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Moto2: Pasini bounces back for pole position
14 July 2018 by
Mattia Pasini (Italtrans Racing Team) grabbed his second pole of the season at the Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland to finish 0.181 seconds ahead of fellow Italian Luca Marini (Sky Racing Team...
MotoGP: Last gasp Marquez takes Sachsenring pole
14 July 2018 by
It was all or nothing for a ninth consecutive pole at the Sachsenring for reigning Champion and ‘King of the Ring’ Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) – but the number 93 seriously had to work for it. By...
Moto3: Home favourite Oettl fastest in Germany
13 July 2018 by
Home rider Philipp Oettl (Südmetall Schedl GP Racing) went quickest in FP2 to end Friday at the Pramac Motorrad Deutschland Grand Prix at the top of the timesheets, beating second fastest Tony...
Moto2: Vierge fastest as action gets underway
13 July 2018 by
Xavi Vierge (Dynavolt Intact GP) topped the Moto2 timesheets after the opening day’s track action at the Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland in what was an incredibly tight FP2 session. The...
MotoGP: Lorenzo stuns to top opening day at Sachsenring
13 July 2018 by
Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) ripped up the Honda-drenched formbook on Day 1 at the Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, taking Ducati to the top of the timesheets near the end of FP2 to set a...
MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa announces his retirement
12 July 2018 by
Dani Pedrosa has announced that he will end his racing career at the end of the 2018 MotoGP season, stepping down after thirteen seasons in the premier class with the Repsol Honda squad. Rumoured at...
MotoGP: Pedrosa set to announce retirement?
05 July 2018 by
MCN’s sources believe that Dani Pedrosa could be set to announce his retirement at next weekend’s German Grand Prix, after negotiations that could have seen the MotoGP veteran line up for the new...
MotoGP: Petronas Yamaha confirmed as taking over from Aspar
05 July 2018 by
As originally reported by MCN two months ago, there will be a new team on the 2019 MotoGP grid, with the Angel Nieto Ducati outfit confirming this morning that they will sell their grid spots to the...
Red Bull Rookies: Double victory for Oncu at Assen
04 July 2018 by
The Red Bull Rookies championship headed to the Cathedral of Speed- Assen last weekend. A track that is guaranteed to produce dramatic, enthralling and edge-of-your-seat racing from its flat, twisting...
MotoGP: Marquez wins epic Assen duel
01 July 2018 by
Few races are written immediately into the history books as the flag flies at the finish line, but the 2018 Dutch GP will be one of them. It was Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) who emerged from the...
Moto2: Bagnaia extends title challenge
01 July 2018 by
Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) took a dominant fourth victory of the season at the Motul TT Assen after leading from start to finish, eventually taking the checkered flag 1.748 seconds ahead...
Moto3: Martin takes back championship lead with Assen win
01 July 2018 by
Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) has become the first to win a Moto3™ race at the TT Circuit Assen from pole position, breaking the jinx in style to fight it out at the front before pulling the...
Moto2: Bagnaia ahead in red flagged qualifying
30 June 2018 by
After topping every Free Practice session at the Motul TT Assen, Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) set a 1:37.608 to win the battle for pole position, beating Marcel Schroetter (Dynavolt Intact...
MotoGP: Marquez tops frantic qualifying
30 June 2018 by
It’s reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) who will be starting from pole at the Motul TT Assen – his first at the venue in the premier class, only second of the 2018 season and 75th...
Moto3: Business as usual as Martin takes Assen pole
30 June 2018 by
Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) will start Sunday’s lightweight class race from pole position for a record 14th time in his Moto3™ career, setting a 1:42.039 to beat Catalan GP winner Enea...
Moto2: Bagnaia continues run by topping Assen
29 June 2018 by
Francesco Bagnaia’s (Sky Racing Team VR46) Motul TT Assen got off to the perfect start as the Championship leader topped both FP1 and FP2 on Friday, with Joan Mir (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) second on the...
MotoGP: Vinales tops opening day in Assen
29 June 2018 by
After two weekends ruled by one man, the timesheets have had a shake up once again at the Motul TT Assen – with Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) taking to the top late in FP2 to go fastest on...
Moto3: Canet holds off Martin for top spot
29 June 2018 by
Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) was the quickest rider in Moto3™ FP2 at the Motul TT Assen to top the combined timesheets on the opening day, after finishing fourth in the morning. The Spaniard...
