Barcelona MotoGP: Jorge Martin confident and relaxed ahead of title decider
1 month, 1 week ago

Barcelona MotoGP: Jorge Martin confident and relaxed ahead of title decider

The Hindu  

A sizeable lead over Francesco Bagnaia in the MotoGP championship standings has left Jorge Martin feeling relaxed about his title chances ahead of the final race of the season in Barcelona. Martin has a 24-point lead over Ducati’s Bagnaia heading into the Solidarity Grand Prix, a far cry from last year’s season finale, when the Pramac Racing rider trailed his rival by 11 points and eventually missed out on the MotoGP crown. READ | MotoGP 2024: Francesco Bagnaia says he will be happy for Jorge Martin if he takes his crown “Now I feel a bit more relaxed, more nervous than the last few races, but it’s completely normal. “I will try to do the best possible result and try to bring points home.” On Thursday, Bagnaia said he would be happy for his former Moto3 teammate Martin to win the premier class crown.

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Solidarity Grand Prix: Martin shows maturity, consistency to claim maiden MotoGP world championship
1 month ago

Solidarity Grand Prix: Martin shows maturity, consistency to claim maiden MotoGP world championship

The Hindu  

Five months after Jorge Martin was overlooked for the factory Ducati seat, the Spaniard will hop off its all-conquering Desmosedici bike as its best rider and move to Aprilia as MotoGP champion. Having gone agonisingly close in 2023 only to lose the title to Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia in the final race, a fired up Martin, who said he had had …

Solidarity Grand Prix: Jorge Martin becomes MotoGP 2024 World Champion
1 month ago

Solidarity Grand Prix: Jorge Martin becomes MotoGP 2024 World Champion

The Hindu  

Prima Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin was crowned the 2024 MotoGP world champion after he finished third at Sunday’s season-ending Solidarity Grand Prix, which was won by his title rival Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati. 🏆💯#MART1NATOR🦾 pic.twitter.com/GFcOjA1B0i — MotoGP™🏁 November 17, 2024 Bagnaia and Martin made superb starts off the line and the title rivals went into turn one first and second. …

Jorge Martin of Spain wins 2024 MotoGP championship in Barcelona
1 month ago

Jorge Martin of Spain wins 2024 MotoGP championship in Barcelona

Al Jazeera  

Jorge Martin finishes third in the Solidarity Barcelona MotoGP to become first independent rider world champion of the MotoGP era. Prima Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin has been crowned the 2024 MotoGP world champion after finishing third in the season-ending Solidarity Grand Prix, which was won by his title rival Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati. Enea Bastianini immediately began to hound Martin …

Bagnaia wins Solidarity GP sprint to stay in hunt for third MotoGP title
1 month, 1 week ago

Bagnaia wins Solidarity GP sprint to stay in hunt for third MotoGP title

The Hindu  

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia extended the MotoGP title race into the final day of the season when the reigning champion won the sprint at the Solidarity Grand Prix on Saturday while championship leader Jorge Martin finished third. Martin held a 24-point lead going into the final grand prix, but his advantage was cut to 19 points ahead of Sunday’s race, where …

Jorge Martin: Swashbuckling bike racer poised to make history in MotoGP season finale
1 month, 1 week ago

Jorge Martin: Swashbuckling bike racer poised to make history in MotoGP season finale

CNN  

CNN — With movie star looks, a penchant for the high life, and a daring racing style that leaves fans gasping at his audacity, Jorge Martin is something of a throwback to swashbuckling motorcycle racers of a bygone era. “When I arrived in MotoGP in 2021, I started too good, let’s say,” Martin tells CNN, smiling. These guys, I can …

MotoGP 2024: Francesco Bagnaia says he will be happy for Jorge Martin if he takes his MotoGP crown
1 month, 1 week ago

MotoGP 2024: Francesco Bagnaia says he will be happy for Jorge Martin if he takes his MotoGP crown

The Hindu  

Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia has the odds stacked against him in the championship going into the final race of the season in Barcelona but said on Thursday he would not hold it against title rival Jorge Martin if the Spaniard wins. Ducati’s Bagnaia, who won the riders championship in the past two seasons, sits 24 points behind Pramac Racing’s …

Austrian MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia Zooms to Win on Raceday, Jumps Further Ahead in Standings
4 months ago

Austrian MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia Zooms to Win on Raceday, Jumps Further Ahead in Standings

