French GP breaks MotoGP attendance record in 2025
The 2025 French Grand Prix has broken the all-time record for the most spectators at a MotoGP round — as 311,797 fans were present across the Le Mans weekend. There were 94,757 in the grandstands on Thursday and Friday, while 96,637 were present on Saturday to watch home hero Fabio Quartararo claim pole. On Sunday, […]
Francesco Bagnaia claims Marc Marquez «could ride a tractor and be competitive”
Francesco Bagnaia has continued his recent policy of openly admitting Marc Marquez’s riding superiority, having said he could “ride a tractor and be competitive”. This followed another disappointing day for Bagnaia, who on Saturday qualified sixth before crashing out of MotoGP’s French Grand Prix sprint while Marquez won from second. The double world champion is […]
Road Glide bike to feature in new Harley-Davidson MotoGP series
The new Harley-Davidson championship set to feature on the 2026 MotoGP undercard will see riders battle it out on the manufacturer’s Road Glide model. Further details about the new one-make championship, which was revealed by Motorsport.com on Friday, were announced at the official launch over lunchtime at the French Grand Prix on Saturday. Harley-Davidson’s president […]
Fabio Quartararo will need to be “very clever” to win French GP
Fabio Quartararo says he and the factory Yamaha team will have to be “very clever” to convert pole position into victory in tomorrow’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans. The home favourite was outgunned by three Ducatis in today’s sprint despite taking an early lead. But the longer race on Sunday, combined with expected cooler […]
Fermin Aldeguer on his rise to a MotoGP Sprint race podium at Le Mans
Fermin Aldeguer has suggested that his first top-three result on a MotoGP weekend was only ever a matter of time. The 20-year-old rookie scored third place in Saturday’s sprint race at Le Mans, coming home just behind his Gresini Ducati team-mate Alex Marquez. Following a quiet first two weekends of 2025, Aldeguer suddenly began to […]
Marc Marquez sets new record for sprint wins in a row
Marc Marquez reclaimed the lead of the world championship as he led home brother Alex and Fermin Aldeguer in a Ducati 1-2-3 in the sprint at Le Mans on Saturday. The result maintains Marc’s perfect winning record in 2025 sprints and establishes a new record for most consecutive sprint victories: six. Home favourite Fabio Quartararo […]
Where’s ‘that Moto3 rider’ from the most famous Le Mans clip now?
One lap to go, Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau are trading places like Pokemon cards. Of course, the stage is Le Mans, and the year is 2003. That’s probably my favorite Le Mans moment. I wouldn’t argue with you if yours were Chris Vermeulen taking his only MotoGP victory in the wet, MotoGP’s 1000th race […]
How MotoGP concessions work and why they’re more important than ever
Cast your mind back to the 2024 MotoGP world championship, or maybe we should call it Ducati’s Championship. The Bolognese manufacturer had eight bikes on the grid – twice as many as its nearest competitors. At the Thailand Grand Prix, all eight of the Ducati’s bikes finished in the top 10 of the sprint race. […]
Harley-Davidson joins MotoGP race weekends in 2026
The promoters of the MotoGP World Championship have reached an agreement with Harley-Davidson to incorporate a one-make championship into next season’s grand prix calendar, Motorsport.com has learned. While an official announcement and further details are still to come, the series is expected to feature a calendar of up to seven events, each consisting of two […]