Why MotoGP had «no choice» but to abandon Phillip Island sprint
It followed the earlier Moto2 race that was red-flagged after just nine of 23 laps were completed, with 10 of the 30 starters crashing in that time in the treacherous conditions. Read Also: Explaining the decision to call off the sprint in more detail, Webb told reporters that race direction was constantly monitoring the speed […]
Sprint race cancelled due to poor weather
Series promoter Dorna took the decision at around 12.30pm local time on Sunday, half an hour before the 13-lap race was due to begin. It followed a chaotic Moto2 race which was red-flagged after just nine of 23 laps completed in the wet and windy conditions, which had been forecast from the beginning of the […]
Arbolino takes Moto2 win amid crash carnage
Forecast rain and high winds turned the middleweight race at the Australian Grand Prix venue into a crapshoot, with no fewer than 10 riders falling before the race was called after just nine laps of the scheduled 23. The drama began before the race even got underway as championship leader Pedro Acosta crashed his Ajo […]
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 […]