In Estoril
Tech 3 Yamaha duo Colin Edwards and James Toseland will start next to each other on the second row of the grid for tomorrow's 28-lap Portuguese MotoGP race in Estoril.

American Edwards missed out on preserving his 100 per cent front row starting record in 2008 by just 0.090s as he finished a qualifying session dominated by Yamaha and Michelin ... [ more ]

“We've given ourselves quite a bit of work to do”
Qualifying practice for the third race of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship took place this afternoon at Estoril, in readiness for the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday, and both Kawasaki Racing Team riders slashed their previous fastest times on race tyres.

Later, on qualifiers, John Hopkins managed 10th ... [ more ]

At Portuguese Grand Prix
The second day of practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix was held today in good conditions, which once more allowed the JiR team to make yet more progress – especially in the race configuration of their Honda RC212V.

This progress was shown by the excellent pace and awesome qualifying for Andrea Dovizioso as he put his machine ... [ more ]

Estoril : 250cc grid
After coming so close to his maiden 250cc win two weeks ago, Marco Simoncelli now has another shot at a first victory in the class from pole position in Portugal, beating Andrea Dovizioso´s pole position record from 2007.

The Metis Gilera rider´s first pole position in the class confirmed his provisional top spot from Friday afternoon, ... [ more ]

Estoril : 125cc grid
World Championship leader Simone Corsi will start Sunday´s bwin.com Grande Premio de Portugal from pole position, upping the pace set on Friday afternoon.

The Jack&Jones WRB rider is looking for his first back-to-back victories in the lower cylinder class, and a 1´53.367 lap of the Estoril circuit gave him the best opportunity to ... [ more ]

With James Toseland and Yamaha
The Tech 3 team and British rider James Toseland will continue to race together until the end of the 2009 MotoGP world championship.

Tech 3 and Toseland have already agreed to exercise an option for the 2009 season after the 27-year-old made an instant impact in MotoGP. Toseland has scored top six finishes in his first two ... [ more ]

Estoril : Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Japanese 13 year old Daijiro Hiura seized pole position for Saturday's Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race at Estoril only to crash on the final lap as he touched a piece of wet track remaining for the morning rain.

Second fastest was Norway's Sturla Fagerhaug ahead of American JD Beach and Briton Adam Blacklock.

It ... [ more ]

“We will approach it with the usual determination”
It has been just over half a year since the Estoril circuit last played host to a MotoGP world championship event but significant improvements in bike, tyre and riding performances over the winter will make for an even more competitive Portuguese GP this weekend.

Anticipating the race to April gives Estoril ... [ more ]

For Grand Prix of Portugal
Team San Carlo Honda Gresini make the trip from their base on the Adriatic coast to the edge of the Atlantic this weekend in preparation for the third round of the MotoGP World Championship 2008, the Grand Prix of Portugal.

The action resumes at the Estoril circuit, located just a few kilometres from the capital city of Lisbon, ... [ more ]

In points quest
Fiat Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo head to Europe's Atlantic coast this weekend as they look to build on a positive start to the season with another bountiful points-haul at Estoril.

The eleventh edition of the Grand Prix of Portugal is the third round of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship and is an event that has seen ... [ more ]