Fabio di Giannantonio commits to KTM and opens the door for Nicolo Bulega at VR46
Fabio Di Giannantonio has reached an agreement to race for the factory KTM team in the 2027 MotoGP season — opening the door for Nicolo Bulega at VR46. The 27-year-old, who until now had been contracted by Ducati while racing for VR46, had set Friday of the French Grand Prix weekend as the deadline to […]
Instinct and faith, the keys to Jorge Martin’s race-winning start at Le Mans
Jorge Martin says instinct and faith were among the main elements in his remarkable start to the sprint race at Le Mans on Saturday. The Spaniard set up victory by means of a good getaway from eighth on the grid, followed by some jaw-dropping execution through the first series of corners. Read Also: He positioned […]
Trackhouse boss Davide Brivio quits for factory Honda MotoGP role in 2027
Davide Brivio will leave his position as Trackhouse Aprilia team principal to join Honda’s management as part of the Japanese manufacturer’s ongoing restructuring process. The news of his new consultancy role, first reported on Saturday by Sky Italia and subsequently confirmed by Motorsport, will mark the Italian’s return to a factory squad. He enjoyed previous […]
Full starting grid after Marc Marquez’s withdrawal
Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia will start the French Grand Prix from pole position after topping Saturday’s qualifying session at Le Mans. It was the Italian’s first pole position since last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix, as well as the second for Ducati in 2026 following Marc Marquez’s impressive lap at the Spanish Grand Prix last […]
Marc Marquez injured, will miss at least two races, after French GP highside
MotoGP legend Marc Marquez has withdrawn from the French Grand Prix weekend after his violent highside crash late in Saturday’s sprint race. Read Also: The Ducati factory star has been declared unfit after an X-ray revealed a fracture in his right foot. Marquez will fly to Madrid this evening for surgery, and has already been […]
Francesco Bagnaia takes surprise pole in Ducati 1-2
Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia beat his team-mate Marc Marquez by just 0.012s to take an unlikely pole position in Saturday’s French Grand Prix qualifying. The two-time MotoGP champion set a best time of 1m29.634s with just over a minute remaining in Q2, scoring his first MotoGP pole since the Malaysian Grand Prix in October last […]
What’s behind Honda’s pace-setting speed in French GP practice
Honda caused a stir on the opening day of the MotoGP French Grand Prix by topping the times across the two practice sessions. While Honda was always expected to be competitive at Le Mans following Johann Zarco’s brilliant wet-weather victory there last year, its pace on Friday was particularly striking given the track remained dry […]
‘It’s not that the others are going faster, it’s that I’m going slower’
After hitting a new low for 2026 at Le Mans on Friday, Marc Marquez is sticking to the same explanation for his troubles that he has offered in previous races. The nine-time world champion insists that he is the problem, not the bike. In Practice for the French Grand Prix, the Spaniard failed to make […]
Pedro Acosta ‘barely makes it through’ to Q2 after “unexpected” crash in French GP practice
Pedro Acosta admitted he ‘barely made it through’ to Q2 at the French Grand Prix after a late crash in Friday Practice left him in the danger zone. The factory KTM MotoGP rider was on course to set the quickest lap of the session when he went down in the final sector with 11 minutes […]