News 18  

Double world champion Francesco Bagnaia won a third successive Austrian MotoGP to complete a dream sprint-race weekend double and take the outright lead in the world championship on Sunday. Martin had no complaints unlike 24 hours ago when a long lap penalty severely compromised his chances of denying Bagnaia the top of the podium with the gap between them less …

German MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia wins, takes over riders’ championship lead
5 months, 2 weeks ago

German MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia wins, takes over riders’ championship lead

Al Jazeera  

The double world champion wins the German MotoGP after Jorge Martin crashes from the lead with two laps remaining. Francesco Bagnaia has capitalised on Jorge Martin’s late motorcycle crash to win the German MotoGP and take control of the world championship. It’s the first time I win here in Sachensring.” Marc Marquez is an eight-time winner on this circuit, but …

German MotoGP: Jorge Martin sets lap record to secure pole position
5 months, 2 weeks ago

German MotoGP: Jorge Martin sets lap record to secure pole position

The Hindu  

Spain’s series leader Jorge Martin secured pole for both the German MotoGP sprint later on Saturday and the race proper which he hopes will be the launchpad for him to ease the pressure being put on him by Francesco Bagnaia. Martin has seemed powerless to stop two-time defending champion Bagnaia from eating into his once sizeable championship lead as the …

Bagnaia wins Dutch MotoGP, narrows championship gap to rival Martin
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bagnaia wins Dutch MotoGP, narrows championship gap to rival Martin

Al Jazeera  

The reigning double world champion led from start to finish at the Assen circuit to win the Dutch Motorcycle Grand Prix. Francesco Bagnaia claimed his third consecutive Dutch MotoGP ahead of championship leader Jorge Martin to narrow the gap to 10 points in his quest for a third straight world title. Polesitter Bagnaia led from the start to ride a …

French MotoGP: Jorge Martin extends championship lead with a thrilling win
7 months, 1 week ago

French MotoGP: Jorge Martin extends championship lead with a thrilling win

The Hindu  

Jorge Martin extended his lead in the championship with a thrilling victory in the French MotoGP at Le Mans on Sunday. The Spaniard, who won Saturday’s sprint, battled the entire race with rival Francesco Bagnaia before Marc Marquez arrived late to steal second place. “Making one, one here in Le Mans I think was the best and perfect weekend.” Martin, …

Martin wins crash-filled sprint at Spanish MotoGP
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Martin wins crash-filled sprint at Spanish MotoGP

The Hindu  

Jorge Martin extended his lead in the MotoGP standings as he won the Spanish Grand Prix sprint in Jerez on Saturday after Marc Marquez crashed out while leading late in the race. Marquez, with his first pole since joining Ducati Gresini, and Martin started on the front row, but South African Brad Binder shot off from the second row to …

Spanish MotoGP: Marc Marquez takes pole for in Spain, Bagnaia to start on third row
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Spanish MotoGP: Marc Marquez takes pole for in Spain, Bagnaia to start on third row

The Hindu  

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez secured his first pole position as a Ducati-Gresini rider and 65th of his career on Saturday for the Spanish MotoGP. The 31-year-old will also start on pole for the sprint race later Saturday with Marco Bezzecchi of Italy, on a Ducati-VR46, and fellow Spaniard and championship leader Jorge Martin on the front row. “It’s been …

Qatar MotoGP: Spaniard Jorge Martin Claims Pole at Season Opening Sprint, Aleix Espargaro at P2
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Qatar MotoGP: Spaniard Jorge Martin Claims Pole at Season Opening Sprint, Aleix Espargaro at P2

News 18  

Spaniard Jorge Martin set a lap record on his way to pole position for the season-opening Qatar MotoGP sprint race on Saturday with world champion Francesco Bagnaia starting on the second row. Ducati-Pramac’s Martin, runner-up to Bagnaia in the world championship last season, clocked 1min 50.789sec on the Lusail track to finish ahead of compatriot Aleix Espargaro of Aprilia and …

Francesco Bagnaia in third title quest on MotoGP’s 75th anniversary
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Francesco Bagnaia in third title quest on MotoGP’s 75th anniversary

The Hindu  

Francesco Bagnaia embarks on his quest for a third straight MotoGP crown in Qatar this weekend as motorcycling’s fast and furious elite category celebrates its 75th anniversary. “Of course Pecco is favourite, but Jorge Martin is very strong making poles and Marc Marquez will always try to be in the front, he is is like a bulldog, he never gives …

Jorge Martin Tops MotoGP Sepang Day One as Francesco Bagnaia Suffers Early Crash
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Jorge Martin Tops MotoGP Sepang Day One as Francesco Bagnaia Suffers Early Crash

