Which MotoGP riders have a race seat for 2025
Coming into 2024, only three riders had contracts in their back pockets which guaranteed them a place on the 2025 grid. That number has now jumped to seven with the latest announcement that Fabio Quartararo has signed on with Yamaha for two more years and Pedro Acosta will be promoted to the factory KTM squad. […]
Pedro Acosta secures factory KTM MotoGP seat for 2025
The 20-year-old has secured a promotion to KTM’s top squad after just six rounds into his rookie campaign, where he has already secured two grand prix podiums and fought with champions including Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia. «It was important to me to keep pushing with KTM, and to see the whole project and the […]
Martin takes pole, Marquez fourth after crash
Martin, who leads the championship by 39 points coming into the Mugello round, scored his third pole of the year with a new lap record of 1m44.504s set on his first flying lap. The Spaniard, who looks set to step up to the factory Ducati team in 2025, beat reigning champion and last year’s Italian […]
Ducati says Pramac hasn’t confirmed its 2025 MotoGP deal yet
On Friday at the Italian Grand Prix, Pramac team boss Gino Borsoi told DAZN that his squad will be the only satellite structure with factory Ducatis in 2025. This comes after Marc Marquez, who looks like he will be passed over in favour of Jorge Martin for the factory team Ducati seat, told the media […]
Marc Marquez “was looking for” current MotoGP rider market buzz
The six-time MotoGP world champion had been in the running for the factory team Ducati seat alongside Francesco Bagnaia for 2025. However, despite his recent run of podiums just six rounds into his time on the 2023-spec Ducati at Gresini, it appears the Italian manufacturer will promote last year’s championship runner-up and current points leader […]
Bagnaia penalised for Alex Marquez incident in Mugello MotoGP practice
In the closing stages of second practice at Mugello on Friday afternoon, Gresini’s Marquez was forced to abort a flying lap when he came across a slow Bagnaia on the approach to Turn 12. Marquez was enraged by this and vented his frustrations to Bagnaia on his bike as the pair rounded the corner. Both […]
Bagnaia fastest in second practice, Rins second
Bagnaia dominated the hour-long afternoon session with a 1m44.938s, but is currently under investigation from the FIM stewards for potentially blocking Alex Marquez on a flying lap late on. Tech3 GasGas rookie Pedro Acosta recovered to third after a fast crash at Turn 13 halfway through the session, while Marc Marquez secured direct passage into […]
Pramac insists it will have factory Ducati MotoGP bikes amid Marquez shun
On Thursday ahead of the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, reports emerged that Ducati has decided to promote Jorge Martin to its factory team for 2025. While initially it looked like it lead to Marquez moving to Pramac to take a factory bike, the six-time MotoGP world champion complicated the situation by stating the team […]
Vinales heads Quartararo in opening practice
For its home race, Aprilia has five RS-GPs on the grid with its two factory team riders, the Trackhouse Racing duo and wildcard Lorenzo Savadori. Vinales was the best of them at the top of the timesheets in the first 45-minute practice of the Mugello weekend, the Spaniard setting a 1m46.140s on a fresh medium […]