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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Rossi impressed with seamless gearbox

23 February 2015 by Steve English

Rossi impressed with seamless gearbox

Valentino Rossi set the pace on the opening day of the second Sepang test with the Italian closing a pace one second off his fastest time in Sepang 1, a qualifying simulation, despite challenging...

Riders impressed with new Ducati

23 February 2015 by Steve English

Riders impressed with new Ducati

The Ducati GP15 made its track debut today in Sepang and for riders Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone the effects were clear from the start with the bike immediately offering considerable...

Rossi fastest on opening day in Sepang

23 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Rossi fastest on opening day in Sepang

Valentino Rossi has topped the timing sheets on the opening day of the second Sepang MotoGP pre season tests. The Yamaha rider set a 2:00.414 lap to finish the day 0.1 ahead of Repsol Honda rider Dani...

Crutchlow and Miller unveil CWM LCR Honda

20 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Crutchlow and Miller unveil CWM LCR Honda

Cal Crutchlow and Jack Miller have unveiled their 2015 CWM LCR Honda MotoGP machines at an event in central London only days before jetting off to Malaysia for the second of three pre-season MotoGP...

Top three for Danny Kent at Jerez

19 February 2015 by Steve English

Top three for Danny Kent at Jerez

With cold and windy conditions having been the norm for the opening day two days of the second Moto3 test of the year warmer conditions offered reason for optimism for British riders Danny Kent and...

Yamaha ready to debut full seamless gearbox at Sepang 2

19 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha ready to debut full seamless gearbox at Sepang 2

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo’s long and patient wait for Yamaha to deliver a full seamless shift gearbox looks certain to end next week. Yamaha’s seamless shift gearbox has only operated on...

No imminent Michelin testing for Maverick Vinales

19 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

No imminent Michelin testing for Maverick Vinales

MotoGP rookie Maverick Vinales will not participate in next week’s crucial Michelin test at the Sepang track in Malaysia. And Suzuki has confirmed the 2013 Moto3 world champion will not take part in...

Sam Lowes fastest on day two in Jerez

18 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Sam Lowes fastest on day two in Jerez

British rider Sam Lowes has impressed again in the Moto2 world championship pre-season by topping the timesheets on the second day of testing in Jerez. The Speed Up rider clocked a best time of...

Video: Suzuki at Sepang testing

18 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Video: Suzuki at Sepang testing

Suzuki has released a new behind-the-scenes video from the opening MotoGP test of the season at Sepang in Malaysia on February 4-7th. The short news video features on track action and interviews...

Andrea Dovizioso: “I believe we could fight for championship’

16 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso: “I believe we could fight for championship’

Italian Andrea Dovizioso believes he has the potential to fight the likes of Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi for the 2015 MotoGP world championship crown. The former 125GP world champion made the...

Ducati unveils new GP15 Desmosedici

16 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Ducati unveils new GP15 Desmosedici

Ducati has given a first public showing of the radical new GP15 Desmosedici it hopes will threaten Honda and Yamaha’s recent domination of the MotoGP world championship. The new bike is the first to...

Ducati to unveil new MotoGP bike live at 10am

16 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ducati to unveil new MotoGP bike live at 10am

Ducati are set to reveal their entirely new GP15 machine this morning in a live online presentation. The bike, the first built by legendary race engineer Gigi Dall’inga, is a crucial moment for the...

Valentino Rossi: Ducati threat depends on new bike

14 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi: Ducati threat depends on new bike

Valentino Rossi says Ducati’s potential to upset Honda and Yamaha’s domination of the MotoGP world championship can only be judged when the eagerly awaited Desmosedici GP15 is rolled out. Ducati...

Jack Miller: ‘I’ve learnt about 10% of what I need to’

11 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Jack Miller: ‘I’ve learnt about 10% of what I need to’

Jack Miller reckons he is only just starting to understand what he will need to become a competitive force in the MotoGP world championship in the future. Miller has made the huge leap from the entry...

Jorge Lorenzo doubts Ducati title challenge

11 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo doubts Ducati title challenge

Jorge Lorenzo believes Ducati will mount a stronger threat in the 2015 MotoGP world championship. But the Spaniard doesn’t believe the Bologna factory will emerge as a serious title threat this...

Silverstone confirmed as 2015 British MotoGP host

11 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Silverstone confirmed as 2015 British MotoGP host

Silverstone will host the 2015 British MotoGP round in August following the collapse of a deal between the Circuit of Wales and Donington Park. As was first reported by MCN yesterday, Silverstone will...

Johann Zarco edges Sam Lowes in Valencia Moto2 test

10 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Johann Zarco edges Sam Lowes in Valencia Moto2 test

British rider Sam Lowes kicked off preparations for his second season in the Moto2 world championship in style today. The former World Supersport champion was second fastest at the Valencia track in...

Circuit of Wales ‘disappointed’ at Donington Park split

10 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Circuit of Wales ‘disappointed’ at Donington Park split

The Circuit of Wales has denied the collapse of its British MotoGP deal with Donington Park is because it doesn’t have the financial backing to proceed with the 2015 race. The partnership between...

