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What Nakagami's life will look like as he takes on new Honda MotoGP role

After he crosses the finish line in Barcelona at the final round of the 2024 MotoGP season on 17 November, Takaaki Nakagami will start a new chapter in his life as a Honda test rider.

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MotoGP Japanese GP: Bagnaia leads Martin in mixed-weather FP1

Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Team) led current points leader Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) on the timesheets in a rain-hit Free Practice 1 for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi.

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MotoGP Indonesian GP: Morbidelli leads Vinales in first practice

Franco Morbidelli opened up top as the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix kicked off with Free Practice 1, the Italian comfortably heading off Maverick Vinales and Jorge Martin at the Mandalika Street Circuit.

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LCR signs Chantra for 2025 as Nakagami steps down from MotoGP

LCR has announced that Moto2 race winner Somkiat Chantra will replace Takaaki Nakagami in its MotoGP line-up next year.

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Moto2 frontrunner Ai Ogura set for MotoGP debut with Trackhouse in 2025

Moto2 championship contender Ai Ogura is closing on a move to join Trackhouse Racing in MotoGP next year, Autosport can reveal.

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Miller's lead KTM engineer set to join Honda in latest MotoGP market movement

Christian Pupulin, who serves as Jack Miller's technical manager at KTM, will join Honda next year and replace Giacomo Guidotti on Luca Marini's side of the garage, Motorsport.com has learned.With the rider market having now settled down after some bombshell announcements around the Italian GP, the focus has shifted to…

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The paradox of MotoGP concessions: Everything changes so nothing changes

With the new regulatory framework that came into force following a unanimous vote by all MotoGP manufacturers, Yamaha and Honda were placed in the D class. This allows them, among other things, to ride with their regular rider line-up as many times as they want and to make engine modifications…

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Espargaro becoming Honda MotoGP test rider is its first genuine improvement of 2024

On Tuesday, Honda finally confirmed Autosport’s initial reports that three-time grand prix winner Aleix Espargaro will become its MotoGP test rider in 2025.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia leads factory Ducati 1-2

Bagnaia - who was demoted from second to fifth due to a grid penalty - claimed the lead at Turn 2 on the opening lap and never looked back, taking the chequered flag by 0.8s over team-mate Bastianini, as championship leader Jorge Martin had to settle for third. At the…

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Zarco doesn't have "very positive comments" about new Honda MotoGP prototype

Both Zarco and team-mate Takaaki Nakagami got to run the overhauled version of the RC213V at Jerez on Monday, after HRC test rider Stefan Bradl raced with the same bike in Spain last weekend.

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MotoGP: All to know about the 2024 season - rider line-up and schedule

Francesco Bagnaia became a two-time MotoGP champion after sealing the 2023 title in the Valencia season finale last year. He edged out title rival Jorge Martin to clinch back-to-back championships in impressive fashion, as Bagnaia finished the year with a podium in each of the final seven races. Now it…

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Honda MotoGP development not being focused on Marquez helping everyone - Zarco

The RC213V Honda first debuted in 2012 was gradually overhauled according to the requirements of Marquez, who made a starring debut with the Japanese manufacturer almost 11 years ago.

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LCR launches MotoGP 2024 bikes ahead of Qatar test

As has been the case in previous years, LCR has gone for a split approach with its MotoGP liveries in 2024, with one of its two satellite Honda R213Vs sporting the colours of Castrol and the other bike carrying the backing of Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu.

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LCR launches 2024 MotoGP bikes ahead of Qatar test

As has been the case in previous years, LCR has gone for a split approach with its MotoGP liveries in 2024, with one of its two Honda R213Vs sporting the colours of Castrol and the other bike carrying the backing of Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu.

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MotoGP rookie Acosta tops Sepang shakedown test

Reigning Moto2 champion Acosta, who will ride a GasGas Tech3 KTM in his debut season in MotoGP, posted the quickest time of the three days of running on the final session on Saturday.

Autosport

MotoGP Grid 2024: What is next season's rider line-up in MotoGP?

All rides are now confirmed for the 2024 MotoGP season, with seven teams changing its line-up.

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Zarco "was thinking of stopping" before Honda MotoGP chance came

The Frenchman capped off his fourth and final season as a Ducati rider fifth in the standings for the Pramac squad, having scored a maiden MotoGP victory in Australia in October.

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Zarco “was thinking of stopping” before Honda MotoGP chance came

The Frenchman capped off his fourth and final season as a Ducati rider fifth in the standings for the Pramac squad, having scored a maiden MotoGP victory in Australia in October.

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MotoGP Valencia GP: Vinales takes pole as Bagnaia heads Martin for title showdown

The factory Aprilia rider put in the first ever 1m28s lap at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with a 1m28.931s to take his first pole since Assen in 2021, two days prior to announcing he was quitting Yamaha a year early.He led from factory Ducati rider Bagnaia, who dominated Q1 before finishing…

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MotoGP Thailand GP: Martin dominates sprint to cut Bagnaia’s championship lead

Martin converted pole to a fifth consecutive sprint victory in 2023 to bring his tally for the season up to seven, the Pramac Ducati rider 0.933 seconds clear of KTM’s Brad Binder at the chequered flag.Leading every lap, Martin came under no challenge as he romped away from the field,…

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MotoGP Indian GP: Bezzecchi leads Marquez in first practice

Jorge Martin and Luca Marini traded the top spot in the timesheets for much of the extended 70-minute session at the Buddh International Circuit, each enjoying long stints at the front on their respective Ducatis.

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MotoGP Indian GP: Bezzecchi tops FP1 from Marc Marquez

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Nakagami secures Honda MotoGP future with new LCR contract for 2024

Nakagami made his MotoGP debut with LCR in 2018 and has remained with the outfit ever since.

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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.

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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.

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