MotoGP: Pedrosa’s deal with Petronas Yamaha imminent
27 June 2018 by
MCN’s sources believe that an announcement is imminent about Dani Pedrosa’s future in the MotoGP championship, with the Spaniard believed to have already signed a contract that will see him join the...
MotoGP: Poncharal expecting strong weekend for Tech 3 duo
27 June 2018 by
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 boss Herve Poncharal says he’s expecting a good weekend in Assen for his duo of Johann Zarco and Hafizh Syahrin, with both of the pair looking to bounce back after average...
Moto2: Triumph’s Moto2 engine breaks cover
27 June 2018 by
Triumph’s new Moto2 engine has broken cover for the first time fitted to race bike chassis, with Kalex, KTM and NTS taking to the track at Motorland Aragon for a three-day outing last week with the...
MotoGP: Barcelona test sets up Marquez for Assen
27 June 2018 by
MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez says he’s expecting a strong weekend at the Dutch TT this weekend, coming off the back of a strong one-day test after the last round of the championship in...
MotoGP: Marquez leaves it late to top test
18 June 2018 by
Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) topped the one-day Official Test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with a late 1:38.919 despite a fall, with most of the grid back on track on Monday after the...
MotoGP: Lorenzo makes it two from two with sublime win
17 June 2018 by
Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) hammered home the victory at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya in flawless style, taking the win by over four seconds to secure his second consecutive win. Marc...
Moto2: Quartararo demolishes the field for debut win
17 June 2018 by
Fabio Quartararo (HDR – Speed Up Racing) stormed to a stunning first Grand Prix victory at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya to take his first podium finish since Assen 2015 in Moto3™, with...
Moto3: Bastianini wins in chaotic battle
17 June 2018 by
Enea Bastianini (Leopard Racing) took his first victory since Motegi 2016 in a dramatic Moto3™ race at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, with Marco Bezzecchi (Redox PrüstelGP) taking second...
Moto2: Quartararo ups the pace for debut pole
16 June 2018 by
Fabio Quartararo (HRD – Speed Up Racing) will start tomorrow’s Moto2™ Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya race from pole position, setting a blistering 1:43.474 to beat 2017 race winner Alex...
MotoGP: Lorenzo on a roll with Barcelona pole
16 June 2018 by
Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) secured a tantalising first pole position since Valencia 2016 at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya in a spectacular Q2 session, with Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda...
Moto3: Bastianini comes out top in frantic qualifying
16 June 2018 by
Enea Bastianini (Leopard Racing) will start tomorrow’s Moto3 race at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya from pole position as he took top spot in qualifying for the first time since Aragon...
Moto2: Bagnaia maintains championship momentum
15 June 2018 by
Francesco Bagnaia’s (Sky Racing Team VR46) FP1 time was enough to keep the Championship leader at the top of the combined timesheets on Friday at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, leading a...
MotoGP: Lorenzo finds his mojo at home race
15 June 2018 by
Mugello race winner Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) was the man to beat on the opening day at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, ending FP2 top of the timesheets after setting a 1:38.930 – the...
Moto3: Bezzecchi tops opening day in Barcelona
15 June 2018 by
Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi (Redox PrüstelGP) set the quickest time of the day on his final run in FP2 to take top honours on Friday at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya. The Italian...
Moto2: Martin’s step up to KTM for 2019 confirmed
13 June 2018 by
Moto3 championship front-runner Jorge Martin’s step up to the Moto2 class for 2019 has been confirmed, with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team announcing this morning that the Spaniard will replace the...
MotoGP: Suzuki confirm Mir as Iannone’s replacement
11 June 2018 by
Suzuki have confirmed that Joan Mir will step up to the premier class for 2019 with them, as the reigning Moto3 world champion confirmed weeks of rumours linking him to the Japanese factory on the eve...
CEV: Reale Avintia rider Andreas Perez dies after Moto3 crash
11 June 2018 by
Reale Avintia rider Andreas Perez has tragically died after a crash in yesterday’s Moto3 junior world championship race at the Circuit Catalunya in Barcelona. The 14-year-old fell during the second...
Moto2: Barbera fired following drink driving conviction
08 June 2018 by
Pons Racing Moto2 rider Hector Barbera has been fired by the team following his conviction today for drink driving offences in his native Spain. He was arrested on Wednesday night after being found...