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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo secured more vital World Championship points this weekend as he battled to fifth in Misano. Championship leader Fabio Quartararo recorded another top-five finish this weekend as the MotoGP […]

Binder barrels through the San Marino MotoGP pack once more

San Marino and another Italian audience for 2022 MotoGP witnessed Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder steer the KTM RC16 to 8th position under clear blue skies at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli […]

Another battle with high tension and high attrition San Marino MotoGP

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 4. Alex Rins: 7th (+ 12.496) Kazuki Watanabe: 21st (+ 1 lap) Typically, when we come to Italy, there’s plenty of drama. Today the San Marino GP offered up […]

Thrilling victory for Pecco Bagnaia who takes tenth MotoGP win

September 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Bagnaia takes his fourth consecutive win at Misano Adriatico. Miller crashes out of the lead and finishes eighteenth. Enea Bastianini closes second with the Desmosedici GP of the Gresini Racing team The Grand Prix of […]

2022 MotoGP ROUNDED THE FLAT CURVES OF THE MISANO

The Italian seaside resort of Misano Adriatico welcome MotoGP for the second date of the 2022 schedule on the mainland and for the 28th Grand Prix at the site. The event, officially titled ‘Gran Premio […]

Four Ducatis lead way in Qualifying for San Marino GP

Four Ducatis lead the way in Qualifying for the San Marino GP. Jack Miller powers to pole position ahead of Pecco Bagnaia, Enea Bastianini and Marco Bezzecchi Jack Miller will start ahead of everyone in […]

MotoGP 2022 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli – Qualification

KTM RC16s will fill slots on the fourth and fifth rows of the start grid after a humid, cloudy and damp day of qualification at Misano for the Gran Premio Gryfyn di San Marino e […]

Unlucky crash at formidable MotoGP San Marino

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 3. Alex Rins: 12th – 1’33.438 (+ 1.539) Kazuki Watanabe: 23rd – 1’36.289 (Q1) Saturday saw Suzuki’s riders get into their stride in San Marino, with Kazuki Watanabe continuing […]

Air of excitement filled MotoGP debut at Misano World Circuit

September 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 2. Alex Rins: 14th – 1’32.365 (+ 0.848) Kazuki Watanabe: 25th – 1’36.019 (+ 4.502) An air of excitement filled the Team Suzuki Ecstar pitbox on Friday morning as […]

First race as a dad for Ducati at Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini

The Aruba.it Racing team returns to MotoGP with Michele Pirro aboard the Ducati Desmosedici GP in the Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini For the third time in the 2022 season, […]

Get back in action this weekend for highly anticipated San Marino MotoGP

August 31, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team arrives in Misano for the Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera, the second home GP for the 2022 MotoGP season The Ducati Lenovo Team riders are ready to […]

TIME TO GET THE REVS HIGH ON THE RIVIERA MOTOGP

August 31, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 31. Things will be a little different for Team Suzuki Ecstar at the San Marino GP, round 14 of the 2022 MotoGP World Championship, as Joan Mir is forced […]

Memorable MotoGP run ends with conclusion of 2022 MotoGP season

August 30, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Miguel Oliveira will bring a memorable MotoGP™ run to an end with the conclusion of the 2022 MotoGP season. The Portuguese will leave the Austrian set-up and the KTM […]

New rider to defend colours of Ducati MotoGP team

August 27, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Enea Bastianini to become Francesco Bagnaia’s next teammate in the Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Corse is pleased to announce that Enea Bastianini will defend the colours of the Ducati Lenovo Team starting from the next […]

TOP SEVEN HEROICS AT AUSTRIAN MOTOGP

August 22, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The CryptoDATA Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich brought KTM onto home ground and to the immense Red Bull Ring facility in Spielberg where Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder was able to score 7th […]

MOTOGP SPEED & COMPETITIVENESS FOR THE KTM GP ACADEMY IN AUSTRIA

August 22, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The CryptoDATA Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich produced scenes of encouragement and satisfaction for the KTM GP Academy. Pedro Acosta and Augusto Fernandez shone for the Red Bull KTM Ajo team as they finished in […]

KTM TO ATTACK HOME MOTOGP GRAND PRIX

August 21, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rushed around the Red Bull Ring for qualification at the 2022 CryptoDATA Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich and saw Brad Binder classify on the fourth row in overcast and warm […]

Ducati front row lockout in the Austrian GP

August 21, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Ducati scores its 65th pole position in MotoGP There are five Desmosedici GPs in the top six positions of the grid for the Austrian GP Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller will start from the front […]

