The dust has only just settled on the 2016 MotoGP World Championship, and already we are preparing for next year. The first pre-season test of 2017 got underway today at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, and what an enthralling day of testing it was. Maverick Vinales, on his Yamaha debut, topped the time sheets ahead […]
Though the curtain has only just fallen on an enthralling 2016 MotoGP World Championship, the paddock was back in action today at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia for the first 2017 pre-season test. It was Yamaha’s newest signing Maverick Vinales who ended the day on top of the time sheets. It took all of […]
Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci will miss the first pre-season test of the 2017 season this week in Valencia, the Italian flying back home for family reasons. The Pramac team will instead field Ducati test rider Michele Pirro for the two-day outing, which starts tomorrow. This won’t be the first time Pirro has dawned […]
Avintia Racing’s Hector Barbera ends the 2016 season having achieved his goal of finishing 10th in the world championship standings, after the Spaniard took the chequered flag in Valencia in 13th. Barbera has enjoyed his best season to date in the premier class. The Avintia rider has scored on all but three occasions in 2016, taking […]
Aspar Ducati’s Eugene Laverty ended his final MotoGP race outside of the points in 16th, though remains upbeat about his season as a whole. The Northern Irishman announced earlier in the year that he would be making a return to the World Superbike Championship in 2017 with the Milwaukee Aprilia team, after the Aspar squad […]
Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez ended his title-winning 2016 campaign on the podium in Valencia after taking the chequered flag in a fine second, though could have fought for the victory had it not been for a poor start. Movistar Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo looked in imperious form this weekend, but Marquez did look as if […]
Ducati Corse’s Andrea Iannone ended his final race with the Italian manufacturer on the podium, after a determined ride saw him cross the line in third. Iannone has endured a massively difficult back-end of the 2016 season. A T3 vertebra fracture, sustained in a fast crash during practice at Misano, completely derailed his year, forcing […]
KTM Factory Racing’s maiden Grand Prix ended in disappointment after an electrical issue forced Mika Kallio to park up on lap 20. The Grand Prix of Valencia was always billed as an extended test session for the RC-16, though Kallio was confident of a strong showing. However, Friday didn’t begin the way they had hoped. […]
Jorge Lorenzo ended his tenure with Yamaha in perfect fashion, delivering the team with a sensational victory in Valencia after a dominant weekend for the Spanish rider. The Spanish rider came into today firmly as the man to beat after a stunning display in qualifying. Lorenzo set three successive 1m29s laps of the Ricardo Tormo […]
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Stefan Bradl enjoyed an ‘exciting’ final race in the premier class, recovering from a poor start to take the chequered flag in 13th. The German rider had to have a new clutch fitted to his RS-GP following an issue in morning warm up, and this saw him struggle off the line […]
The Honda Racing Corporation have been crowned the 2016 MotoGP Constructors’ World Champions after Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez finished the season finale in Valencia in second place. Honda came into the Grand Prix of Valencia 21 points clear of Yamaha in the standings and simply needed four more to wrap up the championship. Despite a […]
Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda’s Jack Miller ended his second season in the premier class 18th in the standings after taking home a point in this afternoon’s Grand Prix of Valencia. The Australian rider has endured a pretty tough season with the Belgian outfit in 2016, with bad luck and injury plaguing him throughout. […]