Royal Enfield makes its World Championship debut in the 2026 FIM Flat Track World Championship with the new Sherpa FT Mk2. The A2-compliant flat tracker based on the Guerrilla 450 competed for the first time at the season opener in Roden.
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Under this tag you will find articles related to national and international motorcycle racing. This includes race reports, analyses, background information and developments involving riders, teams and manufacturers.
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The reigning Superbike TT winner will not race at the Isle of Man this year. The consequences of his serious crash at the Daytona 200 in March force Davey Todd to the sidelines.
At the 47th Suzuka 8 Hours on July 5, active MotoGP race winners Jack Miller and Johann Zarco will face off on production-based superbikes. Miller returns for the Yamaha factory team, while Zarco defends his title with Honda HRC alongside record winner Takahashi and six-time WSBK champion Jonathan Rea.
Trackhouse loses its team principal to Honda: Davide Brivio is set to join HRC as a strategic advisor in 2027, driving the reorganization of Honda’s MotoGP project. The move is part of a sweeping restructuring at Honda.
Jorge Martín wins the 2026 French GP at Le Mans after a comeback charge from seventh place, taking his first Grand Prix victory on the Aprilia RS-GP. Ai Ogura celebrates as only the third Japanese rider to reach a MotoGP podium. It is the first Aprilia 1-2-3 in premier class history.
The North West 200 2026 produced a new star in road racing with Storm Stacey. The 23-year-old BSB pilot won both the Superstock race and the second Superbike race on his debut at the Triangle Course, ending Glenn Irwin’s years-long dominance in the premier class.
Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will miss at least two races after a heavy highside crash in the Le Mans sprint. The previously hidden truth about his right shoulder makes the situation even more critical.
Jorge Martin wins the sprint at the French Grand Prix in Le Mans from eighth on the grid. Marc Marquez crashes heavily one lap from the end, Marco Bezzecchi salvages third place and the championship lead.
Liberty Media is evaluating a second MotoGP race in the United States. The Miami International Autodrome is considered a potential venue, but safety concerns remain unresolved.
A Honda VFR750R RC30 in Castrol racing livery with documented racing history involving three notable riders will be auctioned in England in July 2026. The machine was raced between 1991 and 1993 by Steve Hislop, Nick Jefferies and Joey Dunlop.
A rider was killed at Station Corner during the Superbike qualifying session. It is the first fatal accident at the NW200 in ten years and the 20th in the history of the race.
The North West 200 is heading into one of the most exciting editions in recent history. From May 6 to 9, 2026, some of the world’s best road racers battle for nine victories across four race classes on the 14.3-kilometre coastal course between Portrush, Portstewart and Coleraine.
The 36-year-old Italian will race for Nitiracing starting at Mugello, becoming the tenth rider on the grid of the new racing series. It marks Iannone’s first race appearance in the 2026 season.
At the French GP in Le Mans, Jonas Folger returns to a KTM RC16 after a three-year absence. Maverick Viñales continues to miss out due to his shoulder injury.
MotoGP is abolishing wildcard entries entirely from the 2027 season. The Grand Prix Commission has approved the rule change, which applies to all manufacturers regardless of concession status. Test riders like Dani Pedrosa and Michele Pirro lose their last opportunity for race appearances.
At the annual MotoGP gala dinner on the eve of the Spanish GP in Jerez, the manufacturers’ tables remained empty. Yamaha, Aprilia, and KTM did not show up, while Ducati and Honda sent only lower-ranking representatives. The result: promoter MotoGP SEG switches strategy and now negotiates individually with each manufacturer.
Aprilia turned heads at the Jerez test with novel wing elements on the front fairing. The solution dubbed “elephant ears” marks a third tier of aerodynamic surfaces on the motorcycle and underlines the Italians’ leading role in the MotoGP 2026 aero arms race.
The Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale has been one of the most important dates on the calendar for collectors of historic motorcycles for years. On the weekend of April 25 and 26, 2026, the auction once again took place as part of the International Classic MotorCycle Show at the Staffordshire County Showground, with more than 350 lots spread across two days.
Two four-lap races, new machines, and a revised schedule: the Monster Energy Supersport TT 2026 promises more excitement than ever. The seeded top 20 show that while Michael Dunlop remains the clear favourite, several challengers are attacking with fresh machinery.
Former Superbike World Champion and MotoGP rider Sylvain Guintoli completed the 2026 London Marathon in a full motorcycle racing leather suit. With his campaign in memory of his late son Luca, he raised over 140,000 pounds (approximately 161,700 euros / 189,000 US dollars) for children’s cancer charities.