Tue 31 Oct 2006
The Tech 3 Team is pleased to announce that the Yamaha-Dunlop project will continue in 2007 with a two-rider line-up. After signing Makoto Tamada last week, Tech 3 Yamaha has completed its 2007 squad with the addition of French 250cc rider and current Tech 3 test rider Sylvain Guintoli.
Tue 31 Oct 2006
ALEX BARROS will ride for the first time on the DUCATI DESMOSEDICI GP6 “Sat.” 990cc with tyres BRIDGESTONE during the test that will take place on Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd November, on the Ricardo Tormo circuit of Valencia.
Tue 31 Oct 2006
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Max Biaggi ended three days of testing the GSX-R1000 K6 at Vallelunga, Italy today in a positive frame of mind and is already looking forward to his next outing in Valencia early next month.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
In 2007 Fortuna will concentrate its sponsoring activity around Jorge Lorenzo who will compete in the 250 cc MotoGP championship in the team managed by Dani Amatriain with the full factory technical support of Aprilia.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
As expected Shinya Nakano has taken residence in the blue and white Honda based squad. Pretty much the worst kept rider change secret of the last month. More details as they spill out.Mon 30 Oct 2006
In his final race with the Honda LCR team, Australian rider Casey Stoner failed to finish today’s Valencia Grand Prix. Stoner was running in a strong fifth place when he crashed at turn six, on lap 24. Stoner was unhurt, and hugely disappointed, to end his rookie season with LCR on a Honda RC211V by crashing out.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
Ducati Marlboro Team riders Troy Bayliss and Loris Capirossi finished MotoGP’s 990cc era in awesome style at Valencia today, storming to a dominant one-two finish in front of a capacity crowd of 129,000 noisy fans.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins secured 10th place in the MotoGP World Championship by finishing 11th at today’s final Grand Prix of the season at Valencia in Spain.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
2006 MotoGP World Champion winner Nicky Hayden has had a whirlwind career in motorcycle racing, from his fledgling days in the AMA to the top of the motorcycle racing pinnacle, this is his journey so far.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
Nicky’s 2006 season began in January with the first of five three-day tests. Hayden and his Repsol Honda crew put in a tremendous amount work developing the ‘next generation’ RC211V, designed specifically to beat Valentino Rossi and Yamaha. Before the season even began Hayden had completed 3819 miles during test at Phillip Island, Barcelona, Jerez and two tests at Sepang in Malaysia.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
Perfect team work and the impeccable race of the North American rider of the Repsol Honda Team certify a historic double win. Dani Pedrosa awarded Rookie of the Year in the MotoGP class, Shuhei Aoyama in the 250cc and Bradley Smith in the 125cc.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
Camel Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi slid out of the Grand Prix of Valencia today and lost his grip on the MotoGP World Championship for the first time in six years on the final day of an implausibly dramatic season.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
The 2006 MotoGP Wold Championship ended today at Valencia with an exciting race that saw the Fortuna Honda riders take a secondary role in a race that decided the destiny of the title. After two tough days both Marco Melandri and Toni Elias rode with great determination, with the Italian fighting for third place in the championship.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
The Kawasaki Racing Team will combine youth and experience in their rider line-up for the 2007 season, with former world champion, Olivier Jacque, making his full time return to the MotoGP grid, riding alongside current Kawasaki young gun, and fellow countryman, Randy de Puniet.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
The final round of the 2006 MotoGP World Championship season at Valencia also marked the end of Shinya Nakano’s association with the Kawasaki Racing Team.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
Today was the end of the 2006 MotoGP World Championship, on the Ricardo Tormo circuit of Valencia. Unfortunately, both PRAMAC D’ANTIN MOTOGP riders went out of the track during the race. In the Championship Final Classification, ALEX HOFMANN closed in 17th position with 30 points, while his Team mate, JOSE LUIS CARDOSO, concluded in 20th position with 10 points.
Mon 30 Oct 2006
Kawasaki’s Shinya Nakano took a hard fought seventh place in today’s season ending Grand Prix of Valencia, as Nicky Hayden secured the 2006 world championship title with a third place finish.
Sun 29 Oct 2006
A wildcard rider gets his first ever MotoGP win, an unlikely championship win from behind and a rare mistake by the world’s greatest! Just some of the amazing highlights from the final race of the 2006 Grand Prix season.
Sun 29 Oct 2006
It is done, the final qualifying session of the year and the all important grid. The titanic battle starts now, Hayden or Rossi. Qualifying times and team news in the main article. Oliver Jacque is current top pick to replace Nakano at Kawasaki after the Japanese star is set to sign with Konica Minolta Honda.
Sat 28 Oct 2006
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd is pleased to announce that Colin Edwards will continue with the Japanese factory for a third year in 2007, racing in the official Yamaha Factory Team.
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