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First foundations laid for 2025 MotoGP after busy Malaysia test

February 7, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The clock is ticking louder towards the launch of 2025 MotoGP and both the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Red Bull KTM Tech3 teams completed three intense days of testing with KTM RC16 machinery […]

MotoGP moved to hot climes of Sepang for penultimate 2024 in Malaysia

November 3, 2024 Michael Le Pard

One week after the Thai Grand Prix, MotoGP moved south and to the hot climes of the Sepang International Circuit for the penultimate date of 2024 in Malaysia. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder […]

CHASE THE NIGHT AT QATAR TEST: ROLL ON 2024 MOTOGP

February 20, 2024 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP moved from Asia to the Middle East and from Malaysia to Qatar for the second pre-season test of the 2024 campaign. Brad Binder logged the 9th fastest effort through the two seven-hour sessions across […]

MotoGP 2023 – Sepang International Circuit Malaysia – Qualification and Sprint

November 11, 2023 Michael Le Pard

A sweaty and intense eighteenth Sprint of the 2023 MotoGP season saw Brad Binder slide his KTM RC16 to 5th position after the South African had qualified 7th in Malaysia. Teammate Jack Miller was also […]

0.1 OF A SECOND FROM P1 IN THAI MOTOGP SIZZLER

October 29, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Brad Binder doubled-up with podium finishes at a hot Chang International Circuit and took part in a magnificent Sunday race that saw the 2023 Thai Grand Prix deliver the fourth closest podium finish in the […]

Most frenetic gathering of races in recent times

October 15, 2023 Michael Le Pard

The most intense and demanding stint of the 2023 MotoGP world championship and the most frenetic gathering of races in recent times began with the Grand Prix of Indonesia around the impressive Mandalika Street Circuit […]

Inspiration Friday: One Ride 2023 Worldwide

August 25, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Total Motorcycle‘s Inspiration Friday searches the best motorcycle inspiring events around the world and this week we bring you Inspiration Friday: One Ride 2023 Worldwide! It may be the biggest motorcycle group ride you have […]

First 2023 pre-season MotoGP tests at Sepang Malaysia

February 9, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Bagnaia and Bastianini ready for the first 2023 pre-season test at Sepang (Malaysia) Pirro concludes with positive feelings the three-day ‘Shakedown’ Test at Sepang International Circuit. Just over two weeks after the team’s presentation in […]

Ignite MotoGP engines for 2023 season of racing

February 4, 2023 Michael Le Pard

KTM will shortly ignite MotoGP engines for the 2023 season of racing and development as the official test team take to the track for Sepang ‘shakedown’ sessions in Malaysia. The factory will now be able […]

AMBITIOUS 2023 GRAND PRIX ROAD RACING EFFORT

November 29, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP team welcomed guests, staff and riders to their base in Memmingen, Germany last week and threw away the covers from the FR 250 GP technology that will contest the […]

MotoGP Season on high following sensational victory achieved by Alex Rins

October 19, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 19. Team Suzuki Ecstar enter the penultimate round of the season on a high following the sensational victory achieved by Alex Rins just days ago in Australia. The next […]

Provisional 2023 FIM MotoGP World Championship calendar is here!

October 1, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 1. The provisional 2023 FIM MotoGP™ World Championship calendar will have more races and more countries involved than ever before with 21 spread over 18 countries. An official statement […]

MV Agusta Motor appoints MV Agusta Malaysia Sdn Bhd exclusive distributor

September 20, 2022 Michael Le Pard

MV AGUSTA MOTOR S.P.A. APPOINTS MV AGUSTA MALAYSIA SDN BHD AS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR OF ITS MOTORCYCLES IN MALAYSIA Varese, September 19th, 2022 – MV Agusta Motor has appointed MV Agusta Malaysia Sdn […]

Revised 2022 PROVISIONAL MotoGP DATES

October 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 12. The provisional 2022 FIM MotoGP™ World Championship calendar has been released comprising 21 Rounds from March to November and including visits to two new venues in Indonesia and […]

2022 FIM MotoGP World Championship calendar has been released

October 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 11. The provisional 2022 FIM MotoGP™ World Championship calendar has been released, comprising 21 Rounds from March to November and including visits to two new venues in Indonesia and […]

Latest 2021 MotoGP Racing Calendar – Rounds Dates Locations

January 25, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 24. The first race of the 2021 MotoGP™ World Championship is due to begin on March 28th at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar, but initial revisions issued by […]

