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Miguel Oliveira eased to KTM’s second-successive Moto2 victory ahead of team–mate Brad Binder in the Malaysian Grand Prix, while new champion Franco Morbidelli finished third. Morbidelli was crowned 2017 Moto2 world champion prior to morning warm-up when nearest rival Tom Luthi was declared unfit to participate due to an ankle injury sustained in a heavy qualifying crash. Phillip […]
2017 Moto3 world champion Joan Mir cruised to his 10th win of the season after a brief battle with Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini. Martin cleared off at the start from the front row, the Gresini rider putting a second of daylight between himself Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Bo Bendsneyder by the end of the […]
Tom Luthi has been declared unfit to race in the Moto2 Malaysian Grand Prix due to an ankle fracture, securing the 2017 world championship for Franco Morbidelli. Swiss rider Luthi suffered a massive highside crash exiting Turn2 towards the end of qualifying at Sepang, and while escaping a concussion after a heavy hit to the […]
Tech3’s Johann Zarco says he ‘believes’ he can win Sunday’s 20–lap Malaysian MotoGP after qualifying second and top Yamaha rider. Zarco threatened a pole challenge in the third practice session after he finished the morning outing just a few hundredths shy of pacesetter Valentino Rossi on the factory YZR–M1. The French rider did sit top […]
MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez is downbeat over his chances of fighting for victory in Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix following a season-worst qualifying. The Spaniard heads into the race with a 33-point lead over Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso and his first shot at securing a fourth MotoGP title. Marquez struggled to find the right set-up for […]
John McPhee will retain backing from Dorna and the British Talent scheme for 2018, but will switch to the CIP KTM while the BTT sits out Moto3 in favour of CEV. The Dorna-backed British Talent Team was launched at the start of this year alongside its plans for a British Talen Cup – a series, […]
Andrea Dovizioso reckons he and his Ducati team can still be happy even if Marc Marquez wins the 2017 MotoGP title on Sunday, but has vowed to continue fighting until the end. The Italian was not tipped for title success in 2017, but five victories – two of which coming after a direct head–to–head with […]
Dani Pedrosa snatched pole for the Malaysian Grand Prix in a stunning MotoGP qualifying, while team–mate Marc Marquez was left a season–worst seventh after an early crash. Having topped the final free practice session, championship leader Marquez came out of the blocks swinging when Q2 got underway. Set to go top of the pile after […]
World champion Joan Mir smashed the Moto3 lap record at Sepang for a first pole position of 2017, denying Jorge Martin at the death by almost four tenths of a second. Gresini rider Martin had found himself in prime position in the early stages of qualifying to utilise a slipstream, and the Spaniard used it […]
Valentino Rossi topped a tight third MotoGP practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of Yamaha stablemate Johann Zarco on the satellite Tech3 bike. Despite a heavy downpour in the morning before track action commenced leaving damp patches in places, improvements on first practice times were immediate. Pramac Ducati’s Scott Redding – who has had […]
World Supersport race winner Roberto Rolfo will return to the World Superbike Championship in Qatar in place of the injured Ayrton Badovini at the Grillini Kawasaki team. Rolfo sensationally pipped Lucas Mahias to victory in the opening round of the 2017 WorldSSP season at Phillip Island in February, but after a continual decline in form […]
MotoGP practice pacesetter for the Malaysian Grand Prix Andrea Dovizioso says his speed ‘came easy’, and branded his Friday as ‘perfect’ as he seeks to reignite his title challenge this weekend. Ducati’s Dovizioso comes into the penultimate round of the 2017 championship 33 points adrift of standings leader Marc Marquez after tallying up his worst […]