The Spaniard took a surprise first Honda victory at the Circuit of the Americas 12 months ago when he rode for the LCR squad, which would transpire to be HRC’s only visit to the top step of the podium all season. Having swapped one...
Like Honda, Yamaha is benefiting from the operational and technical advantages approved at the end of last year in an attempt to help the manufacturers most in need from a performance point of view. One very beneficial aspect of the...
The 26-year-old made his MotoGP debut with Pramac in 2021 and has been a part of its roster ever since, enjoying the privilege of factory machinery. Had he won the 2023 MotoGP title, he would have gained automatic promotion to the...
Liberty Media announced earlier this month that had acquired 86% of Dorna Sports in a blockbuster deal worth €4.2 million, which it hopes to finalise by the end of 2024. While the American media giant has yet to discuss what plans...
Last week Yamaha announced it had re-signed Quartararo to a new two-year contract, reportedly worth around €12 million per season, taking him through to the end of 2026. It comes as Yamaha has continued to struggle for form in the...
Trackhouse has joined MotoGP this year after taking over from previous owners RNF and CryptoDATA, running two Aprilias for Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez. The last few months have been a whirlwind for the American squad, which...
Valentino Rossi’s VR46 squad made its MotoGP premier class debut in 2022 after agreeing a deal with Ducati for one factory-specification bike that went to Luca Marini, and a year-old bike that went to Marco Bezzecchi. Motorsport.com...
Marc Marquez is the most successful rider at the Circuit of the Americas, having won the race seven times since it joined the MotoGP calendar in 2013. Alex Rins, now at Yamaha, and Ducati's Enea Bastianini, are the only other...
Race tracks are often used across different motorsport championships, but only five Grade 1 tracks currently host the pinnacles of four- and two-wheeled sport: F1 and MotoGP. Many more have been used for both championships...
Coming into the 2024 MotoGP season, three riders stood on the edge of making History: Vinales was one with Aprilia, Alex Rins with Yamaha and Jack Miller with KTM are the others. All grand prix winners already with two manufacturers...
Fabio Quartararo, the 2021 world champion, announced last week that he would stay at Yamaha for another two years despite speculation linking him with other teams as the Japanese manufacturer continues to struggle to be competitive. Autosport...
The Spaniard holds a lead of 18 points in the championship after the opening two rounds of the season, marking the first time he has ever headed the standings for more than 24 hours. Prior to Portugal, he led the championship on two...
The 2022 Moto2 world champion scored a best result of fourth in an otherwise difficult rookie campaign last year, though earned a MotoGP stay with Tech3 over Pol Espargaro as KTM figured out how to solve its three-riders-for-two-bikes...
Formula 1 owner Liberty Media announced earlier this week that it had acquired majority ownership of Dorna Sports and MotoGP in a €4.2 billion deal. The news of Liberty’s takeover has led to much speculation over the...
The Japanese manufacturer has been undertaking a top-to-bottom revamp of its MotoGP operations following a continuous decline in results over the last few years and the loss of star rider Marc Marquez to Gresini Ducati. While there...
Acosta's impressive march through the field in the Qatar GP to run as high as fourth because sliding down to ninth already grabbed attention. But it was a similar charge from seventh on the grid last time out in Portugal that culminated...
Earlier this week, Liberty announced that it had acquired 86% ownership of Dorna Sports and the MotoGP World Championship in a deal worth €4.2 billion. Under Liberty’s ownership, MotoGP hopes to replicate the success F1 has had...
Before deciding to extend his contract with Yamaha - a deal announced on Friday - Fabio Quartararo had to choose between following two paths: to be competitive again as soon as possible, or to consider a more long-term and lucrative...
The Argentina GP at Termas de Rio Honda was scheduled to represent the third round of the 2024 MotoGP season. However, on 31 January it was officially cancelled by series promoter Dorna Sports.Due to harsh government spending cuts...
Quartararo made his MotoGP debut in 2019 with Yamaha at the satellite Petronas Sepang Racing Team, scoring seven podiums in a stunning rookie campaign. This earned him a promotion to the factory squad in 2021 to replace Valentino Rossi,...
Having finished third in his sophomore campaign last year with victories in Argentina, France and India, Bezzecchi was expected to carry his form into 2024 as he moved to the GP23 bike with which Francesco Bagnaia won the 2023 title...