Jorge Lorenzo denied Yamaha teammate and title rival Valentino Rossi pole position for the Japanese MotoGP in a qualifying shootout.Lorenzo maintained his perfect record of topping every session at Motegi this weekend, but had to secure his fourth pole position of the season after the chequered flag was shown. The...

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...

Honda has identified the cause of the crash that left two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner with multiple injuries on his return to racing in the Suzuka 8 Hours.Stoner sustained a broken shoulder blade and fractured tibia in the accident at the Formula 1 venue's hairpin. He was making his...

Two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner will make a comeback to racing at this year's Suzuka 8 Hours in July.Stoner stunned the MotoGP paddock by retiring at the end of the 2012 season, aged 27. He later became part of Honda's test roster, and will team up with World Superbike...

Casey Stoner tested a new frame and engine in what Honda called a "grueling" three-day MotoGP test at Sugo.The retired two-time champion focused solely on Honda's prototype machines, completing runs on both the 2013 RC213V and an updated version of its 2014 counterpart. Takumi Takahashi, meanwhile, tested Honda's new production...

Casey Stoner's second MotoGP test outing for Honda was cancelled this week due to poor weather at Motegi.The two-time world champion's recent deal with Honda was set to include four tests in Japan with the aim of developing both Honda's factory 2014 MotoGP bike and the production racer it is...