Jorge Lorenzo’s off-season activities will take a short break after the Spaniard had an operation on Monday to remove a titanium plate in his left collarbone. Lorenzo required the plate to be fitted in the wake of the 2005 250cc Catalunya Grand Prix, during which a collision with Alex de Angelis resulted in a double fracture of his collarbone. He then injured his shoulder in an off-season tes... more.

The 2009 Qtel FIM Endurance World Champions ended up the season in the best possible way by taking another victory at the 8 Hours of Doha, the last round of the championship. Igor Jerman, Steve Martin and Gwen Giabbani took victory with one lap gap over the Yamaha Phase One Endurance. The British Yamaha of James Ellison, Pedro Vallcaneras and Glen Richards did a faultless race. Starting from pole ... more.

One day after sealing the Triple Crown of titles for 2009, the Fiat Yamaha Team was back at work in Valencia today looking towards the next season. World Champion Valentino Rossi and runner-up Jorge Lorenzo tested this afternoon and will continue tomorrow before finally getting the chance to take some time off. Lorenzo finished the day second fastest behind Casey Stoner and Rossi was just behind h... more.

Valentino Rossi was the star of the show once again on Sunday evening at the traditional gala ceremony in Valencia which closes the MotoGP season, as he was officially presented with his 2009 FIM MotoGP World Championship trophy, in the Spanish city’s Palacio de Congresos. At the conclusion of the 2009 FIM MotoGP Awards Ceremony, which was presented by the BBC’s Matthew Roberts and TVEâ... more.

Before becoming incorporated into his the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team on Monday in the post-race Valencia test American rider Ben Spies did a good job for Yamaha in Sunday’s final MotoGP contest of the year, crossing the line in seventh place – just ahead of Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso to help future team-mate Colin Edwards up the standings. Edwards finished the race in fourth place ... more.

Fiat Yamaha duo Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi were in slightly different spirits after the opening practice session at the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana, having recorded the second and fourth fastest times respectively. Lorenzo was pleased with how he performed, as he registered the second-fastest time of the session behind Casey Stoner. “I’m quite happy with the pr... more.

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Colin Edwards’ season has been an impressive one to date, with the Texan close to equalling his second-best championship finish as the final round of the 2009 season approaches at Valencia. Locked in a battle for fifth spot with Andrea Dovizioso, whom he finished second behind at Donington this year, Edwards could match his 2004 championship finish with the right r... more.

Ben Spies (Yamaha World Superbike) won the first race and then controlled the situation in race 2 to take his and Yamaha's first ever World Superbike Championship title in front of an 86,000 crowd in the final round of the series at Portimao. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox), points leader going into the decider, crashed out in race 1, making things easier for the Texan, who was fifth in the second ra... more.

A twelfth podium of the season for Valentino Rossi – the 163rd of his career across all classes – secured the 2009 MotoGP World Championship for the Italian at Sepang, and he was understandably delighted with the achievement. In rain-soaked conditions and after falling to tenth place from pole position after a slow start, Rossi climbed the field to secure third behind Casey Stoner and Dani ... more.

Contrasting fortunes in Australia for Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo mean the defending MotoGP World Champion is primed to take the 2009 title this weekend at the Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix. Second place at Phillip Island for Rossi combined with Lorenzo’s crash at turn one on the first lap extended the former’s lead at the top of the standings to 38 points. That means ... more.