motogp

MotoGP is the world's oldest  and one of the most famous motorcycling championships. It includes 18 Grand Prix events per season with three individual races each. MotoGP events are taking place in 14 different countries with participation of the world's most prominent motorcycle manufacturers such as Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki and Yamaha.

MotoGP motorcycles are purpose-built and cannot be legally driven on public roads. There are three categories in MotoGP races:

• MotoGP category - the highlight of the event. These are 800cc four-stroke motorcycles with the minimum riders' age at 18. There are usually 19 riders in this category
• 250cc category motorcycles have twin-cylinder engines and the riders' minimum age is 16. 25 riders usually race in this category.
• 125cc category motorcycles with single cylinder engine. This category is intended for younger riders ages 15 to 28. Around 30 riders usually enter the race

MotorGP races last approximately 40 to 45 minutes and the distances vary between 95 and 130 km. The riders' starting positions are defined by qualifying times. 

You can find MotoGP races talked about on sites like MotoGP Blog and Biker Station

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• MotoGP Sepang test Day 3: Casey Stoner thrashes the field

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 126
  The third of final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang saw reigning World champion Casey Stoner thrash the rest of the field by posting an amazing 1’59.607 (beating his last year’s 800cc test time) on his second lap out early in the morning when temperatures were slightly ‘cooler’ he was the only rider to break ...
  17 hours ago

• MotoGP: Test Results & Photos from Day 2 at Sepang

  
  Asphalt & Rubber A Blog with Motorcycle News, Rumors, Racing, and More A&R — Authority: 418
  Testing continues in Sepang, as MotoGP riders continued their first week of shaking down the new 1,000cc era machines. For the second day of testing, teams spent the sessions comparing settings and parts to the previous day, looking for clearer paths of development. For Yamaha, this meant testing suspension and ...
  19 hours ago

• Video: Lin Jarvis talks about Sepang test

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 126
  Lin Jarvis , Managing Director for Yamaha recorded this brief video yesterday during the second day of testing at Sepang, and seems pretty optimistic for the 2012 season and talks about riders Ben Spies, Jorge Lorenzo, Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso, but also about rivals Casey Stoner and Ducati. Yesterday three ...
  20 hours ago

• 2012 Sepang 1 MotoGP Test Day 2 Times: Stoner Back On Track, And Fastest Again

  
  MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that wildcards at Valencia are the best way of getting around test restrictions — Authority: 116
  Casey Stoner was back on the bike at Sepang and immediately topped the pile. The Repsol Honda rider got his first taste of the RC213V on Wednesday, after missing the first day of testing with a recurrence of an old back problem, and was soon up to speed, ending the day on top of the timesheets and around three ...
  1 day ago

• MotoGP Sepang Test Day 2: Chasing Ben Spies at 3pm

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 126
  It’s boiling hot at Sepang for day 2 of MotoGP testing, and currently leading the charts at 3pm local time is Ben Spies, closely followed by team mate Jorge Lorenzo. Reigning World champion Casey Stoner is back on track after being forced to sit out day one due to a pulled muscle in his back and is now chasing the ...
  1 day ago

• MotoGP Sepang Day 1: Jorge Lorenzo leads the way

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 126
  The first day of official testing a Sepang finished with Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo leading the top of the charts for the entire day, the Spaniard who missed the last three races of the season and the post Valencia test after losing the top of his finger during warm-up practice at Phillip Island, laid down the best ...
  2 days ago

• MotoGP Testing Session in Sepang, Malaysia

  
  MotoGP 2011 — Authority: 105
  Picture from yahoo Sports The first MotoGP testing session seems to have come to a close in Sepang for a break while the teams digest the data that they have collected. 17 of the riders are in attendance with three of them being CRT entries. Weather Conditions on Track Early on saw a damp track and everyone except ...
  2 days ago

• Showa returns to MotoGP racing with Gresini

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 126
  Showa has chosen to make their return ( they were more or less dumped by everyone who wanted Ohlins ) to the MotoGP World Championship with Team San Carlo Honda Gresini, a show of faith in the prestigious Italian team, who will line up riders in the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 classes this season. The new deal is a ...
  2 days ago

• 2012 Sepang 1 MotoGP Test Day 1 Times: Lorenzo Fastest As CRTs Struggle

  
  MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that wildcards at Valencia are the best way of getting around test restrictions — Authority: 116
  Jorge Lorenzo was the fastest man after the winter break at Sepang, the factory Yamaha rider the only man to crack the 202 barrier. Repsol Hondas Dani Pedrosa ended the day in 2nd, a third of a second behind Lorenzo, while Monster Tech 3s Cal Crutchlow impressed on his return to a MotoGP bike by ending the day in 3rd, ...
  2 days ago

