Le Mans MotoGP 2016

Moto3: Canet breaks the duck after Austin disappointment

07 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Aron Canet has broken his Grand Prix duck after the disappointment of crashing out of the lead last time out in Austin by taking a stunning last corner victory in his home race at the Spanish Grand...

RBR: Rory Skinner takes career-first international win

06 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Scottish teenager Rory Skinner has taken the first international race of his career after taking a controlling victory in the opening Red Bull Rookies Cup race of the 2017 season despite a hectic race...

Moto2: Marquez breaks records with first pole position

06 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

2014 Moto3 World Champion Alex Marquez will start his home Grand Prix at Jerez from his first ever pole position, leading teammate and championship leader by Franco Morbidelli by 0.046 to make it a...

MotoGP: Pedrosa leads Honda podium lock-out

06 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa took an incredible pole position in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, taking to the top in a last dash and teammate Marc Marquez unable to depose him on his last...

Moto3: Martin smashes lap record for pole position

06 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Martin has broken Jack Miller’s record from 2014 in qualifying for the Spanish, setting a 1:46.004 on his penultimate run on clear track to top the timesheets by over four tenths and secure his...

Moto3: Red Bull KTM extend Grand Prix lifeline to Kent

04 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Red Bull Ajo KTM team have extended a Grand Prix lifeline to former Moto3 world champion Danny Kent, by offering the British rider the chance not only to test their machine this week at Jerez but...

MotoGP: Guintoli to replace Rins at Le Mans for Suzuki

04 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbike racer Sylvain Guintoli will return to the MotoGP world championship for the first time since 2011 at his home race in Le Mans in two weeks’ time, as he steps into the Suzuki team...

MotoGP: Maverick ‘motivated even stronger’ for Jerez

03 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Movistar Yamaha rider Maverick Viñales says he’s ‘motivated even stronger’ for his first home race in Yamaha colours at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, after a disappointing outing last...

MotoGP: Marquez excited for ‘extra special’ race at Jerez

03 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez says he’s excited for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, as the 2017 MotoGP championship returns to Europe for the first time since last year’s season finale at Valencia. And with the...

MotoGP: Rain hits test of new Le Mans surface

03 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Rain has hit a one-day MotoGP test at Le Mans, leaving a number of riders not taking to track after heading to the home of the French Grand Prix to test out a new surface, after the Bugatti circuit...

MotoGP: Zarco edging closer to podium goal

02 May 2017 by Simon Patterson

Monster Yamaha rookie Johann Zarco says he’s confident that he’s edging closer towards his target of podium success – and that it couldn’t be happening at a better time as the series makes its...

MotoGP: Lorenzo edging closer to podium success

29 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has come away from his third weekend of action on Ducati machinery ever more confident that he’s edging closer to a return to podium success, after showing potential at last weekend’s...

Moto3: McPhee strong at bad track in Austin

28 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

John McPhee has come away from the third round of the 2017 Moto3 championship last weekend pleased with his seventh place finish in America, even if the result doesn’t quite live up to the high...

MotoGP: Rossi launches war of words with rookie Zarco

28 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Movistar Yamaha racer Valentino Rossi’s race wasn’t completely without drama despite securing the championship lead on Sunday, after an incident between him and fellow Yamaha rider Johann Zarco left...

MotoGP: Rins out for six weeks, Tsuda to replace at Jerez

27 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki MotoGP rider Alex Rins will face at least six weeks out of action and potentially even longer, following surgery to fit two titanium plates to the wrist he broke during practice for the...

MotoGP: Baz makes save of the century?

27 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Loris Baz may well have made the save of the century during Saturday’s qualifying session for the American Grand Prix, after essentially crashing the Avintia Ducati not once but twice exiting the last...

MotoGP: Repsol Honda auctions off exclusive experience for charity

26 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Repsol Honda MotoGP squad are auctioning off an ultra-exclusive package for two lucky MotoGP fans at June’s Barcelona round of the 2017 world championship to raise money for disabled sports...

Moto3: Fenati admits Italian earthquake played a role in changed mentality

26 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

American Grand Prix Moto3 race winner Romano Fenati has admitted that first hand experience during the devastating earthquake that hit his home region of Italy last year played a role changing his...

MotoGP: Race control explains Rossi penalty

26 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Sunday’s American Grand Prix saw a day of high action for Movistar Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi, as an incident in the opening lap of the race with Monster Yamaha rookie Johann Zarco saw the Italian...