News 18  

Spaniard Jorge Martin topped the timesheets on the opening day of the MotoGP pre-season test at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia Tuesday to ensure a Ducati domination as world champion Francesco Bagnaia suffered an early crash. Last year’s championship runner-up then bettered that two hours into the session by clocking the fastest lap time of 1 min 57.951 sec. His …

Martin tops MotoGP Sepang day one as Bagnaia suffers early crash
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Martin tops MotoGP Sepang day one as Bagnaia suffers early crash

The Hindu  

Spaniard Jorge Martin topped the timesheets on the opening day of the MotoGP pre-season test at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia Tuesday to ensure a Ducati domination as world champion Francesco Bagnaia suffered an early crash. Riding a Prima Pramac machine, the 26-year-old Martin stamped his early dominance with a time of 1 min 58.904 sec on lap 15. Last …

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia retains MotoGP title with Valencia GP win
1 year ago

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia retains MotoGP title with Valencia GP win

Hindustan Times  

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia won the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday to claim a second straight MotoGP world championship as closest contender Jorge Martin crashed out following a collision with Marc Marquez. Ducati Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia celebrates on the podium after winning the MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix Pramac Racing's Martin, who was 14 points behind Bagnaia going into the …

Bagnaia in dreamland as he retains MotoGP title in style
1 year ago

Bagnaia in dreamland as he retains MotoGP title in style

The Hindu  

Italy's Francesco Bagnaia enjoyed a dream day as he retained his MotoGP world title and crowned it with victory in the final race of the season in Valencia on Sunday. "I made too many mistakes, that is the simple truth," said Martin, who had done well to make the title race competitive as Bagnaia held a 62 point lead at …

MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia Retains Title As Sole Contender Jorge Martin Crashes In Valencia
1 year ago

MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia Retains Title As Sole Contender Jorge Martin Crashes In Valencia

News 18  

Italy’s Francesco Bagnaia enjoyed a dream day as he retained his MotoGP world title and crowned it with victory in the final race of the season in Valencia on Sunday. Bagnaia was leading at the time on his Ducati unaware that Martin had come to grief after his Ducati-Pramac clipped Marc Marquez’s Honda resulting in both riders coming to grief. …

Martin cries foul as MotoGP title race goes to the wire
1 year, 1 month ago

Martin cries foul as MotoGP title race goes to the wire

The Hindu  

Francesco Bagnaia goes into the final weekend of a thrilling Moto GP season in Valencia with the defence of his crown still in the balance though sole rival Jorge Martin appears to have given up hope, claiming “they stole it from me.” The ‘they’ Martin is referring to is tyre supplier Michelin who he claims cost him valuable points in …

Moto GP: Bagnaia beats Martin to snatch pole at Malaysian Grand Prix
1 year, 1 month ago

Moto GP: Bagnaia beats Martin to snatch pole at Malaysian Grand Prix

The Hindu  

Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati seized pole position at the Malaysian Grand Prix by setting a lap record of 1:57:491 on Saturday, building pressure on Pramac Racing’s championship contender Jorge Martin. Bagnaia put on a brilliant final lap at the Sepang International Circuit to secure his first pole since the Catalan Grand Prix in September and beat last year’s …

Thailand MotoGP: Jorge Martin Claims Title to Cut Francesco Bagnaia's Championship Lead
1 year, 1 month ago

Thailand MotoGP: Jorge Martin Claims Title to Cut Francesco Bagnaia's Championship Lead

News 18  

Spain’s Jorge Martin won a thrilling Thailand MotoGP race Sunday to close the gap on Francesco Bagnaia in the world championship race. Bagnaia, attempting to defend his world title, has seen his championship lead cut to 13 points by Martin, who also won Saturday’s sprint at the Buriram International circuit. Then a disastrous gamble on a soft rear tyre last …

Thailand MotoGP: Jorge Martin Wins Sprint Race at Chang International Circuit
1 year, 1 month ago

Thailand MotoGP: Jorge Martin Wins Sprint Race at Chang International Circuit

News 18  

Spain’s Jorge Martin led from pole to chequered flag to win the Thailand MotoGP sprint race on Saturday and reduce the deficit behind championship leader Francesco Bagnaia to 18 points. Pramac-Ducati rider Martin took his fifth consecutive sprint victory, 0.933 seconds ahead of South Africa’s Brad Binder in second on a KTM, with Italian Luca Marini’s Ducati-VR46 third. “So we …

