Maverick Vinales ended the second day of the final MotoGP pre-season test in Qatar top of the time sheets, edging Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi by 0.277s. The day got off to a slow start, with spots of rain early on forcing most to seek refuge in their garages. Mercifully, the weather quickly improved and everyone […]
Milwaukee Aprilia’s Eugene Laverty was left a disappointed figure after his RSV4 broke down on the final lap whilst he was running in seventh place. The Northern Irishman’s return to the World Superbike Championship hasn’t been the easiest, with a number of issues at Phillip Island with the Aprilia’s set-up making life difficult. However, the […]
Pata Yamaha’s Michael van der Mark managed to finish ahead of team-mate Alex Lowes in just his third race for the team, with the Dutch rider crossing the line a credible fifth. Van der Mark enjoyed a decent Yamaha debut in Phillip Island, taking top 10 finishes in both races. But he was 12 and […]
Aruba.it Ducati’s Chaz Davies says his team will have to ‘revisit the drawing board’ following a difficult opening race in Thailand. The Welshman finished second for the third race in succession in 2017, but was more than six seconds adrift of winner Jonathan Rea, which was not what Davies had anticipated. The Ducati rider got […]
Kawasaki’s Jonathan Rea extends his leads in the championship after taking a dominant victory in the opening race of the Thailand World Superbike round. The Northern Irishman has been clear favourite since practice, particularly after FP2 on Friday after he put in a metronomic 19-lap run. Blitzing the lap record on his way to pole […]
Jules Cluzel claimed his 19th career pole position and his first of World Supersport 2017 after dominating qualifying in Thailand. The CIA Landlords Insurance Honda rider is a battered and bruised man after a massive crash at Phillip Island two weeks ago, but showed no signs of it by going over four tenths clear of […]
Kawasaki’s Jonathan Rea smashed the lap record at the Chang International Circuit to claim back-to-back pole positions in 2017. The big news ahead of the session was the announcement from Pirelli that there would be no qualifying tyres available for Superpole 2. Several were damaged in transit, and the replacements were held at customs in […]
The MotoGP World Championship roared back into life this evening at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar for the opening night of the final pre-season test of 2017. Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso ended the first evening of track action top of the pile on his Desmosedici GP17. The Italian manufacturer is expected to debut its aerodynamic […]
Sky Racing Team VR46 KTM rider Nicolo Bulega returned to the top of the Moto3 time sheets on the final day of testing from the Jerez Circuit. The Italian ended yesterday’s running ahead of the pack on a 1m42.234s, and came very close to bettering it in this morning’s session with a 1m46.264s. As the […]
The Marc VDS Racing Team end the final day of testing from Jerez top of the pile once again, with KTM’s Miguel Oliveira close behind. Franco Morbidelli led home team-mate Alex Marquez at the end of Thursday’s action, but it was a role reversal on Friday with the 2014 Moto3 world champion edging the number 21. […]
Aruba.it Ducati’s Chaz Davies ended the opening day of track action in Thailand fourth fastest and happy with the progress his team made from FP1 to FP2. The British rider is chasing his maiden Buriram victory and his first of the 2017 season in order to cut into the 10-point deficit he has to championship […]
MV Agusta’s Leon Camier heads into the rest of the Thailand weekend on the back foot after only turning in a handful of laps today thanks to yet more engine issues. The British rider lost the entirety of Friday at Phillip Island two weeks ago to an engine problem, but was able to sensationally recover to […]