Lucky Number 13? 2022 MotoGP Red Bull Ring

August 20, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Jack Miller and Pecco Bagnaia finish second and fifth at the end of Friday’s free practice for the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring Three Ducatis top the timesheets with Zarco (Pramac Racing Team) […]

Tough British MotoGP Silverstone Showdown

August 8, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo secured a hard-fought eighth place this weekend, despite having to overcome a long lap penalty, as the MotoGP World Championship resumed at Silverstone. Defending champion Fabio Quartararo secured […]

RELENTLESS MOTOGP CHARGE EQUALS BEST RESULT AT BRITISH GRAND PRIX

August 7, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Miguel Oliveira rode brilliantly in Great Britain for the twelfth date of twenty in 2022 and for what was KTM’s 100th MotoGP start. The Portuguese equaled the brand’s best result […]

Stunning victory in British GP at Silverstone MotoGP

August 7, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Pecco Bagnaia takes a stunning victory in the British GP at Silverstone. The Italian rider scores Ducati’s 200th podium in MotoGP. On the podium also Jack Miller, third Ducati reached another important milestone at this […]

Last time for Suzuki MotoGP at Silverstone circuit ends poorly

August 7, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 7. Alex Rins: 7th (+ 3.021) Joan Mir: DNF Silverstone circuit is usually Suzuki’s cup of tea, but this year’s race proved to be another challenging day for the […]

British MotoGP Silverstone crash in the opening minutes

August 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia finished ninth and eleventh, respectively, in Friday’s free practice for the British Grand Prix, the twelfth round of the 2022 MotoGP World Championship, taking place this weekend at the iconic […]

BRING THE NOISE AS MOTOGP SEASON ROCKS ON

August 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 5. Joan Mir: 2nd – 1’59.100 (+ 0.154) Alex Rins: 7th – 1’59.246 (+ 0.300) The excitement was obvious as the roar of bikes returned for MotoGP fans, following […]

MotoGP Silverstone: Lot of experience and many happy Suzuki memories

August 3, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 3. After a five-week summer break, the FIM MotoGP™ World Championship is back on track for the second half of the season. There are nine stops left on the […]

MotoGP action resumes after summer break at British GP Silverstone

August 3, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team riders are ready to get back on their Desmosedici GP bikes, five weeks after the last race at Assen, to tackle the twelfth round of the 2022 MotoGP season: the British […]

1000 times on the podium in World Superbike

July 31, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Panigale V4 R scores the thousandth podium for Ducati in World Superbike in Race 1 of the Czech Round, thanks to the results of Alvaro Bautista The 1000-podium mark achieved by the Borgo Panigale […]

Inspiration Friday: World Ducati Week 2022

Inspiration Friday #208: World Ducati Week 2022

July 22, 2022 Michael Le Pard

What do Newport Beach, Vancouver, Paris, Miami, New Delhi, Rome, Mexico City, Sydney, Valencia, New York, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Singapore, Seoul, Hangzhou, Bangkok and Ingolstadt have in common? It’s Inspiration Friday #208: World Ducati Week […]

Inspiration Friday #207: The Times They Are A-Changin’

July 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Welcome to the Bob Dylan edition of Inspiration Friday #207: “The Times They Are A-Changin’” and the time sure are changing fast! Do you struggle with rapid change? I do; it makes my head spin. […]

Suzuki leaves MotoGP and EWC “So long and thanks for all the fish”

July 13, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 13. Suzuki Motor Corporation and Dorna have come to an agreement to terminate Suzuki’s participation in MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season. Suzuki will also terminate its […]

World-famous Laguna Seca host to round six MotoAmerica 2022

July 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

MotoAmerica Round 6 – Petrucci In Command As The Field Hits Laguna Seca The world-famous Laguna Seca plays host to round six of MotoAmerica 2022 with Danilo Petrucci on top of the points Sunnyvale, Calif., […]

Big disorders for Yamaha at MotoAmerica The Ridge

June 27, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Disappointing Dutch Weekend for Yamaha in Assen Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP and the WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP team endured a difficult Dutch Grand Prix with just Andrea Dovizioso reaching the chequered flag, but narrowly missing […]

Incredible victory in Assen with Ducati team’s 60th win in MotoGP

June 26, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Ducati doubles up in The Netherlands with Marco Bezzecchi second with the Desmosedici GP of the VR46 Racing Team Pecco Bagnaia returned to winning ways at the Dutch GP, held this afternoon at the iconic […]

