2018
MotoGP: Crutchlow’s got Qatar race pace
09 March 2018 by
LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow might have finished the final test of the 2018 MotoGP season ahead of many of his factory riders and in a comfortable position for the year to come – but the British...
MotoGP: Aprilia debut 2018 machine
08 March 2018 by
The Aprilia squad of Scott Redding and Aleix Espargaró have rolled out their 2018 machines at the team’s headquarters in Noale, showing off a bike that might be visually quite similar but is radically...
Moto3: Martin locks out the top spot at Jerez test
08 March 2018 by
Moto3 front runner Jorge Martin has topped the final day of the 2018 pre-season by finishing ahead of his rivals in the lightweight class at the final test of the year at Jerez. He ended the three...
Moto2: Lowes leaves pre-season testing on top
08 March 2018 by
Swiss Innovative Investors KTM rider Sam Lowes has finished the 2018 Moto2 pre-season in the best position possible, ending the final three days of testing at Jerez secure at the top of the time...
BSB: Mackenzie on the pace on McAMS Yamaha debut
08 March 2018 by
The annual Cartagena test saw Tarran Mackenzie make his debut on a full-fat BSB machine with the McAMS Yamaha team and the pint-sized 2016 British Supersport champion seemed to click with the R1...
MotoGP: Go behind the scenes for Marquez’s title success
08 March 2018 by
MotoGP series organisers Dorna have released a trailer for their new documentary film telling the story of how Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez took victory in the 2017 championship battle. Admitting...
MotoGP: Zarco downplays testing speed
08 March 2018 by
Johann Zarco has downplayed an incredible lap set on the final day of the 2018 MotoGP pre-season that saw the Frenchman end the third of three outings within spitting distance of MotoGP’s...
BSB: Haslam quickest at Monteblanco test
07 March 2018 by
Leon Haslam topped the timesheets at this week’s private Bennetts British Superbike testing at Monteblanco. The circuit, just outside Seville, played host to three of BSB’s leading outfits in Honda...
Moto2: Lowes tops second day of official test
07 March 2018 by
British racer Sam Lowes has topped the second day of Moto2 action at the final pre-season test in Jerez for the class, finishing the day alongside teammate Iker Lecuona to give the Swiss Innovative...
Moto3: Martin tops second day as conditions improve
07 March 2018 by
Del Conca Gresini Honda rider Jorge Martin, winner of the final Moto3 race of 2017, has topped the second day of testing at Jerez, making the most of better conditions after rain struck the...
BSB: Iddon and Laverty announce EWC campaign
07 March 2018 by
Christian Iddon and Michael Laverty will join Danny Webb in the Penz13.com BMW squad for the 2018 Endurance World Championship. Iddon and Laverty, both signed to compete for Tyco BMW in the 2018...
BTC: Skinner tops first test at Valencia
07 March 2018 by
Former Red Bull Rookie Cup frontrunner Rory Skinner has topped the opening test for the new British Talent Cup series at Valencia, with the Scottish teenager’s speed coming as no surprise given his...
MotoGP: Rossi admits ‘probably going to race for two more years’
07 March 2018 by
It looks like an announcement on Valentino Rossi’s future as a MotoGP racer could come as soon as next week’s Qatar race, with the nine-time world champion all but confirming that he has signed a...
Moto3: Canet fastest at Jerez day one
06 March 2018 by
Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda rider Aron Canet has topped a rain-struck opening day of Moto3 action at Jerez, heading the opening day from former teammate Enea Bastianini and another impressive...
BSB: Weather hampers Monteblanco test
06 March 2018 by
The poor weather conditions battering Europe over recent weeks continued to hamper testing for the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike teams with squads out at the Monteblanco circuit held back by tricky...
Moto2: Bagnaia tops opening day of Jerez test
06 March 2018 by
Sky Team VR46 rider Francesco Bagnaia has topped the opening day of Moto2 action at this week’s Jerez test, with the Italian racer ending the day ahead of the KTM machine of Iker Lecuona and an...
BSB: Mackenzie 'loved every second' of Ducati debut
06 March 2018 by
Taylor Mackenzie enjoyed a positive debut with the MotoRapido Ducati team at Cartagena last week, completing a gruelling five days on track aboard his new Panigale R. After a tough season with...
Poll: With MotoGP about to kick off at Qatar, who's your money on?
06 March 2018 by
With MotoGP season 2018 about to start, we want to know who have you got your money on for the first round in Qatar? It’s not long to wait for MotoGP to kick off at Qatar. Who’s your money on for...
