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: Aegerter and Luthi take Swiss one-two

10 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto2: Aegerter and Luthi take Swiss one-two

Dominique Aegerter has taken a dominant win at the San Marino Grand Prix, joined on the podium by fellow Swiss racer Thomas Luthi, as he closed down crasher Franco Morbidelli in the title...

Moto3: Fenati triumphs in flooded Misano

10 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Fenati triumphs in flooded Misano

Romano Fenati has run an almost flawless race from start to finish to take victory in the San Marino Grand Prix by a whopping 28 seconds from championship leader Joan Mir, in a rain-struck race that...

Moto2: Pasini stays in control for qualifying

09 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto2: Pasini stays in control for qualifying

Mattia Pasini has continued his control of the San Marino Grand Prix to take pole position for his home race tomorrow, extending his resurgence in form by finishing the day 0.083 ahead of championship...

MotoGP: Viñales in control as Marquez crashes out

09 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Viñales in control as Marquez crashes out

Maverick Viñales took control of today’s MotoGP qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix with a dominant pole position, sharing the front row for tomorrow’s race at Misano with championship rivals...

Moto3: Bastianini takes the top spot at homeMoto3: Bastianini takes the top spot at home

09 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Bastianini takes the top spot at homeMoto3: Bastianini takes the top spot at home

Enea Bastianini has come out on top of Moto3 qualifying for tomorrow’s San Marino Grand Prix, taking the pole position by only 0.173 from Jorge Martin and championship leader Joan Mir to make it an...

Video: Triumph tease sound of new Moto2 engine

08 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Video: Triumph tease sound of new Moto2 engine

British firm have released our first listen to what will become the sound of the Moto2 class from 2019, as their new 765cc triple engine took to the track for testing last weekend at Aragon. Running...

Moto2: Pasini’s renaissance continues at Misano

08 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto2: Pasini’s renaissance continues at Misano

Mattia Pasini’s stunning renaissance of form has continued on the first day of action at this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, topping the day’s combined times by only 0.065 from...

MotoGP: Home hero Petrucci on top at Misano

08 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Home hero Petrucci on top at Misano

Home hero Danilo Petrucci has topped the opening day of action at his home race, ending the day at the San Marino Grand Prix fractionally ahead of Maverick Viñales to lead a strong day for Ducati only...

Moto3: Di Giannantonio tops opening day at home in Italy

08 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Di Giannantonio tops opening day at home in Italy

Italian Fabio Di Giannantonio has topped the opening day of Moto3 action at his home round of the 2017 championship in Misano, leading Spanish teammate Jorge Martin to a one-two for the Gresini Honda...

MotoGP: Aprilia debut augmented reality technology

08 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Aprilia debut augmented reality technology

Aprilia have debuted their latest innovation in the MotoGP team’s garage, showing off their new augmented reality helmets that they’re hoping to have the crew wearing by as early as next season. Using...

MotoGP: Rabat confirmed at Avintia Ducati

07 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Rabat confirmed at Avintia Ducati

Tito Rabat has finally confirmed that he will join the Avintia Ducati squad for 2017, ending speculation first reported before MotoGP’s summer break in July. The former Moto2 world champion returns to...

Video: Pressure on Dovi for home race

07 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Video: Pressure on Dovi for home race

We headed to yesterday’s MotoGP pre event in Cattolica, with some of the top riders in the championship lining up to take each other on in a slightly different type of race – on jetskis! And while we...

MotoGP: Rossi already in physio as Maverick flies solo

06 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Rossi already in physio as Maverick flies solo

Valentino Rossi has already begun a course of physiotherapy on his injured right leg less than a week after breaking his tibia and fibula in an enduro crash and needing surgery last Friday morning to...

Video: Marc Marquez on taking risks and winning races

06 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Video: Marc Marquez on taking risks and winning races

With reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez locked in battle with Andrea Dovizioso and Maverick Viñales for the 2017 title, the Repsol Honda rider is having to put up the fight of his life if he...

MotoGP: Who's likely to replace Rossi?

06 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Who's likely to replace Rossi?

With Rossi potentially set to miss at least two races and with the MotoGP rule books saying that while his team can sit out the first race this weekend at the San Marino Grand Prix they need a...

Video: The season so far with Dani Pedrosa

06 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Video: The season so far with Dani Pedrosa

We caught up with Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa for a look at his season so far, and got a good recap of the year from the Spaniard, a look at the future, and a discussion about exactly what helps keep...

Moto2: Morbidelli expecting a ‘different’ race at home

05 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto2: Morbidelli expecting a ‘different’ race at home

Franco Morbidelli says that this weekend’s Sam Marino Grand Prix will be a different type of race for him, as the Moto2 championship heads almost to his doorstop for the Misano Grand Prix. But despite...

MotoGP: Poncheral rules out Zarco as Rossi replacement?

05 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Poncheral rules out Zarco as Rossi replacement?

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 boss Herve Poncharal seems to have ruled out any hopes of his rider Johann Zarco stepping up to replace Valentino Rossi at the Movistar Yamaha squad while the Italian recovers...

