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Marco Simoncelli's funeral takes place on Thursday

Simoncelli’s team withdraw from Valencia race

Gresini Racing has withdrawn its MotoGP and Moto2 teams from the season-ending races at Valencia following the death of Marco Simoncelli in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 25 Oct 11

A fan of Marco Simoncelli lays flowers under his race number in Cattolica

Sepang chief promises review after fatality

The Sepang circuit will take a hard look at safety after the death of MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli, but the notoriously tricky track was not to blame in the tragedy, its chairman has said.

Motorsport • 24 Oct 11

Marco Simoncelli - Passed away following a serious crash at the Malaysian Moto GP

Marco Simoncelli dies after Moto GP crash

Motorsport is mourning its second death in the space of a week after Italian Marco Simoncelli was killed in a crash at the Malaysian Moto GP.

Motorsport • 24 Oct 11

Dani Pedrosa - Claimed pole position in the Malaysian Grand Prix

Pedrosa powers to pole in Malaysia

Honda's Dani Pedrosa blazed to pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of newly crowned MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner in qualifying on Saturday.

Motorsport • 23 Oct 11

The result left Laverty in fourth place overall in the Riders standings

Laverty and Rea on Portimao podium

Eugene Laverty and Jonathan Rea have grabbed podium places in the final race of the Superbike season at Portimao in Portugal.

Motorsport • 16 Oct 11

Casey Stoner in action during today's event

Stoner wraps up MotoGP title with home win

Australian Casey Stoner has wrapped up the MotoGP world title with victory in his home event at Phillip Island today.

Motorsport • 16 Oct 11

Rea claims Superbike pole in Portugal

Jonathan Rea claimed pole position for the final two races of the 2011 World Superbike Championship after he broke the lap record at Portimao in Portugal.

Motorsport • 15 Oct 11

Casey Stoner - Eyes victory on home soil

Stoner fastest at home race

World championship leader Casey Stoner overcame an early crash to set the pace in both practice sessions ahead of his home race at the Australian MotoGP.

Motorsport • 14 Oct 11

Dani Pedrosa has won the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi

Motegi glory for Pedrosa

Dani Pedrosa powered to a home victory for Honda in an incident-packed Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi.

Motorsport • 02 Oct 11

Checa claims World Superbike crown

Spain's Carlos Checa was crowned as the World Superbike champion when he crossed the line first in the opening 23-lap race at Magny-Cours today.

Motorsport • 02 Oct 11

Casey Stoner - 'We've been fastest in all but one session so it's been fantastic'

Stoner takes pole in Japan

Casey Stoner edged a thrilling qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix to seal his fourth consecutive pole position.

Motorsport • 02 Oct 11

Jonathan Rea celebrates victory in the opening race at Imola

Rea claims victory at Imola

Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea won the first of today's World Superbike Championship races at Imola before Carlos Checa clinched the second to put him on the brink of the title.

Motorsport • 25 Sep 11

Carlos Checa is on the brink of another world title

Checa edges out Rea at Imola

Carlos Checa continued his march towards the World Superbike title by wrapping up his sixth pole position of the campaign with a dominant performance in this afternoon's qualifying session at Imola.

Motorsport • 24 Sep 11

Rea tops practice timesheets

Britain's Jonathan Rea posted the fastest time on the opening day of practice for this weekend's World Superbike round at Imola.

Motorsport • 24 Sep 11

Stoner - Celebrates after winning the Aragon GP

Stoner eases to Aragon GP victory

Casey Stoner took another significant step towards his second MotoGP world title after easing to a crushing victory at today's Aragon Grand Prix in Spain.

Motorsport • 18 Sep 11

Stoner - Came home on a spare bike to take pole

Stoner holds off Pedrosa to take pole

Casey Stoner held off a late challenge from Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa to take pole position for tomorrow's Aragon MotoGP.

Motorsport • 18 Sep 11

Dani Pedrosa set a best time of one minute 50.281 seconds

Pedrosa fastest in Aragon

Dani Pedrosa headed the time sheets following practice for Sunday's Aragon Grand Prix after the day's second session was cancelled following a series of power shortages.

Motorsport • 16 Sep 11

Spanish Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo (right) rides ahead of Australian Casey Stoner (centre) and compatriot Dani Pedrosa (left)

Lorenzo takes San Marino MotoGP

Jorge Lorenzo led from start to finish to win the San Marino Grand Prix and end world championship leader Casey Stoner's run of three successive MotoGP wins on Sunday.

Motorsport • 05 Sep 11

Eugene Laverty - Came home fifth at the Nürburgring

Sykes victorious at the Nürburgring

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki racing Team Superbike) secured Kawasaki's first win since 2006, and his own first ever World Superbike race victory, when he headed up a shortened 13-lap race at the Nürburgring.

Motorsport • 05 Sep 11

Eugene Laverty - Will start from second on the grid at the Nurburgring

Checa takes pole at Nurburgring

Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) set a new Nürburgring best lap of one minute 54.144 seconds early in the final World Superbike Championship superpole session to claim his fifth top starting position this year.

Motorsport • 05 Sep 11

Stoner sets record time to claim pole

Casey Stoner underlined his MotoGP title credentials with a blistering lap to take pole position for tomorrow's San Marino Grand Prix at Misano.

Motorsport • 05 Sep 11

Stoner - Crosses the finishing line in Indianapolis

Stoner blitzes rivals in Indianapolis

Australian Casey Stoner tightened his grip on the MotoGP title, blitzing to victory at the Indianapolis Grand Pix on Sunday for his third consecutive win and seventh of the season.

Motorsport • 03 Sep 11

Stoner - Leading the way with some ease in Indianapolis

Stoner takes Indianapolis pole

MotoGP championship leader Casey Stoner showed his class to take pole for the Indianapolis Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 28 Aug 11

Stoner impresses in Indianapolis

Casey Stoner adapted to the new track to set the pace ahead of the Indianapolis MotoGP round.

Motorsport • 27 Aug 11

A crowd of 155,400 cheered Casey Stoner home at the the Masaryk Circuit in Brno

Stoner triumphs in Czech Republic

Casey Stoner extended his championship lead to 32 points with victory in the Czech MotoGP in Brno.

Motorsport • 14 Aug 11

Motorbikes

Simoncelli’s team withdraw from Valencia race

Sepang chief promises review after fatality

Marco Simoncelli dies after Moto GP crash

Pedrosa powers to pole in Malaysia

Laverty and Rea on Portimao podium

Stoner wraps up MotoGP title with home win

Rea claims Superbike pole in Portugal

Stoner fastest at home race

Motegi glory for Pedrosa

Checa claims World Superbike crown

Stoner takes pole in Japan

Rea claims victory at Imola

Checa edges out Rea at Imola

Rea tops practice timesheets

Stoner eases to Aragon GP victory

Stoner holds off Pedrosa to take pole

Pedrosa fastest in Aragon

Lorenzo takes San Marino MotoGP

Sykes victorious at the Nürburgring

Checa takes pole at Nurburgring

Stoner sets record time to claim pole

Stoner blitzes rivals in Indianapolis

Stoner takes Indianapolis pole

Stoner impresses in Indianapolis

Stoner triumphs in Czech Republic

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