«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 […]
The MotoGP candidates who could replace retiring Aleix Espargaro
Thanks to Espargaro’s efforts since 2017, the RS-GP has become one of the grid’s best packages, with the Spaniard having won three times on it since 2022 and Maverick Vinales taking victory at the Americas Grand Prix in April. Both Espargaro and Vinales are on expiring deals, though it wasn’t inconceivable to see both signing […]
How Espargaro “silenced many mouths” during his underdog MotoGP career
Whenever an ‘exceptional press conference’ is quickly ushered into the MotoGP weekend schedule for a single rider, it usually means only one thing: retirement. Growing up in nearby Granollers, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya seemed like the perfect place for 34-year-old Aleix Espargaro to begin winding down a MotoGP career that began in 2004 with a […]
Barcelona MotoGP upgrades highlighting philosophy differences at Yamaha and Honda
The championship’s two Japanese manufacturers have been working hard over the last few months to close the gap to their European rivals and return to the forefront after years of decline. Both have been taking advantage of the new concession system introduced by MotoGP this year by holding a number of private tests, but there […]
Three-time MotoGP winner Aleix Espargaro announces retirement
The 34-year-old Spaniard made the announcement on Thursday afternoon ahead of his home Catalan Grand Prix at Barcelona, where he won both the Saturday and Sunday races last year. Espargaro’s current Aprilia contract expires at the end of this year and he had already admitted at the signing of this deal two years ago that […]
2024 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Pramac’s Jorge Martin leads the championship by an extended margin of 38 points following his stunning victory at Le Mans a fortnight ago. Gresini rider Marc Marquez now sits third in the standings and only two points off-second placed Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati). The trio are again expected to battle for victory on MotoGP’s second visit […]
Dorna expects to make Indian MotoGP round decision imminently
Last week, Motorsport.com announced that the Buddh International Circuit round, initially scheduled for 20-22 September, is set to be axed from the calendar after the race promoters breached a contract with Dorna Sports. In response to that, Pushkar Nath Srivastava, CEO of the Indian promoter, stated that the event would take place: «The race is […]