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Takahashi injuries hand in race crash.
Yuki Takahashi was ruled out of Monday's post-race test at Catalunya after breaking his little finger in a first lap crash during Sunday's grand prix.
Sick Stoner pleased to finish.
For the first nine laps of Sunday's Grand Prix of Catalunya, Casey Stoner matched the Fiat Yamahas of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo blow-for-blow at the front of the field.
Rossi relives heart-stopping Catalunya victory.
Valentino Rossi claimed his 99th grand prix victory by beating home hero, team-mate and #99 Jorge Lorenzo with a 'dream' last turn pass in Sunday's Grand Prix of Catalunya.
PICS: Rossi's victory pass.
These pictures (see below for full sequence) show the moment when Valentino Rossi won Sunday's Grand Prix of Catalunya with a shock last-turn pass on team-mate and home hero Jorge Lorenzo.
Hayden to start unlucky 13th.
A late crash in Saturday's qualifying session for the Grand Prix of Catalunya contributed to Nicky Hayden being left 13th on the grid, albeit just 0.275sec from fifth position.
250: Simoncelli expects MotoGP move.
Reigning 250cc world champion Marco Simoncelli is weighing up his options for a move to the MotoGP class next season.
Lorenzo to run Barcelona livery.
Jorge Lorenzo unveiled a special one-off livery for his Fiat Yamaha at the Montmel? circuit in Catalunya today (Thursday) in honour of the Barcelona football club, which won the Champions League two weeks ago.
Lorenzo's ex-manager arrested?
The Spanish press is reporting that Dani Amatriain, former manager of MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo - as well as 125/250GP riders Pol and Alex Espargaro - has been arrested.
Elias has never finished a MotoGP race in Catalunya.
Following Gresini Honda's 'rock bottom' weekend at Mugello, Toni Elias will be aiming to kick-start the team's recovery by at least recording his first ever MotoGP finish in his home Grand Prix of Catalunya on Sunday.
Rossi attends Isle of Man TT.
Reigning six time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi enjoyed his weather-delayed visit to the Isle of Man TT on Monday.
Crafar seriously injured
Former grand prix race winner Simon Crafar has been seriously injured in an accident whilst riding an Enduro bike in Romania.
Preziosi hails Stoner's Mugello win.
Ducati Corse general manager Filippo Preziosi, architect of the factory's Desmosedici MotoGP machine, has hailed Casey Stoner's Italian Grand Prix triumph as one of his top three moments.
Pedrosa record official.
Dani Pedrosa's astonishing 349.3km/h (217.1mph) top speed during the Italian Grand Prix weekend has now been officially confirmed, making it a new MotoGP record.
Hayden compared with Melandri.
Nicky Hayden's troubled first five races for the Ducati Marlboro Team have yielded just 13 points, compared with 24 for his predecessor Marco Melandri and 38 for Casey Stoner's 2007 team-mate Loris Capirossi at the same point in the season.
Doctors confirm Pedrosa hip injury.
Dani Pedrosa returned home to Barcelona on Monday where Doctor Xavier Mir, at the USP Institut Universitari Dexeus, confirmed that the Repsol Honda rider had not suffered any further injuries when he crashed out of Sunday's Italian Grand Prix (pictured).
125: Haojue and Witteveen split.
After a disastrous start to its debut 125cc grand prix season, Team Haojue has split from esteemed engine designer Jan Witteveen.
Lorenzo hails 'amazing result'.
Jorge Lorenzo was amazed to finish the Italian Grand Prix in second position, just one second from victory and ahead of team-mate and home hero Valentino Rossi, at the end of a race that was 'like a movie'.
250: Simoncelli keeps second.
Whilst deciding that reigning 250cc world champion Marco Simoncelli 'rode in an irresponsible manner, causing danger to Alvaro Bautista' in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, the Gilera rider has been allowed to keep his second place finish.
Pedrosa injures hip.
Dani Pedrosa has confirmed that he picked up a hip injury during day two of the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, despite not falling from his Repsol Honda.
de Angelis sixth on Friday.
Alex de Angelis called up his successful 2008 Mugello base setting to make a flying start to the 2009 Italian Grand Prix weekend.
Pedrosas sets top speed record.
Dani Pedrosa looks to have shattered the official MotoGP top speed record by reaching a claimed 349.3km/h (217.1mph) on his Repsol Honda during Friday free practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello.
125: Simon fastest at Mugello.
Julian Simon has set the fastest lap time during Friday's 125cc free practice session for the Italian Grand Prix at a sunny Mugello.
Rossi's history at Mugello.
Last year at Mugello, Valentino Rossi became the first rider in motorcycle grand prix history to win his home event for seven years in a row; can he make it eight in 2009? Below is a brief summary of Rossi's 13 grand prix appearances, in all three classes, at Mugello:
Stoner: I can't wait to race at Mugello
Despite winning 25 MotoGP races since its 2003 debut, Ducati has never won its home Italian Grand Prix at Mugello. Instead, the home factory has had to settle for three second places and one third, out of six visits to a race won by Valentino Rossi ever since 2002.