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Bastianini wins Malaysian GP; Bagnaia extends championship lead

Bastianini wins Malaysian GP; Bagnaia extends championship lead

Rediff.com12 Nov 2023

Ducati's Enea Bastianini claimed his first race victory of the season when he won the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of Gresini's Alex Marquez on Sunday, while Jorge Martin failed to close the gap on championship leader Francesco Bagnaia.

Simoncelli's team pull out of Valencia GP

Simoncelli's team pull out of Valencia GP

Rediff.com25 Oct 2011

Honda Gresini have pulled out of the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix following the death of Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli in Malaysia on Sunday.

Rossi powers to Spanish GP victory

Rossi powers to Spanish GP victory

Rediff.com3 May 2009

MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi powered from fourth on the starting grid to take his first victory of the season in Spain on Sunday and open an 11-point lead at the top of the overall standings. Spain's Dani Pedrosa was second and Australian Casey Stoner third.

Lorenzo stretches lead with French GP win

Lorenzo stretches lead with French GP win

Rediff.com24 May 2010

Spain's Jorge Lorenzo won the French MotoGP at Le Mans on Sunday to extend his world championship lead over Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi to nine points.

Ecclestone has no safety worries for Indian GP

Ecclestone has no safety worries for Indian GP

Rediff.com24 Oct 2011

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has no safety concerns over Sunday's Indian Grand Prix, the first major motorsport event since the tragic deaths of British driver Dan Wheldon and Italy's Marco Simoncelli in separate races.

Stoner sees of Rossi in China GP

Stoner sees of Rossi in China GP

Rediff.com7 May 2007

Casey Stoner beat the challenge of seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi to win the China Grand Prix.

Sarath Kumar to represent Mahindra Racing in Italian GP

Sarath Kumar to represent Mahindra Racing in Italian GP

Rediff.com1 Dec 2011

Mahindra Racing enter the Italian Grand Prix with Indian rider Sarath Kumar partnering Riccardo Moretti.

PIX: Ferrari win test of endurance with Le Mans hat-trick

PIX: Ferrari win test of endurance with Le Mans hat-trick

Rediff.com15 Jun 2025

Kubica won the race in his fifth attempt, his first three in the second tier LMP2 category, to become Poland's first overall winner since Le Mans was first staged in 1923.

Dutch Grand Prix to make Sunday switch in 2016

Dutch Grand Prix to make Sunday switch in 2016

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

The Dutch round of the MotoGP championship will break with tradition by switching from Saturday to a Sunday slot from next season out of financial necessity, local organisers said on Thursday.

Hayden wins U.S. GP as Rossi falters

Hayden wins U.S. GP as Rossi falters

Rediff.com24 Jul 2006

While Valentino Rossi's bid for a sixth 500cc crown suffered a punishing blow.

Rossi says no to Formula One

Rossi says no to Formula One

Rediff.com25 May 2006

World champ Lorenzo suffers burns during title celebration

World champ Lorenzo suffers burns during title celebration

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

Jorge Lorenzo's celebration of his MotoGP world title on his home island of Mallorca on Thursday was interrupted unexpectedly when the Spanish Yamaha rider suffered what appeared to be minor burns to his leg from a motorcycle.

Lorenzo cannot intervene in Rossi appeal to CAS

Lorenzo cannot intervene in Rossi appeal to CAS

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

Championship leader Rossi wants a penalty, imposed on him after he allegedly kicked Honda's reigning champion Marc Marquez off his bike in Malaysia last Sunday, to be at least suspended so he can race on equal terms.

Spotted: Kapil Dev at the Doha Moto GP night race

Spotted: Kapil Dev at the Doha Moto GP night race

Rediff.com24 Mar 2008

Reader Vilas Deshmukh sent us this picture from Doha, Qatar.

PIX: Hamilton and Rossi preparing for ride swap

PIX: Hamilton and Rossi preparing for ride swap

Rediff.com8 Dec 2019

Six times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and MotoGP great Valentino Rossi are preparing for a ride swap in Spain on Monday, with the Briton "super excited" at the prospect.

PHOTOS: Top 10 bone-chilling moments in sport

PHOTOS: Top 10 bone-chilling moments in sport

Rediff.com23 Jul 2014

From Williams Formula One driver Felipe Massa to 'Lightning' Bolt to Yamaha MotoGP World champion rider Jorge Lorenzo, check out some bone-chilling moments captured on camera.

He just rides to cause me some problems: Rossi

He just rides to cause me some problems: Rossi

Rediff.com25 Oct 2015

MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi will start the season finale in Valencia from the back of the grid after the Italian was penalised for clashing with Marc Marquez at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Unveiled: The spanking new X60R!

Unveiled: The spanking new X60R!

Rediff.com30 Dec 2012

The Italian bike chassis maker, Pierobon has unveiled updated version of their X60R superbike which they had first showcased a year back.

Stoner wins to pull level with Lorenzo

Stoner wins to pull level with Lorenzo

Rediff.com1 Jul 2012

Australian Casey Stoner ran away with the Dutch GP on Saturday to go level with Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo at the top of the MotoGP championship after the Spaniard was taken out at the first corner.

