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Following the surprise introduction of sprint races for 2023, MotoGP has now finalised the details of its new weekend schedule template.

MotoGP qualifying will kick off directly after, with an anticipated start time of 1050 local, which will then be followed by respective qualifying sessions in Moto3 and Moto2. Despite sprint races being scheduled for Saturday, it’s arguably Sundays that will see the biggest shake-up to the schedule, however. MotoGP riders will also gain more time for their second outing to make up for the loss of one Saturday practice. One important confirmation was also that the new races will be limited to only 12 litres of fuel, designed to prevent factories with more horsepower on tap (like Ducati) from dramatically dialling up what is available to riders rather than limit it to conserve fuel. 15.00-16.00 MotoGP practice 2 10.50-11.05 MotoGP qualifying 1 10.10-10.40 MotoGP practice 3 10.45-11.30 MotoGP practice 1 14.05-14.45 Moto2 practice 2 13.15-13.50 Moto3 practice 2 9.50-10.30 Moto2 practice 1 9.00-9.30 Moto3 practice 1

Ex-MotoGP star Max Biaggi has been left fuming over an apparent transgression committed by his Moto3 employees against Tech3.

This is not the rule but this is what they’re doing. “It’s like when you have dirty things happening in a football match and you see it live on the camera… However, the Frenchman was also more magnanimous than his counterpart Biaggi in respect to sanctions. “They sent me the video, I sent it to [Max Racing Team manager] Peter Oettl, to tell him ‘what’s happening?’ He said ‘I’m sorry, I apologise’. This is the game! I said sorry, I said this is unacceptable, and I will make some action. “I was shocked,” he said of seeing the video footage afterwards. Once it was restarted, Fernandez had run out of time to do a flying lap and was consigned to 15th on the grid. “For sure they all go together, trying to follow each other. I will do by my own, on the team. What can I say? I went to Tech3 and I asked what happened.

MotoGP: "Our problem tomorrow will be tyre wear. Tomorrow we will have to preserve the tyres and use our heads, we have the pace. Here I was aiming for pole ...

This morning I suffered a lot because I couldn't ride with the hard tyre in the cold, but I think the traction on the exit is more worrying. We are also in good shape for speed and I am not worried, there will be problems in terms of traction for which we will have a hard time resisting the Ducati on speed ”. “When I went out on the track I tried to stay out of the ideal line. We have to use our heads and preserve the tyres”. The truth is that after yesterday's crash I struggled to regain confidence, even though I knew I was fast. I knew that either I would qualify well or it would be very difficult tomorrow with the Ducatis.

MotoGP: Starting in Portugal, ending in Valencia, as always, but there are lots of changes and surprises, 21 races including 9 overseas Grands Prix.

Formula 1 will likely go to Suzuka / Japan on September 24 and to the Singapore night race on September 17. It has been circulating for a few weeks now and is confirmed by the fact that many hotels, the closest ones to the circuits, on the most 'sensitive' trips as regards the best accommodation, are already fully booked. The championship calendar will undergo some substantial changes next year.

Free Practice (3) results from the Aragon MotoGP at MotorLand, round 15 (of 20) in the 2022 world championship.

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An Indian MotoGP race has been in the works for several months, with the Federation of Motor Sports Club of India (FMSCI) revealing in June that it is ...

With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years.

One-time MotoGP world champion Joan Mir will miss the rest of the Aragon Grand Prix weekend and next week's Japanese GP due to ongoing injury problems.

With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years.

Marc Marquez has indicated that he's had to effectively sacrifice a key session of his comeback weekend in Aragon for the sake of 2023.

“As soon as you brake behind another bike, the aerodynamic effects you feel a lot. “And then I knew that FP3 is crucial for Sunday’s race. Yellow flags interfered with his second run and consigned him to third in the session, but Marquez argued: “If you have the speed, you are always lucky. But that aluminium one, if you check in FP3, was not fixed in any bike. And then I couldn’t improve the laptime.” “Today we came back to the real moment, that’s the first thing,” he said.

2022 Aragon MotoGP, MotorLand Circuit - Warm-up Results ; 1 · 2 · 3 ; Takaaki Nakagami · Enea Bastianini · Johann Zarco ; JPN · ITA · FRA ...

