Valentino Rossi reckons he is in the best form of his entire MotoGP career after finishing second in the 2014 world championship.While on paper his recent results are no match for the seven-time champion’s halcyon seasons of domination, he believes current rivals Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo are the toughest he has ever faced. He […]
MotoGP continues to get faster with nine new race lap records set during last year’s 18-round season. Six of those were by double world champion Marc Marquez, who has replaced Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa as holder of the most lap records (eight) on the current calendar. But with 14 of the 18 records set […]
Jorge Lorenzo has renewed optimism that he will be able to challenge Marc Marquez as the pair both contend for a third MotoGP world crown next year. In 2014, Lorenzo finished outside the World Championship top two for the first time since his first MotoGP campaign in 2008. Having struggled with a new tyre early […]
Jorge Lorenzo is a two-time MotoGP champion, yet not a stranger to GT racing.Jorge Lorenzo will be one of the star attractions in next month’s Gulf 12 Hours, as the two-time Moto GP World Champion is set to drive a Ferrari 458 Italia in the end-of-year enduro at Yas Marina Circuit. The 27-year-old Spanish motorcycle […]
Story by:Peter McLaren: Crash.net Yamaha does not need to scour the Moto2 and Moto3 classes for a future star to defeat Honda’s 21-year-old double MotoGP champion Marc Marquez. Instead, Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis explained, the focus remains on its ‘proven’ Add Media Marquez-beating line-up of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, with Pol Espargaro […]
The Marquez brothers Marc and Alex made motorcycling history Sunday with a double triumph in the final round of the season in Valencia.Marc, who had already wrapped up a second straight MotoGP crown, set a new record for wins in a season with his 13th, while his 18-year-old younger brother clinched the Moto3 crown. It […]
Valencia will be a big weekend for the Marquez family, with double MotoGP champion Marc aiming to conclude the season with a 13th win while younger brother Alex fights Jack Miller for the Moto3 crown. “Records are always another motivation but I know that this weekend will be difficult,” said Marc, who drew level with […]
Twelve wins … Marc Marquez has equalled Mick Doohan’s season-win record. (Credit: AFP) Reigning world champion Marc Marquez won a season record-equalling 12th MotoGP race with victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Honda-riding Spaniard, who sealed his title defence in Japan two weeks ago, had a poor start on pole but clawed […]
Valentino Rossi believes the most ominous thing for Marc Marquez’s MotoGP rivals is how much more in control the champion has appeared in 2014.Marquez wrapped up his second MotoGP title in as many years at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. After winning the crown as a rookie in a last-round decider with Jorge Lorenzo in […]
Relieved of the pressure of winning consecutive MotoGP world championships, Marc Marquez is targeting race wins over the final three races of the season. The Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island is first on the list with Marquez aiming to end his current three-race losing streak, the longest since he came to MotoGP in 2013. […]
Suzuki Motor Corporation has announced that it will participate in MotoGP™ from 2015, with Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Viñales as their two riders. With the development of the MotoGP machine and team structure prepared, Suzuki has decided to participate in MotoGP from 2015, and announced its newly-developed MotoGP machine, the GSX-RR, team riders, and team […]
Seven-time premier class world champion Valentino Rossi was taken to hospital after suffering concussion in crashing out of the Aragon Grand Prix.The Italian had come into the race full of confidence after winning last time out in San Marino, but any chance of a repeat performance ended early on as he ran wide onto the […]
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Jorge Lorenzo claimed his first victory of the year on home soil at the Gran Premio Movistar de Aragon.A dramatic race saw Lorenzo stay calm and change bikes at a critical point as his Repsol Honda rivals went down. An excellent start had the Spanish rider up into the top three from […]
As the Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup continued in Malaysia on Sunday, it was Ayumu Sasaki who clinched a first ever victory on Norrodin’s home patch. In the meantime, championship leader Date crossed the line sixth which tightened up the championship battle. At just 13 years of age (turning 14 in early October), Ayumu Sasaki […]
The 21-year-old Spaniard won the opening 10 rounds of 2014 MotoGP, including a dominant performance in both stateside races at Circuit of the Americas and Indy. Off the track, Marquez, who lost only at Brno and Misano so far this season, is a quiet fellow. He has a love for motocross, but doesn’t ride on […]
Italian great Valentino Rossi led a Yamaha one-two to claim his maiden win of the season at the San Marino Moto GP and launch his bid for a 10th world title on Sunday. Rossi, a nine-time world champion in all categories, finished the 28-lap race ahead of Spanish teammate Jorge Lorenzo with Dani Pedrosa, on a […]
Having returned to the top step of the podium at Silverstone, MotoGP™ World Champion Marc Marquez aims to secure another win this weekend at Misano.Marquez, winner of 11 of the 12 races held to date, gave no option of victory to his rivals at the most recent round in England and is back at his […]
This weekend the Italian Grand Prix takes place at the classic Monza circuit – a bit emasculated but nevertheless still a great track.It will be interesting to see how much effect the recent meeting between drivers and management at the Mercedes-Benz Brackley HQ will have. If the Silver Arrows drivers are going to toe the […]