Fabio Quartararo stars as Moto3 testing kicks off

10 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Fabio Quartararo stars as Moto3 testing kicks off

Rookie sensation Fabio Quartararo made a stunning start to 2015 today when he topped the timesheets on the opening day of Moto3 action in Valencia. The Estrella Galicia Honda rider set a fastest time...

Donington Park announce British GP ticket refund plan

10 February 2015

Donington Park announce British GP ticket refund plan

Donington Park has confirmed details of how fans can get full refunds for 2015 British MotoGP tickets now the race will no longer take place at the Leicestershire circuit. Hundreds of fans had already...

Breaking news: 2015 British MotoGP back at Silverstone?

10 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Breaking news: 2015 British MotoGP back at Silverstone?

The 2015 British MotoGP round, which was scheduled to take place at Donington Park in late August, will now likely be staged back at the Silverstone track, just six months after the Northamptonshire...

Cal Crutchlow bemoans speed on new tyres

06 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow bemoans speed on new tyres

When he was riding for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team in 2013, Cal Crutchlow was famed for his ability to post blisteringly quick lap times on brand new Bridgestone tyres. But when he moved to Ducati...

Plenty of promise for Rossi at Sepang

06 February 2015 by Steve English

Plenty of promise for Rossi at Sepang

Valentino Rossi set a new personal best at Sepang today but the Italian could only manage the fourth fastest time as the first test of 2015 drew to a close. The Italian struggled with chatter problems...

Scott Redding ‘not worried’ after low-key Sepang test

06 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding ‘not worried’ after low-key Sepang test

Scott Redding said he isn’t worried about his lowly 17th position on the final timesheets at the end of this week’s three-day MotoGP test at the Sepang track in Malaysia. The British rider was on a...

Marquez: After 1m58 comes a crash!

06 February 2015 by Steve English

Marquez: After 1m58 comes a crash!

Marc Marquez ended the three day test in Sepang with the fastest time after a scintillating run to start the day in Malaysia. The reigning world champion broke the lap record and ended the day over...

Marc Marquez smashes Sepang record

06 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Marc Marquez smashes Sepang record

Marc Marquez produced the fastest ever MotoGP lap of the Sepang track in Malaysia today to claim a Repsol Honda 1-2 at the conclusion of the opening pre-season test of 2015. In cool conditions for the...

Riders for Health auctioning exclusive paddock access

06 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Riders for Health auctioning exclusive paddock access

Riders for Health, the official charity of MotoGP, are once again auctioning off paddock passes to every one of this season’s Grand Prix races, kicking off with the season-opening Qatar round in only...

'Fantastic morning' for consistent Lorenzo

05 February 2015 by Steve English

'Fantastic morning' for consistent Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo set the pace on Day 2 at Sepang and afterwards the Yamaha rider was clearly excited by the progress made by his team in the morning and his ability to set consistent laptimes. When asked...

Miller more concerned with lost time than crash

05 February 2015 by Steve English

Miller more concerned with lost time than crash

Jack Miller crashed early in today’s action at Sepang, a slow speed fall at turn five, and afterwards the LCR Honda rider shrugged off the incident as another step in his learning process as he adapts...

Jorge Lorenzo fastest on second day in Malaysia

05 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo fastest on second day in Malaysia

Jorge Lorenzo closed the second day of MotoGP testing at the Sepang track in Malaysia on top of the timesheets. The factory Yamaha rider, who was third fastest yesterday, put his new 1000cc Yamaha...

Rossi pleased with day one efforts

04 February 2015 by Steve English

Rossi pleased with day one efforts

Having set the pace for the majority of the opening day of the Sepang test Valentino Rossi was piped by Marc Marquez in the closing moments for the fastest time. The Italian however came away pleased...

Marquez tests three chassis to find balance

04 February 2015 by Steve English

Marquez tests three chassis to find balance

Marc Marquez set the pace at the end of the first day of the Sepang test after a late switch to new tyres allowed the Spaniard to finish one tenth faster than Valentino Rossi. While Marquez has been...

Cal Crutchlow happy on ‘handful’ Honda

04 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow happy on ‘handful’ Honda

Cal Crutchlow reckons the factory Honda RC213V machine he will race in 2015 is the most physically demanding bike he’s ridden in his entire career. The British rider was satisfied with his return to...

Marc Marquez fastest as 2015 MotoGP testing kicks off

04 February 2015 by Matthew Birt

Marc Marquez fastest as 2015 MotoGP testing kicks off

Marc Marquez left it until the final five minutes of the opening day of the 2015 MotoGP pre-season to deny Valentino Rossi top spot in Malaysia today. In cloudy and windy conditions at the long and...

Repsol Honda unveil 2015 MotoGP livery

02 February 2015 by Simon Patterson

Repsol Honda unveil 2015 MotoGP livery

Repsol Honda has unveiled their 2015 livery on the tropical Indonesian island of Bali. Riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa were in attendance to pull the covers off the machine just days before the...

Donington Park GP work slides to mid-season

30 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Donington Park GP work slides to mid-season

The work mandated by MotoGP organisers to be carried out at Donington Park in preparation of the British Grand Prix returning to the Derbyshire circuit will now not take place until well into the...