Thailand MotoGP: Martin on pole with new lap record; Title leader Bagnaia sixth
1 year, 1 month ago

Thailand MotoGP: Martin on pole with new lap record; Title leader Bagnaia sixth

The Hindu  

Jorge Martin took the pole for the Thailand MotoGP after scorching to a new lap record on Saturday, with World Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia only sixth on the grid. Spain’s Martin, who was securing his fourth pole in the last six races, gave himself a golden opportunity to close the 27-point gap to Italy’s Bagnaia with four legs of the …

Australian MotoGP: Martin scorches to new lap record and pole
1 year, 2 months ago

Australian MotoGP: Martin scorches to new lap record and pole

The Hindu  

Spain’s Jorge Martin will start on pole for the Australian MotoGP after blasting to a new lap record in qualifying on Saturday, with world championship rival Francesco Bagnaia third on the grid. READ | US Grand Prix: Leclerc on pole in Austin as Verstappen has lap deleted Only 18 points separate Ducati’s Bagnaia and Martin after the Italian snatched back …

Francesco Bagnaia Wins Indonesia MotoGP To Reclaim Top Spot As Jorge Martin Crashes Out
1 year, 2 months ago

Francesco Bagnaia Wins Indonesia MotoGP To Reclaim Top Spot As Jorge Martin Crashes Out

News 18  

Italy’s Francesco Bagnaia won the Indonesia MotoGP on Sunday with a spectacular ride that took him back to the top of the championship standings after rival Jorge Martin crashed out. Bagnaia made a mesmerising surge from 13th to the top spot after rising to the podium places within the first four laps, as he refused to let Pramac’s Martin punish …

Martin wins Indonesia MotoGP sprint, overtakes Bagnaia in title race
1 year, 2 months ago

Martin wins Indonesia MotoGP sprint, overtakes Bagnaia in title race

The Hindu  

Spaniard Jorge Martin won Saturday’s sprint race at the Indonesia MotoGP to overtake rival Francesco Bagnaia in the championship standings. Luca Marini, who had earlier claimed pole position in qualifying, took second, with Marco Bezzecchi completing the podium a week after surgery for a broken collarbone. The Ducati satellite team rider took his fourth straight sprint race victory to leave …

Bagnaia expects intense fight with Martin for MotoGP lead in Indonesia
1 year, 2 months ago

Bagnaia expects intense fight with Martin for MotoGP lead in Indonesia

The Hindu  

Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia said Thursday he expected an intense battle at this weekend’s Indonesia MotoGP to stay at the top of the standings, with rival Jorge Martin only three points behind. Martin, of Ducati satellite team Pramac, reduced the Italian’s lead with six races left after winning a Japan MotoGP cut short by rain this month. The fight will …

Martin 3 points off Bagnaia with wet Japan MotoGP win
1 year, 2 months ago

Martin 3 points off Bagnaia with wet Japan MotoGP win

The Hindu  

Jorge Martin narrowed the gap on championship leader Francesco Bagnaia to just three points with six races left on Sunday after winning a Japan MotoGP cut short by rain. Ducati's Bagnaia came second in the race, giving the defending world champion 319 points compared to 316 for Martin from Ducati satellite team Pramac. Looking ahead, Bagnaia said competition was turning …

MotoGP Indian Grand Prix: Martin reigns in Sprint Race edging Bagnaia; Marquez finishes third
1 year, 3 months ago

MotoGP Indian Grand Prix: Martin reigns in Sprint Race edging Bagnaia; Marquez finishes third

The Hindu  

Jorge Martin clinched the first Indian Grand Prix Sprint Race with a fine drive from second on the grid ahead of title-rival and championship leader Francesco Bagnaia at the Buddh International Circuit on Saturday. Six-time champion Marc Marquez took the third place in his Honda, only his second podium of the season after his Sprint podium in the first race …

MotoGP 2023 Title Race: Onus on Martin to maximise chances as Bagnaia looks to regain fitness
1 year, 3 months ago

MotoGP 2023 Title Race: Onus on Martin to maximise chances as Bagnaia looks to regain fitness

The Hindu  

The 2022 edition of the MotoGP World Championship saw one of the tightest Riders Championship battles in recent years with Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia pipping reigning Champion Fabio Quartararo by a mere 17 points. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES Enea Bastianini, the second rider at the factory Ducati team, and presumably the closest rival to Bagnaia, suffered a horrific accident during …

