MotoGP News, Results and Standings | MCNews.com.au https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/motorcycle-racing/moto-gp/ Motorcycle News, Sport and Reviews Thu, 23 May 2024 23:31:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.mcnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Icon-32x32.png MotoGP News, Results and Standings | MCNews.com.au https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/motorcycle-racing/moto-gp/ 32 32 Yamaha Racing Heritage Club stars at Paul Ricard https://www.mcnews.com.au/yamaha-racing-heritage-club-stars-at-paul-ricard/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/yamaha-racing-heritage-club-stars-at-paul-ricard/#respond Thu, 23 May 2024 23:28:57 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=478887 Yamaha Racing Heritage Club The Yamaha Racing Heritage Club was one of the star attractions at the Sunday Ride Classic in Le Castellet, with legendary riders Giacomo Agostini and Christian Sarron entertaining the passionate fans at Circuit Paul Ricard on their historic race bikes over the weekend of the 18th-19th of May. The Yamaha Racing […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/yamaha-racing-heritage-club-stars-at-paul-ricard/feed/ 0 Watch emotional Aleix Espargaró retirement announcement https://www.mcnews.com.au/aleix-espargaro-will-retire-at-end-2024-season-motogp/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/aleix-espargaro-will-retire-at-end-2024-season-motogp/#respond Thu, 23 May 2024 22:39:34 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=478875 Aleix Espargaró to retire at end of season 2024 Aleix Espargaró chose his home race, in Barcelona, to announce his retirement from MotoGP at the end of the season. He chose this track because he grew up in Granollers, just a few kilometres away from the paddock, and because a year ago, he wrote one […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/aleix-espargaro-will-retire-at-end-2024-season-motogp/feed/ 0 MotoGP hits Catalunya this weekend – Preview – Who is your tip..? https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-heads-to-catalunya-2/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-heads-to-catalunya-2/#respond Thu, 23 May 2024 01:23:50 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=478686 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Six – Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Preview The Barcelona-Catalunya circuit is relatively new, having been built in 1991 in preparation for the 1992 Summer Olympics. It has been used on numerous occasions for a variety of non-motorised sports (such as cycle races), but has hosted MotoGP every year […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-heads-to-catalunya-2/feed/ 0 Acosta eager for redemption as Catalunya beckons https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-acosta-motogp-heads-to-catalunya/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-acosta-motogp-heads-to-catalunya/#respond Tue, 21 May 2024 06:19:04 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=478717 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Six – Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Le Mans did not end as he would have wanted for MotoGP rookie Pedro Acosta who saw his dreams to bring the team home glory end early when he crashed out of contention. There was a feeling of un-achievement for the Shark […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-acosta-motogp-heads-to-catalunya/feed/ 0 Mat Mladin’s take on the current state of play in MotoGP https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-world-championship-round-five-le-mans-2/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-world-championship-round-five-le-mans-2/#comments Thu, 16 May 2024 02:51:31 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=477998 2024 MotoGP World Championship Mat Mladin gives us his take after the French GP After an awesome French MotoGP, I figure now is as good as ever for a little racing recap. I wonder where all the “Marquez is finished” crowd are now? I can imagine them going out for a mate’s night out to […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-world-championship-round-five-le-mans-2/feed/ 1 Check out the special livery ran by Quartararo at Le Mans – Gallery https://www.mcnews.com.au/fabio-quartararo-monster-energy-yamaha-special-le-mans-livery-images/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/fabio-quartararo-monster-energy-yamaha-special-le-mans-livery-images/#respond Tue, 14 May 2024 00:50:47 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=477677 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Five – Michelin Grand Prix de France Fabio Quartararo – Monster Yamaha – Special Livery

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/fabio-quartararo-monster-energy-yamaha-special-le-mans-livery-images/feed/ 0 MotoGP riders reflect on a fabulous French GP – Miller extended cut https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-reflect-on-a-fabulous-french-gp-miller-extended-cut/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-reflect-on-a-fabulous-french-gp-miller-extended-cut/#comments Mon, 13 May 2024 02:34:42 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=477552 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Five – Michelin Grand Prix de France Le Mans – Sunday MotoGP Rider Reflections Jorge Martin – P1 “I think one of the best weekends of my career so far, I think really close to Misano last year. I think it was the same. First in every session, record, sprint […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-reflect-on-a-fabulous-french-gp-miller-extended-cut/feed/ 1 Sunday MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 race recaps from Le Mans https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-world-championship-round-five-le-mans/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-world-championship-round-five-le-mans/#respond Sun, 12 May 2024 23:43:29 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=476819 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Five – Michelin Grand Prix de France Le Mans – Sunday Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) came out on top in a three-way fight for glory against Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) that rocked and rolled all the way to the final lap. Nearly […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-world-championship-round-five-le-mans/feed/ 0 MotoGP riders reflect on Sprint and Qualifying