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Doohan: Roberts deserves title.
Australia's five-times 500cc motorcycle world champion Michael Doohan believes that American Kenny Roberts Jr was a deserving winner of this year's title.
Kenny Roberts Jr: World Champion.
Valentino Rossi won the Rio Grand Prix but it was not enough to deprive Kenny Roberts Jr. of the 500cc World Championship.
Kenny hopes for rain.
World championship leader Kenny Roberts Jr. is hoping that rain will help him wrap up the 500cc title in Rio this weekend.
Barros fastest - but Kenny still on target.
Brazil's Alex Barros claimed the provisional 500cc pole position at his home Grand Prix after setting a time of 1min 51.87secs to hold off Max Biaggi by 0.155sec.
Gibernau signs for Suzuki.
Spanish GP star Sete Gibernau will join Team Telefonica MoviStar Suzuki next year, riding alongside current World Championship points leader Kenny Roberts Jr in a powerful two-man assault team for the 2001 title.
Hurricane McCoy glides to Portuguese victory.
Garry McCoy continued to repay the faith shown in him last time out by the Red Bull Yamaha team, taking a crushing victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix.
McCoy takes thrilling Estoril 500cc pole.
The clear weather prevailed for the 500cc Grand Prix final qualifying session that kept the Portuguese crowd on their toes for the entire 60 minutes.
Track surface to blame for power loss.
Bizarre story of the week comes from the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic, after teams in last weekend's MotoGP complained of sudden power losses.
Hottest race takes it toll on QUB.
Some of the hottest conditions known at a European race confronted the MotoGP paddock at Brno, and forced the QUB Team Optimum squad to battle to the finish of the GP250 event.
Locatelli toys with field at Brno.
Polesitter Roberto Locatelli won his third GP125 race of the season in the Czech Republic Grand Prix to close the championship gap on second placed Youichi Ui.
Roman Emperor lords it over rivals.
Max Biaggi proved why he is the acknowledged king of Brno, destroying the GP500 field in the Czech Republic Grand Prix to become the series eighth winner in eleven races this season.
Robinson leads privateers in GP250.
Jamie Robinson and the QUB Team Optimum Aprilia headed the independent runners in first qualifying at the GP250 Czech Republic Grand Prix yesterday, as another storming ride continued his ongoing trend of second-row starting positions.
Biaggi improves to keep pole.
Max Biaggi found time in his pace-setting Yamaha to keep pole position out of reach of his GP500 rivals at Brno.
Jacque attacks to bring Chesterfield 1-2.
Frenchman Olivier Jacque was the only one of the GP250 frontrunners to break below 2mins 4secs in second qualifying, and duly put his Yamaha on pole position for the Czech Grand Prix.
MotoGP teams target WSBK star Hodgson.
Neil Hodgson's performance at Brands Hatch ten days ago has not only made the WSBK boys sit up and take notice, but has also attracted attention from the GP ranks as well.
Criville not tempted by Suzuki offer.
World champion Alex Criville has reportedly turned down the chance to partner replacement-elect Kenny Roberts at Suzuki next season.
Suzuki aims for consistency over complacency.
Team Telefonica MoviStar Suzuki is spending the mid-season break not looking back over their success so far, but looking forward to ensure that the championship lead secured by Kenny Roberts carries him through the last six races to win the World Championship.
Criville re-signs with Honda.
Reigning world champion Alex Criville is to stay with the Repsol Honda team next year, despite rumours that the two may part company.
Gobert gets ultimatum from Roberts.
Anthony Gobert will have to put his grand prix comeback on hold if he cannot lose weight, former champion turned team boss Kenny Roberts has told him.
Injury KO's rookie Tekkyu.
Yoshiteru Konishi's replacement on the Technical Sports Honda suffered a similar injury to his predecessor and will miss this weekend's Suzuka Eight Hours.
Barros beats Rossi in GP500 thriller.
Alex Barros scored his second GP500 win of the season at the Sachsenring this afternoon, but only after a tense struggle with the flying Valentino Rossi.
Gobert out as Luca lucks in.
Anthony Gobert's proposed comeback to GP500 has been cut short by the Modenas team after just one race, as test rider Luca Cadalora takes over at the Sachsenring.
Rookie replaces Konishi at 'Ring.
Although injured Australian Ant West will be present at the Sachsenring this weekend, Japanese GP500 rider Yoshiteru Konishi will not.