The first day of the 2020 Winter Test session ended with Petronas SRT Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo being the fastest, giving a boost to the home team in its quest to do better in the championship bid for the new season. The Frenchman was the first man into the 1:58s and his laptime remained largely…
The Jerez Angel Nieto Circuit once again for the second of a two day test in Southern Spain, where four MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship teams continued to work on their 2019 set-ups. Over 600 laps of the 4.2km circuit were run by the eight riders, and steps were made ahead of what is set to…
Ducati, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer has unveiled the 2019 Panigale V4 R, complete with winglets and a massive 217hp, despite having a smaller engine capacity of 998cc than this year’s Panigale V4 S, which is set at 1100cc. The new Panigale V4 R is built for WorldSBK homologation, and as such, this Ducati will surely…
Maverick and Yamaha end 490 day win wait – 1 year, 4 months, 3 days. That’s how long Yamaha have waited to taste a MotoGP victory but at long last, it was stopped by Movistar Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales #25 at the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. The Spaniard ends Yamaha’s 25-race victory drought after storming to…
Photos: MotoGP.com Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez wrapped up a sensational 7th MotoGP World Championship title at the home of Honda after claiming a stunning victory at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi, a race-long battle with Ducati Corse’s Andrea Dovizioso ended with the latter crashing out of contention at Turn 10 with 2…
Photos by Repsol Honda and MotoGP.com Reigning MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez made a step closer to clinching his 5th premier class title today by clinching his 42nd victory in the segment at Chang International Circuit in Buriram. It was Marquez, who rides for Repsol Honda, who got the holeshot from pole as the lights…
Photos: MotoGP.com, Repsol Honda and Yamaha Factory World Championship leader Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team secured his 50th premier class pole position for Sunday’s Thailand MotoGP, and become the first rider to qualify P1 after progressing through from Q1. The Spaniard edged out 2nd place Valentino Rossi by just 0.011s, with Andrea Dovizioso completing…
Photos: MotoGP.com Despite starting from 3rd position on the front row, Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez got a perfect start for the Aragon MotoGP race and led into the first corner. However, Marquez came in a little hot into Turn 1 and forced pole sitter Ducati Corse’s Jorge Lorenzo slightly wide. The factory Ducati rider tried…
Photos: MotoGP.com Ducati Corse’s outgoing rider Jorge Lorenzo outqualified teammate Andrea Dovizioso to snatch pole position for Sunday’s MotoGP race in Aragon while reigning world champion Marc Marquez got himself into the front row courtesy of his first flying lap at the start of Q2 with a time of 1:46.960. Briton Cal Crutchlow momentarily got…
Photos courtesy of MotoGP.com Jorge Lorenzo broke his own 2016 pole lap record (achieved onboard a Yamaha YZR-M1) at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli today with the Ducati Desmosedici GP18 in an adrenaline-fuelled qualifying on the Adriatic, searing around the venue in a 1:31.629s to lower his own fastest lap time and secure Ducati’s first…
Reigning MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez broke away from the rest with 3 laps remaining to take his 4th win of the 2018 season at Assen in Netherlands today. The Spaniard had won from an intense race where there were contacts with the top riders, with as many as 8 riders fighting for the lead…
Team Ducati Corse’s Jorge Lorenzo has secured his first pole position since Valencia 2016 at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya in a spectacular Q2 session, relegating Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez to 2nd and Andrea Dovizioso grabbing his first front row start of the season in 3rd. Under blistering Barcelona skies, it was all…