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    • MotoGP Riders’ Championship (After Round 8: Germany)

      MotoGP 2012: Championship Standings After German GP

    • eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland: Race Result

      MotoGP 2012: German Grand Prix – Race Result

    • Dani Pedrosa launched himself firmly into championship contention with victory in the German Grand Prix, beating teammate Casey Stoner in a straight fight to the flag

      Pedrosa Wins As Stoner Slips Up In Germany

    • eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland: Qualifying Result

      MotoGP 2012: German Grand Prix – Qualifying Result

    • Casey Stoner snatched the 39th pole position of his MotoGP career but few will have been achieved in more dramatic circumstances than today at the Sachsenring

      Stoner Grabs Pole In Thrilling German GP Qualifying

    • Dani Pedrosa topped the combined Friday practice times will all the quickest laps completed in the dry morning session

      MotoGP 2012: German Grand Prix – Combined Friday Practice Times

    • Dani Pedrosa set the pace in two very different practice sessions as the German Grand Prix weekend began in changeable conditions at the Sachsenring

      Pedrosa Quickest In All Conditions At Sachsenring

    • Just when it appeared Jorge Lorenzo was going to run away with the 2012 world championship, sport’s tendency of producing the unexpected stopped him in his tracks

      Sachsenring Preview: All Square Ahead Of Germany

    • Casey Stoner will head to Qatar as favourite to win the opening race of the 2012 MotoGP season after topping the timesheets on the final day of testing at Jerez

      Stoner On Top As Testing Draws To A Close

    • Nicky Hayden clocked the fastest time on day two of the final MotoGP pre-season test but unsettled weather throughout the day rendered the lap times almost meaningless

      Hayden Leads On Rain Affected Second Day At Jerez

    • Casey Stoner left it until his final lap of the day before going quickest on the opening day of the final pre-season test at Jerez

      Last Gasp Stoner Leads On Opening Day At Jerez

    • Casey Stoner closed the second pre-season test on top after edging out Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa on Thursday in Malaysia

      Stoner Leads Repsol Honda 1-2 On Day Three At Sepang

    • Ben Spies clocked the fastest time on the second day of testing at Sepang but the riders were frustrated once again by a heavy rain shower which curtailed running for the second day in succession

      Spies Tops Day Two As Rain Continues In Malaysia

    • Casey Stoner showed that fatherhood has not slowed him down as he set the pace on the opening day of the second pre-season test at Sepang

      Stoner Leads In Malaysia As Testing Resumes

    • Casey Stoner sent out an ominous message to the MotoGP field with a stunning lap time on the final day of the Malaysia test

      Stoner Sets Blistering Pace On Day Three In Malaysia

    • Casey Stoner took over at the top of the timesheets as testing ahead of the new MotoGP season continued in Malaysia

      Stoner Leads The Yamahas On Day Two In Malaysia

    • Jorge Lorenzo set the pace on Tuesday in Malaysia as the MotoGP teams kicked off the first official test of 2012

      Lorenzo Leads After Day One In Malaysia

    • Repsol Honda continued their domination of the post-season test at Valencia, with Dani Pedrosa topping the timesheets for the second successive day

      MotoGP 2011: Valencia Test – Day Two Result

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