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Moto3: McPhee happy with sixth as Fenati tops test
03 March 2019 by
John McPhee has finished the final preseason Moto3 test of 2019 happy with sixth overall, walking away from the outing at the Losail circuit pleased to have set his lap times alone as well as working...
Moto2: Lowes dominates final preseason test
03 March 2019 by
Sam Lowes has dominated the final day of preseason testing for the 2019 moto2 season at Qatar’s Losail circuit, ending the final day faster a quarter of a second faster than the opposition and in...
Moto3: Fenati continues to control Losail test
02 March 2019 by
Romano Fenati has continued to control the Moto3 action at the class’s final preseason test of 2019, ending day two of three at the Losail circuit 0.1 ahead of Snipers Honda teammate Tony Arbolino.
Moto2: Lowes tops day two in Qatar
02 March 2019 by
Sam Lowes has topped the combined times after two days of testing at Qatar’s Losail circuit, ending the day confident and clear of the field despite sitting out the final of three sessions. Lapping...
Live: Watch BT Sport's MotoGP season preview show
02 March 2019 by
The BT Sport crew are once again heading to London's Bike Shed to host a live show previewing all the action from the 2019 MotoGP season. Kicking off at 1945 tonight, Saturday 2nd March, you can watch...
Moto2: Binder from Lowes again in Qatar
01 March 2019 by
Brad Binder and Sam Lowes have continued to control the top of the time sheets in Moto2 as testing for the series moves from Spain to Qatar, with the two leading the field after the opening day of...
Moto3: Arbolino leads opening day in tricky conditions
01 March 2019 by
Snipers Team Honda rider Tony Arbolino has topped the opening day of Moto3 testing at Qatar’s Losail circuit, ending up 0.101 ahead of teammate Romano Fenati. Riding in tricky conditions among high...
Roads: Alastair Seeley to race PBM Ducati Panigale V4R at North West 200
28 February 2019 by
Former British Supersport and Superstock champion, Alastair Seeley, has tonight confirmed he will be racing for PBM Be Wiser Ducati at this year’s North West 200 road races. Looking for his 25th...
Gallery: The 2019 MotoGP grid
28 February 2019 by
With the final announcement of the Alma Pramac Ducati colours for the 2019 MotoGP season, we can now get a look at the full grid for the season ahead. And, with not a bad-looking motorbike on it, it's...
MotoGP: Pramac the last team to show off 2019 liveries
28 February 2019 by
Alma Pramac Ducati have become the final team on the 2019 MotoGP grid to unveil their new colours, going for a very different design for Jack Miller and Pecco Bagnaia’s bikes for the coming...
BSB: Graeme Irwin makes switch to tarmac racing in 2019
25 February 2019 by
Former British Motorcross Champion, Graeme Irwin has announced that he will compete in the British Superstock 1000 championship in 2019, riding a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR for Team 109 Kawasaki. MORE BSB...
WSB Phillip Island: Bautista makes it three
24 February 2019 by
Alvaro Bautista stamped his authority on the World Superbike championship with an utterly dominant display in Phillip Island; winning all three races. Onboard the factory Aruba Ducati, the 34 year old...
MotoGP: Viñales tops first night of testing in Qatar
23 February 2019 by
Yamaha rider Maverick Viñales has topped the first night of pre-season testing at Qatar’s Losail circuit, ending the night a tenth of a second ahead of Suzuki rider Alex Rins. Pleased with the work...
MotoGP: Riders to trial new penalty system
23 February 2019 by
MotoGP riders will trial a new penalty system this weekend at the Qatar test, using a new loop added to the Losail circuit. Instead of dropping a place or being given a time penalty for misdemeanours...
WSB: Bautista dominates race one at Phillip Island
23 February 2019 by
World Superbike rookie Alvaro Bautista has dominated the opening race of the 2019 season in Australia, finishing just shy of 15 seconds ahead of four-time champion Jonathan Rea. The win makes the...
MotoGP: Aprilia debut 2019 RS-GP
22 February 2019 by
The Aprilia factory duo of Aleix Espargaro and Andrea Iannone have pulled the covers off their 2019 RS-GP MotoGP machine this afternoon in Qatar, just ahead of the second and final preseason test.
MotoGP: Street race planned in Indonesia
22 February 2019 by
MotoGP have started plans to take the championship back to Indonesia for the first time in two decades, with the Managing Director of the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation announcing this week...
MotoGP: Have Yamaha fixed their woes?
22 February 2019 by
Perhaps the most anticipated question to be answered from the first MotoGP test 2019 in Sepang, all eyes were on the factory Monster Energy Yamaha squad last week as they got a make or break season...