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RNF Racing stand-in Cal Crutchlow believes MotoGP qualifying has become more like Formula 1 in how a rider has to manage a session.

With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years.

MotoGP has revealed full details on the revised format for grands prix weekends in 2023 to accommodate the new sprint races.

Franco Morbidelli was long overdue a promotion to factory machinery when it finally came late last year, having finished runner-up in the 2020 standings on an old Yamaha package. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years.

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V) lit up MotorLand Aragon yesterday and today as he returned to race action after a 15-week absence following ...

That left the 31-year-old Spaniard unable to show his true speed, so he will start the race from 18th on the grid. Nakagami’s team-mate Alex Marquez (LCR Honda CASTROL Honda RC213V) ended qualifying in 16th, not the best result, but MotoGP is so crazy-close at the moment that he was less than sixth tenths of a second away from going directly into Q2. He will therefore start his first race since May’s Italian Grand Prix from the fifth row of the grid.

One-time MotoGP world champion Joan Mir will miss the rest of the Aragon Grand Prix weekend and next week's Japanese GP due to ongoing injury problems.

The timing of his departure raised eyebrows, but his reasoning remains sensible and what has happened this year should not diminish a hard-built legacy Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years.

MotoGP may risk losing its Japanese Grand Prix for a third year running, this time due to complications created by typhoon Nanmadol.

With the current part of the championship the least suited to his Yamaha M1, the Motegi race should in theory tip the advantage back towards Quartararo’s favour if it does take place. There have been a series of extreme weather warnings issued for the island nation as it braces itself to be hit by super typhoon Nanmadol, a tropical storm predicted to be one of the most intense on record. With only another four days separating Japan from the next round in Thailand, it seems that a decision will be made in conjunction with the series’ freight specialists on Sunday afternoon following the conclusion of the Aragon race on whether to continue to Japan or potentially risk losing out on holding the race for the third year in a row.

MotoGP: “I'll try, but I'm aware of my limitations. When I fell, I instinctively protected myself with my right arm. That's a good sign.

I’m thirteenth and not in the position to think of a comeback. I noticed during free practice that, when you’re in the slipstream and you turn off the aerodynamics, it affects you a lot. Aragon is a track where I absolutely know what I need, so it was important to do some tests for the Honda. “We analyzed the data yesterday, and we found the best bike to use, but it wasn’t in my garage this morning. Today, I wasn’t as fast as the best.” At the beginning of the season, I wasn’t able to do that.

The Japanese MotoGP could be cancelled just days before it gets underway due to travel disruption expected from the arrival of Typhoon Nanmadol - Visordown ...

Such is the ‘risk to life’ concern, four million people have already been evacuated. For now, Shinkansen bullet train services have already been cancelled but MotoGP is anticipating flight issues too. However, Dorna and IRTA is bracing for the impact of Typhoon Nanmadol, which is due to sweep through Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four islands.

Pedro Acosta dominated the Moto2 race while Izan Guevara strengthened his Moto3 title hopes with victory at the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix.

With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years.

Enea Bastianini beat Francesco Bagnaia in a thrilling Aragon Grand Prix as a collision between Fabio Quartararo and Marc Marquez has blown the MotoGP title ...

Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. Franco Morbidelli was long overdue a promotion to factory machinery when it finally came late last year, having finished runner-up in the 2020 standings on an old Yamaha package. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years.

2022 Aragon MotoGP, MotorLand Circuit - Race Results ; Marc Marquez · Fabio Quartararo · Takaaki Nakagami ; SPA · FRA · JPN ...

With Andrea Dovizioso hanging up his leathers after Misano, triple MotoGP race winner and current Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow is taking over the RNF seat for the final six rounds of this season. Binder brilliantly held the final podium place for KTM until being caught by Aleix Espargaro in the closing stages. Bagnaia soaked up the pressure from his fellow Ducati rider but couldn't shake off The Beast, who briefly took the lead. "After the contact, I felt something in Turn 5, but it was acceptable. "In Turn 3 I had a moment, I just lost the rear and then Fabio was really close behind, like normal in the first lap. SPA

MotoGP leader Fabio Quartararo's misfortune on Sunday at Aragon wasn't limited to his DNF - as he was also a passenger in another crash.

and I think maybe podium, 3-4-5-6, the group where was Jack, was something that was possible. I don’t remember exactly the situation but it’s a shame, just in the third corner.” “I think fighting for the top five would’ve been a great result. But I think for 3-4-5-6 we could’ve fought for.” “Because it’s the first time I felt good in Aragon for many years. “I had a second crash.

MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo revealed he was involved in a scooter crash on his way back to pitlane after his Aragon Grand Prix collision ...

Franco Morbidelli was long overdue a promotion to factory machinery when it finally came late last year, having finished runner-up in the 2020 standings on an old Yamaha package. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years.

MotoGP: “After the crash, the marshal then hit another scooter, and we crashed. Luckily, I hadn't taken off my helmet. In three days, everything will be OK"

I feel Japan can be a good track for us because even if there is a lot of acceleration, there is also a lot of braking. I think fighting for the top five would have been a great result.” The marshal I think is a little bit sore also.” So, apart from the race it was a positive weekend and I’m really looking forward to going to tracks where we have not been for a long time. But everything I have is from the first crash. “I’m sore and burned – said the Frenchman - but it’s a shame because it’s the first time I feel good in Aragon in many years and crashing in the third corner was not the best.

MotoGP: The alert in the Southwest of the country is currently at its highest level and four million people have already been evacuated.

The teams are currently waiting for certain news that should arrive in the afternoon. Dorna and IRTA, at this moment, are trying to understand how the situation will evolve. It is called Typhoon Nanmadol and it has already forced four million people to be evacuated in Kyushu, a region in Southwestern Japan.

Brad Binder came home in fourth place in a dramatic Aragon MotoGP from MotorLand in Spain on Sunday 18 September 2022.

Among the riders who have contributed to this achievement, with six victories in 2022, is undoubtedly Pecco Bagnaia, who finished second in the Aragon GP.

Now we can focus exclusively on the riders' title: we are 10 points from the top of the standings, and with five races remaining, the fight in the Championship is open more than ever". Jack now occupies fifth place in the overall standings, while the Ducati Lenovo Team leads the team standings, 37 points ahead of the second-placed team. Thanks to today's second place and following Quartararo's crash on the first lap, Bagnaia brings his gap from the French rider to just 10 points.

Enea Bastianin won the Aragon MotoGP with a last lap overtake after mayhem at the start as world champion Fabio Quartararo crashed out.

I had a piece of, Fabio's bike attached to mine." "The good news is he's Okay. "Fabio (Quartararo) was unlucky.

Crash.net journalist Robert Jones runs through the field's rider ratings following an Aragon MotoGP that could be looked back on as the most crucial.

On a day where he could have potentially taken the fight to Bagnaia and Bastianini, Quartararo instead spent the afternoon receiving medical checks in case of any injuries following his very fast crash. Another weekend to forget for Morbidelli as the Italian continues to struggle whether it’s one lap pace of race performance. However, the French rider lacked the necessary pace to do so and instead came across the line for a slightly disappointing P8. The Italian was faster than both Martin and Zarco for periods of the race before finishing four tenths away from Martin. [Fabio Quartararo](/motogp/racer/911998/fabio-quartararo), the factory Ducati rider is now just ten points away from top spot. A sensational launch saw Binder go from P10 to fifth by the exit of turn one.

Before all that, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) hit some serious bad luck, as he made contact with Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) after a ...

As Q2 got underway, it was Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP) who bolted out of the blocks with a 1:46.580 on his initial flying lap, and that would still be the benchmark when the first runs came to an end. But it’s more all the elbow and especially on the shoulder and on the back.” The Californian was expected to renew for a third season in the Moto2 category but has decided to return to the Moto America Superbike Championship, a series he won five times. Bagnaia did give chase and when he got a better run off the final corner, it was still in the balance, but the finish line was close enough to the exit of Turn 17 that Bastianini was just able to cling on by a margin of just 0.042 seconds. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) earned 11th, with the rest of the points finishers being Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) – who dusted himself off after a Warm Up crash – Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing), Cal Crutchlow (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP team), and Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team). Quartararo was only 10th when the chequered flag came out and dug ever so deep with his final attempt, but the 1:46.802 was only able to move him up to sixth. As for the other podium position, that went to Espargaro, but it was a late attack as Binder held station for much of the race. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) took sixth after a late battle with fellow Ducati rider Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), who got home in seventh ahead of Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing), Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar), and Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team). Instead, he outbraked himself half a lap later at Turn 12 and went very deep, handing the lead back to Bagnaia and barely holding off Binder through the chicane. In the blink of an eye, Miller was all the way back to fifth as Espargaro also got through, at Turn 7. Miller then overtook the South African on Lap 3 at Turn 1 and Bastianini did likewise exactly a lap later, putting the KTM back to fourth, but he wasn’t done yet. The Championship leader crashed out, Marquez continued and then suffered a technical problem from the prior contact that saw Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) caught in the crossfire.

