MotoGP

The Spaniard has been spearheading Aprilia’s project since 2017 and has endured years of hardship developing the RS-GP, to the point where he contemplated quitting prior to the pandemic. But significant progress with the RS-GP in recent years culminated in Espargaro storming to pole and the win in a tense race at Termas de Rio

MotoGP returns to the United States just one week after a dramatic Argentina GP weekend, which was won by Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro – marking his first grand prix win and the first for Aprilia in the modern era. It was a weekend plagued by delays, after freight problems forced Friday’s action to be cancelled. PLUS:

Honda overhauled its MotoGP package for 2022 after several years of struggle, with its latest RC213V more rear biased to aid the traction it used to miss. This has helped Espargaro in particular to be more competitive on the bike, with the Spaniard fighting for victory in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix before finishing third.

The Honda rider crashed heavily during warm-up for the Indonesian GP last month and was ruled unfit to race after suffering a concussion. On the flight home from Indonesia, Marquez began to experience problems with his vision and was diagnosed with a new episode of diplopia – also known as double vision. This forced Marquez

Espargaro stormed to an historic first pole for Aprilia in the modern MotoGP era on Saturday at Termas de Rio Hondo and looks among the fastest on race pace following practice.   Aprilia has been on a steady trajectory towards the front of the field since last season, while Espargaro’s run to fourth in Qatar

Rins hadn’t finished on the podium since last August’s British GP before the Termas race, but carved his way through from seventh to third in the early stages.   He steadily chipped away at the leading duo of Jorge Martin and eventual winner Aleix Espargaro, but couldn’t quite bridge the gap – taking the chequered

On his 200th MotoGP start, Espargaro made history by claiming the first win for Aprilia in the modern era of the premier class at the Argentina Grand Prix – while also ending a drought for himself dating 283 races back to his 125cc debut in 2004.  Espargaro joined Aprilia from Suzuki in 2017 and has been

The Yamaha rider suffered a lack of rear grip in the opening laps of Sunday’s Termas de Rio Hondo race and slumped from sixth on the grid to 13th. He eventually took the chequered flag in eighth, though was 10.215 seconds from race winner Aleix Espargaro on the Aprilia. It continued an inconsistent start to

The four-time MotoGP race winner was lucky to escape punishment for braking hard on the main straight out of frustration at the end of Saturday’s FP2 when got caught up in traffic. He ultimately failed to make it into Q2 and was unable to get out of Q1 in qualifying, with Bagnaia ending up 14th

The 32-year-old overhauled and then fended off Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin in Sunday’s race at Termas de Rio Hondo to claim an historic first win for Aprilia and himself. Espargaro started his 200th MotoGP race on Sunday and his 284th grand prix in total and was the only rider on the grid without a GP

Making his 200th premier class start and 283rd grand prix start in total, Espargaro battled with and fended off Pramac’s Jorge Martin to convert Aprilia’s first modern era pole to its maiden win.  All six manufacturers have now won races in MotoGP on the current grid, while Espargaro sets the record for the most starts

Due to the freight delays causing Friday’s action to be cancelled, MotoGP elected to extend Sunday’s morning warm-up session to 40 minutes to allow the riders to recoup some lost track time. In the early stages of warm-up, Pramac’s Johann Zarco led the way with a 1m39.452, though was soon deposed by poleman Aleix Espargaro

The four-time race winner was looking for clear track in the dying stages of Saturday’s FP2 session in Argentina to try and get a lap in to secure a place in Q2.  But he came across a lot of traffic touring in the final sector and was visibly frustrated, before braking off-line on the pit

In the closing stages of the second qualifying segment on a revised Saturday at Termas de Rio Honda following freight delays, Quartararo was on a flying lap when he came across Ducati’s Miller on the run into the Turn 7 right-handed hairpin. Miller was cruising on the racing line and ended up on the optimal

MotoGP’s return to Argentina for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began has been dominated by the freight issues which forced Friday’s sessions to be cancelled. With the missing cargo – majorly affecting Gresini, VR46 and KTM who were missing motorcycles, while many others were also hit by the delays – turning up in

