MotoGP riders pair speed with protection
By Marissa Baecker Securing the win in Germany last weekend at the Sachsenring, MotoGP rider, Marc Marquez, has officially taken the lead of the race as it returns to our continent this weekend. I know there are more than a few die hard GP fans that make the trek every year on their bikes to […]
Marquez storms into championship lead with Sachsenring win
Marc Marquez has won the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at the Sachsenring, picking up his second MotoGP™ victory and seventh podium finish from eight races. In the absence of both Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa, the same three riders were on the podium as at the Dutch TT, with Cal Crutchlow and Valentino Rossi […]
Bradl first but Lorenzo has more bad luck
An eventful day of track action came to a close at the Sachsenring on the first day of the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland with local favourite Stefan Bradl topping the timesheets for LCR Honda MotoGP. Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo suffered another heavy accident in the afternoon session, landing on his injured shoulder, unfortunately […]
Lorenzo breaks collarbone during fastest lap
Day 1 of practice in the Netherlands ended abruptly for Jorge Lorenzo when he went down in what appears to be a wet day and broke his collarbone. Lorenzo registered a best lap time of 1’53.263 in the morning period, leading the way from Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Cal Crutchlow and Repsol Honda Team’s Marc […]
Alpine Stars Tech Air Race suit
Marc Marquez – Mugello Crash Information On Friday, 31st May, at Mugello Circuit in Italy, during the second practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, Marc Marquez crashed heavily, requiring the deployment of his Alpinestars Tech Air (airbag) system. Electronic data trace, downloaded from Marc’s system showing the key information sequence from the accident. Key […]
Lorenzo takes Mugello
Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo won a dramatic Gran Premio d’Italia TIM for the third successive year, leading home MotoGP™ championship leader Dani Pedrosa and Britain’s Cal Crutchlow, whilst local hero Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and Alvaro Bautista all crashed out of the race. Whilst Lorenzo made the perfect start by passing Repsol Honda Team’s […]
Pedrosa on the Pole at Mugello
Championship leader Dani Pedrosa stole a last-minute pole position to cap off a dramatic qualifying session for the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM in Mugello today. The Repsol Honda Team rider will share the front row with Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo and Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso, who overcame a neck injury for a front row […]
Marc Marquez takes Americas
The inaugural MotoGP at the Circuit of the Americas was held over the weekend and at just 20 years old, Marc Marquez became the youngest to take the pole position as well as the youngest ever race winner in MotoGP. Joining him on the podium was teammate Dani Pedrosa and reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo. […]
Lorenzo starts MotoGP season where he left off – FIRST
Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo started his MotoGP™ title defence in the best possible way, winning Sunday’s Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar in dominant fashion as his teammate Valentino Rossi showed the world he was back on song as he and rookie sensation Marc Márquez fought it out for the final podium spots. As […]
Testing in Jerez sees Bautista go down