The result of the British Grand Prix was only settled hours after the chequered flag. A time penalty for Fabio Quartararo shifted every classification from 12th place down, and in the pit boxes it then became clear what really lay behind the performances of Marco Bezzecchi and Raul Fernandez.
Jorge Martin won the British Grand Prix sprint from pole and led the first complete Aprilia podium sweep in the history of the format. Marc Marquez lost four positions in the closing laps and salvaged just a single championship point.
Triumph Motorcycles is restructuring its leadership and splitting a previously combined role across two people. Chief Commercial Officer Paul Stroud is retiring after 18 years, and a manager from BMW is taking over sales.
KTM has received permission from the other MotoGP manufacturers to open the sealed engines of the RC16 and replace a faulty supplier part. At the British GP at Silverstone, however, the four riders are still running the previous stopgap solution with reduced revs.
Indian Motorcycle has unveiled a special model based on the Chief Vintage to open the 86th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Just 125 units of the Sturgis SD Edition will be built worldwide, with exactly one earmarked for Germany.
In Rome, more and more scooters and motorcycles are cutting out shortly after refuelling. Workshops are finding water and dirt in the fuel, and the finance police have now launched large-scale inspections at filling stations in the capital.
Barcelona is doubling the number of advanced stop zones for motorcycles at traffic lights by 2027 and is testing impact protection in the middle of the city for the first time. A look at the UK, France and Germany shows how differently European cities treat the powered two-wheeler.
The Munich Administrative Court has dismissed the lawsuit against the motorcycle riding ban on the B 307 and declared the order issued by the Rosenheim district authority lawful. The German Motorcyclists’ Federation is now waiting for the written grounds of the judgment and will decide its next steps depending on whether the closure becomes permanent next year.
