It’s been confirmed that Bradley Smith will be racing for Aprilia at the Spanish and Andalucian Grand Prix, replacing the currently suspended Andrea Iannone. The
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MotoGP: How is the paddock going to stay safe? Organisers confirm ‘very strict’ coronavirus protocol.
With the MotoGP season set to finally get underway next month, Medical Director Dr Charte has outlined the ‘very strict’ protocol that’s being put in
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MotoGP: The World Championship is ON! Click HERE for FULL schedule for the 2020 season.
MotoGP organisers have just released an updated race schedule for the 2020 season – and here it is. It’s been a long wait, but it
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MotoGP: Grand Prix of Japan cancelled too
MotoGP organisers have just announced the cancellation of another round as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. This time it’s Japan. It’s just been confirmed
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MotoGP: British and Australian Grand Prix CANCELLED
MotoGP organisers have confirmed that there’s going to be no top level racing at Silverstone and Phillip Island during the 2020 season. As a result
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MotoGP: No WILDCARD rides in 2020.
The rules for this year’s MotoGP season have been updated – and the big news is that there’s going to be no wildcard riders in
Read more MotoGP: German, Dutch and Finnish Grands Prix cancelled
Dorna has just announced that there will be no racing at Sachsenring, Assen and KymiRing in 2020, as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The
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MotoGP: Valentino Rossi wants to RACE in 2021.
Nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi has hinted that he wants to continue racing next year, during an interview with his Yamaha teammate Maverick Vinales. In
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MotoGP: Alex Rins signs Suzuki contract for 2021 and 2022
Alex Rins has signed a contract which commits him to the Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP team for the 2021 and 2022 racing seasons. Rins joined the
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FROM THE VAULT: Watch some of the most iconic MotoGP and WSB races for FREE.
Although the Coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to this year’s racing calendar – that doesn’t mean you can’t get your fill of top flight
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Independent MotoGP teams get a cash boost
As we all know only too well, motorsport has ground to a complete halt as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. It’s rubbish for us,
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MotoGP: UPDATE Maverick Vinales’ ankle ISN’T broken. Hospital says it’s banged up but no breaks. Phew.
An update on his Twitter feed has put some pre-season worries to bed at least – Yamaha man Maverick Vinales had an off during motocross
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MotoGP: Now Argentina rescheduled for November. November’s going to be busy, innit?
The Argentina round of the MotoGP calendar was due to happen from the 17th to the 19th of April, but is now going to happen
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MotoGP: CONFIRMED USA round now rescheduled for November
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, the Americas GP has been postponed. We told you that the USA round of the MotoGP championship was looking
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MotoGP: Now the FIM President has waded in about Coronovirus fall out – double-header weekends, Portimão and racing in January is on the table!
To understand why the MotoGP year is being pushed as far as – potentially – January 2021, it’s important to understand that the minimum amount
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MotoGP: The USA round falls under Austin, Texas’ new ‘State of Emergency’ ruling. Prospects look iffy for April.
After the cancellation of the 2020 opening round of the MotoGP championship and the postponement of the second round in Thailand (move to October in
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MotoGP: Dorna boss Ezpeleta talks about the Coronavirus plans: ‘We will race at Christmas if we have to and GPs run behind closed doors might happen!’
So here’s quite the set of quotes from Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna boss (basically the head honcho of MotoGP) about the impacts of the Coronavirus and
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MotoGP: Updated 2020 race calendar released. New dates for Thailand and Aragon.
An updated race schedule has been released for the 2020 MotoGP season – following the start of the championship being postponed due to the coronavirus
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MotoGP: Lorenzo confirms the wild card ride at Catalunya, as expected
So who said that this was going to happen and that Jorge was itching to get back to a MotoGP race then? Oh yeah… that’s
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MotoGP boss: “There will absolutely be a 2020 MotoGP season.”
In a statement from Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna boss, things are starting to sound a bit desperate as far as the rest of 2020’s MotoGP happenings
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MotoGP: Here’s the revised schedule for this weekend’s Qatar round
Check out the updated schedule as Moto2 and Moto3 kick off their seasons at the Losail International Circuit. Moto2 and Moto3 will begin their 2020
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MotoGP: Now the Thailand Grand Prix is postponed
In light of the earlier news about the MotoGP round at Qatar being cancelled, this has just arrived from MotoGP owners Dorna about the second
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MotoGP: Moto2 and Moto3 WILL race at Qatar but MotoGP race CANCELLED for the desert outing
This in from MotoGP bosses at Dorna for this coming weekend’s opening round of the MotoGP championship at the Losail circuit on Qatar – whilst
Read more MotoGP: No more night races at Qatar
From now on, it’s Moto3 and Moto2 during the day and the MotoGP lads are being sent out at sunset. The main reason for the
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MotoGP: Maverick Viñales rises to reign Day 3 at Qatar test
Spaniard back on top as Yamaha and Suzuki lock out the top four. Rossi crashes. Marquez: “We were lost, but today we found the way.”
