MotoGP Features

Diogo Moreira steps up to MotoGP as the reigning Moto2 world champion, joining an elite list of riders to have done so since the class came into existence in 2010. We look back over the performance of his fellow title winners in MotoGP, including those whose careers he’ll be looking to avoid replicating...

Jake Dixon says he’s made peace with MotoGP slipping away as he prepares for a fresh start with Honda in WorldSBK.

Marco Bezzecchi hasn’t not led a grand prix in two rounds now, after a lights-to-flag victory at the Valencia Grand Prix. It’s a performance that would have surprised at the start of the 2025 season. But now, not only does Aprilia have its de facto number one rider, but also its next potential franchise hero…

Zarco tops the 2025 MotoGP falls list, Fabio di Giannantonio records the fewest crashes of the full-time grid.

Honda’s jump from MotoGP concession rank D to C removes several key advantages, including private testing with race riders and in-season engine development.

MotoGP’s longest ever season comes to a close this weekend at the Valencia Grand Prix. There’s little left to fight for that matters in the grand scheme of things, but that shouldn’t diminish enthusiasm for the finale. A tight Friday at the Spanish venue is teeing up another three-way KTM-Aprilia-Ducati battle to bring the curtain down…

Marco Bezzecchi turned around a fairly average performance in the sprint to utterly dominate the main race at the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix. On a weekend in which Ducati looked set to claim a double with Alex Marquez, Aprilia’s steep step forward on Sunday was a major warning for MotoGP’s dominant brand that success is getting harder to hold onto…

Crash.net gives its rider ratings for the 2025 Portuguese MotoGP.

Even in the absence of Marc Marquez, the MotoGP grid doesn’t look like it will be spared further defeat at the hands of the family as Alex Marquez - now free of the pressures of his championship battle - looks to fill the void. Dominant in Malaysia, he showed no signs of slowing down on Friday in Portugal…

The horrifying incident between Jose Antonio Rueda and Noah Dettwiler was a shuddering reminder of the dangers of motorcycle racing. But, while this crash may have been an unfortunate incident, it must prompt action from MotoGP to avoid a similar situation from happening again…

Alex Marquez was expected to strut through the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend. And while his grand prix victory ultimately followed through with that, it was a weekend far from straightforward as he looked to seal arguably the biggest result of his career…

Saturday 25 October 2025 marks the 10-year anniversary of the infamous clash at Sepang between Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez. It is a moment that continues to reverberate throughout MotoGP. Marquez and Rossi’s paths have gone in wildly different directions since, but the real tragedy of that day haunts the latter the most…

The 2025 Malaysian Grand Prix is shaping up to be another wide-open affair, as the expected favourites struggled. While there are a number of hats in the ring, one world champion emerges from Friday with (at least on pace) a genuine shot at a first MotoGP win in five years…

It began in a cloud of haze and ended with two of MotoGP’s all-time greats at ‘war’. Buckle up for deep dive into the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Aprilia’s double victory at the Australian Grand Prix continues to strengthen its case as a legitimate Ducati threat, as its Italian rival experienced a crushing sprint first in the absence of its dominator Marc Marquez. As Pecco Bagnaia’s problems rage on, Marquez’s bargaining position for a new deal beyond 2026 has improved greatly…

Marc Marquez would almost certainly have been a hot favourite for victory at the Australian Grand Prix had it not been for injury. He would have faced a stiff challenge from Marco Bezzecchi, but his pace may well go to waste due to an impending penalty for a tangle with the world champion. That, as it happens, may have opened the door for another Ducati star to flourish…

With the 2026 MotoGP grid complete, this is the current situation for 2027 rider contracts.

The current contract situation of every MotoGP rider for 2026

With Marc Marquez sidelined by a shoulder injury, Ducati test rider Michele Pirro looks favourite to stand in - but a WorldSBK call-up is also possible...

The collision between Marco Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez in the Indonesian Grand Prix has ignited a social media storm, with the former bearing the brunt of it. But Marquez’s classy response should be the example to follow for some fans...

Fermin Aldeguer’s maiden MotoGP victory came during a strange weekend for MotoGP at the Indonesian Grand Prix. While there is one obvious factor that contributed to this success, there are two others that were even more important and with a potentially lasting impact…

The revelation that Pecco Bagnaia’s Japan breakthrough was down to him testing a GP24 from the VR46 team at Misano has been the main headline in Indonesia. But Ducati refuses to confirm any of it, creating a nightmare PR storm that is only harming the rider it was meant to help with this in the first place…

Just days after winning the world championship at the Japanese Grand Prix, Marc Marquez’s reign has gotten off to a terrible start. In fact Ducati at large is facing an uphill battle to get back to the front as most of its stable struggled. But one of its riders did shine, and he could be the key to a turnaround…

The 2025 MotoGP title chase has been settled in Marc Marquez’s favour with five rounds left to go. But that doesn’t mean there still aren’t plenty of storylines to keep you intrigued across the finals rounds of the campaign…