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Karel Abraham confirms MotoGP departure
25 November 2019 by
Karel Abraham has confirmed that he will not be on the MotoGP grid next season. The Czech rider has left the Reale Avintia Racing team with immediate effect. Abraham released a statement on his...
Marquez brothers in Repsol Honda double trouble
20 November 2019 by
A Marc Marquez masterclass reinforced the six-time world champion’s status as Honda’s most influential powerbroker after he delivered the triple crown to his employer by winning in Valencia on...
BSB: Scott Redding takes control with double at Donington
08 October 2019 by
As Scott Redding departed Donington a double winner on Sunday, the Bennetts British Superbike Championship had a familiar feeling about it: the MotoGP specialist had again triumphed on the track where...
BSB: Buchan and FS-3 get factory Kawasaki support
18 September 2019 by
It’s all change in the Kawasaki ranks as FS-3 Racing will become the Japanese factory’s official factory-backed squad from the start of the 2020 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season. A...
Provisional MotoGP 2020 calendar released
28 August 2019 by
The provisional MotoGP calendar has been revealed today with the number of races increasing to 20 in 2020. This is due to the addition of the new KymiRing circuit in Finland. Other notable changes...
Moto2: Fernandez takes victory as Marquez crashes out
25 August 2019 by
Augusto Fernandez claimed Moto2 glory at Silverstone this afternoon, seeing off Jorge Navarro and Brad Binder in a late race battle to victory. Having qualified third on the grid on Saturday, the...
MotoGP: Rins wins by 0.013 seconds at Silverstone
25 August 2019 by
Suzuki's Alex Rins won a spectacular British MotoGP race, taking the lead in a brave move on the last corner to beat championship leader, Marc Marquez, by just 0.013 seconds. Rins and Marquez pushed...
Moto3: Ramirez wins opening Silverstone stunner
24 August 2019 by
Leopard Racing’s Marcos Ramirez has taken his second victory of the year in a dramatic opening Moto3 race at Silverstone. With just 1.921 seconds covering the top 11 riders, the Spaniard was locked in...
Dovi duffs up Marquez at last turn to win Austrian GP
11 August 2019 by
Andrea Dovizioso took his second MotoGP victory of the season in Austria after a last-gasp overtake. The Ducati star passed Marc Marquez in the last corner of a close race, mirroring the end of the...
Binder keeps calm to win at the Ring
11 August 2019 by
South African Brad Binder controlled today’s Moto2 race at the Red Bull Ring from start to finish, winning from second place on the grid over Spaniards Alex Marquez and Jorge Navarro. It was Binder’s...
Di Meglio lights up MotoE race
11 August 2019 by
Mike Di Meglio won the Austrian GP MotoE race today, riding in difficult conditions to finish just over two seconds ahead of Avintia Esponsorama Racing’s Xavier Simeon. Simeon took the lead at the...
Fenati finds form while McPhee takes third
10 August 2019 by
Italy’s Romano Fenati looked in control during today’s Moto3 race in Austria, leading most of the way to take his first victory since the Japanese GP in 2017. It was a happy ending to a difficult 12...
Ulster GP: Hickman fastest in opening qualifying
07 August 2019 by
Peter Hickman topped the timesheets during the opening Superbike qualifying session of the 2019 fonaCAB Ulster Grand Prix today, with the session brought to an end nine minutes early because of a...
Brno MotoGP: Marquez takes dominant win ahead of Dovi and Miller, Cal fifth.
04 August 2019 by
Marc Marquez controlled the tenth round of the MotoGP world championship at Brno to win by 2.452s. Leading from the start, Marquez set an impressive pace ahead of Andrea Dovizioso before upping the...
Brno Moto2: Marquez takes control with convincing win
04 August 2019 by
Alex Marquez stamped his authority on the Moto2 class by taking his fifth win in six races for the Marc VDS team. The 23 year old Spaniard took the lead from Britain’s Sam Lowes on the opening lap and...
Brno Moto3: Canet takes masterful win to lead championship, McPhee injured
04 August 2019 by
Aaron Canet stormed to a brilliant Moto3 win at Brno, a result that moves him back to the top of the championship standings. In an intense battle with title rival Lorenzo Dalla Porta and pole man Tony...
Brno Moto2: Brits claim front runner spots in qualifying
03 August 2019 by
British riders Sam Lowes and Jake Dixon all delivered on their potential by securing front row and top ten results during qualifying for tomorrow’s Moto2 race. Lowes excelled in the incredibly...
Brno Moto3: McPhee splashes to front row start
03 August 2019 by
Petronas Sprinta rider John McPhee showed his continued front running pace to secure second position in a wet qualifying session at Brno. The 25 year old Scot looked comfortable on the fully wet track...
