''Fastest'' is a documentary film about

Grand Prix motorcycle racing Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of ...

MotoGP Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start o ...

. Filmed between 2010 and 2011 by director

Mark Neale Mark Neale is a British documentarian and film director based in Los Angeles, California. His best-known work is the 1999 documentary '' No Maps for These Territories'', which profiled cyberpunk author William Gibson. Prior to ''No Maps'', Nea ...

, it is narrated by Ewan McGregor and produced by Neale and Paul Taublieb. "Fastest" followed the release of the documentary "The Doctor, The Tornado and The Kentucky Kid" and will be followed by "Charge," which is currently awaiting release.

Overview

''Fastest'' is a documentary of the

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Notable appearances

Colin Edwards Colin Edwards II (born February 27, 1974), nicknamed the "Texas Tornado", is an American former professional motorcycle racer who retired half-way through the 2014 season, but continues in the sport as a factory test rider. He is a two-time W ...

* Jorge Lorenzo * Valentino Rossi *

Marco Simoncelli Marco Simoncelli (; 20 January 198723 October 2011), nicknamed Sic (), was an Italian professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the MotoGP World Championship for 10 years from 2002 to 2011. He started in the 125cc class before moving up to ...

Ben Spies Ben Spies (; born July 11, 1984), is an American former professional motorcycle road racer. He was sometimes nicknamed "Elbows" due to his riding style, in which his elbows protruded outward. Spies won the AMA Superbike Championship for Yoshimur ...

Casey Stoner Casey Joel Stoner (born 16 October 1985) is an Australian retired professional motorcycle racer, and a two-time MotoGP World Champion, in and . During his MotoGP career, Stoner raced for the factory teams of Ducati and Honda, winning a ti ...

The film includes appearances by the aforementioned 9-times World champion, Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha), two-time champion,

(Ducati Corse), 2010 Champion Jorge Lorenzo ( Fiat Yamaha), American former World Superbike Champions,

(Yamaha Tech 3), and double-winner

( Yamaha Tech3). The film also features

, 2008 250cc GP World Champion, ( Gresini Honda), during what was his rookie season in the MotoGP category. Marco Simoncelli 2010 Laguna Seca

Release

The film premiered at

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on 20 September 2011 and was attended by British riders

Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow (born 29 October 1985) is an English professional motorcycle racer who retired from regular competition after the 2020 season. He is contracted as a test rider for Yamaha Motor Racing, which he is expected to continue in 2022 and ...

, Bradley Smith,

Scott Redding Scott Christopher Redding (born 4 January 1993) is a British motorcycle racer. For 2022 he is contracted to ride in Superbike World Championship with BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team after the 2020 and 2021 seasons with Ducati factory WSBK team rid ...

Danny Kent Danny Ray Kent (born 25 November 1993) is an English motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2015 Moto3 World Championship. In doing so he became Great Britain's first Grand Prix solo motorcycle world champion since Barry Sheene in , as wel ...

Eugene Laverty Eugene Laverty (born 3 June 1986) is a professional motorcycle road racer from Northern Ireland, the brother of Michael and John. For 2022, Laverty is contracted to ride for satellite BMW team Bonovo in World Superbike Championship. Midway ...

. The event was hosted by Eurosport commentator Toby Moody, with a late appearance by fellow commentator Julian Ryder, and the

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's Matt Roberts. The film was introduced with a short clip especially for the London Premier by Valentino Rossi. The film is available on DVD in the US, UK and Canada.

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* *{{IMDb title, 1721677, Fastest 2011 films American auto racing films American sports documentary films Documentary films about auto racing Motorcycle racing films 2011 documentary films Films scored by Tomandandy 2010s English-language films Films directed by Mark Neale 2010s American films Grand Prix motorcycle racing