MotoGP

The 2020 MotoGP season kicked off in dramatic fashion at Jerez, with reigning world champion Marc Marquez breaking his arm in the Spanish Grand Prix. The Honda rider broke his right arm in a heavy crash late in the 25-lap race, having recovered from a major off early on. Marquez will undergo surgery on Tuesday,

LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow will be flown to hospital in Barcelona for surgery on a fractured left wrist suffered in a crash during the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix weekend. Crutchlow crashed in the morning warm-up at Jerez at the fast Turn 8 left-hander when he lost the front of his Honda. Taking a heavy

Marc Marquez will be taken to hospital in Barcelona for surgery on a broken right arm following his heavy crash during the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix. The reigning world champion had a dramatic race, suffering a big front end slide at Turn 4 on lap five while leading the race ahead of Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales.

MotoGP’s newest race winner Fabio Quartararo dedicated his Spanish Grand Prix triumph to everyone affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Petronas SRT Yamaha rider capitalised on an early moment for Marc Marquez and a Maverick Vinales struggling with his front tyre to seize the lead on lap nine of 25 during Sunday’s season-opener. From there,

Suzuki MotoGP rider Alex Rins has been ruled out of Sunday’s season-opening Spanish Grand Prix due to the shoulder injury he picked up in qualifying. Rins crashed through the fast Turn 11 right-hander in the latter stages of Q2 after a moment on the front end forced him to check up in the middle of

Suzuki MotoGP rider Alex Rins suffered a fracture and dislocation to his right shoulder in his crash during Spanish Grand Prix qualifying, with his participation in the race in doubt. Rins was heading through the fast Turn 11 right-hander towards the end of the lap at Jerez in the closing stages of Q2 when he

Suzuki MotoGP rider Alex Rins has been taken to hospital in Jerez for further checks on a suspected shoulder fracture following a crash in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying. Rins was heading through the fast Turn 11 right-hander towards the end of the lap at Jerez in the closing stages of Q2 when he lost the

Avintia MotoGP rider Johann Zarco says he is beginning to ride “like Ducati style” on his year-old GP19 after a strong Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. The double Moto2 world champion joins the satellite Avintia squad for 2020 after ending his two-year KTM deal midway through last season. Initially struggling on the GP19

Alex Marquez says his crash in MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix FP2 was a “rookie” error and was caused by him being “too optimistic” after a strong morning session. The younger Marquez brother slid off his factory Honda in the afternoon at the first corner, marking his second tumble at Jerez in two days after falling

Franco Morbidelli led a Petronas SRT Yamaha 1-2 in a scorching second practice for the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix, while both Marquez brothers suffered crashes. FP1 pacesetter Marc Marquez set the initial benchmark on the factory Honda at 1m39.063s on a track surface some 16 degrees Celsius hotter than it was this morning. Petronas SRT

Valentino Rossi insists 13 races will be enough for a “real” coronavirus-delayed 2020 MotoGP season, citing past championships won in similar length not being any less valued. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the 2020 MotoGP season to be delayed to this weekend, while championship promoter Dorna Sports has had to cut the campaign down from 20

Pramac Ducati MotoGP rider Jack Miller admits post-race celebrations at Jerez will be “kind of depressing” without fans lining the circuit. Due to social distancing measures imposed across Europe to quell the spread of COVID-19, the early MotoGP races will be held behind closed doors and with less people in the paddock. The Spanish Grand

Cal Crutchlow doesn’t believe his LCR exit will affect his development role with Honda in MotoGP, having trialled a part that the factory riders didn’t in the Jerez test. Honda has signed Pol Espargaro for the 2021 season, with Alex Marquez being moved into the LCR outfit in place of Crutchlow. Though he insists there

Outgoing LCR MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow admits he was “surprised” at Honda’s decision to sign Pol Espargaro for 2021. Honda confirmed earlier this week that it signed 2013 Moto2 champion Espargaro to its works team for the next two years, with rookie Alex Marquez being moved out of the factory squad to LCR on a

Fabio Quartararo doesn’t believe the Yamaha is the “bike to beat” in MotoGP ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix as last year the M1 lost its “potential” in pack races. The Yamaha is famed for its supreme cornering ability, which was particularly noticeable in qualifying, with Quartararo guiding his M1 to six pole positions across

