Jorge Lorenzo claimed his third MotoGP world title at the Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday amid acrimony and accusations of collusion from his vanquished Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi. Rossi went into the season-closing race seven points clear of Lorenzo, but the Italian legend was left with a Herculean task starting from the back of the […]
MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi will have to start from the back of the grid in the season finale at Valencia, it has been confirmed.Rossi was on the receiving end of three penalty points for “deliberately causing contact” with Marc Marquez at Sepang. The Italian, who leads the standings over teammate Jorge Lorenzo, appealed the […]
KTM test rider Alex Hofmann has completed a successful three-day MotoGP test on the RC16 bike that will make its debut in the series in 2017.Acording to the factory, the performance tests with the bike that has been completely developed in-house by KTM were conducted in good conditions and went exactly according to plan. Thursday […]
Thursday’s pre-event press conference for the Valencia MotoGP season finale has been cancelled! In an unprecedented move, all MotoGP riders and team managers will instead be summoned to a meeting with the ‘Permanent Bureau’, comprising of FIM president Vito Ippolito and Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, to discuss the ongoing fallout from the Malaysian Grand Prix. […]
The MotoGP feud between outgoing world champion Marc Marquez and current championship leader Valentino Rossi has taken a bizarre turn.It has emerged that Marquez filed an official complaint after he and his family were allegedl physically attacked at their home in Cervera near Barcelona. Representatives of the Honda rider published a statement in Spanish media […]
IodaRacing’s Alex de Angelis says he is ‘delighted’ to have returned home after being released from hospital in San Marino on Wednesday. De Angelis spent two weeks in intensive care at the University Hospital of Dokkyo in Mibu, Japan after a high-speed spill in FP4 at Motegi. He was later transferred to Italy and spent […]
FIM President Vito Ippolito has urged riders and teams to take responsibility for motorcycle racing’s image following the dramatic fallout from Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez’s clash in the Malaysian MotoGP, saying it has ‘poisoned the atmosphere around the sport’. In a damning open letter, Ippolito suggests that certain people have ‘fuelled’ the discord in […]
Repsol, title sponsor of the factory Honda MotoGP team, says it could reconsider its involvement in the sport following the Malaysian Grand Prix clash between Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez.In a strongly worded statement, the Spanish oil giant slammed Rossi for what it described as a “premeditated” and “unsportsmanlike” kick against Marquez when the duo […]
Valentino Rossi has admitted he is unsure if he will choose to participate in the MotoGP title decider at Valencia in two weeks’ time in the wake of his clash with Marc Marquez at Sepang. Rossi will be forced to start from the back of the grid at Valencia as punishment for deliberately running Marquez […]
High drama at Sepang where MotoGP world championship leader Valentino Rossi appears to have kicked out at Marc Marquez, sending the Honda rider down and out of the Malaysian MotoGP. Rossi’s Thursday accusations against Marquez came back to haunt him as the pair become embroiled in a relentless on-track battle for third. Rossi and Marquez […]
Marc Marquez is aiming for a quick-fire double in this weekend’s penultimate round of the MotoGP World Championship at Sepang in Malaysia. The outgoing world champion won an incredible premier class race on the Repsol Honda at Phillip Island in Australia, eradicating Jorge Lorenzo’s advantage of 0.8 seconds on the final lap of the race […]
The action begun at the Pramac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix as soon as the lights went out and didn’t stop till all of the 27 laps were complete.Valentino Rossi fought with tooth and claw against Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team) and Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) as the trio attempted to close down Jorge Lorenzo. The four […]
Alex de Angelis remains in the intensive care unit of the Dokkyo Hospital in Mibu, Japan following a heavy spill during FP4 at Motegi last Saturday. The latest statement issued by Iodaracing revealed he has been joined at the hospital by his father Vinicio and brother William. De Angelis, from San Marino, sustained a series […]
