Marquez approached Honda MotoGP farewell like ‘fighting for title’
The eight-time world champion took part in his final round with Honda in Valencia after 11 years with the Japanese marque and six titles in the premier class. Ahead of his move to Gresini Ducati next year, Marquez was able to finish on the podium in the sprint race and felt he had the pace […]
Ducati did «everything perfect» to defend MotoGP title
Bagnaia and Pramac title rival Jorge Martin came into the championship decider in Valencia split by 14 points after the latter won the sprint on Saturday. But the championship battle came to a halt on lap six of the grand prix when Martin collided with Honda’s Marc Marquez on the eight-time world champion’s final appearance […]
If I haven’t proved to Ducati my worth in MotoGP already, I never will
The Pramac rider came into the Valencia Grand Prix finale on Sunday trailing Francesco Bagnaia by 14 points, but crashed out on lap six while battling with Marc Marquez. This handed the championship to Bagnaia, who would go on to win the race. Ahead of the grand prix, Motorsport.com revealed that Ducati would promote Martin […]
The key moments in Bagnaia’s 2023 MotoGP title defence
Bagnaia made history in 2021 when he overturned a 91-point deficit to end a 15-year wait for Ducati’s second world title in MotoGP. Dominant in the first half of 2023, Bagnaia led the championship by 66 points after the sprint in Barcelona only to crash out of that grand prix and suffer injury in a […]
Bagnaia wins title after Martin crashes into Marquez
Bagnaia and Martin came into the championship decider in Valencia split by 14 points after the latter won the sprint on Saturday. Ducati rider Bagnaia only needed to finish fifth to seal the deal, and started from pole following a penalty for poleman Maverick Vinales after he ignored the meatball flag in warm-up for a […]
Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results
Both the Moto2 and Moto3 championships were already decided coming into the final round of the 2023 season. In the 20-lap Moto3 grand prix, championship runner-up Ayumu Sasaki finally took his first win of the season in a tense race. The Intact GP Husqvarna rider narrowly beat Aspar’s David Alonso by 0.082 seconds, having taken […]
Vinales grid penalty promotes Bagnaia to Valencia MotoGP pole
Vinales scored his first pole as an Aprilia rider and first since Assen 2021 on Saturday at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit with a new lap record. The Aprilia rider rued his medium rear tyre choice, however, and dropped to fourth having led briefly during the 13-lap race. In the 10-minute warm-up session on Sunday morning, […]
Tyre penalty deciding title «worse» image for MotoGP than Morbidelli slap
The 2023 MotoGP championship battle between Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin will be decided in Sunday’s grand prix final in Valencia. After winning the sprint on Saturday, Martin now trails Bagnaia by just 14 points, with the latter needing to finish at least fifth to ensure his second crown. Saturday saw the first tyre pressure […]
How the 2023 MotoGP world champion can be won in Valencia
After a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix, in which Bagnaia finished second while Martin struggled to a season-worst 10th due to a rear tyre issues, the gap between the pair stands at 21 points. Bagnaia has led the championship at the end of each weekend since the Spanish Grand Prix, only losing it once briefly in that […]