World Superbike standings leader Jonathan Rea says he is not focusing on the championship despite the French round presenting him with his first opportunity to secure a historic third title. After a dominant double victory at the last round in Portugal, Rea now leads the standings by 120 points, and needs to outscore Kawasaki team-mate Tom […]
The Gresini Moto3 team has announced it will retain current riders Jorge Martin and Fabio Di Giannantonio for the 2018 season. Martin switched to the Italian Gresini Honda outfit for 2017 having spent two years with the Aspar Mahindra team, during which time he managed a podium finish at Brno in 2016. The 19-year-old Spaniard […]
The GRT Yamaha World Supersort team has confirmed it will retain the services of Lucas Mahias and Federico Caricasulo for the 2018 season. Mahias is in his first full–time season in the 600cc class of the World Superbike Championship having previously contested the Endurance World Championship with Yamaha, as well as several outings in the Superstock 1000 […]
The AGR team has withdrawn from the Moto2 and Moto3 World Championship’s amid financial difficulties, and will instead focus on its European Championship campaign. The Spanish team made its debut in the intermediate class in 2012 and enjoyed moderate success in its time, with current Tech3 MotoGP rider Jonas Folger winning twice for the outfit […]
MotoAmerica star Jake Gagne will deputise for the injured Stefan Bradl at this weekend’s French round of the World Superbike Championship. Gagne – who finished 11th in the 2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship with the Genuine Broaster Chicken Honda team – made his WorldSBK debut at his home round at Laguna Seca in July in place of the late Nicky […]
Andrea Dovizioso lost the joint lead in the MotoGP standings after finishing a difficult Aragon race seventh, but does not regret opting for the soft rear tyre despite his woes. Dovizioso – as well as Ducati team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who finished third – went with the soft option rear, while the factory Yamahas and Hondas […]
Valentino Rossi says he is proud of what he has achieved during his comeback at the Aragon MotoGP weekend after finishing the race in fifth. The 38–year–old Italian made his return to racing this weekend just 23 days after breaking his right leg in a training incident in Italy, despite being told a recovery period […]
Aragon Grand Prix winner Marc Marquez admits he did not feel comfortable at all on his Honda during the 23–lap race, and was ‘fighting against’ his RC213V. Marquez was denied a fifth–successive Aragon premier class pole when he crashed on his final lap in qualifying on Saturday. Admitting afterwards he simply pushed too hard, the […]
Marc Marquez took a 16-point championship lead after beating Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa to a crucial victory in the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix. The Spaniard had not won a race from outside of the front row since storming to victory from fifth at the Valencia race in 2014. At the start, Ducati’s Jorge Lorenzo eased into […]
Fabio Quartararo will join Britain’s Danny Kent at the Speed Up team for his second season in the Moto2 World Championship in 2018 after signing a two-year deal. French rider Quartararo moved into the grand prix ranks with the Estrella Galicia squad in Moto3 in 2015 as the reigning double CEV champion. After a decent […]
Marc Marquez says his crash at the end of MotoGP qualifying for the Aragon Grand Prix was the result of him simply pushing over the limit as sought for his seventh pole of 2017. The Honda rider – who suffered a tumble in fourth practice – set the benchmark pace in Q2 with a 1m47.963s on […]
Valentino Rossi says he will have to ‘suffer’ in Sunday’s 23–lap Aragon MotoGP race, but will nevertheless push hard after securing a shock front row start in qualifying. The Italian sustained a double break to his right leg in an enduro training incident 23 days ago, but decided to ride in this weekend’s Aragon round […]