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==List of MotoGP riders== ==List of World Superbike riders==

...mber of [[Harold Eckl]]'s [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] team in [[MotoGP]]. ...ed up to the [[500cc]] World Championship, which would eventually become [[MotoGP]] in 2002. Despite semi-works machinery Shinya managed to finish 5th in the

...24]], [[1980]] in [[Mindelheim]], [[Germany]]) is a motorcycle racer in [[MotoGP]]. ==MotoGP==

'''Makoto Tamada''' is a [[MotoGP]] racer from [[Japan]], born [[November 4]], [[1976]] in [[Ehime Prefecture ...h a 3rd place at [[Rio]], finishing 11th overall. 2004 was his strongest [[MotoGP]] season to date, with wins at [[Rio]] and [[Estoril]] and 6th overall.

...[[Seville]], [[Spain]], born Feb 02 1975, who is spending 2006 racing in [[MotoGP]] for the [[D'Antin]] [[Ducati]] squad, his second spell with this team. ==500cc and MotoGP part 1==

...and the [[British Superbike]] championship, winning the Cup for non-works riders in 2004. ...uggling (but wholely ebullient [[WCM]] team to join [[Yuichi Ui]] in their MotoGP team, and did well enough to be kept on for 2005 alongside [[Franco Battain

...point he was involved in [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]'s first [[MotoGP]] bike, and took his (and Kawasaki's) first points before their first full [[Category:MotoGP riders|Pitt, Andrew]]

...team-mate on the [[Repsol]]-backed Hondas which would dominate 500cc and [[MotoGP]] racing in years to come. Alex was 4th in 1995 and 1997, runner-up in 1996 ...000 and 8th in 2001. Fired by Repsol Honda, he planned to spend the 2002 [[MotoGP]] season with the [[D'Antin]] [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] team, but was

...MotoGP prototype. He will be competing in the final two rounds of the 2006 MotoGP season as a wildcard.([http://www.crash.net/news_view~t~Ilmor-confirms-McCo [[Category:MotoGP riders|McCoy, Garry]]

...oberts]]. In total he has 8 wins, 10 poles and 8 fastest laps in 500cc and MotoGP. [[Category:MotoGP riders|Roberts Jr, Kenny]]

...le]] [[road racing|road racer]]. He is considered one of the most talented riders never to have won a [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions| He currently works as a television commentator for [[MotoGP]] races on the [[Eurosport]] network.

...racing|road racer]]. After a long career in [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]], for 2006 he moved to the [[Superbike racing|World Superbike]] series. ===500cc and MotoGP===

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...away from current champion [[Valentino Rossi]] since the inception of the MotoGP class. ===MotoGP===

...0]], riding on largely unfamiliar circuits against some of the world's top riders.

|Current team:||[[Rizla Suzuki MotoGP]] ...[Anglo-American]] [[MotoGP]] racer currently racing for the [[Rizla Suzuki MotoGP]] team.

==MotoGP== ...otorcycles and debuted in the Road Racing World Championship, now known as MotoGP, in 1988. With her [[Honda]] bike she qualified second for the 125cc class

| Current team || [[Rizla Suzuki MotoGP]] ...[Anglo-American]] [[MotoGP]] racer currently racing for the [[Rizla Suzuki MotoGP]] team.

...riders/profiles/Fortunato+Libanori Fortunato Libanori career statistics at MotoGP.com] [[Category:125cc World Championship riders]]

...confirmed as [[Valentino Rossi]]'s partner on a two year deal for the 2008 MotoGP season. [[Category:250cc World Championship riders|Lorenzo, Jorge]]

[[Category:MotoGP riders|Checa, Carlos]] [[Category:500cc World Championship riders|Checa, Carlos]]

...s.htm?menu=riders&rider_id=1808&from=archive Duilio Agostini statistics at MotoGP website] [[Category:250cc World Championship riders]]

...iders in 125cc World Championship with Team Burnett. He took part in two [[MotoGP|500cc World Championship]] races for the Harris-Yamaha team. ===MotoGP and WSB: the first attempt===

...cati Motor Holding S.p.A. workforce). Ducati Corse currently competes in [[MotoGP]], the [[Superbike World Championship]] and other national championships. ...ible for the design and development of the motorcycles that compete in the MotoGP and Superbike championships.

