November 2007
4th Nov - Konica Minolta Honda - New and
exciting horizons beckon for JiR and KONICA MINOLTA
JiR and the title sponsor KONICA MINOLTA
have come to a mutual agreement to not extend the collaboration
of the Japanese multi-national company as the Team’s
main sponsor in the 2008 MotoGP World Championship.
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4th Nov - Konica Minolta Honda - Valencia
GP Race
KONICA MINOLTA Honda took their last points
of the year at today’s final MotoGP race of 2007.
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3rd Nov - Konica Minolta Honda - Valencia
GP Qualifying
In the final qualifying session of the year
the KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team made plenty of progress around
the 2.764-mile Ricardo Tormo circuit.
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2nd Nov - Konica Minolta Honda - Valencia
GP Practice
Shinya Nakano and the KONICA MINOLTA Honda
Team made steady progress during the first practice session
for this weekend’s final MotoGP race of the year.
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October 2007
30th Oct - Konica Minolta Honda - Valencia
GP Preview
KONICA MINOLTA Honda and Shinya Nakano return
back to Europe this weekend for the final round of the 2007
MotoGP championship.
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21st Oct - Konica Minolta Honda - Malaysian
GP Race
Shinya Nakano suffered a disappointing Malaysian
Grand Prix today. The 30-year-old KONICA MINOLTA Honda rider
spent most of the 21-lap race struggling with front-end
issues
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20th Oct - Konica Minolta Honda - Malaysian
GP Qualifying
After a difficult Friday practice, things
have improved for the KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team, with Shinya
Nakano cutting more than two-and-a-half seconds from his
Friday time.
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19th Oct - Konica Minolta Honda - Malaysian
GP Practice
Changeable weather conditions have once more
hampered the KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team’s progress
during the first practice day for this weekend’s MotoGP
race.
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14th Oct - Konica Minolta Honda - Australian
GP Race
Shinya Nakano and his KONICA MINOLTA Honda
Team took 13th place at today’s Australian Grand Prix.
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13th Oct - Konica Minolta Honda - Australian
GP Qualifying
Shinya Nakano and his KONICA MINOLTA Honda
Team have put their Honda RC212V into eighth position for
tomorrow’s 27-lap Australian Grand Prix.
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12th Oct - Konica Minolta Honda - Australian
GP Practice
Changeable weather conditions have once more
been the hallmark of the first practice sessions for this
weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.
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9th Oct - Konica Minolta Honda - Australian
GP Preview
The picturesque circuit of Phillip Island
plays host to the 16th round of the MotoGP championship
this weekend.
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September 2007
23rd Sep - Konica Minolta Honda - Japan GP
Race
It proved to be a tough home race for Shinya
Nakano and the KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team at today’s
Japanese Grand Prix
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22nd Sep - Konica Minolta Honda - Japan GP
Qualifying
KONICA MINOLTA Honda rider Shinya Nakano
shaved almost a second-and-a-half from his Friday lap-time
in today’s qualifying session for the Japanese Grand
Prix.
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21st Sep - Konica Minolta Honda - Japan GP
Practice
The first practice sessions for this weekend’s
Japanese Grand Prix took place in sweltering weather conditions
today.
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17th Sep - Konica Minolta Honda - Japan GP
Preview
This weekend sees the 15th round of the MotoGP
championship at the Twin Ring Motegi complex in Japan
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16th Sep - Konica Minolta Honda - Estoril
GP Race
The KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team finished today’s
Portuguese Grand Prix in 11th position after suffering a
bad start to the 28-lap race
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15th Sep - Konica Minolta Honda - Estoril
GP Qualifying
Shinya Nakano and his KONICA MINOLTA Honda
Team enjoyed another positive day today at the 2.6mile Estoril
circuit in Portugal
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14th Sep - Konica Minolta Honda - Estoril
GP Practice
Shinya Nakano put his Honda RC212V into the
top ten in this morning’s practice session for the
Portuguese Grand Prix.
