So here’s the results of the Red Bull US Grand Prix

Let’s see what happens at the Czech Republic grand prix. Rossi sure seems to be determined to take this one home. 

Circuit Name : Brno
Opened : 1987
Lap Record : 1′ 58.787 ( Valentino Rossi, 2005)
Fastest Lap Ever : 1′ 56.191 ( Valentino Rossi, 2006)
Modified : 2002
Pole Position : Left
Length : 4423m
Turns : 13 (left:5 right:8)
Width : 11m Spectator
capacity around : 140000

The Czech Republic grand prix airs live on Ten Sports on 17th August from 2:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Casey Stoner proved uncatchable for his MotoGP rivals as he cruised to a second Donington Park victory in as many years. The 2007 World Champion was the fastest off the line from pole position, taking the kind of runaway win typical of his title winning year at the bwin.com British Grand Prix.

With his second triumph of the season, Stoner moved his way up to third in the overall classification. The two riders ahead of him in the standings, Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa, were involved in an entertaining battle some seven seconds back, trading places repeatedly at the midway point of the race. Riding in his 200th Grand Prix, Fiat Yamaha rider Rossi eventually won out, continuing a seven race run of podium finishes in 2008.

Repsol Honda’s Pedrosa also has seven rostrum appearances to his name this year, and came in third at the scene of his 2006 victory. His consistency keeps up the pressure on series leader Rossi, who he trails by just eleven points.

Following the briefest of respites, the relentless pace of the MotoGP World Championship resumes as the series heads to Donington Park.

The man leading the way in MotoGP is Valentino Rossi, the rider who has made Donington Park a home-from-home in his eight top cylinder category visits to the British track. The Fiat Yamaha rider will be celebrating his 200th Grand Prix appearance, and has won five MotoGP races at the circuit, including his first 500cc victory back in 2000.

The Italian is on a stellar run of six podium finishes from the first seven races of 2008, including consecutive victories in China, France and Italy. Second place in Catalunya, from ninth on the grid, at the most recent round reflected a performance that was vintage Rossi.

A gap of seven points separates Rossi from nearest rival Dani Pedrosa, the rider who took a comprehensive victory ahead of his rival in round seven. Repsol Honda’s Spanish star has also only once finished off the podium this season, with a 2006 victory at Donington Park in his rookie season adding further credence to his chances of a win there on June 22nd.

Will Rossi keep his position? Or succumb to Honda’s Pedrosa? I guess we’ll just have to wait and watch. The race starts at 4:27 p.m. on the 22nd of June, Live on ESPN India.

Dani Pedrosa rode his Honda to victory in the Catalunya leg of the MotoGP World Championship in Barcelona today. Pedrosa took an early lead and finished two seconds ahead of Italy’s Valentino Rossi, who was engaged in a tight battle for second with Australia’s reigning world champion Casey Stoner who finished third.

Rossi retained the championship lead with 142 points to Pedrosa’s 135. Rossi’s injured Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo is third on 94, two points clear of Ducati’s Stoner.

Pedrosa began the race second on the grid and had the best start by far, forging an early lead and taking his advantage over the pack to over eight seconds at one point. The Spaniard picked up his second victory of the season having won the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez.

But as he savoured triumph at the track just 20 kilometres from his home, Rossi showed that his recent resurgence is no fluke, his hard-fought second place - after starting ninth on the grid - cementing his top spot in the championship standings.

The next Moto GP is at England’s Donington Park on June 22. We’ll be sure to keep you posted on that.

ESPN: Valentino Rossi extended his lead in the MotoGP championship after a commanding win at his home Italian Grand Prix at Mugello.

Rossi has won every Grand Prix of the MotoGP era at Mugello and made it seven in a row at the historic circuit with a dominant display aboard his Fiat Yamaha. With team-mate Jorge Lorenzo crashing out of sixth place, Rossi now leads Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa by 12 points as he searches for a sixth title - and a first since 2005.

