Laguna Seca

MotoGP will have three races in the United States on its 2013 calendar after championship organisers Dorna announced that the Austin circuit in Texas will host a race on April 21.

Casey Stoner, of Australia, claimed his second consecutive Moto GP US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca Raceway, finishing ahead of Spaniards Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.

Casey Stoner, of Australia, claimed his second consecutive Moto GP US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca Raceway, finishing ahead of Spaniards Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa on Sunday.

Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo claimed his fourth-straight pole position at the MotoGP US Grand Prix with the fastest qualifying time.

Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa clinched his first pole position of the season with the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday for Sunday's Czech Grand Prix.

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.

Spanish Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo shrugged off a spectacular practice crash to capture pole position for Sunday's MotoGP US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca Raceway.

LAGUNA SECA, California (Reuters) - 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 U.S. Grand Prix Saturday.

Jorge Lorenzo burned up Laguna Seca Raceway Friday to stand atop the times after the second free practice for Sunday's MotoGP US Grand Prix.

MotoGP points leader Casey Stoner will try to reprise his 2007 Laguna Seca victory Sunday as his Honda team take their duel with Jorge Lorenzo's Yamaha Stateside.

Dani Pedrosa continued his recovery from a broken collarbone by winning the German Grand Prix here on Sunday ahead of compatriot Jorge Lorenzo and championship leader Casey Stoner.

LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One great Stirling Moss announced his retirement from motor racing at the age of 81 on Thursday.

Driving Simulation brings out the racer in gamers.   Gran Turismo 5 ? More Than Just a Game By Jim Bray TechnoFile.com Nearly two years after Gran Turismo 5 Prologue activated the salivary glands of driving game fans worldwide, the full version has finally premiered. Was it worth the wait? You bet. Polyphony Digital's GT5, available for PlayStation 3, is more of a racing simulator than a mere driving game. Or so it seems; I haven't discovered any guns, rocket launchers or the like with which to take out other drivers, though I wouldn't mind finding such stuff! There are no "power ups" either. Nope, it's just all-out driving action, fender to fender (unless you're practicing) in a Blu-ray-based 1080p high definition environment with glorious surround sound that can be nearly as much fun to watch as it is to drive. Okay, watching isn't nearly as much fun, though it can be a blast watching your performance replayed after you've raced. Heck, GT5 is even 3D compliant, which I imagine could

Jorge Lorenzo achieved the near impossible in 2010, upstaging the irrepressible Valentino Rossi at the end of a season marred by the loss of one of the grid's brightest young talents.

Spain's world championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, rested and refreshed by a Caribbean summer break, dominated Friday's practice for the Czech Grand Prix.

Spain's world championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, rested and refreshed by a Caribbean summer break, dominated Friday's practice for the Czech Grand Prix.

Spain's Jorge Lorenzo aims to extend his world championship lead on Sunday by snatching a first career Czech Grand Prix MotoGP victory.

The reign in Spain is mainly on the gain: Contador's Tour win adds to tennis, soccer triumphs. Alberto Contador returned home Monday and presented a replica of his yellow Tour de France jersey to the prime minister of Spain, who is fast becoming an old hand at these sorts of things.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - English Premier League club Manchester United suffered the first defeat on their pre-season North America tour when they were upset 2-1 by the 10-man Kansas City Wizards in Kansas City on Sunday.

LAGUNA SECA, California (Reuters) - MotoGP championship leader Jorge Lorenzo put Yamaha on pole position at the U.S. Grand Prix after a tight, fluctuating battle with Ducati's Australian Casey Stoner in qualifying on Saturday.