Martin wins San Marino MotoGP to close gap on leader Bagnaia
1 year, 3 months ago

Martin wins San Marino MotoGP to close gap on leader Bagnaia

The Hindu  

Jorge Martin won the San Marino MotoGP on Sunday to further close the gap on championship leader Francesco Bagnaia. Pramac rider Martin, who also won Saturday’s sprint, is now 36 points behind world champion Bagnaia after winning from pole position well over a second ahead of Marco Bezzecchi. RELATED | Jorge Martin wins San Marino GP sprint race Injured Bagnaia …

MotoGP: Ducati’s Bagnaia passed fit for San Marino GP
1 year, 3 months ago

MotoGP: Ducati’s Bagnaia passed fit for San Marino GP

The Hindu  

Ducati’s MotoGP championship leader Francesco Bagnaia was passed fit to take part in the San Marino Grand Prix on Thursday, only days after his leg was run over at the previous race in Spain. The Italian said he had watched footage of his fall at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya last Sunday and felt fortunate to have escaped without serious injury …

MotoGP: Bagnaia injured in horror crash at Catalunya Grand Prix
1 year, 3 months ago

MotoGP: Bagnaia injured in horror crash at Catalunya Grand Prix

The Hindu  

World champion Francesco Bagnaia was receiving medical treatment after a nasty crash at the start of Sunday’s Catalunya MotoGP. The runaway series leader was conscious, and taken away to the track’s medical centre in an ambulance, with the crowd clapping him. MotoGP’s medical director Angel Charte later issued a bulletin on the world champion’s condition. “Pecco has had severe polytrauma, …

MotoGP: Bagnaia wins Austrian GP Sprint Race
1 year, 4 months ago

MotoGP: Bagnaia wins Austrian GP Sprint Race

The Hindu  

World champion Francesco Bagnaia dominated the sprint race at the Austrian MotoGP on Saturday to increase his lead in the world championship. Bagnaia’s fourth sprint win of the season lifted him 46 points clear of Martin ahead of Sunday’s main event, the 10th round of the 20-race season. MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi had his head in his hands as he …

Francesco Bagnaia wins Dutch MotoGP, extends championship lead
1 year, 5 months ago

Francesco Bagnaia wins Dutch MotoGP, extends championship lead

The Hindu  

Francesco Bagnaia won the Dutch MotoGP at Assen on Sunday to extend his lead in the championship. Pole-sitter Marco Bezzecchi took second with Brad Binder in third only for KTM’s South African rider to pick up a penalty for exceeding track limits that saw him demoted to fourth. I love this track, this crowd - Assen, you are fantastic!” A …

Jorge Martin beats Francesco Bagnaia to win German MotoGP
1 year, 6 months ago

Jorge Martin beats Francesco Bagnaia to win German MotoGP

The Hindu  

Jorge Martin edged world champion Francesco Bagnaia after a cut-and-thrust battle over the last 10 laps to win Sunday’s German MotoGP, to trim the Italian’s lead in the standings. Peco was pushing so hard.” After beating Bagnaia in Saturday’s sprint race, Martin, a Spaniard who rides for the Pramac Ducati team, this time resisted late counter-attacks to win. “I had …

MotoGP: Bagnaia wins Italian sprint race
1 year, 6 months ago

MotoGP: Bagnaia wins Italian sprint race

The Hindu  

World champion Francesco Bagnaia shrugged off tricky Tuscan conditions to win his home Italian MotoGP sprint race at Mugello on Saturday. Bagnaia now has a four-point lead over Bezzecchi, riding for Italian legend Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team, going into Sunday’s sixth round of the championship. Bagnaia, nursing an ankle injury from his crash last time out at Le Mans, led …

French MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia denies returning Marc Marquez to take pole
1 year, 7 months ago

French MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia denies returning Marc Marquez to take pole

The Hindu  

Reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia grabbed pole from the returning Marc Marquez for this weekend’s French MotoGP in qualifying at Le Mans on Saturday. But the 30-year-old Spaniard was bettered by just 0.058sec by Bagnaia’s final flying lap to leave the Ducati rider heading the grid for both Saturday’s sprint and Sunday’s main event. I had a better feeling with …

MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix: Bagnaia secures sprint and race double
1 year, 8 months ago

MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix: Bagnaia secures sprint and race double

The Hindu  

World champion Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati won the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday as pole sitter Marc Marquez crashed out early in the race. Bagnaia won MotoGP’s first ever sprint on Saturday and victory in Sunday’s race, which he dominated after taking the lead, earned him another 25 points and a big lead at the top of the standings. …

