http://www.HighRevs.net/ HighRevs.net - MotoGP news - latest MotoGP news and resources: tracks, teams, riders, MotoGP merchandise, MotoGP photos and wallpapers... en-us http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/rossi-reached-100-gp-milestone-rider-claims-629109.php Valentino Rossi reached another milestone in Assen on Saturday, as he won 100th Grand Prix race, being only second man in history of MotoGP to do so. Rossi rode fantastic race from the start, leading all the way to the chequered flag. Jorge Lorenzo, one of his main rivals this season, lost few places on the start and had to make places up, losing contact to Rossi that way and being unable to catch Rossi in later stages. Lorenzo finished in second, more than 5 seconds behind Rossi. Casey Stoner had another hard race, once again having strange problems with physical state, but finished race in 3rd place. HighRevs.net news team 2009-06-29 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/randy-de-puniet-surprises-at-assen-rider-claims-625109.php Randy de Puniet was the surprise of the first day of free practice in Assen, as he set fastest time of the day, 0.005 seconds in front of Valentino Rossi, who spent most of the session in first spot. Casey Stoner set fantastic 3rd time, 0.03 seconds of the time set by Rossi, while Jorge Lorenzo set 4th time, 0.2 seconds from Rossi. Andrea Dovizioso was 5th, in front of recovering team-mate Pedrosa. Read rider claims after first free practice at Assen. HighRevs.net news team 2009-06-25 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/rossi-and-lorenzo-returning-action-to-motogp-615109.php After 43 races without last-lap overtaking, Fiat Yamaha pair of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo provided MotoGP fans much more - last corner overtaking, with previous battle that included 4 overtaking in last lap alone! Valentino Rossi was the man who won in this epic battle, revenging to Lorenzo for Italian GP defeat two weeks ago. Casey Stoner rode damage-limiting race to third place, blaming poor physical condition for his third place, giving everything he had to defend this position from Andrea Dovizioso. HighRevs.net news team 2009-06-15 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/fiat-yamaha-riders-ready-to-fight-for-spanish-glory-69109.php The Fiat Yamaha Team moves to Spain for the Grand Prix of Catalunya this week and after Valentino Rossis home race in Italy last time out it is now Jorge Lorenzos turn in the spotlight as the local hero. After a thrilling race in Mugello the pair now lie second and third in the championship and another exciting spectacle beckons this weekend at the high-speed Montmelo track. HighRevs.net news team 2009-06-09 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/rizla-suzuki-riders-expecting-improved-results-in-catalunya-69109.php Rizla Suzuki MotoGP is in the Catalonian capital of Barcelona for the next round of the MotoGP World Championship, with high hopes of good results at the Montmelo circuit. Chris Vermeulen finished seventh at the 4,727m track last season, while his team-mate Loris Capirossi had a race to forget at Catalunya last year, hoping for better luck this year. HighRevs.net news team 2009-06-08 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/stoner-rewrites-mugello-history-books-531109.php Casey Stoner broke 7 year winning strike of Valenitino Rossi in Mugello and brought fantastic victory to Italian manufacturer at home track. Race scenario was quite similar to one in Le Mans, as race started as wet, and riders entered pit somewhere around the middle of the race to swap bikes. In first part of the race, Valentino Rossi was man on the mission, finding his way from 6th place after bad start to the leading position, which he handed to no one else than Marco Melandri before going to change bike. After bike swapping, Casey Stoner immediately found the pace and found his way to the victory and championship lead. Jorge Lorenzo, who experienced crash in sighting lap, once again found good tactics and ended race in second place. Rossi completed podium on his home track. HighRevs.net news team 2009-05-31 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/jorge-lorenzo-dethrones-rossi-in-mugello-530109.php Jorge Lorenzo took another pole position, this time on the territory of his team-mate, Valentino Rossi. Not only that Rossi lost pole position in qualifying session in which he spent most of the time on the first position, but he also