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First winter tests Ducati concluded at Jerez

Oct 25, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The Circuito de Jerez de la Frontera hosted the first winter tests in preparation for the 2025 WorldSBK season. Nicolò Bulega only took to the track on Day 1 while Alvaro Bautista also lapped this morning, […]

First MotoGP Grand Prix final triple-header for 2024

Oct 16, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Australian GP: Ducati Lenovo Team ready for the seventeenth round of the 2024 MotoGP season at Phillip Island The Ducati Lenovo Team arrives in Australia to contest the first Grand Prix of the final triple-header […]

David Alonso first Moto3 World Champion of the Pirelli era

Oct 6, 2024 Michael Le Pard

At Motegi, the CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team Colombian rider won a record-breaking race and the world title, while Manuel Gonzalez bet on slicks to triumph in Moto2™ The Japanese Grand Prix handed the Moto3™ World Champion title into the […]

Pirelli tires confirmed outstanding performance during first GP race in Misano

Sep 21, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Canet and Furusato in pole position for the GP of Emilia-Romagna; new records in Moto2™ for Pirelli With the new rear tyre Pirelli débuted here in Misano for the last Grand Prix, in Moto2™ Canet […]

Magny-Cours in France: First of three WorldSBK race events throughout September

Sep 4, 2024 Michael Le Pard

France Heralds Return of WorldSBK and Busy September for Pata Prometeon Yamaha With the summer break complete, Pata Prometeon Yamaha are ready to return to the track with Jonathan Rea and Andrea Locatelli for Round […]

Spectacular first outdoor season and clean sweep at Ironman National MXGP

Aug 25, 2024 Michael Le Pard

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – Victory in the final round of the 2024 AMA Pro Motocross Championship saw Chase Sexton and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing clinch the 450MX title with a clean sweep at the Ironman National, […]

Toprak Razgatlioglu first WorldSBK rider in history to achieve incredible streak of 13 consecutive victories

Aug 14, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Portimão. The record hunt was successful. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) is the first rider in the history of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) to achieve the incredible streak of 13 consecutive victories. The BMW Motorrad factory […]

History as First bLU cRU YZ Cup Rider to Win Junior Motocross World Title

Jul 17, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Levi Townley Makes History as First bLU cRU YZ Cup Rider to Win Junior Motocross World Title Making his debut on European soil at the 2024 Junior Motocross World Championship in Heerde, The Netherlands, Yamaha’s […]

First Japanese Rider to Take Pole at FIM Yamaha R3 bLU cRU World Cup

Jun 15, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Shoma Yamane took a debut pole at Round 3 of the FIM Yamaha R3 bLU cRU World Cup at the Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, also becoming the first Japanese rider to achieve the […]

FIM Endurance World Champions gearing up to take on first 8 Hours of Spa Motos

Jun 5, 2024 Michael Le Pard

YART Yamaha Ready for Different Challenge at 8 Hours of Spa Motos The Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team of Niccolò Canepa, Karel Hanika, and Marvin Fritz, the reigning FIM Endurance World Champions, are gearing […]

Crazy Saturday at Assen WorldSSP: incredible comeback from P22 to first

Apr 20, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Crazy Saturday at Assen. Bautista battles for the win but is halted by the red flag with Bulega eleventh. Huertas completes an incredible comeback in WorldSSP: from P22 to first Unpredictable weather makes Saturday in […]

Stunning first for Pata Prometeon Yamaha at Dutch Round of 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship

Apr 20, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Pole Position and Podium Potential for Rea and Pata Prometeon Yamaha in Assen Jonathan Rea achieved a stunning first pole position for Pata Prometeon Yamaha at the Dutch Round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World […]

Brazilian rookie Mario Salles takes first pole position in R3 bLU cRU World Cup at TT Circuit Assen

Apr 19, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Brazilian rookie Mario Salles took his first pole position in the R3 bLU cRU World Cup on Friday at the TT Circuit Assen despite a crash and extremely difficult track conditions. FP was held in […]

LIAM EVERTS STARS AGAIN IN TRENTINO FOR FIRST MX2 VICTORY OF 2024

Apr 15, 2024 Michael Le Pard

MXGP stayed in Italian soil but swapped the sand of Sardinia for the hard-pack of Trentino in northern Italy for round four of the 2024 campaign. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing grabbed MX2 victory for […]

MXGP and MX2 teams all set to tackle first back-to-back Grand Prix of 2024 season

Apr 12, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Teams Aim to Bounce Back in Trentino Having travelled 1000 kilometres north of Sardinia to Pietramurata, Italy, for the fourth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the Monster Energy […]