2008 MotoGP Rookie

Jorge Lorenzo joined the Fiat Yamaha Team for 2008 and 2009 seasons as the double 250cc World Champion, after winning the title for two years with Aprilia.


Lorenzo was born on 4 May 1987 in the Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain. The first time he ride a motorcycle in the house at a young age and in three weeks time to compete in the race took minicross first. In 1995, aged eight, he won the title in the Balearic and the next year on the island minicross, trial, minimoto and junior motocross titles.


Lorenzo graduated to road racing and national competition in 1997 and does not take long to adapt, Aprilia 50cc Cup win in 1998. Although officially too young, a special dispensation in 2000 allowed him to compete in the Spanish 125cc series at the age of 13 and he was making history in the next year to compete in Europe and had been the youngest winner of the European 125cc race.







Speed growing up, once again shows that there is no age limit for the rapid rise in the ranking of motorcycle racing, the first robbery carried out to the world stage with Derbi at the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez in 2002, the third round of the season. He did not reach the legal age of 15 until Saturday and therefore missed the first day of practice but unfazed in this paddock and impressed by qualifying for the race, cementing his position in the World Championship during the season as he was overcome with the circuit.


Young people aged Mallorcan come next season, winning the first 125cc Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro and then going to win three races next season, finishing fourth in 2004 and took her tally to nine podium before making a step up in the quarter liter class and switch to Honda engines. Six podium finish and fourth pole position in the 250cc season sealed candidates in the fifth championship and, with the move to the factory Aprilia team, 2006 is widely expected to determine that year.


Lorenzo was surpassed all expectations in 2006, dominated the class with eight wins and a record-equalling ten pole, the first clinching the world title convincing. See more than 2007 of the same extraordinary pole position and nine saw him win from each one of them, he claimed the world title in the second penultimate round in Sepang. He also became the most successful Spanish 250cc rider of all time in the process.








2008 saw Lorenzo make a step up to MotoGP with Yamaha, where he will partner Valentino Rossi in the Fiat Yamaha Team. A colorful character, Lorenzo has a penchant for exuberant post-race celebration, which makes him a popular figure with the fans. His nickname 'X fuera', is an allusion to the flamboyant style of overtaking on the outside.










X fuera Biography:

Name: Jorge Lorenzo
Nationaly: Spanish
Date of Birth: 04/05/1987
Place of Birth: Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
Height: 1.70 m
Weight: 55.00 kg

2007 Moto-GP World Champion

Casey Stoner has come from a family of motorcycle fanatics, who left their hometown of Kurri-Kurri to Europe to catapult Casey into the riding industry overseas. His World championship debut was as a wildcard in the Donnington and Phillip Island rounds in 2001. He finished 17th and 12th respectively.

In 2002 he began his World Championship campaign in the 250cc class under the watchful eye and guidance of team boss and racing veteran, Lucio Ceccinello in the Salfio Carrera LCR (now known as Carrera Sunglasses LCR). He didnt do as well as he could have but a great rookie season was spent in the championship.

2003 began and he moved down to the 125cc Championship with the same team. He went alot better than when he was in the quarter-litre class, winning in Valencia and proving to be a threat in the 2004 season. Then the announcement came that Casey would be riding for the Austrian Red Bull KTM squad alongside Finland's Mika Kallio in the '04 season.


2004 proved not to be Casey's year, with a broken Clavicle (collarbone) from a practice crash at the Sachsenring circuit proved to be the downfall. He was sitting comfortably in 4th spot in the championship with a great chance of taking the crown away from other contenders, Andrea Dovizioso (later crowned champion at the Sepang circuit), Hector Barbera, and Roberto Locatelli. With his injury to the left clavicle, he couldnt race in the Sachsenring race and then the following one in Great Britain. then a disasterous 3 rounds followed, crashing out in Brno, A coming together with Simone Corsi (for which our Casey took the blame, missing a gear) and Motegi.... But in Malaysia, a twist of fate happened and he wrenched the lead of Andrea Dovizioso and won his second race in the class (Also the first win for KTM in the class). A well-deserved third (well he came equal second but was relegated to third due to the fact that Jorge Lorenzo clocked a faster time on that last lap) on his home turf at Phillip Island was amazing to watch, I was lucky to witness it in person! But in Valencia (the site of his first win) he wasnt as lucky, crashing out.




in 2005, he re-appeared in the 250cc category and immediately took it to reigning champion Dani Pedrosa, sitting in a comfortable 3rd place in the opening round in Jerez. That's all make Casey Stoner to be Car Evolution.

















