Valentino Rossi completed a mainly positive first day of testing in Malaysia today as the first of four pre-season tests began for the Fiat Yamaha Team. Rossi's second test on Bridgestone tyres was interrupted when he crashed entering turn two on his twentieth lap of the day, but the Italian was unhurt and completed 44 laps and some important development work

© Fiat Yamaha Team. After being officially welcomed into the Yamaha fold at the Team's presentation in Turin last week, Jorge Lorenzo was out on track in Fiat Yamaha Team colours for the first time today in Sepang. The three-day Malaysian test is the first of four pre-season tests before the Spanish rookie makes his MotoGP debut in March.

 

© Repsol Media Service. Bad luck for Dani Pedrosa who has to return to Spain after a big crash in Sepang. Setting the second best time of the day behind Randy De Puniet, the Spaniard slid off at Turn 11, injuring his right hand. Team-mate Nicky Hayden completed a total of 85 laps, riding more laps than anyone else on track.

© Fiat Yamaha Team. Yamaha Motor Company Ltd. and Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. marked the second year of their MotoGP partnership today, at the official 2008 Fiat Yamaha Team Launch in Turin, Italy. The presentation was hosted by Italian TV star Simona Ventura and took place at the historic Lingotto building, which was Fiat's car factory from 1923 until 1982.

© Fiat Yamaha Team. Reigning 250cc World Champion Jorge Lorenzo, who will ride for the Fiat Yamaha Team in 2008, got his first taste of the YZR-M1 today as he tested with Yamaha for the first time in Valencia this afternoon.

© Fiat Yamaha Team. Championship leader Valentino Rossi leads the MotoGP charge into the unknown in the third round of the title chase at the superb Istanbul Park circuit on Sunday.

© Aprilia. Aprilia presents four highly-awaited new products and a series of other novelties at the 2006 International Motorcycling Exhibition.

© Fortuna Racing. Fortuna will concentrate its sponsoring activity around Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo who will compete again in the 250 cc MotoGP World Championship in the team managed by Dani Amatriain and with full factory technical support of Aprilia.

© Fortuna Aprilia. " This is a sensation that right now I cannot describe.

© Fortuna Aprilia. Series leader Jorge Lorenzo clocked the second fastest time in qualifying for the 250cc Grand Prix of Valencia.

© Fortuna Aprilia. Jorge Lorenzo qualified on the provisional front row setting the third fastest time of the day down his team-mate Hector Barbera, second just 0.

© Humangest Racing Team. The MotoGP World Championship is at the final event and the suspense for the last GP is very high.

© Honda Pro Image Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso has won the GP of Portugal opening the championship again as he is at 13 points down the leader Jorge Lorenzo who finished fifth today.

© Fortuna Aprilia. Japanese rider Hiroshi Aoyama set a fastest time of 142"282 in today's first qualifying session ahead of series leader Jorge Lorenzo.

© Milagro. Historic day for KTM in Motegi as the Austrian squad scored victories in both the 125 cc and 250 cc classes, the first time KTM had registered a double victory on one race day during the Motorcycle Road Racing World Championships.

© Fortuna Aprilia. Spaniard rider and series leader Jorge Lorenzo set his tenth pole position of the season this afternoon to equal the 25-year old record set by German legend Anton Mang, on a 250cc Kawasaki in 1981.

© Fortuna Aprilia. Japanese riders threat proved ferocious during the first 250cc qualifying session of the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, but series leader held off the challenge of the home riders with mastery.

© Fortuna Aprilia. Jorge Lorenzo made a bad start to the Australian Grand Prix and had to overtake Sylvain Guintoly, Marco Simoncelli, Hiroshi Aoyama, Andrea Dovizioso and Alex de Angelis, before claiming the lead at Phillip Island on lap ten.