Team Lorini Honda’s Kyle Smith heads into Saturday’s action as the man to beat after retaining top spot in Supersport practice in Thailand. The British rider was in excellent form this morning, taking his CBR600 two tenths clear of the field at the top of the pile. His advantage was cut by just over half […]
World Superbike championship leader Jonathan Rea ends the first day of action from the Chang International Circuit in Thailand fastest of all, edging Kawasaki team-mate Tom Sykes to top spot in FP2. The Northern Irishman focused his time in this afternoon’s hour-long session on long runs, putting in a consistent and fast 19-lap run. With […]
Team Lorini Honda’s Kyle Smith led the way in a frantic opening free practice for the World Supersport field in Thailand. Much of FP1 saw Yamaha Thailand Racing wildcards Decha Kraisart and Chalermpol Polamai lead the way despite a crash for the latter at Turn 1 with just over half an hour to go. With […]
Kawasaki Racing’s Jonathan Rea ended the opening practice session ahead of round two of the 2017 World Superbike Championship from Thailand top of the pile. The Northern Irishman, fresh from the double at Phillip Island two weeks ago, wasted no time when the session got underway, immediately stamping his authority over the rest at the […]
The Estrella Galicia 0,0 duo of Franco Morbidelli and Alex Marquez ended the second day of pre-season testing from Jerez top of the pile, the pair split by just over two tenths of a second. Yesterday’s action saw both Marc VDS riders get off to a slow start, the duo just over seven tenths off […]
Sky Racing Team VR46 KTM’s Nicolo Bulega ended the second day of Moto3 testing from the Jerez Circuit in Spain top of the time sheets. The Italian rider posted his best effort, as did the entire top 10, of 1m46.232s during the day’s opening session and went almost a tenth and a half clear of […]
Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda’s Aron Canet ended the first day of official testing for the Moto3 World Championship from Jerez top of the pile, whilst the returning Romano Fenati impressed in second. Canet was one of 2016’s stand-out rookies in the lightweight class, and a lot is expected of him this season. The Spaniard shot […]
The Moto2 World Championship kicked off its preparations for the 2017 season with the first official test of the year at Jerez in Spain today, with KTM’s Miguel Oliveira topping the time sheets. Austrian manufacturer KTM will make their Moto2 debut this season alongside their maiden MotoGP effort, and Portuguese rider Oliveira set the team […]
Marc VDS Honda has confirmed Tito Rabat will be back in action at this weekend’s final pre-season outing at Qatar, having been sidelined through injury since the beginning of February. The Spanish rider crashed heavily at Turn 11 early on the final day of the Sepang test at the beginning of last month, suffering several fractures […]
Aruba.it Ducati’s Marco Melandri will take another step into the unknown this weekend as he gears up for his first outing at Thailand’s Chang International Circuit. The 2002 250cc world champion made his long-awaited World Superbike return last time out at Phillip Island having been away for over two years. Melandri immediately set the world on fire, […]
Avintia Racing unveiled its 2017 MotoGP livery and new title sponsor Reale at a spectacular launch event at an ice circuit in Andorra. This year marks the Spanish outfit’s third full season as a Ducati customer, with the team once again fielding Frenchman Loris Baz and Spaniard Hector Barbera. After two encouraging years aboard GP14 […]
Dorna Sports’ CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta has confirmed MotoGP will not be making a return to Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium in the coming years due to safety issues with the circuit. The iconic 4.3-mile circuit, situated in the heart of the Ardennes Forest, hosted grand prix motorcycle racing from 1949 through to 1990, before being struck off […]