Suzuki rider Andrea Iannone continued his strong Mugello MotoGP form by topping second practice for the Italian Grand Prix, which was interrupted by a major crash for Michele Pirro. The session was suspended with 29 minutes left on the clock when Ducati wildcard Pirro was launched off his bike on the downhill approach to the

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Maverick Vinales claims the recent Barcelona test marked a major turning point for his Yamaha MotoGP crew, as he saw “the fire” that had been absent for “a long time”. Vinales won three of his first five races with Yamaha after joining

Jorge Lorenzo has admitted he is exploring options away from the factory Ducati team that will keep him on the MotoGP grid in 2019. The three-time premier class champion and Ducati appear increasingly likely to part ways after a troubled 18-month spell that has yet to yield a race win. Autosport reported last week that

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Andrea Iannone has confirmed he will depart the Suzuki MotoGP team at the end of the 2018 season. Iannone has endured a troubled time since he joined the Japanese manufacturer for the start of 2017, after he lost his factory Ducati seat

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Aprilia has pledged to put more resources into its MotoGP project for the 2019 season, according to Aleix Espargaro. During 2017, Espargaro was vocal about the need for Aprilia to invest more if it was to prove it was serious about succeeding

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Maverick Vinales says Tech3 rider Johann Zarco’s strong 2018 MotoGP season is “proof” the factory Yamaha team has gone in the wrong direction. Despite sitting second in the standings – 36 points behind Honda’s Marc Marquez – Vinales has endured a low-key

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Jorge Lorenzo’s recent MotoGP woes have been exacerbated by an approach that “doesn’t work at Ducati”, according to his team-mate Andrea Dovizioso. Three-time champion Lorenzo switched to Ducati from Yamaha ahead of 2017, but has struggled to adapt to the Desmosedici bike.

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Triple World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea has confirmed he is “evaluating” offers to move to MotoGP next season with a factory team. Rea has been racing in WSBK full-time since 2009, and has won a record-equalling 59 races on his way to

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Aleix Espargaro wants Aprilia to retain his struggling MotoGP team-mate Scott Redding for 2019. Redding joined Aprilia this year in place of Sam Lowes, who was dropped after just one season amid a lack of results. So far Redding has been having

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Triple MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo could end up on a satellite Yamaha bike next year, as opportunities for him to secure a factory team spot decrease. Lorenzo, who secured all 44 of his MotoGP wins and his titles as a works

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Honda’s decision to allow its pre-contract with Joan Mir to lapse means the reigning Moto3 champion looks set to join Suzuki for his first MotoGP season in 2019. As Autosport reported earlier this week, Honda held an option on Mir’s services that

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales set the pace during Wednesday’s MotoGP in-season test at Barcelona. Vinales set a late effort of 1m38.974s to end up 0.277 seconds ahead of Tech3 Yamaha rider Johann Zarco, while Ducati’s Jorge Lorenzo completed the top three, a

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Avintia Ducati MotoGP rider Tito Rabat has been taken to hospital after suffering a major crash during Wednesday’s Michelin tyre test at Barcelona. Rabat had a low-side fall at the final corner during the morning, with his GP17 Ducati bursting into flames

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Aprilia MotoGP rider Scott Redding admits he ‘lost his mind’ during last weekend’s French Grand Prix amid the pressure to show he deserves to retain his seat. Redding has scored only five points in as many races so far in 2018, and

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Honda rider Dani Pedrosa says MotoGP’s hectic schedule has stopped him from recovering fully from his Jerez crash earlier this month. Pedrosa revealed ahead of last weekend’s Le Mans race that a pocket of fluid had built up around his hip after

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Maverick Vinales has admitted MotoGP team-mate Valentino Rossi’s side of the Yamaha garage is handling the team’s tough 2018 season better than his. Though Vinales is second in the championship, three points and two places ahead of Rossi, he has been beaten

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Moto3 rider Jakub Kornfeil says his motocross skills helped him achieve an incredible save in last weekend’s Le Mans race, when he launched into the air off another rider’s bike. Kornfeil was running in the leading group at Le Mans when Enea

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Jorge Lorenzo says the physical demands of Ducati’s 2018 MotoGP bike led to him struggling for “stamina” and tumbling down the order in the French Grand Prix. Lorenzo darted to the lead from the second row at the start of the Le

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Cal Crutchlow has described the ordeal of his overnight hospital stay in Le Mans before his heroic comeback ride in MotoGP’s French Grand Prix. The LCR Honda rider escaped serious injury in a huge high-side crash during qualifying on Saturday, but was

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Valentino Rossi has admitted his podium in MotoGP’s French Grand Prix owed more to the Le Mans track layout than any major breakthrough for Yamaha. The seven-time premier class champion claimed his first top-three finish since the Qatar season opener on Sunday,

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Joan Mir has signed a pre-contract with Honda that, if activated, would promote him to a place in the firm’s works MotoGP team, Autosport has learned. Reigning Moto3 champion and current Marc VDS Moto2 rider Mir would replace Dani Pedrosa alongside Marc

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Danilo Petrucci believes Ducati will choose between him and his Pramac team-mate Jack Miller for the second spot in its MotoGP factory line-up next year. Ducati confirmed a two-year extension for its works team leader Andrea Dovizioso at Le Mans, and is

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Johann Zarco admits impatience in trying to pass Jorge Lorenzo for the lead of his home MotoGP race was what caused him to crash at Le Mans. Tech3 Yamaha rider Zarco beat Marc Marquez to score pole position for the French race

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Andrea Dovizioso says mistakes like the one that caused him to crash out of the lead of MotoGP’s French Grand Prix are “unacceptable”. The Ducati rider, who was caught up in a clash with team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa in the

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Marc Marquez extended his MotoGP points lead with victory in the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, helped by crashes for Andrea Dovizioso and Johann Zarco. Honda rider Marquez now has a healthy advantage of 36 points at the head of the

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Cal Crutchlow has been declared fit to race in MotoGP’s French Grand Prix after being released from hospital following his heavy crash in qualifying. The British rider spent Saturday night in hospital in Le Mans, but was reported by his LCR Honda

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Cal Crutchlow has escaped “major injury” after his huge highside crash during qualifying for MotoGP’s French Grand Prix, but a decision on whether he will race has yet to be made. The LCR Honda rider was thrown high into the air after

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Tech 3 Yamaha’s Johann Zarco says he was “confused” when he saw the laptime that secured him pole position for the MotoGP race at Le Mans. Zarco secured a home pole with a mammoth 1m31.185s effort late on, smashing Jorge Lorenzo’s erstwhile

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Marc VDS MotoGP team manager Michael Bartholemy has revealed his contract has been terminated by team owner Marc van der Straten ahead of the French Grand Prix at Le Mans. Bartholemy released a statement on Saturday, detailing his termination and alleging that

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. MotoGP has reacted to the controversial Argentina race with a new set of grid procedures set to be enforced for the next round at Mugello. Prior to the start of the Termas de Rio Hondo event, every rider barring polesitter Jack Miller