Motorcycling

MotoGP, Dutch GP

MotoGP: Quartararo eases after fight to win Dutch GP from Vinales, Mir

Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo extended his MotoGP points lead after win in Dutch GP from Maverick Vinales and Suzuki's Joan Mir. Pole-sitter Maverick Vinales made a good start in MotoGP Dutch GP, but Yamaha teammate Fabio...
MotoGP, Dutch GP

MotoGP: Vinales beats Quartararo to Dutch GP pole breaking lap record

It was a Yamaha 1-2 in MotoGP qualifying with Maverick Vinales beating Fabio Quartararo to Dutch GP pole from Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. Q1: It was cloudy in first part of MotoGP Dutch GP qualifying, as Ducati's...
Ducati, VR46, MotoGP

Aramco Racing Team VR46 opts for Ducati as their MotoGP partner

The Aramco Racing Team VR46 has signed a deal with Ducati Motor to be its partner in MotoGP in a three-year deal, starting from 2022. Amid speculations of multiple choices, Valentino Rossi's VR46 MotoGP team...
MotoGP, Japanese GP, Americas GP

MotoGP cancels Japanese GP as Americas GP is re-scheduled to October

Dorna Sports announced further changes to 2021 MotoGP calendar with the cancellation of Japanese GP and re-scheduling of Americas GP. The Americas GP at Circuit of the Americas was postponed due to COVID-19 from its...
Franco Morbidelli, MotoGP, Assen

Morbidelli ruled out of Assen MotoGP weekend after fresh incident

Franco Morbidelli will miss this weekend's Assen MotoGP race after aggravating his knee injury in a fresh training incident. A training incident at VR46 ranch injured Morbidelli's knee earlier this month, which he has been...
Maverick Vinales, MotoGP, Yamaha

Vinales opens up on struggles, lack of respect, Quartararo data & more

Maverick Vinales was seen as a dejected MotoGP rider after the German GP, where the Spaniard was unable to even to finish in the Top 15. Already Saturday was a disaster for Yamaha's Vinales in...
MotoGP, German GP, Marc Marquez

MotoGP: Marquez scores first win since injury return in German GP

Honda's Marc Marquez scored his first MotoGP win in German GP since return as KTM's Miguel Oliveira was second and Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo third. Pole-sitter Johann Zarco dropped to third abode his Pramac Ducati at...
Johann Zarco, MotoGP, German GP

MotoGP: Zarco crashes but has German GP pole, ends Quartararo’s reign

Pramac Ducati's Johann Zarco took MotoGP pole in German GP despite his crash, from Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo and Aprilia's Aleix Esparagro. Q1: It was a delayed start to MotoGP German GP qualifying due to technical issues...
Gresini Racing, MotoGP, Ducati

Gresini partners with Ducati, Bastianini & di Giannantonio named riders

Gresini Racing has partnered with Ducati for 2022 MotoGP season and further as Enea Bastianini and Fabio di Giannantonio named riders. Having announced its end of the partnership with Aprilia after the 2021 MotoGP season...
MotoGP, Austria, Aragon

MotoGP announces full capacity for Austria races, limited for Aragon

MotoGP has announced a full capacity stands for both the Austria races, whereas Aragon will continue to have a limited number like last year. With the Government in Austria opening up fans at the big...
Alpinestars, Fabio Quartararo

Alpinestars releases statement on Quartararo incident from Catalan GP

Alpinestars released a statement with regards to the incident from Catalan MotoGP, involving the race suit of Fabio Quartararo. Following the trouble with the race suit of Yamaha's Quartararo during the Catalan MotoGP race, Alpinestars...
MotoGP, Maverick Vinales

Vinales heads Quartararo in one-day MotoGP test at Barcelona

It was a Yamaha 1-2 in the one-day MotoGP test at Barcelona with Maverick Vinales heading Fabio Quartararo, while LCR Honda's Takaaki Nakagami ended up third. Post the thrilling Catalan GP on Sunday, the MotoGP...
MotoGP, Catalan GP

MotoGP: Oliveira wins Catalan GP, Miller takes P3 after Quartararo penalty

KTM's Miguel Oliveira fought off rivals to win MotoGP race in Catalan GP from Pramac Ducati's Johann Zarco and Ducati's Jack Miller. The overcast conditions made the tyre strategy open for the start of MotoGP...
MotoGP, Catalan GP

MotoGP: Quartararo secures Catalan GP pole in a dramatic session

Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo took yet another MotoGP pole in Catalan GP from Ducati's Jack Miller and Pramac's Johann Zarco. Q1: The first part in MotoGP qualifying in Catalan GP had a slight repeat of Honda's Marc...
Alex Rins, Suzuki, MotoGP

Rins ruled out of Catalan MotoGP race, Suzuki down to one bike

Alex Rins has been ruled out of the Catalan MotoGP weekend after a cycling incident, as Suzuki is down to just one bike. In a further bad news for Rins, who has had four retirements...
Johann Zarco, Jorge Martin, Pramac, MotoGP

