Pirro leads Marini in opening practice
The Aruba.it rider, who regularly tests at Misano in his role for the manufacturer, set a 1m31.909s to top the timesheet on Friday morning. He led from Marini, who was confirmed on Thursday to be staying with VR46 for 2024, with Pramac’s Jorge Martin in third. Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia, who escaped serious injury in […]
Gardner gets second World Superbike season with GRT Yamaha
Gardner, the son of 1987 500cc champion Wayne, will again partner Dominique Aegerter at the satellite Yamaha squad next season. Aegerter’s contract extension with Yamaha was announced last month without any official mention of which team he would ride for, but he is now confirmed to be staying at GRT. That follows the news that […]
Marc Marquez flirts with a possible Gresini Ducati 2024 MotoGP switch
The speculation, which in recent weeks was labelled as a rumour, has kicked up a gear on Thursday at the San Marino Grand Prix, with some media outlets even writing that Marquez has already decided to quit his Honda contract a year early. Speedweek, a Red Bull-owned publication, claimed that Marquez will join Gresini with […]
Quartararo «hurts» returning to scene of MotoGP title amid current woes
The Frenchman claimed his maiden world championship at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Misano two years ago after a crash from rival Francesco Bagnaia handed him the title with two rounds remaining. But Yamaha has struggled since, and though Quartararo finished second in last year’s standings, he is currently 11th, 178 points behind Ducati […]
Espargaro «pissed off» at «super bad» Bagnaia MotoGP crash coverage
Championship leader Bagnaia had his leg run over by KTM’s Brad Binder in a nasty accident on the opening lap of last week’s Catalan Grand Prix, having highsided out of Turn 2. Bagnaia escaped without serious injury and has been cleared to race in this weekend’s San Marino GP, despite suffering extensive bruising to his […]
VR46 completes 2024 MotoGP line-up
Ahead of this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix – both Marini and the team’s home race – it was confirmed he would stay with his half-brother Valentino Rossi’s team for another year. «Remaining in the Mooney VR46 Racing Team also in 2024 is for me a question of trust in a very close-knit working group, […]
Bagnaia fit to race in San Marino MotoGP round a week after horror crash
The Ducati rider was involved in a terrifying incident on the opening lap of last week’s red-flagged Catalan GP in Barcelona. Bagnaia highsided violently exiting Turn 2 as he stormed into the lead from pole position and landed in the middle of the track as the rest of the pack raced towards him. KTM’s Brad […]
Miller rubbishes wild MotoGP rumours KTM will move him aside for Acosta
KTM has currently found no solution to its rider logjam for the 2024 MotoGP season, with five riders contracted for four bikes. At the centre of this is Moto2 championship leader and potential generational talent Acosta, who will be coming to MotoGP next season after KTM activated his contract for 2024. Both Brad Binder, who has […]
Liberty Media moves into MotoGP with Quint Events purchase
The deal also gives Liberty a foothold in other sports and major events on the hospitality and entertainment side, including NASCAR’s Chicago street race, the NBA, Australian Open tennis and the Kentucky Derby. The deal to buy «greater than 90%» of Quint, which is expected to be completed before the end of the year, values […]