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2 days ago | 
crash.net | Peter McLaren |James Dielhenn |Lewis Larkham |Connor McDonagh
A final turn accident and ride-height device issues complicated day one of the 2025 Italian MotoGP for Jack Miller. The Pramac Yamaha rider began the Mugello weekend with eleventh in FP1, but saw the crucial afternoon hour – which decides direct Qualifying 2 entry - disrupted by a crash and technical issues on his spare M1.
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2 days ago | 
crash.net | Peter McLaren |James Dielhenn |Lewis Larkham |Connor McDonagh
Marco Bezzecchi completed a strong opening day at his home Italian MotoGP by being fastest (on the same lap time as Pedro Acosta) in the morning session, then progressed safely through to Qualifying 2 with sixth in the afternoon. “It was a positive day,” the Italian told MotoGP.com. “We started on the right foot. I immediately had a good feeling.
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2 days ago | 
crash.net | Peter McLaren |James Dielhenn |Lewis Larkham |Connor McDonagh
Fabio Quartararo suffered a shoulder injury during the early stages of Friday afternoon practice for the Italian MotoGP at Mugello, but returned to action just minutes later. The 2021 world champion, who also won at Mugello that year, was seen pointing frantically to his left shoulder after sliding through the gravel at Turn 4. One marshal duly applied pressure to the shoulder before Quartararo rose to his feet and unsuccessfully pleaded to be allowed back on the damaged Yamaha.
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2 days ago | 
crash.net | Peter McLaren |James Dielhenn |Lewis Larkham |Connor McDonagh
Luca Marini, sidelined from the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello this weekend, has revealed a two-stage plan for his MotoGP return after serious Superbike injuries. The Italian, who suffered a dislocated left hip, fractures to his sternum and collarbone, as well as a collapsed lung in a Suzuka testing crash at the end of last month, told Sky Italia on Friday:“I feel very lucky, given how my accident was.
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2 days ago | 
crash.net | Peter McLaren |James Dielhenn |Lewis Larkham |Connor McDonagh
2025 Italian MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results Pos Rider Nat Team Time/Diff Lap Max 1 Marco Bezzecchi ITA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) 1'46.199s 19/19 359k 2 Pedro Acosta SPA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.000s 14/17 355k 3 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.053s 16/18 362k 4 Marc Marquez SPA Ducati Lenovo (GP25) +0.094s 9/18 359k 5 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) +0.387s 17/17 353k 6 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.416s 4/16 354k 7 Maverick Viñales SPA Red...
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2 days ago | 
crash.net | Peter McLaren |James Dielhenn |Lewis Larkham |Connor McDonagh
Mugello, venue for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, is the scene of MotoGP’s official top speed record, an eye-watering 366.1km/h (227.5mph) set by Brad Binder during the 2023 Sprint race. The record was later matched by fellow KTM rider Pol Espargaro, who achieved the same speed as a wild-card during free practice at last year’s event. Now, with the 2025 MotoGP field arriving at the high-speed Tuscan circuit, Binder believes the benchmark could finally be broken.
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6 days ago | 
crash.net | Peter McLaren |James Dielhenn |Lewis Larkham |Connor McDonagh
Yamaha expects World Superbike star Toprak Razgatlioglu to begin preparations for his 2026 MotoGP switch "right after the Superbike season" ends at Jerez on October 19. That timeline suggests the Turkish star might take part in a private test before the official Valencia MotoGP test in mid-November. “The situation is that most likely he will have the possibility to test right after the Superbike season,” said Yamaha Motor Racing Managing Director Paolo Pavesio.
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6 days ago | 
crash.net | Connor McDonagh |James Dielhenn |Peter McLaren |Lewis Larkham
Kimi Antonelli has stressed the need to improve despite securing his maiden F1 podium at the Canadian Grand Prix. Antonelli finished third at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Sunday, giving Mercedes their first double-podium finish of the year. The Italian has become the third-youngest podium finisher in F1 history, with Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll slightly younger when they finished in the top three for the first time.
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6 days ago | 
crash.net | Connor McDonagh |James Dielhenn |Peter McLaren |Lewis Larkham
Charles Leclerc believes his mistake in qualifying was the main reason for his difficult F1 Canadian Grand Prix, not Ferrari’s strategy decisions. Leclerc finished fifth at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, three places higher than where he started on the grid. The 27-year-old started on the hard tyres and was competitive, running just a few seconds behind McLaren’s Lando Norris. Leclerc briefly led the race and suggested to Ferrari to opt for a one-stop strategy, rather than two-stopper.
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6 days ago | 
crash.net | Peter McLaren |James Dielhenn |Lewis Larkham |Connor McDonagh
Michelin is open to changing MotoGP’s current tyre pressure penalty system by introducing in-race punishments, such as long laps, rather than applying time penalties after the chequered flag. Under the existing regulations, any rider who fails to stay above the minimum specified safety pressure - 1.8 bar for the front, 1.68 for the rear - for at least 60% of grand prix laps is handed a 16-second post-race penalty. In Sprints, the threshold is 30%, with an 8-second penalty.