This track is the venue of a MotoGP race for the first time in 2000

September 24, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 23. The Suzuki Endurance Racing Team have been on track for a private test ahead of this weekend’s final round of the 2019-202 Endurance World Championship at Estoril in […]

SUZUKI READY TO RACE LE MANS 24 HOURS EWC FRANCE

August 27, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 26. The Suzuki Endurance Racing Team is ready to restart the 2019-2020 Endurance World Championship this weekend at the Le Mans 24 Hours race in France. Following several event […]

BMW “enthusiasm for motorcycling despite the crisis is unbroken”

July 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. With the best ever sales result for the month of June, BMW Motorrad concludes the first half of 2020 and enters the second half of the year with confidence. Dr. Markus Schramm, Head of […]

17 Events with New revised 2020 FIM MotoGP World Championship calendar

June 12, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 11. A new revised 2020 FIM MotoGP™ World Championship calendar has been issued that will run into mid-December and comprise a maximum of 17 events. Two official press releases […]

A RETROSPECTIVE – BMW MOTORRAD INTERNATIONAL GS TROPHY OCEANIA 2020

February 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The seventh BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy, the 2020 Oceania edition, came to a close on February 16. After eight grueling days, and over 2500km travelled over both the North and South islands of New […]

New Ducati MotoGP Desmosedici GP20 Clocks Fastest Lap Time in Qatar

February 23, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Completed the first official 2020 MotoGP test at Sepang in Malaysia two weeks ago, the Ducati Team riders were back in action today at Losail for the last three days of testing ahead of the […]

Day 2 Fun on the beach – BMW MOTORRAD INTERNATIONAL GS TROPHY OCEANIA 2020

February 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Castlepoint, New Zealand. Today’s stage of the 2020 BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy is best described as a long push south along coastal trails. The Pacific Ocean glistened an azure blue under an unrelenting sun, […]

Deteriorated Weather challenges Sepang MotoGP Ducati Riders

February 9, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The third and final day of first 2020 Official MotoGP Test has ended today at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. After a Friday that featured mixed track conditions due to the rain and a Saturday that […]

WEEKEND MOTORCYCLE RACING ACTION – FEBRUARY 9th

February 9, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 8. The second weekend of February sees the final day of MotoGP™ testing for Team SUZUKI ECSTAR at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. Following the team’s global launch […]

The Ducati Team ended the second day of MotoGP testing in Malaysia

February 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Team riders took to the track once again today for the penultimate of three days of Official MotoGP Test at Sepang Circuit, in Malaysia. After a first day deeply affected by the changeable […]

BMW MOTORRAD INTERNATIONAL GS TROPHY OCEANIA 2020 GUIDE

February 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

With the exception of the Australian team, arriving here has been a matter of long haul flights for all participants so there’s been the matter of coming to terms with jet lag. As well there’s […]

MOTOGP POSITIVITY AS TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR CONTINUE 2020 PROGRESS

February 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 8. Joan Mir: 4th – 1:58.731 (+ 0.159) Alex Rins: 7th – 1:58.978 (+ 0.406) Sylvain Guintoli: 21st – 2:00.286 (+ 1.714) The second day of testing in Malaysia […]

Sudden Downpour Disrupts Ducati Sepang MotoGP Tests

February 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

After having unveiled the new livery of the Desmosedici GP20 bikes on the last 23rd January in Bologna, the Ducati Team has finally taken to the track for the first of three days of Official […]

NEW GSX-RR BIKES – DESTINATION SEPANG MOTOGP

February 1, 2020 Michael Le Pard

SAVE THE DATE – DESTINATION SEPANG Team Suzuki Press Office – January 31. The new GSX-RR machines are in the crates ready for the official Team SUZUKI ECSTAR launch that will be livestreamed worldwide from […]

Inspiration Friday: Around the World on a KTM 500 EXC

January 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Total Motorcycle brings you this week’s Inspiration Friday with a 125000km trip around the world on a KTM! When Aaron Steinmann got on his KTM 500 EXC to ride from the bottom to the top […]

SUZUKI MotoGP TESTING RESTARTS IN SEPANG

January 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 5. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR is getting ready for its third test ahead of the 2020 MotoGP™ season with Suzuki staff in Japan working hard throughout the winter break from […]

