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  • In 2005, fuel tank
    Fuel tank

    A fuel tank is safe container for flammable liquids and typically part of an engine system in which the fuel is stored and propelled or released into an engine....
     capacity was reduced by 2 litres to 24 litres
  • In 2006, fuel tank capacity was reduced by a further 2 litres to 22 litres
  • From 2007 onwards and for a minimum period of five years, FIM has regulated in MotoGP class that two-stroke bikes will no longer be allowed, and engines will be limited to 800cc four-strokes. The maximum fuel capacity will be 21 litres.


Engine Specifications

  • Configuration: V4
    V4 engine

    File:Saab Sonett III Ford V4 engine.jpgA V4 engine is a V engine with four cylinder s....
     (MotoGP class), 2-cylinder
    V-twin

    A V-twin is a two cylinder internal combustion engine where the cylinders are arranged in a V engine configuration....
     (250 cc), 1-cylinder
    Single cylinder engine

    A single cylinder engine is the most basic configuration of an internal combustion engine. It is often used for motorcycles but has many uses in portable tools and has been used in cars and tractors....
     (125 cc class)
  • Displacement: 800 cc (MotoGP class), 250 cc (250 cc class), 125 cc (125 cc class)
  • Valves: 16-valve
    Poppet valve

    A poppet valve is a valve consisting of a hole, usually round or oval, and a tapered plug, usually a disk shape on the end of a shaft also called a valve stem....
     (MotoGP), 8-valve (250 cc, 125 cc)
  • Valvetrain: DOHC
    Overhead camshaft

    Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, valvetrain configurations place the engine camshaft within the cylinder heads, above the combustion chambers, and drive the poppet valve or tappets in a more direct manner compared to overhead valves and pushrods....
    , 4-valves per cylinder (MotoGP),
  • Fuel: Unleaded (no control fuel) 100 Octane
    Octane rating

    The octane rating is a measure of the resistance of gasoline and other fuels to detonation in spark plug internal combustion engines. High-performance engines typically have higher compression ratios and are therefore more prone to detonation, so they require higher octane fuel....
  • Fuel Delivery: Fuel injection
    Fuel injection

    Fuel injection is a system for mixing fuel with air in an internal combustion engine. It has become the primary fuel delivery system used in gasoline Automobile engines, having almost completely replaced carburetors in the late 1980s....
  • Aspiration: Normally aspirated
    Naturally-aspirated engine

    A naturally-aspirated engine is a piston engine internal combustion engine that depends solely on atmospheric pressure to draw in combustion air....
  • Power Output: Approximately 250 or 225 hp
  • Lubrication: Wet sump
    Wet sump

    A wet sump is a lubricating motor oil management design for four-stroke cycle piston internal combustion engines which uses a built-in reservoir for oil, as opposed to an external or secondary reservoir used in a dry sump design....
  • Maximum/minimum revs: 17500 - 18000 rpm
    Revolutions per minute

    Revolutions per minute is a units of measurement of frequency: the number of Turn completed in one minute around a rotation around a fixed axis....
  • Cooling: Single water pump


Scoring

 Points Scoring - MotoGP Class
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1


Movies and video games

Movies about MotoGP include:
  • Faster
    Faster (film)

    Faster is a 2003 in film documentary film about the motorcycle racing world championship, MotoGP. Filmed between 2001 and 2002 by director Mark Neale, it features cinematography by music video director Grant Gee and is narrated by Ewan McGregor....
    , a documentary film
    Documentary film

    Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to "document" reality. Although "documentary film" originally referred to movies shot on film stock, it has subsequently expanded to include video and new media productions that can be either direct-to-video or made for a televis...
     about MotoGP, was released in 2003 and is now available on DVD. The film features appearances by MotoGP's biggest stars, including Valentino Rossi. Narrated by Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor

    Ewan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish people actor, singer, and adventurer who has had success in mainstream, independent film and Art film films....
     and directed by Mark Neale.
  • , a documentary on the 2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix, also directed by Mark Neale.


Computer and video games
Computer and video games

A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a display device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster graphics display device....
 based upon MotoGP:

PC
Personal computer

A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose original sales price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end user, with no intervening computer operator....
  • GP500
    GP500

    GP500 is a motorcycle racing simulation for the PC developed by Melbourne House and released in 1999 by MicroproseThe game represented the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, and is widely held alongside EA Sports' Superbike Series to be the one of the best motorcycle racing simulations available....
     (Microprose
    MicroProse

    MicroProse, as a corporation and brand name, has been owned by several entities since its original founding by Sid Meier and Bill Stealey in 1982 in video gaming, as Microprose Software....
    )
  • MotoGP (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )
  • MotoGP 2 (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )
  • MotoGP 3 (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )
  • MotoGP '07
    MotoGP '07

