Why Trackhouse felt pressure from its NASCAR success ahead of first MotoGP win
Trackhouse MotoGP boss Davide Brivio joked that it was “feeling pressure” from the American squad’s success in NASCAR after achieving a debut win at the Australian Grand Prix. Raul Fernandez led the majority of the race at Phillip Island from fourth on the grid, taking Trackhouse’s satellite Aprilia RS-GP to victory lane by 1.4s. It marked […]
MotoGP’s newest winner on tough stretch before Australia triumph
Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez has opened up on the mental toll of his struggles early in the 2025 MotoGP season after scoring a breakthrough victory in the Australian Grand Prix. Fernandez endured the worst possible start to the year after breaking a finger on his left hand on the opening day of pre-season testing at […]
Marco Bezzecchi takes dominant sprint win as Ducati’s streak ends
Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi bounced back from a costly first-lap mistake in Indonesia to claim an emphatic victory in the sprint race at the Australian Grand Prix. Bezzecchi passed the Trackhouse Aprilia of Raul Fernandez with three laps to run and then escaped into the distance to score his third sprint win in four weekends. […]
Fabio Quartararo blames tyre choice after first-to-seventh drop in Australia sprint
Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo believes he made a mistake by opting for the medium front tyre after finishing a distant seventh in the Australian Grand Prix sprint. Quartararo scored his fifth pole position of the season in qualifying earlier on Saturday morning, but his race unravelled immediately at the start as he made a […]
Marco Bezzecchi was “quite scared” after seagull strike in Australian GP sprint
Marco Bezzecchi has admitted that he was “quite scared” that he had damaged his Aprilia MotoGP bike after an unfortunate collision with a seagull on the warm-up lap of the Australian Grand Prix sprint. A flock of seagulls gathered on the start/finish straight before the formation lap got under way at Phillip Island, with Bezzecchi […]
Johann Zarco abandons new Honda MotoGP parts in Australia amid ongoing struggles
Johann Zarco has discarded some new parts on his Honda MotoGP bike during the Australian Grand Prix sprint as he continues to struggle to regain form in the second half of the 2025 season. The Frenchman had been Honda’s top performer ever since joining the Sakura-based manufacturer in 2024 after a two-year stint at Pramac […]
Francesco Bagnaia’s puzzle continues as shaking Ducati leaves him baffled in Australia
Ducati MotoGP star Francesco Bagnaia endured another miserable afternoon in the Australian Grand Prix sprint, finishing more than 30 seconds off the lead with no clear answers for his lack of pace. Bagnaia started 11th on the grid but quickly fell back, dropping to 19th by lap four. He lost another position to LCR rookie […]
MotoGP publishes new Sunday schedule for Australian GP amid windy weather
MotoGP has announced that it is proactively changing the schedule for the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday due to the expected windy weather at Phillip Island. The grand prix has now been pushed back by an hour to “ensure the best possible conditions”, with the start times for the Moto2 and Moto3 races also adjusted […]
Moto3 to become Yamaha one-make series from 2028
Yamaha has been chosen by Dorna as the exclusive manufacturer for the Moto3 grid starting in 2028, coinciding with the introduction of new 700cc engines, Motorsport.com has learned. The championship’s rightsholder has long been working on a plan to shake up the smallest category in the grand prix paddock, with the clear goal of cutting […]