German MotoGP

Stefan Bradl will make his first MotoGP start since 2016 after being called up to replace in the injured Franco Morbidelli for the remainder of his home German Grand Prix.

Free Practice (1) results from the German Moto2 Grand Prix, round 9 of 19.

UPDATE: Franco Morbidelli withdraws from the remainder of the weekend and will be replaced by local star Stefan Bradl. Andrea Iannone put Suzuki at the top of the timesheets during opening practice for the German MotoGP.

Free Practice (1) results from the German Moto3 Grand Prix, round 9 of 19.

Dani Pedrosa has officially confirmed that he will retire from MotoGP at the end of the season.

Andrea Dovizioso feels his Ducati package is stronger this year than his MotoGP world title-challenging effort from 2017 but accepts too many mistakes have cost him in the championship battle.

Marc Marquez feels he arrives at the German MotoGP round with less pressure to defend his perfect record at Sachsenring thanks to a confident-boosting victory at Assen last time out.

Jorge Lorenzo has underlined the 'huge' significance of the revised fuel tank shape in his mid-season MotoGP revival, despite fading from the lead to seventh place last time at Assen.

Valentino Rossi says Marc Marquez is ‘very strong everywhere’ this year which makes the challenge of catching the defending MotoGP world champion even tougher heading to a circuit the Repsol Honda rider dominates at.

Marc Marquez says he wants to see the German MotoGP stay at Sachsenring beyond this year as speculation grows on the race’s future being away from the 3.7-km track.

Dani Pedrosa’s biggest MotoGP rivals have paid tribute to the Spanish rider after he announced he will retire at the end of this season, with Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso explaining how learning from him improved both of their racing.

Second place for Alex Rins last time out at Assen has put Suzuki on the verge of losing technical concessions for the 2019 MotoGP season.

If any circuit can prove the extent of the recent progress made by Jorge Lorenzo and Ducati, it is this weekend's Sachsenring round. The five-time world champion has never won at the German venue in any of his 15 appearances, covering the 125, 250 and MotoGP classes.

A fifth place in the intense Assen battle means that Valentino Rossi and Yamaha have now gone over one calendar year without a MotoGP victory. They have also matched the 18-race win drought of 2002-2003, before Rossi joined the team in 2004.

Floodlighting has been installed at the Sepang International Circuit, raising speculation that the Malaysian circuit may one-day consider switching its MotoGP event from day to night.

Maverick Vinales feels he is back 'at the level of the other riders', after making progress with his early race woes at Assen.

The last time Marc Marquez lost a race at the Sachsenring, the 125 and 250cc classes still existed, Valentino Rossi was in his first MotoGP title battle with team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner was still racing for Ducati. The year was 2009.

'I'm so happy that my finger has heeled so well, so quickly' - Niki Tuuli.

Some of the stand-out moments from the German MotoGP at Sachsenring - what will this weekend bring?

Marc Marquez's late Dutch MotoGP victory surge was in stark contrast to the fortunes of Ducati riders Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo.

Johann Zarco says he’s eager “to understands what it needs to repeat it” having been stunned by former team-mate Jonas Folger’s spectacular podium at the Sachsenring 12 months ago for Monster Yamaha Tech3.

Repsol has extended its title sponsorship of the factory Honda MotoGP team, which began in 1995, until at least the end of the 2020 season.