Ducati may be setting records in MotoGP this season, but Marc Marquez admits he will still have doubts about his Gresini move ‘until I try the bike’.
Ducati may be setting records in MotoGP this season, but Marc Marquez admits he will still have doubts about his Gresini move ‘until I try the bike’.
With the MotoGP title momentum already suddenly swinging back in Francesco Bagnaia’s favour, the Italian warns he expects to be very strong at the upcoming rounds.
Having completed his first MotoGP event since May at Mandalika, Alex Rins’ recovery took a step back when he was forced to withdraw from this weekend’s Australian round.
Future MotoGP rider Pedro Acosta can be crowned the 2023 Moto2 world champion in Thailand this weekend, despite falling on the sighting lap in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix.
While Maverick Vinales joined his fellow riders in supporting the decision to cancel Sunday’s Australian MotoGP Sprint on safety grounds, he felt they should have done a sighting lap as a final check of the track conditions.
Celestino Vietti’s scary accident at the end of the 280km/h Phillip Island main straight was a major factor in halting the Australian Moto2 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
The MT Helmets MSI team has issued a ‘clarification’ after Diogo Moreira revealed he had lost consciousness in a fall on the sighting lap at the Australian Moto3 Grand Prix, but still took part in the race.
Luca Marini has underlined that strong gusts of wind, rather than heavy rain, was the decisive factor in abandoning Sunday’s Australian MotoGP Sprint race.
The Australian MotoGP Sprint race, rescheduled for Sunday, has been cancelled due to a storm battering the Phillip Island circuit.
Moto3 rider Kaito Toba has been suspended from opening practice at next weekend’s Thai Grand Prix and fined 1,000 euros for behaving ‘in a disrespectful and abusive manner towards Officials’.
Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli felt sorry for the Phillip Island fans, after worsening weather prevented Sunday’s Australian MotoGP Sprint from taking place.
Marc Marquez and Repsol Honda team-mate Joan Mir shared the opinion of most riders that cancelling Sunday’s Australian MotoGP Sprint race had been the right decision.
Race results from the 2023 Australian Moto2 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
Race results from the 2023 Australian Moto3 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
Warm-up results from the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, round 16 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.
Results from the special warm-up session added to the 2023 Australian Moto2 Grand Prix schedule at Phillip Island.
Results from the special warm-up session added to the 2023 Australian Moto2 Grand Prix schedule at Phillip Island.
Marc Marquez was the only rider to risk the soft rear tyre at the Australian MotoGP last season and got within 0.186s of what would have been his only victory of the year.
For most of Saturday’s Australian MotoGP, Jorge Martin’s soft tyre gamble looked like a smart move that was set to slash Francesco Bagnaia’s title lead.
A lacklustre Saturday at the Australian MotoGP ended with Fabio Quartararo the top Yamaha across the finish in just 14th place.
Race results from the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, round 16 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.
New World Championship standings after Saturday's Australian MotoGP race at Phillip Island, round 16 of 20.
Qualifying results from the 2023 Australian Moto2 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, round 16 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.
Qualifying results from the 2023 Australian Moto3 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
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