Marc Marquez says brother Alex is “main opponent” for 2025 title
Argentina Grand Prix winner Marc Marquez says he views his brother Alex – not factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia – as his main opponent for this year’s MotoGP world championship. Alex, who rides a year-old GP24 Ducati for the Gresini team, has finished second to Marc in both sprints and both grands prix so far […]
Problems aboard Ducati were worse one year ago
Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia says his problems getting comfortable aboard the GP25 on the first two weekends of this season are no worse than they were in the early part of 2024. But the Italian understands this season’s issues are costing him more in the light of the competition he faces this year. The […]
Ai Ogura disqualified from MotoGP Argentina GP
MotoGP rookie Ai Ogura has been disqualified from Sunday’s Argentina Grand Prix following a technical irregularity on his Trackhouse Racing Aprilia. The decision means the Japanese rider loses his impressive eighth place, to which he battled from 15th on the starting grid. He also loses the eight points he would have earned. According to a […]
Oliveira to miss MotoGP Argentina GP after sprint crash
Miguel Oliveira will not take part in Sunday’s Argentina Grand Prix, following the accident involving him and Fermin Aldeguer in the Saturday sprint. The Portuguese rider was cleared of any fractures after being taken to hospital yesterday, but later in the evening Motorsport.com learned that there were some concerns around his left shoulder ligament. The […]
Davide Tardozzi lukewarm on rival Aprilia’s request for a Jorge Martin test
Ducati boss Davide Tardozzi has said the Italian factory will not agree to Aprilia’s request for Jorge Martin to test his MotoGP bike ahead of a mooted return from injury at next month’s Qatar Grand Prix. On Friday, Aprilia revealed it will ask other manufacturers to agree to a regulation change allowing the reigning world […]
Fermin Aldeguer earns first MotoGP penalty for Miguel Oliveira collision
Gresini Ducati’s premier class rookie Fermin Aldeguer will have to serve a long lap penalty in Sunday’s Argentina GP after taking out Miguel Oliveira in Saturday’s sprint race – an accident that resulted in the Portuguese rider landing in hospital. There was some concern that Oliveira might have broken his collarbone following the lap 4 […]
“Sunday will be a different story”
Despite trailing his brother Marc Marquez home for a third successive race in Saturday’s sprint, Alex Marquez does not believe the Argentina GP on Sunday necessarily has to follow the same script. The Gresini Racing Ducati rider maintains his factory Ducati sibling had to work harder for the sprint victory at Termas de Rio Hondo than […]
Dominant Marc Marquez claims sprint win for Ducati
Marc Marquez took a lights-to-flag victory in the Argentina Grand Prix sprint race, maintaining his unbeaten record thus far in 2025. The six-time world champion crossed the line 0.903s ahead of younger brother Alex Marquez, while Marc Marquez’s factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia completed the podium. It means the trio have finished inside the top […]
Márquez shatters track record three times to claim MotoGP Argentine GP pole
Across a span of 24 hours, Marc Marquez set four new track records at Termas de Río Hondo circuit — three times in Q2 and once on Friday during Practice. He’d set the previous record back in 2014, when he was still racing for Honda on Bridgestone tires. This marks his second pole position of […]