Marc Marquez topped the first test session ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, marking MotoGP’s return to action following the COVID-19-forced worldwide lockdown. The opening round of the 2020 campaign in Qatar had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with only the Moto2 and Moto3 classes racing at Losail having

Outgoing LCR MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow says he’s “not really interested” in taking up Honda’s offer to move over to its works-backed World Superbike project next season. HRC confirmed Crutchlow’s LCR exit on Monday, with Alex Marquez being moved to take his place while Pol Espargaro switches from KTM to the factory Honda squad in

MotoGP’s delayed 2020 season gets underway this weekend with the Spanish Grand Prix – the first of two races to be held at Jerez in a shortened 13-round calendar. With testing teeing up an enthralling season before the coronavirus shutdown, the intrigue has only been heightened by numerous big-name rider moves during the break. To

Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso has been passed fit to race in this weekend’s season-opening Spanish Grand Prix just weeks after breaking his collarbone in a motocross race incident. Dovizioso was taking part in the Emilia Romagna regional motocross championships late last month when he crashed heavily onto his left shoulder and broke his collarbone.

Franco Morbidelli will remain with Petronas SRT Yamaha in MotoGP until 2022 after signing a new two-year deal with the outfit. Morbidelli joined the team for his sophomore campaign in the premier class last year aboard current-spec Yamaha machinery, and ended up 10th in the standings having managed a best result of fifth place on

Outgoing LCR Honda MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow says a move to Aprilia in 2021 would be “a great deal for me” and would “excite” him. Honda confirmed on Monday that it has signed Pol Espargaro to its factory team for 2021, with Alex Marquez being moved to LCR in place of Crutchlow. Crutchlow revealed he

Honda has officially announced it has signed Pol Espargaro for the 2021 MotoGP season, while Cal Crutchlow has been moved aside at LCR to make way for Alex Marquez. Last month Autosport revealed Espargaro would be leaving KTM at the end of the year to join six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez at Honda in

MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports’ CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta says preserving the series’ current competitiveness is more important than swelling the calendar again in light of the coronavirus crisis. The COVID-19 outbreak has forced MotoGP to field a revised 13-race schedule at just eight circuits in 2020 instead of the original 20 planned events, marking the shortest

Honda MotoGP riders Marc and Alex Marquez will wear special helmet designs for next week’s Spanish Grand Prix to show solidarity to all those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 outbreak has infected more than 12 million people worldwide and killed some 548,000, with Spain one of the hardest-hit countries in Europe. Having caused

MotoGP will not have a grand prix in the United States this season due to coronavirus, after the Circuit of the Americas announced its next event will be in April. The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought havoc on the scheduled 2020 season, with all races through June on the original calendar either cancelled or postponed. Last

Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP promoters Dorna Sports, says his organisation will “help to find” a place on the 2021 grid for Britain’s only full-time premier class rider Cal Crutchlow. Last month Autosport revealed that KTM’s Pol Espargaro would be joining Marc Marquez at the factory Honda squad in 2021, with Alex Marquez set to

Andrea Dovizioso’s manager admits his MotoGP rider is now considering taking a sabbatical in 2021 should contract negotiations with Ducati fully break down. Talks between Ducati and Dovizioso over a renewal beyond the 2020 season have been a protracted affair, with the Italian marque wanting to renegotiate the terms for the current campaign owing to

MotoGP rookie Brad Binder insists he isn’t worried about KTM’s development in 2021 stalling owing to the lack of experience with the bike within its ranks next year. KTM will field two rookies in 2020 in Binder at the works team and Tech3’s Iker Lecuona, while Binder’s team-mate Miguel Oliveira faces a truncated sophomore season

Petronas SRT MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo will face an FIM hearing during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend for allegedly breaching private testing rules. On Thursday morning, MotoGP governing body the FIM issued a statement noting it had received a complaint that a rider and team had breached private testing rules. Rules state private testing for

Tech3 MotoGP team boss Herve Poncharal says it’s not “completely crazy” for the KTM satellite to be in contention for podium or top five finishes in the condensed 2020 season. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the 2020 MotoGP season to be shortened to 13 rounds, although spaces have been left for flyaway races in November