12 Fast MotoGP facts
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Moto2 rider Marcel Schrotter broken scaphoid bone
Moto2 rider Marcel Schrotter credited a new Suter chassis for his career-best second-place qualification, because of better stability in corner entry. But the German was battling another problem – persistent pain from the wrist fracture that ruled him out of several races after
Michelin confirmed as MotoGP tyre supplier until 2023
Michelin, title sponsors of the Australian GP, will be the MotoGP class’s control tyres until 2023, extending their current three-year contract by a further five years. The agreement was announced at Phillip Island on race eve by Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and Michelin motor
Main race time changes
The MotoGP race at next year’s Australian GP could take place an hour earlier, if a repeat of an already standing request via the Safety Commission does not again fall on deaf ears.
Caricasulo Takes Jerez Pole In WorldSSP
A narrow Superpole win for Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) gave him the best possible start for Sunday’s 19-lap race at Jerez.
Rea Wins Again As Melandri Strikes Out
WorldSBK RACE ONE
MotoGP Saturday wrap up
The sun came out for qualifying after an iffy start to Saturday – and shone on Marc Marquez, as the Repsol Honda rider surged back to the top at the close of a lively Q2 session for the premier class.
JACK MILLER MOST POPULAR WITH AMCN READERS
In the days leading up to this year’s Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, we asked our online AMCN reader to tell us which rider they would be cheering loudest for at this weekend’s MotoGP event. Not surprisingly, Aussie hero Jack Miller
Ducati’s Aussie Woes
Despite having six bikes in the MotoGP class, including the two highly fancied Ducati Factory bikes in the hands of championship contender Andrea Dovizioso and multiple world champion Jorge Lorenzo, things are looking pretty glum for fans of the Italian machines. When the r
Marquez on pole, Miller fifth fastest
If qualifying is any indication of the action we will see during tomorrow’s Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, we are in for an incredibly tight race.
Aero body work at MotoGP
Unlike Motegi, aero bodywork remained mainly in abeyance at Phillip Island, with cornering fidelity more important than wheelie control at the flowing circuit with only two slow corners.
New MotoGP rules for next season
Further restrictions in MotoGP testing – aimed at cutting the advantage of big-budget factory teams – were announced on the eve of the Australian GP, with the number of tests and their timing restricted more than at present from the 2019 season. The news came after a Moteg