The 29-year-old has now won the last three races of the season to put him in pole position to regain his crown after a difficult few years. Reigning champion Casey Stoner was 4.8 seconds back from Rossi on his Marlboro Ducati ahead of Pedrosa, while British hope James Toseland put in another excellent display to claim sixth place on his Tech 3 Yamaha.

Rossi said: “It’s a great feeling as always to win my home Grand Prix. I have a lot of fans here and all my friends and a lot of family were here to see it. It is a great circuit, one of my favourites, and the bike was fantastic.”

MotoGP will have its next showdown at Catalunya, Spain on 8th June, at 2:30 pm on Ten Sports India. 

After Valentino Rossi claiming victory and the World Championship lead at the French Grand Prix held recently, the MotoGP World Championship will move to Italy.

Valentino Rossi took a runaway triumph at the Alice Grand Prix de France, equalling Angel Nieto´s record of 90 World Championship wins with a superb solo run. Rossi now leads the World Championship by three points from Lorenzo and Pedrosa, level on points in second.

In a selfless display, Rossi shared the limelight with the MotoGP Legend — Angel Nieto of Spain — asking him to take him on a parade lap onboard the Yamaha M1. Aside from equalling the historic milestone, the win also allowed the five-time MotoGP World Champion to assume the leadership of the overall standings for the first time this season.

Let us now see if Rossi can hold this candle on home grounds.

The MotoGP World Championship 2008 “Gran Premio D’Italia Alice” , held at Mugello, Italy will be aired Live on 1st June 2008 at 2:27 p.m. IST. It will be a four hour event so better get some snacks ready.

If you are catching the MotoGP action at the Shanghai Circuit (China), then I’m pretty sure you aren’t going to miss MotoGP going to France. After the Shanghai adventure, MotoGP will continue its rounds in France.

Of course,  not much is known of this event other than the dates. It all depends on the performances of the riders at China. 

However, Ducati rider Sylvain Guintoli will be one of the home riders at the Alice Grand Prix de France next month and he called in at Le Mans on Tuesday to speak at a press conference ahead of the event.

Alice Team’s French MotoGP star Sylvain Guintoli is looking forward to his home race next month and he was in attendance at Le Mans on Tuesday for an Alice Grand Prix de France preview event, where he spoke about his expectations for the round five contest on 18th May.

Of course the Ducati rider has the fourth round of the season in China early next month to get out of the way first - with the 25 year-old still trying to find his form with his new team after some rather modest results so far.

Check back on MySportsIndia.com for more updates on this event.

The Alice Grand Prix will air Live in India on Star Sports, at 2:30 p.m. on 18th May 2008. 

MotoGP heads to Shanghai for round four of the World Championship, the Pramac Grand Prix of China, on May 4th 2008.

Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa are currently the top two riders tied at the top of the MotoGP standing. With 61 points to their name, the battle should be a tight and exciting one. Both riders have been in China before, although this will be Lorenz’s maiden voyage on the MotoGP bike in China. Pedrosa on the other hand had his first triumph at the 2006 Chinese visit. Rival Dani Pedrosa, also has a winning at the Shanghai circuit, with his first triumph on a four-stroke coming at the 2006 Chinese visit.

However, all is not easy for the two top contenders. The five-time MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi is right behind and is within easy reach of the top position. He is definitely going to put up a fight, now with his new Bridgetstone tires!. Although we all know that just having new tires isn’t going to win him the race, so he will have to find it in his genius to pull ahead and leave everyone behind, which we know he is quite capable of.  The Italian is currently on his longest, winless streak since his first MotoGP victory in 2000. So if Rossi is to make a move he needs to do it in China!

Catch this event on Ten Sports India, on 4th May, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Rerun of MotoGP 2008 China will be shown on the same day at 8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Further Reading on this event:
Rossi pinpoints Shanghai for first Bridgestone victory
Lorenzo realises dream with maiden MotoGP victory
MotoGP rostrum riders review Estoril race
Champion Stoner looking for solution to pace problems
Tech 3 announce Toseland and Yamaha contract extensions