Another point for Guintoli
The fourth 2008 MotoGP race started with uncertain track condition.

The asphalt has completely dried out a few minutes before the start of the Pramac Grand Prix of China, where the Alice Team riders have respectively started from fifteenth and fourteenth position. Guintoli has done better than his team-mate at the beginning ... [ more ]

In Shanghai
Kawasaki's John Hopkins and Anthony West were left frustrated yesterday, after rear traction problems left them unable to fulfil their true potential in Sunday's 22-lap Chinese Grand Prix.

Hopkins finished a difficult race in 14th position, with West crossing the line a further 20 seconds back in 17th place.

After qualifying on the ... [ more ]

“This result is like a victory for me”
Jorge Lorenzo, the Fiat Yamaha Team's outstanding rookie, shook off the injuries he suffered in his crash on Friday to take a superb fourth place in China today on his 21st birthday.

After fracturing his left ankle and badly bruising parts of his right leg, it was easy to forget that the Spaniard had also undergone ... [ more ]

Hayden takes hard-fought sixth
Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa took a brilliant second-place finish at Shanghai this afternoon following a race-long battle with winner Valentino Rossi.

The result maintained the Spaniard's 100 per cent 2008 podium record and most importantly moved him into the World Championship points lead. Nicky Hayden enjoyed a busy ... [ more ]

In China
The Grand Prix of China saw both Ducati Marlboro Team riders return to the top five as Casey Stoner clinched third place and Marco Melandri produced his best performance of the season with a battle to fifth.

Stoner had hoped to be more involved in the battle for victory but a dramatic change in the track conditions led to a different tyre choice ... [ more ]

“It is a great feeling to win again”
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi took an impressive victory in Shanghai today, his second at the circuit having won the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix with Yamaha in 2005.

It was Rossi's 89th career victory but his first in seven races, since Estoril last year, as well as his first on Bridgestone tyres.

Rossi ... [ more ]

With China triumph
Valentino Rossi ended his seven-race winless streak with a vintage display in the Pramac Grand Prix of China, repeating his 2005 triumph at the Shanghai International Circuit to take his first victory since the 2007 Portuguese Grand Prix last September.

He battled with new MotoGP World Championship leader Dani Pedrosa for the majority ... [ more ]

With Chinese victory
Finnish rider heads Red Bull KTM one-two from Hiroshi Aoyama in Austrian factory´s first Shanghai win.

Mika Kallio continued his fantastic run of podium finishes with victory in the 250cc Pramac Grand Prix of China, extending his lead in the World Championship.

The Finn headed a Red Bull KTM one-two from teammate Hiroshi Aoyama ... [ more ]

In Shanghai
Andrea Iannone was the surprise winner of the 125cc Pramac Grand Prix of China, shining in the wet conditions that had hit the Shanghai International Circuit overnight.

The I.C. team rider kept his cool for his first ever World Championship victory, having started from fifth place on the grid.

The Italian had faced early challenges ... [ more ]

To qualify on second row
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo battled through the pain barrier to put in an amazing qualifying performance for tomorrow's Chinese Grand Prix, defying the odds after badly injuring himself in a crash yesterday and putting his Michelin-shod M1 on the second row.

The Mallorcan, who celebrates his 21st birthday tomorrow, fractured ... [ more ]

Portugal - BFGoodrich - Preview
The people of Portugal have long been passionate about their motor sport and BFGoodrich has notched up an impressive list of international successes in the country on events like the Rally Transiberico, the Rally de Portugal and the Rali Vinho Madeira, as well as on the Dakar which started from the capital, Lisbon, in recent years.

The ... [ more ]

Turkish GP - Toyota - Preview
Toyota heads east for round five of the championship, for the fourth running of the Turkish Grand Prix at the anti-clockwise Istanbul Park. For this season, the trip across the Bosphorus comes three months earlier than usual, meaning the teams can expect conditions to be cooler than the mid-summer heat of previous years. The 5.338km ... [ more ]

Honda tester in action with Peugeot at Spa
Honda test and reserve driver Alex Wurz will not be travelling to Turkey this weekend with the team for the Grand Prix, but will instead be busy on track at Spa Francorchamps as he begins his preparations with the Peugeot team in readiness for the Le Mans 24 hour race.

Wurz and former champion Jacques Villeneuve ... [ more ]

Renault bullish ahead of Istanbul
Fernando Alonso's performance with the updated R28 package in Barcelona has given encouragement to the Renault team. Pat Symonds now believes that the team are within one percent of the front-running teams as he looks back on the Spanish Grand Prix and ahead to the Turkish Grand Prix.

Pat, ultimately the Spanish Grand ... [ more ]

Turkish GP - Renault - Preview
Fernando Alonso claimed his first front-row start since returning to Renault last time out in Spain and while an engine failure ended his hopes of a points haul, he remains upbeat heading to the Turkish Grand Prix. For Nelson Piquet, early race spins and incidents have blighted his last two outings and he is looking for a consistent ... [ more ]

Brands Hatch - A1 GP - Feature Race
A1 Team India secured its second win of the season when Narain Karthikeyan took victory in the Brands Hatch season finale Feature race this afternoon while GBR's Robbie Kerr notched up another home race podium after a beautiful drive, just losing out to India during the second round of pit stops.

Twenty-eight-year-old ... [ more ]

Brands Hatch - A1GP - Sprint Race
A1 Team Switzerland has won the 2007/08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, after finishing fourth in this morning's sensational Brands Hatch Sprint race in the UK, in which Great Britain's Robbie Kerr took a fantastic home race victory ahead of USA and Ireland.

The crowd went wild as home favourite GBR's Robbie Kerr dominated ... [ more ]