Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Saturday Sprint and main Sunday race at the Valencia MotoGP at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, the 20th and final round of the 2023 world championship.
Francesco Bagnaia insisted he found MotoGP title rival Jorge Martin’s Friday practice mind games “fun” and is confident of fighting back from 15th and a trip to Qualifying 1.
Fabio di Giannantonio’s crew chief Frankie Carchedi explains the three stages of progress that culminated in a fairytale MotoGP victory at the Qatar Grand Prix.
Francesco Bagnaia’s 21-point MotoGP title lead over Jorge Martin gives him “a bit more breathing space” but is “not enough to relax” heading into this weekend’s Valencia showdown.
Michelin has pledged to trawl through Jorge Martin’s tyre data and report any findings after the Pramac rider’s claim that the 2023 MotoGP championship has been “decided by a bad tyre”.
One of the complexities for a factory to manage when its riders are fighting each other for the MotoGP title, is a natural desire to hide their bike set-up and riding style secrets.
Marco Bezzecchi may have slipped out of mathematical MotoGP title contention at Sepang last Sunday, but he can wrap up third in the world championship in Qatar this weekend.
If the other six Ducati riders pick a side in the Francesco Bagnaia vs Jorge Martin MotoGP title battle, the reigning champion looks to have the most 'friends'.
Senior Ducati management caused a stir at Sepang when they refused to rule out the possibility of Pramac's MotoGP title contender Jorge Martin being moved to the Official team in place of Enea Bastianini.
Having beaten Francesco Bagnaia in the Sprint, Jorge Martin went into Sunday’s Malaysian MotoGP confident of trimming Bagnaia’s title lead down to single digits.
Fermin Aldeguer may also have moved into rumoured contention to take over Marc Marquez’s Repsol Honda seat, but Fabio di Giannantonio insists he is "taking steps forward” towards securing a MotoGP future.
Luca Marini was in the action in the Thailand MotoGP sprint from the off and collected a top three finish, but could not catch eventual winner Jorge Martin