at Le Mans – Moto2 – Moto3 – MotoE https://www.mcnews.com.au/motogp-riders-reflect-on-sprint-and-qualifying-at-le-mans-moto2-moto3-motoe/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/motogp-riders-reflect-on-sprint-and-qualifying-at-le-mans-moto2-moto3-motoe/#respond Sun, 12 May 2024 00:11:24 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=476825 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Five – Michelin Grand Prix de France Le Mans – Saturday MotoGP rider’s reflect on Sprint Race Jorge Martin – P1 “A pretty nice race, a pretty nice weekend so far. I did a really good start and then I tried to push a lot, I tried to pull all […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/motogp-riders-reflect-on-sprint-and-qualifying-at-le-mans-moto2-moto3-motoe/feed/ 0 Recapping MotoGP/2/3/E action from Le Mans on Friday https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-lemans-results-practice-friday/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-lemans-results-practice-friday/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 22:12:34 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=476827 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Five – Michelin Grand Prix de France Le Mans – Friday It was an intense shootout for direct entry into Q2 at the Michelin Grand Prix de France, with the spots in the top 10 going down to the wire. At the end of Friday it was tight at the […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-lemans-results-practice-friday/feed/ 0 MotoGP heads to Le Mans on the back of that brilliant battle at Jerez https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-world-championship-round-five-le-mans-preview/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-world-championship-round-five-le-mans-preview/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 00:42:48 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=476830 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Five – Michelin Grand Prix de France Preview / Schedule After a truly spectacular battle between Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez at Jerez, we are fully charged-up for MotoGP’s visit to France this week at the historic Le Mans circuit. The Le Mans circuit was built in 1965, just a […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-world-championship-round-five-le-mans-preview/feed/ 0 MotoGP capacity reduction to 850 cc officially confirmed https://www.mcnews.com.au/motogp-capacity-reduction-to-850-cc-officially-confirmed/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/motogp-capacity-reduction-to-850-cc-officially-confirmed/#comments Mon, 06 May 2024 23:15:24 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=476645 2027 MotoGP changes clarified MotoGP will introduce new bikes from 2027, with engine capacity reduced from 1000cc to 850cc. The maximum bore will reduce from 81 to 75 millimetres, which will also limit performance. The maximum number of engines allowed for each rider in a season will also reduce, from seven to six. As already […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/motogp-capacity-reduction-to-850-cc-officially-confirmed/feed/ 2 MotoGP riders reflect on official Monday MotoGP Test at Jerez https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-reflect-on-official-monday-motogp-test-at-jerez/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-reflect-on-official-monday-motogp-test-at-jerez/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2024 02:52:30 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=475917 Jerez MotoGP Test Ending the Monday MotoGP Test at Jerez quickest was Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) as the Italian’s 1:36.405 was enough to pip Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) to top honours. Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) was third on his GP24, and there were more headlines made as Yamaha roll out […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-reflect-on-official-monday-motogp-test-at-jerez/feed/ 1 MotoGP riders reflect on a tension filled Spanish GP – Miller extended cut https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-round-four-jerez/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-round-four-jerez/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:24:47 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=475421 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Four – Gran Premio Estrella Galicia 0,0 de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto – Sunday Francesco Bagnaia – P1 “It was simply fantastic. We needed such a win, not only for myself but also for the team and everybody working with me. It was a very intense race, […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-round-four-jerez/feed/ 2 Sunday MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 race recaps from Jerez https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-results-moto2-and-moto3-race-recaps-from-jerez/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-results-moto2-and-moto3-race-recaps-from-jerez/#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2024 20:54:07 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=474397 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Four – Gran Premio Estrella Galicia 0,0 de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto – Sunday Marc Marquez took the holeshot but Jorge Martin got incredibly close to the rear of the Gresini Ducati and almost punted his countryman, but the Championship leader was forced to settle for second […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-results-moto2-and-moto3-race-recaps-from-jerez/feed/ 0 Red Bull KTM reveal Mobil 1 anniversary livery for Jerez race https://www.mcnews.com.au/red-bull-ktm-reveal-mobil-1-anniversary-livery-for-jerez-race/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/red-bull-ktm-reveal-mobil-1-anniversary-livery-for-jerez-race/#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2024 07:48:42 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=475270 Special livery for KTM at Jerez MotoGP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM RC16s and riders, Brad Binder, Jack Miller and Dani Pedrosa commemorate the ‘half-ton’ anniversary of valued technical partner Mobil 1 at Jerez tonight via a special livery to celebrate the occasion. The distinctive blue, red and black of the Mobil 1 logo […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/red-bull-ktm-reveal-mobil-1-anniversary-livery-for-jerez-race/feed/ 