Pol Espargaro says his crash in fourth practice for the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix was because he was “super pumped” about his ‘best’ race pace. The KTM rider came into FP4 fastest on the combined times and led the way in the final 30-minute practice ahead of qualifying having focused on his race pace. A

Maverick Vinales pulled off an impressive turnaround to claim pole position for the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix. Here’s how and when you can watch the race. The factory Yamaha rider beat Pramac Ducati’s Jack Miller to pole position by just 0.068 seconds at the Red Bull Ring with early championship leader Fabio Quartararo completing the

Aleix Espargaro says Danilo Petrucci giving him the middle finger after MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix qualifying was “stupid” and “hopes he gets a fine” for his outburst. Petrucci was left furious by the Aprilia rider when he ended up in front of him at Turn 9 in the latter stages of Q1, with Espargaro having

MotoGP has set up camp at the Red Bull Ring for a double-header starting this weekend with the Austrian Grand Prix. Here’s how to watch qualifying. Marc Marquez remains out of action after his second surgery to fix the plate in his broken right arm, with Honda test rider Stefan Bradl stepping in again, but

Maverick Vinales admits he and Yamaha are “a little bit lost” at the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix and can’t explain why his form has dipped so much since Jerez. The Yamaha rider was 0.020 seconds outside of the top 10 in 11th at the end of Friday’s practice sessions following a scrappy FP1 in which

Yamaha has made a request to all MotoGP manufacturers to unseal its engines on safety grounds following a series of mechanical issues, Autosport has learned. Autosport first revealed last month that Yamaha had sent an engine from Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales’ allocation back to Japan following the Spanish Grand Prix for inspection after the

Leading MotoGP riders have expressed concern about riding in the wet during this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring, with forecasts predicting thunderstorms. This weekend marks the first of two races to be held at the Red Bull Ring, with MotoGP returning next week for the Styrian GP. Since it returned to the

KTM’s Pol Espargaro says his motivation is “in the clouds” for this weekend’s MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix after the team’s first premier-class victory in the Czech GP. Rookie Brad Binder guided the RC16 to his and KTM’s first MotoGP victory at Brno last weekend just four years after the Austrian brand came into the premier

Aleix Espargaro was “very disappointed” to be 15 seconds away from KTM winner Brad Binder in the Czech Grand Prix, as Aprilia has been in MotoGP two years longer. Rookie Binder took a sensational maiden victory for himself and KTM last weekend at Brno, while Espargaro was 15s back in 10th having run as high

KTM Motorsport boss Pit Beirer says Pol Espargaro “deserved” to take the brand’s first MotoGP win for the “pure heart” he put into the project since 2017. Espargaro joined KTM for its first season in MotoGP back in 2017 and has been the constant in its line-up since then, taking the marque’s first podium in

MotoGP heads on to the Red Bull Ring and the first of two consecutive races starting with the Austrian Grand Prix. Following a shock victory for Brad Binder and KTM at the Czech GP last time out, all predictions are off for the fourth round of the reshuffled 2020 MotoGP season. Despite being one of

Leading MotoGP riders have reacted to the “super difficult” Algarve circuit in Portugal coming onto the 2020 calendar as the season finale. Last week Autosport revealed that the Algarve circuit at Portimao was set to join the 2020 calendar as the 14thand final round, with Dorna Sports confirming this on Monday. Frequently used for the

Johann Zarco says he was “right to have doubts” about the Avintia MotoGP squad at the end of 2019, after scoring pole and a third-place in the Czech Grand Prix. Zarco took the team’s first pole on Saturday at Brno by over three tenths, before fending off Suzuki’s Alex Rins on the last lap to

Aleix Espargaro says the traction of Brad Binder’s race-winning KTM relative to his Aprilia made him feel like “I was in the Moto2 class” during MotoGP’s Czech Grand Prix. Espargaro started from fourth on the factory 2020 Aprilia RS-GP and ran second on the opening lap after overtaking championship leader Fabio Quartararo’s SRT Petronas Yamaha

KTM boss Pit Beirer says the Austrian marque’s debut MotoGP win courtesy of Brad Binder at the Czech Grand Prix “didn’t come by accident”. Binder dominated the Brno race on Sunday by 5.2 seconds to take a sensational debut victory for himself and KTM in MotoGP. The Austrian manufacturer came into the premier class in

