Ducati Marlboro completed their test at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit on Wednesday with Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden having made good progress on their Desmosedici prototypes. Both were pleased with the changes made to their machines by Filippo Preziosi, with Stoner’s best lap of 1’31.900 the fastest of all riders across the three days, as he tested a new engine configuration. “We wer... more.

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa rode to victory in front of his home crowd at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit on Sunday, and duly thanked the partisan crowd for their support. The Spaniard’s crew were also recipients of his appreciation, as he confirmed third place in the 2009 MotoGP standings with his second race win of the year. The 24 year-old had stated in the run-up to the Gran Premio G... more.

Ducati rider Casey Stoner came within 0.006s of his own best lap from Friday’s first practice, setting a best time of 1’32.819 in the second session on Saturday to head the timesheet once more at Valencia. Setting his time on his 23rd of 24 laps of the hour-long practice, Stoner was 0.168s faster than Dani Pedrosa, with the Repsol Honda man second quickest ahead of Jorge Lorenzo. Ped... more.

In fine sunshine at the Ricardo Tormo circuit on Friday, Ducati rider Casey Stoner started his weekend in the manner in which he hopes will secure a third straight race win as he recorded the best lap time in Free Practice 1. After overcoming some early dissatisfaction with the response of his Desmosedici GP9, Stoner set a best time of 1’32.813 to leave Jorge Lorenzo next fastest. Fiat Yam... more.

Second place at Portugal for Casey Stoner on his comeback after a three race absence due to illness has been followed up by two brilliant successive wins from the factory Ducati rider at Phillip Island and Sepang in the space of seven days – as he puts his mid-season difficulties behind him. Stoner adapted most efficiently to the wet weather at the Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Pri... more.

Haga vs. Spies. Spies vs. Haga. It's really all that matters this weekend in the final round of the World Superbike Championship. With that being the case, chalk one up for Ducati Xerox's Noriyuki Haga in the first battle as he emerged from today's free practice session at the Portimao Circuit in Portugal ahead of his championship rival. But neither of them were at the very top. That spot w... more.

Casey Stoner’s dominance of his home circuit continued on Sunday as the Australian won at Phillip Island for the third year in a row, leading Valentino Rossi over the finish line by a margin of 1.935s. In his second Grand Prix back after a three-race absence, the 24 year-old celebrated his birthday weekend with an impressive win from pole position, his third race victory of the season, which ... more.

We wish to publish integrally the following Alstare statement on Max Neukirchner: "After his terrible crash at Monza, Max Neukirchner underwent a number of operations which then prevented him from racing for several months. He was scheduled to return at Brno, but was forced to postpone his comeback after suffering a serious injury to his vertebrae in a fall during the official tests in Imola. Max... more.