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...tly drives for [[Red Bull]] [[KTM (motorcycle manufacturer)|KTM]] in the [[MotoGP]] 125cc class. For the 2007 season, he will move up to 250cc. == Achievements in MotoGP 125cc ==

The following season, Kato moved up to the [[MotoGP]] class (formerly 500cc) riding for [[Honda|Honda Racing Corporation]] (HRC *[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix World Championship]]: MotoGP/500cc class.

==Differences between a Superbike and a MotoGP bike== ...ear little resemblance to production machines. One might consider that a [[MotoGP]] bike is related to a Superbike in the same way that a [[Formula One]] car

Xaus made his move into the [[MotoGP]] World Championship in [[2004]] as part of the satellite D'Antin Ducati te *[[2005]]: 16th, MotoGP World Championship, Fortuna Yamaha Tech3, [[Yamaha YZR-M1]]

==MotoGP== Both Troy and Colin moved to [[MotoGP]] in 2003, and it was Bayliss who was initially more successful. In Ducati'

| Current team || [[Rizla Suzuki]] MotoGP ...[[road racing|road racer]], who currently rides for the factory [[Suzuki]] MotoGP team. He is a former [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions

...|| [[Superbike racing|Superbikes]], [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]], [[Champ Car]] ...en]] were traditionally banked and the surface is extremely grippy, so the riders were able to drive much faster on the course than other circuits. Today the

[[Image:Motogp.gif|center|110px]] ...25 [[Cubic centimetre|cc]], 250 cc and MotoGP (up to 990 cc). In 2007, the MotoGP class will have its maximum engine displacement capacity reduced to 800 cc,

...ogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_riders.htm?menu=riders&rider_id=1245&from=archive MotoGP] [[Category:125cc World Championship riders|Andersson, Kent]]

...togp.com/en/riders/profiles/Carlos+Bandirola Carlo Bandirola statistics at MotoGP website] [[Category:500cc World Championship riders]]

...2]] season the championship was used by some manufacturers to test their [[MotoGP]] prototypes. The prototypes usually won the races but were not eligible fo ...series now runs a small 7 round schedule but has a large field of Japanese riders and bikes. [[Atsushi Watanabe (motorcycle racer)|Atsushi Watanabe]] won the

...n/riders/profiles/Eugenio+Lazzarini Eugenio Lazzarini career statistics at MotoGP.com] [[Category:50cc World Championship riders]]

...cle racing season|2005]] racing for [[Kenny Roberts]]' team on a [[KTM]] [[MotoGP]] bike, before they were forced to pull out due to an internal dispute betw [[Category:MotoGP riders]]

..."production" bikes race each other on specially designed road circuits. [[MotoGP]] and [[Superbike]] are the top level racing and production classes. ...Motorcycle speedway]] and [[ice speedway]] are held on oval circuits where riders slide their machines around turns.

...al World Championships, one for [[List of Superbike World champions#Riders|riders]] and one for [[List of Superbike World champions#Manufacturers|manufacture ...her twins, triples or four-cylinder) to race. The recent rule changes in [[MotoGP]] to allow [[4-stroke]] engines meant that the Japanese manufacturers had f

...the race runs for eight hours consecutively and teams are composed of two riders and one alternate. ==Star riders==

...RNA Sports group which is the commercial and television rights holder of [[MotoGP]]. ...om [[Bennetts]] bike insurance. The grids usually consist of more than 30 riders, consisting of production-based bikes from [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]],

===MotoGP=== ...ing the Chinese Grand Prix race weekend held in Shanghai, he won his first MotoGP race.

