Australia’s Phillip Island will host its last MotoGP this year after nearly three decades with organisers Thursday announcing the race will move to a street circuit in Adelaide from 2027. The event has been held at the picturesque and often windswept waterfront circuit some two hours outside of Melbourne since 1997, but its contract expires […]
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Dominant Bezzecchi wins Portuguese MotoGP
Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi produced the perfect ride on a testing Algarve International Circuit to win the Portuguese MotoGP on Sunday. Starting from pole, the 26-year-old Italian controlled the 25-lap race from start to finish ahead of Alex Marquez (Ducati-Gresini) and Pedro Acosta (KTM). After a frantic opening lap in which Franco Morbidelli slid off […]
Marquez wins Malaysian MotoGP in dominant style
Alex Marquez dominated the Malaysian MotoGP on Sunday to clinch his third victory of the season, romping home more than two seconds ahead of fellow Spaniard Pedro Acosta. Marquez, who confirmed his runner-up spot in the world championship standings this weekend behind brother Marc, won for the first time this year outside Spain following success […]
Marquez ‘at peace’ after winning seventh MotoGP title
An emotional Marc Marquez said he was “at peace” with himself after winning his first MotoGP world title since 2019 on Sunday, capping a remarkable comeback from an injury nightmare. The Spaniard finished second at the Japan grand prix behind fellow Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia to clinch his seventh world title with five events to […]
MotoGP champ Quartararo on pole as Marquez crashes twice
Mandalika, Indonesia: MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo will start Sunday’s first race in Indonesia in 25 years from pole position after a dramatic qualifying session that saw Marc Marquez twice crash out. After waiting so long for top-class racing to return, Indonesia’s motorbike-mad fans were given a treat in incident-packed qualifying on the steamy island […]
Motorcyle-mad Indonesia revs up for first GP in 25 years
Jakarta: Indonesia hosts its first motorcycle Grand Prix in 25 years on Sunday, confident that concerns surrounding the new track will be forgotten once the racing begins in front of a sell-out crowd. The archipelago nation of 270 million people is motorbike mad — many get around on two wheels — and there is a […]
Miller quickest in first practice for French MotoGP
Jack Miller set the fastest time in the first free practice session of the French MotoGP ahead of fellow Ducati rider Johann Zarco on Friday. These first tests took place on a drying track and in cool, overcast weather, prompting the Australian, who was so impressive in winning the Spanish GP in the last round […]
MotoGP champion Marquez goes top after win in Spain
World champion Marc Marquez swept back to the top of the MotoGP standings by a single point on Sunday after running away with his home Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. The Honda rider led from the first corner to chequered flag, heading a Spanish one-two-three with Suzuki’s Alex Rins 1.654 seconds behind as runner-up and […]
Alex Rins takes first win in Texas as Marc Marquez crashes out
TEXAS: Spaniard Alex Rins celebrated a surprise first MotoGP victory with Suzuki in Texas on Sunday as MotoGP champion Marc Marquez crashed out, ending a six-year winning streak at the Grand Prix of the Americas. Starting on pole for a seventh year in succession, and chasing his seventh win in a row at the Austin [...]
