MotoGP

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Miguel Oliveira will line-up in 6th position for the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland after entering the Q2 qualification session directly as one of the pacesetters at a hot […]

RINS RETURNS TO MOTOGP DEUTSCHLAND IN GOOD FORM AFTER INJURY

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 18. German GP Day 1: Alex Rins: 4th – 1’21.077 (+ 0.387) Joan Mir: 16th – 1’21.453 (+ 0.763) The opening day of the German Grand Prix at Sachsenring […]

Johann Zarco takes Sachsenring with Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP Pramac Racing Team

Johann Zarco takes pole with the Ducati Desmosedici GP of the Pramac Racing Team Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia will start respectively from the second and fourth row of the grid in the MotoGP Grand […]

Productive day for Ducati at 2021 MotoGP World Championship Sachsenring

Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia closed respectively with the 9th and 22nd time overall the first day of free practices of the German GP, the eighth round of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship, scheduled for […]

Mixed MotoGP fortunes for two riders at German Grand Prix Sachsenring

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 19. Grid positions for German GP: Alex Rins: 11th – 1’20.949 (+ 0.713) Joan Mir: 17th – 1’21.014 (Q1) Team Suzuki Ecstar continued with mixed fortunes for their two […]

WEEKEND RACING ACTION SCHEDULE – JUNE 19-20TH

June 18, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 18. The third weekend in June sees Team Suzuki Ecstar on track at Sachsenring in Germany for the eighth round of the 2021 MotoGP™ World Championship. World Champion Joan […]

WELCOME MOTOGP FANS BACK TO THE RED BULL RING!

The BACK2BACK race weekends will be alive with the sound of revved-up KTM fans as they descend onto the Red Bull Ring – Spielberg to feel the adrenaline-spiked vibe from the loud, proud, orange KTM […]

MotoGP World Championship preparing for back-to-back Sachsenring races

June 16, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 16. Team Suzuki Ecstar and the MotoGP™ World Championship are preparing for another dose of back-to-back rounds following a short break after the Mugello-Catalunya double header. The first stop […]

The Ducati Lenovo Team arrives in Germany for MotoGP Sachsenring

June 16, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team is ready to return to action for the eighth round of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship, the Grand Prix of Germany, scheduled for this Sunday at the famous Sachsenring circuit near […]

Sim Racing: 2021 MotoGP eSport Championship Mugello

June 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

AndrewZh finishes in fifth and third place respectively in Race 1 and Race 2 of Round 1 of the 2021 MotoGP eSport Championship Ducati Lenovo eSport Team e-rider Andrea Saveri closed in fifth place Race […]

Fresh MotoGP deal with Suzuki for 2021

June 9, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 9. • Spaniard Cristian Montenegro Sánchez, 21, will ride again for the ‘blues’ • He has achieved 3rd place in the MotoGP eSport series for two years running Since […]

Opening round 2021 Endurance World Championship Highlights

June 9, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 8. Yoshimura SERT Motul Suzuki were on track today for a final shakedown test ahead of the opening round of the 2021 Endurance World Championship this weekend at Le […]

Catalan MotoGP test a real pleasure for Suzuki

June 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 7. Joan Mir: 4th – 1’39.816 (+ 0.416) Sylvain Guintoli: 20th – 1’40.994 (+ 1.594) Following on from a challenging but satisfactory race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya where […]

Back to work at MotoGP Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

June 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The second one-day IRTA test of 2021 meant that KTM got back to work at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya only a few hours after celebrating their first MotoGP race win of the season. After a […]

Threatening weather doesn’t stop MotoGP Circuit de Barcelona Cataluyna

June 7, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP riders Maverick Viñales and Fabio Quartararo took top six finishes in the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya to consolidate Yamaha’s position at the top of both the riders’ and constructors’ […]

Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Highlights: Toyota Thunder Valley National

With an elevation that surpasses 6,000 feet above sea level, the annual visit to Colorado’s Thunder Valley Motocross Park was destined to provide a captivating afternoon of racing for the second round of the 2021 […]

BRILLIANT FIRST 2021 MOTOGP VICTORY FOR OLIVEIRA IN CATALUNYA

MotoGP 2021 – Round 07 of 19, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (ESP) – Race The challenging mix of curves and speed presented by the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya could not halt KTM’s impressive march in MotoGP as […]

