2019

2020 MotoE entry list confirmed

16 December 2019 by Josh Close

The entry list for the 2020 MotoE season has been revealed, with Bradley Smith once again representing the UK. Smith, who is also Aprilia’s test rider, returns with One Energy Racing after ending the...

MotoGP: Austria named as 2019 Race of the Year

11 December 2019 by Josh Close

The Austrian Grand Prix has been voted as the Best Grand Prix of 2019. It’s the second time that the event, held at the Red Bull Ring, has been named as the best race of the year. It also won the...

MotoGP: Thai Grand Prix tops 2019 attendance figures

04 December 2019 by Josh Close

For the second consecutive season the Thai Grand Prix had the highest attendance of the MotoGP calendar. The event, held at Buriram’s Chang International Circuit, attracted 226,655 fans across the...

Karel Abraham confirms MotoGP departure

25 November 2019 by Josh Close

Karel Abraham has confirmed that he will not be on the MotoGP grid next season. The Czech rider has left the Reale Avintia Racing team with immediate effect. Abraham released a statement on his...

Marquez brothers in Repsol Honda double trouble

20 November 2019 by Colin Young

A Marc Marquez masterclass reinforced the six-time world champion’s status as Honda’s most influential powerbroker after he delivered the triple crown to his employer by winning in Valencia on...

Brno MotoGP: Marquez takes dominant win ahead of Dovi and Miller, Cal fifth.

04 August 2019 by Michael Guy

Marc Marquez controlled the tenth round of the MotoGP world championship at Brno to win by 2.452s. Leading from the start, Marquez set an impressive pace ahead of Andrea Dovizioso before upping the...

Brno Moto2: Marquez takes control with convincing win

04 August 2019 by Michael Guy

Alex Marquez stamped his authority on the Moto2 class by taking his fifth win in six races for the Marc VDS team. The 23 year old Spaniard took the lead from Britain’s Sam Lowes on the opening lap and...

Brno Moto3: Canet takes masterful win to lead championship, McPhee injured

04 August 2019 by Michael Guy

Aaron Canet stormed to a brilliant Moto3 win at Brno, a result that moves him back to the top of the championship standings. In an intense battle with title rival Lorenzo Dalla Porta and pole man Tony...

Brno Moto2: Brits claim front runner spots in qualifying

03 August 2019 by Michael Guy.

British riders Sam Lowes and Jake Dixon all delivered on their potential by securing front row and top ten results during qualifying for tomorrow’s Moto2 race. Lowes excelled in the incredibly...

Brno Moto3: McPhee splashes to front row start

03 August 2019 by Michael Guy

Petronas Sprinta rider John McPhee showed his continued front running pace to secure second position in a wet qualifying session at Brno. The 25 year old Scot looked comfortable on the fully wet track...

Brno MotoGP: Marquez destroys the opposition in half wet, half dry qualifying

03 August 2019 by Michael Guy

Marc Marquez decimated his rivals to claim pole for the Brno MotoGP race by a staggering 2.524s. Having made a brave tyre gamble and moved to slicks despite significant sections of the track still...

MotoGP Brno: First blood to Quartararo

02 August 2019 by Michael Guy

MotoGP rookie Fabio Quartararo ended the opening day of the Czech MotoGP round at the top of the standings. The Petronas Yamaha rider’s best lap of 1’55.802s was enough to deny reigning champion and...

MotoGP: Viñales ends Yamaha win drought in Assen

27 June 2019 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) has taken a stunning Grand Prix win at the Motul TT Assen, stalking the front before striking for the lead and stretching his legs to pull away...

Moto2: Fernandez takes victory in chaotic Assen scrap

27 June 2019 by Simon Patterson

Augusto Fernandez (Flexbox HP 40) is a man in form and the Motul TT Assen saw his run of firsts finally culminate in a first ever Grand Prix as he became the 37th different winner in Moto2™, a fitting...

Moto3: Arbolino becomes first double winner of 2019

27 June 2019 by Simon Patterson

Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers) has become the first man this season to win two Moto3™ races, with the Italian holding off Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) to cross the line just 0.045 clear in the...

Video: Smith pleased with Energica progress after MotoE test

18 June 2019 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith has come away from his first day of testing for the new MotoE class pleased with his performance, topping the time sheets despite only arriving on the second day of the Valencia outing...

MotoGP: Marquez takes victory as carnage rages behind

16 June 2019 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez took an impressive win in the Catalan Grand Prix on an expensive day for his key championship rivals, with a dramatic multiple-rider crash near the start of the race creating some serious...