100,000 spectators on race day hungry for MotoGP Grand Prix action

June 26, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing battled to strong results at the Motul TT Assen as both Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira launched from mid-grid slots to capture 5th and 9th respectively in front of another […]

Copious rainfall and some difficult conditions gives victory at Moto3 TT Assen

June 26, 2022 Michael Le Pard

MOTO3™ VICTORY FOR SASAKI AT ASSEN A FAST AND ENTERTAINING MOTUL TT ASSEN BROUGHT MOTOGP™ TO ONE OF THE BEST TRACKS ON THE CALENDAR AND HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES CELEBRATED SUCCESS IN THE NETHERLANDS. Ayumu Sasaki and […]

Ducati once again starts ahead of everyone at TT Circuit of Assen MotoGP

June 25, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Dutch GP. Bagnaia takes his tenth MotoGP pole position and sets a new record at the TT Circuit Assen. Miller secures the sixth spot on the second row Pecco Bagnaia will once again start ahead […]

Get to Grips With Unpredictable Assen MotoGP Grand Prix

June 25, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 25. Alex Rins: 9th – 1’32.307 (+ 0.803) Joan Mir: 14th – Q1 Saturday in Assen remained dry for all the top class sessions allowing the riders to get […]

Promising Prestigious Motul TT Assen MotoGP

June 25, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing are set for a promising Motul TT Assen and the eleventh round of 2022 MotoGP as Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder both entered Q2 and rode to top ten positions […]

Tops the timesheets in Friday free practice at Dutch MotoGP Assen

June 24, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Pecco Bagnaia was the fastest rider on the first day of free practice for the Dutch GP, the eleventh round of the 2022 MotoGP season, held this weekend at the iconic TT Circuit Assen.The Italian […]

MotoGP Dutch TT Assen circuit brought traditionally wet conditions

June 24, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 24. Alex Rins: 4th – 1’33.611 (+ 0.337) Joan Mir: 6th – 1’33.899 (+ 0.625) The Dutch TT at Assen circuit brought traditionally wet conditions for Friday, but this […]

MotoGP five-week summer break after Dutch MotoGP

June 22, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 22. Last time out in Germany, the 2022 FIM MotoGP™ World Championship reached its halfway point. The season now has 10 rounds remaining, but the end of the Dutch […]

MotoGP arrives in Netherlands at TT Circuit Assen

June 22, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Less than seven days after the German GP, the Ducati Lenovo Team riders are ready to return to the track in Assen for the Dutch GP, the eleventh round of the 2022 MotoGP season, before […]

First-ever MotoGP outing on Yamaha YZR-M1

June 21, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Reigning FIM Superbike World Champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu completed his first-ever outing on the Yamaha YZR-M1 during a one-day private MotoGP test at the MotorLand Aragón circuit today. After taking his first WorldSBK victory of […]

Cool and calm display in scorching Germany Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland

June 20, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo delivered a cool and calm display in a scorching Germany, taking victory at this weekend’s Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, extending his championship lead to 34 points. Defending champion […]

Top racer Pecco Bagnaia crashes mysteriously at German MotoGP

Jack Miller finished on the third step of the podium at the German GP, which took place this afternoon at the Sachsenring circuit near Chemnitz. As he was starting from sixth on the grid, the Australian […]

Lemony snickets for Suzuki again at grueling German MotoGP

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 19. Joan Mir: DNF Team Suzuki Ecstar endured another tough race day when Alex Rins was ruled out of starting the German GP due to injury and Joan Mir […]

FILLING THE PROTAGONIST ROLE AT DEMANDING GERMAN MOTOGP

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing clocked a double top ten result at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland and in front of a sell-out crowd packed into the sunny Sachsenring. The tenth round of […]

Moto3 PROMISE AND POINTS AT SACHENRING GERMANY

A positive late fitness test for Ayumu Sasaki meant that the Japanese joined teammate John McPhee in the hot and sunny paddock at Sachsenring for the tenth round of twenty in the 2022 season. Ayumu […]

Ducati dropped under 1:20 wall improving Sachsenring MotoGP circuit’s lap record

Pecco Bagnaia took his third pole position of the season at the Sachsenring circuit, which hosts the MotoGP Grand Prix of Germany this weekend, by closing Q2 with a fastest lap in 1:19.931. The Ducati […]

Swirling Sachsenring MotoGP circuit greets Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

