What would MotoGP 2023 look like without sprint races? Sprint races have marked one of the biggest single format changes in grand prix motorcycle racing’s more than 70-year history. Autosport · Jul 11, 2023
How VR46 is handling its MotoGP conflict of interest with Bezzecchi Marco Bezzecchi's MotoGP contract with VR46 expires at the end of this year. The owner of the Ducati team for which he competes, and with which he is negotiating a contract extension, is also the same corporation that represents him. Motorsport · Jul 4, 2023
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Dutch GP Francesco Bagnaia extended his MotoGP world championship lead with victory in the Dutch Grand Prix and in the process halted a clean sweep by Marco Bezzecchi, who topped every practice session, grabbed pole and won the sprint race. Autosport · Jun 26, 2023
Bezzecchi was “scared of losing podium” at Dutch MotoGP Bezzecchi defeated Francesco Bagnaia to win the sprint race on Saturday, when both riders ran a soft rear tyre, but he had to give best to the factory Ducati in the longer, hotter Dutch Grand Prix at Assen, when most of the field took the medium rear tyre. Motorsport · Jun 25, 2023
Bezzecchi “scared of losing podium” at Dutch MotoGP Bezzecchi defeated Francesco Bagnaia to win the sprint race on Saturday, when both riders ran a soft rear tyre, but he had to give best to the factory Ducati in the longer, hotter Dutch Grand Prix at Assen, when most of the field took the medium rear tyre. Autosport · Jun 25, 2023
Bagnaia wins attritional Dutch MotoGP, Binder loses third with penalty Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia won the Dutch MotoGP at Assen TT on Sunday to extend his lead in the world championship standings while pole sitter Marco Bezzecchi finished second. The Times of India · Jun 25, 2023
MotoGP Dutch GP: Bagnaia gets revenge on Bezzecchi, Binder loses podium again The factory Ducati rider held off sprint race winner Marco Bezzecchi to avenge Saturday’s contest, in which Bagnaia had had to settle for second. Autosport · Jun 25, 2023
MotoGP Dutch GP: Bagnaia wins from Bezzecchi to extend points lead The factory Ducati rider held off sprint race winner Marco Bezzecchi to avenge Saturday’s contest, in which Bagnaia had had to settle for second. Motorsport · Jun 25, 2023
MotoGP track limits “easy” to overstep at Assen in Dutch GP This follows Brad Binder’s demotion from third to fifth in today’s sprint race, after the KTM rider ventured just a fraction onto ‘the green’ exiting the right-hander at Stekkenwal. Autosport · Jun 24, 2023
MotoGP riders agree MotoGP track limits “easy” to overstep at Assen This follows Brad Binder’s demotion from third to fifth in today’s sprint race, after the KTM rider ventured just a fraction onto ‘the green’ exiting the right-hander at Stekkenwal. Motorsport · Jun 24, 2023
MotoGP Dutch GP: Bezzecchi defeats Bagnaia in Assen sprint, Quartararo third Although VR46 rider Bezzecchi briefly lost the lead from pole position, the man who had dominated the entire weekend was soon back past Bagnaia's factory machine. The world champion, who had started second, had no answer. Autosport · Jun 24, 2023
MotoGP Dutch GP: Bezzecchi wins sprint race, Quartararo on podium Though Bezzecchi briefly lost the lead from pole position, the man who had dominated the entire weekend was soon back past Bagnaia. And the reigning world champion, who had started second, had no answer. Motorsport · Jun 24, 2023
MotoGP Dutch GP: Bezzecchi claims pole as Ducati dominates Assen qualifying Having been fastest in all three practice sessions, Bezzecchi beat Ducati factory rider Francesco Bagnaia and his own team-mate Luca Marini as the Italian marque sealed the front row. Autosport · Jun 24, 2023
MotoGP Dutch GP: Bezzecchi leads all-Ducati front row in qualifying Having been fastest in all three practice sessions, he beat reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia and team-mate Luca Marini as Ducati sealed the front row. Motorsport · Jun 24, 2023
Autosport · Jun 23, 2023 MotoGP Dutch GP: Bezzecchi holds top spot in FP2 as Marquez crashes Having dominated the opening practice at Assen on Friday morning, Bezzecchi carried that form into the hour-long afternoon session to lead Pramac’s Jorge Martin by 0.130 seconds.
Autosport · Jun 23, 2023 MotoGP Dutch GP: Bezzecchi tops FP1, Marquez 21st A year on from his maiden MotoGP podium at the Dutch venue, Bezzecchi kicked off the 2023 Assen weekend by leading the field by 0.314 seconds having taken control of FP1 early on.
Autosport · Jun 19, 2023 Zarco “almost crashed” in Germany MotoGP thinking about leaders falling Zarco found himself in third in Sunday’s 30-lap grand prix at the Sachsenring after KTM’s Brad Binder crashed out on lap 19.
Motorsport · Jun 19, 2023 Zarco "almost crashed" in Germany MotoGP thinking about leaders falling Zarco found himself in third in Sunday's 30-lap grand prix at the Sachsenring after KTM's Brad Binder crashed out on lap 19.
Autosport · Jun 18, 2023 MotoGP German GP: Martin snatches win from Bagnaia on the line A sprint winner twice in 2023, including on Saturday at the Sachsenring, Martin hasn’t won a grand prix since the 2021 Styrian GP in his rookie season.
Autosport · Jun 17, 2023 MotoGP German GP: Martin dominates sprint from Bagnaia Martin took his first sprint win of the season at the French GP and added a second to his tally in Germany, taking the chequered flag 2.4 seconds clear.
Autosport · Jun 17, 2023 MotoGP German GP: Bagnaia takes pole, Marquez crashes three times Q2 was run on a drying track after rain earlier this morning, with Bagnaia edging pole by 0.078 seconds as numerous riders had laps cancelled due to a spate of late crashes.
Autosport · Jun 16, 2023 MotoGP German GP: Zarco leads Marquez in rain-hit FP1, Quartararo crashes MotoGP’s return to German comes as part two of a triple-header prior to the summer shutdown, which began last week with the Italian GP at Mugello.
Autosport · Jun 11, 2023 MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia cruises to victory, Marquez crashes out again Having navigated his way through tricky conditions in Saturday’s sprint race at Mugello to win from pole, Bagnaia did the same with ease in Sunday’s full distance contest.
Autosport · Jun 10, 2023 Bagnaia “started the panic” in rain threat in MotoGP Italian GP sprint The MotoGP world champion extended his lead in the riders’ standings to four points by winning the Mugello sprint race, but had to overcome a threat of rain which disrupted his rhythm at the front.
Motorsport · Jun 10, 2023 Bagnaia “started panic” amid rain threat in Mugello MotoGP sprint The MotoGP world champion extended his lead in the riders’ standings to four points by winning the Mugello sprint race, but had to overcome a threat of rain which disrupted his rhythm at the front.