Moto2 - Jerez de la Frontera

Team Gresini’s Moto2 riders had an almost exact replica of their race at Qatar in round two at Jerez. A wet contest made conditions precarious, and many riders crashed out before the chequered flag came down. Michele Pirro finished ninth on his first time in the wet with the Moriwaki MD600, but Yuki Takahashi had worse luck and crashed out after losing the rear of his machine.

Lorenzo goes all out for a sensational losail podium

Reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo delivered a perfect performance for the opening round of the 2011 MotoGP Championship under the floodlights of the Losail Circuit in Qatar tonight. The young Mallorcan started well off the line, leading the front pack briefly...

POSITIVE START TO MOTO2 SEASON FOR TEAM GRESINI

Yuki Takahashi and Michele Pirro finished the opening race of the 2011 Moto2 World Championship in fifth and eighth place respectively in Qatar tonight – satisfactory results at a circuit that has proven to be a difficult challenge for the Moriwaki MD600 Team Gresini machine. It is a positive first step on a long road that concludes at Valencia in November....

Grand Prix of Qatar

Spies Satisfied After Final Pre-Season Test Session in Qatar

The biggest threat on the track this evening for Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies was not other riders but fiercely strong winds blowing across the Losail circuit in Qatar...

Final Pre-Season Test Gets Underway at Qatar

Yamaha Factory Racing riders Ben Spies and Jorge Lorenzo made an impressive start to the last of the winter MotoGP tests under the floodlights of the Losail circuit in Qatar tonight...

Successful Test for Yamaha Factory Racing in Sepang

Texan rider Spies wrapped up his three day test at lunchtime today having completed 32 laps in the morning session. Although the team had kept back four sets of soft tyres for this final day...

Strong Performances for Spies and Lorenzo on Day Two at Sepang

The second day of the three day test at Sepang saw Yamaha Factory Racing riders Ben Spies and Jorge Lorenzo again testing in sweltering conditions with track temperatures soaring through the day...