MotoGP set to replace Kazakhstan GP with second Qatar round
The MotoGP Kazakhstan Grand Prix will not take place and a second round will be held in Qatar instead, Motorsport.com understands. The race at the Sokol circuit has been in doubt from the moment it entered the calendar.Initially, the event was due to debut last year,…
Espargaro ruled out of Dutch MotoGP race after high-speed crash
Aleix Espargaro will sit out Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix following a high-speed crash on the final lap of the sprint race, his Aprilia MotoGP team has announced.Espargaro’s participation in the Assen contest had been in doubt since he fell off his bike at Turn 15…
Martin hit with grid penalty for MotoGP Dutch GP after qualifying incident
MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix after impeding Raul Fernandez in qualifying.Pramac Ducati rider Martin qualified second on the grid at Assen and stayed there in Saturday’s 13-lap sprint, losing out to…
Marquez explains Assen MotoGP sprint crash he ‘should have avoided’
Marc Marquez says he is “upset” with himself after crashing out of the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix sprint race as it’s the kind of incident “you need to avoid”.The Gresini Ducati rider started from seventh in Saturday’s 13-lap Assen sprint after crashing out late on…
MotoGP Dutch GP: Bagnaia takes dominant sprint win, Marquez crashes
MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia dominated the Dutch Grand Prix sprint to narrow Jorge Martin’s points lead in the standings, as Marc Marquez crashed out.Having topped both practice sessions on a Friday for the first time in his MotoGP career and taken pole with a…
MotoGP Dutch GP: Bagnaia smashes lap record to take pole, Marquez crashes
World champion Francesco Bagnaia headed Jorge Martin in a tight pole battle at the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix, as a late crash for Marc Marquez left him seventh.Bagnaia and standings leader Martin traded all-time Assen lap records at the start of the Q2 session, before…
Martin: «Strange» to talk to Ducati boss Dall’Igna after MotoGP split
Jorge Martin admits he finds it «strange» to talk to Ducati’s MotoGP chief Gigi Dall’Igna after being passed over for a factory promotion for the 2025 season.The Spaniard was initially chosen to partner Francesco Bagnaia at the works Ducati squad on the back of his…
Marquez doesn’t feel «guilty» for Pramac/Ducati MotoGP split
Marc Marquez says he ‘doesn’t feel guilty’ about Pramac leaving Ducati for Yamaha for the 2025 MotoGP season because he feels “I didn’t do anything”.On Friday afternoon at the Dutch Grand Prix, Pramac confirmed Motorsport.com’s earlier reports that it would be ditching Ducati for Yamaha…
Yamaha debuts new engine in Assen MotoGP practice
Yamaha debuted a new MotoGP engine on Friday at the Dutch Grand Prix, but Fabio Quartararo doesn’t believe it is helping much at the flowing Assen track.The Japanese marque has utilised its concession benefits to develop and test the new engine with its race riders…
Pramac announces Ducati split, move to Yamaha MotoGP structure
Pramac has announced that it will part ways with Ducati at the end of the current MotoGP season to become a satellite Yamaha team in 2025.As revealed by Autosport on Thursday, the Italian outfit will bring the curtain down to a relationship that began almost…