MotoGP Catalunya brings high temperatures and high attrition

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 6. GRAN PREMI MONSTER ENERGY DE CATALUNYA MotoGP™ Race Classification: Joan Mir: 5th The seventh round of the MotoGP™ World Championship saw a battle of tyre choice, high temperatures […]

Tire choice determines outcome of Catalan MotoGP

With Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing Team), second today across the line are two the Ducati Desmosedici GP bikes on the podium at Montmeló. The Catalan GP, the seventh round of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship, ended with […]

Breezy but warm provided good Catalan MotoGP conditions

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 5. Grid position for Catalan GP: Joan Mir: 10th – 1’39.431 Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Joan Mir took to the track in FP3 as the solo representative for the Hamamatsu […]

MotoGP 2021 Round 7 of 19 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

June 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

– Oliveira’s best 2021 qualification with 4th and just five hundredths of a second from the front row – Binder foiled by yellow flags but takes the KTM RC16 to 8th on the grid – […]

WEEKEND RACING ACTION SCHEDULE – JUNE 6TH

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 4. The opening weekend in June sees Team Suzuki Ecstar on track at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the seventh round of the MotoGP™ World Championship for the Catalan […]

Catalan MotoGP offering very little grip for racers

June 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Johann Zarco leads the way with the Desmosedici GP bike of the Pramac Racing Team The seventh round of the 2021 MotoGP season officially kicked off today with the first day of free practices for […]

Catalunya MotoGP Suzuki Team Races With Just One

June 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 4. Catalan GP Day 1: Joan Mir: 16th – 1’40.150 (+ 0.915) Team Suzuki Ecstar began the seventh round of the MotoGP™ World Championship with just one rider after […]

Team Suzuki Ecstar rider to sit out Catalunya MotoGP

June 4, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 3. Alex Rins has been ruled out of his home GP after a cycling accident. The Team Suzuki Ecstar rider will unfortunately have to sit out the Grand Premi […]

MotoGP World Championship moves directly onto Catalunya

June 3, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 2. The MotoGP™ World Championship moves directly onto Catalunya this weekend following a highly emotional Italian Grand Prix on Sunday 30th May which was marked by the tragic loss […]

Injured Alex Rins to miss upcoming MotoGP

June 3, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 3. Alex Rins has been ruled out of his home GP after a cycling accident. The Team Suzuki Ecstar rider will unfortunately have to sit out the Grand Premi […]

Moto2 to MotoGP KTM has new rider

June 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Grand Prix winning Moto2™ star Remy Gardner will move into the MotoGP class next season and steer one of the Tech3 KTM Factory Racing RC16s as he continues his upward trajectory at world championship level. […]

Ducati Lenovo Team arrives at Montmeló MotoGP

June 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Less than seven days after the Italian GP, held last Sunday at Mugello, the Ducati Lenovo Team is ready to return to action again this weekend for the Catalan GP at Montmeló circuit, near Barcelona […]

NEW MOTOGP DEAL UNTIL 2024 TO TAKE KTM ALLIANCE UP TO TEN YEARS

June 1, 2021 Michael Le Pard

KTM’s first ever MotoGP race winner, Brad Binder, will remain part of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team for the next three years and will celebrate ten Grand Prix seasons in ‘orange’ by the […]

FIRST KTM RIDER MOTOGP PODIUM FINISH OF 2021 AT MUGELLO

The Gran Premio D’Italia Oakley delivered KTM’s first silverware of the 2021 MotoGP season as Red Bull KTM’s Miguel Oliveira raced to 2nd place at Mugello with his KTM RC16. Teammate Brad Binder equaled his […]

KTM HOLD 1-2-3 IN MOTO3 AS GARDNER TAKES FIRST MOTO2 WIN

Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Remy Gardner excelled for KTM’s GP Academy at the Gran Premio D’Italia and the sixth round of 2021 MotoGP by scorching to his first win of the season. Jaume Masia took […]

PODIUM FOR JOAN MIR AFTER TRAGIC MUGELLO WEEKEND

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 30. GRAN PREMIO D’ITALIA OAKLEY MotoGP™ Race Classification: Joan Mir: 3rd Alex Rins: DNF The MotoGP™ race at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello got underway under a dark cloud […]

Ducati MotoGP racer crashes out on first lap in lead

The Italian GP, the sixth round of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship, took place this afternoon at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello.It was a difficult race for all the premier class riders, who, before the […]

