Assen MotoGP Thursday Round Up: Bez Makes Amends, Contract Omertá, Pirelli Talk And Yamaha's New Moto3 Adventure
Journalists can tell when a rider is in trouble with their team by the way they are left to deal with the media. That usually involves a press officer watching over the scheduled five minutes of questions like a hawk, constantly intervening and telling us we can't ask questions about…
MotoGP Press Release: Yamaha And MotoGP Announced The Future Of The Moto3 Class
MotoGP and Yamaha have today announced the future of the Moto3 class, with Yamaha set to build a production racer based around their 689cc R7 engine. There will be much more detail on this in my Assen Thursday round up to be published later today, but below is the press release announcing the new series:
David…
Part 3: Pecco Bagnaia Confirmed With Multi-Year Deal At Aprilia
The next brick in the 2027 MotoGP rider edifice has been laid, and once again, it is one that we have known about for many months. Today, Aprilia announced that they have signed Pecco Bagnaia to race alongside Marco Bezzecchi for 2027 and beyond.
The most interesting detail is that Bagnaia has signed a four-year deal with Aprilia,…
Assen MotoGP Preview: Weathering The Heat At One Of The World's Great Racetracks
There are very few motorcycle races which have been going long enough to make a significant dent in history. The Isle of Man TT and the Dutch TT at Assen are the only two I can think of. While the Isle of Man TT is older - the first running of that iconic race was in 1907 - the Dutch TT is unique. For it is the only…
6 Down, 16 To Go: Keeping Score Of The 2027 MotoGP Rider Contract Announcements
The first of the official MotoGP signings has just dropped after the MSMA announcement embargo got lifted. The disagreement between the manufacturers, gathered in the MSMA, and MSEG, the promoters of the sport, meant that all of the contract announcements got put on hold, despite the fact contracts continued to be…
Part 2: Ducati Confirms Signing Of Pedro Acosta Through 2028
The announcement of Pecco Bagnaia's departure from Ducati opened the way for the Italian factory to the announce the arrival of Pedro Acosta from KTM. The Spaniard has signed a two-year deal to partner Marc Marquez in the factory Ducati team, and is without doubt the rider Ducati see as their future once Marquez retires.
The…
Ducati Confirms Pecco Bagnaia Leaving At End Of 2026 Season
The next shoe has dropped. After Ducati confirmed they had signed a two-year deal with Marc Marquez, today they have announced that Pecco Bagnaia will be leaving the Borgo Panigale factory at the end of this season.
What has not yet been officially announced is where Bagnaia is going, but that announcement has to wait for a press…
Brno MotoGP Post-Race Round Up: A Moment Of Madness, A Masterful Marquez, And Ogura Shows His Potential
There is a huge amount going on in MotoGP this week. The first private test of the Pirellis at Brno on Monday, with official riders on the 2027 850cc prototypes. A test which happened behind closed doors, with no electronic timing, and team members sent to stand trackside all day with…
Brno MotoGP Post-Race Round Up: A Moment Of Madness, A Masterful Marquez, And Ogura Shows His Potential
There is a huge amount going on in MotoGP this week. The first private test of the Pirellis at Brno on Monday, with official riders on the 2027 850cc prototypes. A test which happened behind closed doors, with no electronic timing, and team members sent to stand trackside all day with…
5 Down, 17 To Go: Keeping Score Of The 2027 MotoGP Rider Contract Announcements
The first of the official MotoGP signings has just dropped after the MSMA announcement embargo got lifted. The disagreement between the manufacturers, gathered in the MSMA, and MSEG, the promoters of the sport, meant that all of the contract announcements got put on hold, despite the fact contracts continued to be…
Marc Marquez Confirmed In Ducati Factory Team For 2027 and 2028
With the factories and MotoGP having reached agreement over their contract for the next five years, the unofficial embargo on announcing rider signings has been lifted, and a tidal wave of contract announcements has been unleashed. First up is of course the reigning champion: as was widely known, Marc Marquez has signed on with…
Grand Prix Commission: Front Holeshot Devices Banned, Grid Changes From Sachsenring, 6 Bikes Per Manufactuer
MotoGP is getting a head start on the 850cc era, and attempting to make the starts a little safer. Today, the FIM issued abpress release announcing that the Grand Prix Commission, MotoGP's rule-making body, has decided to ban front holeshot devices starting from the Dutch TT at Assen,…
Pirelli Tire Test Underway At Brno - New Bikes, No Times
MotoGP is entering a new era today, but sadly for the fans, it is all happening behind closed doors. At Brno, 12 MotoGP riders are circulating on the 850cc MotoGP bikes which will be used in the 2027 season, using the 2027 tires. But because MotoGP still has a contract with Michelin as official tire supplier for the 2026 season, the test…
Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 565: Marc Marquez Cashes In On Marco Bezzecchi's MIstake
Marco Bezzecchi's moment of madness may turn out to be a pivotal moment in the 2026 MotoGP championship. In a few seconds, with panic and terror descending after he found himself sliding through the gravel, crashing out of the sprint race, Bezzecchi ran over to his bike and slapped a marshal as he tried to…
2026 Moto2 Championship Standings After Round 9, Brno, Czech Republic
Standings for the Moto2 class after the Czech GP at Brno:
David Emmett Sun, 21/Jun/2026 - 11:40
Round Number
9
Year
2026
2026 Moto3 Championship Standings After Round 9, Brno, Czech Republic
Standings for the Moto3 class after the Czech GP at Brno:
David Emmett Sun, 21/Jun/2026 - 10:15
Round Number
9
Year
2026
Brno MotoGP Saturday Round Up: Marco Bezzecchi's Moment Of Madness With Major Consequences
One of my favorite podcasts is a show called Cautionary Tales. In it, economist and writer Tim Harford lays out the background to a disaster, how many seemingly small decisions can inadvertently end up having disastrous consequences. It is always an informative and sobering listen.