Comprehensive round up from the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Aragon complete with race reports, results and championship points.

Sixth went to Fermin Aldeguer (CAG Speed Up), from Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), Jorge Navarro (Flexbox HP40), Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team), and Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), the latter of whom inherited 10th as a result of Dixon’s late spill. On Lap 10, Acosta blazed past his team-mate Fernandez as they ran up the back straight, while it was Arbolino’s Turn to get into a battle with Canet over third . Hopes of a fightback were dashed just half a lap later when Arenas crashed at Turn 12 – with both Manuel Gonzalez (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team) and Jeremy Alcoba (Liqui Moly Intact GP) joining him on the floor there just moments later in a separate incident. San Marino GP winner Alonso Lopez (CAG Speed Up) launched well, but then drama hit as he crashed out and mayhem unfolded behind as Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) hit the deck as well, with a number of other riders forced into avoiding action too. DNF The dust will take some time to settle but it’s a quick turnaround for the paddock heading into the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, and there’s not too much time to catch your breath before actions gets back underway next weekend. A total of 20 riders made the chequered flag with Marc Marquez, Quartararo, and Nakagami the only retirements. As for the other podium position, that went to Espargaro but it was a late attack as Binder held station for much of the race. Instead, he outbraked himself half a lap later at Turn 12 and went very deep, handing the lead back to Bagnaia and barely holding off Binder through the chicane. In the blink of an eye, Miller was all the way back to fifth as Espargaro also got through, at Turn 7. From 13th on the grid, Marquez was already up to sixth when he had a rear slide exiting Turn 3 and closed the throttle, leaving Quartararo with nowhere to go. Quartararo crashed out, Marquez continued and then suffered a technical problem from the prior contact that saw Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) caught in the crossfire.

Marc Marquez's first MotoGP race since May proved short but dramatic, bolting from 13th to sixth in the opening corners before separate clashes with.

“Because it was completely a racing incident like we saw many times in the past. But I didn't retire because of the Taka incident, I retired because of the Fabio incident. “As soon as I engaged the holeshot, I felt like the rear wheel was locking. So then I was inside of him, already a little bit in front, and I engaged the holeshot [ride-height device, on the exit]. I checked very carefully the images, and you can see that a piece [of bodywork] is going out from the fairing. “The start was amazing, but just instinct.

By the flag, Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) had served some Misano-flavoured revenge on Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) as the two duelled it ...

Guevara now leads the field to Motegi with a 33-point lead as Garcia and Foggia are left licking their wounds after a tough start to the triple-header. Off the line it was as-you-were at the front, with Guevara leading Sasaki and Holgado away and the trio building a gap, too. I decided to stay calm behind and wait for his tyre to drop and then in the last laps when I saw his pace started to drop I decided to overtake. I have 200 points because on bad days I was able to get really good results, so now I’m just trying to enjoy it and do the same in the next races. Sixth went to Fermin Aldeguer (CAG Speed Up), from Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), Jorge Navarro (Flexbox HP40), Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team), and Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), the latter of whom inherited 10th as a result of Dixon’s late spill. It’s not just a single thing, it’s not that they just have the best bike, it’s a mix and a package. My start was difficult, when Aleix overtook me I went a bit long and lost some positions compared to where I started but on Lap 9 I was back on top and then made a mistake at turn 10 and went off, but I thought ‘ok, now I have to stay clam to close the gap to Pecco’. Aleix Espargaro: “Expectations were high arriving to Aragon because I knew that it was one of the bets tracks of the last pat of the championship so maybe I started a bit hot, crashed twice on Friday and lost my confidence. But I’m sure we can be competitive and I’ll try to work like we are doing and finish the races like we know to do.” Bagnaia did give chase and when he got a better run off the final corner, it was still in the balance, but the finish line was close enough to the exit of Turn 17 that Bastianini was just able to cling on by a margin of just 0.042 seconds. As for the other podium position, that went to Espargaro but it was a late attack as Binder held station for much of the race. Miller then overtook the South African on Lap 3 at Turn 1 and Bastianini did likewise exactly a lap later, putting the KTM back to fourth, but he wasn’t done yet.

