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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 …

Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales won the sprint at the Grand Prix of the Americas on Saturday to claim his second straight sprint victory of the season ahead of Marc Marquez and MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin in an all-Spanish podium. Vinales had the perfect start as he shot off the line to take the lead while Gresini Ducati’s Marquez moved up …

KTM rider Brad Binder produced a scorching late lap to stamp his mark on the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix with the fastest time in second practice Friday, as championship leader Francesco Bagnaia finished outside the top 10. “Most important is we’re through to Q2 tomorrow and we’ll see how we end up.” World title contender Martin was fourth fastest on …

Aleix Espargaro produced a late flash of brilliance to set a lap record for the Indonesia MotoGP at Friday’s crash-marred second practice, in which championship leader Francesco Bagnaia finished outside the top 10. Marco Bezzecchi, third in the standings, crashed in the first session but still finished fifth, 0.741sec behind Martin. Top 10 times from the first practice session at …

Aleix Espargaro claimed victory ahead of Aprilia team mate Maverick Vinales at the Catalunya Grand Prix on Sunday, as championship leader Francesco Bagnaia crashed on the opening lap while leading from pole position. Sprint-winner Espargaro was second for much of the race, but the Spaniard took advantage of Vinales’ worn out front tyre to surge into the lead with four …

Championship Leader Fabio Quartararo Wins Dutch MotoGP

Vinales’ French teammate and championship leader Fabio Quartararo was second, at 0.071sec, with Ducati’s Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia in third. Assen: Maverick Vinales, riding a Yamaha, will start in pole position for Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP after dominating all three free practices and qualifying. It will be Vinales’ first pole since the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, capping a remarkable turnaround …

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 …

Yamaha's Maverick Vinales claimed his first win of the season in the Emilia Romagna MotoGP at Misano World Circuit on Sunday, after race leader Francesco Bagnaia of Pramac Racing crashed with seven laps remaining. Pole-sitter Vinales got off to a slow start but finished strongly to clock a time of 41 minutes, 55.846 seconds and beat fellow Spaniard Joan Mir …