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Hopkins can't wait for Wednesday.
After a disappointing end to the 2005 season at Valencia on Sunday, John Hopkins and Team Suzuki can't wait for Wednesday to arrive - when they will be back on track and working towards 2006.
'Sad' end to Biaggi's season - and Honda career?
Repsol Honda's Max Biaggi completed his first and last season as a factory Honda MotoGP rider with a sore sixth placed finish in Sunday's Valencia Grand Prix - a race that may also have marked his final ride on an RCV.
Official: Gibernau joins Ducati.
The first piece in the remaining 2006 MotoGP rider line-up has fallen into place with the official announcement that Sete Gibernau has finally signed to leave Honda and ride for the Ducati Marlboro Team.
Melandri, Elias confirmed at Fortuna Honda.
As previously reported on this website, double 2005 MotoGP race winner Marco Melandri and impressive class rookie Toni Elias have today been officially confirmed as teaming up together next season when Fortuna will switch its backing from the Tech 3 Yamaha team to Gresini Honda.
Vermeulen, Kurtis Roberts, de Puniet make debuts.
Monday at Valencia saw World Superbike runner-up Chris Vermeulen make his Team Suzuki MotoGP debut, while Kurtis Roberts - younger brother of outgoing Suzuki rider Kenny - also got track time on the GSV-R.
Warm-up times - Valencia.
Full MotoGP warm-up times from the Valencia Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo circuit, the seventeenth and final round of the 2005 world championship. The only faller during the session was Repsol Honda's Max Biaggi, who lost his factory RCV at the final turn but walked away unharmed.
Kallio takes battle, but Luthi wins 125 war.
Mika Kallio did all he could to try and secure the 2005 125cc World Championship at today's Valencia season finale - the Finn taking a dramatic last turn victory, but ninth place for Thomas Luthi was more than enough to hand the world title to the Swiss rider.
Melandri wins Valencia season finale.
Marco Melandri has backed up his debut MotoGP win two weeks ago in Turkey by taking a narrow victory over fellow Honda star Nicky Hayden in today's Valencia season finale - an event enjoyed by a sell out 124,520 crowd, who also witnessed an impressive Valentino Rossi fight back, but saw pole sitt
Gibernau takes Valencia pole, Rossi nightmare.
Sete Gibernau will start from pole position for Sunday's Valencia Grand Prix, the 17th and final round of the 2005 MotoGP World Championship season - a result which also sealed the BMW Best Qualifier Award for the Spaniard - while world champion Valentino Rossi will line-up just 15th on the grid
Rossi: I just lost the front and went down.
MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi will start from his lowest grid position since being sent to the back of the field by a pre-race penalty at Qatar last year, after a tough qualifying session for Sunday's season-ending Valencia Grand Prix ended with the Italian suffering his biggest fall of t
'Secret software' helps Aoki.
Nobuatsu Aoki was the fastest Suzuki rider after today's free practice sessions for this weekend's Valencia Grand Prix in Spain, with team-mate John Hopkins just a tenth of a second behind.
Yamaha confirms 'retro' Valencia livery.
To commemorate Yamaha's 50th Anniversary and the end of a brilliantly successful racing year, Yamaha has - as rumoured - decided to compete at this weekend's final round of the 2005 MotoGP World Championship in the company's traditional red, white and black racing colour scheme.
Pictures: Yamaha unveils 'retro' Valencia livery.
These are the first pictures of the special 'retro' livery which factory Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards will use during this weekend's season-ending Valencia Grand Prix.
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.
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.
Team Roberts confirms 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.
Kiyonari gets Camel Honda for Valencia!
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.
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.
Itoh: I didn't 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.
Suzuki, Repsol Honda congratulate 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.
Warm-up times - Istanbul.
Full MotoGP warm-up times from the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul, round sixteen of the 2005 world championship.
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
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.