Lorenzo Wins in Le Mans

Jorge Lorenzo has won an intriguing Moto Grand Prix from veteran mastermind Marco Melandri and fast finishing Dani Pedrosa after a race that saw strategy and tyre choice come into play and unto reigning champ Valentino Rossi. In a wet race riders were given the option to change bikes to a dry tyre mid way through and it was Marco Melandri who played the strategy the best. Read more

Marco Simoncelli - Rainmaster

Marco Simoncelli has added fuel to his title defence with a dominant wet-race win ahead of Hector Faubel and veteran teammate Roberto Locatelli. After missing the first two rounds due to injury reigning Champion Simoncelli needed a win to ignite his title defence and delivered on a day that his challengers suffered from bad luck and mistakes. The wet conditions proved challenging for the 250cc pilots with many, including Alex Debon crashing more than once during the race. Read more

Aspar Dominates Race of Attrition

Julian Simon has taken the lead in the 125cc World Championship after piloting his Bancaja Aspar Aprilia to a commanding victory at Le Mans. In trecherous conditions the 125cc race became a race of attrition as lap after lap riders succumbed to the slippery French surface. With most riders falling at the off camber entrance to the Dunlop Chicane, Simon managed to hold his nerve, finishing 27 seconds ahead of German Jonas Folger. Read more

The Professor’s Masterclass

Valentino Rossi has won his sixth Spanish MotoGP in Jerez ahead of local hero Dani Pedrosa and Ducati’s Casey Stoner. Rossi put on a masterclass, hunting down Lorenzo, Stoner and Pedrosa in turn on his way to a commanding victory. Read more

The Return of Crashey Stoner

Australia’s Casey Stoner has thrown his championship aspirations down the road with his Ducati today in Misano. The reigning world champion has now crashed in the last three rounds, with two of those coming while protecting a comfortable lead handng Rossi the championship lead by 75 points with five rounds remaining.

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Assen TT Australian Broadcast Times

The Assen TT will be broadcast delayed on Fox Sport 3 in Australia from 8:30PM on Saturday 28th June and repeated from 3PM on Sunday 29th June.

Free to Air station Channel 10 will show the MotoGP in delayed telecast from 1am (Sunday morning) on its SD channel and from 10pm (Saturday evening) on its HD channel.