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Gibernau to win a 2005 title?
Inconsistency, mistakes and plain bad luck may have prevented Sete Gibernau from winning a single grand prix to date this year, but a peerless pace during qualifying means that the Catalan is now all but assured of winning the 2005 BMW Best Qualifier Award.
Kiyonari gets Camel Honda Valencia ride!
23-year-old Japanese rider Ryuichi Kiyonari - not Shane Byrne - will replace the injured Troy Bayliss at Camel Honda for the final MotoGP race of the 2005 season, the Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday.
Team Roberts confirm Kurtis for Valencia.
After missing the last five grands prix, Team Roberts will return to MotoGP action for this weekend's Valencia season-finale with 2004 rider Kurtis Roberts at the controls.
Byrne on Camel Honda standby.
Former British Superbike Champion Shane 'Shakey' Byrne is on standby to again replace the injured Troy Bayliss in the Camel Honda team in Valencia.
Moody Blues: Silly season latest.
In the latest of his exclusive columns for Crash.net , Eurosport MotoGP commentator Toby Moody reveals the latest silly season news from round sixteen of the 2005 world championship, the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul...
Kurtis testing for Team Roberts today.
Team Roberts remains on target to return to the MotoGP World Championship for the 2005 Valencia season-finale on November 6, and are currently testing with former rider Kurtis Roberts - the younger son of team principal Kenny - at Almeria.
Suzuki, Repsol Honda congratulates Melandri.
Team Suzuki and Repsol Honda joined much of the MotoGP pitlane in congratulating Marco Melandri on his first ever premier-class victory, claimed after beating Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden in Sunday's inaugural Turkish Grand Prix.
Itoh: I did not think I jumped the start.
Shinichi Itoh suffered an embarrassing end to his race debut for Ducati Marlboro when the Japanese, replacing the injured Loris Capirossi, was black flagged.
Magic Melandri takes first win in Turkey.
Marco Melandri has completed a remarkable 2005 revival by holding off Valentino Rossi for a much deserved first ever MotoGP win in today's inaugural Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul - making the young Italian clear favourite for second in the 2005 world championship standings with just one round to
Warm-up times - Istanbul.
Full MotoGP warm-up times from the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul, round sixteen of the 2005 world championship.
Roberts and Suzuki split.
After much rumour, it has today been officially announced that 2000 world champion Kenny Roberts Jr will not have his Suzuki contract renewed for the 2006 season.
Hayden trailing Movistars, Biaggi warned.
Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden secured a promising front row start for tomorrow's inaugural Turkish Grand Prix while team-mate Max Biaggi had a harder day - posting the 12th fastest time and being warned to watch out at turn one.
Hopkins 'feeling crap, riding like a pussy`.
Lone Team Suzuki rider John Hopkins will start Sunday's inaugural Turkish Grand Prix from just 14th on the grid after the combined effects of a cold and free practice fall left him 'riding like a pussy' during today's qualifying session.
Nakano stays with Kawasaki.
As reported by Crash.net on August 17, Kawasaki have today officially announced that Shinya Nakano will stay with team green next season, when he will ride an all-new version of the Ninja ZX-RR currently under development in Japan.
Gibernau jumps Melandri for Istanbul pole.
Sete Gibernau has overturned Movistar Honda team-mate Marco Melandri's dominant practice form to take pole position for Sunday's inaugural Turkish Grand Prix, at the Istanbul Park circuit.
Stoner has `50-50 chance` of MotoGP seat.
Despite losing the 250cc World Championship to Dani Pedrosa, when he fell from the lead of the Australian Grand Prix last Sunday, LCR Aprilia team owner Lucio Cecchinello says that Casey Stoner still has a "50-50" chance of moving up to MotoGP next season.
F1 offers only clues for Nakano, Jacque.
The world's newest grand prix circuit, Istanbul Park, will take the Kawasaki Racing Team and factory riders, Shinya Nakano and Olivier Jacque, into uncharted territory this weekend.
Itoh honoured by Ducati call.
Bridgestone test rider Shinichi Itoh had admitted he is honoured to be given the chance to race for the Ducati Marlboro Team in the inaugural Turkish Motorcycle Grand Prix this weekend.
Capirossi back home after `worst ever` accident.
Following his discharge from Melbourne's Cabrini Hospital, Loris Capirossi left Australia and - after a flight lasting almost 28 hours, including 24 in the air, with stopovers at Dubai and Rome Fiumicino - finally landed at Rimini airport at 14.45 today, Monday 17 October.
Confirmed: Itoh to replace Capirossi in Turkey.
The Ducati Marlboro Team has told Crash.net that Bridgestone test rider Shinichi Itoh will ride the injured Loris Capirossi's factory Desmosedici GP5 in this weekend's inaugural Turkish Motorcycle Grand Prix.
Kawasaki signs de Puniet for 2006.
Randy de Puniet will step up to the MotoGP World Championship in 2006 with the Kawasaki Racing Team, after agreeing terms with the Japanese factory squad at Phillip Island this weekend.
Capirossi to fly home tonight.
Loris Capirossi, who was ruled out of today's Australian GP when he fell heavily at turn one on Friday - sustaining chest injuries, including internal bleeding around his right lung - will return home to Europe tonight.
F1 at Phillip Island...
After watching Valentino Rossi take a narrow victory over Nicky Hayden in today's Australian Grand Prix, the 43,000 Phillip Island race fans got the chance to watch the season-ending Chinese Formula One Grand Prix on the big screens.
?Cool` pole for hot Hayden.
Nicky Hayden grabbed his third pole position of the season after becoming the fastest rider ever to lap the legendary Phillip Island circuit in today's qualifying session for the Australian Grand Prix.