Pecco Bagnaia broke two metatarsals in the crash in the MotoGP sprint in Qatar and cannot race on Sunday. Fermin Aldeguer apologizes for the hit, while Marc Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi assess their collision in Turn 1 completely differently.
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Marc Marquez won the red-flagged and restarted MotoGP sprint in Qatar and can become premier-class world champion for the eighth time in Lusail on Sunday. He owes the match point to Fabio Di Giannantonio, who took second place from Jorge Martin on the final lap.
Fabio Di Giannantonio ends Friday practice at Lusail with a new lap record, with Marc Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi close behind. Jorge Martin goes straight into Q2 with a broken radius, keeping alive the chance of pushing the title decision beyond Qatar.
On 11 and 12 November, Mexico is auctioning off the motorcycle collection seized in December 2025 from former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding. The starting prices for the factory Ducatis are around €99,000 to €122,000, far removed from the value the FBI attributed to the collection.
Marc Marquez can become premier-class world champion for the eighth time at Lusail on Sunday, but the field at the Qatar Grand Prix is thinner than it has been in a long time. Injured riders returning, replacement riders and an unusual November date shape a weekend in which Saturday’s sprint already sets the course for a possible title celebration.
Jorge Martin is travelling to Qatar despite a broken radius and wants to get back on his Aprilia there. He has written off the title for himself, while team-mate Marco Bezzecchi wants to keep fighting as long as the maths allows.
Just days before the Grand Prix in Lusail, the USA attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz. MotoGP is sticking with the race regardless, but Yamaha is staying at home and a large part of the paddock is only arriving at the last minute.
Aprilia has unveiled the RSV4 Obscure Spe.Ed. at EICMA 2026, a track-focused special model limited to 500 numbered units. According to the manufacturer, it is the first production superbike to carry the leg wings from MotoGP, alongside carbon wheels and purely mechanically adjustable Öhlins suspension.
Joan Mir is set to skip the Qatar Grand Prix, with Honda planning to field Superbike rider Jake Dixon as his replacement in Lusail. Following his retirement in Sepang, it is now known in more detail for the first time what has been holding back the 2020 world champion for months.
Yamaha is not sending any of its four MotoGP bikes to the Qatar Grand Prix, openly defying the organiser. MotoGP is sticking to the race, threatening the manufacturer with consequences and at the same time having to deal with a rider field that mostly does not want to go to Lusail at all.
Marc Marquez wins the Malaysian Grand Prix without a single real attack on his lead and extends his advantage in the MotoGP championship to 44 points. As early as next weekend in Qatar, the Ducati factory rider can clinch his eighth premier-class title, while Aprilia suffers another setback in Sepang.
Pedro Acosta won the MotoGP sprint in Sepang after Alex Marquez crashed out of the lead and raindrops unsettled the field. Marc Marquez finished second and now leads the championship by 19 points over the injured Jorge Martin.
Jorge Martin was medically cleared for the entire race weekend at Sepang, yet stopped after just three laps in the afternoon. Whether the Aprilia rider continues with his broken wrist on Saturday will only be decided on the morning before qualifying.
Ducati is looking for a second test rider and is also talking to Maverick Vinales, while Pedro Acosta sees his move alongside Marc Marquez above all as a chance to learn. Ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix, it is clear how differently riders and manufacturers are using the final weeks before the new 850cc era.
Joan Mir is getting back on the Honda RC213V at the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. After four missed Grands Prix, doctors have given him the green light, but there is still no diagnosis to this day.
Jorge Martin is fighting to start in Sepang after fracturing his radius, and Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi uses the case to voice clear criticism of the calendar. He also defends Marc Marquez in the dispute over the Qatar GP and gives his assessment of the title fight, which now also depends on Martin’s right wrist.
Several MotoGP riders considered the wet track rideable on Sunday, yet the last Grand Prix at Phillip Island was cancelled. The deciding factors were a fixed safety rule for the rescue helicopter and a weather situation that nobody had on their radar on Saturday.
The last Grand Prix at Phillip Island has been cancelled because the medical helicopter could not fly due to poor visibility. For Jorge Martin, who broke his radius in Saturday’s Sprint, it is an unexpected breather in the battle for the championship.
Marc Marquez has won the last MotoGP sprint at Phillip Island and reclaimed the championship lead. His title rival Jorge Martin crashed out of second place and will miss Sunday’s Grand Prix with a fracture in his right forearm.
MotoGP races at Phillip Island for the last time this weekend before the Australian GP moves to Adelaide. The island finale brings a tight title fight, a strong Aprilia camp and a weather forecast that could throw the schedule into disarray.