2023 Magny-Cours World Superbike FP1 Result: Rea Quickest In Shortened Session

By Jared Earle | Fri, 08/09/2023 - 13:00

A massive crash for Axel Bassani, his bike throwing him off and barely missing him after bouncing off the air fence, chopped just under two minutes off the end of the session. Jonathan Rea was quickest, the only rider with a 1'36 lap, with Garrett Gerloff second-quickest, just three thousandths of a second ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu. 

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2023 Misano MotoGP FP1 Results: Pirro Leads Ducati Sweep

By David Emmett | Fri, 08/09/2023 - 09:53

MotoGP is back to work at a sunny, hot, and windy Misano, with three test riders present as wildcards. That shows in the results: Michele Pirro was fastest on the Aruba.it wildcard Ducati, his test bike looking very similar to the factory bike of Pecco Bagnaia in the garage next door. Dani Pedrosa was sixth quickest on a KTM RC16 which looked almost identical but also had a carbon fiber chassis, a lack of visible welds and different covers the only clue to its difference.

Misano MotoGP Preview: Racing At Everyone's Test Track, And Whither Marc Marquez?

By David Emmett | Thu, 07/09/2023 - 23:00

After a gentle start to 2023, the second half of the MotoGP season is kicking into high gear. A week after the Barcelona round, the paddock is assembled again in Misano. The Gran Premio Di San Marino E Della Riviera Di Rimini is the second part of the first set of back to backs which will see us careering toward the season finale in Valencia.

After Misano, there is a week off before the double header of India and Motegi. Then another week off, and the first of the last two triple headers, the paddock flying from Mandalika to Phillip Island and back to Buriram. Another free weekend, and then the season ends with Sepang, Qatar, and the twentieth and final round in Valencia.

And after Misano, we should hear what the 2024 calendar will be like. That is likely to be even longer, at least in theory. With the paddock abuzz with rumors, it looks like we will have 22 races on the calendar next year, with Kazakhstan now finished, and rumors of Hungary joining the calendar, as Dorna has already signed a multi-year contract with the Hungarian promoter. The circuit which was supposed to host that race, at Hajdúnánás near Debrecen in the east of the country, is still not built, but there is talk of adapting the Hungaroring to make it safe for MotoGP.

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