2024

Year: 2024

Month: ALL

MotoGP: Simon Crafar to replace Freddie Spencer as Chairman of FIM Stewards Panel in 2025

24 July 2024 by Josh Close

Simon Crafar will take over from Freddie Spencer as the Chairman of the FIM MotoGP Stewards Panel next season. Spencer has been in the role since 2019, leading a three-person panel which also includes...

MotoGP Sachsenring: Pecco Bagnaia wins in Germany as Jorge Martin crashes out

07 July 2024 by Josh Close

Pecco Bagnaia was victorious in a dramatic Grand Prix race at the Sachsenring after Jorge Martin crashed out of the lead on the penultimate lap. Martin took the lead of the race away from Bagnaia...

MotoGP: Honda sign Aleix Espargaro as test rider for 2025

02 July 2024 by Josh Close

Aleix Espargaro will become a test rider for Honda next year following his retirement from MotoGP at the end of the 2024 season. Espargaro announced his retirement ahead of his home Grand Prix in...

MotoGP Assen: Pecco Bagnaia completes perfect weekend with Grand Prix victory

30 June 2024 by Josh Close

Pecco Bagnaia has closed the gap to Jorge Martin in the MotoGP championship standings to just 10 points after leading from start to finish in the Grand Prix race at Assen. Bagnaia, like he has done...

MotoGP Mugello: Pecco Bagnaia dominates to secure Italian Grand Prix double

02 June 2024 by Josh Close

Pecco Bagnaia’s sensational weekend continued at Mugello on Sunday afternoon as he completed the double onboard the factory Ducati. The reigning champion had to start the race from fifth on the...

MotoGP: Pedro Acosta signs multi-year factory Red Bull KTM contract

01 June 2024 by Josh Close

Pedro Acosta will ride for the factory Red Bull KTM team in MotoGP next season after signing a new multi-year contract with the Austrian manufacturer. The 20-year-old has made a stunning start to...

MotoGP: Liberty Media announce €4.2 billion acquisition of MotoGP

01 April 2024 by Josh Close

Liberty Media, owners of Formula One since 2016, have confirmed the €4.2 billion acquisition of MotoGP. Rumours have been circulating for several weeks that MotoGP may be subject to a takeover from...

MotoGP Portimao: Jorge Martin wins as Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez collide

24 March 2024 by Josh Close

Jorge Martin bagged his first Grand Prix victory in a chaotic race at Portimao which saw Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez collide. Martin took the lead on the opening lap and was unchallenged from...

MotoGP: Fermin Aldeguer signs two-year deal with Ducati

18 March 2024 by Josh Close

Fermin Aldeguer will make his MotoGP debut next year after agreeing a two-year deal with Ducati. The 18-year-old put the paddock on high alert towards the end of the 2023 Moto2 season when he won...

MotoGP: Michael Laverty shares his 2024 season predictions

06 March 2024 by Josh Close

Michael Laverty has named Marc Marquez as his pick for the 2024 MotoGP crown ahead of the seson opener in Qatar this weekend. Marquez is now armed with a 2023 Ducati Desmosedici after joining...

MotoGP: Repsol Honda reveal all-new livery for 2024 season

13 February 2024 by Josh Close

Repsol Honda’s MotoGP livery has been given a complete overhaul ahead of the 2024 MotoGP season. Despite the iconic partnership celebrating its 30th anniversary, the dark blue, red and white of HRC...

MotoGP: Davide Brivio joins Trackhouse Racing Aprilia as Team Principal

08 February 2024 by Josh Close

Former Suzuki team boss Davide Brivio is back in MotoGP after joining new outfit Trackhouse Racing Aprilia as Team Principal. Brivio had been working in Formula One with the Alpine team since...

MotoGP Sepang Test: Pecco Bagnaia tops final day with record breaking 1:56 lap

08 February 2024 by Josh Close

Reigning champion Pecco Bagnaia sent a strong message to his MotoGP rivals on the final day of the Sepang Test with a new (unofficial) lap record of 1:56.682. Bagnaia was one of four riders to drop...

MotoGP Sepang Test: Raul Fernandez to return home following opening day crash

06 February 2024 by Josh Close

Raul Fernandez will take no further part in the Sepang MotoGP Test following a crash at turn 11 on the opening day. The Trackhouse Racing Aprilia rider suffered a highside on his fourth lap of the...

MotoGP: Franco Morbidelli ruled out of Sepang and Qatar Tests

06 February 2024 by Josh Close

Franco Morbidelli will miss the Sepang and Qatar MotoGP tests following his accident during the World Superbike test at Portimao last week. The Italian was knocked unconscious during the crash and...

MotoGP: Jack Miller reveals hand injury caused by motocross accident

05 February 2024 by Josh Close

Ahead of this week’s three-day Sepang Test, Jack Miller has revealed that he broke his scaphoid in a motocross accident before Christmas. The Red Bull KTM racer told members of the media present at...

MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins reveal 2024 Yamaha livery

05 February 2024 by Josh Close

The Monster Energy Yamaha team has officially launched its 2024 MotoGP campaign in a special presentation ahead of the three-day official Sepang test. Fabio Quartararo and new teammate Alex Rins...

MotoGP: Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing reveal bright 2024 livery

24 January 2024 by Josh Close

The stunning Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team 2024 MotoGP livery has been revealed during a special presentation in Riccione, Italy. The team’s new look sees the front of the Ducati Desmosedici...

MotoGP: Pecco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini unveil 2024 Ducati livery

22 January 2024 by Josh Close

Pecco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini have revealed the 2024 Ducati Lenovo MotoGP livery during a special presentation in Madonna di Campliglio, Italy. The presentation forms part of the special...

MotoGP Live Video: 2024 Team Presentations

19 January 2024 by Josh Close

It’s team presentation time throughout the MotoGP paddock as we edge ever closer to the pre-season test schedule and the opening round of 2024 in Qatar. The Gresini Racing Team get things underway...