Aleix Espargaro set for another MotoGP wildcard outing with Honda
Honda will field a wildcard rider for the third time in as many MotoGP weekends when Aleix Espargaro appears at the British Grand Prix later this month. The Japanese marque has embraced the wildcard opportunity ever since the series returned to Europe last month. Espargaro rode its ‘development bike’ at the Spanish Grand Prix before […]
Fabio Quartararo delights home fans with Le Mans pole
Fabio Quartararo set himself up for a perfect home race weekend by snatching a second consecutive MotoGP pole position from Marc Marquez at Le Mans on Saturday morning. The Yamaha rider repeated his Jerez performance by defeating the factory Ducati fair and square in Q2. Alex Marquez will start third for Gresini Ducati, while Francesco […]
Will Harley-Davidson’s MotoGP ‘bagger’ support series attract American fans?
For those who’ve ever witnessed both MotoGP and Formula 1, you’ll know that MotoGP’s machines are louder. F1’s muffled turbo-hybrids just can’t compete with the naturally aspirated motorcycle motors, and they sound better, too. Well that same sentiment can now be applied to the support series as Harley-Davidson and Dorna have inked a deal that’ll […]
Johann Zarco takes shock win ahead of Marc Marquez in thrilling race
Johann Zarco scored a sensational and emotional victory in a chaotic, mixed-weather edition of his home MotoGP French Grand Prix. While the LCR Honda rider streaked to victory by almost 20 seconds on a bizarre day at Le Mans, factory Ducati star Marc Marquez consolidated his championship lead with a steady second place. The six-time […]
Johann Zarco says French GP win will help factory Honda bid for MotoGP 2026
French Grand Prix winner Johann Zarco believes his surprise victory at Le Mans will help his quest to step up from LCR to the factory Honda team in MotoGP 2026. Zarco spoke earlier in the weekend about his desire to become a factory rider, even as his LCR boss Lucio Cecchinello remarked that there was […]
Fabio Quartararo receives penalty after disobeying orders during French GP
Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo has been penalised with a 10-minute suspension of the British Grand Prix’s opening practice session following an incident at Le Mans. After crashing at Turn 14 during the French GP, Quartararo was deemed to have disobeyed direct orders from the marshals, resulting in the penalty at the upcoming Silverstone weekend. […]
Francesco Bagnaia laments «weekend to truly forget» after French GP
Francesco Bagnaia dubbed the French Grand Prix as “a race and a weekend to truly forget” after he crashed on the opening lap before coming home in 16th. Starting from sixth on the grid, the two-time MotoGP champion collided with Enea Bastianini at the first chicane of lap one, in turn taking out Joan Mir. Bagnaia […]
Zarco is home hero and Bagnaia misses points
Winner: Johann Zarco Johann Zarco, Team LCR Honda Photo by: MotoGP Just when it looked like his early-season smiles were beginning to fade – all the more so after qualifying down in a distinctly unpromising 11th – Johann Zarco produced one of the most memorable victories MotoGP has seen in years. As Alex Marquez learned […]
Jorge Martin pushing for early Aprilia exit
Jorge Martin intends to leave Aprilia at the end of the 2025 MotoGP campaign, invoking a contractual clause that releases him from the second year in 2026 if he is not among the top riders in the world championship standings after the French Grand Prix, Motorsport.com has learned. The agreement signed by Aprilia and the […]