Martin snatches win from Bagnaia on the line
A sprint winner twice in 2023, including on Saturday at the Sachsenring, Martin hasn’t won a grand prix since the 2021 Styrian GP in his rookie season. But he ended that drought in brilliant fashion, resisting immense pressure from reigning world champion Bagnaia to beat him by just 0.064 seconds. It has marked him out […]
Marc Marquez withdraws from MotoGP German GP after five crashes
The Honda rider has endured a bruising weekend at the German GP, crashing five times so far – the latest of which in morning warm-up left him with a fracture in his hand. Marquez crashed in FP2 pushing for a lap time to get into Q2 and wiped out Pramac’s Johann Zarco as he exited […]
Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results
A tense 23-lap Moto3 grand prix kicked off race action on Sunday at the Sachsenring, as victory was decided at the last corner between Oncu and Ayumu Sasaki. Sasaki took the lead early on his Intact GP Husqvarna and at one stage was over 1.5s clear of the field, as poleman Oncu fought with Dani […]
Marquez suffers fracture in fifth crash of Germany MotoGP weekend
The eight-time world champion has endured a miserable weekend at the Sachsenring, a venue in which he has never been beaten at in the MotoGP class. Marquez crashed in FP2 pushing for a lap time to get into Q2 and wiped out Pramac’s Johann Zarco as he exited the pitlane. Both riders were unharmed, but […]
Pedrosa to make second MotoGP appearance with KTM in 2023
The Spaniard raced in MotoGP full-time from 2006 to 2018 with Honda, winning 31 grands prix and finishing second in the championship on three occasions. Pedrosa retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2018 season and signed for KTM as an official test rider. He continually turned down wildcard opportunities until 2021, when […]
Quartararo “not confident” Yamaha can make 2024 MotoGP step
Yamaha still has only one podium to its credit in 2023 courtesy of a third for Quartararo in the Americas Grand Prix in April, while the Frenchman is its top runner in the standings in ninth – 86 points off the lead. Quartararo has previously complained this year about Yamaha making little progress with its […]
Race weekends hinging on qualifying has made MotoGP “boring” – Espargaro
Many complaints have been raised by riders this year regarding the increased difficulty they are having in racing each other owing to the downforce modern MotoGP bikes are creating now. A much-maligned front tyre pressure rule, which was enforced properly from the Italian GP, has also added to this problem, with riders noting how difficult […]
Marquez backed off in MotoGP sprint as result was «not enough» for risk
The Honda rider endured a bruising Saturday at the Sachsenring having crashed three times in qualifying on his way to seventh on the grid. Briefly running fifth in the sprint, Marquez faded to 11th at the chequered flag to end a MotoGP contest of any kind at the Sachsenring without a win for the first […]
Martin dominates sprint from Bagnaia
Martin took his first sprint win of the season at the French GP and added a second to his tally in Germany, taking the chequered flag 2.4 seconds clear. The Pramac Ducati rider took the lead on lap four with a daring double overtake and instantly opened a near-second gap to the chasing pack. It […]