Qatar MotoGP 2016

No more testing, the 2016 MotoGP championship finally gets underway at the 3.3 mile floodlit Losail circuit, with all signs pointing towards reigning champ Jorge Lorenzo as the man to beat.

The factory Yamaha rider set an incredible 11 laps under the lap records over the winter, while his team-mate and rival Valentino Rossi only managed one.

Will Marquez finally click with the new Honda, control ECU and Michelin tyres, or will he just be an occasional annoyance for the title contenders? And let's not forget th surprise of winter testing - wunderkid Maverick Vinales, who pushed Lorenzo all the way in testing in just his second year on the Suzuki.

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Moto2 Argentina: The Tito Show as Rabat cruises to the win

27 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has made an imperious ride to victory in the motor race in Argentina, with the Spaniard extending his championship lead from the first corner to the chequered flag to win by 2.4 seconds...

Moto3 Argentina: Fenati bashes his way to the win

27 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Romano Fenati has broken Jack Miller’s win streak, bumping the Australian out of the way on the penultimate corner of the first ever Argentinian Moto3 race to take the first win for Valentino Rossi’s...

Moto2 Argentina: Tito Rabat makes it three from three at Termas de Rio Hondo

26 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has taken pole position in the Moto2 race for tomorrow’s race, with an unusual session leaving him 0.1 ahead of Johann Zarco but with many of the title favourites scattered across the...

MotoGP Argentina: Marquez blitzes opposition to dominate qualifying

26 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has once again demolished the opposition at the brand new Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo circuit, taking pole position by three quarters of a second from Jorge Lorenzo. Marquez was able to...

Moto3 Argentina: Miller on top once again

26 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller has dominated another qualifying session to put his KTM Ajo Red Bull bike on pole for tomorrow’s Argentina Moto3 Grand Prix, responding to every fast lap time his rivals were able to post,...

Free tickets for MotoGP Tonight!

23 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

One of the biggest and best revelations of BT Sport’s MotoGP coverage coming from their new Tuesday night show hosted by ITV’s TT frontman Craig Doyle, with the new format giving fans a chance to...

Schwantz: Marquez has got inside Lorenzo’s head

22 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Kevin Schwantz believes Jorge Lorenzo’s nightmare start to 2014 is a direct result of the breathtaking performances from Spanish rival and reigning world champion Marc Marquez. Repsol Honda rider...

Bradley Smith surprised by storming start to 2014

22 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

A maiden front row start and podium challenges in both MotoGP races in 2014 have already highlighted the massive improvement made by British rider Bradley Smith after a tough rookie campaign. And the...

Hand injury rules Cal Crutchlow out of Argentina race

22 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow has been forced to withdraw from this weekend’s inaugural MotoGP round at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina. The Ducati rider has not recovered from a dislocated and broken...

Cal Crutchlow braced for tough Argentina after double surgery

18 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow has undergone double surgery to his right hand and arm after his heavy crash during last weekend’s Circuit of the Americas MotoGP round in Texas. The British rider underwent a double...

Ben Spies: ‘I’ll never race again’

18 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies has admitted the serious shoulder injury that forced him into premature retirement last year will never recover sufficiently enough to allow the Texan race again. The triple American...

Jorge Lorenzo backed to recover from nightmare start to 2014

18 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo’s factory Yamaha boss Wilco Zeelenberg has backed the Spaniard to fight back from a disastrous start in his bid to wrestle the MotoGP crown away from Marc Marquez. Lorenzo won eight...

Revamp for Qatar night race schedule?

17 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Next year’s night race schedule in the big season opening clash in Qatar could be revamped to avoid a spate of crashes that dominated this year’s floodlit race. Jorge Lorenzo, Stefan Bradl, Bradley...

Suzuki boosted by new entry concessions in 2015

17 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki has admitted that special concessions given to new entries for 2015 will be a massive boost to help its bid to threaten Honda and Yamaha’s domination of MotoGP. Suzuk plans to return to MotoGP...

Kevin Schwantz rides Suzuki’s MotoGP bike

16 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Texan legend Kevin Schwantz has given Suzuki his impressions of the Japanese factory’s new 1000cc MotoGP project at the Circuit of the Americas. The 1993 world 500cc champion took the opportunity to...

Bridgestone surprised by COTA front tyre issues

16 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Bridgestone has admitted it did not expect to see such major front tyre issues during last Sunday’s Circuit of the Americas MotoGP clash in Texas. Several riders reported excessive wear on the right...

