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MotoGP: Marc Marquez wins in Malaysia as Valentino Rossi crashes out of the lead
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Victory number 70 for the seven-time Champion comes after ‘The Doctor’ crashes with four laps to go… Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) claimed his 70th career win after taking victory at the Shell Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix. The 2018 Champion looked set to lock horns with nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), but…
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MotoGP: Marquez takes pole but receives 6-place penalty
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He mastered the wet Q2 conditions but an incident involving Iannone means Marquez now starts P7, Zarco promoted to pole UPDATE: After taking pole position by over half a second, 2018 Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) has been handed a six-place grid penalty after being deemed to have been riding irresponsibly in an incident…
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MotoGP: Viñales heads Marquez by 0.026 in a frantic FP3 session
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Australian GP winner was the quickest man on Saturday morning as the times tumbled in the latter stages of the session Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) ends FP3 at the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix at the top of the timesheets after setting the quickest time of 1:59.231. The Australian GP winner edged out Marc…
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MOTOGP: Rins is on fire! A day after his Suzuki burst into flames in pitlane – with fastest time at Sepang as 0.159 splits four factories on Friday
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Suzuki leads, Ducati, Honda and Yamaha on a super competitive opening day at Sepang. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) topped the timesheets on Friday at the Shell Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix after going quickest in FP2. The Spaniard heads Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) on the combined times by just 0.089 after setting a 1:59.608, with…
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MotoGP: Viñales ends Yamaha drought with spectacular Island win
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Spaniard claims his first win since Le Mans in 2017 as Iannone and Dovi make it three manufacturers in the top three Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) ends Yamaha’s 25-race victory drought after storming to a spectacular win at the Michelin® Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, the Spaniard imperious in the second half of the race…
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MotoGP: Marquez marks Island territory, Yamahas & Iannone in pursuit
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The weather played its part in a fascinating Q2 which saw the Champion take pole, Viñales and Zarco complete the front row with Iannone P4 Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) bounced back from a difficult Free Practice to mark his territory at Phillip Island once more, taking a fifth successive pole position at the venue…
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MotoGP: Iannone fastest as four factories complete top five on Day 1
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Italian left it late to go to P1 in FP2 as he heads Petrucci and Viñales, with leading Honda rider Crutchlow suffering a big Turn 1 crash Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) left it late to leap to the top of the combined timesheets in FP2 at the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, setting a…
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MotoGP: FP1: Viñales ahead of Alma Pramac duo as Marquez crashes
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Spaniard leads home hero Miller and Petrucci in opening session but it wasn’t the start Repsol Honda were looking for in Australia… The rain stayed away as the premier class riders headed out for their first session of the weekend at the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and it was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales…
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Yamaha UNVEILS its new MotoGP-inspired YZF-R3 for 2019.
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Yamaha has revealed its new entry-level R3 sportbike for 2019 – and it comes with a range of upgrades to help improve rider comfort and control, as well as receiving a bit of a makeover to bring it in line with rest of the YZF range. From a styling perspective, the changes include a redesigned…
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MotoGP: Magnificent 7 – Marc Marquez seals title with win in Motegi
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A race-long battle with Dovi ends with the Italian crashing with two to go, handing the Spaniard title number seven Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) wrapped up a sensational seventh World Championship title at the home of Honda after claiming a stunning victory at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, a race-long battle with Andrea…
