As Spanish showdown beckons in Jerez
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi will start the Spanish Grand Prix from fifth position tomorrow, despite being unable to complete his final qualifying lap in Jerez this afternoon.

The Italian's last flying lap was cut short by an electronic issue but he nevertheless has an excellent race pace and looks on course ... [ more ]

“We're still some way off the front”
The Grand Prix of Spain came to life today as grid positions were decided in a thrilling qualifying shootout that saw Team San Carlo Honda Gresini riders Shinya Nakano and Alex De Angelis end up eleventh and fourteenth respectively.

Alex was quick from the start but suffered a crash shortly before the end of the afternoon ... [ more ]

After eventful Jerez qualifying
Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards emerged from an eventful Spanish GP qualifying session this afternoon with the third fastest time to maintain his 100 per cent front row starting record in 2008.

The American ran into the gravel trap and then produced an early contender for save of the season at turn one before logging ... [ more ]

Hopkins ‘reasonably happy' with third row
An agreeably warm and sunny Jerez today hosted the qualifying session for the second round of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship and the afternoon kept a significant crowd of race fans, gathered for the event, on the edge of their seats.

Kawasaki's John Hopkins managed to take his Ninja ZX-RR to ninth on the grid ... [ more ]

“We're not quite at the point where we need to be”
Casey Stoner will start from the third row of the grid in tomorrow's Grand Prix of Spain with his team-mate Marco Melandri a further three rows back after a particularly demanding qualifying practice for the Ducati Marlboro Team at Jerez.

The team and riders had expected to struggle at the Spanish circuit, ... [ more ]

“It won't be easy”
Today's qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez didn't fully show the potential of Andrea Dovizioso today.

With race tyres he was able to record one of the best laps of the day and this makes the whole team think positively for the race tomorrow, which for Andrea will be a race of maximum attack! Although Dovi will be ... [ more ]

Jerez : MotoGP grid
Jorge Lorenzo´s dream start to his MotoGP career continued in qualifying for the Gran Premio bwin.com de España, with the Spaniard taking pole position for his home race courtesy of an amazing series of laps.

In doing so, the Fiat Yamaha rider made it two pole positions in as many races in the premier class, an impressive 100% record ... [ more ]

Jerez : 250cc grid
250cc Spanish star Alvaro Bautista sent fans at Jerez home happy, with a quarter litre class pole position in the final activity of the day adding to their elation.

The Mapfre Aspar rider and former 125cc World Champion cut nearly a second off his Friday best time to take his first top spot of the season.

Bautista clocked a ... [ more ]

Jerez : 125cc grid
Three weeks on from his first 125cc pole position in Qatar, Polaris World Aprilia´s Bradley Smith will once again head the lower cylinder category grid at the Gran Premio bwin.com de España.

The Briton put in a stinging one-two combo of hot laps in the final five minutes of the session, the eventual knockout blow to the competition ... [ more ]

To eleventh position
The LCR Honda MotoGP Team rider Randy De Puniet was back on track today for the first European round of the 2008 season at Jerez de la Frontera after the night race of Qatar three weeks ago.

Randy circulated the Southern Spain circuit 49 times throughout the day clocking his fastest lap time on 1'41.268.

The Frenchman riding ... [ more ]

In Jerez
An impressive performance from American Colin Edwards saw the Tech 3 rider help Yamaha make a dominant start to the Spanish GP in Jerez today.

Edwards was a central figure throughout the opening day's free practice, claiming the third fastest overall time. Edwards, who was third in last year's Spanish GP, showed impressive form earlier when he ... [ more ]

As Yamaha fill top three spots in Jerez
MotoGP's return to Europe began in promising fashion for the Fiat Yamaha Team and Valentino Rossi today, as the Italian finished the day second fastest with Yamaha riders filling the first three spots on the time sheets.

Rossi, who won this race for Yamaha in 2005 and 2007, got straight down to business this morning, ... [ more ]

Jerez : Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Luis Salom snatched a convincing pole position for the first round of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.

Lining up beside the 16 year old Spaniard on the grid on Saturday for the first race are American 16 year old JD Beach, Cristian Trabalon and Dylan Mavin.

Particularly impressive is Mavin's 4th place in qualifying ... [ more ]

Guintoli and Elias keep on improving
Sunny day in Andalusia, Spain, on the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, where MotoGP World Championship riders have ridden for the firsts kilometres of the season in the old continent.

Alice Team Riders, Sylvain Guintoli and Toni Elias, have tried hard to conquer a good position in the standing, concluding respectively ... [ more ]

With some positive results
The first day of free practice for the Grand Prix of Spain took place today at Jerez de la Frontera and it ended in positive fashion for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini, with Alex De Angelis completing some valuable tyre work ahead of Sunday's race.

The San Marino rider also worked on the setting of his bike as he attempted to ... [ more ]

''I feel like all of Spain is watching us''
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo began his first ever MotoGP race on home soil in perfect fashion today, finishing the first day of practice in Jerez in first position at the front of an all-Yamaha top three.

The young rookie, who lies second in the championship after an impressive debut in Qatar, was under ... [ more ]

“We're making good progress”
Kawasaki's John Hopkins and Anthony West were disappointed to finish today's free practice at Jerez in 14th and 17th place respectively, after encountering rear traction problems during the two hour-long sessions.

Having missed out on the opportunity for extensive tyre testing during the IRTA test at Jerez, due to the injury ... [ more ]

Hirvonen and Latvala deliver six of the best in Rally Argentina
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team won six of the nine speed tests during today's demanding opening leg of Rally Argentina. Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen and team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila each claimed three victories in Ford Focus RS World Rally Cars, but problems for both ... [ more ]

Galli gallops to fourth in Argentina
Gigi Galli/Giovanni Bernacchini have had a stunning day with the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team to finish the opening leg of Rally Argentina in fourth overall. The Italian driver also picked up his second stage win of the year by finishing quickest over the 9.6 kilometre San Marcos -- Charbonier II test.

Running ... [ more ]

Mixed fortunes for Suzuki in Argentina
The Suzuki World Rally Team has had a day of mixed fortunes on the opening leg of the Rally Argentina, round four of the World Rally Championship. Young Swede P-G Andersson was forced to retire just four kilometres from the opening stage, as a result of a boost pressure sensor failure. By contrast, Toni Gardemeister enjoyed ... [ more ]

Top three positions for both Imprezas after stormy opener in Argentina
The Subaru World Rally Team has both Impreza WRC2007s in the top three positions overall after a rain-beaten first day of competition on Rally Argentina, the fourth round of the World Rally Championship. After a hot summer, flash rains in the morning left the stages muddy and rutted whilst ... [ more ]

Loeb/Elena on top; Sordo/Marti in fifth spot

The opening leg of the 2008 World Rally Championship's fourth round saw Citroen Sport get off to a positive start to celebrate its new livery in the colours of Red Bull. Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena enjoy a lead of more than one minute with their C4 WRC, while a fine run from team-mates Dani Sordo and Marc Marti has ... [ more ]

Stobart start strong as wild weather dampens opening stages

After the opening loop of Rally Argentina Gigi Galli leads the way for the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team in fifth position as his team-mates Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson both occupy spots inside the top-10. This has been a strong start for the team with both nominated scoring cars in points ... [ more ]

Subaru Rally Team USA and Travis Pastrana Have Begun WRC Argentina!

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana have just started the legendary Rally Argentina, round four of the World Rally Championship, and the first event of the team's 2008 Production World Rally Championship (P-WRC) program. Over the next three days Rally Argentina will include 21 gravel stages ... [ more ]