MotoGP News
We’re first for the latest MotoGP news. Motorcycle racing’s elite competition is a fast paced, ever-evolving beast and here you’ll find all of the MotoGP news you could wish for. We cover everything from interviews with the major players, updates on machine reveals, team news and more. See brand new content from MotoE and insightful ‘first look’ features showing the forthcoming MotoGP season’s riders in their new colours.

MotoGP Mugello: Aprilia’s F1-style rear wing ‘makes a difference’
While some MotoGP factories reduced their front wing size in search of maximum speed at Mugello, Aprilia added a new innovative rear wing.

MotoGP Mugello: Espargaro: 'We are far from the top’, Marquez ‘struggling a lot'
Despite finishing as the top Honda rider on day-one of the Italian MotoGP at Mugello, Pol Espargaro says Honda ‘are quite far from the top’.

MotoGP Mugello: Miguel Oliveira ‘will consider’ Tech3 return, but ‘not my dream’
Miguel Oliveira will receive a new MotoGP contract offer from KTM but might be moved back to the satellite Tech3 team for 2023.

MotoGP Mugello: Aleix Espargaro on fire as he tops FP2, Zarco crashes twice!
Second in the MotoGP world championship, Aleix Espargaro looks to be in ominous form after topping FP2 at Mugello. Johann Zarco crashed twice despite finishing fourth.

MotoGP Mugello: Pol Espargaro ‘talking’ to other teams, blasts ‘silly’ rumours
With Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales confirmed at Aprilia for another two years, and RNF Racing switching from Yamaha to Aprilia in 2023, here’s a look at how the latest moves impact the MotoGP rider market.

MotoGP Mugello: Takaaki Nakagami under the race lap record as he dominates FP1
Takaaki Nakagami makes an early statement of intent after setting the only sub 1m47s lap in Mugello MotoGP FP1.

MotoGP Mugello: RNF swaps Yamaha for Aprilia in 2023 MotoGP season
Razlan Razali’s RNF team will switch from Yamaha to Aprilia machinery for the 2023 MotoGP World Championship.

MotoGP Mugello: Quartararo, KTM get new fairings, Aprilia new engine…
Factories roll out upgrades as MotoGP faces the fastest straight on the calendar at Mugello this weekend.

Purple haze: Pramac Ducati unveils new MotoGP livery at Mugello
The Pramac Ducati livery of Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin gets a ’purple haze’ from this weekend’s Mugello MotoGP.

MotoGP Mugello: Official: Aprilia re-signs Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales
Aprilia has re-signed both Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales for the 2023 and 2024 MotoGP seasons.

EXCLUSIVE: Kawasaki confirms it has no interest in replacing Suzuki in MotoGP
Kawasaki has confirmed to Crash.net it has no intention of making a return to MotoGP by replacing Suzuki, instead WorldSBK remains the Japanese manufacturer’s ‘more logical way to race’.

MotoGP Grand Prix of Finland postponed until 2023 due to homologation
MotoGP have confirmed that the Grand Prix of Finland will not take place this season due to homologation.

MotoAmerica: ‘We needed to get to Danilo Petrucci more quickly’
MotoAmerica releases a statement in the aftermath of former MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci’s controversial accident at VIR.

MotoGP riders concerned by Finland, contracts, pay..
The Le Mans meeting of the Safety Commission saw MotoGP riders discuss a range of issues, including the sport’s return to Finland, contracts and pay.

Keith Huewen: ‘Yamaha would be mad to overlook Toprak for MotoGP’
Epic Estoril WorldSBK battles, KTM’s tough run in MotoGP, the latest on the 2023 rider market and Valentino Rossi’s best Mugello moments - just some of the topics on this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.

MotoGP 2022 Grand Prix of Italy at Mugello: Full race weekend schedule
What time is the 2022 MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy at Mugello?

MotoGP: Danilo Petrucci displays horrible injuries after bizarre 280km/h crash
Despite finishing third in race two at Virginia International Raceway, former MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci has displayed nasty injuries after suffering a bizarre crash following the checkered flag.

Do you want to live stream the 2022 MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy from Mugello?
Mugello wouldn’t be Mugello without an appearance from the legendary Valentino Rossi… and that’s exactly what we’ll get this weekend at the Grand Prix of Italy.

MotoGP Rider Market: The latest on who could be heading where for 2023?
With an array of MotoGP stars yet to find out where they will be riding in 2023, here’s a look at the latest news and speculation.

MotoGP Le Mans: Andrea Dovizioso: This bike does not match the way I ride
It’s clear, Andrea Dovizioso and Yamaha are not the match we expected them to be, with the three-time MotoGP runner-up concluding; ‘at this moment I’m not able to change that at all’.

MotoGP Le Mans: Honda 'facing some troubles, still searching for true potential'
Alberto Puig has called Honda’s lack of MotoGP performance ‘troubling’ and that the Japanese manufacturer is still searching for its ‘true potential’.

Battle-scarred Brad Binder saves KTM’s weekend, ‘time to climb out of this hole’
Brad Binder’s battle-scarred KTM was the only RC16 to reach the finish in Sunday’s French MotoGP at Le Mans.

Keith Huewen asked: ‘Will others follow Suzuki out of MotoGP? Can Triumph join?'
The ongoing fallout from Suzuki’s shock decision to leave MotoGP at the end of 2022 is among the hot topics on this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.

The best MotoGP YouTube channel? Subscribe here to Crash.Net for the top content
The best video content on YouTube is being produced by the Crash.Net MotoGP channel!