After a brief pause for breath, the reshuffled 2020 MotoGP season resumes with the Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno. Reigning world champion Marc Marquez has already been ruled out of action for Repsol Honda having undergone a second surgery on his broken right arm, which sees HRC test rider Stefan Bradl stepping in. But

This weekend’s MotoGP Czech Grand Prix will be notable for the absence of the reigning world champion Marc Marquez for the second race in a row. Marquez had to undergo a second operation on his broken right arm on Monday owing to stress damage on the titanium plate inserted in the first operation he had

The news that MotoGP champion Marc Marquez is set to miss several races after a second surgery on his broken arm presents a huge opportunity for his rivals. But any claims that the 2020 season will be devalued simply don’t wash with three-time 500cc world champion Wayne Rainey, as he told LEWIS DUNCAN Much has

Takaaki Nakagami says he senses Honda’s support of him is growing following his best-ever MotoGP finish in the Andalusian Grand Prix. For the second weekend in a row, Nakagami was Honda’s top finisher at Jerez, following up his 10th place in the season opener with a strong ride to fourth in an attritional race. The

Honda has confirmed Marc Marquez will miss this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix following a second surgery on his broken arm, with HRC test rider Stefan Bradl to step in. Marquez broke his right arm in a crash during last month’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez and underwent an operation to have a titanium plate and

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez seems set to miss this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix at Brno after undergoing a second bout of surgery on his broken right arm on Monday. The Repsol Honda rider was forced to sit out the Andalusian Grand Prix last month after a violent crash in the closing stages of the

KTM rider Pol Espargaro says he “wouldn’t have trusted” someone saying pre-season he’d end the MotoGP Jerez double-header fifth in the standings. The 2020 KTM RC16 has proven to be a considerable step forward over its predecessor, with Espargaro believing the bike is quicker than the Ducati everywhere at Jerez except on the straight. Feeling

MotoGP has cancelled the remaining flyaway races in Argentina, Thailand and Malaysia for 2020, but is set to add Portugal to the calendar as the 14th race. The original 2020 season was set to be the longest in MotoGP’s history, with 20 rounds beginning in Qatar and ending in Valencia, with stops off in the

KTM’s Brad Binder accepts that he is going to make “a hell of a lot more mistakes” in his rookie MotoGP campaign, after two promising but difficult Jerez races. The South African showed impressive pace across the Spanish and Andalusian Grand Prix weekends, lapping quicker than most of the podium contenders during both races. However,

Petronas SRT boss Razlan Razali says Valentino Rossi’s podium in the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix removed “doubts” he had over the Italian for 2021 after his poor Spanish GP weekend. Nine-time grand prix world champion Rossi will join the satellite Yamaha squad with full factory support in 2021, though the deal is yet to be

Silverstone’s Stuart Pringle says he would be “very disappointed” if the venue lost MotoGP after 2021, as he believes “one of the best circuits on their calendar just got better”. Silverstone was the first home for grand prix motorcycle racing on the British mainland when the Isle of Man TT lost its world championship status

Valentino Rossi has reacted to the “disaster” post-race for his VR46 Moto2 and Moto3 riders in the Andalusian Grand Prix, which included an embarrassing collision and a prosecco-related podium injury. Seven-time MotoGP world champion Rossi’s VR46 Academy enjoyed a strong Andalusian GP weekend, with Rossi’s half-brother Luca Marini and team-mate Marco Bezzecchi finishing second and

Jack Miller is now taking his title tilt “race by race” again after a “nothing” crash in the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix a day after declaring himself a championship combatant. The Pramac Ducati rider said on Saturday at the second Jerez round that reigning world champion Marc Marquez’s absence through injury made him change his

Fabio Quartararo’s Andalusian Grand Prix victory was partly made possible by a preparation technique Michelin advised all MotoGP teams to do, but only the Yamaha and Suzuki riders acted upon. Autosport has learned that MotoGP tyre supplier Michelin sent an email to all teams during the second round of the 2020 campaign recommending them to

KTM MotoGP rider Pol Espargaro says the Andalusian Grand Prix at Jerez was “the toughest race of my life”, having felt like the heat was “beating me” at one stage. Temperatures for Sunday’s second round of the 2020 campaign touched a miserable 40 degrees Celsius, with the 60 degree track temperature making circuit conditions tricky

