Alvaro Bautista completely turned around his Czech Republic meet by the time the chequered flag waved in race two, taking a historic win to place himself back in control of the 2023 WorldSBK championship.
Alvaro Bautista suffered his worst race finish since returning to Ducati, denting his title lead, after an ill-fated tyre decision and pit stop problems in race one of the Czech WorldSBK round at Most.
Toprak Razgatlioglu fought back through the field to claim second place in race one of the Czech Republic WorldSBK round at Most, cutting Alvaro Bautista title lead to 54 points.
With its second ever appearance on the WorldSBK calendar scheduled for 2022, the Autodrom Most circuit has undergone further reconstruction and resurfacing.
The Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno, first held in 1965 and a fixture on the MotoGP calendar for all but one season since 1987, will not take place in 2021.
Having struggled for the past two races, Andrea Dovizioso suspects the Ducati set-up knowledge that took him to 12 wins and MotoGP title runner-up over the past three seasons no longer works.
Johann Zarco may have still celebrated his first MotoGP podium for Ducati, and the first ever for the Avintia team, but Ducati Sporting director Paolo Ciabatti believes the Frenchman's long lap penalty was 'totally wrong'.
Valentino Rossi couldn't repeat his Jerez podium, but finishing just 1.1s from the Brno rostrum after starting in tenth meant he considered Sunday's fifth position to be a better overall performance.
Yamaha will be seeking to continue its perfect start to the 2020 MotoGP season, but Avintia Ducati is on a shock pole with Johann Zarco, while Aprilia and KTM also have riders starting in the top six...
Dorna has confirmed that the first positive Covid-19 case among a MotoGP paddock member was detected during this weekend's Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno. The individual is described as 'a member of Dorna Sports’ team' and is thought to have been working as a cameraman for French TV.
Zarco snatches a shock pole position for the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno! Quartararo falls on his final lap trying to overturn his fellow Frenchman's time while team-mate Morbidelli completes the front row.