• Ducati Bike Tweeted By Rossi

  
  MotoGP 2011 — Authority: 105
  With the teams unveiling the new machines at the testing in Sepang, Valentino Rossi took the opportunity to give his Twitter followers a somewhat exclusive first glimpse at the ‘new’ Ducati GP12. The machine was then analysed by the fans and I have seen comparisons to the older GP11.1 that was being used in the ...
  2 days ago

• Pasini Joins Speed Master for 2012

  
  MotoGP 2011 — Authority: 105
  After the announcement by Anthony West on Friday that he is retiring from racing after he couldn’t find the funds to pay for his ride in the MotoGP CRT class Speed Master have revealed that the Italian rider, Mattia Pasini has signed for them to ride in the 2012 season. Pasini has been a regular since 2004 in ...
  2 days ago

• Randy de Puniet and Aleix Espargaro on Day 1 at Valencia

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 126
  Aspar riders Randy de Puniet and Aleix Espargaro concluded the first day of testing at Valencia of their ART (Aprilia Racing Tecnology) bikes, based on the Aprilia RSV4, which now has a updated electronics package, a new fairing and carbon disk brakes and a new chassis (so Ducati won’t complain) that will better ...
  2 days ago

• Yamaha Factory Racing Enters Partnership Contract with New Official Sponsor

  
  Superbike News — Authority: 114
  Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has entered into contract with JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan). The agreement welcomes the oil and energy company as a new Official Sponsor of Yamaha Factory Racing’s premier class Team competing in the MotoGP World Championship. Yamaha Factory Racing ...
  3 days ago

• Valentino Rossi reveals Ducati GP12

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 126
  Valentino Rossi ha revealed via his Twitter account his brand new Ducati Desmosedici GP12. Like Filippo Preziosi, who is present at Sepang, said it wouldn’t look completely different from the GPZero, maybe slighter slimmer and smaller, but what’s important is what’s underneath the fairing and what Rossi can ...
  3 days ago

• HRC pays respects to Marco Simoncelli at Sepang

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 126
  Just a little more than three months ago, Marco Simoncelli lost his life during the Sepang GP and now the MotoGP teams are back in Malaysia for the official pre-season three day test that kicks off tomorrow and it will be a very emotional return for everyone present. To remember that fatal afternoon and to pay their ...
  3 days ago

• JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation is Yamahas new sponsor

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 126
  Following the rumors that Yamaha would be finally picking up a new official sponsor to back their MotoGP effort (after losing Fiat in 2010 and Petronas at the end of 2011 ) the Japanese manufacturer has confirmed an agreement with JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation . The partnership with JX Nippon Oil & ...
  3 days ago

• The surprise home of bargain motorsport

  
  2or4.co.uk - a motorsport blog — Authority: 95
  The BTCC made a bit of a thing recently of tickets for all this season’s meetings now being on sale. That got me wondering about how much motorsport tickets vary in price. As is my wont at such times, research and a little visualisation followed. Not every venue has every event on sale yet – for example ...
  4 days ago

• Is this Valentino Rossis GP12 Phoenix?

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 126
  This photo is supposed to be Valentino Rossi’s almost 90% brand new Ducati Desmosedici GP12, now dubbed by the press as the ‘Phoenix’ and taken at Sepang just several hours ago. Is this the GP Zero that Rossi tested at Valencia or is it the GP12? Ducati brought both bikes to Sepang for a comparison test, so ...
  4 days ago

• Yamahas old and new glories on display at their HQ

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 126
  Not all racing machines are crushed at the end of a championship season, as these photos from Yamaha’s Facebook page can testify, some are proudly on display at their headquarters. These magnificent GP bikes are part of Yamaha’s racing heritage and include Jorge Lorenzo’s 201o M1, Valentino Rossi’s winning ...
  5 days ago

• Mattia Pasini takes Anthony Wests place in Speed Masters MotoGP team

  
  twowheelsblog — Authority: 126
  After Anthony West’s announcement that he would no longer be riding for Speed Master’s CRT team as he couldn’t find a sponsorship to fund his MotoGP ride, Speed Master officially announced that Mattia Pasini would be taking his place. Apparently Pasini who just recently announced that he too was having the ...
  5 days ago

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