The five talking points for the Qatar MotoGP
Everything appeared crystal clear regarding the 2025 MotoGP championship… until lap nine of the Grand Prix of the Americas. It had seemed like the script was written in Marc Marquez’s favour: brother Alex would challenge but not quite have the pace, while Francesco Bagnaia would be thereabouts but ultimately fall short. Then, on that fateful […]
Jorge Martin confirms MotoGP return from injury at Qatar GP
The factory Aprilia team has confirmed that MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin will return from injury at this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix. Martin, who has missed the first three weekends of the year following a pre-season Supermoto training accident, had already expressed his desire to return to action in Doha when he visited the paddock at the […]
KTM and Aprilia on for two days of private testing at Misano
Following the season opener on March 2, the 2025 MotoGP season has already completed its first three stops: the Grand Prix of Thailand, Argentina, and the United States. The next scheduled event is the Qatar GP, set to take place from April 11 to 13. Before that, however, the test and development teams from some […]
MotoGP regulations set for review after “unprecedented” Austin drama
MotoGP’s race direction has given Motorsport.com an in-depth analysis of the chaos that unfolded on the Grand Prix of the Americas starting grid in unstable weather conditions. The Austin event called for quick thinking given several things failed to go as planned – including the safety car crashing into the barriers just 45 minutes before […]
Injured Jorge Martin was scared he might «never ride again»
World champion Jorge Martin revealed that he was afraid he might never ride again during the lowest moments of his current injury layoff. Martin crashed in a pre-season training ride and will not attempt to race for his new team, Aprilia, until the next (and fourth) event of the season in Qatar. He did however […]
Ducati key in denying Aprilia test for Martin before Qatar return
Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has hit out at his Aprilia counterparts for how they revealed their request to allow world champion Jorge Martin to test aboard his MotoGP bike ahead of his return from injury. Senior Aprilia figures Paolo Bonora (team manager) and Massimo Rivola (CEO) first raised the proposal of a mid-season change […]
What we learned about MotoGP 2025 at COTA’s rainy Friday
Friday practice for the Americas Grand Prix was a dream for anybody looking to upset the nascent 2025 form book: a genuine riders’ track that got doused with rain and then gradually dried. For racers and crews who may struggle under normal circumstances, it was a gift as generous as any Texas steak. For keen […]
Mir reckons only mistakes can stop Marquez from claiming the 2025 MotoGP title
The 2020 MotoGP champion Joan Mir believes it is only mistakes that can deprive Marc Marquez of this year’s title after an unbeaten start to the season. Marquez has won all four races — two sprints and two grands prix — in 2025 from pole, marking the perfect start to life as a factory Ducati […]
Marquez takes pole for MotoGP Americas GP to continue unbeaten start
Marc Marquez sealed a third consecutive pole position of the season at the Americas Grand Prix meaning it is his first qualifying hat-trick since 2019. The factory Ducati rider, who has also won both sprint races and grands prix this season, will lead an all-Ducati front row alongside Fabio di Giannantonio (VR46) and younger brother […]