Marc Marquez completed his 2014 MotoGP title-winning campaign in Valencia with victory number 13 in a stunning season, taking the record for the most number of wins in a season that Mick Doohan had set back in 1997. The Spaniard came from 5th on the grid to pass Valentino Rossi and Andrea Iannone and never … Continue reading
Valentino Rossi took his first pole position since 2010 in the final round of the 2014 MotoGP season at Valencia on Saturday in qualifying. The Italian displaced compatriot Andrea Iannone who had sat atop the times for most of the session and looked to be set to take his and Pramac’s first pole position in … Continue reading
There was nothing unusual about Marc Marquez taking pole position for this weekend’s Malaysian MotoGP race, but there was something special about how he did it. The reigning World Champion swung the momentum back in favour of his Repsol Honda team after a recent onslaught from rivals Yamaha, with team-mate Dani Pedrosa locking out the … Continue reading
Marc Marquez clinched the 2014 MotoGP world title at Motegi in Japan on Sunday, finishing the race 2nd behind Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo to put the championship beyond the reach of rivals Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa. The Spaniard passed Rossi with just 8 laps to go to make certain of the outcome, and with the … Continue reading
Andrea Dovizioso finally delivered on the recent promise shown by the Ducati MotoGP squad to take pole position for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. The Italian enjoyed a strong showing on Friday before seeing off the double challenge from Honda and Yamaha on their home turf, with championship leader Marc Marquez proving outclassed. … Continue reading
Jorge Lorenzo took his first win of 2014 and Yamaha’s second successive victory of the year in Aragon as MotoGP rivals Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa both crashed in a rain-afflicted race. The morning warm up gave a taste of the conditions to come with proceedings set back an hour for Moto3 and Moto2 as … Continue reading
Marc Marquez took the 20th pole position of his short premier class career in qualifying for the Aragon grand prix, the 800th race weekend of the MotoGP world championship. The reigning world champion was in absolutely imperious form as he set a blistering pace in the opening salvo of Q2m decimating his own lap record … Continue reading
Italy’s Adriatic coast circuit of Misano may host the San Marino round of the MotoGP season, yet it is Italian in all but name. Little wonder then that Valentino Rossi’s return to the winner’s step of the podium there on Sunday provoked scenes of hysterical jubilation among his legions of devoted fans, as the nine … Continue reading
Yamaha took a vitally important step toward recovering lost face in San Marino as Jorge Lorenzo took their first pole position of the 2014 MotoGP season. The Spaniard and double former World Champion bested Andrea Iannone – who had headed up final practice – and team-mate Valentino Rossi, meaning reigning World Champion Marc Marquez had … Continue reading
Reigning MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez proved his defeat in Brno a fortnight ago was a mere blip in his relentless campaign to add a second successive world title, winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone after a race-long duel with Yamaha rival Jorge Lorenzo. Lorenzo seized the lead at the start of the race … Continue reading
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