MotoGP

Franco Morbidelli became just the second repeat winner of 2020 after claiming victory in the MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix. The Petronas SRT rider’s romp to his second win of the season came on the backdrop of struggles for his factory Yamaha counterparts in Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo. With Suzuki’s Joan Mir extending his points

Franco Morbidelli says his MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix win felt like “it was a trip” as he achieved a “really high level” of concentration he never had before. The Petronas SRT rider stormed to his second win of the 2020 season in Sunday’s second Aragon race, after leading every lap and beating Suzuki’s Alex Rins

LCR’s Cal Crutchlow says he “felt a snap” in his shoulder during Sunday’s MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix and is “pretty concerned” about it. Crutchlow started seventh in Sunday’s Aragon race and held position for the first two laps, before eventually dropping 11th at the chequered flag. The Briton later revealed he felt a snap in

MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix winner Franco Morbidelli says he had to go “all or nothing” in the second Aragon race to strengthen his championship challenge. Morbidelli dismissed suggestions on Saturday after qualifying on the front row that he wasn’t a title contender, despite sitting 34 points off the championship lead. The Petronas SRT rider led

Franco Morbidelli eased to his second MotoGP victory from Alex Rins in the Teruel Grand Prix to strengthen his championship charge, while Joan Mir extended his points lead in third. Morbidelli’s superb Sunday came as both factory counterparts Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo struggled to seventh and eighth respectively, while Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso could only

Takaaki Nakagami has secured an historic maiden MotoGP pole position for the Teruel Grand Prix. Here’s how and when you can watch the race. It marks Japan’s first MotoGP polesitter in the premier class since Makoto Tamada in 2004, with Nakagami beating Petronas SRT Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli by 0.063s, as new world championship points leader

LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami says he’s “not interested” in the title fight after claiming his maiden MotoGP pole in Teruel Grand Prix qualifying. In beating the field with a 1m46.882s lap on Saturday at Aragon, Nakagami became the first Japanese rider to claim a premier class pole since Makoto Tamada topped Valencia qualifying in 2004.

Takaaki Nakagami claimed an historic maiden MotoGP pole position in a Teruel Grand Prix qualifying in which championship leader Joan Mir was 12th and Andrea Dovizioso only 17th. Japan has not had a MotoGP polesitter in the premier class since Makoto Tamada in 2004, with Nakagami ending that barren run on his LCR Honda with

Alex Marquez says his MotoGP champion brother Marc told him not to show up to the Teruel Grand Prix “with the aim of winning” following his Aragon GP podium. Honda rookie Alex Marquez finished second in last weekend’s Aragon round having taken his maiden podium the week before in the wet French GP. Marquez topped

MotoGP completes its latest triple-header with a second consecutive race at Aragon with the Teruel Grand Prix. Here’s how to watch qualifying. Honda’s resurgence has continued at Aragon with Alex Marquez topping the first practice session before Takaaki Nakagami took over at the top in second practice on Friday, beating Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales as LCR

LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami led Maverick Vinales in second practice for the MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix as the factory Ducatis endured a tough session. Andrea Dovizioso is just 15 points from the championship lead but his Aragon woes continued after he ended FP2 on Friday 1.4 seconds off the pace in 18th place. Aprilia’s Aleix

Takaaki Nakagami has confirmed he will have a factory Honda bike next year having renewed his MotoGP contract with HRC to remain with LCR for two more years. Honda announced earlier on Thursday Moto2 race winner Nakagami had signed a new multi-year contract with the Japanese marque to remain with LCR, though the release made

Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales believes MotoAmerica champion Cameron Beaubier “will do really good” when he makes his Moto2 debut in 2021. Beaubier is arguably America’s leading light in motorcycle racing, having won the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship five times – securing this year’s crown with a round to spare aboard his Attack Performance Yamaha R1.

