Ajo Motorsport’s Johann Zarco capped off his final year in the Moto2 World Championship with his seventh win, after an astonishing battle with Marc VDS’ Franco Morbidelli. The Frenchman took the holeshot into Turn 1, but wasn’t able to exercise his usual trick of checking out quite as early as he would have liked. Morbidelli, […]
Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Brad Binder ended his time in the introduction class of the World Championship on the top step of the podium, after he recovered from an early mistake to take his seventh win of the season. The South African had been threatening to break away early on in this particular race, his pace […]
KTM Factory Racing test rider Mika Kallio will start the Austrian manufacturer’s first Grand Prix from 20th on the grid after a respectable qualifying session for the Finnish rider in Valencia. Friday turned out to be a disappointing start to proceedings for KTM, who ended the day over three seconds off the pace. Despite this […]
Team Suzuki Ecstar will begin his final race with the Japanese manufacturer from fourth place, though felt the front row was achievable had it not been for an error in strategy. The Spaniard looked strong ahead of qualifying, ending Friday third fastest on combined times and was second in the third free practice this morning. […]
Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez qualified on the front row for the final race of the 2016 season in Valencia, the Spaniard guiding his RC213V to second on the grid. Marquez came into this afternoon’s qualifying session as the man to beat after topping the third free practice session with a 1m30.258s, which was just […]
Avintia Racing’s Hector Barbera will start from 13th on the grid in tomorrow’s 30-lap Grand Prix of Valencia after narrowly missing a place in QP2. The Spanish rider has been anticipating this weekend’s season final in Valencia for some time, and came into the weekend with the intention of putting on a strong showing for […]
Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi was left feeling satisfied with his front row qualifying result having endured a tricky time at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit this weekend. The Spanish venue has always been something of a bogey circuit for the Italian, and this weekend has been a challenge. Rossi struggle to find the right set-up for his […]
Movistar Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo ends his time at the Japanese manufacturer the way he started it, securing pole position after a scintillating performance in qualifying. The Spaniard has been on top form all weekend at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit as he gears up for his final Yamaha appearance as well as his 250th Grand Prix. […]
Garage Plus Interwetten rider Tom Luthi has tightened his grip at the top of the time sheets in Spain and heads into this afternoon’s qualifying session as the man to beat after ending FP3 two tenths clear of the field. The Swiss rider will be desperate to put the disappointment of his championship challenge ending […]
Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez heads into this afternoon’s final qualifying session of the 2016 season as the man to beat after topping the third free practice session at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit. Track and air temperatures were barely in double figures when FP3 got underway, casting doubt as to whether we would see any improvements […]
Leopard Racing KTM’s Andrea Locatelli ended a chilly morning at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia fastest in an incredibly tight session that saw the top 29 covered by just one second. The Italian rider steps up to Moto2 next season with the Italtrans squad and will be keen to end an inconsistent final year […]
Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Pol Espargaro enjoyed one of his best days on a MotoGP bike for some time after he ended the first day of practice at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit fourth fastest. The Spaniard enters his final race this weekend with Tech 3 and Yamaha before moving to the factory KTM squad to […]