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Ducati directly signs di Giannantonio for 2025 VR46 MotoGP seat

Fabio di Giannantonio has agreed a contract directly with Ducati to race for the VR46 team in MotoGP next year.

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Ducati boss reveals di Giannantonio, Morbidelli will race for VR46 in MotoGP 2025

Ducati MotoGP boss Davide Tardozzi has revealed that Franco Morbidelli will join Fabio di Giannantonio at the factory-supported VR46 team next year.

Motorsport

VR46 "doesn't agree" with Ducati on reducing factory MotoGP bikes in 2025

Valentino Rossi’s VR46 squad “doesn’t agree” with Ducati’s decision to cut down the supply of factory MotoGP bikes to just three next season.

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Has Morbidelli found his MotoGP mojo again after years of struggles at Yamaha?

Pramac rider Franco Morbidelli showed glimpses of his former self as he battled team-mate Jorge Martin and reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia for a podium in last weekend’s German GP.

Autosport

Bagnaia was expecting last-lap German GP showdown before Martin crash

Francesco Bagnaia believes the German Grand Prix would have gone down the wire had Jorge Martin not crashed on the penultimate lap and handed him an easy MotoGP win. Pramac rider Martin was circulating comfortably in the front as the Sachsenring race neared its conclusion, having started from pole position…

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Marquez felt like he "won" in German GP after tough MotoGP weekend

MotoGP star Marc Marquez felt like he “won” the German Grand Prix after charging from 13th on the grid to finish second behind future team-mate Francesco Bagnaia.

Motorsport

MotoGP German GP: Bagnaia gifted win after Martin crashes from lead

Francesco Bagnaia moved to the top of the MotoGP standings with victory in the German Grand Prix after title rival Jorge Martin crashed out while holding a comfortable lead.

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Pramac announces Ducati split, move to Yamaha MotoGP structure

Pramac has announced that it will part ways with Ducati at the end of the current MotoGP season to become a satellite Yamaha team in 2025. As revealed by Autosport on Thursday, the Italian outfit will bring the curtain down to a relationship that began almost two decades ago in…

Autosport

Why a Pramac/Yamaha MotoGP union is best for all parties

Ducati finally opted to retain Marquez rather than give Martin a the factory team ride, with the championship leader switching to Aprilia for 2025.These moves will have a decisive influence on the future plans of Pramac, who is seriously considering giving up competing with the Ducati bike, with whom it…

Autosport

MotoGP Italian GP: Martin takes pole, Marc Marquez fourth after crash

Martin, who leads the championship by 39 points coming into the Mugello round, scored his third pole of the year with a new lap record of 1m44.504s set on his first flying lap.

Autosport

MotoGP Italian GP: Martin takes pole, Marquez fourth after crash

Martin, who leads the championship by 39 points coming into the Mugello round, scored his third pole of the year with a new lap record of 1m44.504s set on his first flying lap.

Motorsport

MotoGP Italian GP: Vinales heads Quartararo in opening practice

For its home race, Aprilia has five RS-GPs on the grid with its two factory team riders, the Trackhouse Racing duo and wildcard Lorenzo Savadori.

Autosport

MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro snatches pole; Martin crashes and Marquez 14th

On Saturday ahead of this weekend’s sixth round of the 2024 season, Espargaro grabbed a first pole of the season with a new lap record of 1m38.190s at the end of a dramatic Q2.

Motorsport

MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro takes home pole, Marquez only 14th

On Thursday ahead of this weekend’s sixth round of the 2024 season, Espargaro grabbed a first pole of the season with a new lap record of 1m38.190s at the end of a dramatic Q2.

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Why MotoGP’s latest stewarding moan highlights a rules of engagement flaw

Complaints about officiating in sport is a tale almost as old as time itself. Stewarding in MotoGP has come under an immense amount of fire over the past few years, largely for its inconsistency, which has often led to some bizarre calls.

Autosport

How MotoGP’s latest stewarding moan highlights a major rules flaw

Autosport

Espargaro unimpressed by MotoGP stewards' approach after French GP incidents

Aprilia rider Espargaro had a run-in with two different riders during last Sunday's race at Le Mans as he tumbled from running third in the opening stages to a disappointing ninth at the finish.

Motorsport

MotoGP Spanish GP: Alex Marquez leads Gresini 1-2 in FP1

Two weeks on from a double disaster for Gresini Ducati at the Americas GP when both Alex and Marc Marquez suffered crashes, the brothers led the 45-minute FP1 at Jerez on Friday morning.

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2024 MotoGP world championship standings after the Americas GP

The Pramac Racing rider stood on the podium in the opening two grands prix including a victory in Portugal as well as the Qatar sprint race.

Autosport

MotoGP: All to know about the 2024 season - rider line-up and schedule

Francesco Bagnaia became a two-time MotoGP champion after sealing the 2023 title in the Valencia season finale last year. He edged out title rival Jorge Martin to clinch back-to-back championships in impressive fashion, as Bagnaia finished the year with a podium in each of the final seven races. Now it…

Autosport

Pramac’s Morbidelli still “missing freedom” on Ducati MotoGP bike

The three-time MotoGP race winner endured a difficult Portuguese Grand Prix weekend despite making a step forward with his understanding of the GP24.

Motorsport

Pramac's Morbidelli still "missing freedom" on Ducati MotoGP bike

The three-time MotoGP race winner endured a difficult Portuguese Grand Prix weekend despite making a step forward with his understanding of the GP24.

Autosport

Mir slams Morbidelli for 'not clever' opening lap clash in Portugal MotoGP

Although Pramac Ducati rider Morbidelli started Sunday’s Portimao three positions ahead of Mir in 17th, a poor getaway dropped him into the clutches of his Honda rival through the opening sequence of corners.

Motorsport

Morbidelli: ‘Good to have a normal crash and be ok’ after MotoGP winter scare

Morbidelli was forced to miss the entirety of pre-season testing in February after a serious crash while training on a production bike at the Algarve track left him with a concussion.

Autosport

Morbidelli: "Good to have a normal crash and be okay" after MotoGP winter scare

Morbidelli was forced to miss the entirety of pre-season testing in February after a serious crash while training on a production bike at the Algarve track left him with a concussion.

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