MotoGP Features

After a ‘big fight’, front ride-height devices are officially banned from the 2023 MotoGP season.

From Brno 2020 to Jerez 2021, Franco Morbidelli stood on the MotoGP podium six times in 16 races, including three victories on his way to title runner-up in the shortened 'Covid' season.

Three MotoGP wins and another 18 podiums in five seasons at Ducati was an impressive return for Jack Miller, who will partner Brad Binder at the factory Red Bull KTM team in 2023. But here’s four reasons why we expect Miller to do even better with the Austrian manufacturer.

KTM’s seven MotoGP race victories since the start of 2020 easily beats the tally of rivals Suzuki (4) and Aprilia (1) over the same period.

Like the rest of the ‘mobility’ industry, motorcycling - and the MotoGP World Championship - is moving towards a greener future.

Aleix Espargaro is sure that the addition of a satellite team for 2023 will boost the entire Aprilia MotoGP project.

Although reluctant to directly compare Fabio Quartararo with the likes of Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi, Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis has no doubt that the Frenchman is an ‘extraordinary and exceptional’ MotoGP talent.

The only significant change to the MotoGP technical rules for the 2023 season is a controversial ban on the use of front ride-height devices.

With the 2023 MotoGP season right around the corner, Crash.net looks at which rider pairings could provide the most fireworks.

Yamaha holds the only factory MotoGP seat that could become available following the 2023 season, and should Franco Morbidelli not be retained, two contenders in Jorge Martin and Toprak Razgatlioglu are leading the way when it comes to potentially replacing him - but which rider should Yamaha choose?

Crash.net predicts which five MotoGP riders will be under the most pressure to perform in 2023.

When it became clear that only a new manufacturer would be eligible to take over the Suzuki MotoGP grid slots, Triumph was spoken of as a possible candidate alongside the likes of BMW and Kawasaki.

Real-time data provided by MotoGP’s new hi-tech tyre pressure monitoring system means offending riders will be stripped of fast laps and race results in 2023.

Fabio Quartararo may have won the 2021 MotoGP title, but by the second half of that season he was pleading for more engine performance to counter the formidable Ducati challenge in 2022.

MotoGP’s new accident detection and rider warning system should be active for 2023. Director of Technology Corrado Cecchinelli explains how it will work and what more could be possible in future.

Ahead of the 2023 MotoGP season we take a look at the current rider pairings and rank them.

Whatever the truth regarding the recent VR46 rumours, Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis has confirmed the factory is already looking for a new satellite MotoGP team.

MotoGP had its first final-round title showdown since 2017 this year, but the quality of racing has been criticised.

Jack Miller explains the turbulent results at the front of this year’s MotoGP World Championship.

While Moto2 and Moto3 calculates minimum weight as a combined rider and bike measurement, MotoGP continues to specify a machine only limit.

The 2022 MotoGP season saw Francesco Bagnaia and Ducati win their first title together, while also overturning the biggest points deficit in history.

Marc Marquez says aerodynamics and ride-height devices mean MotoGP bikes can now be ridden flat-out from third gear ‘or even the last part of second’.

There are a lot of unknowns for the 2023 MotoGP season but one thing is statistically clear; Augusto Fernandez will be the Rookie of the Year.

Just as at last month’s Australian MotoGP event, Friday's practice for the Phillip Island World Superbike round saw red flags due to wildlife near the track.