SUZUKI INCREASES EWC SERIES LEAD AT SEPANG 8 HOURS

December 15, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – December 14. SERT: GSX-R1000 – 5th – 1st in Championship. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team increased its lead in the 2019-2020 EWC Championship at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia despite treacherous […]

WEEKEND RACING ACTION – DECEMBER 14-15th

December 14, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – December 13. The third weekend of December sees Suzuki in action in the second round of the 2019-2020 Endurance World Championship at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. Current EWC leaders […]

SERT FOCUSED ON SEPANG ENDURANCE RACE

December 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – December 12. After a strong victory for the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team at the Bol d’Or, the opening round of the 2019 Endurance World Championship, the team took part in […]

FIM EWC: BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team to start the 8 Hours of Sepang

December 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Sepang. The next challenge in the FIM Endurance World Championship awaits the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team and the new #37 BMW S 1000 RR in the form of the 8 Hours of Sepang (MAS) […]

Two title wins for the BMW S 1000 RR in Malaysia

November 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Malaysia Superbike Championship: Two titles for BMW S 1000 RR racers. The 2019 season finale in the Malaysia Superbike Championship (MSBK) at Sepang (MAS) resulted in two championship titles for the BMW Motorrad Motorsport Community. […]

WEEKEND MOTORCYCLE RACING ACTION – NOVEMBER 3rd

November 2, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office The opening weekend of November sees MotoGP™ head to Malaysia for the 18th and penultimate round of 2019. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR’s Alex Rins and Joan Mir will be on track on […]

The Ducati Team arrives in Asia for the Thailand Grand Prix at Buriram

October 2, 2019 Michael Le Pard

After eleven races in Europe, the MotoGP World Championship and the Ducati Team have now moved to Southeast Asia, in particular the town of Buriram, where this weekend the Thailand Grand Prix – the first […]

NEW 2019-2020 ENDURANCE SEASON STARTS THIS MONTH

September 8, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office The new FIM 2019-2020 Endurance World Championship season will get underway with the Bol d’Or 24-Hour race on September 21st at the Le Castellet circuit in France. Fifteen-times World Champions, Suzuki […]

Suzuki 2019 MotoGP World Championship test high temperatures and humidity pushing both bike and rider to the limits

February 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 11. Walled by a forest of palm trees, the Sepang International Circuit, in Selangor (Malaysia), designed by the world-renowned engineer Hermann Tilke, is the circuit that serves as the […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Conclude Successful Sepang Test

February 9, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP wrapped up the first official IRTA test of the 2019 season today at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi had a lot of work to do. […]

Ducati team concludes the first MotoGP tests of 2019 with Petrucci in 1st position

February 8, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The Mission Winnow Ducati team archived the first official MotoGP tests of 2019 at Sepang (Malaysia). In the third and last session, all riders tried to set their fastest time in the morning – with cooler […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Start Their 2019 Test Campaign

February 6, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team had been looking forward to this day for months. They got to show off their 2019 team colours in action on the first of three testing days at the […]

SOLID START FOR TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR IN SWELTERING SEPANG

February 6, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 6. Alex Rins: 2nd – 1:59.880 (+ 0.259) Sylvain Guintoli: 22nd – 2:01.286 (+ 1.665) Joan Mir: 23rd – 2:01.432 (+ 1.811) • Alex Rins feeling strong and placing […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Turn Their ‘Beast Mode On’ In Indonesia

February 4, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team unveiled its 2019 colour scheme and structure today at the Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta, Indonesia, causing great excitement. The launch event’s theme “Beast Mode On” echoes the new title […]

TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR READY WITH NEW YOUNG LINE-UP

February 3, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 3. With the winter nearly over, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR is heading to Malaysia for the first test of 2019, with the debut of the final version of the livery […]

Destination of the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy 2020 revealed: Kia Ora New Zealand!

February 1, 2019 Michael Le Pard

“Destination Paradise” is the motto of the seventh edition of the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy which will commence in early 2020. Last night at 7pm (CET) BMW Motorrad revealed that the next Int. GS […]

The 2019 Mission Winnow Ducati team presented at Neuchâtel

January 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

PMI President Science and Innovation Miroslaw Zielinski: “The team’s determination to improve race after race and to continuously push the boundaries of technology perfectly exemplify Mission Winnow” Ducati Motor Holding CEO Claudio Domenicali: “We want […]