Shell has renewed its agreement with MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sports for its motorcycle oil brand, Shell Advance, to continue as the title sponsor for the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix, to run for a third successive year in 2011. Throughout this year Shell is encouraging bikers from different parts of the world to vote for [...]
The racing season extends from the circuits of Europe to the roads this week as the teams and riders make a dash across the continent from Holland to Italy for the next round of the MotoGP World Championship this weekend. Having raced at Assen just a few days ago the riders will be back on [...]
The Moto2 season continues its relentless push into the summer months this weekend as the riders tackle the third of five races in the space of just seven weekends before the midseason break. The paddock moves across Europe from Assen to Mugello this week with barely enough time to stop on the way between two [...]
Whilst June started with back-to-back races at Catalunya and Silverstone, the month ends and July begins in the same way, with the Italian Grand Prix Mugello following up from the Dutch TT at Assen. The 125cc World Championship arrives in Tuscany in the midst of an intense battle for positions that saw series leader Nico [...]
MotoGP The second wave of back-to-back rounds will be completed this weekend as the eighth instalment of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship takes place at the Mugello circuit. The Gran Premio d’Italia TIM takes place immediately after the Assen outing, as the campaign maintains its intense pace. Having stretched his Championship lead to 28 points [...]
The asphalt at Assen is one of the most quick-drying on the MotoGP calendar. Thus, following a wet Moto2 race, the MotoGP riders were able to compete in a dry contest at the Dutch track an hour later. The opening laps of the race were crash-strewn, with four riders falling before the end of the [...]
For the second Grand Prix in succession, the Moto2 riders had a wet race to contend with at Assen this Saturday. Intermittent showers at the Dutch TT thankfully failed to transform into Silverstone-esque showers, and an exciting race developed in the afternoon contest. The race leader broke away early in Great Britain, but in Holland [...]
The 125cc Dutch TT started without the series leader, BANKIA Aspar’s Nico Terol, who was in hospital receiving treatment for a finger injury suffered in practice. There was still plenty of talent on show, however, in a tricky race for the lower cylinder class. The opening laps featured a wealth of overtaking moves, but the [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 26 41’44.659 2 27 Casey Stoner Honda 26 41’52.356 7.697 3 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 26 42’12.165 27.506 4 46 Valentino Rossi Ducati 26 42’15.343 30.684 5 69 Nicky Hayden Ducati 26 42’27.831 43.172 6 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 26 42’29.195 44.536 7 [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 93 Marc Márquez Suter/Honda 24 44’30.409 2 54 Kenan Sofuoglu Suter/Honda 24 44’32.806 2.397 3 38 Bradley Smith Tech 3/Honda 24 44’36.827 6.418 4 13 Anthony West MZ/Honda 24 44’53.212 22.803 5 15 Alex de Angelis Motobi/Honda 24 44’56.291 25.882 6 75 Mattia Pasini FTR/Honda 24 44’57.260 [...]