Brno MotoGP: Marquez destroys the opposition in half wet, half dry qualifying
03 August 2019 by
Marc Marquez decimated his rivals to claim pole for the Brno MotoGP race by a staggering 2.524s. Having made a brave tyre gamble and moved to slicks despite significant sections of the track still...
MotoGP Brno: First blood to Quartararo
02 August 2019 by
MotoGP rookie Fabio Quartararo ended the opening day of the Czech MotoGP round at the top of the standings. The Petronas Yamaha rider’s best lap of 1’55.802s was enough to deny reigning champion and...
Glenn Irwin Joins Tyco BMW for remainder of BSB season
30 July 2019 by
Glenn Irwin has signed for the Tyco BMW team for the remainder of the 2019 BSB season, it has been confirmed. He will ride alongside Christian Iddon on the BMW S1000RR in place of the injured Keith...
No motorbike races for Pikes Peak 2020
29 July 2019 by
There will be no bike races at the 2020 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), a statement from the board of directors has confirmed. Are the Pikes Peak organisers right to drop bikes from the...
Southern 100: Founds and Walmsley crowned Billown champions
21 July 2019 by
Pete Founds and Jevan Walmsley claimed the Billown Championship title after a stunning final race win at the Southern 100 in what was the race of the day at the famous event. After battling with a...
Oliver's Mount 2019: John McGuinness to appear at Barry Sheene Classic
07 July 2019 by
John McGuinness will ride at Oliver’s Mount as part of the Barry Sheene meeting in July, it has been announced. The 23-time TT winner is the latest star to be confirmed in a line-up that also includes...
Crowdfunding page set up to support Carlin Dunne's family
05 July 2019 by
A GoFundMe page has been set up in aid of Carlin Dunne’s mother in the aftermath of his tragic death at the 2019 Pikes Peak international Hill Climb. The proceeds raised will help Carlin’s mother,...
Japan's only TT winner Mitsuo Ito passes away
03 July 2019 by
Japan’s first and only winner of the Isle of Man TT races, Mitsuo Ito, has passed away aged 82. Confirmed through the Ecstar Suzuki MotoGP social media pages, Ito spent the entirety of his racing...
MotoGP: Viñales ends Yamaha win drought in Assen
27 June 2019 by
Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) has taken a stunning Grand Prix win at the Motul TT Assen, stalking the front before striking for the lead and stretching his legs to pull away...
Moto2: Fernandez takes victory in chaotic Assen scrap
27 June 2019 by
Augusto Fernandez (Flexbox HP 40) is a man in form and the Motul TT Assen saw his run of firsts finally culminate in a first ever Grand Prix as he became the 37th different winner in Moto2™, a...
Moto3: Arbolino becomes first double winner of 2019
27 June 2019 by
Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers) has become the first man this season to win two Moto3™ races, with the Italian holding off Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) to cross the line just 0.045 clear in the...
MCN poll: what era of MotoGP was the best?
26 June 2019 by
The Grand Prix paddock celebrated its 70th birthday at the Catalunya Grand Prix. Now called MotoGP, the first motorcycle road racing ‘Grand Prix’ world championship started way back in 1949, and the...
Roads: Hickman and Harrison launch 2019 Ulster Grand Prix
25 June 2019 by
TT 2019 treble winner, Peter Hickman and arch rival, Dean Harrison, the winner of this year’s Senior TT race, visited the famous Dundrod circuit in Co Antrim yesterday to launch the 2019 Ulster Grand...
Bikers wanted for Daley Mathison funeral procession
19 June 2019 by
The family of deceased road racer, Daley Mathison, are calling upon bikers to accompany his funeral procession to the service on Wednesday, June 26. The Durham-based racer was killed during the...
Video: Smith pleased with Energica progress after MotoE test
18 June 2019 by
Bradley Smith has come away from his first day of testing for the new MotoE class pleased with his performance, topping the time sheets despite only arriving on the second day of the Valencia outing...
MotoGP: Marquez takes victory as carnage rages behind
16 June 2019 by
Marc Marquez took an impressive win in the Catalan Grand Prix on an expensive day for his key championship rivals, with a dramatic multiple-rider crash near the start of the race creating some serious...
Moto2: Magic Marquez makes it three in a row
16 June 2019 by
Alex Marquez took a third magnificent win in a row in the Catalan Grand, moving through from sixth on the grid to unleash his pace at the front and pull clear in another dominant performance. It's the...
Moto3: Ramirez the twelfth winner in a row
16 June 2019 by
Marcos Ramirez made sure more history was made in the Catalan Grand Prix, with the Spaniard escaping from a dramatic and chaotic fight to win his first race and make it 12 different winners in a row.