MotoGP Race Reports

Sete Gibernau capped off an astounding day's racing at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia by taking his maiden 500c MotoGP victory in a thrilling race that saw many of the top riders starting on slick tyres despite the circuit being very damp and slippery.

In one of the most exiting race seen this, or any other year, Manuel Poggiali went from fourth on entering the final corner to the lead as he edged out Championship rival Toni Elias by a mere 0.022seconds following a race long ten bike scrap for the win at Valencia.

Valentino Rossi absorbed race long pressure from Loris Capirossi to take a sensational seventh win of the year at the Portuguese Grand Prix today, with the World Championship leader's title hopes boosted by Max Biaggi's second crash in two races.

Max Biaggi claimed a perfect lights-to-flag victory in the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, heading a Marlboro Yamaha one-two with Carlos Checa second and Shinya Nakano taking his first 500cc podium finish in third.

Marco Melandri won his first 250 Grand Prix at the Sachsenring after a fantastic late race charge saw him catch and then pass race leader Daijiro Katoh with a brave move at the final corner - and win by just 0.052secs.

With five laps to go the 500cc Dutch GP was shaping up for yet another thrilling battle between Max Biaggi and Valentino Rossi, but then 'out of the blue' the red flags came out, giving Biaggi his second win of the season with 75% of the race distance completed.

There could not have been a more deserving winner of the 250cc Grand Prix at the daunting 6km Assen track, as Jeremy McWilliams dominated the Dutch TT to take his first ever GP victory - and the first British win since 1986.

Alex Barros won a thrilling rain interrupted Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, the restarted race having been sensationally 'won' by Haruchika Aoki - but it was a West Honda Pons one, two on aggregate.

Nobby Ueda won today's rain interrupted 125 Italian Grand Prix, carving through the field to take the lead 5 laps from the finish, while pole sitter Youichi Ui's tyre gamble left him a lap behind his victorious countryman.

Valentino Rossi completed his clean sweep of the 500cc class in 2001, taking victory after a thrilling duel with early race leader Norick Abe, in today's Spanish Grand Prix.

Derbi's Youichi Ui took a lights to flag victory today in the 125cc race from Welkom, South Africa, with Manuel Poggiali taking his best ever finish in second behind the Japanese rider.

Valentino Rossi wrote his name into the record books by claiming Honda's 500th win today at Suzuka, in a race that will be remembered for the intense grudge match witnessed between Rossi and archrival Max Biaggi.

Kenny Roberts Jr. and Valentino Rossi both had cause for celebration in Rio when Rossi won the race and Kenny the 500cc World Championship.

The 22-race streak in which no-one had managed a back-to-back GP500 win may have ended, but the form Garry McCoy showed at the Valencia Grand Prix suggests that the Australian may be starting a run of his own very soon.

Alex Barros scored his second GP500 win of the season at the Sachsenring, but only after a tense struggle with the flying Valentino Rossi.

Valentino Rossi won his first GP500 race at Donington Park this afternoon, but not before home hero Jeremy McWilliams had given the crowd hopes of a British win.

Alex Barros came through to win a two part Dutch TT, his first win since 1993. The 75th running of the Dutch TT got underway in dry conditions with but a few damp patches still scattered around the track making things slightly difficult.

The welcome which heralded Loris Capirossi's victory in the Italian 500cc Grand Prix would have been fitting for an emperor, as the Honda Pons rider became the first Italian to win the class at Mugello.