Marc Marquez collected his 11th MotoGP victory of the season after seeing off the challenge of fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo in the British round at Silverstone. In an exciting finale to the race in sunny Northamptonshire, the lead changed hands twice during the closing seven laps to allow Marquez to move 89 points clear at […]
Marc Márquez took a different approach to warming up for the British GP at Silverstone, by taking his Repsol Honda MotoGP machine for a ride in the heart of London. Stopping off en route to Silverstone, the World Champion rode over the Millennium Bridge and took in the views of the Tate Modern and St […]
Marc Marquez’s hopes of setting a record 11 straight MotoGP wins ended on Sunday (Aug 17) as Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa of Spain won the Czech Republic Moto GP in Brno.Pedrosa, who also won at Brno in 2012, finished the 22 laps on the dry 5.4-kilometre circuit in 42 minutes 47.800 seconds, ahead of Yamaha […]
The second half of the 2014 national motorcycle circuit racing championships – the Monster Energy SuperGP Champions Trophy – sees the long-awaited return of national championship circuit racing to KwaZulu-Natal after a break of more than 25 years. The KwaZulu-Natal SuperGP takes place on a brand new circuit laid out on Runway South of the […]
The MotoGP summer break didn’t take any of Marc Márquez’s edge away, as the reigning world champion roared back into action with his 10th consecutive win of the 2014 season. It maintained the Spaniard’s 100 percent winning record this year, and left the question of whether anybody can stop the talented 21-year-old unanswered. After qualifying […]
The agreement realises Lorenzo’s wish to continue his premier class career with Yamaha, extending the relationship from seven to nine years. Both Yamaha and Lorenzo are confident that the partnership has the potential to deliver a third title and will continue to work towards this goal. Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing Srl […]
Unbeaten during the opening half of the 2014 MotoGP season, reigning champion Marc Marquez will be fighting for an incredible ten wins in a row when the action restarts at Indianapolis this weekend. Marquez’s faultless results have handed him a 77-point lead over Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa and he is also yet to lose […]
The MotoGP World Championship returns to action after a short break this coming weekend, with the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix marking Round 10 of the 2014 season. This will be the seventh successive year that MotoGP has visited the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway venue and, since last season, some modifications have taken place. The […]
It’s all systems go for the return of national championship motorcycle racing to Durban for more than half a century on August 24. The KwaZulu-Natal SuperGP will be round five of the new-look South African national motorcycle championships, the Monster Energy SuperGP Champions Trophy, following the postponement of the previously scheduled Nelson Mandela Bay SuperGP […]
Unbeaten in the opening half of the 2014 season, reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez currently holds a 77 point title lead. That’s an average increase of 8.6 points per race. If Marquez’s championship advantage continues growing at that rate he’ll have a 120 point lead after Aragon (round 14 of 18). That projection would put […]
Marc Marquez took his ninth win from nine races in the 2014 MotoGP season despite starting from the pitlane at the Sachsenring.A rain shower as the riders headed to the grid meant everyone expected to start on wets, but the track dried rapidly. Third-place starter Stefan Bradl and a handful of backmarkers switched back to […]
With a new two-year Movistar Yamaha contract in his pocket, Valentino Rossi can concentrate fully on attempting to end MotoGP champion Marc Marquez’s unbeaten run, which now extends to a perfect eight wins in 2014. “I am very happy to go to Sachsenring after the contract renewal with Yamaha for another two years,” said Rossi. […]
If Marc Marquez keeps winning, he will wrap up this year’s MotoGP™ world title at MotorLand Aragon – regardless of what his rivals do. In order to do that, the Spaniard would need to claim a fifth straight victory at Germany’s Sachsenring this weekend. 21-year-old Marquez is no stranger to the Sachsenring. In fact, he’s […]
Valentino Rossi has signed a two-year extension to his contract with Movistar Yamaha to end peculation about his future in MotoGP. The Italian superstar is currently second in the world title race behind Marc Marquez and the nine-time champion has confirmed he will be staying on for another two years. “I am very happy […]
Marco Melandri gets the better of Aprilia team-mate Sylvain Guintoli to complete a double win in Sepang The Italian out-foxes his counterpart during a thrilling final lap showdown Tom Sykes retains WSBK lead with run to third after his race one DNF Marco Melandri has reignited his World Superbike Championship title hopes with a mighty […]
Marc Marquez is riding towards a special place in bike racing history according to America’s own bike legend Fast Freddie Spencer, a history maker in his own right. Spencer held the crown of youngest ever MotoGP world champion for three decades until Marquez came along in 2013 with his stunning rookie season title. And, in […]
MOVISTAR YAMAHA MotoGP returns to Italy for Valentino Rossi’s first home race of the year, the Gran Premio d’Italia this Sunday at the Mugello circuit in Tuscany. The race is also a home Grand Prix for the team itself, being based alongside the historic Monza circuit in Gerno di Lesmo. Rossi prepares to entertain his […]