Moto2: Magic Marquez makes it three in a row

16 June 2019 by Simon Patterson

Alex Marquez took a third magnificent win in a row in the Catalan Grand, moving through from sixth on the grid to unleash his pace at the front and pull clear in another dominant performance. It’s the...

Moto3: Ramirez the twelfth winner in a row

16 June 2019 by Simon Patterson

Marcos Ramirez made sure more history was made in the Catalan Grand Prix, with the Spaniard escaping from a dramatic and chaotic fight to win his first race and make it 12 different winners in a row.

MotoGP: Top riders forced to use rival helmet brands

14 June 2019 by Simon Patterson

First practice for this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona has seen a number of high-profile MotoGP riders lining up without their usual helmets, after a number of brands failed to meet the...

MotoGP: Team changes rumoured for 2020?

06 June 2019 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s sources in the MotoGP paddock have hinted that there could be big changes coming to the 2020 grid, with the Stop and Go Moto2 team reportedly vying to take over Avintia Ducati’s grid spot and...

MotoGP: Rossi isn't ready to quit

04 June 2019 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has told MCN that there’s no need to worry about his future in the premiere class just yet, despite suffering possibly the worst weekend of his 23-year career at his home race in...

MotoGP: Rossi unveils tricolore helmet for Mugello

01 June 2019 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has unveiled his Italian tricolore flag inspired helmet for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, wearing the one-off AGV in Saturdya’s free practice sessions ahead of...

MotoGP: Marquez masterclass for Mugello pole position

31 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez played qualifying to perfection in the Italian Grand Prix as the reigning champion struck late to take his second pole position at Mugello and reassert some authority over ever-impressive...

Moto2: Schrotter and Luthi make it a Dynavolt one-two

31 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

Marcel Schrotter heads up the Moto2 grid at the Italian Grand Prix after another record-breaking day, with the German taking his third career pole position by an infinitesimal 0.040 ahead of teammate...

Moto3: Arbolino converts pole into his debut win

31 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

Tony Arbolino has converted pole position at his home Italian Grand Prix into his debut race victory, leading Lorenzo Dalla Porta and Jaume Masia. The Italian was one of a handful of riders to remain...

MotoGP: Rossi writes off 2019 title race

31 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has dramatically written off his 2019 title hopes despite finishing a battling fifth at Le Mans last weekend, saying that MotoGP’s fixed engine development means Yamaha cannot now coax...

British Talent Cup set for radical shakeup

28 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

The British Talent Cup series will undergo a radical shakeup for the 2020 season, as it effectively merges with the British Superbike Motostar class to remain as a one-make series for developing young...

Moto3: McPhee 'desperate' for Moto2 move in 2020

28 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

Scottish star John McPhee says he’s desperate for a move up to Moto2 for 2020, after ending a winless drough that stretches back to Brno in 2016 by taking a stunning victory at last weekend’s French...

MotoGP: Dovizioso adamant that title fight far from over

28 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Dovizioso is adamant that the MotoGP title race is far from over despite Marc Marquez’s romp to victory in last Sunday’s French Grand Prix. The Repsol Honda rider pulled clear from the field in...

MotoGP: Alex Marquez in talks with Pramac Ducati for 2020

21 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

French Grand Prix winner Alex Marquez is eyeing up a move out of Moto2 and into the premier class for 2020, and manager Emilio Alzamora has admitted that they are already in talks with the Pramac...

MotoGP: Marquez takes third win of the year in France

18 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has taken a stunning victory in the French Grand Prix, leaving his opponents in his dust despite an early challenge from Jack Miller. Breaking the Australian at Le Mans, he was able to...

Moto2: Marquez ends drought with Le Mans victory

17 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

Alex Marquez has ended his win drought in the Moto2 class by taking a textbook victory at the French Grand Prix, leading almost from start to finish at Le Mans to take the chequered flag from a close...

Moto3: McPhee takes first win since 2016

17 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

John McPhee has doubled down on his French Grand Prix to take his first win since Brno in 2016, managing the race at Le Mans to perfection to leave him clear of Lorenzo Dalla Porta and Aron Canet at...

MotoGP: Title fight heating up

16 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

The fight to lead the 2019 MotoGP championship standings reached a new level of intensity in Jerez when Marc Marquez took a stunning win to go from fourth in the standings to first after four rounds...

MotoGP: Rossi and Viñales get a grip

15 May 2019 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi are at long last hopeful that they are making progress with the Yamaha’s ongoing grip issues after securing strong results at Jerez, a circuit where they’ve...