Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results

Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results

A wet 18-lap Moto3 race kicked off Sunday’s grand prix proceedings, with chaos erupting throughout the field. Leopard Honda’s Suzuki inherited the lead on the third lap when Tech3 KTM’s Deniz Oncu spectacularly slid out of first going through Turn 11 after a scrappy start to his race. Suzuki’s pace proved no match for the […]

Argentina MotoGP field down to 17 riders as Mir withdraws

Argentina MotoGP field down to 17 riders as Mir withdraws

The 2020 world champion was forced into a recovery ride in Saturday’s 12-lap sprint after struggling to 18th and last on the depleted grid in qualifying. On the opening lap, Mir crashed heavily going through Turn 7 and had to be taken to the medical centre for a check-up. Initial scans revealed no serious injuries, […]

Espargaro says aggression needed for MotoGP sprint caused Argentina crash

Espargaro says aggression needed for MotoGP sprint caused Argentina crash

Espargaro was left stranded in ninth after struggling in the wet-to-dry qualifying earlier on Saturday and was forced to get his elbows out in the sprint to make up positions. Getting as high as seventh, Espargaro crashed out going through Turn 9, which he said was his own mistake. However, he feels he was driven […]

Joan Mir taken to hospital after Argentina MotoGP sprint crash

Joan Mir taken to hospital after Argentina MotoGP sprint crash

The new Honda signing has endured a miserable weekend at Rio Hondo so far, ending Friday last on the timesheets and failing to lift himself out of that position in qualifying. On the opening lap of Saturday’s 12-lap sprint in Argentina, Mir crashed at Turn 7 and was taken to the medical centre for checks. […]

Binder wins sprint thriller from 15th

Binder wins sprint thriller from 15th

A difficult qualifying for KTM left Binder down in 15th ahead of team-mate Jack Miller, but the South African rider made a blistering start to jump up to fifth on the opening lap. Binder took the lead on lap three and bolted into the distance to ultimately keep a hard-charging Bezzecchi at bay by just […]

Argentina MotoGP poleman Marquez feared Q1 exit after late crash

Argentina MotoGP poleman Marquez feared Q1 exit after late crash

The Gresini rider fell off of his Ducati while trying to pass Honda’s Joan Mir at the penultimate corner of the Rio Hondo track as he looked to cement his place at the top of the timesheets in a wet Q1. Marquez quickly re-joined and retained his Q2 spot, though moments later he was forced […]

Alex Marquez takes maiden pole after slick gamble

Alex Marquez takes maiden pole after slick gamble

The younger Marquez brother has not headed a grid since his title-winning Moto2 season in 2019, with the Gresini rider finding life in MotoGP largely tough going since stepping up in 2020 with Honda. Marquez led Fabio Quartararo through Q1, but crashed at Turn 13 on his final lap as he tried to pass Honda’s […]

FP2 sessions «stressful» under new MotoGP weekend format

FP2 sessions «stressful» under new MotoGP weekend format

Bagnaia swept both the sprint race and the grand prix last week in Portugal, but had a tough Friday at the Argentina Grand Prix. Only 10th at the end of FP1 as he struggled to find a strong base set-up, Bagnaia and Ducati were able to improve in the afternoon session to secure a direct […]