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Jorge Martin smashed the Ricardo Tormo lap record to take his ninth pole of the 2017 season ahead of world champion Joan Mir. Martin came into qualifying as the rider to beat after setting an unofficial lap record of 1m38.989s in final practice, and was an early pacesetter in qualifying before his 1m39.393s was cancelled […]
Franco Morbidelli heads into Moto2 qualifying for the Valencia Grand Prix as the man to beat after topping a tight final practice session ahead of KTM’s Miguel Oliveira. Dominique Aegerter and Tom Luthi’s stand-in Riccard Cardus traded top spot in the early stages of final practice, with the former getting the upper hand just under […]
MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez topped the third practice session for the Valencia Grand Prix, while Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales missed the Q2 cut. Improvements were few and far between in the cool conditions early in third practice, with only Marquez making a significant jump up the order with a 1m30.939s to go top in the […]
MotoGP championship protagonist Andrea Dovizioso is pleased with his pace after Friday practice in Valencia, but does not feel it is enough yet to challenge for victory come Sunday. The Ducati rider comes into the season finale 21 points adrift of standings leader Marc Marquez and needs to win on Sunday if he is to […]
Spaniard Xavi Fores will remain with the Barni Racing Ducati outfit for the 2018 World Superbike Championship, the team has confirmed. Fores joined the Barni squad for the 2016 season having made several appearances as the injured Davide Giugliano’s replacement at the Aruba Ducati team in 2015, and impressed on the customer Panigale with five […]
Miguel Oliveira ended the first day of Moto2 action for the Valencia Grand Prix fastest of all after topping both sessions in Spain. KTM’s Oliveira – who has won the last two grands prix – set the pace in the first session with a 1m35.847s from Marc VDS‘ Alex Marquez and KTM team-mate Brad Binder, […]
Jorge Lorenzo headed Dani Pedrosa in second practice for the Valencia Grand Prix, while MotoGP standings leader Marc Marquez suffered a late fall at the Doohan corner. Having spent the entirety of the first session evaluating the same soft front and medium rear tyre, Marquez turned his attentions to trying out his preferred harder front […]
Jorge Martin ended a crash-strewn opening day of running for the Moto3 Valencia Grand Prix fastest of all ahead of Aron Canet. A late effort in the morning session saw Platinum Bay KTM’s Marcos Ramirez go fastest of all with a 1m39.669s, while Gresini’s Martin followed him in the standings, two tenths of a second adrift of […]
Andrea Iannone ended the first MotoGP practice session ahead of the season finale in Valencia fastest on the Suzuki ahead of Jack Miller, while title rivals Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez were fourth and fifth. Marquez comes into this final round of the 2017 season 21 points clear of title rival Dovizioso and just needs […]
Jorge Lorenzo will help Ducati team-mate Andrea Dovizioso in his MotoGP title bid in Valencia, but admits it will be ‘very difficult’ to offer any assistance to the Italian. Dovizioso comes into the title-deciding Valencia Grand Prix 21 points adrift of standings leader Marc Marquez, and needs to win the 30-lap race on Sunday and […]
Marc Marquez admits he will not settle for low positions if he is able to push hard during this weekend’s MotoGP finale in Valencia despite a fourth premier class title being on the line. The Honda rider comes into the 18th round of the year with a 21-point advantage over Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso – who […]
Valentino Rossi says a decision will not be made on his MotoGP future past 2018 until several races have passed next year. The nine-time world champion signed a two-year extension with Yamaha prior to the Qatar Grand Prix last year, with many speculating that this contract could be his last in grand prix racing. However, the […]