Marquez sets scintillating pace in Thailand to end MotoGP testing on top
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set the fastest time on the final day of pre-season testing at Buriram, leading another 1-2 finish for Ducati. Having already established himself as the pacesetter on Wednesday, Marquez found another three tenths overnight to lower the benchmark to 1m28.855s on the factory Ducati. This put him just one and […]
Cities are already interested in next year’s MotoGP launch
Dorna’s sporting director Carlos Ezpeleta has revealed that multiple cities have shown interest in hosting MotoGP’s season launch next year following a successful inaugural event in Bangkok. Almost the entire MotoGP caravan came out in force for its 2025 presentation in Thailand’s capital on Sunday, with the riders taking part in a massive parade through […]
Honda debuts new double-element tail section in Buriram MotoGP test
Honda has been trialling a number of things to overhaul its beleaguered MotoGP bike, and one such innovation appeared on the RC213V during the opening day of the Buriram test. Its top points scorer from 2024, Johann Zarco, tested a new rear section on his Castrol-sponsored bike on Wednesday — an upgrade to the design […]
Marquez brothers lead first day of Buriram MotoGP test
Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez set the quickest time on the opening day of the Buriram MotoGP test, leading his brother, Sepang pacesetter Alex Marquez. The Spaniard set a best lap of 1m29.184s with just a few minutes left on the clock on Wednesday, finding nearly half a second over the benchmark set by Gresini’s […]
LCR Honda reveals 2025 MotoGP liveries in Bangkok
Honda’s satellite team LCR showcased the MotoGP bikes of Johann Zarco and rookie Somkiat Chantra in Bangkok on Saturday. Both Zarco and Chantra flew to the Thai capital after the conclusion of the Sepang MotoGP test on Friday to appear at the team’s 2025 launch event. As was the case in previous years, LCR has […]
Yamaha targeting top-five results from mid-2025, says new MotoGP boss
New Yamaha MotoGP chief Paolo Pavesio says his team wants to regularly challenge for top five positions from the middle of the 2025 season. The Italian executive took over Yamaha Factory Racing at the start of the year, and under his leadership the squad put together a solid performance in pre-season testing at Sepang, with […]
Schedule, riders and how to follow
The Chang International Circuit in Buriram will stage a two-day MotoGP test this week. This will offer MotoGP teams and riders the final opportunity to run their bikes before the start of the season at the same venue in early March. All five manufacturers had already collected a lot of data at the Sepang International […]
Why Ducati leans towards 2024 engine for 2025 MotoGP bike
Ducati has all but decided to incorporate the 2024 engine on its 2025 MotoGP bike for a number of reasons ahead of this week’s Thailand test. During the three days of testing at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia, both Marquez and Bagnaia refused to reveal the engine specification Ducati plans on using in the GP25 […]
The key takeaways from the Sepang MotoGP test
Last week’s Sepang test offered the first opportunity to analyse the performance of MotoGP teams and understand where they stack up against the competition. In previous years, the two pre-season tests in MotoGP were separated by a gap of at least two weeks. But on this occasion, the Buriram test is scheduled just four days […]