Sprint podium “a lot to ask” after “unexpected” Jerez practice form
The 31-time MotoGP race winner is making a wildcard appearance this weekend at Jerez with KTM, marking just his second outing since retiring from full-time competition at the end of 2018. Though he tested recently at Jerez on the RC16, Pedrosa was still stunned when he topped FP1 with a 1m36.770s on Friday morning. This […]
Bastianini unsure if he’ll continue Jerez MotoGP round
The four-time race winner broke his shoulder after a collision with Luca Marini in the sprint race at the Portuguese GP last month. Having missed the previous two rounds due to the injury, Bastianini was cleared by doctors to race this weekend following a test on a Ducati superbike at Misano on Tuesday. However, Bastianini […]
Yamaha “losing its strong points every year” at Jerez in MotoGP
The Frenchman scored his first MotoGP pole at Jerez in 2019 as a rookie and took his first win at the track in 2020. He was on course to score another win in 2021 before arm pump problems struck him, leaving him 13th at the finish. He went on to finish second at Jerez last. […]
Esparagro tops FP2, Bagnaia and Quartararo into Q1
The one-hour afternoon session at Jerez saw little in the way of overall lap time improvements until the closing stages, when FP2 exploded into a frantic time attack. Espargaro was the best of the bunch with a 1m36.708s from Aprilia team-mate Maverick Vinales, while FP1 pacesetter Dani Pedrosa was third overall. As disastrous afternoon for […]
Marquez’s surgeon explains decision to prevent him racing at MotoGP Spanish GP
The Honda rider has been absent since fracturing his hand in the controversial collision with Miguel Oliveira in the first grand prix of the season in Portugal that has led to a long-running appeal process to have a double long lap penalty overturned. Marquez underwent surgery at the Clinica Ruber Internacional in Madrid immediately after […]
Pedrosa leads FP1 on wildcard return with KTM
Pedrosa won 31 MotoGP races in an illustrious career in the premier class that spanned from 2006 to 2018, all of them as a factory Honda rider. Since retiring, Pedrosa has been a KTM test rider and made a one-off wildcard outing in 2021 at the Styrian GP, in which he was 10th after being […]
2023 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Marco Bezzecchi leads the standings from reigning championship Francesco Bagnaia, with Alex Rins moving up to third place following his shock win at Austin a fortnight ago. Marc Marquez will miss his home event as he continues to recover from the thumb injury he sustained at Portimao last month. His place at the Honda factory […]
Bagnaia says his MotoGP crashes have nothing to do with pressure of leading
The reigning world champion slid out of the Americas Grand Prix two weeks ago while leading, marking the fourth time he has done this since 2020. Crashing twice in three grands prix in 2023, Bagnaia in Austin blamed his falls on the new Ducati being too stable, which meant it was harder to feel the […]
Current injury ‘could end my career’ with premature MotoGP return
The eight-time world champion fractured the first metacarpal of the thumb in his right hand in a controversial collision with Miguel Oliveira during the Portuguese Grand Prix season-opener last month. Following immediate surgery to stabilise the fracture, the Honda rider has been sidelined and will miss this weekend’s Spanish GP at Jerez. After scans on […]