Marquez: Qatar MotoGP track no longer a ‘nightmare’ on Ducati
The six-time MotoGP world champion made his Ducati race debut on Saturday in Qatar in the first sprint of the year, finishing fifth after qualifying sixth for Gresini Racing.Marquez was a factor in the podium battle before a late mistake cut him adrift, but he…
Martin fears chatter problems make Qatar MotoGP sprint repeat “impossible”
Polesitter Martin led Saturday’s first sprint of the 2024 season from start to finish to score his 10thhalf-distance race win since the format was introduced last year.Read Also: MotoGPMotoGP Qatar GP: Martin controls sprint, Marquez fifth on Ducati debut But the Spaniard admitted that rear…
MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin controls sprint, Marquez fifth on Ducati debut
Just over 100 days after the 2023 championship – in which Martin finished runner-up – concluded, the 2024 campaign began under the Losail lights on Saturday with the 11-lap sprint.Starting from pole, Martin – last year’s most successful rider in the sprints – led all…
MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin snatches pole, Marquez sixth for Ducati debut
Pramac rider Martin posted a sensational 1m50.789s flying lap on his first run in Saturday’s afternoon qualifying session to take the spot by 0.083 seconds over the Aprilia of Aleix Espargaro.The Spanish rider, runner-up in the championship to Francesco Bagnaia last year, was on course…
Quartararo struggled too much on “really bad” Qatar MotoGP Friday
Quartararo was classified a distant 19th in the only dry practice on Friday afternoon, finishing 1.2 seconds off the pace set by Jorge Martin on the Pramac Ducati, as he struggled in low-grip conditions on the 2024-spec Yamaha M1.New team-mate Alex Rins was half a…
Miller: Altering Qatar MotoGP schedule due to wet track a «joke»
The second practice was shortened from an hour to 45 minutes and the results did not count towards qualifying, following a vote amongst the riders when rain fell heavily before the session.While some were initially concerned if there could be any running at all given…
Marquez “not far” in Qatar MotoGP practice but wary of “fake day”
The eight-time grand prix world champion ended Friday’s dry FP1 fourth fastest on the Gresini Ducati and topped the rain-hit FP2.Read Also: MotoGPMotoGP Qatar GP: Marquez tops shortened second practice at wet Losail Marquez enjoyed a strong pre-season on the 2023-spec Ducati but has repeatedly…
MotoGP champion Bagnaia says rookie Acosta «must be left alone»
The 19-year-old reigning Moto2 champion made his official MotoGP debut on Friday at the Losail International Circuit with the KTM-backed Tech3 GasGas squad.Leading both sessions at various stages, Acosta was third overall in the dry FP1 and third in the rain-hit second outing to cap…
MotoGP Qatar GP: Marquez tops shortened second practice at wet Losail
Rain hit the track at around 7pm local time in Losail, an hour before the scheduled start of the session and while the final Moto3 practice session of the day was running.Although the rain lasted for a brief period, it left the circuit too wet…
MotoGP Friday practice won’t count towards Qatar GP qualifying after sudden rain
With the track being declared wet on Friday evening due to a short but heavy burst of rain, MotoGP will instead refer to the final practice on Saturday morning (officially referred to as Free Practice 2, despite being the third session in the order) to…