MotoGP: Marquez keen to put Silverstone behind him

05 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Marquez keen to put Silverstone behind him

Marc Marquez says he’s going into this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix at Misano with the intention of putting the British Grand Prix firmly behind him, after his Repsol Honda’s engine blew last time...

MotoGP: Crutchlow undergoes surgery for severed tendon

04 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Crutchlow undergoes surgery for severed tendon

Cal Crutchlow has been forced to undergo surgery to have a severed tendon in his left index finger reattached, after the LCR Honda rider managed to slice it with a knife in a kitchen accident at his...

MotoGP: Michelin to bring two medium, no soft option to Misano

04 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Michelin to bring two medium, no soft option to Misano

MotoGP control tyre manufacturer Michelin have made the unusual decision to forgo a soft front tyre option for this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix, instead electing to bring two different...

MotoGP: Rossi confirmed as absent for Misano, no replacement

04 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Rossi confirmed as absent for Misano, no replacement

As expected Valentino Rossi has been confirmed by his Movistar Yamaha team as absent for his home race this weekend at the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano, only a week after undergoing surgery for a...

Video: 2017 British Talent Cup Selection Event

03 September 2017 by Oli Rushby

Video: 2017 British Talent Cup Selection Event

We head behind the scenes as 22 young riders are selected for the inaugural British Talent Cup in a gruelling selection process at Silverstone ahead of the British Grand Prix.

MotoGP: Rossi released from hospital after surgery

02 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Rossi released from hospital after surgery

Movistar Yamaha racer Valentino Rossi has been released from hospital only a day after undergoing surgery to pin the tibia that he broke in an enduro crash on Thursday, with the nine-time world...

Video: Misano circuit reveals radical new Drudi design

02 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

Video: Misano circuit reveals radical new Drudi design

The Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli will sport a very different appearance when the 2017 MotoGP championship heads to the Italian track next weekend, thanks to a bold new colour scheme designed...

MotoGP: Slight ‘can't remember GP ever being this exciting’

01 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Slight ‘can't remember GP ever being this exciting’

Former World Superbike runner-up Aaron Slight says he can’t ever remember the premier class of the sport ever being as exciting as it is at the minute, after witnessing last weekend’s British Grand...

MotoGP: Rossi undergoes successful surgery

01 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Rossi undergoes successful surgery

Valentino Rossi has undergone successful surgery to have the broken tibia in his left leg pinned, being operated on last night at 0200 after crashing while training on an enduro bike yesterday...

MotoGP: Rossi with confirmed leg fractures

01 September 2017 by Simon Patterson

$MotoGP: Rossi with confirmed leg fractures$

Valentino Rossi has been confirmed as having suffered fractures to the tibia and fibula bones of his right leg after falling yesterday while training enduro near his home in Tavullia, Italy. The...

MotoGP: Rossi suffers broken leg in training crash

31 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Rossi suffers broken leg in training crash

Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi has suffered a broken leg in a training fall this afternoon, breaking the same leg he broke in 2010 while riding enduro with his VR46 Academy riders. The...

MotoGP: Espargaró lucky to escape chequered flag crash

31 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Espargaró lucky to escape chequered flag crash

Red Bull KTM rider Pol Espargaró’s British Grand Prix came to an ignominious end on Sunday when he was lucky to escape a high speed crash after he had already taken the chequered flag! The Spaniard...

Moto2: Lowes stepping back to leap forward

31 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto2: Lowes stepping back to leap forward

Sam Lowes is taking a step back in 2018 to hopefully take a huge leap forward in 2019, as the Aprilia rider returns to the Moto2 series next year with the Interwetten Technomag squad in a bid to...

MotoGP: Tardozzi says ‘Dovi is listening to Stoner’

31 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Tardozzi says ‘Dovi is listening to Stoner’

Ducati team boss Davide Tardozzi says he believes that large reason for the reinvention of Andrea Dovizioso so far in 2017 is that the Italian racer has taken on the lessons of Ducati test rider and...

Moto3: Engine problem robs McPhee of podium hopes

30 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Engine problem robs McPhee of podium hopes

John McPhee’s chances at taking a podium finish or even a win at his home race were dashed in Sunday’s Moto3 race thanks to power woes with the British Talent Team Honda, leaving him wholly unable to...

MotoGP: Blown engine ends weekend from hell for Espargaró

30 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Blown engine ends weekend from hell for Espargaró

Aleix Espargaró has been left once again frustrated by his Aprilia team after struggling through the pain barrier all weekend at Silverstone to a good position in Sunday’s race – only to be denied the...

MotoGP: Zarco closing the gap as Folger lucky to limp away

30 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Zarco closing the gap as Folger lucky to limp away

Yet another strong result at the British Grand Prix for MotoGP rookie Johann Zarco has left the Frenchman edging closer to Dani Pedrosa in the championship rankings, after the rookie was able to come...

MotoGP: Lorenzo 'closer than ever' to debut Ducati win

30 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Lorenzo 'closer than ever' to debut Ducati win

Jorge Lorenzo says he’s edging ever closer to his first win since making the switch from Yamaha to Ducati at the start of the season, as the five-time word champion took his closest ever finish to the...