Bagnaia says “anything can happen at Barcelona” despite slim title hopes
Francesco Bagnaia believes the switch of venue from Valencia to Barcelona offers him an extra glimmer of hope in his unlikely bid to overhaul Jorge Martin in the points race at the last round. Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia closed the gap to Martin to 24 points with a win in Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix, keeping […]
Bagnaia clings on to title hopes with 10th win of 2024
Francesco Bagnaia overcame Jorge Martin’s early challenge to win the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, making a light dent in Martin’s championship lead as the Spaniard came home second. The pair duelled in spectacular fashion after factory Ducati rider Bagnaia converted his pole to a first-corner lead at the restart. However, Martin ultimately had to […]
Lap one crash causes red flag
The Malaysian Grand Prix has been red-flagged after a multi-bike incident on the opening lap of the race. TV images showed KTM rider Jack Miller falling off his bike at the entry to Turn 2, with his head then getting briefly tangled in the Yamaha M1 of Fabio Quartararo. Miller’s team-mate Brad Binder was also […]
MotoGP Malaysian GP: Moto2 and Moto3 results
Celestino Vietti (KTM Ajo) won the Moto2 Malaysian Grand Prix after leading every lap of a hot, tough race at Sepang. After grabbing the lead at the first corner, Vietti’s lead fluctuated throughout a race that proved tough on both bikes and riders. The Italian, who was riding injured in Malaysia, streaked to a 1.6s […]
MotoGP set to host finale in Barcelona after Valencia GP cancellation
MotoGP is poised to replace the cancelled Valencia GP with a new race in Barcelona, Motorsport.com understands. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is now set to stage the season finale on 17 November, having already hosted the sixth round of the championship back in May. The development follows the decision to scrap the Valencia race on […]
“I would not have won without first-corner lead” in Malaysian GP sprint
Jorge Martin says the sprint race at Sepang on Saturday could have had an entirely different outcome had he not toughed it out with polesitter Francesco Bagnaia to take the lead midway through the first corner. As it happened, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia fell out of second place on the third lap of the race, […]
“Winning Malaysian GP will not be enough”
Francesco Bagnaia has admitted he will need help from other riders to have any chance of winning the MotoGP world championship following his sprint crash on Saturday. Falling out of the race on lap three while his title rival Jorge Martin went on to win meant Bagnaia’s points deficit grew from 17 to 29 points […]
How Jorge Martin can wrap up the 2024 MotoGP title in Malaysian GP
Jorge Martin can seal the 2024 MotoGP title in the Malaysian Grand Prix after his nearest rival Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of Saturday’s sprint race at Sepang. In what many see as the decisive moment in their championship scrap, Bagnaia lost the front end of his factory Ducati at the tricky uphill Turn 9 on […]
Martin closes on title with sprint win, Bagnaia crashes
Jorge Martin has a chance to wrap up the MotoGP world championship in the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday after winning the sprint race at Sepang. The Pramac Ducati rider’s points advantage over his title rival Francesco Bagnaia has grown from 17 to 29 points after Bagnaia crashed his factory Ducati while chasing Martin on […]