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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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MotoGP: Repsol Honda duo roll out carbon swing arm

18 February 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Repsol Honda duo roll out carbon swing arm

The Repsol Honda duo of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have been secretly testing a new carbon fibre swing arm on their RC213V machines at both of MotoGP’s official pre-season tests in Malaysia and...

MotoE: Covers come off MotoGP’s electric race bike

06 February 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoE: Covers come off MotoGP’s electric race bike

MotoGP bosses Dorna have pulled the covers off the Energica MotoE machines that will make up the one-make series when it takes to the grid for the first time in 2019. Unveiled by safety officer and...

MotoGP: Syahrin confirmed at Tech 3 for Thai test

05 February 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Syahrin confirmed at Tech 3 for Thai test

Malaysian rider Hafizh Syahrin will make his MotoGP debut next week with the Monster Energy Yamaha Tech 3 squad at the second of the championship’s three pre-season tests, ahead of the final...

MotoGP: Syahrin to Tech 3 confirmed by Khairuddin move?

03 February 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Syahrin to Tech 3 confirmed by Khairuddin move?

The promotion of Malaysian rider Hafizh Syahrin to the MotoGP class for the 2018 season looks set to be confirmed any day now, after the Sepang International Circuit announced today that fellow...

MotoGP: Hafizh Syahrin in line to replace Folger?

31 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Hafizh Syahrin in line to replace Folger?

MCN’s sources believe that Malaysian racer Hafizh Syahrin is now one of the prime candidates to replace German rider Jonas Folger at the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team for the 2018 MotoGP season, with the...

Poll: Do you think Lorenzo can lift the MotoGP title for Ducati in 2018?

31 January 2018 by MCN News

Poll: Do you think Lorenzo can lift the MotoGP title for Ducati in 2018?

Lorenzo has just topped the timesheets at the Sepang MotoGP test. Will 2018 see him take the title for Ducati?

MotoGP: Lorenzo smashes Sepang record to take top spot

30 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Lorenzo smashes Sepang record to take top spot

Five-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo has smashed the lap record at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit to finish MotoGP’s first official pre-season test on top of the time sheets, finishing...

MotoGP: Suzuki show off 2018 bike ahead of testing start

27 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Suzuki show off 2018 bike ahead of testing start

Suzuki have become the latest team to take the covers off their 2018 MotoGP machine, with Alex Rins and Andrea Iannone unveiling the bike at the Sepang circuit ahead of the start of the first official...

Gallery: The 2018 Movistar Yamaha M1

25 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Gallery: The 2018 Movistar Yamaha M1

With the 2018 MotoGP season set to get underway this weekend at the first official pre-season test in Sepang, the Movistar Yamaha duo of Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi pulled the covers off...

MotoGP: Hernandez to deputise for Folger at Sepang

25 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Hernandez to deputise for Folger at Sepang

Columbian rider Yonny Hernandez will replace Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Jonas Folger at this weekend’s official MotoGP test at Malaysia’s Sepang circuit, as he lines himself up to replace the German full...

MotoGP: Movistar Yamaha duo reveal 2018 machine

24 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Movistar Yamaha duo reveal 2018 machine

The Movistar Yamaha duo of Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi have pulled the covers off their 2018 MotoGP machines in Madrid, revealing a modified variant of last year’s design only days before the...

MotoGP: Viñales kicks off silly season with two-year Yamaha extension

24 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Viñales kicks off silly season with two-year Yamaha extension

Maverick Viñales has delivered the first deal of the 2018 MotoGP silly season by announcing a two-year contract extension with the Movistar Yamaha team at the squad’s launch event in Madrid this...

Live: Watch Yamaha launch their 2018 MotoGP effort

24 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Live: Watch Yamaha launch their 2018 MotoGP effort

With the 2018 MotoGP season set to get underway in earnest later this week in Malaysia with the opening official test at the Sepang circuit, the Movistar Yamaha squad of Valentino Rossi and Maverick...

MotoGP: Alex Lowes speaks out to end Tech 3 speculation

21 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Alex Lowes speaks out to end Tech 3 speculation

Pata Yamaha World Superbike rider Alex Lowes has spoken to MCN to end speculation that he’s in line to replace Jonas Folger at the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad after the German announced that he would...

MotoGP: Silverstone set for whole-track resurfacing

19 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Silverstone set for whole-track resurfacing

The home of the British Grand Prix will have an entirely new surface for the 2018 season according to MCN’s exclusive sources, with work set to start on a full-track resurfacing of the Silverstone...

MotoGP: Folger to sit out 2018 MotoGP season

17 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Folger to sit out 2018 MotoGP season

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider will, as originally reported by MCN in October, sit out the 2018 MotoGP season as he continues to recover from the genetic disorder that saw him miss the final races of...