Marc Marquez suffered a violent crash during the warm-up session for the Indonesian Grand Prix last month and was ruled out of the race after sustaining a concussion. On his way home from Indonesia, he began to experience double vision problems and was diagnosed with a new episode of what is known as diplopia. This

The Japanese rider was ruled out of this weekend’s third round of the 2022 season when he returned a positive COVID-19 PCR test on Monday before he was due to fly from Spain to Argentina. Subsequent COVID tests also produced a positive result. However, having shown no symptoms, Nakagami continued testing every two days since

Earlier this week the Red Bull Ring released images of the finished track modifications to Turn 2, in which a double-apexed right/left 90-degree chicane has been installed. The changes were made on request from the riders and MotoGP organisers to improve safety through the fast Turn 2 left-hand kink, which was scene of a horrifying

Ride height adjusters have been part of MotoGP’s technical landscape for the last few years in various forms, all of which were pioneered by Ducati. The latest evolution was spotted in pre-season testing on the GP22 machinery, with Ducati incorporating a front ride height device onto its machinery – though the system needs much refinement,

After the standard 2022 tyres suffered with blistering at the pre-season test at Mandalika in February, Michelin elected to bring a stiffer tyre carcass that hadn’t been used since 2018 to better cope with the extreme heat in Indonesia. Having topped the February test, Honda was the worst affected by the carcass change as its

Mechanical issues with two flights containing MotoGP paddock cargo from Indonesia have caused major delays in a number of teams receiving freight for this weekend’s race at Termas de Rio Hondo. One cargo plane remains grounded in Kenya and a replacement engine valve is on its way, with the hopes that the flight can take

The six-time MotoGP world champion suffered a violent accident during the warm-up session on the Sunday of the Indonesian GP, when the rear of his Honda let go through the fast Turn 7 right-hander.   He was thrown from his bike and landed heavily on his right side, with Marquez suffering a concussion in the

The Red Bull Ring returned to the MotoGP calendar in 2016 and already came under fire for its safety, with a number of riders not happy with the proximity of barriers to the track and the lack of gravel in some areas. The latter was rectified for the following year, though the main problem area

The Argentine GP will take place at Termas de Rio Hondo, which first featured on the calendar back in 2014, but has been absent since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MotoGP had hoped to stage the Argentina race last year, but had to scrap it due to ongoing travel disruptions brought about by the

Five cargo planes full of freight took off from the island of Lombok last Sunday following the Indonesian Grand Prix bound for Termas de Rio Hondo in Argentina for round three of the 2022 season. The planes stopped off at Mombasa in Kenya before continuing on to South America, with some of the freight arriving

After the standard 2022 tyres suffered blistering in February’s pre-season test at the Mandalika circuit due to the extreme heat, Michelin elected to bring a stiffer tyre construction not used since 2018. While most felt the older tyre design generally offered less grip, these problems affected Honda – who topped the Mandalika test on the

KTM’s Miguel Oliveira stormed to victory in a shortened and rain-delayed MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix from reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo, as Marc Marquez was ruled out with a concussion. The Honda rider suffered a concussion in a horrifying highside in the latter stages of warm-up on Sunday morning and was declared unfit having gone

The South African is the rookie under the most scrutiny having made the jump straight from Moto3 in 2022 backed by a reputation for overly aggressive riding in the lightweight class.   Binder’s riding came under fire from fellow rookie Remy Gardner in Qatar, with the Tech3 rider saying Binder was a “disaster” in their

The six-time MotoGP world champion suffered a horrifying highside crash in the closing stages of Sunday morning’s warm-up at the Mandalika International Street Circuit when the rear of his Honda let go through the Turn 7 right-hander. Marquez was taken to hospital after the crash for precautionary checks and was ruled out of the race

The Qatar Grand Prix winner holds a slender two-point advantage in the championship over KTM’s Brad Binder after the Italian struggled to 11th in the rain-lashed Indonesian GP. Bastianini’s wet weather experience on a MotoGP bike is fairly scant, having only contested two rain-hit GP in the premier class prior to last Sunday’s Indonesian GP