    MotoGP '07 is the fifth game in THQ's MotoGP series for Xbox 360 and Personal computer. The purchase of Climax Studios, developers of the previous titles in the series, by Disney Interactive Studios led to speculation over who would be developing the game....
     (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )
  • MotoGP '08
    MotoGP '08

    For 2008 the rights for video games to the MotoGP brand has been granted to a single developer, Capcom, and the same game will be available on all current and popular systems....
     (Capcom
    Capcom

    is a leading international video game developer and video game publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines....
    )


Wii
Wii

The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a History of video game consoles console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3....
  • MotoGP '08
    MotoGP '08

    For 2008 the rights for video games to the MotoGP brand has been granted to a single developer, Capcom, and the same game will be available on all current and popular systems....
     (Capcom
    Capcom

    is a leading international video game developer and video game publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines....
    )


GameBoy Advance
  • MotoGP (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )


Xbox
Xbox

The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
  • MotoGP (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )
  • MotoGP 2 (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )
  • MotoGP 3 (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )


Xbox 360
Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the History of video game consoles of video game consoles....
  • MotoGP '06 (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )
  • MotoGP '07
    MotoGP '07

    MotoGP '07 is the fifth game in THQ's MotoGP series for Xbox 360 and Personal computer. The purchase of Climax Studios, developers of the previous titles in the series, by Disney Interactive Studios led to speculation over who would be developing the game....
     (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )
  • MotoGP '08
    MotoGP '08

    For 2008 the rights for video games to the MotoGP brand has been granted to a single developer, Capcom, and the same game will be available on all current and popular systems....
     (Capcom
    Capcom

    is a leading international video game developer and video game publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines....
    )
  • MotoGP '09 (Capcom
    Capcom

    is a leading international video game developer and video game publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines....
    )


PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
  • MotoGP (Namco
    Namco

    , from NAkamura Manufacturing COmpany, is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for video games development. On September 29 2005, Namco officially merged with Japanese toymaker Bandai to form Namco Bandai, one of the largest entertainment companies in Japan.Namco became a wholly owned subsidiary of the holdin...
    )
  • MotoGP 2 (Namco
    Namco

    , from NAkamura Manufacturing COmpany, is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for video games development. On September 29 2005, Namco officially merged with Japanese toymaker Bandai to form Namco Bandai, one of the largest entertainment companies in Japan.Namco became a wholly owned subsidiary of the holdin...
    )
  • MotoGP 3 (Namco
    Namco

    , from NAkamura Manufacturing COmpany, is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for video games development. On September 29 2005, Namco officially merged with Japanese toymaker Bandai to form Namco Bandai, one of the largest entertainment companies in Japan.Namco became a wholly owned subsidiary of the holdin...
    )
  • MotoGP 4 (Namco
    Namco

    , from NAkamura Manufacturing COmpany, is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for video games development. On September 29 2005, Namco officially merged with Japanese toymaker Bandai to form Namco Bandai, one of the largest entertainment companies in Japan.Namco became a wholly owned subsidiary of the holdin...
    )
  • MotoGP '07
    MotoGP '07 (PS2)

    This article is about the PS2 version of MotoGP '07 published by Capcom. for the Xbox 360 and Personal computer version published by THQ see MotoGP '07...
     (Capcom
    Capcom

    is a leading international video game developer and video game publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines....
    )
  • MotoGP '08
    MotoGP '08

    For 2008 the rights for video games to the MotoGP brand has been granted to a single developer, Capcom, and the same game will be available on all current and popular systems....
     (Capcom
    Capcom

    is a leading international video game developer and video game publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines....
    )
  • MotoGP '09 (Capcom
    Capcom

    is a leading international video game developer and video game publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines....
    )


PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation ....
  • MotoGP '08
    MotoGP '08

    For 2008 the rights for video games to the MotoGP brand has been granted to a single developer, Capcom, and the same game will be available on all current and popular systems....
     (Capcom
    Capcom

    is a leading international video game developer and video game publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines....
    )


PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was first announced during History of E3#During the Rise of Online Gaming , and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004....
  • MotoGP (Namco
    Namco

    , from NAkamura Manufacturing COmpany, is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for video games development. On September 29 2005, Namco officially merged with Japanese toymaker Bandai to form Namco Bandai, one of the largest entertainment companies in Japan.Namco became a wholly owned subsidiary of the holdin...
    )


N-Gage
N-Gage

The N-Gage is a mobile telephone and handheld game system based on the Nokia Series 60 platform. It started selling on October 7, 2003. It attempted to lure gamers away from the Game Boy Advance by including cellphone functionality....
  • MotoGP (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )


Mobile
  • MotoGP (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )
  • MotoGP 2 (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )
  • MotoGP 3 (THQ
    THQ

    THQ Inc. is an Worldwide international United States Video game developer and Video game publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices....
    )


See also


External links

  • Official website
  • All the latest Moto GP news and results