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Seven things we learned from the 2024 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix

The Australian Grand Prix weekend had it all. There was the usual wild Phillip Island weather, which led to a cancelled session on Friday but at least didn’t interfere with the schedule as it had in 2023.

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Bagnaia "can be stronger" in Thailand and Malaysia after losing ground to Martin

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia is optimistic of regaining the points lost to Jorge Martin in Australia as MotoGP heads to two of his favourite tracks for its next rounds.

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Marquez: "Big insect" to blame for startline tear-off incident

Australian Grand Prix winner Marc Marquez has explained a large insect on his visor was the cause of his slow getaway at the start of the Phillip Island MotoGP race.

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Marquez: “Big insect” to blame for startline tear-off incident

Australian Grand Prix winner Marc Marquez has explained that a large insect on his visor was ultimately the cause of his slow, smoky getaway at the start of Sunday’s MotoGP race at Phillip Island.

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Marc Marquez rides out mozzie mishap to win Aussie GP

After falling back to 13th off the starting line, Spain's Marc Marquez has produced a flawless ride to claim a classic Australian MotoGP win at Phillip Island.

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MotoGP Australian GP: Marquez outduels Martin to win nail-biter

Gresini Ducati’s Marc Marquez battled back from yet another disastrous start to claim a stunning victory over Jorge Martin at the Australian Grand Prix.

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Bagnaia frustration as Ducati "worse" in Australian sprint

Francesco Bagnaia was left frustrated by set-up changes that made existing problems with his factory Ducati GP24 "worse" in the sprint at Phillip Island on Saturday.

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Martin extends MotoGP lead in Phillip Island sprint

MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin has won the sprint race at Phillip Island and will start from pole in the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

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Bagnaia: Australia Q2 spot was never in doubt despite close call

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia said he felt “calm” throughout second practice for MotoGP's Australian Grand Prix, despite spending most of the incident-filled hour in apparent danger of missing out on a Q2 place.

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Bagnaia: Australia Q2 spot was never in doubt despiite close call

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia said he felt “calm” throughout second practice for the Australian Grand Prix despite spending most of the incident-filled hour in apparent danger of missing out on a place in Q2.

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Spain's Marquez brothers set pace for Australian MotoGP

Australia's Jack Miller crashed in MotoGP practice for Sunday's Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

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MotoGP Australian GP: Marquez streaks ahead in sole Friday practice session

Marc Marquez dominated a tense Friday Practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, leading his brother and Gresini Ducati team-mate Alex on the final timesheets.

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Acosta: “It would hurt Ducati if Martin took the title to another factory”

Pedro Acosta has voiced the commonly held paddock belief that Ducati would prefer factory rider Francesco Bagnaia to win this year’s world championship over Aprilia-bound Pramac man Jorge Martin.

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Acosta: “It would hurt" Ducati if Martin took the title to another factory

Pedro Acosta has voiced the commonly-held paddock belief that Ducati would prefer factory rider Francesco Bagnaia to win this year’s MotoGP world championship over Aprilia-bound Pramac man Jorge Martin.

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Martin and Bagnaia declare caution, giving hope to MotoGP rivals in Australia

As MotoGP title protagonists Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia both admitted a risk-averse approach to this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, the likes of Pedro Acosta, Marc Marquez and others are eyeing an opportunity to grab victory.

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2024 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more

Just 10 points separate Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia heading into the Australia-Thailand-Malaysia triple header.

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How Marquez is the only MotoGP rider keeping the 'old' Ducati alive

The debate about to what extent the MotoGP riders who started the 2024 season with the latest Ducati specification had an advantage is still alive, although somewhat less than a few months ago when the Borgo Panigale brand had to decide who would partner Francesco Bagnaia in 2025 as second…

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Ducati halts GP24 bike development amid Martin, Bagnaia MotoGP title fight

Ducati has decided to halt development of its 2024 MotoGP bike as the title battle between Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia enters the final phase.

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Rins: Leg injury not the reason for poor results

Alex Rins has stressed that his lack of competitiveness at struggling Yamaha has nothing to do with the limp with which he has been walking since his freak accident at Mugello over a year ago.

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Bagnaia: Familiar faces will dominate until Valencia

Japanese Grand Prix winner Francesco Bagnaia has warned MotoGP fans not to expect much of a break in the status quo between now and the last race of the season at Valencia.

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Bagnaia: Familiar faces will dominate MotoGP until Valencia

Japanese Grand Prix winner Francesco Bagnaia has warned MotoGP fans not to expect much of a break in the status quo between now and the last race of the season at Valencia.

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Acosta: “I’m not going to accept that Ducati is better than KTM”

MotoGP rookie star Pedro Acosta has no intention of hiding behind the fact that he’s not on a Ducati following a Japanese Grand Prix weekend on which the KTM rider was quicker than ever but fell twice.

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Francesco Bagnaia wins in Japan to turn up MotoGP title heat on Jorge Martín

The two-times defending champion cut the gap to his rival to 10 points after adding Sunday’s grand prix to sprint race glory on Saturday

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Mir fuming at Alex Marquez over "crazy" first-lap Motegi clash

Honda rider Joan Mir was left fuming after being taken out of the Japanese Grand Prix by Ducati rival Alex Marquez on Sunday, in an incident the 2020 world champion labelled “crazy”.

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MotoGP Japanese GP: Bagnaia slashes Martin's lead with win, Acosta crashes

Francesco Bagnaia won Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix after leading the race at Motegi from lights to flag, heading home Jorge Martin and thus closing to within 10 points of the Spaniard with four rounds left in the world championship.

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