2015

Year: 2015

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Relentless Lorenzo leads way in FP4

15 August 2015 by Steve English

Relentless Lorenzo leads way in FP4

The headline time shows Jorge Lorenzo was fastest in FP4 but far more important that the fastest time was his consistency. Lorenzo set seven times in the 1m56’s and to compare that to his teammate,...

Kent focusing on the race and not his future

15 August 2015 by Steve English

Kent focusing on the race and not his future

Danny Kent claimed second on the grid in what could be a very important qualifying session for the Moto3 world championship. With Kent on the front row and his chief title rival, Enea Bastianini, on...

First pole of the year for Antonelli

15 August 2015 by Steve English

First pole of the year for Antonelli

Niccolo Antonelli claimed his first pole position of the year after a well judged final lap saw him outpace Danny Kent by two thousandths of a second. The Italian, fresh from having his future...

Folger leads the way in final practice

15 August 2015 by Steve English

Folger leads the way in final practice

Jonas Folger, winner of two early season races, put in a strong performance in final practice today to lead the way from Tito Rabat at Brno. Alex Rins, winner of the previous Moto2 race at Indy, was...

Lorenzo smashes lap record at Brno

15 August 2015 by Steve English

Lorenzo smashes lap record at Brno

Jorge Lorenzo laid down a marker to the field by dominating the FP3 session at Brno to smash the lap record and finish over half a second clear of Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez. Lorenzo, using...

Kent fastest ahead of qualifying

15 August 2015 by Steve English

Kent fastest ahead of qualifying

Despite the speculation regarding his future Danny Kent was able to concentrate on the job at hand and set the pace in final practice at Brno. Kent has looked strong all weekend and ended the session...

Czech out the Brno betting markets

14 August 2015 by Steve English

Czech out the Brno betting markets

Ladbrokes has teamed up with Motorcycle News for this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix to offer new customers a matched free bet of up to £50! Any new customers can take advantage of the offer in what...

Rabat sets hot pace in Brno

14 August 2015 by Steve English

Rabat sets hot pace in Brno

A string of fast times at the start of the session showed the strength of Tito Rabat at Brno and he punctuated his session with a fast time on his final run to lead the way from Thomas Luthi and...

Marquez leads Czech crash fest

14 August 2015 by Steve English

Marquez leads Czech crash fest

Marc Marquez led the way in the afternoon practice session but with the Spaniard having tasted the Czech gravel traps twice today the challenges facing riders was obvious. Valentino Rossi, Dani...

Kent sets the pace at end of FP2

14 August 2015 by Steve English

Kent sets the pace at end of FP2

The majority of the field set their fastest times on their last lap in the second Moto3 practice session but as has been the case for so much of the year it was Danny Kent who topped the timesheet.

Zarco dominates opening practice

14 August 2015 by Steve English

Zarco dominates opening practice

Three tenths of a second was the advantage that Johann Zarco held over the field after the opening practice session at Brno. The runaway championship leader looks on course to get back to winning ways...

Lorenzo fastest from Marquez in Brno

14 August 2015 by Steve English

Lorenzo fastest from Marquez in Brno

Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez look set to continue their recent battles this weekend in Brno with the Spanish duo setting the pace in opening practice for this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix. Dani...

Vazquez quickest in opening practice

14 August 2015 by Steve English

Vazquez quickest in opening practice

Efren Vazquez set the pace in morning warmup with championship leader Danny Kent second fastest with Romano Fenati third. It was a very encouraging start to the weekend for Vazquez and Fenati with...

Get set to bet on Brno

13 August 2015 by Steve English

Get set to bet on Brno

Ladbrokes has teamed up with Motorcycle News for this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix to offer new customers a matched free bet of up to £50! Any new customers can take advantage of the offer in what...

Kent weighing up MotoGP option for 2016

13 August 2015 by Steve English

Kent weighing up MotoGP option for 2016

Danny Kent’s future should be resolved in “the next few weeks” with the Moto3 championship leader now one of the hottest riders on the market. Kent has impressed everyone with his mature approach to...

Bridgestone assess Indy performance

12 August 2015 by Steve English

Bridgestone assess Indy performance

Last weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix was one of the most challenging of the season. Each day had very different weather conditions and afterwards Bridgestone offered an assessment of their...

Cooper splits with Anvil Hire TAG Kawasaki

11 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Cooper splits with Anvil Hire TAG Kawasaki

Richard Cooper has split with the Anvil Hire TAG Kawasaki team, with the announcement coming as a major surprise half way through the best season to date for both rider and team. Taking an impressive...

Michael Scott: Indy Analysis

10 August 2015 by Michael Scott

Michael Scott: Indy Analysis

We live in legendary times. Actually, that’s almost always true. There’s generally some sort of a legend going on somewhere, but believing we are part of it contributes comfortingly to our own...

