Bagnaia takes dominant sprint win, Marquez crashes
MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia dominated the Dutch Grand Prix sprint to narrow Jorge Martin’s points lead in the standings, as Marc Marquez crashed out. Having topped both practice sessions on a Friday for the first time in his MotoGP career and taken pole with a lap record, Bagnaia led from start to finish in […]
Bagnaia smashes lap record to take pole, Marquez crashes
World champion Francesco Bagnaia headed Jorge Martin in a tight pole battle at the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix, as a late crash for Marc Marquez left him seventh. Bagnaia and standings leader Martin traded all-time Assen lap records at the start of the Q2 session, before the former smashed it with a 1m30.540s with just […]
Bagnaia breaks lap record to top second practice
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia topped second practice for the 2024 MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix from Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales after setting a new Assen lap record. The hour-long qualifying group-deciding session proved to be a tense affair, with just 0.673 seconds covering the top 10. Bagnaia set the pace with a 1m31.340s, posted with just over 10 […]
The Ducati MotoGP power dynamics Bagnaia must now manage
Reigning double MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia believes Marc Marquez «is smart and he’ll understand» how to maintain Ducati’s success in 2025. Following the Italian Grand Prix, Ducati announced it has signed Marquez to a two-year contract to join its factory team from 2025 alongside Bagnaia. Marquez’s refusal to take a factory bike at Pramac […]
Bagnaia feared Barcelona crash repeat in Mugello MotoGP sprint win
Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia was finally able to end a barren run stretching all the way back to last year’s Austrian Grand Prix by taking the top spot in the half-distance race at Mugello, beating Gresini’s Marc Marquez by over a second. His victory followed just a week after he dropped his Ducati on the […]
Bagnaia penalised for Alex Marquez incident in Mugello MotoGP practice
In the closing stages of second practice at Mugello on Friday afternoon, Gresini’s Marquez was forced to abort a flying lap when he came across a slow Bagnaia on the approach to Turn 12. Marquez was enraged by this and vented his frustrations to Bagnaia on his bike as the pair rounded the corner. Both […]
Bagnaia «tired of losing points» to title rivals in MotoGP sprint races
Although two-time champion Bagnaia has been one of the star performers this year on the new GP24, the Italian hasn’t been able to convert his speed into top-line results in half-distance races that are now an important part of grand prix weekends. While championship leader Jorge Martin has once again emerged as the king of […]
Bagnaia wanted to «bust a myth» with Turn 5 pass on Martin in Catalan GP
Bagnaia scored a key victory in Sunday’s race at Barcelona after coming on top in a close duel with title rival Martin, overtaking him on lap 19 of 24 with an impressive move on the inside at Turn 5. It was the same corner at which he had slid off his factory GP24 on the […]
How Bagnaia “lost another great opportunity” in Barcelona MotoGP sprint crash
The reigning world champion enjoyed an eventful early part of the 12-lap sprint as he battled back from being shuffled down to fourth. When KTM’s Brad Binder crashed out of the lead on lap seven, Bagnaia was released into first place and looked on course to score a first sprint win since the 2023 Austrian […]