BEST MOTOGP QUALIFICATION OF THE SEASON AT MUGELLO

KTM will count on two RC16s within the first three rows of the start grid for the Gran Premio Oakley D’Italia and the first of four rounds of MotoGP in the next five weeks. Brad […]

Sunny skies at MotoGP Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello race

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 29. Grid positions for Italian GP: Alex Rins: 8th – 1’45.996 Joan Mir: 9th – 1’46.076 Team Suzuki Ecstar and the MotoGP™ paddock were met with sunny skies at […]

Front row at home MotoGP race in Mugello

May 29, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Johann Zarco, third, completes the front row with the Ducati Desmosedici GP of the Pramac Racing Team Francesco Bagnaia will start from the front row of the grid in tomorrow’s Grand Prix of Italy, held […]

WEEKEND RACING ACTION SCHEDULE – MAY 29-30TH

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 28. The final weekend in May sees Suzuki action taking place from Italy and also America as the Mugello Circuit hosts the sixth round of the 2021 MotoGP™ World […]

Tuscany welcomes MotoGP World Championship Mugello

May 29, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 28. Italian GP Day 1: Alex Rins: 2nd – 1’46.218 (+ 0.071) Joan Mir: 12th – 1’46.847 (+ 0.700) The lush green hills of Tuscany welcomed Team Suzuki Ecstar […]

Delightful Mugello MotoGP First Day for Ducati

May 29, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Francesco Bagnaia leads the way at the end of Day 1 of free practices for the MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy, the home race of the Ducati Lenovo Team, that is held this weekend on the […]

Mugello MotoGP in Picturesque Tuscan hills Florence

May 27, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 26. The sixth round of the MotoGP™ World Championship will take place at the ever-popular Autodromo di Mugello in Italy, as the series returns after skipping a year at […]

Very special upcoming MotoGP weekend Circuit Estoril

May 27, 2021 Michael Le Pard

#EstorilWorldSBK. The second round of the 2021 WorldSBK season to get underway at Circuit Estoril (Portugal) on Friday Just a few days after the season opener at the Motorland circuit in Aragon (Spain), the WorldSBK […]

Mugello MotoGP fastest circuit on the calendar

May 26, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team is ready to get back on track at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello for the Italian GP, home race for the Borgo Panigale-based squad and sixth round of the 2021 MotoGP […]

New Racing Fuels for MotoGP KTM

May 25, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM RC16s will count on the extra performance benefits of ETS Racing Fuels starting from the Gran Premio Oakley D’Italia in Mugello. The fuel specialist will bring its comprehensive […]

MotoGP Jack Miller thrilled to be able to continue his adventure

May 25, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Ducati is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with Jack Miller that will see the Australian rider continue aboard the official Desmosedici GP of the Ducati Lenovo Team in the 2022 MotoGP […]

Australian dominated MotoGP victory at Grand Prix of France in Le Mans

It’s another one-two for Ducati in France as Johann Zarco closes second with the Ducati Desmosedici GP of the Pramac Racing Team Just two weeks after the extraordinary success taken at Jerez de la Frontera, […]

Frantic dry-wet-dry MotoGP Shark Grand Prix de France at Le Mans

Danilo Petrucci rode his Tech3 KTM Factory Racing RC16 to 5th position in a frantic dry-wet-dry Shark Grand Prix de France at Le Mans today. Teammate Iker Lecuona also recorded his best classification of the […]

Double Crashes for Suzuki at Le Mans MotoGP

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 16. SHARK GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Race Classification: Joan Mir: DNF Alex Rins: DNF Round 5 of the MotoGP™ World Championship in Le Mans was always going to […]

Rain-Hit French MotoGP Thriller

Fabio Quartararo braved the changing Le Mans conditions to take third place in the French Grand Prix, reclaiming authority at the top of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team-mate Maverick Viñales […]

Unstable climate at one of the most famous motorsport MotoGP venues in Europe

The Sterilgarda Max Racing Team travelled to one of the most famous motorsport venues in Europe for the fifth round of 2021 MotoGP. For twenty-two years Le Mans has staged motorcycle Grand Prix racing and […]

First time in 2021 MotoGP this took place in wet and slick conditions

– Oliveira makes the Q2 cut and qualifies 10th as intermittent showers fall – Raul Fernandez surprises the Moto2 field once more with his first Pole Position in the class – Two KTM RC4s on […]

