- MotoGP officials are considering the potential of moving the Australian round to become the season opener following safety concerns about running the Phillip Island event in October.
The FIM has defended its call to run the opening World Superbike championship race in Argentina on Saturday when six riders opted to sit it out over safety concerns.
Yamaha Racing Manager Andrea Dosoli says expanding the manufacturer’s efforts in World Superbikes must improve its development pace to catch the front-runners and has warned the teams “we need to fight at the front rather than fight with each other.”
Marco Melandri will remain in the World Superbike championship next year after signing a deal with GRT Yamaha alongside Sandro Cortese who steps up to the premier class as World Supersport champion.
Sandro Cortese has been crowned the 2018 World Supersport champion after finishing second to Lucas Mahias in this evening's dramatic Qatar season finale.
Lucas Mahias took control on day one by finishing on top in both practice sessions as action got underway in the final round of the World Supersport Championship at the Losail International Circuit.
Full warm-up results for the tenth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Magny-Cours, France. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 41.407s 2. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 41.558s
Full free practice one results for the tenth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Magny-Cours, France. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 41.455s 2. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 41.570s
Full warm-up results for the ninth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Portimao, Portugal. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 44.945s 2. Federico Caricasulo ITA GRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 45.052s
Full free practice one results for the ninth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Portimao, Portugal. 1. Federico Caricasulo ITA GRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 45.325s 2. Lucas Mahias FRA GRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 45.502s
Full warm-up results for the eighth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 38.045s
Full warm-up results for the seventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Brno, Czech Republic. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 02.997s 2. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 03.547s
Full Superpole qualifying for the seventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Brno, Czech Republic. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 02.670s
Full Superpole free practice results (1) for the seventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Brno, Czech Republic. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 03.553s 2. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 03.681s