Marc Marquez playing a leading role as he fought with his characteristic determination for every place on his return to the grid. Joan Mir had a lightning start to the 27-lap French GP and found himself in 11th on the first lap.
After breaking the first metacarpal on his right hand in Portugal, Marc Marquez will return to racing his Repsol Honda Team RC213V in France. With a busy post-race test completed, Joan Mir arrives in Le Mans eager to find consistency and improvement.
The Repsol Honda Team, with Joan Mir and Stefan Bradl, head for the Circuit of the Americas looking for redemption and to capture past form. The 5.51-kilometre-long circuit has previously been a happy hunting ground for the RC213V with Marc Marquez guiding it to victory on seven occasions, u
Joan Mir also boasts a strong record at the South American circuit, only once finishing a race there outside the top five - when he was seventh in just his second Moto2 race. Marc Marquez and the Repsol Honda Team have stepped onto the podium's top step on three occasions in Argentina during
Marquez was diagnosed with a potential fracture in the first metacarpal of the right hand and will travel to Spain to assess the injury further. He also received a double long-lap penalty for the Argentina GP
On Saturday history was made as the MotoGP World Championship contested its first-ever Sprint race. The morning started with pure excitement and elation for the Repsol Honda Team as Marc Marquez went through Q1 with just a single run, bettering the lap record set by Jack Miller the previous
The eight-time World Champion Marc Marquez becomes just the fourth rider to achieve 100 podium finishes in the premier class, joining Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa in an exclusive club.
In the World Championship, Bagnaia now leads by 14 points over Quartararo, with Aleix Espargaro another 13 back and Bastianini also still in contention at 42 points off the pace.
Leading the way in Free Practice 3 with a blisteringly quick lap to put him 0.130s ahead of the pack, Honda's Marc Marquez started Saturday in supreme style.
The final three races of the year are now underway and the Honda Team arrive back in Australia looking to end the season with a strong push. Phillip Island is known for producing incredible close racing and both Marc Marquez and Pol Espargaro will be looking to draw on past Australian succes
What had looked set to be a straightforward race day in Thailand was interrupted by a torrential downpour during the Moto2 race, leaving the Chang International Circuit soaking wet. Subsequent on and off showers saw the premier class race delayed by almost a full hour as race organizers wait