With just three rounds now to stand in the way of a potentially historic MotoGP title win for Valentino Rossi, he insists he is approaching the race-by-race. Valentino Rossi insists he is not calculating what he can do to protect his MotoGP World Championship advantage over Jorge Lorenzo, despite coming into the final three rounds […]
Alex de Angelis is “alert and conscious” as his condition continues to stabilise following a heavy crash during practice at the Japanese MotoGP.The E-Motion IodaRacing Team rider was airlifted to Dokkyo Hospital on Saturday after suffering multiple rib and vertebrae fractures, as well as a lung contusion, having crashed between turns nine and 10. […]
Dani Pedrosa won for the first time in 2015 and the 50th time his career after upstaging Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi in Motegi.The Japanese MotoGP did not go according to script after Dani Pedrosa eclipsed world championship hopefuls Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi on Sunday. Pole-setter Lorenzo and championship leader Rossi started from the […]
Doctors treating MotoGP rider Alex de Angelis reported an improvement in his condition after further treatment on the serious injuries he suffered in a practice crash for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday that left him “critical” and in a medically induced coma. De Angelias suffered intercranial bleeding as well as a lung contusion, fractured ribs […]
MotoGP title contender Jorge Lorenzo insists he will race ‘without problems’ at Motegi this weekend, after hurting his shoulder in a training accident. The Spaniard is reported to have sprained ligaments when he fell from a minibike last Saturday. “As you may have heard, I had a small incident while I was training but I’m […]
No one was surprised when Jorge Lorenzo went instantly to the top in Aragon’s Friday practice. Yamaha only weeks ago ran a special test here, moving its base setting a day ahead of anyone else’s. Yet no one was surprised when Honda’s Marc Marquez went to the top on Saturday, then qualified on pole, after […]
After a dramatic and bittersweet home round at Misano, Valentino Rossi heads to Aragon with an increased 23-point MotoGP title lead. The Italian saw a near one-year podium run end after pitting too late on the drying Misano track. But a crash for team-mate and title rival Jorge Lorenzo meant Rossi’s fifth place still almost […]
Although he trails nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi by 23 points with five races left, Jorge Lorenzo knows that anything can happen between now and the end of the season.An Italian newspaper recently published a response Jorge Lorenzo gave to the phrase “Jorge Lorenzo is…” He finished the phrase with, “I am a happy guy, […]
Fans numbering 92,350 strong trooped to the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on race Sunday to see local boy and hometown Valentino Rossi. They were all expecting Vale to win his home Grand Prix. The fans’ all-out adulation for Rossi could be heard and seen everytime his face appears on the screen. Chants of ‘Vale! […]
The race for the 2015 DEOD SuperGP Champions Trophy got underway nearly six months ago when the opening event took place at the Phakisa Freeway outside the Free State town of Welkom. Since then the series has criss-crossed the country in the build up to the finale which will take place at the Dezzi South […]
Resurfacing and other winter modifications carried out at Misano could result in the first sub-1m 32s lap time during this weekend’s San Marino MotoGP. That is according to Jarno Zaffelli, owner of the Dromo Circuit Design, which carried out the upgrades. Zaffelli is basing his predictions on software simulations plus actual lap time changes seen […]
AS the rain steadily fell at Silverstone, Valentino Rossi dived deep into the fountain of youth to pull out a vintage victory at a key moment in his pursuit of the MotoGP world championship.The 36-year-old turned on an utterly faultless display to win the British Grand Prix on a slick and treacherous track, leading an […]
Score 52 points more than Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo in seven MotoGP races.That is the massive challenge facing Marc Marquez if he is to complete a miraculous MotoGP title comeback. After pulling back nine points in Germany and again at Indianapolis, the Repsol Honda rider suffered a setback at Brno. Although Marquez moved four […]
After 11 races, 276 laps, eight wins and 10 other podiums between them, Movistar Yamaha teammates Valentino Rossi (L) and Jorge Lorenzo (R) are back to where it all began in Qatar.Locked together on the same number of points, neutral fans around the world remain none the wiser about who will eventually prevail at the […]