WSB: Bautista fastest on day one at Phillip Island
22 February 2019 by
World Superbike rookie Alvaro Bautista has shot to the top of the timing sheets on the opening day of the 2019 season at Phillip Island, Australia, with a 1’30.327 lap. In the combined results after...
MotoGP: ‘Crazy’ holeshot device not already used, says Reed
18 February 2019 by
Supercross legend and MotoGP fan Chad Reed has told MCN that it’s ‘crazy’ that no one in Grand Prix racing has already experimented with holeshot device to help get their bikes off the line, after...
MotoGP: Ducati experimenting with holeshot device?
18 February 2019 by
Ducati technical guru Gigi Dall’Igna has once again left the MotoGP paddock scratching their heads after rolling out mystery new components at the Sepang test for factory trio Andrea Dovizioso, Danilo...
Peter Hickman announced as MCN Racer of the Year
16 February 2019 by
World’s fastest road racer and British Superbike front-runner Peter Hickman has been crowned MCN’s Racer of the Year. After a public vote that saw more than 20,000 responses from MCN readers,...
MotoGP: Valentino Rossi turns forty
16 February 2019 by
Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi turns 40 years old today, only days ahead of kicking off his 24th season in Grand Prix racing at the first race of 2019. Rising to rarefied ground among even...
BSB: Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki unveil 2019 colours
15 February 2019 by
Bennetts British Superbike Champions Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki have lifted the covers off their 2019 challenger. The official Kawasaki effort, which stormed to the title with Leon Haslam last...
BSB: Oxford Racing Ducati unveil striking new livery
15 February 2019 by
The covers have been lifted off the all-new Oxford Racing Ducati Tommy Bridewell will campaign in the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship. Unveiled as the doors opened for this weekend’s...
BSB: McAMS Yamaha unveil 2019 livery
14 February 2019 by
McAMS Yamaha have unveiled the colours Tarran Mackenzie and Jason O’Halloran will run in this year’s Bennetts British Superbike championship. Retaining the striking, blue red and black design, the...
MotoGP: Clear targets ahead for Zarco and KTM
14 February 2019 by
The factory KTM squad of Johann Zarco and Pol Espargaro have made a big step forwards at the first of 2019’s tests, with palpable relief from the Frenchman after a difficult start to his time with the...
MotoGP: Second fastest Bagnaia still ‘only at 65%’
14 February 2019 by
Reigning Moto2 world champion Pecco Bagnaia says he’s still only 65% complete in the transition from the intermediate class to MotoGP, despite finishing the Sepang test second fastest overall behind...
WSB: Management shake up ahead of 2019 season
13 February 2019 by
There has been a change to the management structure of the World Superbike side of Dorna ahead of the 2019 season. Dani Carrera, formerly the WorldSBK Executive Director, is no longer part of the...
Moto3: Strong start for McPhee in Sepang
13 February 2019 by
Scottish racer John McPhee has had a strong inaugural test with the Petronas Honda team, kicking off the 2019 season at the squad’s home circuit in Malaysia. Riding for three days at the Sepang track...
MotoGP: Smith in for Iannone after plastic surgery woes
13 February 2019 by
New Aprilia signing Andrea Iannone has been forced to sit out the final day of the Sepang test, as he suffers from the consequences of plastic surgery he underwent during the winter break. Completing...
Moto2: Lowes on top in unofficial Jerez test
12 February 2019 by
Sam Lowes has topped the second day of unofficial Moto2 testing at Jerez today, ending the day 0.165 clear of Team Sky rider Luca Marini, on his second outing reunited with the Federal Oil Gresini...
MotoGP: Red Bull KTM unveil liveries for factory team and Tech 3
12 February 2019 by
Red Bull KTM have pulled the covers off a slew of new Grand Prix bikes at their headquarters in Matighofen today, unveiling not only the factory MotoGP machines of Johann Zarco and Pol Espargaro but...
MotoGP: Marquez struggling with slow healing shoulder injury
12 February 2019 by
Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has found himself in real trouble as the 2019 season gets underway in Sepang, struggling with the shoulder he had surgery on before Christmas and unable to...
Moto2: Forward Racing show off new MV Agusta
11 February 2019 by
Forward Racing have pulled the covers off their new MV Agusta machines that they’ll use in this year’s Moto2 campaign, with Dominique Aegerter and Stefano Manzi showing off the all-new Triumph-powered...
WSB: Haslam says 'Anyone could win the Sprint Race!'
08 February 2019 by
Leon Haslam believes the new World Superbike Sprint Race, or Tissot-Superpole Race as it is officially known, will provide a wide range of winners this season. For the first time, World Superbikes...