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Zarco quickest ahead of competitive Moto2 race

Zarco quickest ahead of competitive Moto2 race

Johann Zarco continued his dominance of this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix by leading the way in warmup ahead of this morning’s Moto2 race. The Frenchman has been in sensational form all weekend and...

Navarro fastest in warmup

Navarro fastest in warmup

Jorge Navarro was fastest in the morning warmup with the Spaniard leading the way by a tenth from Efren Vazquez and Niccolo Antonelli. Danny Kent was fourth fastest and having qualified second he...

Can anyone stop Lorenzo today?

Can anyone stop Lorenzo today?

Aleix Espargaro may have given Suzuki their first pole in eight years yesterday but there’s little doubt amongst the MotoGP field as to who the favourite is for today’s Catalan Grand Prix. A straw...

Zarco claims Moto2 pole

Zarco claims Moto2 pole

Johann Zarco will start from pole position in tomorrow’s Catalan Grand Prix after the Frenchman continued his blistering form to set the pace from Jonas Folger and Tito Rabat. Sam Lowes saved a high...

Espargaro gives Suzuki first pole since 2007

Espargaro gives Suzuki first pole since 2007

Aleix Espargaro gave Suzuki their first pole positive since the 2007 Dutch TT with the Spaniard thrilling the home crowd with a stunning lap. With Maverick Vinales second fastest it was a terrific day...

Pedrosa and Iannone make it through to QP2

Pedrosa and Iannone make it through to QP2

Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Iannone made it through to the QP2 shootout after both riders gambled on only making one run in the QP1 session. With only the top two riders making it through from the 15...

Iannone fastest but Marquez and Lorenzo looking strong

Iannone fastest but Marquez and Lorenzo looking strong

Andrea Iannone was fastest in FP4 but as ever the times that matter in the final practice session aren’t the headline grabbing single lap times but rather the long run pace of riders. Iannone’s race...

First pole for Bastianini

First pole for Bastianini

Enea Bastianini claimed the first pole position of his career today in Montmelo with the Italian over a tenth of a second faster than a late charging Danny Kent. While the rest of the field were...

Impressive speed from Corsi in Moto2

Impressive speed from Corsi in Moto2

Having endured a difficult start to the Moto2 season, including crashing out of his home race two weeks ago, Simone Corsi bounced back to set the pace this morning ahead of Moto2 qualifying. The...

Has Suzuki's pace worried the rest of the MotoGP grid?

Has Suzuki's pace worried the rest of the MotoGP grid?

Suzuki’s engine upgrades for this weekend have given the Japanese manufacturer a boost ahead of the Catalan Grand Prix and both Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro have been able to make use of the...

Vinales fastest with Pedrosa, Iannone and Redding missing cut

Vinales fastest with Pedrosa, Iannone and Redding missing cut

In the all important FP3 session Suzuki’s engine upgrades saw Maverick Vinales set the pace with Aleix Espargaro also in the top three. The Suzuki now has much more power than before, almost as much...

Bastianini quickest ahead of Moto3 qualifying

Bastianini quickest ahead of Moto3 qualifying

This morning’s Moto3 session saw Enea Bastianini set the pace with a slender advantage to Migeul Oliveira and Niccolo Antonelli. The leading trio were comfortably faster than the rest of the field...

Magnificent McGuinness takes Senior TT

Magnificent McGuinness takes Senior TT

John McGuinness has taken an incredible Senior TT win, upping the pace to well over 132mph to hold off a brilliant James Hillier and three-time winner this week Ian Hutchinson. McGuinness was one of...

Cortese fastest in Moto2

 Cortese fastest in Moto2

Sandro Cortese was fastest on the opening day of Moto2 practice in Montmelo with the former Moto3 world champion marginally outpacing Johann Zarco with Alex Rins, Sam Lowes, Thomas Luthi, Tito Rabat...

Espargaro fastest as Suzuki debuts new engine

Espargaro fastest as Suzuki debuts new engine

A new engine in the Suzuki has given them a much improved performance in a straight line and even though the powerplant still trails its rivals Aleix Espargaro was able to set the pace at his home...

Senior TT red flagged

Senior TT red flagged

The Senior TT has been red flagged for only the second time in it’s 108 year history, after an incident on the second lap involving Northern Irishman Jame Hamilton. Hamilton crashed at the Eleventh...

Kent leads the way after day one

Kent leads the way after day one

Danny Kent left it late to lead the way in Montmelo but the Englishman ended the opening day of Moto3 practice fractionally ahead of Niccolo Antonelli with Tonucci and Loi all within a tenth of a...

Lintin takes first ever TT win

Lintin takes first ever TT win

Ivan Lintin has taken his first ever win at the Isle of Man TT, after taking the RC Express Kawasaki that Dean Harrison won on last year to victory in today’s Lightweight TT. He led from the first...

