Moto GP

MotoGP Estoril – Cancelled session, what the riders had to say

30 March, 2020

All of today’s qualifying sessions at the Estoril circuit were cancelled due to the atrocious weather conditions, so the Race Direction has decided to add an extra 10 minutes to Sunday morning warm-up practice sessions.All three races are going to…

Jorge Lorenzo confirmed out of Sachsenring GP, to undergo surgery

30 March, 2020

Following his highside crash during FP2 at Sachsenring, Jorge Lorenzo has now been ruled out of the rest of the German GP weekend.After topping this morning’s free practice Lorenzo started the second free practice by posting the fastest time but…

Franco Uncini takes on the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit (w/video)

30 March, 2020

MotoGP will be racing in Argentina next year and several MotoGP teams and riders will packing up after this weekend’s Assen GP round to visit capital city Buenos Aires and take part in several media commitments and more importantly a…

Troy Bayliss on the Ducati Desmosedici GP9

30 March, 2020

Retired three times SBK Champion Troy Bayliss completed his first day of testing of Desmosedici GP9 at Mugello yesterday alongside test rider Vittoriano Guareschi. It was a first time that Bayliss got back on a MotoGP bike after his sensational…

MotoGP Aragon: Casey Stoner on top in wet FP2

30 March, 2020

This afternoon’s MotoGP second free practice at Aragon was wet with rain disrupting the session, however it was Ducati’s Casey Stoner who came out on top with a best time of 2′01″710 leaving the second spot to Jorge Lorenzo who…

2013 Brno: Three Ducati riders have grip issues, while Andrea Iannone has shoulder problemss

30 March, 2020

It wasn’t a pleasant first day at Brno for the Ducati factory and Pramac riders. Andrea Dovizioso, Nicky Hayden and Ben Spies replacement rider, Michele Pirro all suffered for grip issues, which left them all over a 1.2 seconds and…

Thailand next stop for MotoGP racing?

30 March, 2020

Southeast Asia has a very large appeal for motorcycle manufacturers due to its strong sales and cheap labour force and MotoGP racing is exponentially growing in its appeal in that part of the world. Last May, Dorna’s Carmelo Ezpeleta, talking…

Jorge Lorenzo suffers from spin, Rossi still having problems qualifying

30 March, 2020

Jorge Lorenzo will have to start tomorrow’s Brno race in fifth, his worse qualifying position this season, if we exclude Assen and Indianapolis where he was still recovering from collarbone surgery. The Yamaha rider was unable to replicate his performance…

Is this Valentino Rossi's GP12 Phoenix?

30 March, 2020

This photo is supposed to be Valentino Rossi’s almost 90% brand new Ducati Desmosedici GP12, now dubbed by the press as the ‘Phoenix’ and taken at Sepang just several hours ago.Is this the GP Zero that Rossi tested at Valencia…

MotoGP, Phillip Island: all the pics from paddock and pits

30 March, 2020

At the latest Australian GP Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) and Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) were the two undisputed stars of the MotoGP class, with the former winning his home GP for the sixth consecutive time and the latter clinching…

Dani Pedrosa pips Lorenzo for pole position at Misano

30 March, 2020

The weather finally took a turn for the better at Misano for this afternoon’s MotoGP qualifying session and the Italian track was finally completely dry, even if wasn’t completely rubbered so the grip wasn’t optimum and the riders and teams…

Rossi, Stoner, Hayden, Lorenzo and Bradl at Indianapolis pre-event press conference

30 March, 2020

The super organized Indianapolis Speedway has issued a press release of today’s MotoGP complete pre-event press conference and was more or less centered around what Valentino Rossi had to say about his leaving Ducati and his return to Yamaha next…

MotoGP – Bets are on for Balatonring

30 March, 2020

The MotoGP riders who are part of the Safety Commission met up with Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta on Friday before the Sepang GP and one of the topics discussed was the Balatonring circuit.Loris Capirossi, who is one of the founding…

Randy de Puniet to skip Estoril test

30 March, 2020

Randy de Puniet finished 10th in yesterday’s race at Estoril, but it was a real struggle for the French rider, who suffered some pretty bad leg pain, so much pain that he’s decided to skip today’s important MotoGP test to…

Video: Yamaha's Another Day at the Office

30 March, 2020

Three year’s ago Yamaha USA released a video ahead of the 2009 US Grand Prix called a A Day at the Office (starring Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Colin Edwards and James Toseland) that became an instant hit amongst racing fans…

Ducati Monster Rossi and Hayden GP Replicas

29 March, 2020

Everything is almost ready in Bologna for tomorrow’s (March 4th) big Ducati event in Piazza Maggiore, even if the weather isn’t quite collaborating for the Ducati MotoGP Night, it’s been snowing on and off all day even if forecasts say…

Andrea Dovizioso meets his Ducati D16

29 March, 2020

Andrea Dovizioso will have two years to turn around the Ducati D16, and try to do what only Casey Stoner could do, make the GP machine into podium scoring weapon, again.Dovizioso has spent all his career on Japanese bikes, and…

Jorge Lorenzo takes dominating victory at Catalunya

29 March, 2020

Reigning World champion Jorge Lorenzo took another stunning victory - his second in a row - and his third of the season with a dominating lights-to-flag win over Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez.Despite his stunning and record breaking qualifying lap…

Dani Pedrosa dominates FP1 at Sepang

29 March, 2020

Despite the Sepang International circuit historically not being a Honda winning track, Dani Pedrosa continued his excellent form (two consecutive wins) was the fastest rider on track setting the benchmark with a best lap of 2.01.621 to top the timesheets.…