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MotoGP: Thailand round confirmed. It’s ON despite coronavirus global worry
This has just come through from Dorna, the FIM, IRTA and the Thai government – and it’s very clear that the Thai round of this
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Want to ride with Valentino Rossi on track? Well you can! The track day with Rossi offer is BACK
Make sure you’ve got April 22 free because that’s when the Dainese Riding Master experience is happening at Misano this year. Basically, you got to
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MotoGP: Marc Marquez extends his HRC contract until the end of 2024
The eight-time world champion rider has signed a four-year extension of his contract. It’s been confirmed today that Marc Marquez will continue to race with
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MotoGP: Here’s the trailer for UNDAUNTED – The documentary following Andrea Dovizioso
Here’s a trailer for Dovi’s film: Undaunted: An intimate ride into MotoGP and it looks terrific. The movie has been made by director Paolo Novelli
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MotoGP: Yamaha’s holeshot device caught on camera
During the recent Sepang tests (which were dominated by the news that Marc Marques could MISS the first two rounds of the year) it emerged
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MotoGP: Marc Marquez could miss the first two rounds of the year!
It’s a nightmare scenario for Honda but, after last week’s Sepang MotoGP tests there’s a helluva dark cloud over Marc Marquez’ 2020 season. The eight
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MotoGP: Lorenzo: “Wild Card? Why Not?”
After the Sepang MotoGP tests, where Jorge Lorenzo debuted as Yamaha test rider, the five time world champion spoke out about what he found after
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MotoGP: Valentino Rossi’s new winter testing helmet appears in Sepang
Another season, another Valentino Rossi winter helmet design and this one harks back to the glory days of the Sun & Moon era – albeit
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MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo: “I will be faster”
Yesterday at Sepang saw five time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo make his return to the track on a MotoGP bike when he stepped out on
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MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo second quickest and bags 46 laps on first day of testing for Yamaha at Sepang!
So this is the third day of the pre-test test (with the two-day test at Sepang happening later this week) but it’s also the first
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MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo is out at the Sepang test today
It’s Tuesday so that means it’s the third and final day of the MotoGP pre-test test session at Sepang, and it’s the first day back
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MotoGP: Alex Rins has signed for Suzuki for the next two years (apparently), expected to line up alongside Joan Mir
According to Spanish outlets, Alex Rins has already signed a contract for two more years with Suzuki, knocking Ducati interest to have him in its
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MotoGP: Ducati unveils its Desmosedici GP race bike for 2020. MEGA gallery and TECH SPECS.
Ducati’s just presented its new Desmosedici GP 20 race bike with the help of Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci. Although the first round of the
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MotoGP: 2020 calendar CONFIRMED. So you can book your Silverstone tickets for this summer! Here’s the dates
Here we got then, the calendar has just come in from the FIM. Everything kicks off at Qatar on March 8 for the evening race
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MotoGP: Video – is this Ducati’s Holeshot GP system being tested?
Here’s a nifty bit of video that’s emerged after the pre-season tests (this video was shot on the last day of the Sepang test at
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MotoGP: Jack Miller auctions helmet for bushfire crisis
The 24-year old raised $18,000 for his helmet to raise funds to fight the bushfires currently ravaging his homeland Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) has become
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KTM race boss Pit Beirer praises Dani Pedrosa’s work as a tester.
KTM’s head of competition, Pit Beirer, has praised Dani Pedrosa’s work testing the RC16 ahead of this year’s MotoGP championship. Pit Beirer, head of competition
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MotoGP: Lorenzo to RETURN to the paddock for 2020?
Following Jorge Lorenzo’s retirement at the end of the 2019 MotoGP season, there’s been a lot of speculation about what the three-time World Champion will
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NEW GEAR: AGV’s MotoGP derived helmet for the ROAD – the K6.
AGV’s recently revealed its full range of new kit for 2020 – and our pick of the bunch is its newest lightweight lid, the K6.
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MotoGP: Casey Stoner reveals that he can’t remember early days of riding and is battling ongoing health issues
Australian racing presenter and broadcaster Greg Rust hosts his podcast, Rusty’s Garage, where he’s interviewed the likes of Troy Bayliss, Jonathan Rea and Mick Doohan. The latest former world champion
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MotoGP: Marc Marquez has had surgery on his right shoulder!
Reigning World Champion will be discharged from hospital in the next 36 hours to begin recovery With his most successful premier class season to date
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MotoGP: Alex Marquez after first test and riding with his brother: ‘Marc is on another level!’ – VIDEO
On only his second day as a MotoGP rider, Alex Marquez played follow-my-leader on track with big brother Marc and said he: ‘has several things
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MotoGP: Marquez WINS to hand Repsol Honda the TRIPLE.
Marc Marquez claimed victory number 12 of the 2019 season at the Valencia GP – to help Honda take the triple. Repsol Honda Team are
Read more MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo announces retirement
Five-time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo has just said that he will retire from MotoGP after the final Grand Prix of the season at this weekend’s
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