Marquez roars to record-equalling 12th win

Marquez roars to record-equalling 12th win

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

Reigning world champion Marc Marquez won a season record-equalling 12th MotoGP race with victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Winners remember Wheldon, Simoncelli

Winners remember Wheldon, Simoncelli

Rediff.com30 Oct 2011

The podium finishers of the inaugural India Grand Prix, on Sunday, remembered IndyCar racer Dan Wheldon and Moto GP rider Marco Simoncelli who died recently in car crashes, with second-placed Jenson Button dedicating the race to the two drivers.

Motorcycling: Marquez wins in Germany, Rossi extends lead

Motorcycling: Marquez wins in Germany, Rossi extends lead

Rediff.com12 Jul 2015

Spain's MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez won the German Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday for his sixth win in a row at the Sachsenring in a Honda one-two with compatriot Dani Pedrosa.

Ferrari want Rossi in third car for next year

Ferrari want Rossi in third car for next year

Rediff.com20 Apr 2010

Ferrari still want MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi to race for them next year if they manage to change Formula One rules and enter a third car.

I hope to race in India someday: Rossi

I hope to race in India someday: Rossi

Rediff.com10 Jan 2010

Considered the fastest man on two wheels, nine-time MotoGP world champion biker Valentino Rossi wants to strut his stuff in India too, if the country hosts a Grand Prix in future.

Rossi extends Yamaha contract

Rossi extends Yamaha contract

Rediff.com1 Feb 2007

Italian Valentino Rossi extended his contract with Yamaha to the end of 2008.

McWilliams in hospital after crash in Jerez

McWilliams in hospital after crash in Jerez

Rediff.com1 Dec 2006

Northern Irish rider Jeremy McWilliams suffered multiple injuries in a crash during testing at the MotoGP circuit in the southern Spanish city of Jerez on Thursday.

Rossi snaps Stoner's winning streak

Rossi snaps Stoner's winning streak

Rediff.com21 Jul 2008

Valentino Rossi ended Australian Casey Stoner's winning streak on Sunday with victory at the US MotoGP.

Marquez grabs pole in Texas after pit lane sprint

Marquez grabs pole in Texas after pit lane sprint

Rediff.com12 Apr 2015

MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez took pole position at the Grand Prix of the Americas with seconds to spare on Saturday after clambering over a wall and sprinting down pitlane to jump on his spare Honda.

Suzuki Gixxer SF launched in India

Suzuki Gixxer SF launched in India

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

The impressive riding dynamics of the Gixxer now get a sporty full fairing that makes this 155cc offering from Suzuki a lot more desirable, says Indian motoring website MotorBeam.

Rossi extends Yamaha deal for 2006

Rossi extends Yamaha deal for 2006

Rediff.com2 Aug 2005

India GP: Final practice delayed due to smog

India GP: Final practice delayed due to smog

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

Final practice for the Formula One Grand Prix was twice delayed on Saturday due to smog shrouding the circuit and preventing the medical helicopter from operating.

High five for Rossi in Italy

High five for Rossi in Italy

Rediff.com4 Jun 2006

Valentino Rossi made it five MotoGP wins in a row at the Italian Grand Prix

Moto3: Mahindra makes history with epic first win at Assen

Moto3: Mahindra makes history with epic first win at Assen

Rediff.com26 Jun 2016

Italian teenager Francesco Bagnaia made history at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen on Sunday, fighting every inch of the way to claim not only his first Grand Prix win, not only the first win for the Mahindra Moto3 team, but the first ever in the history of the sport for an Indian constructor.

PHOTOS: Rossi reigns in Argentina after Marquez crashes out

PHOTOS: Rossi reigns in Argentina after Marquez crashes out

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

Italian Valentino Rossi emerged triumphant in the Argentine MotoGP Grand Prix despite a clash with World champion Marc Marquez in the second-last lap which saw the Spaniard crash out.

Rossi knocked unconscious in race crash

Rossi knocked unconscious in race crash

Rediff.com28 Sep 2014

Italian great Valentino Rossi was knocked unconscious in a MotoGP crash in Spain on Sunday and was taken to hospital for precautionary checks that ruled out serious injury.

Sports Shorts: Marquez scores 50th premier class win

Sports Shorts: Marquez scores 50th premier class win

Rediff.com4 Aug 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.

Double top-six result for Mahindra at Moto3

Double top-six result for Mahindra at Moto3

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

Team Mahindra enjoyed yet another double top-six result as Miguel Oliveira and Efren Vazquez finished fourth and sixth at German Grand Prix in Moto3 category of the MotoGP championships in Sachsenring, Germany.

Sports Shorts: Federer to make comeback in Stuttgart on June 14

Sports Shorts: Federer to make comeback in Stuttgart on June 14

Rediff.com3 Jun 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday

Doriano Romboni dies at Simoncelli tribute event

Doriano Romboni dies at Simoncelli tribute event

Rediff.com1 Dec 2013

Italian racer Doriano Romboni died on Saturday after being struck by another rider's bike at an event in memory of late compatriot Marco Simoncelli, who was killed in a similar fashion two years ago.

F1 Pitlane Tales: Australian GP posts record financial loss

F1 Pitlane Tales: Australian GP posts record financial loss

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

The 2014 Australian Grand Prix posted a record A$59.97 million ($55 million) loss amid soaring costs and declining revenue, government officials said on Wednesday.