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Motorcyling-Crutchlow to MotoGP, Melandri to superbikes in 2011

5 September, 2010 - 20:06
LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - British rider Cal Crutchlow will switch from the world superbike championship to MotoGP next season on a two-year deal, the Tech 3 Yamaha team said on Sunday.

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UPDATE 3-Motorcycling-Japanese Tomizawa dies after Moto2 crash

5 September, 2010 - 13:58
* Japanese rider hit by two bikes in secondary class race

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UPDATE 1-Motorcycling-Pedrosa wins tragic San Marino Grand Prix

5 September, 2010 - 13:34
MISANO, Italy, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Spain's Dani Pedrosa led from the start to win Sunday's San Marino MotoGP Grand Prix on another sad day for the sport after Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa died following a crash in an earlier race.

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Motorcycling-MotoGP standings

5 September, 2010 - 13:16
Sept 5 (Reuters) - MotoGP standings after the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday. 1. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 271 points 2. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 208 3. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 139 4. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 130 5. Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati 130 6. Ben Spies (U.S.) Yamaha 120 7. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Ducati 109 8. Randy de Puniet (France) Honda 81 9. Marco Melandri (Italy) Honda 67 10. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha

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UPDATE 1-Motorcycling-San Marino MotoGP result

5 September, 2010 - 13:14
Sept 5 (Reuters) - San Marino MotoGP result on Sunday. 1. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 44mins 22.059secs 2. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 44:23.959 3. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 44:25.242 4. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 44:28.513 5. Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati 44:40.538 6. Ben Spies (U.S.) Yamaha 44:50.444 7. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha 44:56.993 8. Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Suzuki 45:00.216 9. Hector Barbera (Spain) Ducati 45:03.002 10. Marco Me

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Motorcycling-Japan's Tomizawa dies after crash - Italian TV

5 September, 2010 - 12:48
MISANO, Italy, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Japanese Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa has died after suffering a shocking crash during the San Marino Grand Prix, Italy's Mediaset television said on Sunday.

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Motorcycling-Moto2 standings

5 September, 2010 - 11:37
Sept 5 (Reuters) - Moto2 standings after the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday. 1. Toni Elias (Spain) Moriwaki 211 points 2. Julian Simon (Spain) Suter 128 3. Thomas Luethi (Switzerland) Moriwaki 124 4. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Speed Up 119 5. Simone Corsi (Italy) Motobi 97 6. Jules Cluzel (France) Suter 84 7. Shoya Tomizawa (Japan) Suter 82 8. Gabor Talmacsi (Hungary) Speed Up 79 9. Yuki Takahashi (Japan) Tech 3 72

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UPDATE 1-Motorcycling-San Marino Moto2 result

5 September, 2010 - 11:35
Sept 5 (Reuters) - San Marino Moto2 Grand Prix result on Sunday. 1. Toni Elias (Spain) Moriwaki 43mins 33.996secs 2. Julian Simon (Spain) Suter 43:35.965 3. Thomas Luethi (Switzerland) Moriwaki 43:45.913 4. Simone Corsi (Italy) Motobi 43:49.405 5. Stefan Bradl (Germany) Suter 43:50.215 6. Jules Cluzel (France) Suter 43:50.672 7. Gabor Talmacsi (Hungary) Speed Up 43:50.848 8. Dominique Aegerter (Switzerland) Suter 43:5

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Motorcycling-125cc standings

5 September, 2010 - 10:19
Sept 5 (Reuters) - Motorcycling 125cc standings after the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday. 1. Marc Marquez (Spain) Derbi 197 points 2. Nicolas Terol (Spain) Aprilia 188 3. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Derbi 177 4. Bradley Smith (Britain) Aprilia 128 5. Sandro Cortese (Germany) Derbi 107 6. Esteve Rabat (Spain) Aprilia 99 7. Efren Vazquez (Spain) Derbi 97 8. Tomoyoshi Koyama (Japan) Honda 92

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UPDATE 1-Motorcycling-San Marino 125cc Grand Prix result

5 September, 2010 - 10:15
Sept 5 (Reuters) - San Marino 125cc Grand Prix result on Sunday. 1. Marc Marquez (Spain) Derbi 39mins 56.117secs 2. Nicolas Terol (Spain) Aprilia 39:58.302 3. Efren Vazquez (Spain) Derbi 40:01.745 4. Bradley Smith (Britain) Aprilia 40:02.029 5. Sandro Cortese (Germany) Derbi 40:02.495 6. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Derbi 40:03.208 7. Esteve Rabat (Spain) Aprilia 40:19.952 8. Tomoyoshi Koyama (Japan) Apri

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Motorcycling-San Marino Moto2 qualification result

4 September, 2010 - 14:36
Sept 4 (Reuters) - San Marino Moto2 qualification result on Saturday. 1. Toni Elias (Spain) Moriwaki 1min 38.991secs 2. Scott Redding (Britain) Suter 1:39.035 3. Julian Simon (Spain) Suter 1:39.280 4. Jules Cluzel (France) Suter 1:39.413 5. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Speed Up 1:39.426 6. Simone Corsi (Italy) Motobi 1:39.664 7. Alex de Angelis (San Marino) Motobi 1:39.686 8. Shoya Tomizawa (Japan) Suter 1:39.778 9. Mattia Pasini (Ital

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Motocycling-Pedrosa seizes pole for San Marino Grand Prix

4 September, 2010 - 13:47
MISANO, Italy, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Spain's Dani Pedrosa took pole position on Saturday for Sunday's San Marino MotoGP Grand Prix to boost his outside hopes of the title.

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Motorcycling-San Marino MotoGP qualifying result

4 September, 2010 - 13:20
Sept 4 (Reuters) - San Marino MotoGP qualifying result on Saturday. 1. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 1min 33.948secs 2. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 1:34.256 3. Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati 1:34.397 4. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 1:34.470 5. Ben Spies (U.S.) Yamaha 1:34.472 6. Randy de Puniet (France) Honda 1:34.751 7. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha 1:34.782 8. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 1:34.826 9. Marco Simoncelli (Italy) Honda 1:34.934 10.

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Motorcycling-San marino Grand Prix 125cc qualification result

4 September, 2010 - 12:09
Sept 4 (Reuters) - San marino Grand Prix 125cc qualification result on Saturday. 1. Bradley Smith (Britain) Aprilia 1min 43.329secs 2. Marc Marquez (Spain) Derbi 1:43.487 3. Nicolas Terol (Spain) Aprilia 1:43.644 4. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Derbi 1:43.809 5. Tomoyoshi Koyama (Japan) Aprilia 1:44.272 6. Sandro Cortese (Germany) Derbi 1:44.341 7. Efren Vazquez (Spain) Derbi 1:44.479 8. Esteve Rabat (Spain) Aprilia 1:44.561 9. Danny Webb (Brit

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Motor racing-Chandhok completes first laps of Korean F1 circuit

4 September, 2010 - 11:05
LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - India's Karun Chandhok declared South Korea's new, and as yet unfinished, grand prix circuit to be in good shape after becoming the first person to drive a Formula One car around it on Saturday.

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Motorcycling-Pedrosa quickest in San Marino first practice

3 September, 2010 - 14:45
MISANO, Italy, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Honda's Dani Pedrosa was over half a second quicker than the rest of the field in first practice on Friday for Sunday's San Marino MotoGP.

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Motor racing-FIA investigating Massa's start at Spa

3 September, 2010 - 10:55
LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body is investigating how Ferrari's Felipe Massa was able to make a false start at last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix without any race officials or rival teams noticing.

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Motor racing-Petronas extend Malaysia Grand Prix sponsorship

2 September, 2010 - 09:51
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Malaysian state oil company Petronas has extended its title sponsorship of the country's Formula One grand prix for another five years until 2015.

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Motor racing-Malaysian teen Jeffri is youngest F1 test driver

1 September, 2010 - 20:10
LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Malaysian Nabil Jeffri became Formula One's youngest test driver at the age of 16 on Wednesday, after being driven to the track by his proud father.

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Motor racing-Webber joins fundraiser for injured Kiwi racer

31 August, 2010 - 16:20
LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Formula One world title contender Mark Webber is leading a fund-raising effort to help New Zealander Chris Van der Drift recover from an horrific crash at Brands Hatch this month.

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