Zarco fastest in Moto2

Zarco fastest in Moto2

Sam Lowes bounced back from a mid-session crash to end the opening Moto2 session second fastest but it was Johann Zarco  who led the way with the Frenchman one quarter of a second faster than Lowes,...

Honda lay down a marker with fastest times in FP1

Honda lay down a marker with fastest times in FP1

Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa were fastest in the opening MotoGP session of the weekend in Montmelo with the Honda riders showing their potential for this weekend. Depsite returning to their home...

Navarro fastest in opening practice

Navarro fastest in opening practice

Jorge Navarro was fastest in the opening Moto3 practice session of the weekend with Danny Kent a tenth of a second adrift after a spate of fast times late in the session saw the order change...

Smith: No guarantees that Pol's chassis is better

Smith: No guarantees that Pol's chassis is better

Bradley Smith is keen to let his results do the talking this year and despite not having the same chassis as his teammate, Pol Espargaro, Smith has had plenty to talk about on track. The Englishman is...

Lowes confident after progress at test

Lowes confident after progress at test

After a successful test in Aragon Sam Lowes is ready to take the challenge to the top riders in Moto2. The Speed Up rider has struggled all year when temperatures start to rise but having made plenty...

Cructhlow talks about his Mugello injuries

Cructhlow talks about his Mugello injuries

Having dislocated his ankle at the previous race in Italy Cal Cruthclow faces a difficult task this weekend to get the most from his LCR Honda. With badly damaged ankle ligaments it is proving very...

Hutchinson stamps his authority on TT with Supersport win

Hutchinson stamps his authority on TT with Supersport win

Ian Hutchinson has continued to stamp his authority on the 2015 Isle of Man TT by taking his third win of the week in this afternoon’s second Supersport TT race. The Bingley Bullet led from start to...

McGuinness takes yet another TT win in Zero race

McGuinness takes yet another TT win in Zero race

John McGuinness has extended his TT record to twenty-two wins, taking victory from Bruce Anstey in this morning’s TT Zero electric bike race. McGuinness took the win by only four seconds from teammate...

Amor the latest rider ruled out of TT with injury

Amor the latest rider ruled out of TT with injury

RigDeluge Racing rider Keith Amor has become the latest rider to be ruled out of the 2015 Isle of Man TT, after he Scottish racer crashed heavily at Stella Maris during Monday’s opening Supersport...

Dream TT continues for Hutchy with superstock win

Dream TT continues for Hutchy with superstock win

Ian Hutchinson’s dream return to the Isle of Man TT has continued to improve, after the Bingley Bullet took his second win of the week in today’s Superstock race, holding off Michael Dunlop for his...

Speedway: Brits lose out in qualifier

Speedway: Brits lose out in qualifier

Britain’s speedway team face a cut-throat meeting if they’re going to make it through to this year’s world team championship final. The Brits finished second to Australia in their qualifying round at...

Hutchinson completes fairytale comeback with TT win

Hutchinson completes fairytale comeback with TT win

Ian Hutchinson has finally completed his return to the form that saw him become the only ever five-in-a-week TT winner, by standing on the top step of the podium at the Isle of Man TT five years after...

Rea leads after morning test session

Rea leads after morning test session

A Superbike only test at the round seven venue of Portimao, only one day after the race weekend itself, was held in dry and occasionally hot weather in the morning. Nineteen riders were present at the...

William Dunlop out of TT

William Dunlop out of TT

Tyco BMW rider William Dunlop is out of the 2015 Isle of Man TT after only one race, after a crash during this morning’s practice lap on his BMW superstock machine. Dunlop crashed out at Laurel Bank...

Guy Martin to ride in 2015 TT Zero race

Guy Martin to ride in 2015 TT Zero race

Guy Martin has secured a last minute entry for the TT Zero class at this year’s Isle of Man TT race, taking over from injured teammate William Dunlop on Victory’s new electric machine. Dunlop was...

Birchalls dominate opening sidecar race

Birchalls dominate opening sidecar race

After a delay to the start of the sidecar race the masses of crowds lining the Mountain Course saw the Birchall brothers, Ben and Tom, claim the spoils by over 24s from the team of John Holden and Dan...

Superstock race moved to Tuesday

Superstock race moved to Tuesday

A road traffic accident caused further delays to the TT schedule and meant that the organisers have once again had to avail of a reserve race day to host a race. The Superstock race had been scheduled...

Dunlop ok after Superbike TT crash

Dunlop ok after Superbike TT crash

Michael Dunlop has escaped unscathed after his crash out of third place in the closing stages of yesterday’s Superbike TT race. The new Buildbase BMW rider became entangled in a backmarker’s crash...