Alex Marquez clears medical checks as Enea Bastianini ruled out
MotoGP title contender Alex Marquez has received the green light to take part in Free Practice 1 at the German Grand Prix this weekend. The Gresini Ducati rider, who is recovering from a hand injury sustained at Assen last time out, was passed fit for Friday morning by MotoGP’s medical team today (10 July). But […]
Aprilia fights to maintain MotoGP concessions status
The current MotoGP concessions system has two deadlines which determine what level of concessions manufacturers will have in the following six months. One falls at the end of the 2025 season, while the other comes just before the annual summer break – which makes next weekend’s Czech Grand Prix the cut-off point. Ducati, the brand […]
Jorge Martin to stay with Aprilia’s MotoGP team after all – here’s how it happened
Over the course of Friday at the MotoGP German Grand Prix, it became increasingly clear that Jorge Martin’s contractual standoff with Aprilia was now over. The world champion will fulfil his two-year deal by remaining at the team for 2026. But what was it that ended a deadlock which began at the French Grand Prix […]
Alex Marquez surprised by pace as he’s cleared to enter MotoGP German GP
Alex Marquez says he is surprised by his own performance at MotoGP’s German GP, where he breezed into Q2 despite carrying an injury on his left hand. Passed fit following Free Practice 1 in the morning, Alex was second-fastest in Practice, thus booking his ticket into final qualifying on Saturday. Asked at the end of […]
Marc Marquez strolls to wet pole as rivals battle
Marc Marquez was the class of the field in a wet qualifying session for the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, storming to pole position aboard his factory Ducati. While the championship leader had yet another perfect result, his rivals struggled in the conditions. His injured brother Alex was only sixth-quickest, four-time 2025 polesitter Fabio […]
Francesco Bagnaia shocks with first pole position of 2025
The final minutes of the Czech GP qualifying session provided drama as Francesco Bagnaia took his first pole position of the 2025 MotoGP season. After the first run, Marc Marquez was just under a tenth of a second ahead of the Yamaha of Fabio Quartararo at the top of the field. Bagnaia hadn’t even registered a […]
Marc Marquez recovers from tyre pressure woes to win sprint
Marc Marquez recovered from tyre pressure problems to win the sprint race at MotoGP’s Czech Grand Prix, ahead of KTM’s Pedro Acosta. Francesco Bagnaia started on pole and got away well, leading on the run down to the first corner. But Marquez wasn’t waiting around, and the Spaniard took the lead coming into Turn 3 […]
MotoGP constructors push for F1-style ‘Concorde Agreement’
MotoGP’s manufacturers have come together with the collective aim of securing a new framework from promoter Dorna and getting a larger share of income from the championship’s commercial rights. According to information obtained by Motorsport.com, the five constructors held a meeting last weekend at the Czech Grand Prix. They signed a commitment document and appointed Lin […]
Pedro Acosta turns around ‘dark’ MotoGP season with Czech GP sprint podium
Pedro Acosta said it was “super nice” to be on the MotoGP podium again after what he dubbed the “darkest beginning of the season of my life». Acosta narrowly missed out on his first MotoGP race win after a late overtake from Marc Marquez cost him the lead. The Spaniard eventually finished in second and […]