Takaaki Nakagami will remain in MotoGP in 2021 with LCR having signed a multi-year extension with Honda. Nakagami stepped up to the premier class from Moto2 in 2018 with LCR, though is contracted directly to HRC. Riding year-old RC213V machinery this year, Nakagami currently sits fifth in the standings and just 29 points off championship

Honda has confirmed reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez’s recovery from a broken arm is “proceeding as planned” amid reports he may need a third surgery. Marquez broken his right arm in a heavy crash during the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez back in July. He tried to stage a comeback the following week

MotoGP completes its latest triple-header with a second consecutive race at Aragon, the first-ever Teruel Grand Prix. Following yet another dramatic MotoGP race in the most unpredictable of seasons, Alex Rins became the eighth different winner across the opening ten races in the first Aragon encounter, while Suzuki team-mate Joan Mir claimed the riders’ world

Double MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner says it’s “sad” for him to see Valentino Rossi celebrating a top five or a podium “like a victory”. Rossi will continue his MotoGP career into 2021 after signing a new deal with Yamaha to join Petronas SRT with full factory support. The nine-time grand prix motorcycle world champion

Reigning MotoAmerica Superbike champion Cameron Beaubier will return to the grand prix paddock in 2021 after signing a deal to join the American Racing Team in Moto2. Beaubier contested the 2009 125cc world championship with the Red Bull KTM squad, partnering future six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez in his second season in the class.

Pol Espargaro says the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix was “painful for KTM” after no RC16 rider made it into the top 10 for only the second time this season. Espargaro qualified 12th and couldn’t make any inroads on that position in the race, finishing behind team-mate Brad Binder. The Spaniard says everything “started to bend”

Aleix Espargaro says “it’s not easy to be positive” as he “can’t go faster” than he currently is on the Aprilia following his 13th at the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix. Espargaro has finished inside the top seven at Aragon since he joined Aprilia in 2017, but could only manage 13th last Sunday and 14.5 seconds

LCR’s Cal Crutchlow says a slipping clutch on the warm-up lap of the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix almost forced him into starting from the pitlane on his spare Honda. Crutchlow qualified on the front row for the first time since the 2019 US GP last Sunday at Aragon in third, but was swamped off the

Alex Rins became MotoGP’s eighth different winner in a manic 2020 season, while Suzuki team-mate Joan Mir took the championship lead at the Aragon Grand Prix. Rins came from 10th on the grid to prevail in a tense battle with Honda rookie Alex Marquez in the 23-lap Aragon race to claim Suzuki’s first win of

Jack Miller says his ninth in the Aragon Grand Prix didn’t impact his MotoGP title hopes as he “already gave up that ghost” at Le Mans. The Pramac Ducati rider struggled in the opening stages of Sunday’s race for rear grip on his medium rear, but was anticipating to come on strong as the frontrunners

Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso says it will be “very hard to fight” with Suzuki for the MotoGP title following its second double podium in three races at the Aragon Grand Prix. Alex Rins won Sunday’s Aragon race from 10th on the grid, while Joan Mir took over the lead of the championship by six points after

Joan Mir says he cares less about the MotoGP title currently than “probably other riders” and won’t change his race-by-race approach despite leading the standings after the Aragon Grand Prix. The Suzuki rider leads the championship for the first time in 2020 by six points after finishing third on Sunday at Aragon, while erstwhile standings

Sam Lowes won his second successive Moto2 race in a dramatic Aragon Grand Prix as crashes for Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi blew the title fight wide open. Marc VDS’ Lowes took his first win in four years last week at Le Mans following a late crash for long-time leader Jake Dixon, and once again

Aragon Grand Prix poleman Fabio Quartararo says his “strange” MotoGP FP3 crash wasn’t a result of him unnecessarily pushing in the cold conditions and insists he “did nothing wrong”. Quartararo’s Saturday almost ended in disaster when he crashed heavily at Turn 14 during the morning practice session. Having been stretchered off track, the Petronas SRT

Joan Mir is expecting a “great fight” with the Yamahas ahead of him in Sunday’s MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix as the Suzuki rider starts from sixth. Qualifying has been Suzuki’s biggest weakness in 2020, with championship contender Mir only twice qualifying on the front two rows prior to Aragon. However, the Spanish sophomore managed sixth

Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola says Andrea Iannone’s doping ban decision not arriving for potentially another month does “damage” the MotoGP team, but maintains that its case is concrete. Iannone’s hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to overturn the 18-month doping ban handed to him back in April occurred on Thursday, with proceedings

Joan Mir says he has “recovered the good feelings” that went missing at Le Mans but admits he’s “not that fast” after Friday’s running at the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix. Mir qualified down in 14th at Le Mans and only managed 11th in the wet race, allowing Fabio Quartararo to extend his championship lead to