MotoGP has announced that starting this season, it will be compulsory across all classes within the FIM MotoGP World Championship for riders' race suits to be fitted with airbag systems. These must be worn in every session by every permanent rider, and must be functional when on track.Wildcard riders are...

Two hours removed from winning his ninth race of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship, two-time and defending Champion Jonathan Rea was not only in good spirits, but in something of a reflective frame of mind."World Superbike is still close to the heart of the American people," offered the 30...

MotoGP will return to Finland in 2018, ending an absence of more than three decades.Construction has started on the KymiRing, located approximately 100 miles northeast of Helsinki, and MotoGP promoter Dorna has reached an agreement for it to join the calendar in 2018.Related StoriesFinland has hosted five world motorcycle grands...

MotoGP organizers are targeting a future with a 24-bike grid containing two factory entries and two satellite bikes from six manufacturers.This year's grid of 21 is dominated by eight Ducatis, with six satellite entries accompanying the two factory Desmosedici GPs, while Honda with three and Yamaha with two also supply...

Dorna and the International Road-Racing Teams Association have agreed a new, five-year deal covering the structure and promotion of MotoGP.Together with the FIM, the three entities have overseen motorcycle grand prix racing since 1992, and a new agreement for 2017-21 has been agreed.Better financial terms for teams is one of...

The cancellation of MotoGP's Catalunya Grand Prix was a genuine option if suitable track modifications could not be made after Luis Salom's fatal accident, Marc Marquez says.The Spanish Moto2 rider lost his life following an accident at Turn 12 in Friday afternoon's second practice session.Related StoriesMarquez was one of 10...

Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez have been offered bodyguards for this weekend's MotoGP round at Mugello, the first in Italy since the controversial end to the 2015 season.Lorenzo overhauled Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi to win last year's title, while the Italian was involved in a season-defining row with Marquez, who...

Red Bull founder and Formula 1 team owner Dietrich Mateschitz has performed a complete u-turn and decided to not shut down his private television channel ServusTV.Mateschitz had earlier announced the closure of the station from the end of June, citing "unbearable" running costs, amounting to more than 100 million euros...

The MotoGP field will not expand to 24 bikes in 2017, due to a "reluctance" from manufacturers to supply additional machinery.In addition to KTM's two new entries, an expression of interest process for a potential 24th entrant was launched in March. Five teams signalled initial interest, with three of those...

Suzuki's Aleix Espargaro believes MotoGP needs to define limits on fairing winglets before development escalates to Formula 1 levels and the devices become "dangerous."The Japanese manufacturer and Aprilia became the last two MotoGP brands to try winglets during Friday's second practice session at Jerez, following the path established by Ducati...