Matthew Roberts Master of Ceremony British-born Matt Roberts has been the host of the BBC’s live coverage of the MotoGP World Championship since 2011, having previously worked as a pit-lane reporter since 2006.
Matt translated the biography of MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo (“My Story So Far”) from Spanish in to English and in 2013 he ghost wrote Casey Stoner’s autobiography “Pushing The Limits”.
Prior to joining the BBC, Matt had already become a familiar face in the paddock as the in-house English language journalist for Dorna Sports and from 2001 to 2004 he became the recognised voice of MotoGP around the world thanks to his role as lead commentator on the live world feed, which was broadcast by a host of networks including ESPN Star Sports (Asia), Fox Sports (Australia), SuperSport (Africa) and Speed TV (USA), as well as for his regular role as the presenter of the MotoGP Awards Ceremony in Valencia.
Matt is also a keen rider himself and in 2011 he rode a Yamaha R1 from London to Valencia in aid of the official MotoGP charity Riders for Health.
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