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Hot lap Hopkins on the fastest 2 stroke Yamaha.
John Hopkins the 19 year old American rookie has put in another exceptional performance in Friday's qualifying session in Barcelona aboard the Red Bull Yamaha YZR 500.
125cc Qualifying Practice 1.
Full results of the first Qualifying Practice for the Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya.
Late braker - nice guy.
World Champion Valentino Rossi joined a long distinguished list when he summed up Alex Barros's riding perfectly during the pre-race press conference at Jerez six weeks ago.
Yamaha Catalunya MotoGP set-up report.
For Yamaha, Barcelona will prove to be the ideal testing ground for the new generation YZR-M1 chassis, which was first introduced in Mugello on May 31, and proved to be the unit of choice for both Marlboro Yamaha Teammates throughout the rest of the racing weekend.
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Onward and upward for Marlboro Yamaha Team.
Marlboro Yamaha Team riders Max Biaggi and Carlos Checa roll up at Catalunya this weekend aiming to maintain their impressive forward progress of recent weeks.
Injured Bayle replaced by Hofmann for Catalunya.
Red Bull Yamaha rider Jean-Michel Bayle will miss the Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya through injury and will be replaced by former 250cc German Champion Alex Hofmann.
Andrea Ballerini 10th for TSR.
Andrea Ballerini had a superb race at Mugello last weekend finishing in tenth place, just 2.255 seconds behind race winner Poggiali.
Spiderman - Melandri.
For once it was Marco Melandri and not Valentino Rossi that caused a stir with a complete change of livery. The Italian and his 250cc Aprilia were sporting a complete Spiderman make over replacing the usual black and white team colours.
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Great day goes bad for Proton men.
Proton Team KR riders Nobuatsu Aoki and Jeremy McWilliams both retired from today's Italian GP - Aoki crashing out of a superb seventh place on the tenth of 23 laps of the 5.245km Mugello circuit in the Tuscan foothills, and McWilliams pulling into the pits with five laps remaining.
Capirossi and Barros square up against 4-strokes.
Loris Capirossi and Alex Barros were in the thick of the action during the first Official Practice of the Italian Grand Prix. The fifth race of the season takes place on Sunday at the Mugello Circuit.
Garry McCoy out for June.
Red Bull Yamaha rider, Garry McCoy will watch the Italian Grand Prix this weekend from Mondsee Austria, where he is recuperating from an operation he had last week to address the complications he is having with his right leg.
High-riding Protons head for the hills.
Buoyed up by four top ten finishes in the first four races, Proton Team KR riders Jeremy McWilliams and Nobuatsu Aoki head for the Tuscan hills of Mugello with confidence riding high.
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West Honda Pons bring luck to McLaren at Monaco.
Last weekend Sito Pons and his wife Laura, Alex Barros and his wife Patricia and six-year-old son Lucas, and Loris Capirossi and girlfriend Ingrid met up in Monte Carlo. The West Honda Pons team members attended a dinner on Saturday night held on the West yacht.
Rossi wins after race stopped due to rain.
Valentino Rossi secured his third victory of the season at Le Mans today as the MotoGP race was ended early due to rain making conditions dangerous.
A Kanemoto racing tackles the Bugatti.
Kanemoto Racing arrives at Le Mans this weekend, following a successful test session in the lead-up to the French Grand Prix on Sunday 19 May.
Black day for Marlboro Yamaha.
Marlboro Yamaha Team riders Carlos Checa and Max Biaggi failed to make the finish in Sunday's Marlboro Spanish Grand Prix, Checa exiting the race with bike problems while Biaggi was black flagged after failing to see the signal informing him of a stop-and-go penalty imposed for jumping the start.
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Rossi & RCV win again, chased hard by Kato & NSR.
Rossi wins his second GP of 2002 while MotoGP newcomer Kato impresses in second place Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda Team RC211V-Michelin) scored his second victory of the new four-stroke MotoGP era at Jerez on Sunday afternoon, extending his World Championship lead in front of a wildly enthusiast
West Honda Pons say goodbye to Criville.
The 1999 World 500cc Champion Alex Criville announced his retirement from the MotoGP World Championship at an emotional press conference in Jerez on Saturday.
Alex Criville announces retirement.
The 1999 World 500cc Champion Alex Criville announced his retirement from the MotoGP World Championship at an emotional press conference in Jerez this afternoon.
Checa brings the M1 home.
Few GP riders have more experience of racing on home tarmac than Carlos Checa who gets to race three times a season in front of his home fans, and for good measure, gets a fourth outing on the Iberian peninsula at September's Portuguese GP.
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RCV riders Ukawa and Rossi dominate Welkom GP.
Honda riders dominated Sunday's second round of the MotoGP World Championship at Welkom, Tohru Ukawa (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V) and Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V) having the race all to themselves on their amazing V5 four-strokes.
Prince William invited to British MotoGP.
The British based Telefonica MoviStar Suzuki team has invited Prince William to attend the 2002 British Motorcycle Grand Prix at Donington Park, Leicestershire, on July 14th as its special VIP guest.
Checa claims fifth for Marlboro Yamaha team.
Carlos Checa put in a determined ride at the South African MotoGP World Championship round, held at Welkom on April 21, to finish the 28-lap race in fifth place.
Ukawa takes his first win in MotoGP class.
Tohru Ukawa won Africa's Grand Prix today despite the race seeming to be Rossi's for the taking. The Repsol Honda pair dominated the race from start to finish, Ukawa barely challenging Rossi's lead until the Italian gave him a chance to shine.
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