Moto GP News

Yamaha Factory Racing Welcomes MAXIM Italy as an Official Sponsor Le Mans , 17th May 2013 Yamaha Factory Racing is delighted to announce that it will be joined by new Official Sponsor MAXIM Italy for the remainder of the 2013 MotoGP season.

Honda began the French Grand Prix weekend strongly as Dani Pedrosa led team-mate Marc Marquez in practice at Le Mans.

Tickets To The Honda Champions Dinner 2013 Are Now On Sale Tickets are now on sale to Honda's ever popular Champions Dinner to be held on October 18, 2013 at Infused Restaurant in Cowes, Phillip Island.

PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Grand Prix of France from Le Mans will air LIVE on SPEED on Sunday, May 19th at 8:00am ET.

Nine-times World champion Valentino Rossi will target an 80th career MotoGP win on Sunday at the French Grand Prix, where he also hopes to break his duck for the season.

MotoGP 2013 - Round Four - Sissis ready for Le Mans The Moto3 World Championship continues its route through Europe and this week it is the turn of the Grand Prix of France -the fourth event of the year- to take centre stage.

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1 rider Clement Desalle was able to use the past week to recover from an exhausting and painful Grand Prix of Portugal on May 5th and is now looking firmly forward to the trip to Brazil this week for the seventh round of 17 in the FIM Motocross World Championship.

While the 2013 World Superbike and MotoGP championship seasons are barely underway, there has already been plenty of activity in both series with regards to 2014 and beyond as both championships continue their quests to reduce costs and improve parity among the teams.

DEKEYREL TAKES CENTRAL ROADRACING ASSOCIATION POINTS LEAD IN SEASON OPENER The Central Roadracing Association kicked off its 2013 season on the Brainerd International Raceway Competition Course over May 10-12. This was the first motorcycle event on the new track configuration, as BIR owner Jed Copham oversaw the most extensive renovation in the ... (more)

Donald Duck with MotoGP riders at Disneyland Paris: Pol Espargaro, Andrea Dovizioso, Aleix Espargaro, Cal Crutchlow, Randy De Puniet, Jorge Lorenzo and Bradley Smith.

Why it's so special The 1199R and HP4 may be the latest and greatest superbikes to arrive, but neither can boast two World Superbike championships like the RSV4.

Being a team manager was one of the hardest things for Wayne Rainey to do. He was frustrated by riders who felt finishing fifth was a successful weekend.

SPEED TV Australia's William Dale takes a look in the rear-view mirror to pick out the biggest moments in a busy weekend of motorsport.

Marquez won last month's inaugural Grand Prix of the Americas in Texas, which Pedrosa finished in second place; then Pedrosa won in Spain two weeks ago, ahead of Marquez.

French Grand Prix up next for Ducati Team The Ducati Team, having carried out two days of testing at Mugello last week, now heads to France for the second European stop on the 2013 MotoGP tour, at Le Mans.

Following scorching track temperatures and a racing temperament to match in Jerez, MotoGPa ascends to Le Mans for the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France to continue on-track track rivalries.

In this week's MCN, out May 15, we have the ultimate used guide to the best bikes available for under A 5000.

Jorge Lorenzo believes Yamaha is now getting a handle on why it has struggled to match rival Honda over the last two MotoGP races.

Former 500cc GP World Champion Kevin Schwantz is to make his international racing comeback this year at the Suzuka 8-Hour World Endurance Championship second round in Japan.

MotoGP 2013 - Round Four - Le Mans -- Le Mans braced for adrenaline-packed MotoGPTM onslaught Following scorching track temperatures and a racing temperament to match in Jerez, MotoGPTM ascends to Le Mans for the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France to continue on-track track rivalries.