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11th Sep - Konica Minolta Honda - Estoril
GP Preview
This weekend sees the 14th round of the MotoGP
championship at the Estoril circuit, in Portugal.
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2nd Sep - Konica Minolta Honda - Misano GP
Race
The KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team took tenth
position at today’s San Marino and Riviera di Rimini
Grand Prix
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1st Sep - Konica Minolta Honda - Misano GP
Qualifying
The KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team finally saw
the sun shine today in time for the extended practice session
and the qualifying hour for tomorrow’s San Marino
Grand Prix.
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August 2007
31st Aug - Konica Minolta Honda - Misano
GP Practice
Terrible weather conditions have hit the
Adriatic coast near the Misano circuit, leading to the cancellation
of all of today’s remaining practice sessions.
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28th Aug - Konica Minolta Honda - Misano
GP Preview
The KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team arrive this
weekend in the Principality of San Marino for the 13th round
of the 2007 MotoGP championship.
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20th Aug - Konica Minolta Honda - Brno Testing
Shinya Nakano and a number of his fellow
MotoGP riders remained at the 3.36-mile Brno circuit in
the Czech Republic today to take part in the last test session
of the 2007 season
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19th Aug - Konica Minolta Honda - Czech GP
Race
Shinya Nakano suffered more of the front-end
chatter that’s been afflicting his Honda RC212V all
season during today’s 22-lap race at the Brno circuit
in the Czech Republic.
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18th Aug - Konica Minolta Honda - Czech GP
Qualifying
Shinya Nakano and his KONICA MINOLTA Honda
team made a great leap forward in performance during qualifying
today in time for tomorrow’s race at the Brno circuit
in the Czech Republic.
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17th Aug - Konica Minolta Honda - Czech GP
Practice
Today Shinya Nakano and his KONICA MINOLTA
Honda Team began the hard work needed to analyse their updated
Honda RCV212V machines during the first practice sessions
for this weekend’s Brno MotoGP race.
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14th Aug - Konica Minolta Honda - Czech GP
Preview
The KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team arrive this
weekend in the Czech Republic refreshed after a three-week
summer break
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July 2007
22nd Jul - Konica Minolta Honda - Laguna
Seca Race
KONICA MINOLTA Honda’s Shinya Nakano
took a hard-fought 12th position in today’s US MotoGP
race.
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21st Jul - Konica Minolta Honda - Laguna
Seca Qualifying
Shinya Nakano took his KONICA MINOLTA Honda
to a third row grid slot during today’s qualifying
session for tomorrow’s US MotoGP race.
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20th Jul - Konica Minolta Honda - Laguna
Seca Practice
Shinya Nakano and his KONICA MINOLTA Honda
made a cautious start in today’s first practice session
for Sunday’s US MotoGP race
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17th Jul - Konica Minolta Honda - Laguna
Seca Preview
The KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team and rider Shinya
Nakano head straight from the heart of Europe to the Californian
coast for round 11 of the MotoGP World Championship.
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15th Jul - Konica Minolta Honda - Sachsenring
GP Race
Shinya Nakano’s German Grand Prix ended
prematurely today when he was forced to pit his KONICA MINOLTA
RC212V machine from the 30-lap German Grand Prix.
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14th Jul - Konica Minolta Honda - Sachsenring
GP Qualifying
Shinya Nakano took his KONICA MINOLTA Honda
to 10th place in today’s qualifying session for the
German MotoGP race.
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13th Jul - Konica Minolta Honda - Sachsenring
GP Practice
Shinya Nakano and his KONICA MINOLTA Honda
made a steady start in today’s closely-fought combined
practice sessions for Sunday’s German MotoGP race.
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10th Jul - Konica Minolta Honda - Sachsenring
GP Preview
Shinya Nakano and his KONICA MINOLTA Honda
head to Germany and the Sachsenring this weekend for round
10 of the 2007 MotoGP championship
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June 2007
30th Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - Assen GP
Race
Despite a poor start to today’s Dutch
TT race, KONICA MINOLTA Honda’s Shinya Nakano battled
back from outside the points to take 12th at the flag and
net some valuable points in the MotoGP World Championship.
