How MotoGP concessions work and why they’re more important than ever
Cast your mind back to the 2024 MotoGP world championship, or maybe we should call it Ducati’s Championship. The Bolognese manufacturer had eight bikes on the grid – twice as many as its nearest competitors. At the Thailand Grand Prix, all eight of the Ducati’s…
Aleix Espargaro set for another MotoGP wildcard outing with Honda
Honda will field a wildcard rider for the third time in as many MotoGP weekends when Aleix Espargaro appears at the British Grand Prix later this month.The Japanese marque has embraced the wildcard opportunity ever since the series returned to Europe last month. Espargaro rode…
Zarco: Talks progressing to claim Marini’s Honda seat in MotoGP 2026
Satellite Honda rider Johann Zarco has spoken in the clearest terms yet about his desire to take Luca Marini’s factory seat in 2026.While the Frenchman did not use Marini’s name in an interview with Dorna ahead of his home race at Le Mans this weekend,…
Bezzecchi remains coy on what advice MotoGP legend Rossi gives to him
Aprilia factory rider Marco Bezzecchi has revealed that his mentor and former boss Valentino Rossi gives him advice informed by data to which the highly-connected MotoGP legend has privileged access.Speaking with Motorsport.com over the most recent Spanish Grand Prix weekend, where Rossi was present, Bezzecchi…
Pedro Acosta fit for MotoGP French GP action after surgery
Pedro Acosta has been declared fit to contest this weekend’s French Grand Prix following the MotoGP rider’s recent arm-pump surgery.The KTM man went under the knife on the Tuesday following last month’s race and test at Jerez, after finally admitting to a condition that has…
Here’s why MotoGP doesn’t race the full track at Le Mans
MotoGP races all over the world. From Spain to Japan, America to Germany, and almost everywhere in between — sorry, penguins, there’s still no Antarctic GP yet — and at tracks new and old. And some even in locales familiar to those outside the world…
Chantra out of French MotoGP after arm pump surgery
Somkiat Chantra will not take part in the MotoGP French Grand Prix having been unable to fully recover from forearm surgery he underwent last week.The LC Honda rider underwent surgery last Wednesday to address issues caused by compartment syndrome at the Dexeus Clinic in Barcelona…
How Aprilia and KTM are closer to Yamaha and Honda than to Ducati
The concession system introduced last year in MotoGP to help manufacturers is set to allow KTM and Aprilia to develop their engines and conduct tests with their factory riders from August.Out of the four existing MotoGP manufacturer categories (A, B, C, and D), both the…
MotoGP bans 2027-spec bike tests until conclusion of 2025 season
The FIM (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme) announced a series of changes to the 2025 MotoGP World Championship regulations earlier this week. The changes, which took effect on April 29, most notably included the introduction of a test day for riders returning from injury and clarified…
MotoGP teams agree on new rule for riders returning from injury
In a surprise development, MotoGP teams have agreed to tweak the championship’s strict testing regulations to allow riders coming back from long injury breaks to test ahead of their return to race action.Such tests were a hot topic of debate among teams ahead of Jorge…
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