
Qatar MotoGP: Will Bagnaia get off to a flying start under the Losail lights?
The Losail International Circuit once again hosts the MotoGP season opener and will without a doubt begin another exhilarating year of racing.
The Losail International Circuit once again hosts the MotoGP season opener and will without a doubt begin another exhilarating year of racing.
The start of the 2022 MotoGP season gets underway under the lights in Qatar this Sunday as reigning champion Fabio Quartararo looks to defend his maiden crown against the Ducati squadron who look to be fierce challengers this year.
Fabio Quartararo was frustrated during the three winter tests at Jerez, Sepang and Mandalika. The 2021 MotoGP champion has stated that the power coming from his Yamaha YZR-M1 isn’t enough for him to be able to defend his title.
The Spaniard, entering his second season in the famous colours of the Repsol Honda team, topped the combined timesheets in Indonesia with a fantastic 1:31.060, ahead of reigning champion Fabio Quartararo and Mooney VR46’s Luca Marini.
Enea Bastianini, who was impressive throughout 2021 with many impressive performances, topped the combined timesheets with a new lap record.
The thrilling 2021 MotoGP season saw Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo clinch his maiden title with three races to spare ahead of Francesco Bagnaia and 2020 champion Joan Mir.
On Sunday, Valentino Rossi hung up his leathers after an illustrious 26-year MotoGP career. Nine world titles, 115 victories, 235 podiums and 65 pole positions later, the sport’s greatest bowed out aged 42.
Marc Marquez won his third race of the season after he piled pressure onto Francesco Bagnaia all race long. The Italian crashed late on which handed the title to Fabio Quartararo at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.
Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez led from turn one to the flag as he dominated the American Grand Prix. The Spaniard finished ahead of Fabio Quartararo in second and pole-sitter Francesco Bagnaia in third.
The Ducati man took glory at Misano for the second race in succession as he held off Fabio Quartararo, with Avintia’s Enea Bastianini coming home in third to clinch his maiden MotoGP podium.
The Yamaha man dictated the pace at Silverstone all weekend long and in doing so extends his Championship lead to 65 points. Quartararo was joined on the podium by Alex Rins and Aleix Espargaro who finished second and third respectively.
Jorge Martin clinched his maiden MotoGP victory as he took a stellar pole-to-flag win at the Styrian Grand Prix, ahead of Joan Mir and championship leader Fabio Quartararo.
The 2021 MotoGP season roars back into full-swing this weekend in Styria with Fabio Quartararo chasing his maiden MotoGP crown. With nine races gone, here is the season story so far.
Marc Marquez claimed his first MotoGP victory since November 2019. After a year of injury complications, he stormed to victory in MotoGP’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring as the Spaniard remains invincible around the East-German circuit.
The MotoGP paddock heads to the Sachsenring Circuit for round eight of the season, which comes in the form of the German Grand Prix. Marc Marquez will hope to keep his unbeaten crown at the East-German Circuit upon his return to the track.
Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo found himself in an unusual predicament in the later stages of MotoGP’s Catalan Grand Prix as the zip to his leather race-suit became undone which saw the Frenchman bravely circulate the final laps of the race bare-chested. This begs the question, should have the Frenchman been shown the black flag?
Fabio Quartararo rode to an emotional victory in MotoGP’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello ahead of KTM’s Miguel Oliviera and Suzuki’s Joan Mir who finished third.
Jack Miller was victorious in a challenging French GP at the Le Mans circuit. Dry conditions at the start of the race were suddenly overshadowed by pouring rain, which forced all the riders to change onto the wet tyres before the Sarthe sunshine shone for the last 10 laps of the race.
Fabio Quartararo was victorious in Portimao ahead of Francesco Bagnaia and Joan Mir as Alex Rins and Johann Zarco suffer heart-breaking late blows.