Franco Morbidelli says he signalled to Jack Miller in the early stages of MotoGP’s Japanese Grand Prix to show that he was “pi**ed off” with the Pramac Ducati rider. Petronas Yamaha rider Morbidelli and Miller spent the early laps of the Motegi race battling over third place behind Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo, almost making

Aprilia racing department CEO Massimo Rivola has admitted his “anger” at the MotoGP team’s recent reliability woes, following a Japanese Grand Prix outing compromised by engine problems. The outfit revealed that riders Aleix Espargaro and Andrea Iannone both encountered issues with their engines in the Motegi race, despite running new units. Espargaro, who had qualified

Former MotoGP rider Scott Redding has become British Superbike champion on his first attempt, sealing the 2019 crown in the Brands Hatch triple-header finale. Redding joined the Paul Bird Motorsport Ducati BSB team this season after losing his place in the MotoGP field following a five-year stint in which he scored two podium finishes. His

Andrea Dovizioso said he was “taking too many risks” and “braking like a stupid rider” when he was chasing Fabio Quartararo late in MotoGP’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. Dovizioso was four seconds down on second-placed Quartararo after he had passed the other Petronas SRT Yamaha of Franco Morbidelli for third shortly following the halfway

Marc Marquez cruised to his 10th MotoGP win of the season ahead of Fabio Quartararo to secure Honda the manufacturers’ world championship at the Japanese Grand Prix. Marquez, who wrapped up his sixth premier-class title last time out in Thailand, led every lap from pole – only briefly losing the lead on the first tour.

MotoGP champion Marc Marquez says he was “surpassed” by brother Alex’s save in Moto2 practice at for the Japanese Grand Prix, which he described as “once in a lifetime”. The younger Marquez, who currently leads the Moto2 class standings, was launched out of the seat of his Marc VDS bike 15 minutes into the third

Suzuki has blamed a “hazy” regulation regarding wildcard riders for Sylvain Guintoli’s exclusion from Friday’s practice sessions and having to ditch its 2020 MotoGP engine for the Japanese Grand Prix. Test rider Guintoli is making his fourth race appearance – and third as a wildcard – this year on the GSX-RR this weekend at Motegi,

Franco Morbidelli described outqualifying his Petronas SRT Yamaha MotoGP team-mate Fabio Quartararo at the Japanese Grand Prix as “one of the most difficult things in the world”. Quartararo has been a one-lap sensation in his rookie campaign in 2019, taking four pole positions and becoming MotoGP’s youngest-ever polesitter. Motegi marked only the third time all

Recently-crowned six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez scored his 10th pole position of the 2019 season by topping qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. In the closing stages of Q2 on a damp-but-drying track, Honda rider Marquez posted a best time of 1m45.763s to take pole by 0.132 seconds and beat Petronas SRT Yamaha duo Franco

Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci topped third practice for MotoGP’s Japanese Grand Prix at a wet Twin Ring Motegi, leading recently-crowned six-time champion Marc Marquez. Honda man Marquez led a rain-delayed FP3 from virtually start to finish, breaking the 1m55s barrier 15 minutes into the session to put himself comfortably ahead of the opposition. It wasn’t until

Johann Zarco’s dramatic 2019 MotoGP season took another twist this week, as LCR Honda announced he would be joining the team for the final three races of the year. That deal, revealed by Autosport last week, arose after LCR announced its regular rider Takaaki Nakagami will be undergoing an operation on a shoulder injury after

Valentino Rossi has ditched the updated Yamaha exhaust and swingarm he has used since August’s Misano test for the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix. Yamaha introduced a Suzuki-style twin exhaust and the long-requested carbon fibre swingarm to its M1 during the Misano test, with Rossi racing both elements in the San Marino, Aragon and Thailand Grands

Jorge Lorenzo branded second practice for the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix as his “best” since he got injured at Assen, after reverting to an older chassis Motegi. Lorenzo’s already difficult debut season with Honda took a turn for the worse when he suffered a back injury in a crash during FP1 at Assen and was

Maverick Vinales set the pace in the opening practice for MotoGP’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, leading Yamaha stablemate Fabio Quartararo by a quarter of a second. Factory Yamaha man Vinales posted a lap of 1m45.572s at the very end of the 45-minute Friday morning session to lead Petronas SRT rider Quartararo by 0.258 seconds,

Honda has told Johann Zarco to have “no illusion” of replacing Jorge Lorenzo at its factory MotoGP team as he gears up for a three-race stint with LCR. Takaaki Nakagami will miss the last three races in Australia, Malaysia and Valencia to recover from a shoulder operation he is to have after this weekend’s Japanese

LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow believes his new part-time MotoGP team-mate Johann Zarco will “do better than people expect” in his upcoming three-race stint. KTM outcast Zarco has been drafted in to replace Takaaki Nakagami on the year-old Honda RC213V at Phillip Island, Sepang and Valencia, with the Japanese rider ruled out due to a

Johann Zarco will contest the three final races of the 2019 MotoGP season on an LCR-run Honda bike. The 29-year-old will ride a year-old Honda RC213V, replacing Honda-contracted LCR team regular Takaaki Nakagami. Honda announced the day prior that Nakagami has had his MotoGP deal extended through 2020, but that he will skip the Phillip

Honda has announced Takaaki Nakagami will keep his LCR MotoGP ride for 2020 but skip the end of this season for surgery – opening the door for Johann Zarco’s opportunity. Autosport revealed last week that KTM outcast Zarco is set to come into the LCR line-up for Phillip Island, Sepang and Valencia as Nakagami’s stand-in