MotoGP Features
In-depth MotoGP features and MotoGP exclusive articles from Crash.

Scott Smart: Redefining tyre performance key to future MotoGP speeds
By the end of this year, the MotoGP manufacturers and Dorna are expected to have agreed on the future technical rules for the 2027-2031 contract cycle.

MotoGP: Is the Marc Marquez of old back? Why Honda can’t lose him
Marc Marquez may have ended the French MotoGP in the gravel trap, however, the eight-time world champion put his rivals on red alert after another impressive showing aboard a Honda that’s clearly lacking performance.

MotoGP: Sprint points have saved Bagnaia, Bezzecchi clear on Sundays, Binder qualifying struggles
Five rounds into the 2023 MotoGP season and reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia is leading the standings despite having scored just 94 out of a possible 185 points.

MotoGP: Is it time for Fabio Quartararo to leave Yamaha?
After another dismal MotoGP weekend, this time in front of his home crowd at Le Mans, is it time for Fabio Quartararo to find a new home?

Le Mans MotoGP Rider Ratings: Shocks and surprises but which riders get a near-perfect score
Crash.net journalist Robert Jones runs through the rider ratings following an action-packed French MotoGP at Le Mans.

Jerez MotoGP Rider Ratings: Three riders shine but Fabio Quartararo given another shocking grade
Crash.net journalist Robert Jones runs through the rider ratings for the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez.

MotoGP 2023 calendar: 20 rounds, 40 races
The MotoGP World Championship features a sprint race at every round. This is the 2023 calendar - every round, every race, every date that you need to know.

COTA MotoGP Rider Ratings: Francesco Bagnaia shocker but which five riders were given worst grades
Crash.net journalist Robert Jones runs through the MotoGP rider ratings after a chaotic American MotoGP at COTA.

Toprak Razgatlioglu completes latest MotoGP test, what are his options for 2024?
Has Toprak Razgatlioglu’s dreams of becoming a MotoGP rider become clearer after his latest two-day test aboard an M1 at Jerez?

Herve Poncharal: I was the truck driver, the cook…
With Nicolas Goyon promoted to the new role of Tech3 MotoGP team manager, owner Herve Poncharal admits his record of attending every grand prix since 1985 might be at risk.

Injury, his brother’s success at Ducati - is this the worst start to a MotoGP season for Marc Marquez?
In a year where he started the season fully fit for the first time since 2020, Marc Marquez hopes of becoming a MotoGP title contender once again already appear to be in dire straits.

Valentino Rossi’s fingerprints remain all over MotoGP after Marco Bezzecchi triumph
Seen as the GOAT by many, Valentino Rossi’s impact on MotoGP continues to shine through following the latest triumph for maiden race winner Marco Bezzecchi.

MotoGP Argentina: Davide Tardozzi: ‘We can’t crucify’ Francesco Bagnaia, ‘he has matured from the mistakes’
Davide Tardozzi says Francesco Bagnaia made a ‘serious’ mistake at the Argentina MotoGP but that ‘we can’t crucify him’ for it.

Rider Ratings MotoGP Argentina: Marco Bezzecchi flys high but Francesco Bagnaia tumbles after shock error
Crash.net journliast Robert Jones runs throught the rider ratings for the MotoGP of Argentina.

Portimao MotoGP Ratings: Francesco Bagnaia and Maverick Vinales perfect, but which two riders were given awful scores?
Rider ratings for the Portuguese MotoGP as Francesco Bagnaia remained perfect to kick off his title defence.

2023 MotoGP rider line-up: Every rider and team confirmed
A new-look grid will be kept busy by the MotoGP 2023 calendar - the season will feature some fascinating new partnerships plus some major changes.

Ranking the five manufacturers ahead of the 2023 MotoGP opener at Portimao
Pre-season testing is now over, and while many intriguing things were learned from tests in Valencia, Sepang and Portimao, the time has come for MotoGP racing to begin.

Are Danilo Petrucci’s Superpole Race concerns a preview of what’s to come in MotoGP?
After an action-packed, or in the case of Danilo Petrucci and incident-packed WorldSBK Superpole Race in Mandalika, the Italian voiced concerns about the safety of sprint races, something that will be introduced to MotoGP for the first time ever in 2023.

MotoGP aerodynamics: Ride-height as ‘DRS’, moveable fairings in future?
The lap time gain in drag reduction from using a rear ride-height device in MotoGP is now as significant as the anti-wheelie effect.

MotoGP tyre pressures: ‘We won’t know if we're on the podium or disqualified’
The stricter monitoring of tyre pressures in MotoGP this season was a cause of concern for riders at the Sepang test.

MotoGP: The mystery that is Yamaha’s improved top speed returns at Sepang, what next?
Sure to be a big topic of discussion at the upcoming Sepang MotoGP test is whether Yamaha can get on top of their top speed unpredictability.

KTM: MotoGP aerodynamics? 'We warned about this scenario’
KTM was strongly opposed to allowing wings and aerodynamic devices in MotoGP, on the grounds that it could become a bottomless pit of investment similar to F1.

MotoGP Sprint races ‘will change the championship’, ‘have to be smart’
The MotoGP race weekend schedule gets its biggest shake-up in recent memory with the addition of a Saturday Sprint race and reduction in free practice for 2023.

Four reasons why the 2023 MotoGP season will be the best ever
The 2023 MotoGP world championship is just over two months from getting underway at Portimao, so here are four reasons why we believe it will be the best season to date.