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FIM publishes provisional 2012 calendar
December 14th, 2011
MotoGP’s ruling body, FIM, has revealed another provisional calendar for the 2012 season, with little change from the previous version. The most significant change is the start of the season moving forward by a week, with the Qatar Grand Prix now taking place on 8 April rather than on 15 April as published in the calendar revealed in September. The Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez has also now been confirmed, the race having appeared as subject to a new contract in the summer version of the calendar.
Dovizioso shines on rally outing
December 12th, 2011
MotoGP front-runner Andrea Dovizioso made a stunning World Rally Car debut in the Bettega Memorial Rallysprint in Bologna, finishing a close second after pushing 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg all the way in the final. The Italian, who will ride for Tech 3 Yamaha in 2012, had competed at the Monza Rally Show in a Peugeot 207 S2000 at the end of November, but for Bettega was handed control of the official Ford Fiesta RS run by M-Sport in this year’s WRC. After finishing fourth in the Memorial Night Sprint, Dovizioso out-did established world rally stars including Jari-Matti Latvala and Kris Meeke by reaching the final, where he came up against Solberg.
Pirro gets Gresini MotoGP ride
December 5th, 2011
Michele Pirro will graduate to MotoGP with Gresini Racing, following a successful year in Moto2 with the team. The 25-year-old Italian will race the team’s FTR-Honda run to the new CRT rules, alongside the fully-blown RC213V of fellow new signing Alvaro Bautista. “I’m happy to have made this decision and proud to join Gresini in this interesting new adventure,” said Pirro.
De Puniet buoyed by first Aspar test
December 1st, 2011
Randy de Puniet said an encouraging first test with Aspar, for whom he will compete in MotoGP next year, had left him optimistic ahead of his 2012 campaign. De Puniet had tested for Suzuki this winter, but when the Japanese manufacturer withdrew its works team at the end of this season he announced a deal with Aspar, where he will compete alongside Aleix Espargaro. The team will use Aprilia-powered CRT bikes for 2012, which were rolled out for the first time in a private test at Jerez recently.
De Puniet, Espargaro join Aspar
November 26th, 2011
Aspar has signed Randy de Puniet and Aleix Espargaro for its 2012 MotoGP line-up, when it will run Aprilia-powered CRT bikes. Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez’s ultra-successful lower-category team has used customer Ducatis for the first two years of its MotoGP programme, but is switching to the new lower-technology Claiming Rule Teams class for next season. De Puniet has been in MotoGP since 2006, initially with the factory Kawasaki team, then LCR Honda, before a single season with Pramac Ducati this year.
Elias steps back to Moto2 with Aspar
November 19th, 2011
Inaugural Moto2 champion Toni Elias is to return to the category with Aspar in 2012 after his unsuccessful second stint in MotoGP. It is the second time that Elias has dropped back to the world championship’s secondary class. He contested the first ever Moto2 season with Gresini in 2010 after ending up without a MotoGP ride for the season, and went on to win the title and earn a MotoGP comeback with LCR Honda
Suzuki withdraws from MotoGP
November 18th, 2011
Suzuki has confirmed that it is pulling out of MotoGP – but suggested its absence will be temporary and that a 2014 return is on the cards. The future of Suzuki’s MotoGP programme had been in doubt for months, with the reduction to a single works bike this season widely regarded as a precursor to a full withdrawal
Bradl steps up to MotoGP with LCR
November 17th, 2011
Stefan Bradl will step up to grand prix racing’s premier class in 2012 after signing a two-year deal with the LCR Honda squad.
Gresini to run CRT bike in 2012
November 17th, 2011
Gresini Racing has become the first established MotoGP squad to commit to running a bike to the new Claiming Rules Team regulations next year.
MotoGP relaxes test rules
November 17th, 2011
MotoGP has relaxed its testing rules for 2012 to allow teams unlimited use of their race riders during in-season running.
Ezpeleta: MotoGP must change now
November 16th, 2011
Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta believes MotoGP cannot continue in its current state, saying that change is needed right now and that an era is over. The championship has struggled to fill the grid properly this year, with just 17 bikes competing regularly. In contrast, the Moto2 championship has a 32-rider field, with 125cc also fielding over 30 bikes in each race
Hayden undergoes wrist surgery
November 15th, 2011
Ducati rider Nicky Hayden underwent surgery on Monday to speed up the healing process on the right wrist he injured during the MotoGP finale at Valencia. The American rider was injured after being involved in a multiple-bike crash at the start of the race
Capirossi becomes MotoGP advisor
November 14th, 2011
Loris Capirossi will become an advisor for world championship motorcycle racing following his retirement from riding at the end of 2011.
West gets Speed Master MotoGP ride
November 14th, 2011
Anthony West is set to return to the MotoGP field in 2012 with the Speed Master team’s CRT bike. The 30-year-old Australian announced the deal via his social media accounts today. A long-time 250cc rider, West’s victories in World Supersport racing earned him a call-up by the Kawasaki MotoGP team in mid-2007, as he replaced Olivier Jacque.
Ellison set to return to MotoGP
November 10th, 2011
James Ellison is set to make his MotoGP return after a five-year absence in 2012 after signing for Paul Bird’s new claiming rules team. It has not been decided what chassis the 31-year-old Briton will race, but it will be powered by an Aprilia RSV-4 engine.
LCR praises Bradl after test
November 9th, 2011
LCR Honda team boss Lucio Cecchinello said he was impressed with Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl after the German made his MotoGP testing debut with the squad at Valencia this week. Bradl has been tipped for a ride with the LCR squad for 2012, and had two full days of running with the team in Spain.
Rossi cautiously upbeat about GP12
November 9th, 2011
Valentino Rossi says Ducati still needs to do a lot of work over the winter to get its 1000cc bike fully on the pace, but is cautiously optimistic about the new machine. The team tried a revised version of the GP12 with a part aluminium frame over the past two days at Valencia. While Rossi feels the chassis remains a work in progress, he was upbeat about the larger engine after ending today’s session sixth quickest
Pedrosa quickest again as test ends
November 9th, 2011
Dani Pedrosa and world champion Casey Stoner were first and second as Honda wrapped up its dominant MotoGP season with another commanding performance on the final Valencia test day. Riding the new 1000cc bike, Pedrosa set a best time of 1m31.807s in the morning to edge team-mate Stoner by 0.161 seconds.
Bautista confirmed at Gresini for 2012
November 9th, 2011
Alvaro Bautista will ride for Gresini Honda in testing at Valencia today (Wednesday) having been confirmed as the team’s rider for 2012. The 26-year-old Spaniard has switched teams from Suzuki and is the first rider to be confirmed by Gresini for 2012, following the death of Marco Simoncelli and Hiroshi Aoyama’s switch to World Superbikes
Bautista set to join Gresini
November 9th, 2011
Alvaro Bautista looks set to join Gresini for 2012 as uncertainty continues to surround Suzuki’s future participation in the MotoGP class. The team has confirmed that the 26-year-old Spaniard has left the factory squad, having run Randy de Puniet in the post-season test at Valencia this week. Bautista has endured mixed fortunes since graduating to the top class with Suzuki in 2010 and has been blighted by injuries over the past two years that have hindered consistent development for him and the team.




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