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Bradley Smith Makes Aspar Aprilia Debut At Valencia

Bradley Smith kicked off his 2009 125GP world title bid in Valencia today, the British rider getting his first chance to work with the highly regarded Aspar Aprilia squad. Smith, who joined Jorge Martinez’s outfit following the demise of his Polaris World Aprilia squad in the final stages of the 2008 campaign, completed his first day [...]

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Tech 3 Yamaha: Edwards 6th Toseland 11th At Valencia

Tech 3 Yamaha finish 4th in constructors championship Tech 3 Yamaha claimed a superb fourth place in the Team World Championship standings in today’s Valencia MotoGP race. The 15-point haul collected by Edwards and Toseland in today’s 30-lap battle saw the Tech 3 squad seize fourth position by a single point from Suzuki’s official [...]

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Lorenzo Takes Rookie Of The Year With 4th At Valencia

Lorenzo secures Rookie Of The Year at season finale Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo took a deserved Rookie of the Year title by finishing eighth at Valencia today, his fourth position in the championship the highest finish for a premier-class newcomer since the advent of four-stroke MotoGP. The Spaniard’s first season in [...]

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Rossi Finishes 3rd In Valencia

Rossi rounds out world championship season with 16th podium Valentino Rossi brought the curtain down on a spectacular season with a third place in Valencia today, his 16th podium from 18 races in a year which saw him win his eighth world title. The 29-year-old Italian has taken nine wins, five seconds and [...]

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Koyama Top KTM Finisher In Final 125 GP In Valencia

Japanese Red Bull KTM rider Tomoyoshi Koyama rode an impressive final 125 cc race to close the 2008 road racing season in Valencia on Sunday storming from sixteenth position after two laps to finish a strong seventh. Spanish Onde 2000 KTM rider Pablo Nieto finished his active racing career in a great ninth [...]

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Aoyama Fifth In KTMs Final 250 GP In Valencia-Kallio Off On Final Lap

Mika Kallio a final lap faller in KTM’s last 250 GP Red Bull KTM factory rider Hiroshi Aoyama put in a brave and determined ride to finish fifth in Sunday’s 250 cc GP in Valencia to conclude a proud chapter in road racing history for the orange bikes “Made in Austria”. Teammate Mika Kallio was [...]

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Capirossi And Vermeulen Fight To The End At Valencia

Rizla Suzuki’s Loris Capirossi used all his experience to fight to the chequered flag at Valencia today to secure himself a top-10 finish in the 2008 MotoGP World Championship. Capirossi started from eighth on the grid and was battling with the front group during the early stages of the 30-lap race. As grip became an issue [...]

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Stoner Takes 6th Victory At Valencia MotoGP

Casey Stoner finishes 2008 MotoGP with 6th win of the season Casey Stoner took a dominant victory in the final round of the 2008 MotoGP season to secure second place in the Constructors’ World Championship for Ducati. Today’s win, at the circuit where he celebrated his debut success in the 125cc class back in 2003, was [...]

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