Get Set Go! San Marino: The Starting Block for MotoGP's Vital Period
4 years, 3 months ago

Get Set Go! San Marino: The Starting Block for MotoGP's Vital Period

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After a well-earned two-week break, the MotoGP World Championship riders are back as the paddock gets set for a gruelling nine races in 11 weeks. The Gran Premio Lenovo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini signals the start of a vital period in 2020 and in the pre-event Press Conference, Championship leader Fabio Quartararo was joined by Andrea Dovizioso, Valentino Rossi, Styrian GP winner Miguel Oliveira, the returning Francesco Bagnaia and Moto2™ World Championship leader Luca Marini. For Quartararo, more woes like he and Yamaha faced in the two Austria races could also end his hopes of a dream maiden MotoGP World Championship crown. It’s strange to make two races in the same track but for the rest, nine races or seven races in 11 weeks it’s more or less the same.” The Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli double-header is a chance for the riders to really gather some momentum for the tough task that lies ahead. All the action from the Gran Premio Lenovo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini of San Marino and Rimini’s coast will be LIVE on Eurosport and Eurosport HD with the qualifying race on September 12, 2020, from 4:00 PM IST followed by the final race on September 13, 2020, from 2:15 PM IST.

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MotoGP star Fabio Quartararo injured in motocross accident
2 years ago

MotoGP star Fabio Quartararo injured in motocross accident

The Hindu  

French MotoGP star Fabio Quartararo announced on Monday he has broken his left hand in a motocross training accident. “Yesterday I had a crash during my motocross training and I suffered a little fracture on my left hand,” the 2021 world champion announced on social media with a photo of himself with a cast up to the elbow. The accident …

MotoGP: Rins triumphs in Australia, Bagnaia takes championship lead
2 years, 2 months ago

MotoGP: Rins triumphs in Australia, Bagnaia takes championship lead

The Hindu  

Suzuki’s Alex Rins won a classic Australian MotoGP Grand Prix at Phillip Island on Sunday as Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia roared to the top of the world championship standings with a third-placed finish after defending champion Fabio Quartararo crashed out. Rins took the lead from Bagnaia in the final lap and crossed the finish line ahead of six-time MotoGP champion Marc …

MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia Wins at San Marino for Fourth Straight Triumph
2 years, 3 months ago

MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia Wins at San Marino for Fourth Straight Triumph

News 18  

Italy’s Francesco Bagnaia won the San Marino MotoGP on Sunday to claim his fourth straight premier class triumph and close in on championship leader Fabio Quartararo. Ducati rider Bagnaia pipped Enea Bastianini in a thrilling win at Misano Adriatico which moved him to within 30 points of reigning world champion Quartararo, who finished fifth. ASIA CUP 2022: FULL COVERAGE | …

MotoGP veteran Andrea Dovizioso to retire next month after San Marino Grand Prix
2 years, 4 months ago

MotoGP veteran Andrea Dovizioso to retire next month after San Marino Grand Prix

The Hindu  

Andrea Dovizioso, the three-time runner-up in the MotoGP world championship, announced on Thursday his plan to retire next month after the San Marino Grand Prix. The Japanese team’s test rider Cal Crutchlow will replace Dovizioso following San Marino for the remaining six rounds of the campaign. Yamaha managing director Lin Jarvis singled out Dovizioso’s “great expertise, experience and methodical nature” …

Motorcycling-Dovizioso Announces He Will Not Compete in MotoGP Next Year
2 years, 5 months ago

Motorcycling-Dovizioso Announces He Will Not Compete in MotoGP Next Year

News 18  

Andrea Dovizioso will quit MotoGP at the end of the year and will not return for the 2023 season as he no longer enjoys racing without being able to compete, the Italian rider has said. Dovizioso, who began his career in 2001 and is a three-times MotoGP championship runner-up with Ducati, has scored only 10 points this season and has …

German MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia Untouchable on His Way to Pole
2 years, 6 months ago

German MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia Untouchable on His Way to Pole

News 18  

The Ducati Team’s Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia carried his superb form from MotoGP free practice into qualifying for the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland as he secured pole position. Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo has given himself a good chance of extending his World Championship lead by claiming second on the starting grid for Sunday’s race in Germany, and he will …

MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo Eyes Succeeding Marc Marquez as King of the Sachsenring
2 years, 6 months ago

MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo Eyes Succeeding Marc Marquez as King of the Sachsenring

News 18  

World champion Fabio Quartararo has a chance to become the first winner of the German MotoGP apart from Marc Marquez since 2013 in Sunday’s race at the Sachsenring. Quartararo, 23, has a 22-point advantage in the world championship over second place Aleix Espargaro after the Frenchman clinched his second victory of the season two weeks ago at the Catalonia MotoGP. …

Italian MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia Wins, Fabio Quartararo Extends Overall Lead
2 years, 6 months ago

Italian MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia Wins, Fabio Quartararo Extends Overall Lead

News 18  

Francesco Bagnaia won the Italian MotoGP on Sunday while Fabio Quartararo extended his lead at the top of the championship standings. “It’s incredible I’m really happy to have won at home in front of our fans, it’s really great,” Bagnaia told Sky Sport Italia. Quartararo’s overall lead over Aleix Espargaro is now 16 points after the Spanish rider finished third …

Fabio Quartararo sweeps to victory in Portugal MotoGP
2 years, 8 months ago

Fabio Quartararo sweeps to victory in Portugal MotoGP

Firstpost  

The Yamaha rider dominated the race and finished more than five seconds ahead of fellow Frenchman Johann Zarco of Ducati-Pramac. Portimao, Portugal: Reigning MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo put his early-season speed issues behind him as he cruised to victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday. “I made a great start and I’m happy to win for the first time …

Quartararo sweeps to victory in Portugal MotoGP
2 years, 8 months ago

Quartararo sweeps to victory in Portugal MotoGP

The Hindu  

Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo roared to his first win of the season in a drama-filled Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday while Johann Zarco, who began in pole position, survived a late onslaught from Aleix Espargaro to come second. France's Quartararo leaped from fifth to third on the opening lap before overtaking early race leader Joan Mir on the fourth …

MotoGP Champ Fabio Quartararo on Pole as Marc Marquez Crashes Twice
2 years, 9 months ago

MotoGP Champ Fabio Quartararo on Pole as Marc Marquez Crashes Twice

News 18  

MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo will start Sunday’s first race in Indonesia in 25 years from pole position after a dramatic qualifying session that saw Marc Marquez twice crashed out. After waiting so long for top-class racing to return, Indonesia’s motorbike-mad fans were given a treat in incident-packed qualifying on the steamy island of Lombok on Saturday. France’s Quartararo, who …

Emilia Romagna MotoGP: Marc Marquez wins as Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo seals championship
3 years, 1 month ago

Emilia Romagna MotoGP: Marc Marquez wins as Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo seals championship

India Today  

Fabio Quartararo of Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP is the 2021 MotoGP World Champion. After Ducati Lenovo Team’s Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the race lead in the closing stages of the Gran Premio Nolan del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna, the title was decided as Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez emerged victorious, with Pol Espargaro securing his maiden podium with …

Fabio Quartararo wins first MotoGP title after Francesco Bagnaia crashes out at Emilia-Romagna GP
3 years, 2 months ago

Fabio Quartararo wins first MotoGP title after Francesco Bagnaia crashes out at Emilia-Romagna GP

Firstpost  

Quartararo’s win comes in his third season in MotoGP, the first with Yamaha’s factory team after two years with the SRT satellite outfit. Misano Adriatico: Fabio Quartararo won his first MotoGP world title on Sunday after his closest rival Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Bagnaia, who was 52 points behind Quartararo with three GPs including this …

Quartararo wins maiden MotoGP title as Bagnaia crashes
3 years, 2 months ago

Quartararo wins maiden MotoGP title as Bagnaia crashes

The Hindu  

Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo became the first Frenchman to win the MotoGP world championship following a fourth-place finish in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday as his closest title contender Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati crashed. Pole sitter Bagnaia was leading Ducati's home race when he crashed with five laps to go, handing Honda's Marc Marquez the race victory and the …

MotoGP: Quartararo eyes title as Rossi waves goodbye to Misano
3 years, 2 months ago

MotoGP: Quartararo eyes title as Rossi waves goodbye to Misano

The Hindu  

Fabio Quartararo is within touching distance of his first MotoGP world title at Sunday's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix which will host Valentino Rossi's final farewell to his adoring Italian fans. Yamaha rider Quartararo, 22, is 52 points ahead of Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia who sits second in the championship standings with three races left in the 2021 season heading into the race …

