Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) went quickest on Day 1 of the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, mastering Phillip Island in FP2 to head the timesheets ahead of reigning Champion and points leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) – but not by much. It was only 0.005 seconds splitting...

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) took win number six of the season on home turf at MotorLand Aragon, picking off his rivals on the way to the front to make some serious gains as key contenders Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) and Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) finished off the podium....

Marc Marquez's decision to change his front tire on the grid before the delayed start of the Qatar Grand Prix proved to be costlier than expected, he admits.As light rain changed the start time and the race distance twice, Marquez – who was the only rider besides Cal Crutchlow set...

Suzuki MotoGP boss Davide Brivio says the manufacturer is happy to lose the concessions designed to help emerging factories after just two seasons back in the championship.Having left MotoGP at the end of 2011, Suzuki returned in '15 with Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales finishing 11th and 12th in the...

New Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro reckons its RS-GP still stands to "lose a couple of kilos" as part of its development in MotoGP.Aprilia's first thoroughbred MotoGP bike missed the bulk of pre-season testing, first turning a wheel five weeks before the Qatar opener, and it remained overweight during the season.Before...

Suzuki refugee Aleix Espargaro admits he was surprised with how good Aprilia's MotoGP bike is, during his first test at Valencia.Having been delayed in development, Aprilia's RS-GP only turned a wheel for the first time five weeks before the 2016 season opener in Qatar.Related StoriesWhile it generally spent the year...

Outgoing Aspar Ducati rider Eugene Laverty will pair a MotoGP test role with Aprilia with his return to the World Superbike Championship in 2017.This weekend's season finale at Valencia is Laverty's last in MotoGP after two years with the Aspar team, which switched from Open-class Hondas to GP14.2 Ducatis in...

Aprilia will run a special, all-red livery in this weekend's Valencia MotoGP finale to support AIDS charity (RED).The RS-GPs of outgoing riders Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl will carry the color as part of Aprilia parent company Piaggio Group's support for the association founded by U2 singer Bono and American...

Marc Marquez topped a frenetic third practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, which sentenced a host of big MotoGP names to the first phase of qualifying in mixed conditions.The newly crowned champion set his time of 1m33.155s in the final window of improvement early in the second half of...

An ill Valentino Rossi admits he is worried about getting through Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi at full strength on his Yamaha MotoGP bike.The Italian struggled with jet lag when he arrived in Japan, and has since picked up symptoms of a cold, conceding he's "not at 100%."Related StoriesWhile...