MotoGP rider stories, race weekend guides and paddock news for fans who follow the season from grandstand or timing screen.
111 posts · updated October 15, 2026
Fabio Quartararo, the defending MotoGP title holder, has slammed the idea of holding qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix when it did because the "conditions were extremely dangerous." Qualifying took place on Saturday afternoon in the precipitation, with stewards waving…
Despite winning the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia thinks he needs to "be more like a machine" to clinch the 2022 MotoGP championship. Bagnaia earned two DNFs thus far in 2022, following wrecking out of the Qatar…
Marc Marquez confesses he would not have raced in the MotoGP Italian Grand Prix if he had known about his 4th arm surgery sooner. The six-time MotoGP championship winner stated on Saturday at Mugello that he will retire from competition…
After a collision in the Italian Grand Prix, Alex Rins described Takaaki Nakagami as "among the most dangerous" racers in MotoGP. In the beginning phases of Sunday's race at Mugello, Rins and Nakagami were vying for 12th place after the…
Aleix Espargaro of Aprilia believes his "hope" of competing for MotoGP Italian Grand Prix championship was dashed as he "lost 15 laps" trying to pass Valentino Rossi's racers. Espargaro qualified sixth in Sunday's 23-lap Mugello race and finished third for the…
Leopard Racing, which has won numerous Moto3 world championships, has said that it is "highly interested" in taking over for Suzuki when the Japanese manufacturer retires from MotoGP at the end of 2022. Suzuki announced its retirement from MotoGP at the…
Suzuki's plan to exit the MotoGP competition at the end of 2022 has left one-time reigning champion Joan Mir "mad." Suzuki said on Thursday before the French Grand Prix that it was in talks with Dorna about terminating its current contract,…
Pol Espargaro claims that speculations that he would be fired by Honda at the end of 2022 are "fake news," and that he is "not concerned" regarding his MotoGP plan. Last season, the 2013 Moto2 championship winner signed a two-year…
Several MotoGP racers have spoken out on Suzuki's surprise plan to retire at the end of 2022, with Yamaha's Franco Morbidelli describing it as "an ugly episode" for the sport. Suzuki announced on Thursday, before the French Grand Prix, that…
In term of the racing calendar expanding to 21 races in 2022, MotoGP's Grand Prix Commission has proposed a revision to engine allocation rules. Non-concession manufacturers are only allowed to utilise 7 engines throughout the season, whilst concession brands are allowed…
