The Gresini rider qualified on pole for the first time on a Ducati before going on to score his first grand prix podium after a thrilling 25-lap race at Jerez on Sunday.Marquez locked horns with Bagnaia in the latter stages of the grand prix, with the pair engaging twice atContinue Reading
Pramac Ducati rider Martin threatened to take a 47-point lead in the championship as he led the field on the 11th of 25 laps ahead of Bagnaia and Marquez.But a crash at Turn 6 flipped the grand prix on its head, with Bagnaia released into the lead and forced intoContinue Reading
The 19-lap Moto3 race opened up Sunday’s Spanish GP action, with drama striking almost immediately.Having lost out from pole on the run to Turn 1 at the start, Aspar CF Moto rider David Alonso retook the lead from David Munoz into Turn 6 on the opening lap.Leading the field intoContinue Reading
The reigning world champion was taken out of the 12-lap sprint at Jerez on Saturday when he got sandwiched between Marco Bezzecchi on the outside and Brad Binder on his inside.It has put Bagnaia 42 points back on Pramac’s Jorge Martin, who won the chaotic sprint.The incident was placed underContinue Reading
In total, 15 riders of the 25 starters suffered falls across the 12-lap sprint, with 10 of those tumbles occurring in about 10 minutes between lap seven and the end.At Turn 5, Vinales fell on lap 10 having inherited third when Alex Marquez, Brad Binder and Enea Bastianini all hadContinue Reading
Gresini rider Marquez made a relatively slow launch from pole position to drop to third at the start, but repassed both KTM’s Brad Binder and Pramac star Jorge Martin to retake the lead on lap 7.By the start of lap 9, Marquez had pulled himself clear of the chasing packContinue Reading
Yamaha’s Quartararo qualified a career-worst 23rd in the damp Q1 session, but put on a sensational fightback in the early stages of the 12-lap sprint at Jerez on Saturday.Leaping up to 11th on the opening lap, Quartararo was in the points in ninth on the third tour and vaulted upContinue Reading
While battling for the outer reaches of the sprint points late on in Saturday’s crash-strewn sprint race at Jerez, Marquez collided with Honda’s Mir at the last corner as he made a failed overtake attempt.Mir took a strong hit and lost several places, ultimately finishing out of the points inContinue Reading
Martin leapt into the lead on the opening lap but was quickly reeled in and passed by poleman Marquez, who looked on course for a first Gresini Ducati win.But on lap nine of 12, Marquez fell off at Turn 9, just seconds after third to fifth-placed Alex Marquez, Enea BastianiniContinue Reading
Taking a first front row since his switch to Gresini Ducati last time out at the Americas GP, Marquez went one better in front of his home crowd at Jerez on Saturday morning.Setting the initial pace in the damp Q2 session, a late switch to a medium wet tyre allowedContinue Reading