Tag: Qatar
Rookie Marc Marquez Leads MotoGP Standings
It didn’t take long for MotoGP rookie Marc Marquez to make an impact on the motorsports series. In just the second race of his young career, the Repsol Honda rider won the holeshot and outmaneuvered several riders who challenged him to earn the victory. With the win, Marquez – who is all of 20 years [...]
MotoGP Kicks Off Season In Qatar
The start of the 2013 MotoGP season picked up right where 2012 left off – with Jorge Lorenzo on top of the podium. The Yamaha rider led the motorsports event from start to finish, eventually opening up a nearly six-second lead over his competitors and cruising to a win in Qatar. “I’m really happy, really [...]
Get Ready For MotoGP’s Return To The Track
After months of team changes, retirements and testing sessions, real MotoGP racing is finally returning to the world of motorsports. All eyes will be on Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa, the two top finishers from last year’s season. Spectators shouldn’t look past newcomer Marc Marquez or veterans Cal Crutchlow and Valentino Rossi, as all have [...]
MotoGP Postpones 2013 Argentina Race
MotoGP was originally scheduled to visit Argentina in 2013, but a warning issued by the Spanish government has forced the motorsports series to omit the stop from its upcoming season.
Casey Stoner Gets First Win Of The Season In Jerez
Going into the MotoGP race in Jerez, many fans worried about Casey Stoner’s arm pump, a painful condition that cost him the race in Qatar.
Rainy Test In Jerez Leads To Odd Standings
Officially, the fastest time at Friday’s MotoGP test ahead of the race this weekend in Jerez went to relatively unknown rider Ivan Silva of Avintia Blusens BQR FTR-Kawasaki.
Valentino Rossi More Optimistic About Jerez Prospects
Valentino Rossi backed off of the inflammatory comments in Qatar during a press conference for this weekend’s race in Jerez, suggesting that he may have cooled down somewhat since his tenth-place finish.
Nicky Hayden Misses Testing Opportunity
It seems that MotoGP rider Nicky Hayden can’t catch a break thus far in the MotoGP season. The Ducati rider is trying to adjust to the brand-new GP12, but has found very little track time ahead of the first races of the year. Due to injury as well as a delay in getting the GP12 [...]
Possible MotoGP Rule Changes On The Horizon
MotoGP race director Mike Webb met with the various teams in the series before the race officially kicked off in Qatar to discuss some possible rule changes that could soon be instituted in the series. With the introduction of the new Claiming Rule Teams, MotoGP organizers have an interest in making all the bikes competitive [...]
Jorge Lorenzo Upsets Casey Stoner To Take Qatar
Going into the opening race in Qatar, most MotoGP fans believed Casey Stoner had the win in the bag. After all, the defending champion was easily the fastest rider in all the pre-race tests, and he had also won the past four of five races at the track. As the first event of the MotoGP [...]
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