Marc Marquez has withdrawn from the remainder of the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix due to the broken arm he recently had surgery on. The reigning world champion suffered a heavy accident in last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez and broke the humerus bone in his right arm as a […]
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Fabio Quartararo dominated a brutal MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix, with Maverick Vinales beating Valentino Rossi for the first all-Yamaha podium since 2014. The extreme heat caused a high rate of attrition through accidents and mechanical issues, though Petronas SRT’s Quartararo avoided all of that to ease to his second-successive win […]
MotoGP’s newest race winner Fabio Quartararo dedicated his Spanish Grand Prix triumph to everyone affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Petronas SRT Yamaha rider capitalised on an early moment for Marc Marquez and a Maverick Vinales struggling with his front tyre to seize the lead on lap nine of 25 […]
Alex Rins is “super proud” to finish the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix inside the top 10 a week after fracturing and dislocating his right shoulder in a crash. The Suzuki rider sustained the injury when he crashed at the end of qualifying for last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, also run […]
The 2020 Formula One season has been subject to some pretty wild trials and tribulations this year, what with cancellations and reschedulings—and the series hasn’t even sorted out November yet. Now, though, two former tracks are in the running to host some end-of-season races: Istanbul and Jerez. © Photo: Mark […]
Formula 1 could be set to return to Turkey and Jerez in November as it puts the final pieces in place on the 2020 calendar. With the Vietnam Grand Prix looking set to be cancelled, F1 is moving to add some more European events to the calendar before finishing the […]
Pramac Ducati MotoGP rider Jack Miller admits post-race celebrations at Jerez will be “kind of depressing” without fans lining the circuit. Due to social distancing measures imposed across Europe to quell the spread of COVID-19, the early MotoGP races will be held behind closed doors and with less people in […]
Suzuki MotoGP rider Alex Rins has been ruled out of Sunday’s season-opening Spanish Grand Prix due to the shoulder injury he picked up in qualifying. Rins crashed through the fast Turn 11 right-hander in the latter stages of Q2 after a moment on the front end forced him to check […]
Maverick Vinales led a factory Yamaha 1-2 by 0.142 seconds from Valentino Rossi in first practice for the inaugural MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix at Jerez. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, MotoGP’s revised 2020 calendar features several rounds run on the same circuit, with the first Andalusian GP taking place at […]
Suzuki’s Alex Rins admits Friday at the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix was a “painful day” for him, as he put miles on his recently dislocated and fractured right shoulder. Rins crashed in qualifying for the Spanish GP at Jerez last week and had to miss the race owing to his […]
Yamaha sent engines used by Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales at the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix back to Japan for inspection following reliability concerns. Yamaha began the delayed 2020 season in perfect fashion, securing a 1-2 in the Jerez race courtesy of Petronas SRT’s Fabio Quartararo and works team rider […]
Marc Marquez topped the first test session ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, marking MotoGP’s return to action following the COVID-19-forced worldwide lockdown. The opening round of the 2020 campaign in Qatar had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with only the Moto2 and Moto3 […]
Avintia MotoGP rider Johann Zarco says he is beginning to ride “like Ducati style” on his year-old GP19 after a strong Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. The double Moto2 world champion joins the satellite Avintia squad for 2020 after ending his two-year KTM deal midway through last season. […]
Valentino Rossi protege Luca Marini eased to victory in Moto2’s first race in four months at the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. Seizing the lead early on, VR46 rider Marini eased into the distance and managed tyre wear to secure his first win of the season ahead of Qatar victor […]
Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez says back-to-back races at Jerez will be “important” for Honda to evaluate its 2020 bike after a tough pre-season. Honda only made a breakthrough with its RC213V on the final day of the Qatar test at the end of February, after it found its […]
Takaaki Nakagami says he senses Honda’s support of him is growing following his best-ever MotoGP finish in the Andalusian Grand Prix. For the second weekend in a row, Nakagami was Honda’s top finisher at Jerez, following up his 10th place in the season opener with a strong ride to fourth […]
Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has undergone a successful operation on the right arm he broke in a violent Spanish Grand Prix crash on Sunday. The Honda rider was recovering from an earlier off at Jerez when he was flung from his machine at the Turn 3 left-hander on […]
Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales topped the second pre-Spanish Grand Prix Jerez test ahead of Petronas SRT’s Fabio Quartararo in a session interrupted by a power cut. Two 90-minute test sessions were scheduled for Wednesday to give the riders time to readjust to MotoGP machinery having not ridden their bikes since the […]