Alex Marquez says Honda is giving him “the confidence a rookie needs” as he continues his adaptation in MotoGP with the reigning world championship-winning team. Reigning Moto2 champion Marquez rose from 21st in qualifying following a crash to end the second Jerez race in eighth spot, just 19 seconds from the victory, which represents an

Fabio Quartararo hammered the opposition in Sunday’s MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix at Jerez to take command in the championship. Leading the standings by 50 points, the Petronas SRT rider made the most of the absence of the injured Marc Marquez in the second of back-to-back races at Jerez to make the mountain the Honda rider

Francesco Bagnaia says his strong Andalusian Grand Prix weekend has made him feel like a “fully-fledged MotoGP rider”, after a technical issue cost him a maiden podium. The Pramac rider was top Ducati runner in qualifying after securing his first front row start in third, and found himself in second spot after passing the struggling

Suzuki’s Joan Mir says his non-finish in the MotoGP’s first Jerez race meant he was “penalised” for the Andalusian Grand Prix as he had no data to fall back on. Mir crashed out on lap two of the season-opening Spanish GP, while team-mate Alex Rins was a non-starter after dislocating and fracturing his collarbone in

Maverick Vinales admits he “couldn’t breathe” when running behind his Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix owing to the massive heat. The riders had to battle a brutal 40 degrees Celsius heat in the second round of the 2020 season at Jerez, with that heat only intensifying when riding in the

Andalusian Grand Prix podium finisher Valentino Rossi admits his “not real” Spanish GP weekend made him “worried” about his decision to continue in MotoGP in 2021. Though pen is yet to be put to paper, nine-times grand prix world champion Rossi will join Petronas SRT Yamaha in place of factory team-bound Fabio Quartararo next season.

Tech3 rider Miguel Oliveira says he “disagrees” with factory KTM counterpart Brad Binder’s version of events which led to their Turn 1 crash at the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix. Oliveira qualified a career-best fifth and as top KTM rider for the second race at Jerez, but a burning clutch meant he got a poor launch

Fabio Quartararo dominated a brutal MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix, with Maverick Vinales beating Valentino Rossi for the first all-Yamaha podium since 2014. The extreme heat caused a high rate of attrition through accidents and mechanical issues, though Petronas SRT’s Quartararo avoided all of that to ease to his second-successive win to seize command in the

Pramac Ducati’s Jack Miller believes Marc Marquez’s injury and withdrawal from the Andalusian Grand Prix means he is now a contender for this year’s MotoGP title. Reigning world champion Marquez pulled out of the remainder of the second weekend of the MotoGP season having experience a loss of energy in the broken right arm he

Andrea Dovizioso says he doesn’t want to “copy” what the Pramac Ducati riders are doing with the GP20, despite Francesco Bagnaia qualifying third for the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix. Dovizioso failed to make it out of the first part of qualifying for the first time since the 2019 German GP, and will start Sunday’s second

Marc Marquez has withdrawn from the remainder of the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix due to the broken arm he recently had surgery on. The reigning world champion suffered a heavy accident in last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez and broke the humerus bone in his right arm as a result. He underwent surgery in

Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi says he feels “stronger than last week” after completing the opening day of practice for the Andalusian Grand Prix at Jerez second-fastest. Rossi endured a difficult start to the 2020 campaign at the Spanish track last weekend as he qualified 11th and retired after a dashboard alarm on his works

Suzuki’s Alex Rins admits Friday at the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix was a “painful day” for him, as he put miles on his recently dislocated and fractured right shoulder. Rins crashed in qualifying for the Spanish GP at Jerez last week and had to miss the race owing to his injury, but was declared fit

LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami was a surprise leader in the second MotoGP practice for the Andalusian Grand Prix ahead of Avintia Ducati’s Johann Zarco. Riding the year-old RC213V, Nakagami led the session early on with a 1m38.704s, and reclaimed the position at the death to end the afternoon 0.155 seconds clear of the field. Pol

Jack Miller says claims that a MotoGP title win against an injured Marc Marquez would be illegitimate are a “complete crock” as all riders “have the opportunity to get injured”. Reigning world champion Marquez broke his right arm in a heavy crash in last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix and had been set to miss this