MotoGP 2021: Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia fends off Fabio Quartararo to win San Marino MotoGP
3 years, 3 months ago

MotoGP 2021: Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia fends off Fabio Quartararo to win San Marino MotoGP

Firstpost  

The Italian, who celebrated his debut win in the premier category last weekend in Aragon, came under intense pressure from championship leader Fabio Quartararo in the closing laps. Misano Adriatico: Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia won his home San Marino MotoGP with a dominant display from pole at Misano on Sunday. “When I saw Fabio lost time in the early laps coming …

MotoGP 2021: Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo wins Dutch MotoGP to extend lead atop driver's standings
3 years, 5 months ago

MotoGP 2021: Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo wins Dutch MotoGP to extend lead atop driver's standings

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Quartararo, 22, in just his third term at the top table of racing extended his advantage to 34 points ahead of second-placed Johann Zarco, who had to contend with a fourth place in the Netherlands. Assen: Yamaha’s Frenchman Fabio Quartararo won Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP to stretch his lead at the top of the drivers’ standings with a dominant display in …

Championship Leader Fabio Quartararo Wins Dutch MotoGP
3 years, 5 months ago

Championship Leader Fabio Quartararo Wins Dutch MotoGP

News 18  

Yamaha’s Frenchman Fabio Quartararo won Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP to extend his lead at the top of drivers standings with a dominant display in Assen. Two Spaniards in Maverick Vinales and champion Joan Mir completed the podium as Quartararo claimed his fourth race victory of the campaign before the mid-season break. Yamaha’s Vinales started on pole after setting a new track …

Quartararo fastest in Catalunya for fifth straight MotoGP pole
3 years, 6 months ago

Quartararo fastest in Catalunya for fifth straight MotoGP pole

The Hindu  

Yamaha's world championship leader Fabio Quartararo claimed his fifth straight pole position of the MotoGP season after going fastest in qualifying at the Catalunya Grand Prix on Saturday. Red Bull KTM's Miguel Oliveira will start fourth on the grid alongside Petronas Yamaha's Franco Morbidelli, while Quartararo's team mate Maverick Vinales starts in sixth. RELATED| Suzuki's defending champion Joan Mir could …

Quartararo extends championship lead with win at sombre Italian GP
3 years, 6 months ago

Quartararo extends championship lead with win at sombre Italian GP

The Hindu  

MotoGP world championship leader Fabio Quartararo won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, a race overshadowed by news of the death of Swiss rider Jason Dupasquier following a crash in qualifying at the Mugello Circuit. Yamaha's pole-sitter Quartararo finished ahead of Miguel Oliveira and Joan Mir to extend his lead over Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia, who crashed out of the race …

Valentino Rossi To Make Decision On MotoGP Future after Next Four Races
3 years, 6 months ago

Valentino Rossi To Make Decision On MotoGP Future after Next Four Races

News 18  

Valentino Rossi said on Thursday that his performances in the next few MotoGP races starting with this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix might prove decisive when he discusses his future with his team Petronas Yamaha at the end of the season. Rossi, a seven-times premier class world champion, has fared poorly this season after making a switch from the factory Yamaha …

Andrea Dovizioso to test with Aprilia MotoGP team through 2021
3 years, 7 months ago

Andrea Dovizioso to test with Aprilia MotoGP team through 2021

The Hindu  

Three times MotoGP championship runner-up Andrea Dovizioso will test for Aprilia through 2021 ahead of a possible return to the grid next year. READ | "I'm pleased that Aprilia Racing asked me to continue the work we started in Jerez and to be able to provide my contribution to developing the bike," the rider said. "I think this will be …

MotoGP 2021: Fabio Quartararo takes pole at Portuguese MotoGP, Marc Marquez to start on second row
3 years, 8 months ago

MotoGP 2021: Fabio Quartararo takes pole at Portuguese MotoGP, Marc Marquez to start on second row

Firstpost  

Portimao: France’s Fabio Quartararo, on a Yamaha, claimed the qualifying honours in style in Portimao on Saturday to take pole for the Portuguese MotoGP with returning six-time world champion Marc Marquez on the second row of Sunday’s grid. Quartararo, winner of the Doha MotoGP last time out, secured the 11th pole of his career with a new lap record time …

MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo Claims Victory in a Breathless Doha Dogfight
3 years, 8 months ago

MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo Claims Victory in a Breathless Doha Dogfight

