Bradley Smith Injury Update
Monster Yamaha Tech3 rider Bradley Smith's participation in the final round of the FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) for the YART Yamaha Official EWC Team came to an abrupt halt … Read More
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Weekend TV Ratings (2nd Update)
UPDATE CNBC on Sunday drew 2.7 million viewers from 4:51-7:44pm ET for the rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race from Bristol Motor Speedway. The race originally was scheduled to run … Read More
Crutchlow charges through to make history
Crutchlow says a quick prayer after the flag After a torrential rain during the Moto2 race at the Automotodrom Brno, it was the turn of the MotoGP machines to head … Read More
Marquez beats Lorenzo for pole at Brno
Marquez storms to pole Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) has taken pole position in Brno, as the points leader in the title fight left it late to overcome an ominous-looking … Read More
Marquez sets the pace on day one in Brno after a spectacular save in FP2
Marc Marquez It was a positive first day in Brno for the Repsol Honda Team, with Marc Marquez the fastest at the end of FP2 after once again showing his … Read More
Aspar Team and Alvaro Bautista to reunite in 2017
Alvaro Bautista The Aspar Team and Alvaro Bautista will join forces again in 2017, the Spaniard (born 21st November 1984) returning to the team where he last raced between 2006 … Read More
Iannone ends Ducati victory drought in Austria
Iannone is no. 1 for Ducati Michelin's MotoGP debut at the Red Bull Ring in Austria produced a thrilling race during the NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Osterreich which saw … Read More
MotoGP looking to introduce dashboard communication system
MotoGP is looking at introducing a dashboard communication system to keep riders more informed during races. The series had considered team radio similar to Formula 1, but believe the system … Read More
Iannone takes pole in stunning Spielberg shootout
Andrea Iannone pops a wheelie to celebrate Andrea Iannone has taken an incredible last dash pole position at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, as the Italian came out top … Read More
Iannone’s Ducati on top in final Red Bull Ring practice
Andrea Iannone Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team) topped FP3 ahead of teammate Andrea Dovizioso, after the older Italian had gone fastest on Friday ahead of his 250th GP start. Team Suzuki … Read More
Andrea Dovizioso tops Friday practice at the Red Bull Ring
Andrea Dovizioso moved the front of the pack during the second practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix as Ducati finished substantially clear of its rivals. Dovizioso clocked a time … Read More
Repsol Honda Team ready to discover Red Bull Ring following summer break
Marquez The long summer pause that followed the German GP allowed the Repsol Honda men to take a breath and recharge the batteries to start a busy second half of … Read More
Honda Racing Corporation and Red Bull together in MotoGP until 2018
Marc Marquez HRC is delighted to announce a renewed contract with Austria-based energy drink manufacturer Red Bull for the next two years. Red Bull has been the Official Energy Drink … Read More
Weekend TV Ratings
NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 on Sunday rebounded from record-low viewership last year to post the Sprint Cup event’s best audience since '13, as well as NBCSN's best audience on record writes … Read More
212,000 take in MotoGP
The German MotoGP race "attracted more than 210,000 spectators to Sachsenring over the weekend," according to the SID. The three-day event drew a total of 212,411 fans. It is the … Read More
MotoGP signs German GP deal to 2021
Will the Sachsenring keep the German GP? MotoGP promoter Dorna has confirmed that it has signed a new contract with local governing body ADAC to secure the future of the … Read More
Finland to join MotoGP schedule in 2018
Kymi Ring MotoGP promoter Dorna has announced that it has struck an agreement for Finland to re-join the calendar from 2018. Finland previously held a round of the championship between … Read More
Marquez wins big in Germany
Marc Marquez A mix of pure talent, tactics, teamwork and a cool head earned Marc Marquez and the Repsol Honda Team one of the best wins in one of the … Read More
Seventh consecutive Sachsenring pole for Marquez
Marquez storms to pole Marc Marquez’s incredible 1’21.160 lap time in today’s qualifying session at a much warmer and sunnier Sachsenring circuit earned him the 62nd pole of his career … Read More
Vinales tops cool Friday in Germany
Decidedly un-summer-like temperatures (max air 16° C, ground 19°) made the opening day of the German GP quite demanding for the riders today. The Sachsenring Circuit is already tough on … Read More
Jack Miller wins wet, messy race at Assen
Miller holds off Marquez in the wet A red flagged race put the MotoGP riders through their paces, Jack Miller mastering the wet to take his maiden premier class win. … Read More
MotoGP renews with Assen for 10 years
Assen The proud and long relationship between the TT Circuit Assen and the MotoGP World Championship will continue for ten more years. Assen has been a part of the World … Read More
Dovizioso delivers Ducati pole at Assen
Andrea Dovizioso will start from pole position as his teammate, Andrea Iannone, is scheduled to start from last but the weather means anything could happen. Both FP4 and Q1 had … Read More
Iannone’s Ducati on top in Assen practice
Practice Results Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap 1 IANNONE Andrea 29 ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1'33.591 2 ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1'33.595 3 MARQUEZ … Read More
Assen’s final chicane undergoes changes
Assen The infamous Geert Timmer chicane has been modified for 2016 to improve safety at the corner. Throughout Assen’s history the final chicane has undergone several changes but has always … Read More