MotoGP Features

With three MotoGP podiums - including two victories - already this season, plus a further rostrum at Valencia 2018, KTM has now sailed past the threshold of 6 Concession points.

With just seven points from the opening five rounds, Cal Crutchlow had little reward for racing throughout his recovery from a fractured left wrist at the MotoGP season opener.

With four different winners from the opening five races, and reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez ruled out of contention, the 2020 title race looks wide open.

The Styrian MotoGP delivered its third first-time race winner in five races with Miguel Oliveira taking the spoils... but who else shone in the Austrian hills?

Valentino Rossi, Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli switched over to an evolution Brembo front braking system, after overheating problems at the opening Red Bull Ring MotoGP round.

Yamaha has withdrawn its request to replace valves on its 2020 MotoGP engines, saying it was unable to provide the documents requested and now knows how to manage the situation for the remainder of the season.

We won't be forgetting the 2020 Austrian MotoGP in a hurry... but who came away as the weekend's big winners and who lost out?

Some of Andrea Dovizioso's MotoGP rivals were unsurprisingly asked for their opinions following Saturday's surprise news that the Italian has decided to end the uncertainty over his Ducati future by informing the factory that he will not continue at the team in 2021.

We're still recovering from the Czech Republic MotoGP but we're now straight into the Austrian MotoGP, the newly victorious KTM's home venue...

Rookie Brad Binder made history for KTM with a stunning debut victory, from seventh on the grid, in last Sunday's Czech Republic MotoGP.

It's fair to say not even the most ambitious of scriptwriters could have plotted a more remarkable set of results in the Czech Republic MotoGP... but who in particular stood out and who was left scratching their heads?

Valentino Rossi and his Monster Yamaha crew 'pushed hard' to go their own way with bike set-up, before ending the Italian's 17-race podium drought at Andalucia last weekend. Rossi had been caught in a Catch-22 situation heading in to round two.

What changed during MotoGP's first-ever back-to-back races at the same (Jerez) circuit?

Fabio Quartararo may have repeated victory but it was a different story for others in the Andalucia MotoGP - here are the winners and losers...

Celebrations for Yamaha's first MotoGP 1-2-3 finish since Australia 2014 at Jerez on Sunday were tinged with concern at having already 'lost' three engines.

While other manufacturers are now introducing their own holeshot devices for one-off use at the start of a MotoGP race, Ducati's ride-height system remains a step clear by also being operational on other parts of the track.

On the eve of his return to a MotoGP bike during Official testing at Jerez on Wednesday, ahead of this weekend's Spanish season-opener, Franco Morbidelli spoke about his contract extension with Petronas Yamaha, goals for this season and the prospect of VR46 mentor Valentino Rossi being his future

What the disrupted 2020 MotoGP season lacks in number of events will be more than made up for by the gruelling back-to-back schedule, with a 'real champion' ultimately crowned.

Tech3 and KTM sprang a surprise by announcing that 2021 star-signing Danilo Petrucci would race at the French squad rather than the Official team.

Crash.net's latest weekend quiz tests your knowledge of seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi. You'll be shown seven questions about the Italian and asked to choose the correct answer from the options provided. To play quiz, simply click below:  

After taking a look at three of MotoGP's recent world champions - Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez – pictured at the same corner during various stages of their careers, our latest animation focuses only on the 2020 grid.

With trackside staff restricted for closed-door MotoGP races, might the manufacturers put those unable to work at the circuit - or indeed other additional staff - into a 'remote' race weekend role?

The coronavirus pandemic has caused an unprecedented level of disruption to this year's MotoGP World Championship season. The resulting financial consequences have also forced much of the paddock into 'survival mode' until racing can restart.

Crash.net's latest weekend quiz tests your knowledge of some 500cc/MotoGP quotes, past and present. You'll be shown seven quotes and simply asked to identify the rider who said them, from the options provided. To play our latest quiz, MotoGP 'who said what?', simply click below: