Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results
The 18-lap Moto3 contest opened up Sunday’s race programme and proved to be another typical Barcelona slipstream fest. Championship leader Alonso prevailed as he faced high pressure on the final lap to score a fourth win of the season. The Aspar CFMoto rider was one of numerous names to take turns heading the field at […]
Why MotoGP comeback king Marquez is struggling in qualifying lately
The Gresini Ducati rider is quickly adapting himself from the Honda he rode for 11 years to the GP23 he has now, scoring podiums in four of the six sprints and twice in the previous two grands prix. But his last three weekend podiums have come after being forced to fight back from poor qualifying […]
How Bagnaia “lost another great opportunity” in Barcelona MotoGP sprint crash
The reigning world champion enjoyed an eventful early part of the 12-lap sprint as he battled back from being shuffled down to fourth. When KTM’s Brad Binder crashed out of the lead on lap seven, Bagnaia was released into first place and looked on course to score a first sprint win since the 2023 Austrian […]
Fernandez “crying like a baby” after “very stupid mistake” in Barcelona MotoGP sprint
The Trackhouse Racing rider qualified a career-best third for himself and the American team on Saturday morning at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Fernandez, riding the 2023-spec Aprilia that won last year’s sprint and GP at Barcelona, took the lead on lap three of 12 and quickly broke away from the pack by almost a second. […]
Espargaro wins crazy sprint after last-lap Bagnaia crash
Set to end a barren run without a sprint win since last year’s Austrian GP, Bagnaia fell off his factory Ducati at Turn 5 on the last lap of 12 while running eight tenths clear of Aprilia’s Espargaro. Espargaro, who started from pole but got beaten up in the early laps, had recovered to second […]
Espargaro snatches pole; Martin crashes and Marquez 14th
On Saturday ahead of this weekend’s sixth round of the 2024 season, Espargaro grabbed a first pole of the season with a new lap record of 1m38.190s at the end of a dramatic Q2. For much of the session, it looked like reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia would take pole on the factory Ducati having […]
Aprilia hints at Espargaro MotoGP replacement preference
On Thursday ahead of the Catalan Grand Prix, three-time MotoGP race winner Espargaro announced he will be retiring from racing at the end of the season. This has opened up a prime factory spot on the grid for 2025, which has already been linked to several high-profile names. In recent weeks, Enea Bastianini’s manager Carlo […]
How a chain change led to a Barcelona MotoGP practice “mess” for Quartararo
Barcelona has typically been a strong venue for Yamaha over the years, though the low-grip nature of the circuit has worked against the M1 lately with its traction issues. Despite this, at one point in second practice it looked like both factory Yamaha riders could secure a direct place in Q2 for Saturday’s qualifying. However, in […]
Marquez expected to face “nightmare” Q1 at Barcelona MotoGP
The Gresini Ducati rider was expected to fight for a first MotoGP win on the Desmosedici coming to Barcelona after back-to-back grand prix podiums at Jerez and Le Mans. But he downplayed this ahead of the weekend as Barcelona has typically been a weaker track for the six-time MotoGP world champion, who has only won […]