News 18  

We witnessed the closest top 15 finish in history at the Tissot Grand Prix of Doha as the MotoGP gladiators treated us to an unbelievable dogfight under the desert lights. Both Suzukis got away very well too, as did third place Aleix Espargaro but it wasn’t a good start for the factory Ducati Lenovo Team riders or Quartararo. Quartararo was …

Yamaha's Quartararo ready to handle factory pressure - Sports News - Sportstar
3 years, 10 months ago

Yamaha's Quartararo ready to handle factory pressure - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

French MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo says he hopes to embrace the added pressure that comes with his step up to Yamaha’s factory team and deliver the Japanese manufacturer’s first world championship since 2015. “First of all, you go into a factory team you have more pressure, but you have much more support,” 21-year-old Quartararo was quoted as saying by Autosport …

MotoGP 2020: Portuguese Miguel Oliveira grabs maiden pole position in home race
4 years, 1 month ago

MotoGP 2020: Portuguese Miguel Oliveira grabs maiden pole position in home race

Firstpost  

Sunday’s race, held in front of empty stands due to the pandemic, provides Morbidelli with a chance to clinch second place in the world championship behind Mir. Portimao: Miguel Oliveira will start his home Portuguese Grand Prix from the front of the grid after emerging quickest in qualifying on Saturday to claim his maiden MotoGP pole. Joan Mir’s hopes of …

Japan's Takaaki Nakagami Takes First MotoGP Pole at Teruel Grand Prix
4 years, 2 months ago

Japan's Takaaki Nakagami Takes First MotoGP Pole at Teruel Grand Prix

News 18  

For the first time since Makoto Tamada in Valencia 2004, a Japanese rider will start a MotoGP race from pole position after Takaaki Nakagami put up a mesmerising Q2 MotorLand Aragon display at the Teruel Grand Prix. The HRC star set a 1:46.882 to beat Franco Morbidelli by 0.063 seconds, as Alex Rins earns his first front row start of …

MotoGP: Quartararo Storms to Aragon Grand Prix Pole after Practice Crash
4 years, 2 months ago

MotoGP: Quartararo Storms to Aragon Grand Prix Pole after Practice Crash

News 18  

Championship leader Fabio Quartararo is a MotoGP pole sitter for the 10th time. Morbidelli then made it a Petronas 1-2 to beat Miller’s time, less than a tenth away from his teammate, with Vinales slotting into P4 after the first set of flying laps. Heading onto the almost 1km long back straight, the title chase leader was over a tenth …

MotoGP 2020: Championship leader Fabio Quartararo claims pole at Aragon GP despite suffering nasty crash in practice
4 years, 2 months ago

MotoGP 2020: Championship leader Fabio Quartararo claims pole at Aragon GP despite suffering nasty crash in practice

Firstpost  

Quartararo displayed the single-mindedness and poise worthy of a world champion to even take part in qualifying after his second fall of the race weekend, let alone top the timesheets at the Aragon Motorland circuit. MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo shrugged off a nasty high speed crash in third practice on Saturday to claim pole for Sunday’s Aragon Grand Prix. …

Aragon MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo fit for qualifying despite high speed crash in practice
4 years, 2 months ago

Aragon MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo fit for qualifying despite high speed crash in practice

Firstpost  

Flung over his twisting machine MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo hit the track hard, sliding tens of metres before finally coming to a rest in the safety gravel. Alcañiz: MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo was left with a bruised right hip but escaped serious injury after a heart-stopping high speed crash towards the end of Saturday’s Aragon Grand Prix third …

MotoGP 2020: Ducati's Danilo Petrucci vrooms to victory at Le Mans as Fabio Quartararo retains championship lead
4 years, 2 months ago

MotoGP 2020: Ducati's Danilo Petrucci vrooms to victory at Le Mans as Fabio Quartararo retains championship lead

Firstpost  

At the rain-hit French MotoGP at Le Mans, Danilo Petrucci, riding for Ducati, won for only the second time from 146 MotoGPs. Le Mans: Danilo Petrucci sprang an “unbelievable” surprise to hold off rookie Alex Marquez and win the rain-hit French MotoGP at Le Mans on Sunday. Home favourite Fabio Quartararo, supported by 5,000 fans allowed in to the Bugatti …

The Pressure is for Fabio Quartararo: MotoGP Leader Arrives Home for Grand Prix De France
4 years, 2 months ago

