March

Year: 2017

Month: March

Moto2: First round a learning experience for Kent

29 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Danny Kent has chalked the opening round of the 2017 Moto2 world championships down to a learning experience, after the former Moto3 champion made a strong start to Sunday’s race only to fall down the...

MotoGP: Opening night on Channel 5 draws nearly half a million

29 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The opening night of Channel 5’s new deal to show highlights of the 2017 MotoGP season drew in record crowds of nearly half a million, according to industry blog F1 Broadcasting, helping last Sunday’s...

BSB: Brookes: 'We have to win'

29 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Josh Brookes has said bad weather conditions interrupting his testing schedule with the Anvil Hire Yamaha team hasn’t hampered his confidence ahead of this weekend’s opening round at Donington...

BSB: Byrne admits concern ahead of opening round

29 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Reigning MCE British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne has admitted he is concerned with how little track time he’s had ahead of this weekend’s opening round at Donington Park. Byrne and his Be Wiser PBM...

WSB: Davies looks to establish title fight in Spain

29 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

This weekend’s third round of the Superbike World Championship will be of vital importance for Ducati’s Chaz Davies as he looks to establish himself as a title contender. With rival Jonathan Rea...

MotoGP: Strong season opener for Miller

29 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller has made a strong start to the 2017 MotoGP season after taking the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda to his best ever dry weather performance of eighth at the season-opening Qatar Grand...

MotoGP: Espargaró stuns in opening Aprilia race

29 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Aleix Espargaró has stunned the MotoGP paddock by taking his new Gresini Racing Aprilia machine to an impressive top six finish first time out on the machine at the Qatar Grand Prix. Running at a pace...

WSB: Haslam to wildcard at Donington Park

29 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

British Superbike star Leon Haslam will make a wildcard appearance in the UK round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park as he joins the Puccetti Kawasaki team. After testing the...

Moto3: McPhee thrilled with opening night performance

28 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

British Talent Team Honda rider John McPhee has come away thrilled from his opening night of the 2017 Moto3 season, after taking a strong podium position – his first in dry conditions – at the Qatar...

MotoGP: Hero to zero for rookie Zarco

28 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Johann Zarco has went from hero to zero in the opening MotoGP race of his career in the premiere class, setting an impressive precedent by leading for six laps before crashing out of the lead. The...

Roads: Killalane races saved for 2017

28 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Racing will take place on Ireland’s Killalane course this September after a new club has stepped in to save the final round of the Irish National Championship. The Killalane event, scheduled for...

Roads: McGuinness chose to drop number one spot

28 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

When it was announced that John McGuinness would start this year’s TT from fifth many wrongly assumed the 23-time mountain course winner had been demoted down the order, but the Morecambe Missile has...

Roads: Mugen Shinden Roku unveiled in Tokyo

28 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Mugen have lifted the covers off the electric challenger John McGuinness and Guy Martin will ride in the TT Zero race at this year’s Isle of Man TT. Dubbed the Shinden Roku (six), the bike is said...

MotoGP: Dovi delighted with podium success

28 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Dovizioso has come away from the opening round of the 2017 MotoGP championship delighted with his performance, after managing to secure his third consecutive runner-up spot at the opening...

MotoGP: Redding happy with steady start to the season

28 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding has come away from the opening round of the 2017 MotoGP world championship pleased with a steady start on the Pramac Ducati, taking seventh at the flag to match his own expectations for...

Moto2: Morbidelli finally breaks the duck

27 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Franco Morbidelli has finally broken his Moto2 duck by doing what he threatened to do in the second half of the 2016 season and taking a dominant victory in the opening race of 2017 at the Qatar Grand...

MotoGP: Crutchlow lucky to escape intact

27 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow was lucky to escape injury last night in the opening race of the 2017 MotoGP season after not one but two crashes, with the second one a direct result of the initial fall for the LCR...

MotoGP: Viñales feeling incredible after debut victory

27 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales says he’s feeling incredible after a debut victory for the Movistar Yamaha team last night in Qatar, where he laid down a huge marker to the rest of the field by setting up a perfect...

MotoGP: Viñales delivers on promises with stunning race win

27 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales has delivered on his preseason promises by taking a stunning race victory in the opening round of the 2017 MotoGP world championship, after a rain-delayed race start and a fight to...

Moto2: Morbidelli romps to dominant victory

26 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Franco Morbidelli has romped to an easy victory in the opening Moto2 race of the 2017 season at the Qatar Grand Prix, never potting a foot wrong to eventually take the win by 2.6 seconds over...

Moto3: Mir wins, McPhee second as normal service resumes

26 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Joan Mir has taken a stunning victory in the inaugural Moto3 race of 2017 ahead of Brit John McPhee, resuming normal service in the lightweight class by presiding over a frenetic race at Qatar’s...

MotoGP: Cancelled qualifying gives pole to Viñales

25 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales will start the opening race of the 2017 MotoGP season from pole position despite not taking to the track on qualifying day, after heavy rain at the Losail circuit saw the entire day...

MotoGP: New schedule as heavy rain hits Qatar

25 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP organisers have been forced to put in place a new schedule for this afternoon’s activities at the Losail circuit, after heavy rain hit the Qatari track this morning. The new schedule will see...

MotoGP: ‘Little by little’ take Iannone to second

25 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone has finished the second day of the 2017 MotoGP season in second on the time sheets, after ‘little by little’ improvements helped the Suzuki rider to find his pace after struggling on...

Moto3: McPhee not phased by chances of wet race

25 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

British Talent Team Honda rider John McPhee says he’s not phased by the possibility of a wet season-opening race under the floodlights in Qatar – and that the forecast conditions might even give him...