Valentino Rossi Ducati – MotoGP 2012

The Camel Yamaha Team heads into its home Grand Prix this weekend looking to turn a stuttering start to the season into a consistent challenge for MotoGP World Championship honours. The fast and flowing Mugello circuit in Italy presents an entirely different challenge to the tight complexities of recent tracks such as Le Mans and [...]

Read the full story

MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi turned his back on Formula One on Wednesday and said he was staying in motorcycling. “No Formula One, at least for the moment. I’m staying with bikes,” he told Italian news agency ANSA in a statement. “I will carry on racing in MotoGP for a while yet.” (Reuters)

Read the full story

At the prestigious Laureus Sports Awards which took place in Barcelona last night, reigning MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi was awarded with the coveted ‘Spirit of Sport’ prize, given to the individual that has raised the profile of his or her chosen field. The ceremony was a star-studded affair, with Spain’s King Juan Carlos present, [...]

Read the full story

Bad luck strikes again for Camel Yamaha Team at Le Mans Round: 5 – 2006 MotoGP Le Mans Circuit: LeMans Date: 21 May 2006 Temp: 20°C Weather: Wet Colin Edwards Camel Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi’s unfortunate start to his MotoGP World Championship defence continued today as the Italian rider was hit by another bout [...]

Read the full story

Full MotoGP race results from the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, round five of the 2006 world championship. 1. Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna Honda 44min 57.369 secs 2. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 44min 59.298 secs 3. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 44min 59.638 secs 4. Casey Stoner AUS Honda LCR 45min [...]

Read the full story

For the second time this season, circumstances beyond Valentino Rossi’s control ended his chances of a podium finish – and dealt his championship hopes a further blow. The Italian’s Spanish Grand Prix chances effectively ended when he was hit from behind at turn one, but no other rider was involved in his costly retirement from [...]

Read the full story

Full MotoGP race results from the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai, round four of the 2006 world championship. 1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 44min 7.734 secs 2. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 44min 9.239 secs 3. Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team 44min 22.368 secs 4. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP [...]

Read the full story

Full MotoGP qualifying times from the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai, round four of the 2006 world championship. 1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 59.009 secs 2. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 59.373 secs 3. Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 59.383 secs 4. Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team [...]

Read the full story

FIM MotoGP World Championship Shanghai, China May 12 ROSSI FLOATS BACK TO THE TOP AT WET SHANGHAI Camel Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi returned to the top of the MotoGP time sheets today as hard work during practice and testing following the last round at Istanbul began to bear fruit on the opening day of [...]

Read the full story

Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai, China 11, 12, 13 May 2006 The whirlwind start to the 2006 MotoGP World Championship continues next weekend as the paddock’s globetrotting journey heads eastwards across Asia to the Shanghai International Circuit in China. After visiting Spain, Qatar and Turkey in the opening three rounds of the series, the Camel Yamaha [...]

Read the full story