The AGR Moto2 team has parted ways with current rider Yonny Hernandez and will replace him with American Joe Roberts from the Czech Grand Prix. After a tough year with the Aspar Ducati outfit in MotoGP in 2016 – ending the season 22nd overall with 20 points – Hernandez returned to the Moto2 World Championship […]
Former Ducati World Superbike rider Davide Giugliano is set to test for the Red Bull Honda team at the Lausiztring next week, according to German news outlet Speedweek. Giugliano was dropped in favour of countryman Marco Melandri at the factory Ducati squad for this year and made a switch to the British Superbike Championship with Tyco BMW. […]
Alvaro Bautista will remain with the Aspar Ducati MotoGP Team for the 2018 season, ending speculation of a return to Aprilia. The Spaniard first rode with the Jorge Martinez-run Aspar team in his 125cc days, taking the introductory class crown with the outfit in 2006, and remained through his 250cc career before stepping up to […]
Romano Fenati and the Marinelli Rivacold Snipers team will step up to the Moto2 World Championship next season, the Italian outfit has confirmed. Fenati returned to the Moto3 class this year with the Snipers team after he was sensationally dropped halfway through last season by the Valentino Rossi-backed Sky VR46 squad for repeated misconduct. The […]
12 months ago Andrea Iannone cemented his class as a grand prix motorcycle rider, taking a gamble on tyre choice and using his head to win the Austrian Grand Prix on the Ducati. That was a statement from the Italian to Bologna, who had dumped him in favour of Jorge Lorenzo for 2017, but also […]
KTM Moto2 rider was given the chance to ride the Austrian marque’s RC16 MotoGP challenger during a two-day private test at MotorLand Aragon. Oliveira, who stepped up to Moto2 last season after finishing runner up in the 2015 Moto3 standings with KTM, returned to the Aki Ajo-run squad this year to spearhead the Austrian manufacturer’s […]
Chaz Davies’ pace in the second race of the US World Superbike round was hindered by a lack of rear grip, though the Ducati rider concedes the two Kawasakis ahead of him did a better job on Sunday. Davies sensationally stormed to victory on Saturday despite riding in some discomfort from a back fracture sustained […]
Jonathan Rea took a dominant victory over team-mate Tom Sykes in the second race of the US World Superbike round to extend his championship lead to 59 points heading into the summer break. Starting from the third row of the grid, there were some fears that the tight nature of the Laguna Seca circuit could […]
Britain’s Leon Camier was pleased to secure sixth in the opening race of the US World Superbike round at a circuit that has proven difficult for MV Agusta in recent years. Camier has enjoyed a solid weekend in the US, a trouble-free Friday allowing him to carry out meaningful running on his MV and set […]
Honda’s Jack Gagne branded his World Superbike debut a ‘dream come true’, after the American scored a point in 15th in front of his home crowd at Laguna Seca. The MotoAmerica star – currently 12th in the standings – has been drafted in by the Ten Kate team to replace the late Nicky Hayden at […]
Chaz Davies bounced back from injury to take his fourth win of the 2017 World Superbike season, after the Ducati rider held championship leader Jonathan Rea at bay for race once success at Laguna Seca. Davies has been on the pace all weekend despite still suffering pain from a back fracture he sustained in a […]
Tom Sykes pipped Kawasaki team-mate Jonathan Rea to pole for the first race of the US World Superbike round later today, with Chaz Davies completing the front row. After a short delay to the start of the second 15-minute session, Rea led the way on the initial race tyre runs, the Northern Irishman underneath the […]