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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
West still waiting for race opportunity.
Anthony West hopes to emulate fellow Australian Garry McCoy's career upswing in 1999 and secure a competitive ride in this year's Moto GP world championship - even though the season has begun.
Giansanti benefits to take second.
The rain-lashed 125 GP featured the largest number of tumbles of the Japanese GP weekend, with Arnaud Vincent (Aprilia) emerging from the chaos the winner.
Rossi wins first MotoGP race.
Valentino Rossi today won the first MotoGP race of the season at Suzuka, Japan. The course of the race saw many riders fall due to the wet track that had experienced a great amount of rain.
Rossi's reign continues at wet Suzuka.
Reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi became only the second rider to have won a Grand Prix race on both two-stroke and four-stroke machinery, after he took a great victory in the MotoGP race at the SKYY VODKA Grand Prix of Japan.
Miyazaki wins 250cc race for Yamaha.
Home boy Miyazaki won his local grand prix as a wildcard entry for the Motorex Daytona Yamaha team. The Japanese rider started from eighth place on the grid and rode a brilliant race to finish almost ten seconds ahead of his nearest competitor.
Vincent gets better of wet Suzuka.
Arnaud Vincent lead the 125cc class to a great start of the 2002 season in a race which was troubled by rain and surface water on the track. The Suzuka circuit offered great entertainment as riders fought for positions and concentrated hard on remaining on the track.
Barros and Capirossi battle for points in rain.
The West Honda Pons duo of Alex Barros and Loris Capirossi both battled through the rain to score vital World Championship points in the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka this afternoon (Sunday).
Yamaha Wild Card upset in wet Suzuka.
It was a Japanese wildcard upset in a wet 2002 Suzuka MotoGP 250 World Championship race, held April 7, when production TZ250 mounted Osamu Miyazaki (Motorex Daytona Yamaha) dominated the 19-lap event.
Rossi and RCV triumphant at Suzuka.
The stunning combination of Valentino Rossi and his all-new Honda V5 four-stroke proved unbeatable in today's historic Japanese GP, the first event of MotoGP racing's new four-stroke era.
Honda wildcard takes podium finish.
Wild card riders Osamu Miyazaki (Yamaha) and Daisaku Sakai (Endurance/Toshio Asahi Honda RS250R/W) used their intimate wet-track knowledge of the Suzuka circuit to dominate the soaking 250 GP, with the 36-year-old Miyazaki coming out the winner after a spirited challenge by 20-year-old Sakai.