ended it in 4th place, which may be deciding factor about his potential 8th consecutive Mugello victory. Casey Stoner struggled most of the session to find right race set-up, but at least for qualifying he got it right, finishing session in 2nd position, just 0.027 seconds behind Lorenzo. Loris Capirossi was best Italian rider in 3rd position, just in front of Italian favorite, Valenitno Rossi. HighRevs.net news team 2009-05-30 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/jorge-lorenzo-goes-under-track-record-on-rossi-territory-529109.php Sunny day at Mugello allowed riders and teams to work full-time on their bikes, which was for sure great change from previous events. Fiat Yamaha team riders occupied two top positions on timesheets, with Jorge Lorenzo setting best time, already under current lap record. Valentino Rossi was just fraction of second behind, with Casey Stoner in 3rd place. Dani Pedrosa was another championship pretender in top part of timesheet, in front of Colin Edwards in 5th. Read rider impressions after Mugello first free practice. HighRevs.net news team 2009-05-29 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/le-mans-goes-to-lorenzo-rider-impressions-518109.php Jorge Lorenzo took briliant victory at Le Mans despite varying track conditions, demonstrating speed in both dry and wet conditions and picking right moment to swap bikes. Unlike Lorenzo, team-mate Valentino Rossi tried to gain crucial advantage by being first rider to swap the bikes, which led to crash in first lap on slick tyres and 16th place at the end of the race. Marco Melandri rode smart race, swapped bikes in right moment and took fantastic second place, equaling Kawasaki best ever result on private bike. Dani Pedrosa had ups and downs during the race, eventually completing podium after overtaking team-mate in final lap. Read rider impressions after exciting Le Mans race. HighRevs.net news team 2009-05-18 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/rider-claims-after-le-mans-qualifying-516109.php After mixed weather conditions in previous sessions, MotoGP riders today finally got the chance to ride complete session in dry conditions. Dani Pedrosa won pole position in an exciting qualifying finale that we did not see for a while, leaving Lorenzo and Stoner behind. Read rider impressions after qualifying at Le Mans. HighRevs.net news team 2009-05-16 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/dani-pedrosa-on-le-mans-pole-516109.php Dani Pedrosa took pole position at Le Mans circuit in his flying lap, dethroning Jorge Lorenzo by just 0.005 seconds. Both Spanish riders were on hot pace, as well as third rider on the grid, Casey Stoner. Valentino Rossi was on the top of time sheets in early stages, but in the second part of the session he had to dig deep to find his way to the 4th place on the grid. Andrea Dovizioso will start from the middle of the second row, while Colin Edwards will complete second row. HighRevs.net news team 2009-05-16 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/dovizioso-fastest-in-fp1-rider-impressions-515109.php The fourth round of the MotoGP World Championship was hit by rain today, as the typically changeable conditions of northern France brought an early interruption to the first free practice at Le Mans. Order of riders on timesheet was slightly different from what we used to see so far this season - Andrea Dovizioso took the glory of the fastest rider at Le Mans, in front of Casey Stoner who slowly found his way to second place. HighRevs.net news team 2009-05-15 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/lorenzo-grabs-jerez-pole---rider-impressions-53109.php Jorge Lorenzo continued where he left in Japan, taking pole position for his home Grand Prix, after showing dominant form through the session. Dani Pedrosa looked like most serious challenger for pole position for Lorenzo, finally reaching level that everyone expected from him. Casey Stoner was happy to take 3rd place on the grid on track that does not suit his Desmosedici. Valentino Rossi was unable to continue form from friday session and had to settle in 4th place, still having to do some catch-up to leaders. Randy de Puniet was once again fast, sneaking into top 5 fastest riders in Jerez. Read rider impressions after qualifying. HighRevs.net news team 2009-05-02 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/valentino-rossi-sets-pace-in-jerez-opening-practice-51109.php Valentino Rossi set the fastest time