MotoGP: Viñales shrugs off mystery crash

24 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP racer Maverick Viñales has shrugged off the mystery crash that brought an end to his chances of making it three wins out of three during Sunday’s American Grand Prix in...

Moto2: Kent parts ways with Kiefer Racing

24 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Former Moto3 world champion Danny Kent has been left out of a ride in the Moto2 class, after walking away from the Kiefer Racing squad that took him to title glory before Sunday’s race at the Circuit...

MotoGP: Marquez wins, Viñales crashes out, Rossi leads the title

23 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has taken an outstanding ninth consecutive American Grand Prix – and his fifth at the Circuit of the Americas – in an action packed race that has turned the 2017 MotoGP championship on...

Moto2: Morbidelli dominates again to extend title lead

23 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Franco Morbidelli has become the first person since 2001 to win the opening three races of the middleweight season, after adding the American Grand Prix Moto2 title to his credits. The...

Moto3: Fenati dominates in Texas as Canet falls

23 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Romano Fenati has taken a dominant Moto3 win at the American Grand Prix – his first win since he took the top spot at the same race last year – after red flags allowed him a second chance at taking on...

MotoGP: Marquez and Viñales set up duel as qualifying goes down to the wire

23 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Spanish MotoGP rivals Marc Marquez and Maverick Viñales have set the stage for an epic duel between themselves at tomorrow’s American Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, as qualifying went down...

Moto3: Canet obliterates lap record for pole position

22 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Aron Canet has obliterated the Circuit of the Americas lap record – and his opposition in the process – to back up dominant performances all weekend with pole position for tomorrow’s Moto3 race at the...

MotoGP: Avintia Ducati secures GP17s for 2018

22 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Reale Avintia Ducati have confirmed a major coup for the 2018 season, extending their deal with the Italian manufacturer for another season and securing the of GP17 machines currently being used by...

MotoGP: Rins ruled out after crash-filled session

22 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki rookie Alex Rins is out of this weekend’s American Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, after being one of a big group of riders to get caught out on a cold and damp Texan track. However,...

MotoGP: Abraham fractures ankle in teammate collision

22 April 2017 by Simon Patterson

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Karel Abraham has limped away from the first day of action at the American Grand Prix with a fractured ankle after a misunderstanding between him and Pull&Bear Aspar Ducati teammate Alvaro Bautista...

Le Mans MotoGP 2016

Moto3: Canet breaks the duck after Austin disappointment

RBR: Rory Skinner takes career-first international win

Moto2: Marquez breaks records with first pole position

MotoGP: Pedrosa leads Honda podium lock-out

Moto3: Martin smashes lap record for pole position

Moto3: Red Bull KTM extend Grand Prix lifeline to Kent

MotoGP: Guintoli to replace Rins at Le Mans for Suzuki

MotoGP: Maverick ‘motivated even stronger’ for Jerez

MotoGP: Marquez excited for ‘extra special’ race at Jerez

MotoGP: Rain hits test of new Le Mans surface

MotoGP: Zarco edging closer to podium goal

MotoGP: Lorenzo edging closer to podium success

Moto3: McPhee strong at bad track in Austin

MotoGP: Rossi launches war of words with rookie Zarco

MotoGP: Rins out for six weeks, Tsuda to replace at Jerez

MotoGP: Baz makes save of the century?

MotoGP: Repsol Honda auctions off exclusive experience for charity

Moto3: Fenati admits Italian earthquake played a role in changed mentality

MotoGP: Race control explains Rossi penalty

MotoGP: Viñales shrugs off mystery crash

Moto2: Kent parts ways with Kiefer Racing

MotoGP: Marquez wins, Viñales crashes out, Rossi leads the title

Moto2: Morbidelli dominates again to extend title lead

Moto3: Fenati dominates in Texas as Canet falls

MotoGP: Marquez and Viñales set up duel as qualifying goes down to the wire

Moto3: Canet obliterates lap record for pole position

MotoGP: Avintia Ducati secures GP17s for 2018

MotoGP: Rins ruled out after crash-filled session

MotoGP: Abraham fractures ankle in teammate collision

MotoGP: Marquez and Viñales trade top spot in Texas

MotoGP: Day of Champions tickets go on sale

MotoGP: Lorenzo ‘couldn’t wait to get to Austin’ after Argentina disaster

MotoGP: Iannone and Rins out to change their fortune in Texas

MotoGP: Miller says Honda can ‘expect good things’ in Texas

MotoGP: Rossi has ‘an account to settle’ in Texas

MotoGP: Viñales ‘very strong’ at Circuit of the Americas