Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez ended the opening MotoGP session at MotorLand Aragon ahead of the 14th round of the 2016 season fastest after a convincing performance from the championship leader. Marquez was one of the first riders to use the hard rear Michelin tyre in the session and was mighty on it. The Spaniard, who […]
Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda’s Jorge Navarro kicked off proceedings at the MotorLand Aragon Circuit by topping the time sheets in FP1. The Spaniard comes into his home race with a mathematical chance of winning the world title, though with a 106-point deficit to standings leader Brad Binder Navarro’s aim now for these final five races […]
The Leopard Racing team will contest next year’s Moto3 World Championship with Livio Loi and Joan Mir leading the charge, the German team also confirming their return to Honda machinery. Leopard switched manufacturer to KTM for the 2016 season, but the move has proved a difficult one and success has been hard to come by. […]
MotorLand Aragon will remain a fixture of the MotoGP World Championship through to, at least, the 2021 season after a new five-year deal extension was penned on the Thursday before the race. MotorLand is one of four Spanish venues MotoGP visits, after Jerez, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia. The […]
Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa heads into the third Spanish round of the 2016 season keeping his feet on the ground despite sensationally storming to victory at Misano two weeks ago. Pedrosa became the World Championship’s eighth successive different winner this season in San Marino, after a brilliant call to run the softer front tyre […]
Shaun Muir Racing and Aprilia have officially confirmed their factory tie-up for the 2017 and 2018 WorldSBK seasons, announcing IodaRacing’s Lorenzo Savadori as Eugene Laverty’s team-mate for next year. SMR have endured a difficult transition from British Superbikes, where they were twice Champions, to the World Championship, a lack of factory support from BMW severely […]
Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi has said that is only interested in ‘doing good races’ from now until the end of the season as he gears up for the 14th round of the 2016 MotoGP World Championship from MotorLand Aragon. The nine-times World Champion has gradually closed the gap to championship leader Marc Marquez since racing […]
The FIM have released the first draft of the 2017 MotoGP World Championship calendar, with the schedule remaining largely unchanged to this year’s at this stage. The 2017 season will once again kick off under the floodlights of the Losail International Circuit in Qatar on March 26, with the first practice sessions of the weekend […]
Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s stand-in Alex Lowes is looking to ‘repay’ the French team for granting him an opportunity to race in MotoGP with a strong weekend at MotorLand Aragon. The British rider has been filling in for Bradley Smith, who suffered a nasty leg injury in a crash during practice for the Oschersleben 8-Hour […]
The Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia has renewed its agreement with Dorna Sports and the MotoGP World Championship to remain on the calendar as the season finale through to the end of 2021. The new five-year deal was agreed between Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, Ximo Puig, President of the Generalitat and Councillor for Education, […]
Avintia Racing Team’s Loris Baz looks set to return to action at this weekend’s Aragon Grand Prix having missed the last race at Misano through injury. The French rider was forced out of the last round in San Marino after suffering several fractures to his right foot in a huge crash at the start of […]
The Marc VDS MotoGP team have confirmed that 2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden will make his premier class return this weekend at the Aragon Grand Prix whilst Jack Miller continues his recovery from a hand fracture. Hayden retired from MotoGP at the end of the 2015 season following several lacklustre years with the Aspar team […]