Pedrosa still in MotoGP title race after Japan win
Honda's Dani Pedrosa kept his slim MotoGP title hopes alive by beating fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo to win the Japanese Grand Prix for the second year in a row.
Honda's Dani Pedrosa kept his slim MotoGP title hopes alive by beating fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo to win the Japanese Grand Prix for the second year in a row.
Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo secured his sixth pole position of the MotoGP season with a record last-gasp spurt in qualifying for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel gave his hopes of claiming a third-consecutive world title a huge boost as enjoyed Japanese Grand Prix victory at Suzuka.
Sebastian Vettel boosted his World Championship hopes as he claimed his fourth consecutive Japanese Grand Prix pole position.
Lewis Hamilton is to make a decision on his Formula One future before next weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, PA Sport has learned.
Sebastian Vettel put himself on pole position for a second successive Formula One title at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday.
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan have caused next month's round of the MotoGP World Championship to be postponed, the sport's governing body have confirmed.
McLaren's managing director has vowed the team will pull out all the stops in their pursuit of a performance advantage over their rivals at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.
Ducati's Casey Stoner made it back-to-back MotoGP wins with victory in the Grand Prix of Japan at Motegi.
The FIM MotoGP World Championship race in Japan on Sunday is the latest sporting event to be called off because of flights being grounded following widespread travel disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud enveloping Europe.
Jorge Lorenzo moved to the top of the MotoGP standings after the Spaniard won the Grand Prix of Japan at Twin Ring Motegi.
Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries said on Wednesday it is considering pulling out of the MotoGP racing circuit as the global economic crisis pressurises the firm to cut costs.
Spain's Jorge Lorenzo upstaged his Yamaha team mate and world championship leader Valentino Rossi by qualifying fastest for the Japanese MotoGP on Saturday.
World champion Casey Stoner continued his domination of the MotoGP season with another emphatic victory in Malaysia today.
Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton showed he learns as fast as he drives, lapping quickest in Japanese GP free practice at the new Fuji circuit.
Valentino Rossi admits he has no answer to Loris Capirossi's pole position pace after being left trailing in qualifying for the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi.
Despite needing only one point in the title decider GP in Japan, Michael Schumacher is ruling out the safety first approach, insisting he will land the World Title in style.
Ulster's Jeremy McWilliams is confident ahead of the season's opener despite being resigned to using last season's two-stroke Proton KR instead of the expected four-stroke model at Suzuka in Japan on April 6.
Japan's Noriyuki Haga has signed for the FGF Corse team for next season's World Superbikes championship.
Max Biaggi has gambled his world title hopes on Yamaha's new four-stroke machine which he hopes will take him to his first MotoGP championship.