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 […]
«Super unfair» if Martin doesn’t get «ride of his dreams» at Ducati
Current points leader Martin and eight-time world champion Marc Marquez have emerged as the prime candidates to partner Francesco Bagnaia at Ducati in 2025, with Enea Bastianini unlikely to get a contract extension after the end of his current two-year deal. Pramac’s Martin has strengthened his bid for a promotion within Ducati with an exceptional […]
Espargaro ends Friday practice on top, Marquez into Q1
Espargaro won both the sprint and the grand prix at Barcelona last year, and ended Friday for the 2024 event 0.072 seconds clear of KTM’s Brad Binder after the South African suffered a pair of falls in the second session. For the second round in succession, six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will have to […]
Martin heads Marquez in first practice
The sixth round of the 2024 campaign began with the two riders vying for a factory team Ducati seat for 2025 setting the pace across the first 45-minute practice of the weekend. Marquez set the early pace on his Gresini Ducati and led for much of the session before Martin – shod with fresh soft […]