Australia’s two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner threw down the gauntlet to his rivals in impressive style on Thursday when he topped the first free practice for the season-opening Grand Prix of Qatar. The Australian Honda rider clocked 1min 56.474sec to edge out former champion Jorge Lorenzo on a Yamaha with Ducati’s Nicky Hayden almost [...]

LOSAIL, QATAR, APRIL 5 – Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner waited until the very end of the session to speed to the top of the lone MotoGP free practice session under the desert lights of the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. Stoner has an enviable record in Qatar-wins in four of the past five races-and he [...]

Quick … Can anyone stop Casey Stoner in the 2012 MotoGP season? Source: AAP Aussie MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner isn’t expecting to dominate the opening round of the 2012 season in Qatar like many people say he will. Stoner won 10 of the 17 races in 2011 and after dominating pre-season testing, bookies have him [...]

When four-strokes took over in 2002, the privateer WCM team entered with a racing chassis using production-engine parts. MotoGP said no: Prototypes only. Then when the class changed, aged five, from 990cc to 800, they said that was the end for the big bikes.Never say never again. MotoGP four-strokes turn 11 years old in 2012, [...]

Tue, 03 Apr 12:14:00 2012 Casey Stoner believes the 2012 MotoGP title race will prove to be more competitive than the dominant campaign he achieved last year. Stoner claimed his second world title, and his first for Honda, at a canter last year, winning 10 races and claiming 12 pole positions along the way. He [...]

Casey Stoner believes the 2012 MotoGP title race will prove to be more competitive than the dominant campaign he achieved last year. Stoner claimed his second world title, and his first for Honda, at a canter last year, winning 10 races and claiming 12 pole positions along the way. He then topped four out of [...]

“I’m excited to get the season started and fight for another World Championship” – Casey Stoner.Reining double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner heads to this weekend’s Qatar season opener favourite to take the first win of the new 1000cc era.The Repsol Honda rider finished top of the timesheets with the new RC213V in all three 2012 [...]

Hot favourite … Casey Stoner. Photo: AP After topping the time charts at most official pre-season test sessions, Honda spearhead Casey Stoner remains a firm favourite to win this year’s MotoGP World Championship, which accelerates away in Qatar next weekend. Rivals may have hoped that becoming a dad for the first time (a girl born [...]

Casey Stoner needs no introduction. The fastest man on two wheels begins his quest for a third world championship crown at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar where the inaugural race of the 2012 MotoGP season will take place on April 8. Stoner, 27, who won his first world title in 2007 with Ducati and [...]

Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe’s Flash Player. World champion Casey Stoner was fastest again on Sunday in the final testing session ahead of the new MotoGP season which starts in Qatar in two weeks’ time. The Australian, who had set the pace on Friday, clocked 1min 38.780sec [...]