Jonny Rea and Kork Ballington wow crowds at Schottenring Kawasaki Days Proving a highly popular event, the opening day on Saturday saw a Kawasaki ‘lap of honour’ featuring historic machines such as the 900 Z1, Z1300, Z1000Fl, Z750 Turbo and the latest Ninja H2 and H2R take to the track. Giving fans trackside a chance to […]
Niki Lauda: MotoGP is more spectacular than Formula 11 legend Niki Lauda attended Sunday’s MotoGP race at Brno and admitted he likes what he sees at the pinnacle of two-wheel racing.”It is very interesting to watch because you can see how the rider struggles with his bike,” Lauda said. “In F1, unfortunately, the opposite happens.” […]
Jorge Lorenzo won the Czech Grand Prix on Sunday for his fifth triumph of the season to tighten the MotoGP championship fight with his Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi. The Spaniard with the Movistar Yamaha team covered 22 laps of the 5.403-kilometer (3.358-mile) Brno circuit in 42 minutes, 53.042 seconds for his 38th overall MotoGP victory. […]
The DEOD SuperGP Champions Trophy heads back to Red Star Raceway in Mpumalanga for the penultimate round of the series on Saturday, 22 August 2015. This will be the second visit to the circuit just outside Delmas but for the riders it will be a new challenge as this time they will be negotiating the […]
Prague (AFP) – Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will seek a third straight Grand Prix win as he seeks to slash the overall deficit on his Yamaha rivals at the Czech GP in Brno on Sunday. After 10 of 18 MotoGP races this year, Italian superstar Valentino Rossi leads the championship standings on 195 points […]
Marc Marquez says he is ‘ready for a battle’ as he sets his sights on the third consecutive MotoGP World Championship win that would haul him further into the title fight. Wins in Germany and the United States have seen Marquez make steady in-roads into Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP World Championship advantage, the pair now split […]
Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team RC213V) claimed victory in the MotoGP class, in Round 10 of the 2015 FIM Road Racing World Championship held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, USA. Beginning with its first world grand prix race in 1961, at the hands of Australian rider Tom Phillis on his […]
Two-time world champion Marc Marquez stormed to his third victory of the 2015 MotoGP season at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix on Sunday following a race-long battle with Jorge Lorenzo. Starting from pole position, Marquez made a poor start to drop behind Lorenzo, and was unable to fight his way back past. The Honda rider remained […]
“In the straight… the mid-range of the bike is unbelievable” – Marco Andretti. Dani Pedrosa’s Repsol Honda MotoGP bike beat Marco Andretti’s IndyCar during an ‘exhibition race’ at Indianapolis on Thursday. The event, to help publicise this weekend’s MotoGP round, saw the pair complete a lap of the road course together before a drag race […]
Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez is feeling re-energised following the summer break as the reigning MotoGP world champion targets a third successive victory at Indianapolis this weekend. Marquez joined team-mate Dani Pedrosa at a private test at Misano immediately following the German MotoGP at the Sachsenring, where the pair sealed a Honda one-two. The 22-year-old has […]
Valentino Rossi heads into the second half of the MotoGP season as title favourite, reckons his former rival Loris Capirossi.With wins in Qatar, Argentina and the Netherlands under his belt so far in 2015, Rossi holds a 13 point lead over factory Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo with nine rounds to go, having finished on the […]
MotoAmerica, the premier U.S.-based motorcycle road racing series, will race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as part of Red Bull Indianapolis GP weekend, Aug. 7-9. The first-year series has featured great racing across multiple divisions and IMS will be the eighth stop in a nine-round schedule. “We’re really pleased to be bringing our MotoAmerica Series […]
Fallout from the arrest of team owner Giovanni Cuzari means Forward Racing will be forced to miss the Indianapolis MotoGP. Cuzari’s investigation by Swiss police over alleged tax evasion and other financial impropriety, which began after the recent German round, has resulted in the team’s funding effectively being cut off. ‘Unfortunately, the reaction of the […]