MotoGP arrived at the halfway stage of the 2022 season with the trip to the distinctive Sachsenring circuit and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Miguel Oliveira was the fastest qualifier on the KTM RC16 with […]

String of bad luck for Suzuki at Sachsenring MotoGP

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 18. Joan Mir: 12th – 1’20.732 (+ 0.801) Alex Rins: NO TIME SET Saturday at the Sachsenring was up and down for Suzuki as Alex Rins had to withdraw […]

Never been one of the most favorable characteristics of the Desmosedici MotoGP

Three Ducatis lead the way in free practice for the German GP at the Sachsenring. Bagnaia tops the timesheets ahead of Marini and Miller Francesco Bagnaia leads the way after Friday’s free practice for the […]

Injured Alex Rins sits out rest of German MotoGP

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 18. After discussions with his crew and Suzuki management, Alex Rins has taken the decision to sit out the rest of the German GP weekend in Sachsenring. Although he […]

WEEKEND RACING ACTION SCHEDULE – JUNE 18-19TH

June 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 17. The third weekend in June sees Suzuki teams in action in the UK, USA and Germany. In the UK, the Buildbase Suzuki team have travelled to the Knockhill […]

After undergoing medical checks will Alex Rins ride again?

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 15. After a short break of 10 days, Team Suzuki Ecstar return to the track to tackle the German Grand Prix at Sachsenring, and the squad are pleased to […]

Teams arrive in Germany for tenth Grand Prix of 2022 MotoGP season

June 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team is ready to return to the track this weekend at the famous Sachsenring circuit near Chemnitz to contest the German GP, the tenth Grand Prix of the 2022 MotoGP season.With its […]

Ducati World to present World Ducati Week 2022

June 10, 2022 Michael Le Pard

World Ducati Week 2022 Presented: Challenges on Track, World Premieres, Special Guests, and Unique Moments for Fans of The World of Two Wheels The press conference revealing additional details of World Ducati Week 2022 held […]

Long-awaited moment has arrived MotoGP & WORLDSSP Misano

June 10, 2022 Michael Le Pard

After two exciting MotoGP weekends at Mugello and Barcelona as title sponsor of the Ducati test team, the long-awaited moment has arrived with the Pirelli Emilia Romagna Round, fourth event of the 2022 WorldSBK season, coming […]

Top racer leaves MotoGP Ducati Team

June 9, 2022 Michael Le Pard

After five seasons together, three with the Pramac Racing Team and the last two as an official rider of the Ducati Lenovo Team, Jack Miller and Ducati will part ways at the end of 2022.From […]

BACK IN KTM ORANGE FOR 2023 AND 2024 MOTOGP

June 9, 2022 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP Grand Prix winner Jack Miller will return to the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing family for the next two years. The Australian reignites several former alliances after he last starred with KTM machinery as […]

KTM CLOCK MORE MOTOGP TEST LAPS IN BARCELONA

June 7, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Sunshine continued to bear down on the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya as both Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Tech3 KTM Factory Racing completed the second in-season MotoGP testing day in Spain and only […]

MotoGP Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya official testing day

June 7, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team concludes official post-GP test day at Montmeló The Ducati Lenovo Team was back on track again today at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya for a day of official testing following […]

Suzuki’s sole MotoGP representative on track at Montmeló

June 7, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 6. Joan Mir: 12th – 1’40.027 (+ 0.580) As Suzuki’s sole representative on track at Montmeló on Monday due to the injury Alex Rins suffered in yesterday’s Catalan GP, […]

Flying to sensational victory at MotoGP Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya by six seconds

June 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo stunned the MotoGP field this weekend, extending his championship lead after flying to a sensational victory at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya by over six seconds. […]

Alex Rins in hospital after Barcelona MotoGP Crash

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 5. Joan Mir: 4th 40’40.841 (+ 11.481) Alex Rins: DNF The Catalan GP was the definition of mixed fortunes for Team Suzuki Ecstar; Alex Rins had his race cut […]

Italian rider was protagonist of a dogged Catalunya MotoGP race

Solid race for Michele Pirro who finishes the Gran Premi de Catalunya one step away from the scoring positions. The Gran Premi de Catalunya, ninth round of the 2022 MotoGP season, closed with Michele Pirro‘s […]

Hot and demanding Catalan Grand Prix Race Results

Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira starred for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing as they scored 8th and 9th positions in another strong MotoGP outing for the squad, this time around the slippery Circuit de Barcelona […]

MotoGP Ducati forced to retire after Catalan accident