2018

Year: 2018

Month: ALL

MotoE: Smith and Gibernau headline inaugural championship

15 November 2018 by Simon Patterson

There will be ten different nationalities lining up in the inaugural MotoE World Cup when the new series gets underway at five round of the MotoGP world championship in 2019, with riders from...

MotoGP: Crutchlow faces long road to recovery

15 November 2018 by Simon Patterson

LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow is facing a long road to recovery after badly breaking his ankle a month ago at the Australian Grand Prix, Breaking it in three places after being pushed off the track by...

MotoGP: Pedrosa inducted to Hall of Fame

15 November 2018 by Simon Patterson

Three-time world champion Dani Pedrosa has been named a MotoGP™ Legend ahead of hanging up his leathers at the end of 2018, with the Spaniard inducted into the MotoGP Legends Hall of Fame at the...

Live: Watch the 52nd Macau Grand Prix!

15 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

MCN is once again streaming this year’s 52nd Macau Grand Prix’s qualifying and race sessions live online. Peter Hickman led RC213V-mounted team-mate Michael Rutter in the first of two qualifying...

WSB: Rea quickest as Davies debuts new V4R

15 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea once again laid down the marker as preparations for the 2019 World Superbike season got underway with the first winter test at Aragon. Getting a first taste of the 2019-spec ZX-10RR, Rea...

MotoGP: Still prizes to play for at Valencia

14 November 2018 by Simon Patterson

2018 has broken records, tested limits, reset the boundaries and rewritten some history. We end the season with a seven-time world champion, some of the closest races and podiums in history, and...

Moto2: One last crack of the whip for title rivals

14 November 2018 by Simon Patterson

Francesco Bagnaia was back on the podium in Sepang, and although key rival Miguel Oliveira finished just ahead of him, the 16 points for second were more than enough for the Italian to wrap up the...

Moto3: Time to play as title battle decided

14 November 2018 by Simon Patterson

As we head back to shores closer to home for those who fought for the Moto3 world championship this season, there’s one final set of bragging rights on the table for the riders graduating to Moto2.

Roads: Hickman to race New Zealand series with Carl Cox

14 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Isle of Man TT lap record holder Peter Hickman will race a BMW S1000RR under the Carl Cox banner in the three-round New Zealand Suzuki series this Christmas. The series kicks off at the renowned Bruce...

BSB: Bridewell fronts new-look Oxford Racing Ducati squad

14 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Tommy Bridewell will race Ducati’s new V4 R for the new look Oxford Racing Ducati squad in the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship. After a stellar end to the 2018 campaign saw Bridewell...

WSB: 2019 provisional calendar announced

13 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

The 2019 World Superbike calendar has finally been announced, featuring 13 provisional dates across ten different countries. The season as always kicks off in February at Phillip Island, with an...

Chris Vermeulen: life after professional motorcycle racing

13 November 2018 by Dan Sutherland

With the rain beating down heavily on a cramped media tent at the Silverstone round of the MotoGP world championship causing delays to the racing action, we grabbed a coffee with former World...

BSB: Ben Wilson returns to British Supersport racing

13 November 2018 by Ben Clarke

Ben Wilson will make his return to racing in 2019 riding for Gearlink Kawasaki in the British Supersport class. Wilson has not raced since he sustained serious injuries in a crash at the 2016 Nort...

WSB: GRT Yamaha confirm Melandri and Cortese in WSB

09 November 2018 by MCN News

GRT Yamaha have announced that they will be joining the FIM World Superbike paddock in 2019 with Marco Melandri and Sandro Cortese confirmed as riders. MORE WSB NEWS Camier and Kiyonari confirmed in...

BSB: Gino Rea re-signs with OMG Racing for 2019

09 November 2018 by Dan Sutherland

Gino Rea has re-signed with OMG Racing for the 2019 British Superbike Championship season, following a strong end to his 2018 campaign. Securing multiple top 10 finishes in the final four rounds of...

BSB: Currie: 'I was enjoying it so much I didn't want to come in!'

08 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

2019 Bennetts British Superbike rookie Ben Currie got his first taste of the ZX-10RR he’ll race next year as the Bournemouth Kawasaki rolled out for a shakedown test at Guadix. Getting some laps in at...

BSB: Irwin: 'I feel a connection with the bike already'

08 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Glenn Irwin has said he already feels a ‘connection’ between him and the Bournemouth Kawasaki he’ll ride in next year’s Bennetts British Superbike championship. The Northern Irishman made his debut...

WSB: Camier & Kiyonari confirmed in all-new HRC squad

06 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Honda Racing Corporation will return to the Superbike World Championship with a full factory effort in 2019, run through a collaboration between Moriwaki Engineering and Althea Racing. There is no...

WSB: Sykes and Reiterberger confirmed as BMW announce superbike return

06 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

BMW Motorrad will ramp up their efforts in the Superbike World Championship with an official team in 2019, it has been announced today at EICMA as the firm unveiled the new S1000RR. The effort will...

WSB: Kiyonari set for shock comeback with Honda?

05 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Ryuichi Kiyonari could be set to make a shock return to the World Superbike championship in 2019 as Honda ramp up their effort in the series. For some time, rumours have circulated that there could be...

WSB: Is this the bike that will end Kawasaki's domination?

05 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Last night Ducati lifted the covers off the all-new Panigale V4 R. A homologation special designed to race in superbike championships around the world. With the standard road-going V4 1103cc, Ducati...

Moto3: Martin seals the deal with textbook race win

04 November 2018 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) was crowned the Moto3™ World Champion at the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix after claiming a stunning Sepang International Circuit victory, with main...

Moto2: Jubilant Marini takes debut victory

04 November 2018 by Simon Patterson

Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) clinched the 2018 Moto2™ World Championship at the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix after finishing P3 at Sepang, with title rival Miguel Oliveira (Red...

MotoGP: Marquez wins as Rossi falls from the lead

04 November 2018 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) claimed his 70th career win after taking victory at the Shell Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix. The 2018 Champion looked set to lock horns with nine-time World Champion...

Moto3: Emotional Martin wins epic title duel

04 November 2018 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Martin is the 2018 Moto3 World Champion, taking the title at Sepang after a stunning season. Seven wins, nine podiums and 11 poles saw Martin a frontrunner throughout the season, and the...

Moto2: Bagnaia secures 2018 crown

04 November 2018 by Simon Patterson

Francesco Bagnaia is the 2018 Moto2 World Champion, taking the title at Sepang after eight wins, 12 podiums and six pole positions over an incredible season. Arriving 36 points up in the Championship,...