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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
MotoGP flies into warm Welkom in South Africa.
In complete contrast to the wet and windy conditions they left behind at the first race of the season in Japan, MotoGP teams and riders have arrived in the dusty expanse of Free State in South Africa, and to the Phakisa Freeway circuit.
Yamaha Welkom MotoGP set-up report.
In the 2001 race at Welkom, South Africa, Shinya Nakano (Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3) continued to impress the MotoGP 500 World Championship paddock in his second outing aboard the YZR500 with a sensational fourth place.
Correos and West Honda Pons join forces.
The Spanish Postal service and the Motorcycling Grand Prix Team West Honda Pons announce a collaboration for the 2002 MotoGP season which began last weekend in Japan.
Burgess' chainsaw massacre.
Australian Gerry Burgess,Valentino Rossi's Honda crew chief, was limping round the Suzuka paddock after having a very lucky escape with a chainsaw back home in Australia.
Rossi loses bet with friends.
Valentino Rossi's mum got the World Champion to have his hair cut and trim his beard before riding in the opening grand prix of the season. Rossi's friends bet him he would not have his hair cut until after the Suzuka race after he won the title in Australia last year.