Typhoon Nanmadol has been classified as a 'violent' typhoon, Japan's most severe tropical storm rating, and made landfall on Sunday night on Kyushu, the ...

The sport had already cancelled Friday morning practice for all categories in light of the tight turnaround and after suffering major freight delays between Indonesia and Argentina earlier this year. Seven million people have been told to take shelter or evacuate. The Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled for the last two years owing to the pandemic, with the country having remained largely closed to foreign visitors until this year. The sport has a slim four-day turnaround to fly more than 10,000 kilometres from Spain to Japan, but with the typhoon forecast to be battering the country until at least Wednesday, there’s a real risk freight flights won’t be able to land in time to set up for the weekend. Though the typhoon’s path is forecast to take it just north of the Motegi circuit by Tuesday before exiting into the Pacific on Wednesday, the storm is causing nationwide disruption to air travel, which could delay MotoGP’s arrival in the country in time for the first day of track action on Friday. With wind gusts of up to 200 kilometres per hour as of Monday, the Japanese Meteorological Association has issued a ‘special warning’, an alert level used for only the most extreme forecast conditions.

Marc Marquez has explained what happened in his two “unlucky” collisions with Fabio Quartararo and Takaaki Nakagami in the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix.

With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years.

MotoGP: “According to him, it was the lowering device? He needs to find some excuse for not taking the blame, which I think is his.

The accident was really bad, and I had to slow down to avoid Fabio. I had a bit more to make a difference in the race, but that’s how it went.” I struggle to fight in the group, because I have different trajectories compared to the others. “It’s a way of finding an excuse for the accident, so he doesn’t get blamed for it. In short, we’ll have to wait at least until the next Grand Prix to get to see his famous back flip again. According to him, the cause of the accident was the Spanish rider’s reckless behavior.

The Italian, who has won the last four races to surge up the rider standings, took pole with a lap of 1min 46.069sec to lead a Ducati sweep of the front ...

For his own safety, and the safety of those around him, he has decided to withdraw." The Spaniard then missed the San Marino GP in early September. He was third fastest just 0.066sec off second and will start from 13th. "This is my best lap time ever," he said. The Italian, who has won the last four races to surge up the rider standings, took pole with a lap of 1min 46.069sec to lead a Ducati sweep of the front row. Tomorrow we have to finish the job."

Behind the duo fighting for victory, chaos raged as early contact between Marc Marquez and defending champion Fabio Quartararo took the points leader out of the ...

Started 11th Finished 11th It simply wasn’t the Gresini rookie’s weekend. Sunday’s race was another hard-charging (if ultimately non-scoring) ride. It’s all part of year one in the premier class. Solid points in the bag on a weekend where a mistake would have been easy to make. Started 13th Finished DNF He even set the fastest lap of the race (a new record). Started 6th Finished DNF Started 9th Finished 9th Started 12th Finished DNF Nonetheless, it remains a successful day out for the South African. In the end, he got one shot and it worked.

Aragon Grand Prix winner Enea Bastianini says being an outside bet for the 2022 MotoGP title at 48 points from the championship lead is “not a pressure”.

Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. Franco Morbidelli was long overdue a promotion to factory machinery when it finally came late last year, having finished runner-up in the 2020 standings on an old Yamaha package. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years.

MotoGP: “The aerodynamics improved the Ducati in entering corners. Even Enea is getting good with the 2021 bike and has been in the MotoGP for less time ...

“I think having the opportunity to do some laps is important for a rider. The introduction of sprint races in 2023 will reduce the time allowed for riders in the pre-race warm-up. Some riders have a slightly better pace but, generally, I have the ability to always bring out something more in the race. “I worked a lot on the race pace in the FP4. Surely, the bike is very competitive, and all the Ducati riders are among the best and are riding really well. But the desire to erase a recent bad memory, Misano, may have also played a key role in this result, and one wonders if the exploits of the Australian rider in this second phase of the championship aren’t giving the Ducatis second thoughts, since they’ll have the experience of “Thriller Miller” at the service of their opponents in the KTM ...

