August

Year: 2021

Month: August

MotoGP: Maverick Vinales to race for Aprilia for remainder of 2021 season

02 September 2021 by Josh Close

Maverick Vinales will make his racing debut with Aprilia at the Aragon Grand Prix next weekend and will remain on the grid for the remainder of the 2021 MotoGP season. The decision was made following...

MotoGP: 2022 British Grand Prix moved to earlier August date

30 August 2021 by Josh Close

The 2022 British Grand Prix at Silverstone will move to an earlier date in August, with the event taking place on August 5-7. In recent years the British round of MotoGP has taken place over the...

Moto2 Silverstone: Remy Gardner holds off Marco Bezzecchi to win the British Grand Prix

29 August 2021 by Josh Close

Remy Gardner took another big step towards the Moto2 title after coming out on top in an intense battle with Marco Bezzecchi. The duo exchanged positions multiple times throughout the race, with...

MotoGP Silverstone: Fabio Quartararo dominates the British Grand Prix

29 August 2021 by Josh Close

Fabio Quartararo cruised to his fifth victory of the 2021 MotoGP season at Silverstone to extend his championship lead. Quartararo took the lead of the race away from Pol Espargaro at Farm on the...

MotoGP: Triumph and Dorna extend Moto2 engine partnership

26 August 2021 by Josh Close

Triumph Motorcycles will continue as the sole engine supplier in the Moto2 World Championship for the next three seasons (2022-2024) after signing a new contract with Dorna. Since 2019, Triumph has...

MotoGP: Petronas Sepang Racing Team to cease operations at the end of 2021

26 August 2021 by Josh Close

It has been confirmed that the Petronas Sepang Racing Team will end its involvement in all racing and non-racing activities at the end of the 2021 season. Rumours have been circulating regarding the...

MotoGP Silverstone: John Hopkins to host special book signing session

26 August 2021 by Josh Close

Ahead of the launch of his new book ‘Leathered’ John Hopkins will be hosting a meet & greet and book signing session in the Silverstone area ahead of the British MotoGP. The American will be at The...

MotoGP: Maverick Vinales to make Aprilia debut at two-day Misano test

26 August 2021 by Josh Close

Former Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales will make his Aprilia debut at a two-day test held at Misano next week. Vinales will race for Aprilia next season but will now have his first outing on the RS-GP...

MotoGP: Jake Dixon to make premier class debut at Silverstone

20 August 2021 by Josh Close

Jake Dixon will make his MotoGP debut with Petronas Yamaha at the British Grand Prix later this month. Dixon will take the spot currently occupied by Cal Crutchlow, who moves up to the Monster Energy...

MotoGP: Yamaha and Maverick Vinales part ways with immediate effect

20 August 2021 by Josh Close

Yamaha has announced that it has parted company with MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales with immediate effect. Vinales was suspended after the Grand Prix of Styria, where he was purposely hitting the rev...

MotoGP: Maverick Vinales confirmed as an Aprilia rider for 2022

16 August 2021 by Josh Close

Maverick Viñales will be an Aprilia MotoGP rider next season following his early release from Yamaha. At the Dutch TT at Assen it was revealed that Viñales had requested to be released from his...

MotoGP Austria: Jorge Martin secures second consecutive pole with new lap record

14 August 2021 by Josh Close

Jorge Martin clinched his second pole position in a week at the Red Bull Ring after smashing the lap record ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix. Martin, who converted pole position into victory at the...

MotoGP: Petronas ends title sponsorship deal with the Sepang Racing Team

14 August 2021 by Josh Close

Petronas will end its title sponsorship of the Sepang Racing Team (SRT) at the conclusion of the 2021 MotoGP season. The deal initially included sponsorship of the team’s Moto3 and Moto2 efforts...

MotoGP: New dashboard warnings introduced for Austrian Grand Prix

11 August 2021 by Josh Close

Additional dashboard messages for rider behaviour and equipment problems will be introduced at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. Two messages will be available to race direction at the Red Bull...

MotoGP Styria: Lorenzo Savadori to undergo ankle surgery after fiery crash

09 August 2021 by Josh Close

Aprilia rider Lorenzo Savadori is set to undergo ankle surgery today (August 9) following his collision with Dani Pedrosa’s KTM at the Grand Prix of Styria. On the third lap of the race, Pedrosa fell...

MotoGP Styria: Jorge Martin takes a sensational maiden victory

08 August 2021 by Josh Close

Jorge Martin secured his first-ever MotoGP victory in a restarted Grand Prix of Styria at the Red Bull Ring. Martin regrouped after losing the lead at the restart and entered a two-rider duel with...

Moto2 Styria: Marco Bezzecchi clinches his first win of 2021

08 August 2021 by Josh Close

Marco Bezzecchi secured his first win of the 2021 Moto2 season in an enthralling race at the Red Bull Ring. The SKY Racing Team VR46 rider took the lead at the start of the race but would fall back...

MotoGP: Raul Fernandez signs with Tech3 KTM for 2022 season

07 August 2021 by Josh Close

KTM have confirmed that current Moto2 rookie sensation Raul Fernandez will be promoted to MotoGP next year with the Tech3 team. Fernandez has been linked with a move to MotoGP for several weeks after...