Marquez keeping faith in ”super-fast» Martin’s MotoGP title bid
From pole, Pramac Ducati rider Martin led for 26 of the 27 laps on Saturday at Phillip Island, only losing the advantage on the very final tour as his soft rear tyre wore out, allowing Johann Zarco to come through for victory. Martin slipped to fifth at the chequered flag, losing further ground in the […]
Bagnaia ‘keeping feet on the ground’ after latest MotoGP title swing
This time last week in Indonesia, Bagnaia lost the title lead to Martin after the Pramac rider won the sprint and moved seven points clear. But a crash for Martin in Sunday’s main race and a win for Bagnaia put the reigning champion 18 clear coming to Australia. Bagnaia qualified third having come through Q1 […]
Zarco admits he thought first MotoGP win ‘is not going to happen’
The double Moto2 world champion made his MotoGP debut in 2017 and has come close on several occasions to his first victory, but always came up short. Going without a win in his racing career since the 2016 Moto2 Valencia GP, Zarco snatched a maiden MotoGP class victory on the last lap of a thrilling […]
Jorge Martin explains Australian GP tyre gamble
Pramac Ducati rider Martin started the 27-lap main race at Phillip Island from pole, and led the entire distance up until the final lap, having opted to run a soft rear tyre. The Spanish rider was leading by 3.5 seconds at one stage but began to fall back towards his rivals, all running medium rubber […]
Zarco steals win from Martin on last lap
Zarco took his first top-class win — and his first in grand prix racing since his title-winning 2016 Moto2 campaign — in sensational style, passing a rapidly fading Martin on the 27th and last lap. Poleman Martin had controlled the race up to that point, but began to struggle in the closing stages having been […]
MotoGP further modifies Sunday Australian GP schedule
Series organiser Dorna announced following Saturday morning’s MotoGP qualifying session that the race start times for all three classes will be brought forward by an hour. The MotoGP sprint race, which had been scheduled for 2pm local time, will now take place at 1pm as a result. It comes amid the threat of rain and […]
Martin blitzes to pole with new lap record
Pramac Ducati rider Martin eclipsed his own benchmark set in qualifying at the same track last year as he demolished the field with a time of 1m27.246s at the end of second qualifying. That was a massive 0.416 seconds ahead of nearest rival and Friday pacesetter Brad Binder on the KTM, who along with third-placed […]
Quartararo baffled by “crazy” MotoGP practice form in Australia
The 2021 world champion anticipated a tougher weekend at Phillip Island a week on from his podium return at the Indonesian GP. But Quartararo could only manage 17th after Friday’s running with a 1m28.937s, having ended last year’s second practice at Phillip Island in fourth with a 1m29.6s lap. This has left Quartararo completely baffled, […]
Bagnaia highlights “unbelievable” deficit to MotoGP title rival Martin in Australia
A week on from the title lead swinging from Bagnaia to Pramac’s Martin and back to Bagnaia at the Indonesian GP, 18 points splits to the pair coming to Phillip Island. Bagnaia lost his championship lead after struggling to 13th in qualifying at Mandalika and recovered only to eighth in the sprint, while Martin won. […]