MotoGP

Viñales wins in his debut with Yamaha

Maverick Viñales accomplished a solid victory in the Qatar Grand Prix after an intense fight with Andrea Dovizioso, who finished second. Rossi was third while world champion Marc Márquez could only be fourth. His...

Viñales on pole after no-qualifying session

Maverick Viñales has taken his maiden pole position in MotoGP for the 2017 Qatar Grand Prix, thanks to his lap during the practices sessions and not the qualifying that has not taken place because...

Redding takes to the top in FP2

Independent Team rider reigns after rain in the desert. After earlier bad weather and reduced grip since FP1 despite a dry track, it was Octo Pramac Racing rider Scott Redding who shot up the timesheets...

Catalan one-two-three in the MotoGP Practice in Qatar

The Catalans Maverick Viñales, Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa have been the fastest in the first practice session of MotoGP for the Grand Prix of Qatar. Today, Roses’s rider, Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), has...

Four for four: Viñales fastest at the final day in Qatar

Movistar Yamaha rider heads the timesheets for the fourth test in a row - with Dovizioso close. Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) completed his royal flush of incredible preseason form by the end of the...

Viñales leads second testing day in Losail

Viñales leads a testing day in which three Yamahas have finished on Top 3. Honda and Ducati have been the closest manufacturers to Yamaha. It's been a day with many accidents and we've seen...

Dovizioso tops Day 1 in the desert

Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) took first blood as the third and final preseason test got underway at Losail International Circuit in Qatar, setting the fastest lap of the night and quicker than new teammate...

John Surtees passed away

Formula One and Motorcycles world champion John Surtees passed away today aged 83. John Surtees started his career in motorcycles in 1955 and won seven world champion title between 1955 and 1960 – three in...

Rabat back on track in Qatar

EG0,0 Marc VDS rider ready to rejoin teammate Jack Miller in the final preseason test. Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Tito Rabat will return to action during this week's third and final MotoGP™...

Marquez briefly dislocates shoulder in Jerez

After rain stopped play on the first day of a planned two day private test at the Circuito de Jerez for Repsol Honda Team's Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, action got underway on Day...

Red Bull KTM Factory racing unveil 2017

The covers have come off the bulls: the 2017 KTM RC16 has been revealed in its full glory in Austria, as Red Bull KTM Factory racing unveiled their MotoGP™ World Championship projects for the...

Iannone fastest on Day 2

Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) made the timesheets fantastic reading for his new home Suzuki on Day 2 of the Sepang test, as he smashed Ducati test rider Casey Stoner’s Day 1 pace to...

Stoner on top for Ducati as rain stops Day 1 short

First track action in Sepang ends early with test rider and former Champion fastest Ducati Team test rider and double MotoGP™ World Champion Casey Stoner led the way at the top of the timesheets on...

Team Suzuki Ecstar launch 2017 in Sepang

After coming back to MotoGP in 2015, Suzuki’s rise back to the top echelons of MotoGP has been meteoric, culminating in podiums and a race win at Silverstone in 2016. The Japanese factory has...

Ducati launch: Lorenzo and Dovizioso’s Desmosedici

Borgo Panigale factory kicks 2017 into gear at Team Presentation. One of the most hotly anticipated team presentations ahead of the 2017 MotoGP™ season saw the Ducati Team launch their new Desmosedici in Italy, with...

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP launch 2017

Official team launch lifts the curtain on 2017 in Madrid. Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team were the first in MotoGP™ to officially unveil their 2017 line-up and livery, with riders Valentino Rossi and new teammate Maverick...

High expectations in the Moto2 season of Brad Binder

There is enough evidence to show that the jump from Moto2 to Moto3 is not easy. Champions like Sandro Cortese, Danny Kent and Álex Márquez have had a hard time getting to fight important...

2017 MotoGP calendar updated

Next year’s MotoGP World Championship dates have been revised - with Germany brought forward. MotoGP’s provisional 2017 calendar is as follows: Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 1 26/03 Qatar* Losail International Circuit 2 09/04 Republica Argentina Termas de Río Hondo 3 23/04 Americas Circuit of The Americas 4 07/05 Spain Circuito de Jerez 5 21/05 France Le Mans 6 04/06 Italy Autodromo del...

Montmeló to host Catalan GP until 2021

  The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has renewed its contract with Dorna Sports to continue hosting the Grand Prix of Catalonia until 2021. The Circuit de Montmeló has hosted a MotoGP World Championship Grand Prix ever...

Lorenzo offers one last victory to Yamaha before his departure

  He was simply unbeatable this weekend. For his last race with Yamaha, Lorenzo ended it in the best way possible, with a victory. He leaded the whole GP from the green light to the...

The final stand: Lorenzo demolishes the record in Valencia

‘Spartan’ starts from pole in his last race for Yamaha; uncatchable and ominous ahead of race day. Six tenths have been taken off the record Best Lap at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valencia, as...

Dovizioso storms Sepang as 9th winner of 2016

The unbelievable becomes the reality once again this season as 'DesmoDovi' emerges from the spray to be crowned the ninth winner. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) took his second ever victory at the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle...

Dovizioso gets the pole in Sepang

Andrea Dovizioso has got the pole positions scoring a laptime 2 tenths faster than Valentino Rossi's time. Jorge Lorenzo has scored the third one. The heavy rain that Moto2 riders had to suffer, stopped for...

Marquez Friday’s fastest despite missing FP2

2016 MotoGP World Champion heads the timesheets despite illness as rain affects FP2. The first practice session of the day for Moto3™ saw damp patches of the newly-resurfaced Sepang International Circuit hamper early laptimes, before...

Crutchlow blitzes Phillip Island for win number 2

Marquez crashes out, Rossi storms up from P15 – but Crutchlow keeps his cool for an incredible second career victory Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) has taken a stunning second GP win at Phillip Island, as...

Márquez gets the 65th pole position of his career

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) has taken pole position at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, as the new reigning World Champion chose the perfect moment to head out in the changeable conditions on full...

Crutchlow the quickest under wet conditions

After a wet morning of action at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, and a Moto3™ FP2 that saw times get significantly slower, the red flag then came out during the second session for MotoGP™...

Marquez takes the crown in Motegi drama

Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez has taken the 2016 MotoGP™ World Championship at the home of Honda – with the hand dealt by the Japanese venue seeing the cards fall perfectly for the Spaniard...

Rossi equals Marquez and Lorenzo with pole number 64

9-time World Champion top as the number 93 falters - and a bruised 'Spartan' pulls out a fast one. Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) will start from pole at the Twin Ring Motegi for the...

Lorenzo draws first at Motegi

Reigning Champion quickest on Day 1 as drama crowns FP2 - and Pedrosa breaks his collarbone After Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso led the way in FP1 at the Twin Ring Motegi, skies remained perfectly blue...