Video: UGP - from a whole new perspective!

10 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Video: UGP - from a whole new perspective!

We managed a whole new perspective on the Ulster Grand Prix this weekend – by strapping a GoPro to the chest of Clerk of Course Noel Johnston, to catch the start of the supersport race!

Marquez and Lorenzo serve up a classic

09 August 2015 by Steve English

Marquez and Lorenzo serve up a classic

Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez treated the 68000 strong crowd at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to a thrilling battle for the win. Both riders fought beside each other all the way through the 27 lap...

First Moto2 win for Rins

09 August 2015 by Steve English

First Moto2 win for Rins

Alex Rins took his first Moto2 victory this afternoon after a thrilling Indianapolis Grand Prix. The Spaniard had tarted the race as a favourite to take the win but with a short rain shower making...

Loi takes first career win, first rostrum for McPhee

09 August 2015 by Steve English

Loi takes first career win, first rostrum for McPhee

A brief rain shower 30 minutes before the start of the Moto3 race offered Livio Loi, John McPhee and Philipp Oettl the chance to claim their first career podiums. With the trio having started the race...

Andy Lawson has died

09 August 2015 by Sports desk

Andy Lawson has died

The Ulster Grand Prix organisers have confirmed that the rider who lost his life in a crash during the second supersport race at the race was Scottish rider Andy Lawson. He crashed out of the second...

Marquez starts as firm favourite in Indy

09 August 2015 by Steve English

Marquez starts as firm favourite in Indy

Ladbrokes has teamed up with Motorcycle News for this weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix to offer new customers a matched free bet up to £50! Any new customers can take advantage of the offer in what...

Second row for Crutchlow, talks Ducati rumours

09 August 2015 by Steve English

Second row for Crutchlow, talks Ducati rumours

Cal Crutchlow narrowly missed out on the front row at Indy and after qualifying he commented that it was disappointing to once again miss out on the front row. This will be Crutchlow’s fourth start of...

Career best qualifying for Miller

09 August 2015 by Steve English

Career best qualifying for Miller

Jack Miller had the best qualifying performance of the year today with 16th on the grid and afterwards the Australian was pleased with his progress and how the bike felt more comfortable today than it...

Woffinden: 'It's tough nights like this that matter'

09 August 2015 by Tony Hoare

Woffinden: 'It's tough nights like this that matter'

An emotional Tai Woffinden said “when you win a championship, these are the nights you look back on” after extending his world title lead by finishing fourth in the Danish speedway GP tonight. The...

Rider dies at Ulster Grand Prix

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Rider dies at Ulster Grand Prix

The Ulster Grand Prix organisers have confirmed that a rider has lost his life following a serious incident during today’s second supersport race, after a crash at Deer’s Leap. The organisers...

Pole position for Marquez at Indy

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Pole position for Marquez at Indy

Marc Marquez followed up a dominant display of his race pace potential in FP4 by taking pole position for tomorrow’s Indianapolis Grand Prix. Marquez was able to take pole from Dani Pedrosa with Jorge...

Petrucci and Dovi progress to QP2

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Petrucci and Dovi progress to QP2

Danilo Petrucci and Andrea Dovizioso made it through from QP1 into the final top twelve shootout for pole position. The Ducati riders took advantage of their softer open class tyre to make it through...

Hickman finishes off the day with superbike win

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

Hickman finishes off the day with superbike win

Peter Hickman has finished off the day at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix by taking his maiden international win. Riding a superstock-spec machine in the superbike class, Hickman was able to utilise his...

Marquez fast and consistent in final practice

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Marquez fast and consistent in final practice

Final free practice doesn’t offer any guarantees but the performance of Marc Marquez in the 30 minute session all but ensured that he will start tomorrow’s race as the firm favourite. Marquez had a...

Fourth pole of the year for Kent

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Fourth pole of the year for Kent

Danny Kent claimed his fourth pole position of the year with the 21 year old smashing the track record at Indy to lead the way from Miguel Oliviera and Zulfhami Khairuddin. The Malaysian hadn’t...

McGee takes maiden international win

08 August 2015 by Simon Patterson

McGee takes maiden international win

Derek McGee has cemented his place as one of the rising stars of the road-racing scene by taking a faultless victory in damp conditions in the supertwin class at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix. The...

Rins sets pace in final practice

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Rins sets pace in final practice

Alex Rins claimed the top spot at the end of final practice to give him plenty of momentum heading into qualifying at Indianapolis. The Spanish rookie has been strong all weekend and edged out Franco...

Marquez fastest, Dovi forced into QP1

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Marquez fastest, Dovi forced into QP1

Andrea Dovizioso will be the shock inclusion in the opening qualifying session with the Ducati rider failing to make it into the top ten spots after FP3. Dovizioso failed by over a tenth of a second...