The Gresini rider had looked unlikely to race in MotoGP next season until a late reshuffle opened up a space at Valentino Rossi’s team.He lost his seat at Gresini to Marc Marquez, who joins the Ducati satellite team after 11 years with the Honda factory squad.Though he was briefly linkedContinue Reading
Marquez announced in October that he would be leaving Honda at the end of the 2023 season to join Gresini Ducati, ending an 11-year partnership that has yielded 59 victories and six world titles.Honda initially highlighted Miguel Oliveira as favourite to replace Marquez, but this went nowhere when it originallyContinue Reading
Marquez and Bezzecchi collided at Turn 3 on the opening lap of the grand prix when the Honda rider tried to overtake him on the inside.Bezzecchi crashed out and the incident was investigated before no further action was taken.The VR46 rider raged against Marquez, calling the move “dirty” and suggestingContinue Reading
The eight-time world champion took part in his final round with Honda in Valencia after 11 years with the Japanese marque and six titles in the premier class.Ahead of his move to Gresini Ducati next year, Marquez was able to finish on the podium in the sprint race and feltContinue Reading
Bagnaia and Pramac title rival Jorge Martin came into the championship decider in Valencia split by 14 points after the latter won the sprint on Saturday.But the championship battle came to a halt on lap six of the grand prix when Martin collided with Honda’s Marc Marquez on the eight-timeContinue Reading
The Pramac rider came into the Valencia Grand Prix finale on Sunday trailing Francesco Bagnaia by 14 points, but crashed out on lap six while battling with Marc Marquez.This handed the championship to Bagnaia, who would go on to win the race.Ahead of the grand prix, Motorsport.com revealed that DucatiContinue Reading
Bagnaia made history in 2021 when he overturned a 91-point deficit to end a 15-year wait for Ducati’s second world title in MotoGP.Dominant in the first half of 2023, Bagnaia led the championship by 66 points after the sprint in Barcelona only to crash out of that grand prix andContinue Reading
Bagnaia and Martin came into the championship decider in Valencia split by 14 points after the latter won the sprint on Saturday.Ducati rider Bagnaia only needed to finish fifth to seal the deal, and started from pole following a penalty for poleman Maverick Vinales after he ignored the meatball flagContinue Reading
Both the Moto2 and Moto3 championships were already decided coming into the final round of the 2023 season.In the 20-lap Moto3 grand prix, championship runner-up Ayumu Sasaki finally took his first win of the season in a tense race.The Intact GP Husqvarna rider narrowly beat Aspar’s David Alonso by 0.082Continue Reading
Vinales scored his first pole as an Aprilia rider and first since Assen 2021 on Saturday at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit with a new lap record.The Aprilia rider rued his medium rear tyre choice, however, and dropped to fourth having led briefly during the 13-lap race.In the 10-minute warm-up sessionContinue Reading