Wet and cold race greeted the riders at Le Mans Bugatti circuit

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 15. Grid positions for French GP: Joan Mir: 14th – 1’43.422 Alex Rins: 15th – 1’43.523 A wet and cold Saturday greeted the riders at Le Mans Bugatti circuit […]

Le Mans MotoGP Unpredictable weather and difficult track conditions

May 15, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Jack Miller will start from the front row, from third position, in tomorrow’s French GP at the Bugatti Circuit of Le Mans.As he was seventh overall, at the end of FP3, with the fastest time […]

CHASING BLUE SKIES ON CHALLENGING FRIDAY IN LE MANS

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 14. French GP Day 1: Alex Rins: 11th – 1’32.762 (+ 1.015) Joan Mir: 13th – 1’32.908 (+ 1.161) As is often the case when visiting northern France in […]

Le Mans MotoGP Tricky Track Temperatures

May 15, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Johann Zarco leads Day 1 of free practices at Le Mans with the Ducati Desmosedici GP of the Pramac Racing Team Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia finished respectively seventh and twelfth overall at the end […]

MotoGP race at historic Bugatti Circuit Le Mans

May 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The MotoGP World Championship arrives in France for the fifth Grand Prix of the 2021 season, taking place this weekend at the historic Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans. The famous French track, which has been […]

Sim Racing: Ready for 2021 MotoGP eSport Championship?

May 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Andrea Saveri, also known as “AndrewZh”, will continue to defend the colors of the Ducati Lenovo eSport Team in the 2021 season of the MotoGP eSport Championship. Saveri confirmed his presence in the Global Series, […]

Unforgettable MotoGP Grand Prix of Spain with New Leader

May 4, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Day of post-race testing concluded for the Ducati Lenovo Team at Jerez de la Frontera After an unforgettable Grand Prix of Spain, which saw Jack Miller taking his first win on the Desmosedici GP and […]

New Stronger Engine for Suzuki and Better Handling

May 4, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 3. Alex Rins: 2nd – 1’36.913 (+ 0.034) Joan Mir: 3rd – 1’37.310 (+ 0.431) Team Suzuki Ecstar remained, with the rest of the MotoGP™ paddock, at the Circuit […]

Taking profit at MotoGP Circuito de Jerez

May 4, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Tech3 KTM Factory Racing completed over 200 laps between them today to close a fourth and final day of riding at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto and […]

Plenty of surprises at MotoGP Jerez race day

May 3, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 2. GRAN PREMIO RED BULL DE ESPAÑA MotoGP Race Classification: Joan Mir: 5th (+ 4.256) Alex Rins: 20th (+ 38.234) The fourth round of the 2021 MotoGP™ World Championship […]

Extraordinary 1-2 finish at MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix

May 3, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team scored an extraordinary one-two finish at the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix, held this afternoon at the Jerez Circuit, where Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia took their Desmosedici GP bikes to the […]

Sun-kissed MotoGP action at the Circuit de Jerez – Angel Nieto Results

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing emerged from 25-laps of tense and sun-kissed MotoGP action at the Circuit de Jerez – Angel Nieto with three bikes in the points and Miguel Oliveira classifying 11th for the […]

KTM SENSATIONAL AGAIN FOR THIRD STRAIGHT MOTO3 GRAND PRIX WIN

Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Pedro Acosta continues to stun the Moto3 World Championship in his rookie season and claimed his third win in a row – meaning a 100% podium record in 2021 – at […]

Most successful MotoGP satellite squads signs with KTM

There will be four full-factory KTM RC16s on the MotoGP grid for the next five seasons after KTM renewed their association with the Tech3 KTM Factory Racing team and one of the most successful satellite […]

Top 10 riders within two tenths of a second at MotoGP Jarez

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 1. Grid positions for Spanish GP: Alex Rins: 9th – 1’37.124 Joan Mir: 10th – 1’37.154 Saturday morning’s FP3 session proved to be extremely competitive with times dropping early […]

4th fastest time at chequered flag MotoGP Jerez

Jack Miller will start from the front row in the Spanish Grand Prix scheduled for tomorrow at the Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto as he closed third in qualifying today. After ending as eleventh fastest […]

BINDER FEISTY AND FAST THROUGH SPANISH MOTOGP QUALIFICATION TO CAPTURE 11TH ON THE GRID