Roberts is regarded as being one of the first riders to use his knee to balance the bike on the track in corners, and the first ...tive dirt track disciplines plus [[road racing]]. He became one of the few riders to win a national event in each of the four dirt disciplines and a road rac

...MotoGP]], it became clear towards the end of 2005 that many veteran MotoGP riders would be rotated out of the category in an attempt to challenge Rossi's dom ...ixth, well ahead of many seasoned veterans and with little experience on a MotoGP machine. The media starts to nake notice of the wiz kid from Kurri Kurri

...time a [[four-stroke]] machine would win a title until the advent of the [[MotoGP]] class in 2002. [[Category:500cc World Championship riders|Read, Phil]]

...ed without penalty: on 7 June he received a verbal warning from the MotoGP Riders Safety Commission. [[Category:125cc World Championship riders]]

Today, Uncini acts as Rider's Safety Representative in [[MotoGP]]. [[Category:500cc World Championship riders|Uncini, Franco]]

...|| [[Superbike racing|Superbikes]], [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]], [[Champ Car]] ...en]] were traditionally banked and the surface is extremely grippy, so the riders were able to drive much faster on the course than other circuits. Today the

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...ike for the 2009 season with Max Biaggi and Shinya Nakano as their factory riders both piloting the RSV4. ...many advanced technologies either not seen or only being seen now in other MotoGP bikes - technologies including [[fly by wire throttle]] and [[Pneumatic val

...ing League]]''' <br>[[Indy Japan 300]]<p>'''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP World Championship]]'''<br>Grand Prix of Japan The road course is also a popular motorbike racing spot, with the [[MotoGP]] usually visiting once a year, as well as several Japanese national bike r

...h [[Neil Hodgson]] and [[Ruben Xaus]] left [[World Superbikes]] to race in MotoGP, Toseland joined the factory Fila [[Ducati]] team as second rider to the ex ...aha Motor Company|Yamaha]] teams, and the improving [[Honda]] camp of five riders including [[Chris Vermeulen]] and [[Pierfrancesco Chili]]. This combination

...Motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]] and multiple [[Grand Prix motorcycles|MotoGP]] World Champion. ...streak of back-to-back championships by winning the [[2004]] and [[2005]] MotoGP World Championship after leaving Honda to join [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Y

...n the new section, on his way to the braking zone for the Casio Triangle. MotoGP has not returned to Suzuka since the incident. ...ycles, which has been run since 1978. This event usually attracts big name riders and with the exception of 2005, due to the importance of the big name manuf

...e V4 [[Prototype]] Motorcycles developed by [[Ducati]] to compete in the [[MotoGP]] World Championship. GPx indicates the version of the bike, where x corres ...for public worldwide. The bike was eventually launched at the 2006 Italian MotoGP event and Ducati guaranteed customer orders will be fulfilled by the end of

...Grand Prix history.[http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_riders.htm?menu=riders&rider_id=1025&from=archive] *[http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_archive.htm?menu=archive MotoGP]

...season|1951]] to [[1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1954]]. Famous riders who raced here included: [[Hans Stärkle]], [[Freddie Frith]] and [[Geoff D {{MotoGP circuits}}

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'''[[MotoGP]]'''<br>[[United States motorcycle Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]]<br ...Automobile Races]], and AMA ([[American Motorcyclist Association]]) and [[MotoGP]] motorcycle races.

...circuits or on closed public roads (sometimes called true road racing). [[MotoGP]] and [[Superbike racing]] are prime examples of circuit racing while event ...[[dragstrip]] with a signaled starting line. Upon the starting signal, the riders accelerate down a straight, quarter-mile long paved track where their elaps

...as it introduced a new regulation which specifies that competitors in the MotoGP class can use up to 800&nbsp;[[cubic centimetre|cc]] motorcycles; between [ !align=center|'''MotoGP winner'''

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...[[2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2003]]. Many of the most famous riders in the history of motorcycling raced with Benelli bikes, from [[Mike Hailwo

[[Image:Ducati.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ducati MotoGP]] ...s produced, by a considerable margin, the highest top speeds of the entire MotoGP grid.