Bagnaia “angry” after Marquez Portugal MotoGP clash, accepts racing incident verdict
The reigning double world champion and the eight-time title winner collided on lap 23 of 25 in Sunday’s grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit while battling over fifth place.Marquez threw his Gresini Ducati up the inside of Bagnaia at the Turn 5 left-hander, but…
Acosta “cannot expect anything” despite rookie MotoGP podium breakthrough
The 19-year-old Tech3 rider put in another headline-grabbing ride in Sunday’s grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit, as he came through from seventh on the grid.First dispatching his factory KTM counterparts Jack Miller and Brad Binder early on in the 25-lap race, Acosta then…
Marquez, Bagnaia escape penalty for Portugal MotoGP clash
The factory Ducati rider and his Gresini counterpart on a year-old Desmosedici were battling over fifth in the closing stages of Sunday’s 25-lap grand prix in Portugal.Marquez launched his GP23 up the inside of Bagnaia on lap 23 but ran slightly wide having moved ahead…
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Martin wins as Bagnaia and Marquez collide, Acosta third
Martin grabbed the holeshot off the line from third on the grid and led all 25 laps to secure his first grand prix victory of the season.Behind Martin drama unfolded as Ducati’s Enea Bastianini took second from Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales in a bizarre incident on…
Bagnaia “f****d up” by not considering fuel load in Portugal MotoGP sprint error
Bagnaia was in a dominant position in Saturday’s 12-lap sprint having taken the lead at the end of lap two, before pulling out a gap of just over a second at one stage.But, while almost a second clear of the rest, Bagnaia outbraked himself into…
Vinales “closes the circle” with first Aprilia win in Portugal MotoGP sprint
Having inherited the lead on lap 12 after Francesco Bagnaia ran wide at Turn 1, Vinales resisted pressure from first Marc Marquez and then Jorge Martin to win the half-distance race at Portimao by just over a second.It marked his first-ever premier class victory of…
Marquez now “has the speed” on Ducati MotoGP bike after maiden podium
The eight-time world champion brushed off a crash in qualifying which left him eighth on the grid to battle his way to second in Saturday’s 12-lap sprint at the Algarve International Circuit.Snatching the position away from Pramac’s Jorge Martin on the last lap, it marked…
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Vinales wins sprint after Bagnaia error, Marquez second
Reigning world champion Bagnaia looked set to cruise to a first sprint win since the Austrian Grand Prix last year having led by just under a second at the start of lap nine.But the Ducati rider made a mistake under braking and flew off track…
Why Pramac holds the key to its MotoGP future with Ducati and Aldeguer’s fate
Earlier this week ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix, Ducati announced it had signed 18-year-old Moto2 star Fermin Aldeguer to a factory contract for the next two years with an option for two more, but didn’t say which team he would race for.Ducati’s new sporting…
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Bastianini snatches pole as Marquez has a fast crash
Having topped Friday’s running at the Algarve International Circuit, Bastianini carried that form into Saturday to take a first pole since Austria 2022 with a 1m37.706s.The five-time grand prix winner fended off a late charge from Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales to take pole by just 0.082…