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Exclusive: Martin to leave Ducati, paving way for Marquez factory MotoGP seat

Between the Barcelona and Mugello races, Ducati informed Jorge Martin that he was the chosen one to be Francesco Bagnaia's team-mate in 2025 in the official Ducati team.

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Exclusive: Martin leaves Ducati, paving way for Marquez factory step

Between the Barcelona and Mugello races, Ducati informed Jorge Martin that he was the chosen one to be Francesco Bagnaia's team-mate in 2025 in the official Ducati team.

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The lengths Ducati must show it is willing to go to retain Marquez in MotoGP

Editor's note: Since this feature was published on the morning of Monday 3 June 2024, Motorsport.com broke the news that Ducati will now promote Marc Marquez to its factory MotoGP team for 2025 and Jorge Martin will leave the manufacturer altogether. Motorsport.com has decided to keep the copy in its original…

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The factors Ducati had to consider as it looks set to keep Marquez and lose Martin

In recent weeks, Ducati developed an ideal scenario for the next two years in MotoGP. In the eyes of its executives, this would play well with eight-time world champion Marc Marquez and current standings leader Jorge Martin, whose renewals became a priority once Francesco Bagnaia was secured in March.

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"Super heavy" Yamaha still giving its MotoGP riders arm problems

Quartararo has intermittently suffered from arm pump throughout his premier-class career, with the Frenchman famously plummeting from first to 13th in the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia leads factory Ducati 1-2

Bagnaia - who was demoted from second to fifth due to a grid penalty - claimed the lead at Turn 2 on the opening lap and never looked back, taking the chequered flag by 0.8s over team-mate Bastianini, as championship leader Jorge Martin had to settle for third. At the…

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia charges to victory as Bastianini mugs Martin for second

Bagnaia claimed the lead at Turn 2 on the opening lap and never looked back, taking the chequered flag by 0.8s over team-mate Bastianini, as championship leader Martin had to settle for third.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia wins sprint as Martin crashes out

At the start of the 11-lap race, the factory Ducatis shot to the front from polesitter Martin, with reigning champion Bagnaia taking the lead from team-mate Enea Bastianini.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia wins sprint over Marquez, Martin crashes out

At the start of the race, the factory Ducatis shot to the front ahead of polesitter Martin's Pramac bike, with reigning champion Bagnaia taking the lead from team-mate Enea Bastianini.

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MotoGP 2025: Full rider line-up revealed

While seven races are still to run this year, the grid for the 2025 MotoGP season is already complete.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Martin takes pole, Marc Marquez fourth after crash

Martin, who leads the championship by 39 points coming into the Mugello round, scored his third pole of the year with a new lap record of 1m44.504s set on his first flying lap.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Martin takes pole, Marquez fourth after crash

Martin, who leads the championship by 39 points coming into the Mugello round, scored his third pole of the year with a new lap record of 1m44.504s set on his first flying lap.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia fastest in second practice but picks up a penalty

Bagnaia dominated the hour-long afternoon session with a 1m44.938s, but after an investigation by the FIM stewards for blocking Alex Marquez on a flying lap, he has been given a three-place grid penalty.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia fastest in second practice, Rins second

Bagnaia dominated the hour-long afternoon session with a 1m44.938s, but is currently under investigation from the FIM stewards for potentially blocking Alex Marquez on a flying lap late on.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Vinales heads Quartararo in opening practice

For its home race, Aprilia has five RS-GPs on the grid with its two factory team riders, the Trackhouse Racing duo and wildcard Lorenzo Savadori.

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These Upgrade Kits Transform The Yamaha Tenere T7 Into A Rally Machine

Yamaha has a whole range of new GYTR upgrades for the Ténéré 700 transforming it into a rally racing machine.

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Watch a Yamaha R1 GYTR Drag Race a Porsche Taycan

WSBK rider Jonathan Rea drag races a Yamaha R1 GYTR against a Porsche Taycan GTS, and the results aren't what he or probably you'd expect.

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Vinales denies 2025 Aprilia deal done amid "open doors" on MotoGP grid

The 10-time grand prix winner has been with Aprilia since the latter half of the 2021 campaign, following his acrimonious split with Yamaha that year, and has become a firm favourite with management.

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Vinales denies 2025 Aprilia deal done amid “open doors” on MotoGP grid

The 10-time grand prix winner has been with Aprilia since the latter half of the 2021 campaign, following his acrimonious split with Yamaha that year, and has become a firm favourite with management.

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Shed-Found Yamaha Fires Up For the First Time In...A Long Time

After getting a call from a local, the guys over at The Bearded Mechanic took ownership of a shed-found Yamaha YM1 that hasn't run in a very long time. Can they get it to run?

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10 things we learned at the 2024 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix

An emotional retirement announcement, a chaotic sprint race and defiant comebacks were the main talking points from the 2024 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix.

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Quartararo can see light at end of tunnel after lack of Yamaha MotoGP progress

Quartararo made that comment after jumping from 17th on the grid to finish ninth in Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix, securing his second top-10 finish of the season.

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MotoGP Catalan GP: Bagnaia seals redemption win, Marquez podiums again

Bagnaia looked on course to take the sprint victory on Saturday when he crashed out of the lead on the final lap.

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MotoGP Catalan GP: Bagnaia wins from Martin, Marquez as Acosta crashes

Bagnaia looked on course to take the sprint victory on Saturday when he crashed out of the lead on the final lap.

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MotoGP Catalan GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results

The 18-lap Moto3 contest opened up Sunday’s race programme and proved to be another typical Barcelona slipstream fest.

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