A poor qualifying, technical issues and misunderstandings with Aprilia left Maverick Vinales 'disappointed' after missing out on another potential.

I need to be in the front fighting and help Aleix as much as I can. "Now I need to be in the front. "I will not say comeback because when I see the lap times I am there," added Vinales when asked if he needs to make a ‘comeback’ from Aragon. For me, seeing that I was there on the lap times, equal to Aleix, it makes me feel very strong as this is his best track. I think like in Misano I was able to follow them until mid-race and then drop again. "Well, I’m a little bit disappointed because this weekend it was very important.

MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo revealed he was involved in a scooter crash on his way back to pitlane after his Aragon Grand Prix collision ...

With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years.

Across the last two MotoGP rounds at Misano and last weekend at Aragon, Enea Bastianini and Francesco Bagnaia have been split by just 0.038 seconds on average ...

Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. [but also wary](https://www.autosport.com/motogp/news/bagnaia-quartararos-aragon-motogp-crash-didnt-change-my-strategy/10371211/) – to do anything, and though he emerged from the final two turns right on the Gresini Ducati’s rear wheel, his streak of four-successive victories was shattered by just 0.042s. The drama of the Aragon Grand Prix has thrust Francesco Bagnaia well and truly into title contention with five races to go, and Ducati must now consider utilising a unique strength it has so far been reticent to embrace

Aragon Grand Prix winner Enea Bastianini says being an outside bet for the 2022 MotoGP title at 48 points from the championship lead is “not a pressure”.

Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years. The drama of the Aragon Grand Prix has thrust Francesco Bagnaia well and truly into title contention with five races to go, and Ducati must now consider utilising a unique strength it has so far been reticent to embrace

MotoGP: "Bastianini let me win at Misano? Bullshit. He and I push each other, but today it was easier to crash than to pass him.

“It was a few laps that I felt him close to me, I knew it and I was ready. “When I exited from Turn 7 I looked to the big screen and I see he crashed and then they communicated it to me on the pit board. We will have less time to test our bike, to improve our bike, and we know we need more time to be prepared compared to other bikes. I don't agree with that decision very much because you didn't know where to put your wheels, it was dangerous”. Enea is as motivated as I am to win, we know that when one is fast then the other can be too. In the end I am in front, I am working in the best possible way”. Sincerely, it didn’t change my strategy, I tried to do what I set out to do. “I’ve changed my mentality, now I no longer think about who is behind me but about myself. "Obviously, it’s a pain in the ass, but when you have given your best, you know it. “No, I wanted to win! Enea won by playing his cards and I have nothing to say. The sprint finish saw Bastianini take the win, exactly the opposite of what happened two weeks ago in Misano, but Pecco has other reasons to be happy.

After narrowly beating Brad Binder to the Aragon podium, title contender Aleix Espargaro declared the KTM rider one of MotoGP's top three.

Even if Binder didn’t have a contract through 2024, with Jack Miller coming in he would’ve won the battle to keep the other seat over Oliveira. But he didn’t put down his late-race surrender of third place to fitness, but rather to having used up his rear tyre early on and also picking an engine mapping that didn’t work out for a couple of laps. So, a really good MotoGP rider? I did a good job to come through the field. But honestly I really struggle – we don’t quite turn as well as the others do and because we miss a bit of turning, when I open the throttle I don’t get off the corner as well either. “Brad is doing a super good job in the KTM.

MotoGP: “My pace was astounding. I was the best Ducati in braking. During that phase, overtaking other bikes is easier. The world championship?

It’s difficult to overtake other Ducatis, because the bike is fantastic. I could have passed Martin, but the race is over. I was the strongest of the Ducatis at this stage. I did the fast lap, which is also the record in the race. I didn’t expect it, because Aragon is not a track I feel great on, but we found something good this morning, so I have to thank David and the Ohlins guys and the electronics analysts. I thought I was going to run over his head or his body and, in turn, also fall.”

Aleix Espargaro managed to recover some ground again to the lead in the MotoGP World Championship after the Aragon GP, ​​in which he returned to the podiums ...