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Madrid, June 6 (IANS) Italian MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci is to join Ducati’s factory team in 2019, the team said on Wednesday. He will replace Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo, who is leaving Ducatti for Honda next…

Madrid, June 6 (IANS) Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo, a three-time MotoGP world champion, is to join the Repsol Honda team starting in 2019 on a two-year contract, Honda Racing Corporation announced in a statement on…

Madrid, June 5 (IANS) Honda Racing Corp on Tuesday announced the departure of Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa at the end of the 2018 season, after 18 years of racing in three classes of the MotoGP…

Lima, June 5 (IANS) The Dakar Rally officials plan to ask Argentina, Bolivia and Chile if they are interested in being on the route before deciding in a few months whether to return to Africa…

Scarperia (Italy), June 3 (IANS) Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo won the Italian MotoGP on Sunday, earning his first victory since joining Ducati last year. Despite criticism from even his own team, Lorenzo dominated on the Mugello…

Suzuka,(Japan), June 3 (IANS) Indian rider duo of Rajiv Sethu and Anish Shetty maintained their rhythm and remained in the top 25 for race 2 of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARCC) here on Sunday….

Scarperia (Italy), June 2 (IANS) Italy’s Valentino Rossi of Yamaha on Saturday earned pole position for the Italian MotoGP Grand Prix, his first time to start a race from pole in two years. Rossi clocked…

Suzuka (Japan), June 2 (IANS) After scoring the first points of the season in round two of the Asia Road racing Championship (ARRC), Honda riders Rajiv Sethu and Anish Shetty started positively gaining six points…

Suzuka (Japan), May 31 (IANS) After a phenomenal performance by rookie Anish Shetty in the second round of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) in Australia, the Honda Indian team bolstered by the return of…

Monte Carlo, May 27 (IANS) Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) crowned his great weekend at the Monte Carlo circuit by winning the Monaco Grand Prix. Despite dominating the three free practices, getting…

Monte Carlo, May 26 (IANS) Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) on Saturday earned pole position, the second of his career, for the Monaco Grand Prix. Ricciardo, who set the pace in the…

Monaco, May 24 (IANS) Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) on Thursday had the fastest time in the second free practice of the Monaco Grand Prix. Ricciardo clocked a best time of 1:11.841,…

Barcelona (Spain), May 23 (IANS) Spanish MotoGP racer Tito Rabat was on Wednesday hospitalized after he crashed his motorcycle during a tire test run at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya but doctors did not believe him…

Coimbatore, May 21 (IANS) Local racer Bala Prasath set a scorching pace over the weekend to claim the Formula Junior Racing Series 2018 championship here. Bala, who was trailing in second place after Round 1…

Le Mans (France), May 20 (IANS) Spanish rider Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) on Sunday won the French MotoGP, his third consecutive victory of the season, followed by Italians Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) and Valentino Rossi (Yamaha)….

Rome, May 16 (IANS) Yamaha’s Italian rider Valentino Rossi said he is looking to race at the top of his game during the upcoming French MotoGP, in a statement released by the team on Wednesday….

Barcelona, May 13 (IANS) British driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, his second victory in a row after winning the Azerbaijan GP. Hamilton clocked in with a…

Barcelona, May 12 (IANS) Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton on Saturday won the pole position for the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix in one minute, 16.173 seconds. Hamitlon will share the first row on Sunday…

Jerez (Spain), May 6 (IANS) Spanish rider Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) on Sunday won the Spanish Grand Prix, held at the Jerez Angel Nieto circuit, becoming the new MotoGP season’s overall leader. On his way…