MotoGP

KTM’s Pol Espargaro says his motivation is “in the clouds” for this weekend’s MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix after the team’s first premier-class victory in the Czech GP. Rookie Brad Binder guided the RC16 to his and KTM’s first MotoGP victory at Brno last weekend just four years after the Austrian brand came into the premier

Leading MotoGP riders have expressed concern about riding in the wet during this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring, with forecasts predicting thunderstorms. This weekend marks the first of two races to be held at the Red Bull Ring, with MotoGP returning next week for the Styrian GP. Since it returned to the

Aprilia MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone’s anti-doping hearing has been delayed to 15 October after the World Anti-Doping Agency successfully obtained a postponement. Iannone has been serving a competition suspension handed to him by MotoGP governing body the FIM after he failed a doping test during the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend last year. The Italian tested

The MotoGP Czech Grand Prix was an historic day for KTM, as rookie Brad Binder took his and the marque’s first premier class victory. Binder came from seventh on the grid to lead the Brno race by lap 13, before dominating to the chequered flag to claim a maiden win by 5.2 seconds. Behind, Franco

KTM Motorsport boss Pit Beirer says Pol Espargaro “deserved” to take the brand’s first MotoGP win for the “pure heart” he put into the project since 2017. Espargaro joined KTM for its first season in MotoGP back in 2017 and has been the constant in its line-up since then, taking the marque’s first podium in

MotoGP heads on to the Red Bull Ring and the first of two consecutive races starting with the Austrian Grand Prix. Following a shock victory for Brad Binder and KTM at the Czech GP last time out, all predictions are off for the fourth round of the reshuffled 2020 MotoGP season. Despite being one of

Aleix Espargaro says the traction of Brad Binder’s race-winning KTM relative to his Aprilia made him feel like “I was in the Moto2 class” during MotoGP’s Czech Grand Prix. Espargaro started from fourth on the factory 2020 Aprilia RS-GP and ran second on the opening lap after overtaking championship leader Fabio Quartararo’s SRT Petronas Yamaha

Leading MotoGP riders have reacted to the “super difficult” Algarve circuit in Portugal coming onto the 2020 calendar as the season finale. Last week Autosport revealed that the Algarve circuit at Portimao was set to join the 2020 calendar as the 14thand final round, with Dorna Sports confirming this on Monday. Frequently used for the

Johann Zarco says he was “right to have doubts” about the Avintia MotoGP squad at the end of 2019, after scoring pole and a third-place in the Czech Grand Prix. Zarco took the team’s first pole on Saturday at Brno by over three tenths, before fending off Suzuki’s Alex Rins on the last lap to

Andrea Dovizioso says he and Ducati have struggled to adapt to Michelin’s new rear tyre because past MotoGP set-up solutions aren’t working like they did before. Dovizioso has had a tough start to the 2020 season, with a surprise third in the Spanish GP followed by a sixth in the Andalusian GP and a distant

KTM boss Pit Beirer says the Austrian marque’s debut MotoGP win courtesy of Brad Binder at the Czech Grand Prix “didn’t come by accident”. Binder dominated the Brno race on Sunday by 5.2 seconds to take a sensational debut victory for himself and KTM in MotoGP. The Austrian manufacturer came into the premier class in

Franco Morbidelli says his maiden MotoGP podium in the Czech Grand Prix is “mostly because of” his mentor Valentino Rossi, who he says is “like a big brother” to him. The Petronas SRT rider led for the first 12 laps of Sunday’s Brno race on his Petronas SRT Yamaha, before ultimately taking his first podium

Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales says he was “very lucky” to even finish 14th in the MotoGP Czech Grand Prix having battled an “impossible” lack of grip from the first lap. Vinales started from fifth on the grid, but slipped to eighth after the opening lap and continued to tumble down the order at Brno, eventually taking

Johann Zarco says Brad Binder is “doing the job that I was not able to do” at KTM, after he took his maiden MotoGP win at the Czech Grand Prix. Rookie Binder dominated the race at Brno on Sunday to score his and KTM’s first ever MotoGP victory in just his third race, which he

Leopard Racing’s Dennis Foggia prevailed in a tense battle in the Czech Grand Prix to claim his first win in Moto3, while Albert Arenas opened up his championship lead again. Gresini rider Gabriel Rodrigo muscled his Honda into the lead from second on the grid at the start, though he would be usurped by Arenas

The MotoGP paddock has detected its first positive COVID-19 case in a member of Dorna Sports’ TV crew, but the Czech Grand Prix weekend is not expected to be affected. MotoGP has deployed strict protocols amidst the coronavirus pandemic in order to get its delayed 2020 season under way last month with a Jerez double-header.

