consecutively from 1994-1998, and all 54 of his 500cc grand prix victories came on Honda machinery.
Fall then pole for Stoner in Australia
Casey Stoner takes pole position for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, despite a highside fall.
Canadian pension fund to buy 39% of Dorna
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to buy 39% stake in MotoGP and WSBK rights holder Dorna.
Lorenzo picks Catalunya - but not the last corner!
"The last one, for sure not!" - Jorge Lorenzo.
Turn three officially named 'Stoner Corner'
"Turn three is probably my favourite one in the world. I am almost flat out in fifth gear through there and that is pretty damn fast" - Casey Stoner.
McLaren called in as Hernandez replacement
'It's a great opportunity that Avintia Blusens has offered me and I'd like to make the best of it' - Kris McLaren
Pirro not giving up on CRT 'victory' hopes
'There are two races left and I would really like to take a CRT win, that would make me really proud' - Michele Pirro
Phillip Island 'special and unique' says Rossi
'It's a track that a rider has to love. Racing a MotoGP bike there is a lot of fun, but it was a difficult weekend for us last year' - Valentino Rossi
Casey Stoner: 'The best man will win'
"I have a huge respect for both of them and the best man will win" - Casey Stoner.
Official: Ben Spies to miss Phillip Island
"I'm lost for words. We've had such a tough season with an unbelievable amount of bad luck" - Ben Spies.
Rueful Dovizioso felt rostrum was possibility
'I pushed really hard trying to pass Casey [Stoner] and I lost the front without braking while at maximum angle' - Andrea Dovizioso
2012 MotoGP World Championship standings
MotoGP World Championship standings after round 16 at Sepang, Malaysia.
PIC: Edwards with Simoncelli supporter cap
Colin Edwards tribute to Marco Simoncelli
Rueful Crutchlow clings to Motegi positives
'All I can do after the way the race finished is take the positives from this weekend and there are a lot' - Cal Crutchlow
Brakes blamed for Ben Spies Motegi exit
"We've known all weekend that the brakes could be an issue but I did not expect to have trouble on the second lap" - Ben Spies
MotoGP announces knockout style qualifying
Changes made to MotoGP qualifying system for 2013
Updated 2013 MotoGP rider line-up
Latest 2013 MotoGP rider line-up following the new Gresini Honda contract for Alvaro Bautista.
Dorna boss talks MotoGP, WSBK
"We think that a championship derived from production bikes that is using 39 engines during one season, and in MotoGP you are using six - to be honest it's not very correct" - Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna.
Silva set for second chance
"I can assure you that the remainder of the season will be totally different from what has been seen so far" - Ivan Silva
Nicky Hayden reveals Aragon fracture
"I thought I had escaped unscathed from the crash at Aragon, but unfortunately it looks like I picked up another injury" - Nicky Hayden.
Jorge Lorenzo visits WSBK
2012 MotoGP title leader Jorge Lorenzo visited the Magny-Cours World Superbike season finale. Lorenzo, a fan of Max Biaggi, was present on the grid and watched from the Aprilia pits as the Italian clinched his second WSBK crown by just half a point.
Latest 2013 MotoGP rider line-up
Latest 2013 MotoGP rider line-up following the new Aspar deals for Randy de Puniet and Aleix Espargaro.