Casey Stoner wins the Assen TT
Defending world champion Casey Stoner won the Assen TT MotoGP today to move level on points with championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, who crashed out on the first lap. Stoner’s Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa was second and Andrea Dovizioso of Italy overtook last year’s Assen winner, Ben Spies of the United States, on the final lap … [Read the full story]
Casey Stoner to retire from MotoGP
“This isn’t a two standard series. This is a MotoGP championship. This is a prototype championship” – Casey Stoner. After reading a statement announcing the shock news that he will retire from MotoGP at the end of this season, reigning double world champion Casey Stoner later gave more details as to why he wants to … [Read the full story]
Stoner goes top with Estoril win
Casey Stoner led wire to wire in Estoril yesterday to take his second win of the season, finally bagging a win at every track on the current MotoGP schedule. The Australian pulled out a 1.6-second lead on the first lap and never relinquished the lead after securing the first position before the second corner of … [Read the full story]
Stoner Wins At Home To Clinch Second World Title
Casey Stoner capped a memorable 26th birthday by clinching his second MotoGP title with victory at his home race. Australian Stoner only had to finish in the top six to be crowned champion after Jorge Lorenzo was ruled out of the race with a hand injury suffered in a crash in Sunday morning’s warm-up. But … [Read the full story]
Stoner in top form for Aussie MotoGP
Casey Stoner dominated both practice sessions for the Australian GP on Friday as he closes in on the 2011 MotoGP world championship. The Australian, chasing his fifth straight win at his home race, recorded a best time of 1 minute, 30.475 seconds around the Phillip Island track ahead of Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo in 1:30.744 in … [Read the full story]
Casey Stoner takes pole position in Japan
Casey Stoner produced a stunning late lap to take his 10th pole position of the season in Japan. Jorge Lorenzo looked set to start Sunday’s race from the front until Stoner clocked a lap of one minute 45.267 seconds. Lorenzo will start in second ahead of Stoner’s Repsol Honda team-mate Andrea Dovizioso, with Dani Pedrosa … [Read the full story]
Casey Stoner edges closer to MotoGP world title
Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner took no-one by surprise and cruised to another simple MotoGP win at Motorland Aragon this afternoon with team-mate Dani Pedrosa six seconds behind and reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo taking the final podium spot. The 2007 world champion took the lead from Ben Spies at the end of lap one after passing … [Read the full story]
Lorenzo wins as Rossi and Stoner crash in Jerez
The reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo was handed victory at his home MotoGP race on a dramatic wet afternoon in Spain in which the former world champions Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner crashed. Lorenzo, riding for Yamaha, was able to ease away to a comfortable victory at Jerez after Rossi crashed into Stoner after an ill-advised … [Read the full story]
Casey Stoner wins from pole at Phillip Island
Casey Stoner’s authoritative reign at his home track of Phillip Island continued in style on Sunday as the Ducati rider won at the circuit for the fourth year in a row. Starting from pole position the 25 year-old led the Iveco Australian Grand Prix from start to finish as he made it a third win … [Read the full story]