0 MotoGP riders reflect on Jerez Sprint Race – MotoGP/2/3 Qualifying https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-reflect-on-sprint-and-qualifying-at-jerez-moto2-moto3/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-reflect-on-sprint-and-qualifying-at-jerez-moto2-moto3/#respond Sat, 27 Apr 2024 23:58:30 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=474395 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Four – Gran Premio Estrella Galicia 0,0 de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto – Saturday Jorge Martin – P1 “Marc pulled a gap once he overtook me, but then I was able to keep that gap, and try and catch him again, and for sure would try to […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-reflect-on-sprint-and-qualifying-at-jerez-moto2-moto3/feed/ 0 Recapping MotoGP/2/3 action from Jerez on Friday https://www.mcnews.com.au/recapping-motogp-2-3-action-from-jerez-on-friday/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/recapping-motogp-2-3-action-from-jerez-on-friday/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 22:45:00 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=474392 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Four – Gran Premio Estrella Galicia 0,0 de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto – Friday MotoGP Rider Quotes Francesco Bagnaia – P1 “We focused a lot on what didn’t work well in the last races and we made plenty of data analysis. The team did a huge work […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/recapping-motogp-2-3-action-from-jerez-on-friday/feed/ 0 MotoGP hits Jerez this weekend – Preview – Schedule https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-rnd4-jerez-schedule-preview/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-rnd4-jerez-schedule-preview/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:32:04 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=474388 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Four – Gran Premio Estrella Galicia 0,0 de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto – Preview Located in Andalusia in the south of Spain, the Jerez circuit is a historic MotoGP venue that the championship has visited every year since 1987 – just one year after its opening – […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-rnd4-jerez-schedule-preview/feed/ 0 Jerez MotoGP Stats Smorgasbord https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-world-championship-round-four-jerez-stats/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-world-championship-round-four-jerez-stats/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:03:52 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=474732 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Four – Gran Premio Estrella Galicia 0,0 de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto This is the 38th consecutive year that a motorcycle Grand Prix has been held at Jerez since its debut in 1987. With two GPs in 2020, this is the 39th GP at the track. Assen […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-world-championship-round-four-jerez-stats/feed/ 0 Pedro Acosta to race MotoGP on home soil for first time this weekend https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-round-four-jerez-pedro-acosta-races-motogp-on-home-soil-for-first-time-this-weekend/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-round-four-jerez-pedro-acosta-races-motogp-on-home-soil-for-first-time-this-weekend/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 04:39:27 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=474509 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Four – Gran Premio Estrella Galicia 0,0 de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto It is time for the 2024 MotoGP World Championship to start its European tour, and the first stop is nowhere else than at the iconic Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, which will host the […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-round-four-jerez-pedro-acosta-races-motogp-on-home-soil-for-first-time-this-weekend/feed/ 0 MotoGP riders reflect on the thrills and spills of Texas – Jack Miller extended cut https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-reflect-on-the-thrills-and-spills-of-texas/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-reflect-on-the-thrills-and-spills-of-texas/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 02:33:12 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=473331 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Three – Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas Circuit Of The Americas – MotoGP riders reflect Maverick Vinales – P1 “I made a lot of sacrifices to get here and it is all finally paying off. This shows us that you can never give up. You must have faith […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-riders-reflect-on-the-thrills-and-spills-of-texas/feed/ 0 Sunday MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 race recaps from COTA https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-results-rnd3-cota-moto2-moto3/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-results-rnd3-cota-moto2-moto3/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:58:18 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=472212 2024 MotoGP World Championship Round Three – Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas Circuit Of The Americas – Sunday Race Pedro Acosta took the holeshot with a storming start, and Jorge Martin caused a chain reaction with a tough move up the inside that sent Sprint winner MavericK Viñales wide, and a few more. […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-motogp-results-rnd3-cota-moto2-moto3/feed/ 0 Wildcard schedule for Dani Pedrosa and Pol Espargaro confirmed https://www.mcnews.com.au/wildcard-schedule-for-dani-pedrosa-and-pol-espargaro-confirmed/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/wildcard-schedule-for-dani-pedrosa-and-pol-espargaro-confirmed/#respond Sun, 14 Apr 2024 01:20:15 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=473158 Wildcard schedule for Dani Pedrosa and Pol Espargaro Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pitlane presence will grow in the forthcoming rounds of 2024 Grand Prix with MotoGP Legend Dani Pedrosa competing for the second year in a row at the Gran Premio de España (round four, Jerez, April 26-28) and Pol Espargaro lined-up to race […]

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