‘I’m the one missing, not the bike’ after US GP struggles
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez believes his lacklustre fifth-place finish at the United States Grand Prix was down to his own shortcomings rather than a limitation with his Ducati. Still recovering from the shoulder injury that cut short his title-winning 2025 campaign, Marquez endured a trying weekend at Austin, a track where he was near-unbeatable during […]
Jorge Martin comeback win earns praise from fellow world champions
MotoGP world champions Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo have welcomed Jorge Martin’s return to winning ways in the sprint race at the United States Grand Prix on Saturday. Although 2024 world champion Martin snatched the race from 2022 & 2023 MotoGP king Bagnaia on the last lap, the defeated factory Ducati rider acknowledged the significance […]
Schedule and full starting grid
Austin will play host to the third round of the 2026 MotoGP season. The United States Grand Prix will cap off the opening leg of the campaign following previous flyaway races in Thailand and Brazil. Following COTA, MotoGP will head to Jerez for the European leg of the season, albeit after a four-week break due […]
«Zero regrets,» says Joan Mir after last-lap COTA fall
Joan Mir says he has «zero regrets» about his approach to the sprint race at COTA on Saturday, despite the event ending with a last-lap fall. The 2020 world champion was enjoying his strongest ride of the season thus far, pressuring Pedro Acosta for third place as the pair embarked on the final tour. But […]
Jorge Martin’s “full send” celebration ends in wheelie crash after US GP sprint win
Jorge Martin says he suspected a crash was inevitable as he attempted a wheelie on the in-lap following his victory in the United States Grand Prix sprint. The Spaniard was celebrating his first win since his title-winning 2024 campaign when he bizarrely fell off his Aprilia on the back straight. Martin lifted the front of […]
Fabio Di Giannantonio refuses to let Marc Marquez sprint blunder get him down
Despite being taken out of the Austin sprint race by Marc Marquez on Saturday, in-form VR46 Ducati man Fabio Di Giannantonio had zero interest in dwelling on the incident afterwards. The Italian had qualified on pole position for the second straight weekend, only to be punted out of third place by a crashing Marquez midway […]
Ducati debuts Aprilia-inspired MotoGP wing in Austin
Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi has admitted that the latest aero updates on the factory MotoGP bikes have in part been inspired by the Aprilia package. An all-new rear wing appeared on the red machines during Free Practice 2 for the United States Grand Prix on Saturday morning. It evidently got a good reception from factory riders […]
Toprak Razgatlioglu left “very angry” to miss top 10 after braking woes in US GP practice
Toprak Razgatlioglu said he was “very angry” after Friday Practice at the United States Grand Prix, believing braking issues denied him a potential spot inside the top 10.The three-time World Superbike champion bolted on a fresh set of tyres for his final run at Austin, aiming to improve on his earlier time of 2m02.373s.Razgatlioglu appeared on […]
MotoGP United States GP: Marc Marquez leads the way in practice
All of MotoGP’s current top contenders made it directly into Q2 despite a string of crashes punctuating Friday afternoon’s Practice session for the United States Grand Prix. Factory Ducati man Marc Marquez led the way, shrugging off the pain that had come with his tumble during Free Practice 1 in the morning.Read Also: MotoGP118 MPH: Marc […]