http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ news, photos and results at GPUpdate.net Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:30:26 +0100 120 35 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ http://images.gpupdate.net/if/rss/rsslogo.jpg http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/20/rossi-and-newey-to-contest-endurance-race/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/20/rossi-and-newey-to-contest-endurance-race/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:43:00 +0100 Multiple MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi will be joining the Vallelunga 6 Hour race in Italy this weekend as the Yamaha rider gets behind the wheel of a GT3-class Ferrari 430, complete with his legendary number 46. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/18/lorenzo-recovering-after-operation/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/18/lorenzo-recovering-after-operation/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0100 Jorge Lorenzo is set to spend the next week and a half recuperating after an operation on his collarbone. The Spaniard has had a plate removed from the area in what was a small procedure which will require approximately ten days to fully recover from.      http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/18/dovizioso-progress-being-made/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/18/dovizioso-progress-being-made/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:41:00 +0100 Andrea Dovizioso is confident that the Repsol Honda team can make the strides it requires to in order to be challenging for race wins on a more consistent basis next year. The Italian, in his first season for a works team, finished in the top six in 2009, three places behind Dani Pedrosa. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/18/finland-expands-television-deal/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/18/finland-expands-television-deal/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:47:00 +0100 Finnish television viewers will have the opportunity to watch MotoGP live once again for at least the next three years after a fresh deal was struck up between broadcaster Nelonen Media and Dorna Sports, commercial rights holder for the sport, confirming that the 2010-2012 seasons will all be shown live in the country. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/17/2010-czech-gp-brought-forward/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/17/2010-czech-gp-brought-forward/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:01:00 +0100 MotoGP governing body FIM has announced that next year's Czech Grand Prix will now be taking place seven days earlier than previously scheduled. With the event at Brno pencilled in for 22 August on the provisional race calendar of last Tuesday, it will now be running on the weekend of 13-15 August. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/13/bulgarian-grands-prix-now-in-doubt/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/13/bulgarian-grands-prix-now-in-doubt/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:29:00 +0100 Having confirmed a deal to host a MotoGP event from 2012 onwards, race organisers in Bulgaria have now revealed that all plans must be postponed due to financial problems. The current contract would have seen the race staged at a new venue for five seasons, although chances for MotoGP and F1 in the country now look slim.      http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=4489 http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=4489 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:54:00 +0100 http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/11/pedrosa-one-thing-at-a-time/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/11/pedrosa-one-thing-at-a-time/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:09:00 +0100 Dani Pedrosa insists that Honda must adapt a step-by-step approach as preparations for the 2010 season continued in Valencia on Wednesday. After finishing this campaign on a high by winning the final Grand Prix on Sunday, the Spaniard continued to run new components as the three-day test reached its conclusion. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/11/valencia-day-3-stoner-back-at-front/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/11/valencia-day-3-stoner-back-at-front/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:46:00 +0100 Casey Stoner rounded off the third, shorter day of testing in Valencia on Wednesday as the post-race running came to a close. The Australian, who had also topped the timesheets on Tuesday, led the way from his team-mate as the two Ducatis sandwiched Dani Pedrosa's Repsol Honda. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/11/scot-racing-pulls-out-of-championship/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/11/scot-racing-pulls-out-of-championship/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:25:00 +0100 The Scot Racing team has announced on Wednesday that it will not be present on the MotoGP grid next year. The outfit which carried Hiroshi Aoyama to the 250cc crown in Valencia on Sunday is left feeling let down after a meeting of a deadline meant Honda would not be able to deliver its 2010 challenger in time. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/10/valencia-day-2-lorenzo-goes-quickest/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/10/valencia-day-2-lorenzo-goes-quickest/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:59:00 +0100 Jorge Lorenzo and the prototype Yamaha M1 finished Tuesday at the top of the timesheets as post-race testing continued in Valencia. The Spaniard, the only man to break through the 1:32.000 barrier, led the way from Stoner and Rossi as World Superbike Champion Ben Spies was an impressive fourth for the Tech 3 squad.      http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=4488 http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=4488 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:15:00 +0100 http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/10/provisional-2010-calendar-released/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/10/provisional-2010-calendar-released/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:50:00 +0100 FIM, the commercial rights holder of MotoGP, has released the provisional calendar ahead of the 2010 season. The campaign will kick off in Qatar under lights once again before climaxing in Valencia in November. The Hungarian Grand Prix at the new Balatonring will take place in mid-September. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=4479 http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=4479 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:16:16 +0100 http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/09/valencia-day-1-stoner-on-top/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/09/valencia-day-1-stoner-on-top/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:28:00 +0100 Casey Stoner put all disappoints of Sunday behind him to focus and finish fastest as the 3-day post-race weekend test session began in Valencia. After going down on the formation lap barely 24 hours earlier, the Australian's Ducati led the way from the Yamaha pairing and race winner Dani Pedrosa. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/09/champions-pick-up-2009-trophies/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/09/champions-pick-up-2009-trophies/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:37:00 +0100 In the aftermath of the season-closing race in Valencia on Sunday, won by Honda's Dani Pedrosa, Valentino Rossi was once again the star of the show as the Italian collected his gong for successfully becoming MotoGP World Champion of 2009.      http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/08/frustrating-end-of-the-season-for-stoner/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/08/frustrating-end-of-the-season-for-stoner/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:10:00 +0100 Casey Stoner came to Valencia to defend his third place in the championship standings. The Australian looked strong all weekend and could start the race from third if it wasn't for his crash on the warm-up lap. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/08/pedrosa-enjoys-home-victory/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/08/pedrosa-enjoys-home-victory/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:02:00 +0100 Dani Pedrosa won the final round in the 2009 MotoGP championship. The Spaniard enjoyed his victory in front of his home crowd as Casey Stoner was unable to take advantage of us pole position. Thanks to his victory Pedrosa finished third in the championship standings. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/08/small-mistake-dropped-lorenzo-to-third/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/08/small-mistake-dropped-lorenzo-to-third/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:56:00 +0100 Jorge Lorenzo was well under way to finish second in the final round of the 2009 MotoGP championship. The Spaniard however made a mistake and saw team-mate Valentino Rossi get passed him to take second position. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/08/maximum-result-for-rossi-at-valencia/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/11/08/maximum-result-for-rossi-at-valencia/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:52:00 +0100 Valentino Rossi managed to finish on the podium at Valencia on Sunday. The Italian Yamaha rider finished second but was unable to challenge race winner Dani Pedrosa for another victory. Rossi´s team-race Jorge Lorenzo finished third.