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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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• Randy de Puniet Testing Suzuki MotoGP Bike In Japan This Week

  
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  Suzukis return to MotoGP takes another step closer to being realized this week. Frenchman Randy de Puniet is flying to Japan today to test Suzukis inline four MotoGP machine at Motegi, as part of the testing program to develop the bike ready for its return in 2014.  In an interview with the official MotoGP.com ...
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• Weekend of Racing

  
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  First off this post contains spoilers of the weekend racing, for MotoGP and NW200 if you haven’t seen it. MotoGP Well what a race that was at Le Mans . Bradley Smith going sideways at the start then coming back (they seemed to miss that the commentators), Rossi binning it after for once being in front of ...
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• Paddock Girls Lemans MotoGP 2013

  
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  Aunque la carrera no terminó demasiado bien para Jorge Lorenzo y Valentino Rossi, no pudieron quejarse de la fantástica compañia que tuvieron en los dias previos a la carrera. Las monster girls fueron las protagonistas dentro del paddock y de varias sorpresas que había preparadas para los pilotos. / / ...
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• MOTOGP RESULT GRAND PRIX OF FRANCE (Le Mans). May 19, 2013. Dani Pedrosa wins on wet condition, great race for Cal Crutchlow and Marc Marquest.

  
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  MOTOGP RESULT GRAND PRIX OF FRANCE (Le Mans).  May 19, 2013. Dani Pedrosa wins on wet condition, great race for Cal Crutchlow and Marc Marquest. 1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 49m17.707s 2. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha + 4.863s 3. Marc Marquez Honda + 6.949s 4. Andrea Dovizioso Ducati + 10.087s 5. Nicky Hayden Ducati + ...
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• 2013 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 4, Le Mans, France

  
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  MotoGP Championship standings for round 4, 2013 read more
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• 2013 Le Mans MotoGP Race Result: Dominant Victory In Wet Main Event

  
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  Race summary and results for MotoGP: Race Details Round Number:  4 2013 read more
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• Free Pre-order DLC for Rebooted MotoGP 13 Series

  
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  An all new, re-boot of the MotoGP franchise, MotoGP 13 is the only Official game of the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 2013 Championships – it’s packed full with all the official, fully licensed teams, tracks, riders and bikes. Experience the whole 2013 season on and off the track as the new and unique career mode ...
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• 19/05/2013: GP France (Le Mans – Moto GP)

  
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  Video Highlights 19/05/2013: GP France (Le Mans - Moto GP) Watch more videos of this race on videosharing portals: Youtube : click here Dailymotion : click here Rutube : click here Post from: Video Highlights Sports Home: TV GRATIS.net 19/05/2013: GP France (Le Mans – Moto GP)
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• 2013 Le Mans MotoGP Warm Up Result: Lorenzo Tops Crutchlow And Marquez In Wet

  
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  Track was still wet for the MotoGP warm up, which saw the lead swapping hands a lot, between Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Marquez, Stefan Bradl, and Aleix Espargaro. Lorenzo came out on top, finishing ahead of Cal Crutchlow and Marquez. Results: Race Details Round ...
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• Hector Barbera And His Girlfriend Sentenced After Altercation In Hotel

  
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  Hector Barbera and his 23-year-old girlfriend have both been convicted of assault in a summary justice procedure in the Spanish courts. An altercation between the couple in a hotel in Jerez got out of hand late Thursday night, resulting in physical violence between the two, leading to them both being convicted for ...
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• MotoGP: Pirro al posto di Spies a Le Mans

  
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  Presente al Mugello anche il Ducati Test Team, con Michele Pirro, che ha fatto ulteriori preparativi per il Gran Premio di Francia della prossima settimana, quando sostituirà il pilota del Team Ignite Pramac Racing, Ben Spies, e con Franco Battaini che ha continuato lo sviluppo della versione ‘laboratorio’ della ...
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• MotoGP 13 Pre-Order Content Announced

  
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  Publisher PQube, along with Milestone has today announced free DLC content for all Xbox 360 and PS3 pre-orders of their upcoming motorbike title, MotoGP 13, the official game of the MotoGP World Championship 2013, due for release in June 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita and PC. Featuring top riders from the 2012 ...
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• 2>4: MotoGP, Jerez Race Recap

  
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  Lorenzo May 5, 2013 MotoGP is a series in disarray.  Limited factory involvement from the big companies, and a handful of riders whose skills put them on another level, has made MotoGP a bit stale.   That is quite an accomplishment when you consider MotoGP is a series that has tiny European men in leather suits ...
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• Bradley blogs on Jerez, houses and hair

  
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  Bradley Smith’s latest blog has been posted up on his official website, reflecting on Jerez and also on his latest off-track happenings: getting settled into his new home in Andorra and working out what to do with his receding hair! As typically articulate, informative and entertaining as ever… Where do I start? ...
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• MotoGP13 Official Pre-Order DLC Announcement Trailer

  
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  PQube and Milestone have announced free DLC content for all Xbox 360 and PS3 pre-orders for MotoGP13. The following is included in the DLC: V. Rossi and N. Hayden with the Ducati Team A. Dovizioso and C. Crutchlow with Monster Yamaha Tech 3 J. Lorenzo and B. Spies of Yamaha Factory Racing C. Stoner and D. ...
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• Ducati Press Release: Factory Riders Complete Set Up Test At Mugello, Pirro Works On Lab Bike

  
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  Ducati Corse issued the following press release, after factory riders Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden joined Michele Pirro and Franco Battaini of the Ducati test team at Mugello. The test team were at the Italian circuit for a three-day test, which ended today. Ducati Team completes setup test at Mugello Fresh ...
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• Will Gay & Lesbian Community Embrace Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton & Kevin Schwantz?

  
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  Motorcycle Real Road Racing Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland Apart from the blinkered variety of motorcycle road racing fan with head firmly buried in the red sand of Planet Mars, the rest of us have long since realised that worldwide - our beloved sport is beset with numerous fundamental problems. Whilst with ...
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• Ducati Team completes setup test at Mugello

  
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  ShareThis Fresh off of last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix and Monday’s post-race test at Jerez, Ducati Team riders Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden were back on track Wednesday and Thursday, this time at Mugello. As the Tuscan circuit is one of the team’s selected test tracks, this was an opportunity to ...
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• Dorna Press Release: BT Sport Secures UK MotoGP Broadcast Rights For 2014 - 2018

  
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  Dorna Sports issued the following press release on the acquisition of the broadcast rights for MotoGP in the United Kingdom for the next five years. More information and full commentary will be released soon, but there are a few key details which are already known. Firstly, for details on how to receive BT Sport, see ...
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• Industry news: BT Sport to bring MotoGP™ to British audiences from 2014

  
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  Dorna Sports today announced an agreement with BT Sport for the exclusive broadcast rights to the FIM MotoGP™ World Championship, starting from the 2014 season, to be shown across all its platforms in the UK and Ireland. The five-year agreement will see MotoGP as premium programming in the thrilling line up of top ...
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