How Liberty Media’s immersion in MotoGP intensified at Misano
A delegation from Liberty Media and members of an auditing firm attended the San Marino Grand Prix which has outlined the new strategy for MotoGP following its takeover. It has been three months since the European Commission authorised Liberty Media’s acquisition of 84% of Dorna. Three months — or slightly less, if we take the […]
Pirelli to hold first MotoGP tyre test at Misano on Tuesday
Pirelli will conduct its first MotoGP tyre test at Misano on Tuesday, 16 September, as preparations continue ahead of its entry into the championship in 2027. One of the key changes to MotoGP’s technical rule book for 2027 is the appointment of a new official tyre supplier. French manufacturer Michelin, which has been MotoGP’s exclusive […]
Marco Bezzecchi stuns to take pole for Aprilia
Marco Bezzecchi dethroned Alex Marquez at the last moment to claim pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix, while MotoGP points leader Marc Marquez qualified outside the front row in fourth. Gresini’s Alex Marquez laid the initial marker in Q2, lowering the benchmark to 1m30.222s to take provisional pole after the first run. As […]
“It’s hard to accept that I’m a passenger on the bike”
Tech3 KTM rider Maverick Vinales says he is still “a passenger” on his MotoGP bike as he continues to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained at the German Grand Prix in July. Vinales missed the Czech GP entirely followed the crash, then attempted to return to action, following the summer break, at the Austrian […]
Toprak Razgatlioglu set for early test debut on Yamaha’s V4 MotoGP bike
New Pramac Yamaha signing Toprak Razgatlioglu will get an early opportunity to sample Yamaha’s V4-powered 2026 MotoGP bike ahead of the official post-season test in Valencia, Motorsport.com understands. Razgatlioglu is currently chasing his third World Superbike crown, and his second with BMW, as the 2025 season runs to a close with the finale at Jerez on […]
Jack Miller fined for riding the wrong way after San Marino GP to give gloves to a fan
Jack Miller racked up a €2000 fine for riding the wrong way after the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix to offer his race gloves to a lucky fan. The Pramac rider had spotted a fan holding a banner during the formation lap, offering a free beer to any rider in return for their gloves. After […]
Winners and losers from MotoGP’s San Marino Grand Prix
The final European race before a string of flyaways stuck largely to form, with the usual protagonists slugging it out at the front around the switchbacks of Misano. This being Italy, however, there was a bit of extra emotion for some of those who succeeded. And further down the field, a couple of unlucky folk […]
Brad Binder offers theory on KTM’s recurring chain issues in San Marino GP
Brad Binder believes that striking Misano’s high kerbs at the wrong moment may have caused the unusual chain failures that struck both him and KTM MotoGP team-mate Pedro Acosta over the San Marino Grand Prix weekend. KTM endured one of its worst-performing weekends of the 2025 MotoGP season at Misano, with Binder ending up as […]
How Marc Marquez can seal the 2025 MotoGP crown at the Japanese GP
The Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi in two weeks will represent Marc Marquez’s first opportunity to seal the 2025 MotoGP world championship. The Spaniard’s title has looked inevitable since the beginning of the season, but only now can he mathematically put the matter beyond doubt. Should the factory Ducati rider confirm the championship in Japan, […]