
If you had watched only the first six laps of today's Indianapolis Grand Prix, you might think the Marquez magic had ended back in July. It was an absolute dogfight, with Italians on Yamahas and Ducatis holding the upper hand, or hands. Ultimately, though, as the day wore on, the natural order...
Forward Yamaha's Aleix Espargaro ended the three-day Qatar MotoGP test at the top of the timesheets and was only two-tenths off Jorge Lorenzo's pole record with his 1'54.874 set early in today's session. The Spaniard held off a charge by brother Pol on the Monster Yamaha and his team-mate,...
1 Aleix Espargaro NGM Mobile Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 1:38.789 2 Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 1:40.194 3 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 1:40.732 4 Andrea Iannone Pramac Racing Ducati 1:40.786 5 Cal Crutchlow Ducati Team Ducati GP14 1:40.796 6 Bradley Smith...
Continuing our look at how the MotoGP riders stack up so far, we already reviewed the top eight in the championship, from Marc Marquez to Andrea Iannone, and now we pick up where we left off, reviewing the bottom half of the championship standings. We start with Stefan Bradl who is ninth the...
This weekend's race will be the 11th at the desert-based Losail International Circuit, which has been on the calendar since 2004. The track first welcomed the season-opener in 2007 and has hosted an evening race since 2008. The first Qatar winner was Sete Gibernau, although in more recent times...
Qatar MotoGP test combined three-day times 1 Aleix ESPARGARO 41 SPA NGM Mobile Forward Racing FORWARD-YAMAHA 1:54.874 Session 3 2 Pol ESPARGARO 44 SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1:54.907 0.033 0.033 Session 3 3 Bradley SMITH 38 GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1:55.027 0.153 0.12 Session 3 4...
Following a spectacular race between Marquez and Movistar Yamaha MotoGP's Valentino Rossi in the first race in Qatar, fans will be hoping for a repeat as the riders tackle the track's unique layout. Marquez, despite breaking a leg only seven weeks ago, has looked in incredible shape – and will...