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 […]
How a Ducati win at Le Mans could take a historic record from Honda’s hands
The Le Mans Bugatti circuit has been a stronghold for Ducati Desmosedicis ever since Danilo Petrucci crossed the line to take victory in 2020. But the streak of wins he launched has been a true team effort. Sure, Petrucci won aboard the official factory bike. And when Jack Miller won the mixed-weather, flag-to-flag edition in […]
“No point” in factory Honda switch for Johann Zarco
Johann Zarco’s LCR Honda boss Lucio Cecchinello says he doesn’t see a benefit in the French rider switching to the factory Honda team for 2026. The 34-year-old Zarco has made no secret of his desire to step up to the works squad next season, when the incumbent Luca Marini will be out of contract. Read […]
Chantra out of French MotoGP after arm pump surgery
Somkiat Chantra will not take part in the MotoGP French Grand Prix having been unable to fully recover from forearm surgery he underwent last week. The LC Honda rider underwent surgery last Wednesday to address issues caused by compartment syndrome at the Dexeus Clinic in Barcelona by Dr Xavier Mir’s team. Although the procedure went […]
Pedro Acosta fit for MotoGP French GP action after surgery
Pedro Acosta has been declared fit to contest this weekend’s French Grand Prix following the MotoGP rider’s recent arm-pump surgery. The KTM man went under the knife on the Tuesday following last month’s race and test at Jerez, after finally admitting to a condition that has troubled him since the start of his MotoGP career […]
Bezzecchi remains coy on what advice MotoGP legend Rossi gives to him
Aprilia factory rider Marco Bezzecchi has revealed that his mentor and former boss Valentino Rossi gives him advice informed by data to which the highly-connected MotoGP legend has privileged access. Speaking with Motorsport.com over the most recent Spanish Grand Prix weekend, where Rossi was present, Bezzecchi was asked whether his support remained as strong after […]
Talks progressing to claim Marini’s Honda seat in MotoGP 2026
Satellite Honda rider Johann Zarco has spoken in the clearest terms yet about his desire to take Luca Marini’s factory seat in 2026. While the Frenchman did not use Marini’s name in an interview with Dorna ahead of his home race at Le Mans this weekend, the Italian’s contract is up at the end of […]
Here’s why MotoGP doesn’t race the full track at Le Mans
MotoGP races all over the world. From Spain to Japan, America to Germany, and almost everywhere in between — sorry, penguins, there’s still no Antarctic GP yet — and at tracks new and old. And some even in locales familiar to those outside the world of two-wheeled racing. Each year, MotoGP’s circus descends upon a […]