Yamaha test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga will race as a wild card in the manufacturer's home MotoGP race at Motegi next month.The Japanese rider has contested the race each year since 2012, finishing eighth last year, while he has also raced at Valencia twice, finishing second in 2012.Related StoriesHe has won...

Honda will run an extra factory MotoGP bike in next month's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi for its test rider Takumi Takahashi. The 25-year-old from Japan will be making his MotoGP race debut, though he has long been part of the Honda Racing test lineup."I have taken part in MotoGP...

MotoGP riders Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro helped Yamaha to victory in the Suzuka 8 Hours for the first time since 1996.The two Tech 3 MotoGP riders joined forces with Katsuyuki Nakasuga to win the race for the factory Yamaha squad, leading home the FCC TSR Honda of Josh Hook,...

Casey Stoner suffered a broken right shoulder blade and fractured tibia in his left leg after crashing out of the Suzuka 8 Hours when his throttle stuck open.The former MotoGP star was in the early stages of his first stint of the race in the second hour when his Honda's...

Yamaha has ended speculation that factory MotoGP riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo could contest the Suzuka 8 Hours by entering Tech 3's Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro for it.Although MotoGP riders now rarely contest the classic Japanese endurance event, its profile has increased again this year due to Casey...

Yamaha has announced that it will run a third factory bike for test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga in the Japanese MotoGP round at Motegi in October.Multiple Japanese Superbike champion Nakasuga has generally appeared in MotoGP as injury cover for Yamaha, standing in for Jorge Lorenzo in the final races of 2011...