Stoner pole assures BMW M Award victory

Casey Stoner´s eighth pole of 2008 gave the Ducati rider victory in the BMW M Award for best qualifier.Pole position for his home race came as a surprise for Casey Stoner, who clinched the BMW M Award for most consistent qualifier with his eighth top spot of the year. The Australian has been consistently fast on race tyres, in addition to his unexpected late qualifying record lap, as he chases a second consecutive home victory.
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FIM MotoGP Awards Ceremony celebrated in Valencia

The 2008 MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi was presented with the MotoGP World Championship trophy on Sunday night in Valencia at a gala ceremony held at the city´s Oceanografic Centre.

The FIM MotoGP Awards Ceremony 2008, hosted by the government of the Comunitat Valenciana in the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciencies area of the city, was broadcast across the globe, and was presented by the BBC´s Matthew Roberts and TVE´s Ainhoa Arbizu. See more.

Yamaha and Fiat to continue together for two more years

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd and Fiat Automobiles Spa have concluded an agreement to continue their partnership for a further two years.

The agreement will see Fiat continue as the title sponsor of Yamaha’s Factory MotoGP Team, which will continue to be known as the Fiat Yamaha Team, for 2009 and 2010.

Fiat joined Yamaha at the start of 2007 and their partnership has been a successful one with 14 grand prix wins to date, culminating in the capture of the 2008 Rider, Team and Manufacturer titles. 2009 will see the same team with Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo contesting the championship for the Fiat Yamaha Team.

“I heartily welcome the extension of the agreement with Fiat as title sponsor of our MotoGP Factory Team for another two years” said Masao Furusawa, Executive Officer Engineering Operations of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. “We will be working to continue the great partnership that resulted in the Fiat Yamaha Team winning the triple crown in 2008”. Read more.

Valentino Rossi helmet of the day: Che Spettacolo

To celebrate the launch of MCN’s exclusive 132 page Valentine Rossi tribute bookazine available on November 11, we’ll be bringing you a Valentino Rossi helmet of the day for you to poll on.

The MCN bookazine is a celebration of the career of the man himself with exclusive words written by Valentino and an introduction from the eight-time World Champion and his father, Graziano Rossi.

Priced at £7.99, it’s a limited edition glossy title written by the top names in the Grand Prix paddock – a must for every MotoGP and Valentino Rossi fan.

You can find it in newsagents from November 12 - or you can order your copy direct from Tower by calling 0845-6012672 or by visiting www.subscriptions.co.uk/product/rossi (Quote code: ROSI). An extra charge for postage and packaging applies to mail order purchases. Read more.