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Double world champion Francesco Bagnaia heads into this weekend’s Austrian MotoGP targeting a hat-trick to maintain Ducati’s domination at the RedBullRing circuit. And in a tantalising twist to the season Bagnaia’s soon-to-be ex-teammate Enea Bastianini is now sitting third, 49 points adrift, after his superb Silverstone double five weeks ago. “I wish to have a good level, like this I …

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 …

Marco Bezzecchi extended the impressive weekend for the VR46 Racing Team by securing pole at the inaugural MotoGP Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit here on Saturday. RELATED | Race distance shortened after drivers complain about heat Reigning Champion and championship leader Francesco Bagnaia finished third with a lap of 1:44.203, securing a spot on the front row, …

Visa issues sorted, MotoGP riders, teams reach circuit

Following a couple of days of visa delays that forced many team personnel and riders to miss their flights, the MotoGP paddock finally started pouring in at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on Wednesday, with the riders and officials having got their visa and taken their flights. Track for the MotoGP Bharat that will be hosted at the …

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India will host its first ever MotoGP race at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on 24 September, but ahead of it, visa issues have created chaos. Repsol Honda Team confirmed to news agency PTI that the arrival of its riders Marquez and Joan Mir has been delayed due to visa issues. We’re happy to announce that most of …

Former MotoGP world champion Joan Mir will miss Sunday’s race in Argentina due to injuries suffered in the sprint, his Honda team announced. “After a morning medical check, Joan Mir was declared unfit for the Argentina GP by MotoGP and circuit medical staff due to cranial and cervical trauma,” Honda said. Mir’s absence reduces the usual 22-rider grid at the …

Honda’s Marc Marquez stormed to pole position at the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix on Saturday on a day where the lap record at the Portimao circuit was broken four times. Marquez first set a lap record at the Portimao circuit to top Q1 and breeze into Q2 along with local favourite Miguel Oliveira. But the lap record lasted barely a …

And just like that, Round 9 of the 2021 MotoGP™ campaign is upon us. A return to the TT Circuit Assen is getting everyone’s juices flowing as Sachsenring winner Marc Marquez gets set to put his fitness and RC213V to the test at a very different circuit. Back to Marc Marquez and HRC’s “real situation” at Assen Those were the …

Ducati's Danilo Petrucci held his nerve in wet conditions to win the French Grand Prix in Le Mans on Sunday, while Repsol Honda rookie Alex Marquez clinched his first MotoGP podium. The race was delayed by a heavy downpour just moments before the start time at Bugatti Circuit and changed the fortunes of Championship contenders Fabio Quartararo and Joan Mir …

Marc Marquez has enjoyed three premier class wins at the Jerez Circuit. When the lights go out on Sunday, it will be 245 days since the MotoGP world championship grid raced at the season ending Valencia GP. READ| Related Topics Marc Marquez For rookie Alex Marquez, the wait to go racing has seemed even longer as the reigning Moto2 World …