Jaume Masia wins Moto3 world title in thriller
Spaniard Masia came to Qatar leading the championship by 13 points and needed to outscore his rival Ayumu Sasaki by 12 points to wrap up the title with a round to spare. Coming from 10th on the grid in Qatar, Masia found himself involved in a chaotic 16-lap grand prix. On several occasions, Masia and […]
Bagnaia «angry» after points gap to Martin narrows in Qatar MotoGP sprint
The reigning world champion came to Qatar with a chance of wrapping up the 2023 crown in the grand prix, if he was able to outscore Pramac rival Martin by 23 points across both races. However, after Martin won the sprint and Bagnaia could only manage fifth as he battled a lack of rear grip, […]
Espargaro ‘has more to be ashamed of than proud’ after Qatar MotoGP slap
The pair came together on track at Turn 6 in the early stages of the Qatar weekend’s third practice session on Saturday morning, as Espargaro tried to overtake. Aprilia rider Espargaro gesticulated furiously at Morbidelli and later slapped him on his crash helmet when the latter motioned to him to calm down. Espargaro was given […]
Martin takes vital sprint win to roll title battle to final round
Coming into Saturday’s sprint at Losail trailing Francesco Bagnaia by 14 points, the latter could have won the 2023 title this weekend. However, Martin’s charge to victory in the sprint and Bagnaia struggling to fifth means the gap between them shrinks to seven, ensuring the title battle will go to the final round of the […]
Espargaro hit with Qatar MotoGP grid drop and fine after Morbidelli slap
In the early stages of Saturday morning’s third practice of the weekend (officially designated as FP2), Espargaro and Morbidelli came together on track. Morbidelli had just passed the Aprilia at Turn 5 before Espargaro tried to do the same at Turn 6, with the pair connecting as they tried to turn in. Both ran wide […]
Marini snatches pole, Bagnaia heads Martin
Having taken a maiden pole last month in Indonesia, Marini added a second to his career tally when he fired in a 1m51.762s at the end of Q2 on his VR46 Ducati. He denied Gresini’s Fabio Di Giannantonio, who Marini is now also likely to beat to the vacant factory Honda seat for 2024, a […]
Marquez calls for “dangerous” Qatar MotoGP grid clean up
The asphalt at the Losail International Circuit has been repaved for the first time since it opened in 2004 ahead of this year’s event. As a result of this and the desert setting, grip was at a premium on Friday morning for the first practice session, with lap times well over three seconds off the […]
MotoGP title challenger Martin ‘lost all of practice’ to tyre issue in Qatar
The Pramac Ducati rider comes to Qatar trailing Francesco Bagnaia by 14 points and will lose the championship if he is outscored by 23 points this weekend. After a tough Malaysian GP last week in which he was beaten to third by Bagnaia, Martin’s Qatar GP didn’t get off to a great start as he […]
Fernandez tops second practice after late yellow flag chaos
The only night practice of the Qatar weekend proved to be a tight affair, as Fernandez on his year-old Aprilia edged ahead of Gresini Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio by 0.049 seconds after an hour of running. Maverick Vinales had been set to end second practice fastest of all with a new lap record, but the […]