Andrea Dovizioso says he and Ducati have struggled to adapt to Michelin’s new rear tyre because past MotoGP set-up solutions aren’t working like they did before. Dovizioso has had a tough start to the 2020 season, with a surprise third in the Spanish GP followed by a sixth in the Andalusian GP and a distant

The MotoGP Czech Grand Prix was an historic day for KTM, as rookie Brad Binder took his and the marque’s first premier class victory. Binder came from seventh on the grid to lead the Brno race by lap 13, before dominating to the chequered flag to claim a maiden win by 5.2 seconds. Behind, Franco

The Algarve circuit in Portugal has been confirmed as the final round of the 2020 MotoGP season, with the track hoping to be able to host fans. Last week MotoGP promoters Dorna Sports announced the three remaining flyaway races on the provisional schedule in Malaysia, Thailand and Argentina had been cancelled for 2020 due to

Johann Zarco says Brad Binder is “doing the job that I was not able to do” at KTM, after he took his maiden MotoGP win at the Czech Grand Prix. Rookie Binder dominated the race at Brno on Sunday to score his and KTM’s first ever MotoGP victory in just his third race, which he

Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales says he was “very lucky” to even finish 14th in the MotoGP Czech Grand Prix having battled an “impossible” lack of grip from the first lap. Vinales started from fifth on the grid, but slipped to eighth after the opening lap and continued to tumble down the order at Brno, eventually taking

MotoGP Czech Grand Prix winner Brad Binder says his dream of scoring a premier class victory coming in just his third race is “scary”. Binder stunned on Sunday at Brno by charging to the front of the Czech GP on lap 13 to dominate by 5.2 seconds to score his and KTM’s first MotoGP victory.

The MotoGP paddock has detected its first positive COVID-19 case in a member of Dorna Sports’ TV crew, but the Czech Grand Prix weekend is not expected to be affected. MotoGP has deployed strict protocols amidst the coronavirus pandemic in order to get its delayed 2020 season under way last month with a Jerez double-header.

Maverick Vinales says his fifth place in MotoGP Czech Grand Prix qualifying “saved the day” after his strategy didn’t work as a result of his own error. Vinales was in the mix for the front row with his opening gambit, before improving to a 1m56.131s on his second run. The plan was to only do

Pol Espargaro says he is “pissed off” at having his second-fastest MotoGP Czech Grand Prix qualifying lap due to a late yellow flag and will appeal the decision. The KTM rider fired in a 1m55.779s lap in the closing stages of qualifying at Brno, which put him into a provisional second on the grid –

Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso is “worried” about the “crazy” consumption and movement of the rear tyre at Czech Grand Prix venue Brno, which he says has “never happened” before. The Brno circuit hasn’t been resurfaced since 2008, and over the years the asphalt has degraded to the point where grip is much lower and

Maverick Vinales says his “mentality” is not focused on what Yamaha stablemate and MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo can produce at the Czech Grand Prix. Petronas SRT rider Quartararo has machine parity with Vinales for 2020, and leads him by 10 points in the standings after dominant wins at the Spanish and Andalusian GPs at

Fabio Quartararo pipped Petronas SRT team-mate Franco Morbidelli by 0.007 seconds in MotoGP Czech Grand Prix FP2. Factory Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci set the initial pace in FP2 with a 1m58.583s, though this was quickly beaten by KTM’s Pol Espargaro with a 1m57.583s. Championship leader Fabio Quartararo deposed the factory KTM man with a 1m57.564s,

Jack Miller says his crash from the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix was his only acceptable mistake this season, and believes he can still be a title threat. The Pramac Ducati rider declared ahead of the second Jerez race last month – and following reigning world champion Marc Marquez’s withdrawal through injury – that he was

Valentino Rossi says the relationship between Ducati and MotoGP riders is often “difficult”, referencing his own experiences in 2011 and 2012 in relation to Andrea Dovizioso’s current contract situation. Talks between Dovizioso and Ducati for the 2021 season are currently on hold, with the pair not seeing eye to eye on the financial side of

LCR MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow doesn’t believe Honda will change its philosophy to make a more user-friendly bike in light of Marc Marquez’s injury, and doesn’t think it needs to. The reigning world champion broke his right humerus in a crash during the Spanish Grand Prix while recovering from a spectacular front-end slide while leading