Marquez’s MotoGP Catalan GP a “drive to survive” on Honda The Honda rider took a bold gamble on the soft rear tyre for last Sunday’s grand prix at Barcelona and ended up as top HRC runner in 13th. Motorsport · Sep 5, 2023
MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro leads Aprilia 1-2, Bagnaia hospitalised after crash Bagnaia was involved in a horrific incident on the opening lap of the grand prix while leading, after he was flung from his Ducati exiting Turn 2. Autosport · Sep 3, 2023
MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro defeats Bagnaia in sprint race A year on from losing a podium on home soil for miscounting how many laps he had remaining, Espargaro made up for this by beating world champion Bagnaia by just under two seconds. Autosport · Sep 2, 2023
MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro defeats Bagnaia in sprint, Quartararo 18th A year on from losing a podium on home soil for miscounting how many laps he had remaining, Espargaro made up for it by beating world champion Bagnaia by just under two seconds. Motorsport · Sep 2, 2023
MotoGP Catalan GP: Bagnaia spoils Aprilia party with Barcelona pole Aprilia continued to top every session up to Q2, after RNF’s Miguel Oliveira was fastest in third practice despite a crash, plus he topped Q1 to advance to the pole shootout. Autosport · Sep 2, 2023
MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro tops Friday as Japanese manufacturers embarrassed Having led an Aprilia 1-2 at the end of first practice in Barcelona on Friday, Espargaro carried on his strong home form to top the second session by 0.362 seconds from team-mate Maverick Vinales. Autosport · Sep 1, 2023
MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro on top as Marquez crashes in FP1 The 11th round of the 2023 season marks the beginning of a frantic run in to the end of the year over the next 10 events, with the Catalan GP the first of a back-to-back with Misano. Motorsport · Sep 1, 2023
MotoGP Catalan GP: Aleix Espargaro on top as Marc Marquez crashes in FP1 The 11th round of the 2023 season marks the beginning of a frantic run in to the end of the year over the next 10 events, with the Catalan GP the first of a back-to-back with Misano. Autosport · Sep 1, 2023
Quartararo: Current Yamaha "practically the same" as Lorenzo's 2015 MotoGP bike Yamaha currently sits joint-last in the manufacturers' table with Honda in what has been an abysmal year for the Japanese brands in MotoGP. Motorsport · Aug 26, 2023
Quartararo: Current Yamaha “practically the same” as Lorenzo’s 2015 MotoGP bike Yamaha currently sits joint-last in the manufacturers’ table with Honda in what has been an abysmal year for the Japanese brands in MotoGP. Autosport · Aug 26, 2023
Morbidelli suggests MotoGP needs to show more midfield battles on TV like F1 In last Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix, just under five seconds covered the riders from eighth down to 13th, which featured grand prix winners in Fabio Quartararo, Aleix Espargaro, Enea Bastianini, Morbidelli and Marc Marquez, as well as multiple podium finisher Johann Zarco. Autosport · Aug 23, 2023
Quartararo has 'lacked motivation' in MotoGP 2023 but "accepts" situation now Since he stepped up to the premier class in 2019 with Petronas SRT, Quartararo has been a constant in the battle for the podium for Yamaha, winning races every year through 2020 to 2022 and securing the title in 2021. Autosport · Aug 23, 2023
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix Francesco Bagnaia’s total dominance of the Austrian Grand Prix was just one storyline in an eventful weekend for MotoGP. Autosport · Aug 21, 2023
MotoGP Austrian GP: Bagnaia dominates from Binder to extend points lead Once again he nailed his start from pole position – just as he did in the sprint - in Sunday’s full-length race at the Red Bull Ring to keep the fast-launching KTMs behind him into Turn 1. Motorsport · Aug 20, 2023
Autosport · Aug 19, 2023 Martin penalised for Austria MotoGP sprint Turn 1 pile-up but keeps podium A multi-rider collision on the opening lap of Saturday’s 14-lap sprint contest was triggered when Martin, trying to recover from 12th on the grid, made contact with Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo as he attempted to overtake on the inside of Turn 1.
Autosport · Aug 19, 2023 VR46 duo rage at stewards following Martin Austria MotoGP sprint clashes The VR46 rider was taken out of Saturday’s 14-lap sprint at the Red Bull Ring when Pramac’s Martin clattered into Fabio Quartararo, who in turn hit Maverick Vinales into Bezzecchi, Johann Zarco and Miguel Oliveira.
Autosport · Aug 19, 2023 Martin insists Austria MotoGP sprint collisions “not my fault” Martin triggered a pile-up into Turn 1 on the opening lap when he made contact with Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo trying to overtake him on the inside.
Autosport · Aug 19, 2023 Quartararo feels Austria MotoGP sprint penalty ‘undeserved’ after seeing replay The Yamaha rider was forced into a recovery ride in Saturday’s 14-lap sprint at the Red Bull Ring after getting caught up in the Turn 1 chaos triggered by Pramac’s Jorge Martin.
Autosport · Aug 19, 2023 MotoGP Austrian GP: Bagnaia dominates sprint after Turn 1 pile-up Starting from pole at the Red Bull Ring, Bagnaia fended off the fast-starting KTM duo of Brad Binder and Jack Miller on the run to Turn 1 to take the holeshot.
Motorsport · Aug 19, 2023 MotoGP Austrian GP: Bagnaia wins sprint race, Martin causes chaos Starting from pole at the Red Bull Ring, Bagnaia fended off the fast-starting KTM duo of Brad Binder and Jack Miller on the run to Turn 1 to take the holeshot.
Autosport · Aug 19, 2023 MotoGP Austrian GP: Bagnaia beats Vinales to pole In a frantic final 15 minutes, pole position changed hands frequently as Ducati, Aprilia and KTM battled for top honours.
Autosport · Aug 18, 2023 MotoGP Austrian GP: Bezzecchi fastest on Friday from Vinales With team owner and mentor Valentino Rossi in attendance at the Red Bull Ring this weekend, Bezzecchi set a new lap record on the revised Spielberg layout to lead Friday’s second session by 0.044s.
Motorsport · Aug 18, 2023 MotoGP Austrian GP: Bezzecchi leads Vinales by 0.044s in FP2 With team owner and mentor Valentino Rossi in attendance at the Red Bull Ring this weekend, Bezzecchi set a new lap record on the revised Spielberg layout to lead Friday's second session by 0.044s.
Autosport · Aug 18, 2023 MotoGP Austrian GP: Zarco edges Quartararo to top first practice As has been the case since the British GP, the opening 45-minute session of the weekend does not count towards the qualifying groups for Saturday.
Motorsport · Aug 18, 2023 MotoGP Austrian GP: Zarco outpaces Quartararo in FP1 As has been the case since the British GP, the opening 45-minute session of the weekend does not count towards the qualifying groups for Saturday.