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Aprilia MotoGP star Marco Bezzecchi says he never bought into the narrative that he could win the Australian Grand Prix after receiving a double long-lap penalty on Thursday.Bezzecchi was always going to face an uphill battle at Phillip Island, having been penalised at the start of the weekend by theContinue Reading

Raul Fernandez dominated the Australian Grand Prix to score his maiden MotoGP victory, as pre-race favourite Marco Bezzecchi salvaged a podium finish after his penalty.Trackhouse rider Fernandez emerged on top in an early battle with Pedro Acosta and then capitalised on Bezzecchi’s double long-lap penalty to take the chequered flagContinue Reading

Johann Zarco has discarded some new parts on his Honda MotoGP bike during the Australian Grand Prix sprint as he continues to struggle to regain form in the second half of the 2025 season.The Frenchman had been Honda’s top performer ever since joining the Sakura-based manufacturer in 2024 after aContinue Reading

Ducati MotoGP star Francesco Bagnaia endured another miserable afternoon in the Australian Grand Prix sprint, finishing more than 30 seconds off the lead with no clear answers for his lack of pace.Bagnaia started 11th on the grid but quickly fell back, dropping to 19th by lap four. He lost anotherContinue Reading

Marco Bezzecchi has admitted that he was “quite scared” that he had damaged his Aprilia MotoGP bike after an unfortunate collision with a seagull on the warm-up lap of the Australian Grand Prix sprint.A flock of seagulls gathered on the start/finish straight before the formation lap got underway at PhillipContinue Reading

Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi bounced back from a costly first-lap mistake in Indonesia to claim an emphatic victory in the sprint race at the Australian Grand Prix.Bezzecchi passed the Trackhouse Aprilia of Raul Ferandez with three laps to run and then escaped into the distance to score his third sprintContinue Reading

MotoGP has announced that it is proactively changing the schedule for the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday due to the expected windy weather at Phillip Island.The grand prix has now been pushed back by an hour to “ensure the best possible conditions”, with the start times for the Moto2 andContinue Reading

Factory Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo claimed his fifth pole position of the 2025 MotoGP season in the Australian Grand Prix, as Ducati’s streak of front-row starts in MotoGP came to an end.Heading to Saturday’s qualifying session, Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi was the favourite for pole position, having topped Friday practice byContinue Reading

VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio is faster than Aprilia on long run pace and could be the favourite for victory in the Australian Grand Prix, believes fellow Ducati rider Alex Marquez.After two uneventful weekends in Japan and Indonesia, di Giannantonio returned to the sharp end of the pack at Phillip IslandContinue Reading