Aprilia’s Espargaro stuns Ducatis to take pole
Aleix Espargaro claimed pole position for Aprilia in the British Grand Prix, beating the factory Ducati MotoGP bikes of Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini. Espargaro delivered an impressive effort of 1m57.309s in the dying minutes of qualifying, taking advantage of late troubles for Bagnaia and Bastianini to put himself in prime position to repeat his […]
Rins forced out of remainder of British GP after practice crash
Yamaha’s Alex Rins has been ruled out of the rest of the British Grand Prix weekend after suffering a crash late in second practice on Friday. Having already missed last month’s German Grand Prix following an accident in the Assen race, Rins was only just getting back on the bike at Silverstone when he ended […]
Marquez «very far» from front after «feeling lost» in British GP practice
The six-time MotoGP champion appeared to be off-colour at Silverstone on Friday, suffering a late crash in the morning session and then having to get a tow from Pramac’s Jorge Martin in order to secure a direct passage into the second part of qualifying. While Ducati looked rapid at the 5.9km venue, with even VR46’s […]
Martin gets new Ducati part to overcome recurrent crashes in MotoGP
Pramac rider Jorge Martin is running a new part that is standard across all other Ducati MotoGP bikes with the hope that it will allow him to cut down on crashes in the second part of the season. Martin revealed that he had been racing with a slightly different component on his Desmosedici compared to […]
Martin heads Espargaro, Bagnaia in second practice
Pramac MotoGP rider Jorge Martin edged out Aleix Espargaro in second practice for the British Grand Prix amid a close battle between Ducati and Aprilia for the top spot. Ducati had an early scare at the start of one-hour session, with both Enea Bastianini and Marco Bezzecchi having to pull up at the edge of […]
Ducati boss reveals di Giannantonio, Morbidelli will race for VR46 in MotoGP 2025
Ducati MotoGP boss Davide Tardozzi has revealed that Franco Morbidelli will join Fabio di Giannantonio at the factory-supported VR46 team next year. Although an announcement is yet to be made by Valentino Rossi’s squad, Tardozzi appears to have gotten ahead of himself and divulged VR46’s line-up for the 2025 season. Tardozzi also confirmed that VR46 […]
2024 MotoGP British Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
After a three-week summer break, MotoGP returns to action in the UK, where the series will be celebrating its 75th anniversary. All 11 teams will be taking part in Sunday’s race with special retro liveries to honour their history as well as of MotoGP itself. 2024 MotoGP British Grand Prix session timings Session GMT BST […]
Martin leads Aprilia duo in opening practice
Pramac’s Jorge Martin led the way in opening practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday, leading Aprilia duo Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro. Aprilia led the majority of the 45-minute session at Silverstone, having won last year’s race with Aleix Espargaro at the wheel of the RS-GP. Maverick Vinales set the early pace on […]
Ducati announces factory support for VR46 from MotoGP 2025
Ducati has revealed it has reached an agreement for VR46 to replace Pramac as its primary satellite squad from the 2025 MotoGP season. The multi-year deal, with an initial phase of two seasons, was announced on the eve of the British Grand Prix on Friday. Pramac had been Ducati’s only factory-supported team in the last […]