The reigning double world champion took the lead in the standings after putting in a controlled performance on Sunday to win the season-opening grand prix at Losail.It marked the second season in a row that Bagnaia has won the first grand prix of the year and came after a trickyContinue Reading
Espargaro was seen by many as the favourite for Sunday’s full-distance race at the Losail International Circuit, with six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez leading the praise for the Aprilia rider after he showed stunning pace in the closing laps of the sprint to finish third.But the 34-year-old’s hopes of addingContinue Reading
The Japanese manufacturer endured its first winless campaign in 20 years in MotoGP last season as it tumbled down the order with an M1 bike which made little progress from its predecessor.Despite having the benefit of concessions and bringing in fresh engineering talent from rival teams, Yamaha has done littleContinue Reading
Sprint winner Jorge Martin got the holeshot from pole position on his Pramac Ducati, but Bagnaia got an even better launch from fifth on the grid to slot into second position.Eager not to allow Martin to run away at the front, Bagnaia wasted little time in making a move onContinue Reading
The 2020 world champion battled an engine issue in the opening five laps of the sprint on Saturday before coming through to finish as top Honda in 15th.With no Honda rider near the points, the Japanese marque has seemingly failed to make any major progress through the field despite radicallyContinue Reading
The six-time MotoGP world champion made his Ducati race debut on Saturday in Qatar in the first sprint of the year, finishing fifth after qualifying sixth for Gresini Racing.Marquez was a factor in the podium battle before a late mistake cut him adrift, but he still said he achieved theContinue Reading
Polesitter Martin led Saturday’s first sprint of the 2024 season from start to finish to score his 10thhalf-distance race win since the format was introduced last year.Read Also: MotoGPMotoGP Qatar GP: Martin controls sprint, Marquez fifth on Ducati debut But the Spaniard admitted that rear chatter problems on used tyresContinue Reading
Rain hit the track at around 7pm local time in Losail, an hour before the scheduled start of the session and while the final Moto3 practice session of the day was running.Although the rain lasted for a brief period, it left the circuit too wet to allow any MotoGP runningContinue Reading
Following two pre-season tests in February, the 21-round 2024 MotoGP campaign began this weekend in Qatar.Last year’s championship runner-up Jorge Martin topped the times by 0.047 seconds in a largely unrepresentative opening session from Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro.But it was Tech3 GasGas rookie Acosta who stole the show, going fastest inContinue Reading
The eight-time grand prix world champion will embark on his first season on Ducati machinery this year, having spent 11 seasons with Honda.Ending pre-season testing in competitive form, Marquez said last month that he was looking for the final three tenths of lap time to get on terms with theContinue Reading