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Marquez remains fastest as Lorenzo suffers heavy fall
Full FP3 results at Qatar MotoGP Marc Marquez has kept hold of top spot thanks to his Friday practice lap record at the Losail International Circuit as Repsol Honda team-mate Jorge Lorenzo suf
MotoGP confirms Finland test dates
After the remainder of the 2019 and start of the 2020 MotoGP test dates were announced, the new Finland two-day test has been confirmed for the 19-20 August this year at the new Kymiring circuit.
Rins puzzled, ‘doesn’t feel comfortable’
Alex Rins was at a loss to explain the lack of comfort felt throughout the first day of MotoGP free practice in Qatar, as the Spaniard struggled to find a setting that allowed him to ride at speed without pushing his bike's limits.
Crutchlow: Nice to have that feeling back
Friday was a day that brought mixed emotions for Cal Crutchlow, with the Englishman bemoaning a number of mistakes that resulted in him finishing outside the top ten at the close of the second MotoGP free practice in Qatar.
Vinales: I can be much more calm, relaxed
Maverick Viñales has hailed the impact of new crew chief Esteban Garcia, saying he now finds it easier to maintain a degree of calm and perspective throughout a MotoGP race weekend.
Qatar MotoGP start stays at 8pm despite dew danger
The 2019 Qatar Grand Prix will begin, as planned, at 8pm local time on Sunday evening.
Front tyre issue halts Rossi's progress
After topping the opening practice session of the new MotoGP season, Valentino Rossi’s start to 2019 hit the buffers in the second session as he dropped to 17 th place on the times struggling with a front tyre issue.
Qatar: 'Surprised' Quartararo fifth despite mistakes
On paper, Fabio Quartararo is the least qualified of the 2019 MotoGP rookies, with only a single grand prix victory from four podiums in the Moto3 and Moto2 classes.
Petrucci stays tight-lipped on new Ducati parts
Danilo Petrucci says Ducati’s experimental parts made small but underwhelming changes to the GP19’s performance as he remains silent on the exact objective for the parts because “Gigi gets angry”.
Marquez surprised by Lorenzo’s fast start
Marc Marquez concedes he was surprised to see new Repsol Honda team-mate Jorge Lorenzo immediately at the sharp-end of the times in the opening practice session in Qatar.
Quest secures MotoGP highlights TV deal
Quest will broadcast exclusive free-to-air highlights of MotoGP in 2019 in the United Kingdom having confirmed a late deal ahead of this weekend’s season opener in Qatar.
Marquez rockets to the top with Qatar MotoGP lap record
Full FP2 results at Qatar MotoGP
Rossi leads Lorenzo as MotoGP returns
MotoGP FP1 results from Qatar Valentino Rossi has topped the opening practice session of the 2019 MotoGP season edging out Repsol Honda duo Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez.
MotoGP test dates announced, Finland possible
Further dates and venues for MotoGP tests during the remainder of 2019 and start of 2020 have been announced.
Qatar: Rivals ponder Marquez, Lorenzo partnership
Repsol Honda boasts a so-called 'dream team' line-up in MotoGP this season, having signed triple champion Jorge Lorenzo to join reigning five-time title winner Marc Marquez.
Qatar: Rossi: 7-8 riders ready for podium
Valentino Rossi may be preparing to start his 24 th grand prix season, but even he isn't sure who looks strongest - or how much better his Yamaha will perform -heading into this weekend's Qatar season-opener.
Qatar: Vinales was too 'soft' at the start
Maverick Vinales begins the new MotoGP season having been the fastest rider in the recent test at the same Qatar circuit, prior to which he also set an enviable race pace at Sepang.
Riders still want change to 'dangerous' Qatar start time
Practice for the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix gets underway tomorrow (Friday), but if MotoGP riders have anything to do with it the scheduled time of Sunday's race will still be changed.
Qatar: Rossi: Quartararo young enough to be my son!
Having recently turned 40, Valentino Rossi now finds himself racing against a rider less than half his age.
Espargaro: KTM trying so many things, evolution is harder
Pol Espargaro says after trying more KTM test pieces than the rest of the MotoGP grid at last week’s Qatar pre-season test he accepts making clear and sizable performance gains will be tricky to gauge but is eager to see the results of the intensive winter programme at the opening
Petrucci: First race like a whole world championship
Danilo Petrucci expects an ultra-competitive MotoGP field on his official factory Ducati debut with all his rivals aiming to impress at the opening round which is why he feels it is “like having the world championship in one race”.
Qatar: Rossi: Yamaha still has to improve, but 'on right road'
Valentino Rossi starts his 24 th season of grand prix racing this weekend in Qatar. All but four of those campaigns have been in the premier-class, where the Italian has claimed seven championship titles and holds the all-time win record of 89 victories.
Qatar: Rins, Suzuki set sights on victory
Runner-up in the last two races of 2018, then a fierce pace during pre-season tests at Sepang and Qatar means Alex Rins and Suzuki have their sights set on MotoGP race wins in 2019.
Vinales: With good rhythm again I can fight for podium
Maverick Vinales says after rediscovering his pace and rhythm on the Yamaha he can fight for the rostrum but feels development work is still needed at the 2019 season opener in Qatar.