Based very close to the Californian coastline, the conditions at Laguna Circuit are hot and dry in the afternoon, but in the morning the region is shrouded in a marine layer or dense mist that means the temperature is much lower until the sun burns it off around midday. The difference between track conditions from [...]

Reuters Casey Stoner celebrates his victory at the US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. Photograph: Mirco Lazzari Gp/Bongarts/Getty Images Australia’s Casey Stoner overhauled the MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo on the 27th lap of 32 to win the US Grand Prix on Sunday and stretch his lead in the overall standings. The Honda rider Stoner, [...]

AFP A vital tweak just minutes before the start of the race propelled Australian MotoGP star Casey Stoner to victory in the US Grand Prix. Stoner, who called himself a “one-lap wonder” after narrowly conceding pole position to rival Jorge Lorenzo in qualifying, proved he was much more at Laguna Seca in California. He had [...]

Australian Honda rider Casey Stoner stretched his lead atop the MotoGP standings on Sunday with superb victory in the US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca Raceway. Stoner surged past Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo on the 27th of 32 laps on the technically demanding circuit to claim the victory and take his points total to 193, 20 [...]

SERIES LEADER: Australian Casey Stoner qualified second-fastest for the US MotoGP. Source: AP CASEY Stoner says he is struggling to find a winning set-up after qualifying second for the US MotoGP at Laguna Seca Raceway. The Honda rider, who holds a 15-point championship lead over Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo going into Sunday’s race, had to settle [...]

A cool and cloudy morning once again gave way to classic Californian sunshine at Laguna Seca this afternoon, where hard compound tyres were the general order of the day when it came to race set-up. The action on track was just as hot, with the top six riders finishing in the 1.21s but Jorge Lorenzo [...]

All three riders have struggled to find the perfect set up on their RC212V to tackle the Laguna Seca circuit, which demands a lot from both bike and rider. The early part of the session saw, Stoner, Pedrosa, Spies and Lorenzo trading fastest laps, with Lorenzo finally securing pole a mere seven hundredths faster that [...]

Sun, 24 Jul 01:20:00 2011 MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo recovered from a morning crash to issue another strong challenge to championship leader Casey Stoner by putting Yamaha on pole at the US Grand Prix in California. A day after overshadowing Stoner to finish quickest in official practice, the 24-year-old Spaniard again secured the top [...]

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Casey Stoner was fastest in the opening free practice session for MotoGP’s first American date of the year at Laguna Seca. Source:

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Casey Stoner fastest during Friday practice (1) for the US MotoGP at Laguna Seca. Source: