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The numerical curiousities of MotoGP™ in 2014

In addition to numbers of victories, podiums and points achieved by rider, there is plenty more data recorded for all the participants in the MotoGP™ World Championship.

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Marquez and Pedrosa visit Tokyo for end of season celebration

Repsol Honda Team pair Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have visited Tokyo after being invited to Japan by Honda to mark another successful year for the manufacturer.

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The numerical curiousities of MotoGP™ in 2014

In addition to numbers of victories, podiums and points achieved by rider, there is plenty more data recorded for all the participants in the MotoGP™ World Championship.

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Comparing engine usage in 2014

Engines were a much talked-about topic heading into the 2014 MotoGP™ season as the terms ‘Factory Option’ and ‘Open’ made plenty of headlines.

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King Felipe VI greets Spain’s three World Champions

The three 2014 World Champions, Marc Marquez, Tito Rabat and Alex Marquez attended an official reception at Spain’s royal Zarzuela Palace on Thursday.

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MotoGP™ testing activity to conclude for 2014 with Sepang and Jerez dates

CWM LCR Honda rookie Jack Miller is set to test in Sepang next week, whilst there will also be several teams testing at Jerez before the on-track 2014 activity for MotoGP™ draws to a close during the winter testing ban.

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Vito Ippolito wins a third term as FIM President

On Saturday at he FIM General Assembly held in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, sixty-two-year-old Venezuelan-born Vito Ippolito was re-elected for a third four-year term of office as FIM President.

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Riders for Health launches festive MotoGP™ auction!

If you’re looking for the perfect Christmas gift for a MotoGP™ fan, Riders for Health is celebrating the end of the 2014 season by auctioning 17 totally unique items of motorcycle racing memorabilia on eBay.

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Champions awarded at 2014 FIM Gala

Jerez de la Frontera was the setting on Sunday night as the annual FIM Gala took place. Title winners from numerous FIM series, including the MotoGP™ World Championship, were crowned while the host city became World Capital of Motorcycling for 2015.

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Rossi versus youngsters in ‘100 kilometres of the MotoRanch’

The racing season may have been over, but there was no shortage of action as Valentino Rossi invited a number of familiar faces to his Tavullia MotoRanch last weekend.

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Jorge Martinez ‘Aspar’ inducted as FIM Legend

MotoGP™ rider turned team owner Jorge Martinez ‘Aspar’ is the latest name to be inducted as an FIM Legend. The Spaniard was officially handed the honour during Sunday night’s 2014 FIM Gala ceremony in Jerez, Spain.

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Motul to title sponsor Grand Prix of Japan and TT Assen for three years

Dorna Sports are delighted to announce that premium oil and lubricant specialist Motul will be the title sponsor for the Grand Prix of Japan and the TT Assen for the next three years. Both agreements are to run from 2015 to 2017 inclusive.

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Paolo Simoncelli: ‘This team gives me strength’

Two years ago, the father of the Marco Simoncelli launched a project by the name of SIC 58 Squadra Corse. Paolo Simoncelli shares his latest feelings on the importance of the project, which is aimed at boosting the careers of young Italian riders.

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Puig casts an eye over the Grand Prix paddock

He may no longer have been directly associated to Dani Pedrosa, but former rider Alberto Puig remained as busy as ever in 2014 as he headed up the new Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup. The Barcelona man sits down with motogp.com to reflect on this and other talking points of the season gone by.

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MotoGP™ track action continues in Jerez

Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki MotoGP) have completed their latest test outing in Jerez. On Tuesday, Alvaro Bautista and Marco Melandri (Factory Aprilia Gresini) joined the action and from Wednesday they will be accompanied by both Ducati Team and NGM Forward Racing.

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Miller's MotoGP™ testing continues in Malaysia

One half of the CWM LCR Honda Team began the first of three test days at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia on Wednesday as preparations for the 2015 season continued before the testing ban comes into force during December and January.

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Cecchinello: ‘Miller must learn, we’ll give him electronics in small doses’

In an exclusive interview with motogp.com, CWM LCR Honda team owner Lucio Cecchinello discusses the new structure of his squad for 2015 and new riders Cal Crutchlow and Jack Miller, plus the technical staff who will be working with them.

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Eugene Laverty: ‘I had to go for this chance’

Eugene Laverty will return to the World Championship in 2015 as he makes his MotoGP™ class debut with Drive M7 Aspar. Following his first test in Valencia, the Ulsterman took time out to chat with motogp.com.

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Monza Rally Show 2014: Rossi going for fourth win

While this week sees Sepang and Jerez play host to the last World Championship testing of the year, all attention will soon turn to Italy as Thursday marks the start of proceedings for the 2014 edition of the Monza Rally Show.

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Miller continues to improve at Sepang

On his second day of testing at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, Jack Miller upped his pace by nearly two seconds as he continued his apprenticeship on-board the CWM LCR Honda RC213V-RS.

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