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Andrea Dovizioso continued his rapid Qatar test form to lead the first MotoGP practice session of 2018, posting a 1m 55.366s lap to head Valentino Rossi by just 61 thousandths of a second. The leading two held a significant advantage over third paced man and reigning series champion Marc Marquez, the Spaniard nearly four tenths […]
KTM has confirmed that Tech 3 run a pair of the firm’s RC16’s in MotoGP next year, both of which will be equal to those of the factory team. Since returning full-time last year KTM has been keen for another team to run their RC16’s in order to aid development. Tech 3 team boss Herve […]
Marco Melandri took his second win of the weekend at Phillip Island by just 21 thousandths from reigning champion Jonathan Rea, drafting past the Kawasaki just before the line. Each rider had to make a pit-stop between laps 10-12 as a safety measure because of the issues that plagued the Pirelli tires in the first […]
Marco Melandri took the first race victory of 2018 at Phillip Island on his Ducati Panigale, ahead of Tom Sykes and team-mate Chaz Davies. Melandri ran third in the early stages behind the two factory Kawasakis after a good start but came alive during the closing stages. He first picked off reigning champion Jonathan Rea […]
Hafizh Syahrin will become MotoGP’s first ever Malaysian rider, following Tech 3’s decision to choose the 23 year old as the unwell Jonas Folger’s replacement. Folger announced last month that he would be taking a sabbatical from MotoGP following a battle with mononucleosis that forced him to miss the last three races of 2017. Tech […]
Dani Pedrosa set the fastest time of the second three-day MotoGP test at the Buriram Circuit in Thailand, one of only three riders to lap under the 1m30s mark. Pedrosa set a 1m 29.781s to make it a Honda whitewash of the Thai test, following LCR’s Cal Crutchlow and factory Honda team-mate Marc Marquez, who […]
MotoGP organisers Dorna have today announced details regarding its new-for-2019 electric racing class MotoE, which will support several European rounds of the MotoGP world championship. Italian electric energy company Enel was announced as the series title sponsor alongside the Energica Ego racer that will form the basis for the championship. The grid will be made […]
Jorge Lorenzo started 2018 on top at the first MotoGP pre-season test of the season, held at the Sepang International circuit in Malaysia. Lorenzo set a new lap record around the 3.4-mile circuit, clocking a 1m 58:830s on his new Desmosedici GP18, beating previous record holder Marc Marquez’s 2015 lap by just 0.037s. Top Honda […]
Four-time MotoGP race winner Maverick Vinales will continue to ride for Yamaha Racing for at least two more years, signing to the end of 2020. The announcement was made on Wednesday morning in Madrid, with Yamaha also unveiling the livery for its 2018 challenger. Vinales was entering the final year of a two-year contract in 2018, […]