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 […]
Martin «cannot be competitive» in MotoGP Italian GP with current set-up
Championship leader Martin retired from Saturday’s sprint at Mugello while running third, losing the front-end of his GP24 into the first corner with four laps remaining. But even before his race-ending crash, the Spaniard was losing touch with eventual sprint winner Francesco Bagnaia and second-placed Marc Marquez, both on Ducati machinery, despite his strong record […]
MotoGP stewards seem like they ‘have never raced bikes’
Quartararo was unlucky to retire from Saturday’s sprint race at Mugello on lap two of 11 when Miguel Oliveira crashed his Trackhouse Aprilia in front of him at Turn 10 following a failed attempt to overtake the Frenchman, leaving the former with nowhere to go. The 2021 champion went down with Oliveira into the right-hander […]
Bagnaia wins sprint as Martin crashes out
At the start of the 11-lap race, the factory Ducatis shot to the front from polesitter Martin, with reigning champion Bagnaia taking the lead from team-mate Enea Bastianini. KTM’s Brad Binder jumped from 14th on the grid to take fourth behind Martin, with Marc Marquez dropping a place to fifth. Heading into lap three, Bastianini […]
Pedro Acosta secures factory KTM MotoGP seat for 2025
The 20-year-old has secured a promotion to KTM’s top squad after just six rounds into his rookie campaign, where he has already secured two grand prix podiums and fought with champions including Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia. «It was important to me to keep pushing with KTM, and to see the whole project and the […]
Martin takes pole, Marquez fourth after crash
Martin, who leads the championship by 39 points coming into the Mugello round, scored his third pole of the year with a new lap record of 1m44.504s set on his first flying lap. The Spaniard, who looks set to step up to the factory Ducati team in 2025, beat reigning champion and last year’s Italian […]
Ducati says Pramac hasn’t confirmed its 2025 MotoGP deal yet
On Friday at the Italian Grand Prix, Pramac team boss Gino Borsoi told DAZN that his squad will be the only satellite structure with factory Ducatis in 2025. This comes after Marc Marquez, who looks like he will be passed over in favour of Jorge Martin for the factory team Ducati seat, told the media […]
Marc Marquez “was looking for” current MotoGP rider market buzz
The six-time MotoGP world champion had been in the running for the factory team Ducati seat alongside Francesco Bagnaia for 2025. However, despite his recent run of podiums just six rounds into his time on the 2023-spec Ducati at Gresini, it appears the Italian manufacturer will promote last year’s championship runner-up and current points leader […]
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 […]