Yamaha: No chassis support for Forward in 2015

16 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha will insist on Aleix Espargaro’s Forward Racing squad building its own chassis for the 2015 MotoGP world championship. The Italian-based squad has been allowed to start 2014 with a YZR-M1 chassis and swingarm package, while it developed its own frame to race in the future. Yamaha’s foray into the new Open category was only ever meant to include a leasing deal for its YZR-M1 engine, at a...

Nicky Hayden in dark on RCV1000R upgrades

16 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has admitted he has no idea when his underpowered production Honda RCV1000R machine will be given a performance upgrade in 2014. Hayden’s Spanish-based Aspar squad recently admitted the...

Valentino Rossi: ‘I’m a big fan of Jack Miller’

16 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s Circuit of the Americas race day wasn’t a total disaster after the Italian slumped to a lowly eighth position with severe front tyre issues in the Texas MotoGP clash. The 35-year-old...

Texas MotoGP: Marquez wins, Dovi on the podium, Cal injured in dramatic Texas race

13 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has stormed to victory with ease at the Circuit of the Americas, in a race where he was overshadowed by the action taking place behind him, as drama unfolded across the grid; the reigning...

Breaking news: Crutchlow breaks hand in Texan crash

13 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow has crashed out of the second round of the MotoGP championship, tangling with his machine and suffering a badly broken right hand in the process. The Brit suffered all race with...

Texas Moto2: Vinales steps up with first win

13 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Reigning Moto3 world champion Maverick Vinales has taken his first victory in the Moto2 class on only his second race in the class, controlling a crash-strewn damp race from the front to take victory...

Texas Moto3: Miller takes well deserved second victory in a row

13 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller has taken a well deserved victory in the Moto3 class at the Circuit of the Americas, but the Aussie didn’t have it all his own way as he takes back to back GP wins. Miller led from flag to...

Texas Moto2: Late lap leaves Rabat on pole

12 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has taken pole position at Austin with a late fast lap, butting in a 2″10.13 lap at the chequered flag to knock Johann Zarco off the top spot he’d held for most of the session. Rabat,...

Texas MotoGP: Marquez demoralises opposition and blows away lap record for pole

12 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has demoralised his opposition after blitzing them in qualifying for the second race of the year at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas, setting a lap time over a quarter of a second...

Texas Moto3: Miller demolishes opposition on way to first pole

12 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller has topped the timesheets to start the second race of the 2014 season on pole on his Red Bull Ajo KTM, after demolishing the opposition by nearly half a secons with his 2’16.342...

Texas Moto2: Zarco tops both sessions

11 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Johann Zarco has topped both opening sessions at the Circuit of the Americas, as he bounces back from his opening lap crash at Qatar on the British Caterham Suter machine, ahead of Dominique Aegerter...

Texas MotoGP: Marquez blitzes opposition on opening day

11 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has blitzed the opposition on the opening day of the Texan MotoGP round, ending the day over a second faster than the Ducati of Andrea Dovizioso, in a ride sure to demoralise his rivals...

Texas Moto3: Vasquez goes fastest on day one

11 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Efren Vazquez has topped the time sheets on the opening day of practice in Texas, taking his Saxoprint RTG Honda to provisional pole position ahead of Jack Miller on the Red Bull KTM Ajo and Isaac...

WSB Aragon: Rea leads them all on day one

11 April 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike) was the leader of a British 1-2-3 in the first day combined practice times in the WSB class at Motorland Aragon in Spain, with Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing...

Parrish returns to MotoGP coverage with BT Sport

11 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Steve Parrish will return to British television’s coverage of the MotoGP World Championship this weekend, as the veteran commentator joins Mel Sykes in the BT Sport studio to help host the...

Jorge Lorenzo starts Yamaha contract talks

11 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Double MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has confirmed in Texas today (Thursday) that he has started talks with Yamaha over a new contract. The Spaniard has spent his entire six-year MotoGP career...

Colin Edwards to retire at end of 2014

10 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards has announced on the eve of his home MotoGP race in Texas today that 2014 will be his final season in motorcycle racing. The 40-year-old used the pre-event press conference at the...

Yamaha: No doubt Lorenzo ‘back on it’ in Austin

10 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha has no doubt that Jorge Lorenzo will be able to bounce back from the bitter disappointment of his early exit from the opening race of the season in Qatar when the world championship continues...

Electronics main focus for Suzuki in Austin and Argentina tests

10 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki will not have a raft of new parts for Randy de Puniet to assess during forthcoming post race tests in Austin and Argentina, with the Japanese factory concentrating on development of the latest...

Yamaha eager to secure Rossi and Lorenzo deals

04 April 2014 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha says it is poised to kick off detailed contract renewal discussions with Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. With Honda admitting last month that it plans fresh talks to lure Lorenzo off a...