MotoGP News

Marc Marquez says it isn’t his call who his new team-mate will be at Repsol Honda after Jorge Lorenzo’s shock retirement but believes his team must decide whether to opt for youth or experience when drawing up a shortlist of options.

On the receiving end of contact from Alex Rins at the Malaysian MotoGP, Jack Miller believes MotoGP has become more aggressive in recent seasons, partly due to the contrasting character of the bikes.

The MotoGP paddock has provided tributes to Jorge Lorenzo following his surprise retirement announcement at the end of this season, with Valentino Rossi calling him “one of the most important MotoGP riders of the modern era”.

F1 star Lewis Hamilton is 'super excited' for December's seat-swap with MotoGP's Valentino Rossi.

Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig has praised Jorge Lorenzo's 'humanity and gratefulness', following his MotoGP retirement announcement at Valencia on Thursday, while expressing regret that they were unable to enjoy success together.

Johann Zarco has likened the possibility of taking over Jorge Lorenzo’s seat in the Repsol Honda team to an “exceptional dream” and stated “I hope I will have the chance to be there” in the 2020 MotoGP season.

Valentino Rossi has described Yamaha’s decision to drop Jonas Folger as its MotoGP test rider from next year as “a shame” and warns it needs riders capable of matching race lap times to be effective.

The current MotoGP season may have been a miserable one for Jorge Lorenzo, who announced his retirement at Valencia on Thursday. But with 68 grand prix victories and five world championships, his career highlights definitely outnumber the lows.

Jorge Lorenzo will make a major announcement after calling an 'exceptional' press conference at Valencia this afternoon, on the eve of the MotoGP season finale.

Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna doesn't expect a lot of MotoGP riders to switch teams for the 2021 season. But he is predicting that the best will put pen-to-paper early in 2020.

Maverick Vinales is convinced he can wrap-up third in the 2019 MotoGP standings in perfect style, with a victory in front of his home Spanish fans at the Valencia finale this weekend.

If Andrea Dovizioso claims six points or more in this weekend's Valencia season finale, 2019 will have been his highest-scoring season in MotoGP (helped by a 19th race).

Valentino Rossi is the first to admit that 2019 'hasn't been an easy season', but the Italian showed speed and consistency during a 'good race' last time at Sepang.

Hungary has joined the growing list of new countries seeking a place on the future MotoGP calendar.

2017 World Supersport champion Lucas Mahias will make his MotoE debut during the electric-bike season finale at Valencia this weekend.

After race-day disappointment at Sepang, Fabio Quartararo heads to Valencia looking for a strong end to what has already been a dream rookie MotoGP season.

Third in the standings and 24-points from the top, Bradley Smith has 'no choice but to attack' during the Valencia double-header that will decide the inaugural MotoE title.

Marc Marquez will seek to sign off a memorable MotoGP season with a twelfth win of the year at Valencia on Sunday.

Cal Crutchlow had a memorable time during the annual Honda Thanks Day at Motegi, this past weekend.

Jorge Lorenzo is hoping that next year's Honda can revive some of the front-end confidence he had felt during his outings on the 2018 machine.

Cal Crutchlow is reluctant to undergo a further operation on his painful right ankle, since it would mean a winter of rehab for the second year in succession. The Englishman required major surgery after shattering his ankle at Phillip Island last season.

The Red Bull KTM Tech3 squad heads to the 2019 MotoGP finale at Valencia with mixed emotions as it gives an early welcome to Iker Lecuona alongside a final farewell to Hafizh Syahrin.

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26 years after Wayne Rainey’s career-ending injury, the three-time world champion has returned to riding with an emotional comeback using a modified Yamaha.