Aprilia CEO Rivola «can’t wait» to be beaten by MotoGP satellite team Trackhouse
Trackhouse has joined MotoGP this year after taking over from previous owners RNF and CryptoDATA, running two Aprilias for Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez. The last few months have been a whirlwind for the American squad, which has had to build the structure to compete in MotoGP virtually from scratch. Little by little, stability has come […]
VR46 intends to stick with Ducati but pushes for a MotoGP factory bike
Valentino Rossi’s VR46 squad made its MotoGP premier class debut in 2022 after agreeing a deal with Ducati for one factory-specification bike that went to Luca Marini, and a year-old bike that went to Marco Bezzecchi. Motorsport.com understands that VR46 has the option to renew with Ducati for 2025 and 2026, with the option set […]
2024 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Marc Marquez is the most successful rider at the Circuit of the Americas, having won the race seven times since it joined the MotoGP calendar in 2013. Alex Rins, now at Yamaha, and Ducati’s Enea Bastianini, are the only other riders in the field to have claimed victory in the Americas GP. 2024 MotoGP Americas […]
Which circuits are on both the F1 and MotoGP calendars?
Race tracks are often used across different motorsport championships, but only five Grade 1 tracks currently host the pinnacles of four- and two-wheeled sport: F1 and MotoGP. Many more have been used for both championships in the past — so what are those circuits? Circuit of The Americas — USA 2012-19; 2021 — present 2013-19; […]
The ‘real’ race debate sparked by Vinales’ historic MotoGP sprint win
Coming into the 2024 MotoGP season, three riders stood on the edge of making history: Vinales was one with Aprilia, Alex Rins with Yamaha and Jack Miller with KTM are the others. All grand prix winners already with two manufacturers (Vinales with Suzuki and Yamaha; Rins with Suzuki and Honda; Miller with Honda and Ducati), […]
Aprilia boss says money shouldn’t be determining factor in MotoGP rider’s future
Fabio Quartararo, the 2021 world champion, announced last week that he would stay at Yamaha for another two years despite speculation linking him with other teams as the Japanese manufacturer continues to struggle to be competitive. Autosport understands that the French rider’s new contract with Yamaha is worth €12 million per year, making Quartararo the […]
Why “mature” Martin will start to cause headaches in 2024 MotoGP title race
The Spaniard holds a lead of 18 points in the championship after the opening two rounds of the season, marking the first time he has ever headed the standings for more than 24 hours. Prior to Portugal, he led the championship on two occasions: once after the sprint race in Indonesia last year, before crashing […]
Fernandez grateful for KTM MotoGP support despite “not showing anything”
The 2022 Moto2 world champion scored a best result of fourth in an otherwise difficult rookie campaign last year, though earned a MotoGP stay with Tech3 over Pol Espargaro as KTM figured out how to solve its three-riders-for-two-bikes problem. Though on a factory-supported KTM with the new carbon fibre chassis, Fernandez has struggled to get […]
MotoGP insists feeder classes won’t become like F1’s under Liberty ownership
Formula 1 owner Liberty Media announced earlier this week that it had acquired majority ownership of Dorna Sports and MotoGP in a €4.2 billion deal. The news of Liberty’s takeover has led to much speculation over the direction MotoGP will move in over the next few years and how much of it will be modelled after F1. One area […]