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Czech Grand Prix Free Practice 1 results

Cardion AB Grand Prix Ceske Repupliky Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1’56.595 294.599 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1’56.994 293.000 0.399 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’57.584 297.684 0.989 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1’57.741 290.556 1.146 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’58.172 294.037 1.577 Toni Elias San Carlo [...]

Canepa and Kallio on British Grand Prix

The Pramac Racing pair talks about the British Grand Prix where they placed higher than the factory duo. Niccolo Canepa “At one point it was difficult just to stay upright, and I didn’t have the advantage that the other riders had in terms of experience. You need to have a lot of patience and sensitivity [...]

Too big a gamble

Ducati pair starts British Grand Prix against all odds with wet-weather tires; proves too big of a gamble One cannot start to fathom what went on the minds of the whole Ducati Marlboro Team when they decided to play God and forecast rain at Donington Park—they setup the Desmosedicis of Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden [...]

British Grand Prix Qualifying Practice Results

Valentino Rossi – Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’28.211 Jorge Lorenzo – Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1’28.402 Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1’28.446 Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’28.778 Colin Edwards – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1’28.865 Marco Melandri – Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki [...]

British Grand Prix Free Practice 2 Results

Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’28.787 Jorge Lorenzo – Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1’28.957 Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1’29.096 Valentino Rossi – Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1’29.164 Colin Edwards – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1’29.641 Toni Elias – San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1’30.078 Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda [...]

Nicky Hayden & Niccolo Canepa crash

Saturday qualifying session; Sachsenring, Germany Aside from Nicky getting his best qualifying result yet, he got involved in a bizarre slash freakish accident when he high-sideded his Desmosedici GP9 on a wet circuit, before the fastest descending part in Sachsenring. Worse, he hit a passing Niccolo Canepa, who had no idea of what had happened [...]

Best ever qualifying for Nicky — 4th in Germany

Well, well what do you know—Nicky Hayden qualified 4th today for tomorrow’s Alice Motorrad Grand Prix in Sachsenring, Germany. His best qualifier yet. Nicky qualified with a time of 1:34.404 just behind Casey Stoner’s 1:33.759. Might this be because of the new handlebars? Go Nicky! Complete qualifying results for Germany Valentino Rossi 1:32.520 Jorge Lorenzo [...]

Mika Kallio will not race in Laguna

After his costly late crash at Assen, Mika Kallio will miss the Laguna Seca round, with Niccolò Canepa to ride solo for Pramac Racing this weekend. Damage to one of the fingers on his left hand means the Finnish rider will be unable to ride his Ducati Desmosedici GP9 Satellite this weekend at the Red [...]

Happy Birthday, Niccolo Canepa!

From all of us here at the Ducati Blog, we wish you all the best on your 21st birthday! Good luck in Mugello! The Pramac Racing team surprised Niccolo as he was lured to the Ducati satellite team’s weekend base under the guise of a routine pre-GP interview, before other members of the squadron emerged [...]

Casey on pole — 2009 MotoGP Qatar qualifying times

Casey is on pole once again and is set to win three consecutive opening round victories. Unfortunately, Nicky Hayden suffered a huge highside at the end of the session and is presently being attended to by doctors. Nicky was conscious. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1:55.286 sec Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1:55.759 [...]