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MotoGP race win on last year’s Ducati GP23 will “come soon”, say factory riders

The Italian marque has made a massive jump with its already dominant Desmosedici in 2024, with Bagnaia and Pramac’s Jorge Martin winning six of the first seven grands prix between them on the new GP24. Although the GP23 remains a competitive bike to race on, with Gresini’s Marc Marquez finishing…

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MotoGP Valencia GP: Martin keeps title hopes alive with sprint win, Bagnaia fifth

With 21 points splitting Bagnaia and Martin coming into this weekend’s finale in Valencia, the former could have won the championship in the sprint by outscoring his rival by at least four points.

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MotoGP Valencia GP: Martin wins sprint race to keep title hopes alive

With 21 points splitting Bagnaia and Martin coming into this weekend's finale in Valencia, the former could have won the championship in the sprint by outscoring his rival by at least four points.

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MotoGP Valencia GP: Vinales tops second practice, Bagnaia in Q1 for finale

With 21 points splitting factory Ducati rider Bagnaia and Pramac’s Martin coming into this weekend’s finale, Friday’s second practice was a crucial session.

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Marini snatches pole, Bagnaia heads Martin

Having taken a maiden pole last month in Indonesia, Marini added a second to his career tally when he fired in a 1m51.762s at the end of Q2 on his VR46 Ducati.

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10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Malaysian GP

The 2023 MotoGP title battle remains extremely close after the Malaysian Grand Prix, though the day belonged to Enea Bastianini. Having struggled all year with injury and form upon his step up to the factory Ducati squad, Bastianini bounced back emphatically with a dominant win at Sepang.

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10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix

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MotoGP Malaysian GP: Bastianini romps to comeback win, Bagnaia opens title lead

Bastianini has enjoyed his best weekend of the season at the Sepang International Circuit, having made a breakthrough with the set-up of his Ducati to improve his corner entry performance.

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Surprise second Ducati MotoGP rider enters frame to replace Marc Marquez

With eight-time world champion Marquez joining Gresini Ducati next season, Honda has been desperately searching for a replacement.

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MotoGP Thailand GP: Martin tops tight second practice despite crash

The Pramac Ducati rider comes into the Buriram event 27 points adrift of factory Ducati counterpart Francesco Bagnaia after losing the victory in Australia last week on the final lap.

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10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix

Threats of extreme winds, which ultimately came to pass on Sunday and forced the sprint to be abandoned, forced MotoGP to bring the Australian Grand Prix forward to Saturday. But it proved a memorable one for a paddock stalwart who celebrated his long-awaited maiden win.

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Marini tops Misano MotoGP test, Marquez 14th on 2024 Honda

Due to the difficulties facing the Japanese manufacturers in MotoGP this season and the knock-on effect this has had on the rider market, with Marquez and Fabio Quartararo’s futures uncertain, Monday’s Misano test has been seen as a crucial outing.

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MotoGP British GP: Espargaro wins after last-lap pass over Bagnaia

The Aprilia rider’s second career grand prix victory came after he threw his RS-GP up the inside of Ducati’s Bagnaia into Maggotts on the final lap and fended him off through the rest of the tour.

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MotoGP British GP: Espargaro beats Bagnaia in last-lap thriller from 12th

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MotoGP British GP: Bezzecchi splashes to pole, Quartararo qualifies last

VR46 Ducati rider Bezzecchi set the pole time with just over three minutes to go in an very wet Q2 with a 2m15.359s, before he crashed at the Vale chicane while on another quick flying lap.

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MotoGP Americas GP: Rins takes first Honda win after Bagnaia crashes out of lead

Honda had gone winless in MotoGP since the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP, while LCR has gone without victory since the 2018 Argentina GP.

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MotoGP Portuguese GP: Bagnaia wins opener as Marquez crashes out

Bagnaia made a late charge in Saturday’s inaugural sprint contest in Portugal to take the first win on offer in 2023, and backed this up with a measured ride to keep Aprilia’s Vinales at bay for the first grand prix victory of the year.

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Portugal MotoGP test: Bagnaia leads Ducati 1-2 on first day

The countdown to the 2023 season is on as just two more days of running are permitted between now and the start of the new campaign on 26 March in Portugal.

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Portugal MotoGP test: Bagnaia leads Ducati 1-2 as pre-season resumes

The countdown to the 2023 season is on as just two more days of running are permitted between now and the start of the new campaign on 26 March in Portugal.

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Malaysia MotoGP: Bagnaia wins tense race to edge closer to title

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia put one hand on the 2022 MotoGP title with victory in a tense Malaysian Grand Prix, but Fabio Quartararo finished third to keep his hopes alive.

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Australia MotoGP: Martin storms to pole with record lap

Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin snatched pole from Marc Marquez for the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix with a new lap record, as Francesco Bagnaia was the fastest title challenger in third.

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MotoGP Australian GP: Martin beats Marquez to pole, Bagnaia leads title rivals in third

Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin snatched pole from Marc Marquez for the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix with a new lap record, as Francesco Bagnaia was the fastest title challenger in third.

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MotoGP San Marino GP: Bagnaia beats Bastianini to thrilling victory

Francesco Bagnaia won a thrilling MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix as he beat future Ducati team-mate Enea Bastianini by 0.034 seconds to move up to second in the standings.

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Misano MotoGP: Bagnaia holds off Bastianini for fourth straight win

Francesco Bagnaia won a thrilling MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix as he beat future Ducati teammate Enea Bastianini by 0.034 seconds to move up to second in the standings.

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Barcelona MotoGP: Quartararo dominates, heartbreak for Espargaro

Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo dominated the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix as nearest title rival Aleix Espargaro threw away a podium by miscounting the laps remaining.

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