Yamaha

After enduring another frustrating race last time out at Motegi, Maverick Vinales concedes answers to his problems with the 2018 Movistar Yamaha are unlikely to be found as he prepares for a favoured circuit at Phillip Island.

Maverick Vinales has conceded the same set-up and approach which earned him a podium in Thailand could not produce a similar performance from his Movistar Yamaha at Motegi.

Johann Zarco is looking toward Sunday’s MotoGP race with lofty ambitions after qualifying second for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, the Frenchman stating he believes victory is within his reach.

Maverick Viñales labelled the first day of free practice at the Japanese Grand Prix as “really positive,” as he and fellow Yamaha runner Johann Zarco showed good speed, before ending FP1 inside the top five.

Of all Marc Marquez’s strengths that have carried him to the verge of a fifth MotoGP world championship at the age of 25, it has been his consistency over the past 14 races that has stood out above all else.

Full World Supersport race results from Argentina

Full race results for the eleventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at San Juan Villicum, Argentina. 1. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 19 laps 2. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 +0.240s

Full warm-up results for the eleventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at San Juan Villicum, Argentina. 1. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 48.014s 2. Corentin Perolari FRA GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 49.300s

Full World Supersport qualifying results from Arge

Full Superpole qualifying results for the eleventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at San Juan Villicum, Argentina. Full Superpole 2 results 1. Lucas Mahias FRA GRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 43.026s

Full free practice results three for the eleventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at San Juan Villicum, Argentina. 1. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 44.204s 2. Lucas Mahias FRA GRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 43.285s

Full free practice results two for the eleventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at San Juan Villicum, Argentina. 1. Lucas Mahias FRA GRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 464680s 2. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 44.763s

Full free practice one results for the twelfth round of the 2018 World Superbike Championship at Circuito San Juan Villicum, Argentina. 1. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 1m 44.096s

World Superbike championship organisers have confirmed a radical change to its format with the expansion to three races for each round from 2019.

Hafizh Syahrin has produced his best MotoGP race performance since the German round to take 12 th place for Monster Yamaha Tech 3 and kick-start his charge against Franco Morbidelli for the top rookie honour.

Johann Zarco conceded he “did not do something incredible” at the Chang International Circuit, but the Frenchman was nonetheless “pretty happy” to finish fifth and return to the victory fight for the first time in five months.

While Johann Zarco has been ‘given a smile and happiness’ from Yamaha’s unexpected speed turnaround in Thailand, he is still bracing for a challenging race given the demands on the tyres in the hot conditions.

Maverick Viñales admitted his surprise at showing such a competitive turn of pace on both Friday morning and afternoon at the inaugural MotoGP outing in Thailand after holding “zero expectations” coming to the event.

Maverick Viñales has revealed he holds “zero expectations” for his performance at the inaugural MotoGP race in Thailand, with recapturing his enjoyment of riding his stated aim for the three days ahead.

Hafizh Syahrin returns to the scene of his historic MotoGP debut as Thailand hosts its first ever grand prix at the Buriram circuit this weekend.

Josh Brookes says technical tweaks to the front-end of his McAMS Yamaha unlocked his charge to the podium and with it third place in the Bennetts British Superbike championship standings.

Full World Supersport race results from Magny-Cours

Full race results for the tenth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Magny-Cours, France. 1. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 16 laps 2. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 +1.746s

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