The day’s action started with a 20-lap Moto3 race, where David Alonso scored his seventh win of the season to extend his lead in the championship standings. Alonso’s victory chances were aided by early drama for title rival and polesitter Ivan Ortola, who was forced to peel into the pits due to technical drama just seconds after taking his spot on the grid. However, it wasn’t all clean sailing for the CFMoto Aspar rider, who had to serve a long lap penalty on lap three for riding slowly earlier in the weekend that dropped him down to 10th. That meant…

Since 2003, BMW has presented MotoGP winners with a prize car. Last year, the winner got a BMW XM. The year prior, an M3 Competition Touring – the first one, in fact. This year, the rider with the most points at the end of the season gets a new G90 M5 Sedan. The prize vehicle was revealed Thursday evening in Spielberg. The MotoGP Championship starts Friday August 16th and continues through the weekend at the Red Bull Ring. Dubbed the BMW M Award vehicle, it’s one of the longest-running traditions in MotoGP.Words from Dan Rossomondo, Chief Commercial Officer at MotoGP…

Tomorrow will be a day with a special flavor for Andrea Iannone. The reason why is because on August 9, 35 years ago, he was born. The Maniac is a rider who needs little in the way of introduction, capable of bringing Ducati back to success in MotoGP after the Stoner era. Andrea won and excited the fans while going through difficult times. He never gave up however and this year returned to doing the thing he likes best, which is racing. Just on the eve of his birthday, we shared a long interview with The Maniac in Portimao. We talked…

MotoGP stars Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio di Giannantonio are ‘pushing’ Ducati to enter the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race.Ducati are the reigning champions in both MotoGP and WorldSBK, with Suzuka one of the few prestigious events left where the Japanese factories still dominate.Johann Zarco is the latest MotoGP rider to add his name to the 8 Hours winners’ list, as part of the Honda Team HRC with Japan Post squad in last month’s 2024 edition.But Ducati also dipped its toe into this year’s event by backing ‘Team Kagayama’, which finished in fourth place with Ryo Mizuno, Josh Waters and Hafizh…

MotoGP stars Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio di Giannantonio are ‘pushing’ Ducati to enter the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race.Ducati are the reigning champions in both MotoGP and WorldSBK, with Suzuka one of the few prestigious events left where the Japanese factories still dominate.Johann Zarco is the latest MotoGP rider to add his name to the 8 Hours winners’ list, as part of the Honda Team HRC with Japan Post squad in last month’s 2024 edition.But Ducati also dipped its toe into this year’s event by backing ‘Team Kagayama’, which finished in fourth place with Ryo Mizuno, Josh Waters and Hafizh…

The British Grand Prix at Silverstone was meant to be a memorable promotion for the first 75 years of the Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship, which started on June 17th 1949 during the Tourist Trophy on the Isle of Man. All the MotoGP teams had been asked to show up with different liveries to honor past champions. Ducati Lenovo, Aprilia Racing, Red Bull KTM, Monster Yamaha, Gresini Racing, Pramac Racing, Pertamina VR46, and so on showed up with various graphics. But racing fans, and most of the journalists, wondered why Dorna missed the opportunity to turn this Grand Prix into an event to…

Gresini rider Marc Marquez believes the way to challenge Ducati’s “super fast” GP24 bikes at some MotoGP tracks demands a strong start to the weekend. Facing an increasing gap to the factory-spec machines on his GP23, Marquez has managed to stand on the podium just once in the last four rounds, with factory rider Enea Bastianini’s improved form making it harder to break inside the top three. This month’s British Grand Prix was another demonstration of the step Ducati has made with this year’s MotoGP bike, with the podium locked out by three riders on the latest-spec GP24. Even Pramac’s…

Jake Dixon’s suitability for the Yamaha has seen him touted for the new Pramac project by some inside the paddock.Dixon delivered a sensational home victory in the Moto2 race at last weekend’s British Grand Prix.But while he doesn’t have a clear route into MotoGP, Moto2 rival Tony Arbolino is in the mix for a step up with Pramac Yamaha, according to Sky Italia.“It’s a possibility,” Sylvain Guintoli reacted to TNT Sports.“He had a difficult start to the season but it’s getting better now. He’s not an obvious choice.“Miguel Oliveira, in my opinion, is a great choice. He’s an interesting rider…

Ducati Corse and Fabio Di Giannantonio Together in 2025-2026 Ducati Corse is pleased to announce that it has signed a two-year agreement (2025-2026) with Fabio Di Giannantonio. In 2025 and 2026, the rider from Rome will continue to race with Ducati’s factory-supported VR46 Racing Team aboard an official Desmosedici GP. Born in Rome in 1998, Fabio made his MotoGP debut with the Gresini Racing team in 2022 on the Borgo Panigale-based constructor’s bike. In his first season of adaptation to the new category, Diggia scored an exciting first pole position in the Italian Grand Prix. In 2023, after an uphill…

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Jack Miller highlighted a major weakness on his 2024 KTM RC16 MotoGP bike following the British Grand Prix, noting its increased temperature sensitivity. He also raised similar concerns about the 2024-spec Michelin tires, explaining that he had to carefully pick up the bike at the exit of “Turn 3” to avoid crashing due to the lack of grip.Miller’s remarks followed his drop to 12th place in Sunday’s race after he had secured 7th place in Saturday’s sprint race. He attributed the drop in position to a lack of grip, emphasizing the need for the…