Beating a lap record which has stood for a decade, Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) stunned the MotoGP field to take pole position at the Grand Prix of Qatar, 0.202s ahead of his rivals with a lap time of 1m53.680s.Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) will line up at the...

Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall'Igna wants closer ties with two-time MotoGP champion and test rider Casey Stoner in 2017.Stoner, who won MotoGP titles with Ducati in 2007 and Honda in '11 retired at the end of the '12 season, then spent three years as a Honda test rider. In...

Ducati's 2017 MotoGP bike is "more comfortable everywhere," Andrea Dovizioso believes after his first two days on it at Valencia.The Italian manufacturer has improved its technical package since Luigi Dall'Igna was appointed to lead the program in late-2013, and won its first races in nearly six years this season. While...

Jorge Lorenzo says Ducati's two wins during the 2016 MotoGP season is a good sign, ahead of his move to the Italian manufacturer from Yamaha.The Valencia season finale will be Lorenzo's last race with Yamaha, having made his debut as a rookie in 2008.That relationship has netted three world championships,...

Casey Stoner called his latest MotoGP test with Ducati at Misano "very positive."The two-time MotoGP world champion returned to Ducati this year from Honda, with which he had remained a test rider after retiring at the end of 2012. His first running at Sepang before and during the opening pre-season...

Jorge Lorenzo says he is now considering which of his Yamaha MotoGP crew members may follow him to Ducati next year.The three-time MotoGP champion is expected to continue the trend of leading riders not switching teams alone, with crew chiefs and key mechanics also moving to help maintain a level...

Suzuki-bound MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone says it was not purely Ducati's call that he would leave the Italian manufacturer at the end of this year.Ducati confirmed its capture of three-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo from Yamaha in April, but said from the outset it would keep either Iannone or Andrea...

Ducati does not believe it will have to change its MotoGP Desmosedici too much for Jorge Lorenzo, when the three-time champion arrives from Yamaha.While Ducati's older challengers attracted a reputation for being tough to ride, it has made major progress in recent years, under the leadership of Gigi Dall'Igna, who...

Honda MotoGP riders Marc Marquez and Cal Crutchlow believe Jorge Lorenzo's 2017 move to Ducati is good for the championship.Three-time champion Lorenzo confirmed his move from Yamaha to Ducati in the week before the Spanish Grand Prix, meaning this year will be his ninth and last with the Japanese manufacturer.Ducati...

Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso's third-consecutive MotoGP retirement was caused by a water-pump problem leaking fluid onto his rear tire at Jerez.Dovizioso was taken out of the races in Argentina and Austin while running in a podium position, but Ducati did not have the same pace at the first European race...