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Francesco Bagnaia defeated Alex Marquez to win the Moto 2 race at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas by 2.4 seconds. Marquez pulled an early lead as Bagnaia fought to get ahead Mattia Pasini, but was pulled in by the Italian by the mid-point of the 18 lap race, the two trading fastest laps […]
Maverick Vinales has taken pole at COTA under controversial circumstances, after on-the-road pole-man Marc Marquez received a three-pace grid penalty for blocking Vinales during Q2. Marquez managed to set a blistering time of 2m 03.658s lap around the 3.4 mile circuit to originally head Vinales and Andrea Iannone’s Suzuki, who now starts second. The reigning […]
Marc Marquez kept up his 100% COTA pole record during qualifying for the Grand Prix of the Americas, surviving an investigation for blocking Maverick Vinales. Marquez managed to set a blistering time of 2m 03.658s lap around the 3.4 mile circuit to head Vinales and Andrea Iannone’s Suzuki. The Spaniard’s pole was initially in doubt […]
Jonathan Rea controlled perfectly from the front to win Race 1 at Assen to take his 12th win at the Dutch circuit; matching Carl Fogarty’s all time Assen win record in the process. Michael van der Mark had a much better showing in the race to move up from his seventh place start position to […]
Marc Marquez led the opening practice session for the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas, setting a 2m 05.530s lap late in the session. The Spaniard, who remains unbeaten in every GP held at COTA, led the factory Yamaha duo of Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales by four and seven […]
Porsche has officially broken the overall lap record of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, using a modified version of its three-time Le Mans winning LMP1 racer. With 2016 World Endurance Champion Neel Jani at the wheel, the Evo 919 set a 1m 41.770s lap around the 4.3 mile Spa. This stunning time smashed the previous […]
Giacomo Agostini, 15 times a MotoGP champion, believes that Marc Marquez shouldn’t face a race ban following an eventful Argentinean GP on Sunday. Marquez attracted criticism from riders and fans alike as he battled his way through the field following a pit lane penalty for riding the wrong way down the track during the starting […]
Marc Marquez led a damp second Grand Prix of Argentina practice session, the reigning MotoGP champion posting a 1m 39.395s lap of the 2.986 mile Termas de Rio Hondo circuit. The rain began to fall around 5 minutes into the 45 minute session, with most riders out on circuit choosing to abort their laps and […]
Former factory World Superbike racer Davide Giugliano has been announced as the injured Eugene Laverty’s replacement at Aprilia for at least the next two rounds. Laverty suffered a broken pelvis as a result of a violent crash at the last round of the World Superbike Championship at the Buriram Circuit in Thailand and is currently […]
Dani Pedrosa led the field at the end of MotoGP FP1 around the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina with a 1m 40.303s lap. Cal Crutchlow made it a Honda 1-2 less than half a tenth behind. Andrea Iannone continued Suzuki’s strong start to 2018 by finishing the session in third position, less than […]
Sebastien Ogier dominated the first day of action on the Tour de Course, winning three of the four stages on Friday to lead Thierry Neuville by 33.6 seconds. Ogier opened the day’s action by going nearly 10 seconds faster than anyone on the first sweep of the monster 49km La Porta-Valle di Rostino test, with […]
Andrea Dovizioso defeated Marc Marquez in a dramatic duel during the closing stages of the Qatar GP, the Italian beating home the Honda by just 0.027s. Dovizioso made it difficult for himself however after a poor start from fifth on the grid, slipping to ninth by turn two on lap one. The Ducati man then […]