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MotoGP: Minimum Grand Prix age limit to be raised to 18 from 2023

22 October 2021 by Josh Close

The FIM and Dorna have confirmed that the minimum age limit in Grand Prix motorcycle racing will be raised from 16 to 18 in 2023. Age limits was just one of several topics discussed at a meeting of...

WSB: Bonovo BMW sign Loris Baz and Eugene Laverty for 2022 season

22 October 2021 by Josh Close

Loris Baz will make his official return to the World Superbike Championship next year after signing for the Bonovo action BMW Racing Team. Michael Galinski’s team are expanding to two riders next...

Moto3: John McPhee and Ayumu Sasaki sign with Sterilgarda Max Racing for 2022

22 October 2021 by Josh Close

John McPhee will remain in the Moto3 class for one more season after signing for the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team. The Scot was left without a ride for 2022 following the planned withdrawal of the...

MotoGP: Ducati to become sole supplier in MotoE in 2023

21 October 2021 by Josh Close

Ducati will become the sole bike supplier in the MotoE World Cup from the 2023 season, signing a four-season deal with Dorna.  The MotoGP manufacturer will take over from fellow Italian...

MotoGP: Darryn Binder seals 2022 premier class spot with RNF Yamaha

21 October 2021 by Josh Close

Darryn Binder will make the jump from Moto3 to MotoGP next season after signing for the new RNF Yamaha team. It was announced earlier today that the newly branded RNF Racing squad, formally Petronas...

BSB Brands Hatch: Tarran Mackenzie clinches 2021 British Superbike title

17 October 2021 by Josh Close

Tarran Mackenzie has secured the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike title after taking a fantastic victory in race two at Brands Hatch. The McAMS Yamaha rider went bar-to-bar with Tommy Bridewell and was...

BSB Superstock: Alex Olsen stays with FHO Racing BMW for 2022

17 October 2021 by Josh Close

Alex Olsen will remain with the FHO Racing BMW team in the Pirelli National Superstock Championship next season. Olsen has enjoyed a successful year in the Superstock class after battling back from a...

BSB: Peter Hickman re-signs with FHO Racing BMW for 2022

16 October 2021 by Josh Close

Peter Hickman will remain with the FHO Racing BMW team in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next season. Hickman was a part of the Louth-based Smiths Racing BMW team which was purchased by...

BSB: Luke Mossey signs with TAG Racing Honda for 2022 season

15 October 2021 by Josh Close

Luke Mossey will return to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship with TAG Racing Honda next season. Mossey will make his debut with the team at this weekend's finale at Brands Hatch, following...

BSB: Rich Energy OMG Racing to make Yamaha switch for 2022

15 October 2021 by Josh Close

Rich Energy OMG Racing will make the switch to Yamaha for their 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship campaign. The team will no longer run the BMW M1000 RR, instead opting to race Yamaha R1...

BSB: Lee Jackson and Rory Skinner to remain with FS-3 Racing Kawasaki next season

13 October 2021 by Josh Close

Lee Jackson and Rory Skinner will both remain with the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki team for the 2022 Bennetts British Superbike season. Both riders have impressed on the all-new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR and,...

BSB Brands Hatch: Joe Francis remains with FHO Racing for season finale

12 October 2021 by Josh Close

Joe Francis will remain with the FHO Racing BMW team for the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend. Francis, who parted company with iForce Lloyd and Jones BMW...

BSB: GoFundMe page created for Cedric Bloch after he sustained life-changing injuries at Snetterton

04 October 2021 by Josh Close

A fundraising campaign has been created to help support semi-professional racer Cedric Bloch and his family after he sustained life-changing injuries at Snetterton.  Bloch, who was competing...

MotoGP Austin: Marc Marquez dominates to take seventh COTA victory

04 October 2021 by Josh Close

Marc Marquez dominated the American Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas to secure his second victory of the 2021 MotoGP season. Just as he did at the Sachsenring, Marquez proved that despite not...

BSB Donington: Gino Rea completes the double with another wet weather masterclass

03 October 2021 by Josh Close

Gino Rea has doubled his Bennetts British Superbike win tally with another dominating display in the wet at Donington Park.  The start of the race was delayed after a heavy rain shower hit the...

BSB Donington: Taylor Mackenzie announces his retirement following Superstock victory

03 October 2021 by Josh Close

Taylor Mackenzie has announced that he will retire from motorcycle racing at the end of the 2021 Pirelli National Superstock season. Mackenzie revealed the news live on Eurosport moments after taking...

BSB Donington: Tommy Bridewell signs 2022 deal with Oxford Products Racing Ducati

03 October 2021 by Josh Close

Tommy Bridewell will remain with the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team for the 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season. The new deal extends the partnership between Bridewell and the Moto...

WSB Portimao: Toprak Razgatlioglu wins dramatic opening race in Portugal

02 October 2021 by Josh Close

Toprak Razgatlioglu has opened up a 45-point lead in the World Superbike Championship standings after an entertaining opening race at Portimao.  Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea continued their...

BSB Donington: Showdown top three visit Pirelli Performance Centre

30 September 2021 by Josh Close

The top three riders in the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship visited the Pirelli Performance Centre, in Burton-on-Trent, ahead of the penultimate round of the year at Donington...

MotoGP: Argentina to remain on the calendar until at least 2025

30 September 2021 by Josh Close

Argentina will remain on the MotoGP calendar until 2025 after a new three-year contract extension was agreed. Already confirmed until 2022 due to the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic, new deal will...

MotoGP Austin: Maverick Viñales withdraws from US Grand Prix

30 September 2021 by Josh Close

Maverick Viñales will not take part in this weekend's United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas following the death of his cousin Dean Berta Viñales at Jerez last weekend. Berta Viñales...

BSB Donington: TAG Racing Honda and Dan Linfoot part company

30 September 2021 by Josh Close

TAG Racing Honda and Dan Linfoot have announced that they have parted company by mutual consent for the remainder of the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship. Linfoot currently finds himself...

BSB Donington: Naomichi Uramoto joins Buildbase Suzuki

29 September 2021 by Josh Close

Spanish Superbike Championship rider Naomichi Uramoto will make his Bennetts British Superbike debut at Donington Park this weekend. The Japanese rider has joined Buildbase Suzuki for the penultimate...

Suzi Perry: “It’s really important to speak to the younger audience”

29 September 2021 by Michael Guy

BTSport remains a pivotal player in the ongoing popularity of MotoGP in the UK. It’s comprehensive broadcasting of the 18 round championship boasts live coverage of every practice, qualifying, warm-up and race along with expert insight and analysis. In an effort to constantly evolve and progress, BTSport introduced a new initiative with a view to further enhancing their coverage of all the sports...