Pramac retains Zarco and Martin for 2022 MotoGP season

Pramac Racing announced the retention of Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin for the 2022 MotoGP season, retaining the same line-up. After the confirmation of Jack Miller at the factory Ducati team, Pramac has confirmed the...
Remy Gardner, Tech 3, KTM, MotoGP

Gardner to make MotoGP debut in 2022 with Tech 3 KTM

Moto2 racer Remy Gardner will make his MotoGP debut in 2022 with Tech 3 Racing after signing a deal with Austrian manufacturer, KTM. The speculations around Gardner taking a step up to MotoGP was on...
Brad Binder, KTM, MotoGP

Binder renews MotoGP contract with KTM for three more seasons

Brad Binder has signed a new MotoGP contract to stay on with KTM for three more seasons, which runs from 2022 to until the 2024 season. Having graduated to MotoGP in 2020 with KTM, Binder...
MotoGP, Italian GP

MotoGP: Quartararo wins Italian GP as Oliveira keeps P2 despite penalty

Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo eased in to win MotoGP Italian GP from KTM's Miguel Oliveira and Suzuki's Joan Mir despite penalty to both. Amid the news of Moto3's Jason Dupasquier, the MotoGP riders got together for...
Jason Dupasquier, Moto3

Moto3’s Jason Dupasquier dies after Mugello quali crash, aged 19-years

Dorna Sports announced the sad departure of Moto3 racer Jason Dupasquier, who died from injuries, after a crash during Mugello qualifying session. Prustel GP's Dupasquier crashed at the Arrabbiata 2 right-hander at Turn 9 at...
MotoGP, Italian GP

MotoGP: Quartararo breaks lap record to secure Italian GP pole

Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo took MotoGP pole in Italian GP from Ducati's Francesco Bganaia and Pramac Ducati's Johann Zarco. Q1: The first part of MotoGP qualifying in Italian GP at Mugello had LCR Honda's Takaaki Nakagami leading...
Pramac, Ducati

Pramac signs new deal with Ducati to remain its MotoGP satellite team

Pramac Racing will remain as Ducati MotoGP satellite outfit after signing a new longterm deal, announced on the eve of the Italian GP weekend. Having started out with Honda in 2002, Pramac switched to Ducati...
Jack Miller, Ducati, MotoGP

Ducati confirms contract extension for Miller for 2022 MotoGP season

Ducati has confirmed a contract extension for Jack Miller through to the 2022 MotoGP season, keeping the same line-up. Miller made his much-acclaimed factory move to Ducati at the start of the 2021 MotoGP season...
Andrea Dovizioso, Michele Pirro

Pirro to fill in for Martin at Mugello as Dovizioso to test more with...

Jorge Martin will miss another MotoGP race as Michele Pirro has been roped in for Mugello, while Andrea Dovizioso will continue Aprilia testing. After Tito Rabat replaced Martin at Pramac Ducati, for the races in...
Pol Espargaro, Franco Morbidelli, Valentino Rossi, MotoGP

Rossi, Morbidelli & Espargaro react to Le Mans MotoGP clash

Valentino Rossi, Franco Morbidelli and Pol Espargaro react to their coming together in French MotoGP race, which hampered their running. Even though it was a dry start to French MotoGP race, the track conditions remained...
Aleix Espargaro, MotoGP

Espargaro undergoes arm pump surgery ahead of hard Mugello event

Aleix Espargaro is the latest to undergo an arm pump surgery post the French MotoGP race, ahead of a hard Mugello event. Aprilia's Espargaro joined the list of MotoGP riders to undergo an arm pump...
MotoGP, Jack Miller, Ducati

MotoGP: Miller wins rain-affected French GP from Zarco, Quartararo

Ducati's Jack Miller fought through rain and penalty to win MotoGP French GP from Pramac's Johann Zarco and Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo. The MotoGP French GP started under dry conditions but with clouds around, as Ducati's...
MotoGP, Fabio Quartararo

MotoGP: Quartararo leads Yamaha 1-2 in French GP pole after late charge

Fabio Quartararo led a Yamaha 1-2 in mixed conditions during MotoGP French GP qualifying, with Maverick Vinales P2 and Jack Miller P3. Q1: Even though it was not raining during first part of MotoGP qualifying in...

MotoGP shuffles calendar as Finland is cancelled, Austria to host two races

Dorna Sports are forced to change the 2021 MotoGP calendar with the cancellation of the Finnish GP and addition of another race in Austria. Much like how it was in 2020, there will be two...
Valentino Rossi, MotoGP, Yamaha

Rossi responds to Schwantz & Fogarty’s opinions amid tough MotoGP year

Valentino Rossi has replied to the opinions of Kevin Schwantz and Carl Fogarty amid a difficult MotoGP season for the Italian. After showing some pace with factory Yamaha in recent years, Rossi has somewhat struggled...