MoptoGP’s first Kazakh rider Makar Yurchenko’s rookie Moto3 season has come to an abrupt end, in spite of the 19-year-old scoring points in three of the last four races. The problem was money, after promised sponsorship backing for the French CIP team failed to materialise. His place alongside lead rider John McPhee has been taken by 16-year-old Italian Stefano Nepa.

By Michael Scott

Yurchenko, Catalunya Moto3 2018
Yurchenko, Italian Moto3 2018