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29th Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - Assen GP
Qualifying
More bad weather hampered the KONICA MINOLTA
Honda Team’s efforts for a good qualifying result
today, with rain soaking the Van Drenthe circuit.
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28th Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - Assen GP
Practice
Shinya Nakano scored a top-ten position during
first practice for Saturday’s Dutch TT race
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25th Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - Assen Preview
Shinya Nakano returns to the scene of his
best-ever MotoGP result when he races at Assen in The Netherlands
this weekend. Last year, the 29-year-old secured second
place
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24th Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - British
GP Race
KONICA MINOLTA Honda scored more points at
a difficult British Grand Prix today. With weather conditions
expected to stay wet throughout the 30-lap race, the rain
actually stopped falling after a few laps and then the conditions
quickly dried-up
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23rd Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - British
GP Qualifying
Shinya Nakano took his KONICA MINOLTA Honda
to 11th place on the grid for tomorrow’s British Grand
Prix.
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22nd Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - British
GP Practice
The KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team splashed their
way around the 2.5mile Donington Park circuit today, enduring
treacherously wet conditions which are likely to continue
all through the race weekend
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19th Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - British
GP Preview
Not only is the venue the first chance British
fans will get to see the new 800cc grand prix machines ridden
in anger, it is also home to MotoGP’s favourite charity
– Riders For Health.
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11th Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - Testing
Catalunya
Following on from yesterday’s exciting
Catalan MotoGP race, many riders and Teams stayed on for
a day’s testing at the 2.9mile Montmeló circuit
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10th Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - Catalunya
GP Race
KONICA MINOLTA Honda scored a point at today’s
exciting Catalan MotoGP race.
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9th Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - Catalunya
GP Qualifying
KONICA MINOLTA Honda took twelfth place in
today’s closely fought qualifying session for tomorrow’s
Catalan MotoGP race
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8th Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - Catalunya
GP Practice
Less than a week after their home Grand Prix
of Mugello, the KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team has already begun
practice for this weekend’s Catalan GP at the Montmeló
circuit.
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5th Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - Catalunya
GP Preview
Just days after a dramatic weekend at their
home MotoGP race of Mugello, the KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team
head to Spain and the Barcelona track of Catalunya.
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3rd Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - Mugello
GP Race
After a weekend of variable weather, today’s
Italian MotoGP race was held in glorious sunshine at the
3.2mile Mugello circuit.
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2nd Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - Mugello
GP Qualifying
The changeable weather conditions played
havoc once more with the timed sessions at the Italian GP
today
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1st Jun - Konica Minolta Honda - Mugello
GP Practice
Heavy rain at the legendary circuit of Mugello
this afternoon has meant that the KONICA MINOLTA Honda team
and their fellow competitors in the MotoGP class could not
improve on their Friday morning times.
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May 2007
29th May - Konica Minolta Honda - Mugello
GP Preview
KONICA MINOLTA Honda heads home for round
six of the 18-round MotoGP series as they return to Italy
and the legendary Mugello racetrack.
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20th May - Konica Minolta Honda - French
GP Race
KONICA MINOLTA Honda were unlucky not to
get a good result at a dramatic French GP today.
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19th May - Konica Minolta Honda - French
GP Qualifying
KONICA MINOLTA Honda made solid improvements
today during qualifying for tomorrow’s French Grand
Prix
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18th May - Konica Minolta Honda - French
GP Practice
KONICA MINOLTA Honda have made steady progress
in today’s practice sessions for Sunday’s race
at the legendary Bugatti circuit at Le Mans
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15th May - Konica Minolta Honda - French
GP Preview
KONICA MINOLTA Honda heads back to Europe
for this weekend’s French Grand Prix seeking a good
result at the 2.6 mile Bugatti circuit of Le Mans
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6th May - Konica Minolta Honda - China GP
Race
KONICA MINOLTA Honda suffered their first
DNF of the season so far in the Chinese GP today, following
an early-race clash between Shinya Nakano and Tech 3 Yamaha’s
Makoto Tamada.
