2024 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Pramac’s Jorge Martin leads the championship on 80 points as MotoGP makes its first visit of 2024 to Spain, with Ducati rider Enea Bastianini his closest rival on 59 points. Victory in the Americas Grand Prix has promoted Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales to third in the standings, 24 points behind Martin. 2024 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix […]
Bagnaia critical of “no plan” MotoGP sprint races
The reigning world champion was taken out of the 12-lap sprint at Jerez on Saturday when he got sandwiched between Marco Bezzecchi on the outside and Brad Binder on his inside. It has put Bagnaia 42 points back on Pramac’s Jorge Martin, who won the chaotic sprint. The incident was placed under investigation by the […]
Jerez MotoGP sprint should have been red-flagged amid crash chaos
In total, 15 riders of the 25 starters suffered falls across the 12-lap sprint, with 10 of those tumbles occurring in about 10 minutes between lap seven and the end. At Turn 5, Vinales fell on lap 10 having inherited third when Alex Marquez, Brad Binder and Enea Bastianini all had identical front-end crashes the […]
Marquez «crashed in the easiest part» of Jerez MotoGP sprint race
Gresini rider Marquez made a relatively slow launch from pole position to drop to third at the start, but repassed both KTM’s Brad Binder and Pramac star Jorge Martin to retake the lead on lap 7. By the start of lap 9, Marquez had pulled himself clear of the chasing pack and was seemingly on […]
Quartararo hit with penalty in Jerez MotoGP sprint; Pedrosa inherits podium
Yamaha’s Quartararo qualified a career-worst 23rd in the damp Q1 session, but put on a sensational fightback in the early stages of the 12-lap sprint at Jerez on Saturday. Leaping up to 11th on the opening lap, Quartararo was in the points in ninth on the third tour and vaulted up to third after a […]
Mir rages at «irregular» MotoGP stewards after Marquez sprint clash
While battling for the outer reaches of the sprint points late on in Saturday’s crash-strewn sprint race at Jerez, Marquez collided with Honda’s Mir at the last corner as he made a failed overtake attempt. Mir took a strong hit and lost several places, ultimately finishing out of the points in 10th. Gresini rider Marquez, […]
Martin wins mad, crash-filled sprint race from Acosta
Martin leapt into the lead on the opening lap but was quickly reeled in and passed by poleman Marquez, who looked on course for a first Gresini Ducati win. But on lap nine of 12, Marquez fell off at Turn 9, just seconds after third to fifth-placed Alex Marquez, Enea Bastianini and Brad Binder slid […]
Marc Marquez grabs first Ducati pole in damp qualifying
Taking a first front row since his switch to Gresini Ducati last time out at the Americas GP, Marquez went one better in front of his home crowd at Jerez on Saturday morning. Setting the initial pace in the damp Q2 session, a late switch to a medium wet tyre allowed Marquez to produce a […]
Bagnaia used Jerez MotoGP practice as a test for «big» change
The reigning double world champion has won the last two Spanish Grands Prix at Jerez but comes into this weekend off the back of a non-score in Portugal and a struggle to sixth in America. A key issue for Bagnaia has been a vibration on the rear which has intermittently cropped up over the first […]