© FIM. Suzuki Yoshimura with Jomo 34 put an end to a series of ten victories by Honda at Suzuka today.

© Ducati Corse. The Silverstone race weekend kicked off in dry conditions but by the time the first qualifying session had started lunchtime rains had left a wet track for all 21 riders to contend with.

© Suzuki Racing. Noriyuki Haga brought a perfect homecoming present to Italy for his Monza-based team after scoring the Superpole win, a new lap record and - most importantly of all - the first ever double win this year.

© EWC In 2007, UEM has promoted the European Women Cup (born in 2005) to an official championship: "The European Women's Championship".

© FGSport. The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has announced that FGSPORT Group, FIM's partner since 1989, has become part of one of the world's leading sports marketing companies, Infront Sports & Media AG.

© GSE Racing. Leon Haslam took the positives of a strong points haul in the fourth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park despite having to give second best to first his team-mate Gregorio Lavilla and then to reigning champion Ryuichi Kiyonari.

© FIM Endurance. Next weekend on Spanish soil the four giants of Japanese motorcycle construction will take their places among the highly competitive line-up of permanent teams in the second race of the 2007 QMMF Endurance FIM World Championship.

© Virgin Media Racing. In a cruel twist of fate, James Haydon has suffered a shoulder injury while out training on his mountain bike.

© FIM 2007. Two years since it last won the Le Mans 24 Hours race, the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team today stole a masterful victory at the Bugatti circuit, placing both of its machines on the top two podium positions.

© Honda Pro Image. After two very different 23-lap races at Valencia local rider Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Ducati) and championship leader James Toseland (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) scored a win apiece, with Xaus running clear in race one but Toseland having to fight for every inch of track in race two.

© Circuit Valencia. The Spanish rain stayed mainly in the plains of Valencia before Superpole and this the 'wet' rules were introduced, giving each of the top 16 riders 12-laps in which to set their best time, and earn their final grid spot.

© Ducati Corse. Despite losing most of his right little finger in a race one crash at Donington Park two weeks ago, Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) proved not only fit to ride at Valencia but capable of the best ever SBK time on day one.

The promoters hope to line up at Le Mans some former big names such as Carlos Lavado, Whitham, or Nial Mackenzie. With just one week before the opening race of the QMMF Endurance FIM World Championship, the tension is mounting and the teams have been making their final adjustments at the free tests which took place last week at Le Mans.

© Alstare Suzuki. The second of five SBK rounds in relatively close succession is the fourth round of what has been an exciting championship season so far.

© Yamaha Motor Italia. As forecasted Noriyuki Haga with a fourth and a win managed to be only the 6th rider ever to gain 150 races in the points.

© Ducati Xerox Jr. Team. Ducati Xerox Junior Team rider, Niccolò Canepa, took the brand-new Ducati 1098 S to a sensational victory on its Superstock 1000 FIM World Cup debut at Donington Park on Sunday.

© Yamaha Racing. James Toseland scored the first race win after race leader and Superpole winner Troy Bayliss crashed out at Coppice, injuring his right little finger badly enough to require immediate surgery.

© Ducati Corse. Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) pocketed the new circuit best lap on an SBK weekend with a stunning 1'32.