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5th May - Konica Minolta Honda - China GP
Qualifying
KONICA MINOLTA Honda bounced back from yesterday’s
practice session to record the tenth fastest time at the
Shanghai race circuit today.
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4th May - Konica Minolta Honda - China GP
Practice
KONICA MINOLTA Honda struggled to find a
perfect set-up to their Honda RC212V MotoGP machine in today’s
practice session for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix
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1st May - Konica Minolta Honda - China GP
Preview
KONICA MINOLTA Honda heads east to the Chinese
Grand Prix this weekend hopeful of a turnaround in fortunes
that will see them once again fight at the front of the
pack in the MotoGP class.
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April 2007
22nd Apl - Konica Minolta Honda - Turkey
GP Race
KONICA MINOLTA Honda rider Shinya Nakano
took 13th position during today’s 22-lap race at Istanbul
Park.
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21st Apl - Konica Minolta Honda - Turkey
GP Qualifying
KONICA MINOLTA Honda made a significant improvement
during today’s qualifying session for the Turkish
GP, which will be held here at the Istanbul Park circuit
tomorrow afternoon.
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20th Apl - Konica Minolta Honda - Turkey
GP Practice
KONICA MINOLTA Honda are confident of bouncing-back
from a series of incidents which has seen rider Shinya Nakano
sit uncharacteristically down the order during first practice
for Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix.
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17th Apl - Konica Minolta Honda - Turkey
GP Preview
KONICA MINOLTA Honda are heading into the
unknown this week as the MotoGP circus heads towards Turkey
and the Istanbul Park race circuit.
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March 2007
26th Mar - Konica Minolta Honda - Jerez Testing
The KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team and rider Shinya
Nakano enjoyed a very productive wet test session at the
Jerez circuit today.
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25th Mar - Konica Minolta Honda - Jerez Race
Shinya Nakano took his KONICA MINOLTA Honda
RC212V to a tough tenth place in today’s Spanish GP
at Jerez.
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24th Mar - Konica Minolta Honda - Jerez Qualifying
KONICA MINOLTA Honda rider Shinya Nakano
qualified in seventh position for tomorrow’s Spanish
MotoGP race, in a close and exciting qualifying session
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23rd Mar - Konica Minolta Honda - Jerez Practice
KONICA MINOLTA Honda finished in a lowly
17th place in an admittedly close-fought opening practice
session for the second race of the 2007 MotoGP season
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20th Mar - Konica Minolta Honda - Jerez Preview
KONICA MINOLTA Honda are confident of better
things at this weekend’s race at Jerez in southern
Spain.
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10th Mar - Konica Minolta Honda - Qatar Results
KONICA MINOLTA Honda rider Shinya Nakano
made a steady start to his 2007 MotoGP campaign with a hard-fought
tenth place at the Losail circuit in Qatar.
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9th Mar - Konica Minolta Honda - Qatar Qualifying
A fall for KONICA MINOLTA Honda rider Shinya
Nakano hampered the Team’s effort to find a good grid
position during today’s final qualifying session for
the opening race of the 2007 season.
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8th Mar - Konica Minolta Honda - Qatar Practice
KONICA MINOLTA Honda made a steady start
today at the first event of 2007 at the Losail circuit in
Qatar.
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6th Mar - Konica Minolta Honda - Qatar Preview
KONICA MINOLTA Honda are ready for the opening
race of the season which takes place at the Losail circuit
in Qatar this weekend
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5th Mar - Partnership between KONICA MINOLTA
Honda and the organising committee of the Cycling World
Championships “Varese 2008”
Varese 2008 Spa, the organising company for
the championships, has signed a two-year agreement with
JiR for their logo to be displayed on-track in the MotoGP
World championship on the KONICA MINOLTA Honda RC212V race
machine ridden this season by Shinya Nakano.
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