The Pressure is for Fabio Quartararo: MotoGP Leader Arrives Home for Grand Prix De France

News 18  

It’s nearly time for track action to get underway at the legendary Le Mans layout and previewing the weekend ahead in the SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France pre-event Press Conference was Championship leader and home hero Fabio Quartararo, his nearest challenger Joan Mir, his teammate and Barcelona podium finisher Alex Rins, Frenchman Johann Zarco, Francesco Bagnaia and 2021 Ducati …

Quartararo wins Catalunya MotoGP to reclaim championship lead
4 years, 2 months ago

Quartararo wins Catalunya MotoGP to reclaim championship lead

The Hindu  

Petronas Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo won his third race of the season at the Catalunya Grand Prix in Barcelona on Sunday to reclaim the lead in the MotoGP world championship standings. Frenchman Quartararo won his first race since his back-to-back triumphs at Jerez in July, finishing ahead of Suzuki duo Joan Mir and Alex Rins. Both Suzuki riders overtook pole sitter …

Morbidelli seals first MotoGP victory at San Marino Grand Prix
4 years, 3 months ago

Morbidelli seals first MotoGP victory at San Marino Grand Prix

The Hindu  

Petronas Yamaha's Franco Morbidelli produced a dominant display to win the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday after team mate Fabio Quartararo was forced to retire from the race at Misano. Italian Morbidelli, who started second on the grid, finished in 42 minutes, 2.272 seconds to comfortably beat Pramac Racing's Francesco Bagnaia and secure his first MotoGP win. Spain's Juan …

Franco Morbidelli Wins San Marino MotoGP, Andrea Dovizioso Takes Championship Lead
4 years, 3 months ago

Franco Morbidelli Wins San Marino MotoGP, Andrea Dovizioso Takes Championship Lead

News 18  

Franco Morbidelli won the San Marino MotoGP on Sunday as Andrea Dovizioso took the championship lead from Fabio Quartararo who crashed out of the race. talian Morbidelli’s victory at Misano Adriatico ahead of countryman Francesco Bagnaia and Suzuki’s Spanish rider Joan Mir was his first ever in motorcycling’s elite class. The only thing I can say is thanks to my …

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi Rolls Back the Years in San Marino Practice
4 years, 3 months ago

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi Rolls Back the Years in San Marino Practice

News 18  

Italian veteran Valentino Rossi struck a blow for the over-40s with a sizzling performance to top Saturday’s third practice session ahead of Sunday’s San Marino MotoGP. The 41-year-old seven-time champion produced a fastest lap of 1min 31.861sec, outside the track record of 1min 31.629 sec but quick enough to head the overall practice times and qualify him directly for Q2 …

Opportunity Knocks at Czech Republic Grand Prix: MotoGP Riders Eye Czechia Success
4 years, 4 months ago

Opportunity Knocks at Czech Republic Grand Prix: MotoGP Riders Eye Czechia Success

News 18  

Championship leader Fabio Quartararo looked ahead to the weekend and upcoming triple-header at the Monster Energy Czech Republic Grand Prix pre-event Press Conference, alongside Maverick Vinales, Andrea Dovizioso, Takaaki Nakagami, Valentino Rossi and Team Suzuki Ecstar's Joan Mir. The weekend in Brno and another two straight after in Austria provides the likes of Quartararo and Vinales to maintain their Jerez …

Fabio Quartararo wins second consecutive MotoGP race in Spain
4 years, 4 months ago

Fabio Quartararo wins second consecutive MotoGP race in Spain

India TV News  

Fabio Quartararo won from pole position at the Andalucia Grand Prix on Sunday for his second consecutive win since the MotoGP season started following the pandemic break. The young Frenchman cruised to victory a week after earning his maiden MotoGP race in Jerez de la Frontera. It feels so good to back-to-back races.” Paris Saint-Germain soccer star Kylian Mbappé sent …

Quartararo wins second consecutive MotoGP race in Spain
4 years, 4 months ago

Quartararo wins second consecutive MotoGP race in Spain

The Hindu  

Fabio Quartararo won from pole position at the Andalucia Grand Prix on Sunday for his second consecutive win since the MotoGP season started following the pandemic break. The young Frenchman cruised to victory a week after earning his maiden MotoGP race in Jerez de la Frontera. It feels so good to back-to-back races.” Viũales finished second again after getting past …

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