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Joan Mir tops FP1 in Jerez as Fabio Quartararo suffers a nasty crash
Joan Mir leads a Suzuki 1-2 during FP1 at Jerez, while Portimao MotoGP race winner Fabio Quartararo suffers a nasty fall at turn 13.
Jack Miller: 16-18 riders have ‘big chance’ of victory
Ten different riders may have finished on the MotoGP podium already this season, but Jack Miller believes ’16-18’ of the current grid start the Spanish GP weekend with a ‘big chance’ of victory.
Raul Fernandez ‘still unfit’, ‘maybe I will lose 2 races...’
Ruled out of last weekend’s Portimao race by a right-hand injury in qualifying, rookie Raul Fernandez said he was unable to pass the MotoGP medical for Jerez on Thursday.
Marquez: My Jerez test starts tomorrow, ‘big respect’ for Lorenzo
16-seconds from victory in Portimao and still seeking his first MotoGP podium of the season, Marc Marquez won’t be waiting until Monday to test some new ideas on his Repsol Honda.
MotoGP Jerez: When is it? Full race weekend schedule
Full race weekend schedule and timings for MotoGP Jerez.
Is Miller’s time up at Ducati? Bastianini and Martin in play to replace him
With Jack Miller at risk of losing his factory Lenovo Ducati seat, who are the riders in contention to replace the three-time MotoGP race winner?
MotoGP Jerez: How to live stream the race for free
Here’s how to live stream the 2022 MotoGP Jerez for free no matter where you are in the world.
Bagnaia ‘not losing faith, always thinking about the championship’
After winning four of the final six races last season, MotoGP title runner-up Francesco Bagnaia arrives at Jerez without a podium to show for the opening five rounds of 2022.
Lecuona feeling the love in WorldSBK, 'Honda believe in me'
After two tough years in MotoGP, Iker Lecuona is feeling valued in WorldSBK as Honda ‘believed in me from the moment I arrived’.
Valencia returns on revised MotoGP winter testing schedule
Due to the growing racing calendar, the amount of official MotoGP testing has been reduced for the 2023 season.
Aleix Espargaro hopes Aprilia lose concessions at Jerez
Aleix Espargaro’s Portimao podium has put Aprilia on the brink of losing access to MotoGP’s package of technical concessions.
Keith Huewen: Fabio Quartararo is the Marc Marquez of Yamaha
Is MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo having as big an impact on Yamaha as Marc Marquez did at Honda in recent years, Keith Huewen certainly thinks so.
‘I impressed myself’ - how did Quartararo swap distant defeat for runaway win?
How did reigning MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo go from seventh place and +6.7s in Austin to a dominant 5.4s victory in Portimao?
Keith Huewen: 'Really surprised' no penalty for Miller, Mir incident
Fabio Quartararo’s runaway Portimao win, the Jack Miller and Joan Mir clash, Moto2 rain chaos and WorldSBK drama at Assen are just some of the topics in the latest Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.
Joan Mir was ‘just surviving’, Miller clash ‘nothing deliberate’
From the outside, Joan Mir looked to be enjoying one of his strongest performances of the season at Portimao on Sunday, until being taken out by a falling Jack Miller.
Miller: T-boned him, real stinker, ‘zero truth’ to 2023 rumour
Jack Miller’s hopes of a second MotoGP podium in a row ended in the gravel trap when an attempt to pass Joan Mir saw both riders crash out in Portimao.
Quartararo destroys the field to claim first win of 2022, Miller wipes out Mir
Fabio Quartararo’s 2022 MotoGP title defence is back on track after winning in dominant fashion at Portimao.
UPDATE: Bagnaia fit to race after heavy Portimao accident, Fernandez out
Factory Ducati’s reigning MotoGP title runner-up Francesco Bagnaia and Gresini’s world championship leader Enea Bastianini face a challenging Portimao race after suffering big Saturday accidents.
Marc Marquez: I landed, hit my head, nothing happened
Marc Marquez suffered his first MotoGP accident since the huge Mandalika highside on Saturday morning at Portimao, but returned to battle for pole position.
Zarco stuns Mir with a last-gasp effort to take pole in drama-filled qualifying
Johann Zarco has rescued Ducati's crash-heavy Portimao MotoGP weekend by claiming pole from Joan Mir and Aleix Espargaro.
Fabio Quartararo: Dovi says grip? First give me power...
MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo remains crystal clear about the main area of improvement needed with the Yamaha M1.
Bagnaia explains gravel sample: ‘Bike was too destroyed’
After Francesco Bagnaia fell from his Ducati in Friday afternoon's MotoGP practice at Portimao, the Italian bent down and scooped up a handful of gravel.
Marc Marquez leads Repsol Honda 1-2, Ducati endure crash-heavy day
Marc Marquez has made the perfect start to the Portimao MotoGP after leading the way from team-mate Pol Espargaro on combined times.
Dovizioso: Yamaha ‘realise the reality, said sorry to me’
Following meetings with Yamaha, Andrea Dovizioso is confident the factory understands the ‘reality’ of the situation and hopes they will try some ‘aggressive’ technical changes.