Gallery: Lorenzo and Dovizioso unveil 2018 Ducati

16 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Gallery: Lorenzo and Dovizioso unveil 2018 Ducati

Ducati have pulled the covers off a new-look 2018 MotoGP machine at the Italian manufacturer’s headquarters in Bologna, with Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo unveiling a new colour scheme that sees...

MotoGP: Ducati unveil new-look 2018 machine

15 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Ducati unveil new-look 2018 machine

Ducati have pulled the covers off a new-look 2018 MotoGP machine at the Italian manufacturer’s headquarters in Bologna, with Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo unveiling a new colour scheme that sees...

Live: Watch Ducati unveil their 2018 MotoGP machines

15 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Live: Watch Ducati unveil their 2018 MotoGP machines

With the 2018 MotoGP season almost upon us again, Ducati are kicking off the rounds of pre-seaosn team unveilings at their home in Bologna this morning, with Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso pulling...

Skinner given lifeline in British Talent Cup

12 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Skinner given lifeline in British Talent Cup

Scottish teenager Rory Skinner has been given an eleventh hour lifeline for the 2018 season, with the news that he’ll line up as part of the inaugural British Talent Cup grid when the new one-make...

MotoGP: Alberto Puig to succeed Suppo as Repsol Honda boss

12 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Alberto Puig to succeed Suppo as Repsol Honda boss

HRC have conformed speculation that former Grand Prix race winner and MotoGP talent spotter Alberto Puig will succeed the departing Livio Suppo as the boss of the Repsol Honda MotoGP team, taking over...

MotoGP: Rossi goes Mexican with winter testing helmet

08 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Rossi goes Mexican with winter testing helmet

Valentino Rossi is taking inspiration from Latin America for his 2018 winter testing helmet with Aldo Drudi’s latest creation inspired by the Huichol bead art of Mexico. The nine-time world champion...

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 1st - Andrea Dovizioso

02 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 1st - Andrea Dovizioso

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Race of the year: 1st - Japanese Grand Prix, Motegi

01 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Race of the year: 1st - Japanese Grand Prix, Motegi

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike reporter) sat down to discuss their favourite races...

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 2nd - Marc Marquez

31 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 2nd - Marc Marquez

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 3rd - Johann Zarco

29 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 3rd - Johann Zarco

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Race of the year: 3rd - Australian Grand Prix, Phillip Island

28 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

Race of the year: 3rd - Australian Grand Prix, Phillip Island

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike reporter) sat down to discuss their favourite races...

Moto3: Front runner Guevara announces retirement aged 22

27 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Front runner Guevara announces retirement aged 22

Moto3 world championship front runner Juanfran Guevara has announced his retirement from racing aged only 22 years old, walking away from racing despite being on the provisional entry list for 2018...

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 4th - Maverick Viñales

27 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 4th - Maverick Viñales

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Video: Marc Marquez talks 2017 highs and lows

26 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

Video: Marc Marquez talks 2017 highs and lows

Recorded only hours after taking his sixth Grand Prix world championship title at Valencia in November, this interview with Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez is a fascinating insight into the brain of...

MotoGP: Aspar Ducati rebrands in honour of Angel Nieto

26 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Aspar Ducati rebrands in honour of Angel Nieto

The Pull&Bear Aspar Ducati squad will rebrand itself for the 2018 MotoGP season in honour of deceased 13-time world champion Angel Nieto, who died earlier this year. Team boss Jorge Martinez Aspar,...

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 5th - Valentino Rossi

23 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 5th - Valentino Rossi

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Video: How to make a Kalex Moto2 frame

22 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

Video: How to make a Kalex Moto2 frame

German chassis manufacturers Kalex have been the dominant force in the Moto2 world championship for the last few seasons, taking almost every single victory and every championship since Marc Marquez...

Moto-e: Energica selected as one-make manufacturer

12 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto-e: Energica selected as one-make manufacturer

Italian electric bike manufacturer Energica has been selected as the one-make factory supplier for MotoGP’s new electric support class, set to make its debut on the grid at selected rounds of the...

Video: Monza Rally victory for Valentino Rossi

08 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

Video: Monza Rally victory for Valentino Rossi

Now the most successful racer in the history of the event after a sixth Monza Rally Show victory this weekend, we caught up with Valentino Rossi just after the race to talk about his success at the...

Podcast: Julian Ryder and the MotoGP riders' rider of 2017

07 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

Podcast: Julian Ryder and the MotoGP riders' rider of 2017

MCN Sport reporters Simon Patterson and Oli Rushby sit down with special guest Julian Ryder to discuss his career in Grand Prix racing and his riders’ rider of 2017 – a secret ballot to decide who the...