Marco Bezzecchi's crash…
Aprilia's Appeal Against Marco Bezzecchi Penalty Rejected - Czech GP Ban Upheld
Aprilia's appeal against the penalty issued by the FIM Stewards against Marco Bezzecchi, banning him from participating in the remainder of the Czech GP - that is, the warm up on Sunday and the race - has been rejected. The ban stands, and Bezzecchi has been excluded from the rest of the weekend.
Aprilia lodged the…
Marco Bezzecchi Suspended For Rest Of Czech GP For Hitting A Marshal
Marco Bezzecchi has been suspended from the Czech GP for an incident in which he pushed and slapped a marshal who was trying to recover his bike after he crashed at Turn 3. As a result, the factory Aprilia rider will take no further part in proceedings at Brno, and stands to lose a lot of his lead in the…
Brno MotoGP Friday Round Up: Fast Times, Holeshot Bans, And Why MotoGP Fans Don't Need To Be Motorcyclists
The bikes are fast around Brno this weekend. Just how fast, we saw in timed practice on Friday afternoon. In Moto3, Malaysian rider Hakim Danish took a quarter of a second off Guido Pini's pole record from last year. And in MotoGP, there were seven riders under the previous lap record set…
2026 Brno MotoGP PR Results: Ogura Obliterates Lap Record As Times Drop
Ai Ogura has topped the session of timed practice for the MotoGP class at Brno, the SuperFile Trackhouse Racing rider taking over half a second off Pecco Bagnaia's outright lap record from last year. Ogura put in a late charge to go top, and nobody had the speed to better him.
David Emmett Fri, 19/Jun/2026 - 14:01
MSMA And MSEG Sign A Five-Year Agreement For MotoGP For 2027 - 2031
The long-awaited deal between MSEG and the five manufacturers assembled in the MSMA has been signed at last. As had been both widely reported and widely expected, the factories, MSEG and the teams have all agreed terms for the next five-year period.
With this agreement now signed, it will unleash a wave of announcements over…
WorldSBK To Move From Phillip Island To The Bend In 2028
After previously announcing that MotoGP will be leaving Phillip Island at the end of 2026, now WorldSBK will follow suit. 2027 will be the final year of the WorldSBK series at Phillip Island, the production-based series moving its Australian round to The Bend Motorsport Park, some 90 kilometers southeast of Adelaide, Australia.
The…
2026 Brno Moto2 PR Results: Alonso Leads Salac In A Tight Field
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 19/Jun/2026 - 13:05
2026 Brno Moto3 PR Results: Danish Maintains His Grip
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David Emmett Fri, 19/Jun/2026 - 12:24
2026 Brno MotoGP FP1 Results: Marc Marquez Starts Off Strong
Marc Marquez has topped the first session of free practice for the MotoGP class at Brno. The Ducati Lenovo rider was under the race lap record and two tenths clear of the rest of the field. That he is pushing became evident on his final run, when he lost the front at the Turn 7 left hander.
David Emmett Fri, 19/Jun/2026 - 09:55
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2026 Brno Moto2 FP1 Results: Gonzalez Makes His Point
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David Emmett Fri, 19/Jun/2026 - 08:59
2026 Brno Moto3 FP1 Results: Danish Leads The Way
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David Emmett Fri, 19/Jun/2026 - 07:56
Team Manager Update: Trackhouse Appoint Francesco Guidotti, Honda HRC Name Technical Boss Mikihiko Kawase
It is a busy day for announcements, as both the Superfile Trackhouse team and factory Honda HRC Castrol team have announced their new team managers. Former Pramac team boss Francesco Guidotti is to step in at Trackhouse, while Honda's MotoGP technical manager Mikihiko Kawase will take over…
Brno MotoGP Preview: The Jewel In The Forest
It is hard to think of a greater contrast than MotoGP's last three races. From the fast and flowing Mugello to the tight, chicane-ridden Balaton Park. A week off, and then from the flat expanse of Balaton Park circuit to Horsepower Hill at Brno. MotoGP has gone from flat out in sixth to finicky first-gear corners to flat out in sixth again. Though the…