Casey Stoner Biography

* Name: Casey Stoner
* Date of Birth: 16/10/1985
* Nationality: Australian
* Birthplace: Kurri-Kurri
* Place of Residence: Barcelona
* Height: 171cm
* Weight: 58kg
* First Motorcycle: Pee Wee 50


* Favourites
* Actress: Meg Ryan
* Actor: Mel Gibson
* Movie: Maverick
* Band: The Offspring
* Car: Holden Commodore
* Animal: Kangaroo
* Holiday Place: Australia
* Book series: Harry Potter
* Character: Ronald Weasley
* Race Track: Catalunya because of the variety of corners









Free Webs

Valentino Rossi is Car Evolution

Valentino Rossi starts his fourth campaign as a Yamaha Factory Team rider in 2007 with the clear target of recapturing the MotoGP World Championship title after being dethroned by Nicky Hayden last year. After winning two consecutive World Championships with Yamaha in 2004 and 2005, following on from three previous back-to-back title successes, Rossi finished runner-up to the American despite scoring ten podiums and winning five races - more than any other rider. Now the record-breaking Italian, widely regarded as the finest motorcycle racer of his generation, starts the season without the crown to defend for the first time in five years.

Rossi�s five wins in 2006 took his premier-class career tally to 58, leaving him within striking distance of the legendary Giacomo Agostini�s all-time record of 68 � another enticing target for the 2007 season. For the third consecutive campaign Valentino will be ably assisted by his trusted team-mate and great friend Colin Edwards, as the pair apply their highly effective development partnership to Yamaha�s all-new 800cc machine and attempt to regain the Manufacturers� and Teams� titles they won together in 2005.

Rossi�s World Championship debut came at the Malaysian Grand Prix in 1996 and he finished his first international season in 9th place with one race win. The following year he became the youngest ever rider to win the 125cc World Championship, winning eleven races along the way with Aprilia. The pattern continued when he moved into the 250cc class, taking second place in his first year before becoming World Champion in 1999, once again with Aprilia.
In 2000 he entered a new phase of his career when he joined forces with Honda in the 500cc class. He proved his worth once again by finishing second, before becoming the last ever 500cc World Champion in 2001. Rossi held onto his crown four the next four consecutive seasons, taking the MotoGP World title in 2002 and 2003, before moving to Yamaha and winning again in 2004 and 2005.

Rossi made history by moving to Yamaha in 2004 and winning the season-opening Grand Prix in South Africa, becoming the first rider in the history of the sport to win back-to-back premier class races for different manufacturers. He went on to win nine out of 16 races, finally clinching the World Championship title, Yamaha�s first for 12 years, with victory at the penultimate Grand Prix in Phillip Island. A final win at the Valencia Grand Prix also ensured that the Yamaha Factory Team won the team title. Rossi followed up that triumph with a season of unprecedented success in 2005, when he successfully defended the title once again with a total of eleven race wins and five pole positions - only finishing off the podium once.Rossi turned 28 in February 2007 and remains the youngest rider to have won World Championships in all three classes. He continues to have the support of his long-standing Crew Chief, Jeremy Burgess, who moved from Honda to work with him at Yamaha Factory Racing.

One of the most popular members of the paddock, �The Doctor� has a wide fan base all over the world. A keen football fan and an accomplished rally driver, he is based in London between races.



Valentino Rossi Biography


Date of Birth: 16/02/1979

Place of Birth: Urbino, Italy

Nationality: Italian

Residence: London, UK

Height: 182 cm

Weight: 59 kg

Marital Status: Single

Hobbies: Soccer, radio-controlled toys

Total Races: GP starts: 174 (114 x MotoGP/500cc, 30 x 250cc, 30 x 125cc)

Victories: 84 (57 x MotoGP/500cc, 14 x 250cc, 12 x 125cc)

Pole Positions: 45

Podiums: 127

Wins: 7 Grand Prix (1 x 125cc, 1 x 250cc, 1 x 500cc, 4 x MotoGP)

First Race: 1991

First Grand Prix: Malaysia, 1996 (125cc)

First Pole: 1996