Bagnaia wins first-ever MotoGP sprint at Portuguese Grand Prix
1 year, 8 months ago

Bagnaia wins first-ever MotoGP sprint at Portuguese Grand Prix

The Hindu  

Reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia won the first ever MotoGP sprint with a last-lap overtake at the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix on Saturday to earn 12 points and move to the top of the rider’s standings ahead of the race on Sunday. ✅ Celebrating with the fans on the front straight 😎#PortugueseGP 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/K97CIhWa4e — MotoGP™🏁 March 25, 2023 Marc …

MotoGP: Jorge Martin Takes Pole in Valencia Season Ender; Francesco Bagnaia on Third Row
2 years, 1 month ago

MotoGP: Jorge Martin Takes Pole in Valencia Season Ender; Francesco Bagnaia on Third Row

News 18  

Jorge Martin took pole for this weekend’s season-closing Valencia MotoGP after qualifying on Saturday with title favourite Francesco Bagnaia on the third row. Ducati rider Bagnaia has one hand on his maiden world championship with a 23-point lead going into the decider from champion Fabio Quartararo. Quartararo, who at one stage held a 91-point lead over his Italian rival, posted …

Jorge Martin clinches Valencia GP pole, Fabio Quartararo holds advantage over Francesco Bagnaia
2 years, 1 month ago

Jorge Martin clinches Valencia GP pole, Fabio Quartararo holds advantage over Francesco Bagnaia

The Hindu  

Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin took pole position for the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix on Saturday while championship leader Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati will start eighth on the grid, four places behind fellow contender Fabio Quartararo. Martin took his fifth pole of the season with a time of 1:29.621 to pip Honda’s Marc Marquez, who shook off a bout of illness …

Bagnaia wins Malaysia MotoGP to inch towards world title
2 years, 2 months ago

Bagnaia wins Malaysia MotoGP to inch towards world title

The Hindu  

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia produced a near-flawless display to win the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday and take a massive step towards his maiden MotoGP world championship title as closest rival Fabio Quartararo kept his faint hopes alive in third. The result at the Sepang International Circuit ensured that Italian Bagnaia stayed ahead of 2021 champion Quartararo in the standings ahead …

MotoGP title rivals suffer as Jorge Martin grabs record-setting pole
2 years, 2 months ago

MotoGP title rivals suffer as Jorge Martin grabs record-setting pole

The Hindu  

MotoGP leader Francesco Bagnaia will start Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix from ninth after crashing out, as Spaniard Jorge Martin clocked the fastest lap ever at Sepang to land pole position. Ducati rider Bagnaia's championship rival and title-holder Fabio Quartararo suffered even more and was only 12th for Yamaha in qualifying on Saturday. Bagnaia, who can win the title in Sunday's …

Johann Zarco trumps Francesco Bagnaia to go fastest in Thai MotoGP practice
2 years, 2 months ago

Johann Zarco trumps Francesco Bagnaia to go fastest in Thai MotoGP practice

The Hindu  

France's Johann Zarco was quickest in unexpectedly dry conditions for the opening practice sessions at the Thai MotoGP on Friday, pipping world championship title contender Francesco Bagnaia. But the rain stayed away for both practice sessions as Zarco -- a Ducati rider seeking his first MotoGP win -- clocked a leading time of one minute and 30.281 seconds in the …

Francesco Bagnaia wins Algarve MotoGP after champion Fabio Quartararo falls
3 years, 1 month ago

Francesco Bagnaia wins Algarve MotoGP after champion Fabio Quartararo falls

Firstpost  

Italy’s Bagnaia, who had started on pole position for a fifth consecutive race, finished ahead of 2020 world champion Joan Mir of Suzuki and Australia’s Jack Miller, also on a Ducati. Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia won a red-flagged Algarve MotoGP on Sunday as newly-crowned world champion Fabio Quartararo failed to finish after falling off his Yamaha. In front of a …

Marc Marquez storms to victory for seventh win at Austin GP
3 years, 2 months ago

Marc Marquez storms to victory for seventh win at Austin GP

The Hindu  

Six-times world champion Marc Marquez led from start to finish to secure a seventh win at the Grand Prix of the Americas on Sunday as Fabio Quartararo finished in second to strengthen his grip on the MotoGP world championship race. Repsol Honda's Marquez, who was third on the grid, made an impressive start as he charged through the first turn …

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