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 […]
Live: MotoGP 2025 season launch
Following the Sepang shakedown and pre-season test, MotoGP visits Bangkok for its own special season launch. In this article Be the first to know and subscribe for real-time news email updates on these topics Subscribe to news alerts Source link
LCR Honda reveals 2026 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 […]
Morbidelli leads Quartararo on Day 2 of Sepang MotoGP test
VR46’s new recruit Franco Morbidelli set the pace on the second day of the Sepang MotoGP test, leading Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo. Riding last year’s Ducati GP24, Morbidelli posted a best time of 1m57.210s just an hour into the day’s running to climb to the top spot in the rankings. His lap was three tenths quicker than […]
Michelin identifies cause of Martin’s Sepang crash
Michelin’s MotoGP chief Piero Taramasso says Jorge Martin’s crash at the start of the Sepang test was due to a 15C drop in the inside temperature of the rear tyre. On the opening day of pre-season testing in Malaysia, reigning MotoGP champion Martin was thrown off his Aprilia at Turn 2 as he began an […]
Yamaha made bigger gains over the winter than in previous five years
Fabio Quartararo believes Yamaha’s MotoGP squad delivered a bigger step in performance over the winter break than it did in the five previous seasons combined. Quartararo has been lapping among the quickest riders in the field since the first official MotoGP pre-season test began at Sepang on Wednesday. While initially this speed was put down […]
He doesn’t have to apologise for a wheelie
VR46 says Fabio Di Giannantonio doesn’t need to apologise for performing a wheelie despite getting injured on the opening day of MotoGP testing at Sepang. Di Giannantonio got to try out the new Ducati GP25 for the first time on Wednesday, having missed November’s test at Barcelona to complete his post-injury rehabilitation. It was a […]