MotoGP: ‘Super tough’ for junior classes thanks to Qatar schedule change
06 March 2018 by
Aprilia MotoGP racer Aleix Espargaró says that the Moto2 and Moto3 classes will suffer at the opening round of the 2018 Grand Prix racing season, thanks to a new schedule that will see their races run...
MotoGP: EG 0,0 and Marc VDS unveil 2018 livery
05 March 2018 by
Spanish beer company Estrella Galicia and the Marc VDS Honda team have unveiled their 2018 liveries at an event at Madrid’s historic Jarama circuit, with MotoGP riders Tom Luthi and Franco Morbidelli...
MotoGP: KTM confirm Tech 3 as satellite team
05 March 2018 by
Austrian manufacturer KTM has confirmed speculation that the Tech 3 squad will become their official satellite team from the 2019 season. The news was hinted at as soon as Yamaha announced last week...
BTC: Official British Talent Cup test kicks off at Valencia
05 March 2018 by
The official pre-season test for the inaugural British Talent Cup kicked off in Valencia this morning with the 23 selected riders out on track for the first time aboard their Honda Moto3...
WSB: Camier testing Magneti Marelli at Monteblanco
05 March 2018 by
Leon Camier and the Red Bull Honda World Superbike team are a last minute addition to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship teams testing at the Monteblanco circuit in Spain. Camier and the Ten...
MotoGP: Zarco tops final pre-season test of 2018
05 March 2018 by
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Johann Zarco has signed off the final pre-season test of the 2018 MotoGP season in fine form, ending the three-day test at Qatar’s Losail circuit top of the time sheets –...
BSB: Rea 'relieved' by Cartagena pace
03 March 2018 by
Gino Rea has said he is ‘relieved’ to have come to his first test as a Bennetts British Superbike rider and posted consistently quick times after delving into the unknown with the new OMG Racing...
BSB: Byrne quickest from Laverty and Rea in Cartagena
03 March 2018 by
Shane Byrne kicked off his Bennetts British Superbike title defence with the quickest time on the third day of action at Cartagena to lap within half a second of Luke Mossey’s circuit best lap. The...
Roads: Hutchinson unfit for first Honda test
03 March 2018 by
Ian Hutchinson will not ride in Honda Racing’s first test of the 2018 season at Monteblanco next week as he continues to recover from the leg injuries he sustained at last year’s Isle of Man TT. The...
BSB: Zanotti injured in testing crash
03 March 2018 by
Bennetts British Superbike rider Aaron Zanotti is in intensive care following a crash on the second day of testing at Cartagena. The BSB veteran highsided out of turn two at the Spanish circuit...
BSB: Dixon evaluating suspension switch in Cartagena
03 March 2018 by
Jake Dixon and the RAF Regular and Reserves Kawasaki team kicked off their 2018 season preparations this week as testing got underway in Spain. The team had a short shakedown test at Calafat, which...
BSB: Byrne shrugs off crash on first day back
02 March 2018 by
Bennetts British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne shrugged off a small crash to post competitive times on his first day of testing in 2018. The Be Wiser Ducati squad joined numerous other teams for the...
BSB: Bridewell 'buzzing' after first laps with Halsall Suzuki
02 March 2018 by
It might be early days for the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship but there’s a smile back on the face of Tommy Bridewell after his first few sessions on the Movuno.com Halsall Suzuki. The...
BSB: Honda Racing unveil 2018 colours
02 March 2018 by
Honda Racing have lifted the covers off their 2018 Bennetts British Superbike contender ahead of returning to track action at Monteblanco next week. The CBR1000RR Fireblade that will be campaigned by...
Roads: Dunlop testing Suzuki at Cartagena
01 March 2018 by
Michael Dunlop’s plans for the 2018 road racing season have been up in the air through winter with the 15-time TT winner linked to various outfits since he stormed to victory in last year’s Senior...
BSB: Ellison 'confident' as TAG complete Spanish testing
01 March 2018 by
While most Bennetts British Superbike teams are currently heading out for their first winter test in Spain, the TAG Racing team sit back in the UK having completed six days of winter...
BSB: Winter testing set to commence in Spain
28 February 2018 by
Most of the Bennetts British Superbike grid will kick start their 2018 winter testing programmes over the next week as they swap ‘snowmageddon’ for southern Spain. The annual Cartagena Pro-Test, run...
MotoGP: Marquez adds two more years to Repsol Honda deal
26 February 2018 by
Reigning MotoGP world champion marc Marquez has added two more years to his deal with the Repsol Honda team, meaning that the six-time world champion will remain with them until at least the end of...