of the opening practice session in Jerez, going almost half of a second faster than previous lap record set last year by Deni Pedrosa. Casey Stoner was right against Rossi through the session, but Loris Capirossi sneaked into second position in closing minutes of the session. Stoner settled in 3rd place, 0.621 seconds behind Rossi. Jorge Lorenzo was best Spanish rider in 4th place, almost 0.8 seconds behind Rossi. HighRevs.net news team 2009-05-01 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/lorenzo-takes-motegi-victory-and-championship-lead-426109.php Motegi race brought surprise to everyone who expected battle for victory between Rossi and Stoner, as the ride of the day came from Jorge Lorenzo, who made his way from third position on the grid to the race victory. This victory brought championship leader role to Lorenzo, in front of Rossi and Stoner. Valentino Rossi made fantastic start and led race in first part, making decent gap to his rivals and looking capable to take Japanese victory. However, soon became clear that Jorge Lorenzo has best pace as he stormed through the field and after short battle with Rossi gained first place, which he never lost until the end of the race. Dani Pedrosa had rocket start from 11th on the grid to 3rd place in first corner, fighting in last part of the race with Rossi for the second place and finally settling in 3rd place. Fantastic result for Spaniard, considering that he is still recovering from injuries. HighRevs.net news team 2009-04-26 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/rider-claims-after-qualifying-cancelation-in-motegi-425109.php Rain stroke again at Motegi to make things hard for MotoGP teams and riders, as qualifying session was canceled due to rain and Valentino Rossi got pole position based on his time in first free practice. Stoner this way took middle of the first row, while Jorge Lorenzo grabbed third position in the row. Read rider thoughts about unexpected twist in Japan. HighRevs.net news team 2009-04-25 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/rossi-edges-stoner-in-first-japanese-practice-424109.php Once again, first free practice in Japan seamed to be one of Stoner-dominated sessions, but Valentino Rossi managed to get in front of his rival in last minutes of the session, beating his time by just 0.056 seconds. Jorge Lorenzo set third time of the day, 0.42 seconds behind his team-mate. HighRevs.net news team 2009-04-24 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/rider-claims-after-qatar-race-414109.php Casey Stoner gave no chance to his opponents for surprise, as he stormed to dominant victory in Qatar last night. Season opener saw no much excitement in the top of the field, but some of interesting battles undergone in the middle of the field. Some of young riders, like Mika Kallio, shown great performance in season opener and for sure there will be much more interesting races involving MotoGP youngsters. Read rider impressions after season opener. HighRevs.net news team 2009-04-14 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/stoner-storms-to-motogp-opener-victory-in-qatar-413109.php Casey Stoner completed fantastic weekend with victory in one day delayer Qatar race, leading race from start to finish. Stoner had great start from pole position and built 2 second lead at the end of the first lap, increasing it to almost eight seconds at the end of the race. Valentino Rossi had decent start, but stuck behind Capirossi and Lorenzo, spending too much time behind them and loosing touch to Stoner. By the time he got in second place, Stoner was already nearly 3 seconds away. In first part of the race, Rossi worked hard to reduce this margin, reaching 1.8 seconds at one point, but afterward Stoner upped his pace and hopes of Rossi came to an end. Jorge Lorenzo completed podium in Qatar, after battling for third position with Andrea Dovizioso in first half of the race. HighRevs.net news team 2009-04-13 http://www.HighRevs.net/motogp_news/stoner-on-pole-in-qatar---top-three-rider-claims-412109.php Casey Stoner transformed his free practice dominance to pole position in opening round in 2009 MotoGP championship, around half second in front of his closest rival, Valentino Rossi. Rossi was, on the other hand, just few tenths of a second faster than his team-mate Lorenzo. Trio that will start from front row also looks like best bet for podium finishers. Read their impressions after qualifying session. HighRevs.net news team 2009-04-12