Ducati

Defending Bennetts British Superbike champion Shane Byrne says his Be Wiser Ducati start forced him “vertical” off the line but recovered from his poor opening lap to take second place in the 2018 opener.

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Full race one results of the opening round ahead of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Donington Park.   1. Bradley Ray GBR Buildbase Suzuki GSX-R1000 18 laps, 27m 12.977s

Full qualifying practice three results of the opening round ahead of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Donington Park.   1. Leon Haslam GBR JG Speedfit Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 29.128s

Full free practice three results of the opening round ahead of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Donington Park.   1.  Shane Byrne GBR Be Wiser Ducati Panigale R 1m 30.239s

Glenn Irwin is set to miss the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship season opener after suffering a neck injury during the first free practice session at Donington Park.

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After claiming a historic sixth Bennetts British Superbike title, Shane Byrne is targeting new records in 2018 with Be Wiser Ducati by becoming the first rider to win three straight championships since Niall Mackenzie in the late 1990s.

Davide Tardozzi, Ducati’s MotoGP team manager, has re-stated the factory’s intention to renew contracts with current riders Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo for 2019 and 2020.

This winter saw Honda join Ducati in fitting a carbon fibre swingarm to its MotoGP prototype, in place of the usual aluminium.

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Full race two results for the second round of the 2018 World Superbike Championship at the Chang International Circuit (Buriram), Thailand.   1. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R 20 laps

Full warm-up results for the second round of the 2018 World Superbike Championship at the Chang International Circuit (Buriram), Thailand.   1. Xavi Fores ESP Barni Ducati Panigale R 1m 33.394s

Jack Miller set a faster Qatar race lap than Pramac Ducati team-mate Danilo Petrucci, on the latest GP18, but the Australian finished five places lower, in tenth, after over-stressing his front tyre.

Tom Sykes is confident his Kawasaki Racing Team has made sufficient power delivery alterations to increase torque which will fight against its maximum RPM limit introduced by the new World Superbike technical regulations.

Jorge Lorenzo believes an issue with his front brake was at fault for a terrifying fall that led to him leaving the first MotoGP round of 2018 in Qatar with no points on the board.

Danilo Petrucci began his quest for a 2019 factory Ducati place by fighting in the lead group for much of Sunday's Qatar MotoGP season opener.

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Andrea Dovizioso was unfazed by his showing in MotoGP qualifying at Losail after failing to translate his dominance over the first race weekend of 2018 into an all-out, explosive lap time.

Danilo Petrucci feels his front row start for the Qatar MotoGP could be vital to avoid the opening lap scraps for the top positions as he looks to conserve his tyre life for the race distance.

Danilo Petrucci proved the might of Ducati in Qatar by ending the first day of MotoGP practice of 2018 with the second fastest time, just 0.006s behind compatriot Andrea Dovizioso.

Andrea Dovizioso has stated he is not feeling added pressure in the wake of his performance during the first day of MotoGP free practice in Qatar, when he posted the fastest times in both sessions.

Two from two, Andrea Dovizioso maintained his place at the head of the MotoGP standings by topping a frantic FP2 session in Qatar, pipping fellow Ducati man Danilo Petrucci with just minutes to spare.

Fresh from “probably the best test of my life” at this track, Andrea Dovizioso carried his preseason form into the first round of 2018 by topping MotoGP FP1 at Qatar.