Andrea Dovizioso admits “I don’t know what happened” in MotoGP Czech Grand Prix qualifying, after managing a career-worst 18th at Brno. The Ducati rider was unable to secure a place into Q2 at the end of FP3 and struggled through the Q1 session, eventually ending up 18th with a lap some eight tenths outside of

Franco Morbidelli topped a frantic MotoGP FP3 ahead of the Czech Grand Prix, with Alex Rins, Andrea Dovizioso and Jack Miller propping up a volatile Q1 group for qualifying. Just 0.257 seconds covered the top 10 at Brno on Saturday morning, with Petronas SRT’s Morbidelli edging late-improver Johann Zarco on the Avintia Ducati by 0.016s

Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso is “worried” about the “crazy” consumption and movement of the rear tyre at Czech Grand Prix venue Brno, which he says has “never happened” before. The Brno circuit hasn’t been resurfaced since 2008, and over the years the asphalt has degraded to the point where grip is much lower and

Maverick Vinales says his “mentality” is not focused on what Yamaha stablemate and MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo can produce at the Czech Grand Prix. Petronas SRT rider Quartararo has machine parity with Vinales for 2020, and leads him by 10 points in the standings after dominant wins at the Spanish and Andalusian GPs at

Takaaki Nakagami lead a tight MotoGP Czech Grand Prix FP1 by 0.011s seconds from Joan Mir, while Maverick Vinales crashed early in the session. Vinales lost the front of his factory Yamaha early on the way into the penultimate left-hander at Turn 13 five minutes into the session, a cold tyre catching him out. The

Jack Miller says his crash from the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix was his only acceptable mistake this season, and believes he can still be a title threat. The Pramac Ducati rider declared ahead of the second Jerez race last month – and following reigning world champion Marc Marquez’s withdrawal through injury – that he was

Current MotoGP points leader Fabio Quartararo says it’s “not correct” to start thinking about the championship after two races despite Marc Marquez’s absence strengthening the Frenchman’s position. Petronas SRT rider Quartararo won the first two rounds of the delayed 2020 season at Jerez, and now leads the standings by 10 points over factory Yamaha counterpart

This weekend’s MotoGP Czech Grand Prix will be notable for the absence of the reigning world champion Marc Marquez for the second race in a row. Marquez had to undergo a second operation on his broken right arm on Monday owing to stress damage on the titanium plate inserted in the first operation he had

After a brief pause for breath, the reshuffled 2020 MotoGP season resumes with the Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno. Reigning world champion Marc Marquez has already been ruled out of action for Repsol Honda having undergone a second surgery on his broken right arm, which sees HRC test rider Stefan Bradl stepping in. But

Honda has confirmed Marc Marquez will miss this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix following a second surgery on his broken arm, with HRC test rider Stefan Bradl to step in. Marquez broke his right arm in a crash during last month’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez and underwent an operation to have a titanium plate and

Takaaki Nakagami says he senses Honda’s support of him is growing following his best-ever MotoGP finish in the Andalusian Grand Prix. For the second weekend in a row, Nakagami was Honda’s top finisher at Jerez, following up his 10th place in the season opener with a strong ride to fourth in an attritional race. The

The news that MotoGP champion Marc Marquez is set to miss several races after a second surgery on his broken arm presents a huge opportunity for his rivals. But any claims that the 2020 season will be devalued simply don’t wash with three-time 500cc world champion Wayne Rainey, as he told LEWIS DUNCAN Much has

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez seems set to miss this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix at Brno after undergoing a second bout of surgery on his broken right arm on Monday. The Repsol Honda rider was forced to sit out the Andalusian Grand Prix last month after a violent crash in the closing stages of the

KTM rider Pol Espargaro says he “wouldn’t have trusted” someone saying pre-season he’d end the MotoGP Jerez double-header fifth in the standings. The 2020 KTM RC16 has proven to be a considerable step forward over its predecessor, with Espargaro believing the bike is quicker than the Ducati everywhere at Jerez except on the straight. Feeling