They say you can't keep a good man down, and after a more difficult Qatar GP, reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) bounced back in stunning style after the rain came down in Argentina – mastering the tricky damp and drying conditions to take his first pole position of...

Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) stole the headlines again on Day 1 of the Gran Premio Motul de la Republica Argentina, taking to the top to take over from reigning champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team). Marquez had a lowside crash in FP1, but escaped unscathed to duel it out...

Qatar winner Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) was on top once again in opening practice at the Gran Premio Motul de la Republica Argentina, leading the session from Octo Pramac Racing's Danilo Petrucci and Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rookie Johann Zarco.With weather going forward a little unknown and the track...

Czech rider Karel Abraham will join the Aspar Ducati team next year, completing the 2017 MotoGP field.Abraham raced in the class between 2011 and '15 with the AB Motoracing outfit led by his father, Karel Abraham Sr., recording a best result seventh on three occasions. The last of those was...

KTM tried a significantly updated version of its MotoGP test bike at Misano this week, as its preparations continue ahead of its return at the end of 2016.The Austrian manufacturer's RC16 machine spent three days running in Italy, where Ducati and Aprilia were also in action.Related StoriesTechnical director Sebastian Risse...

Czech rider Karel Abraham has joined KTM's line-up of test riders as it prepares to enter MotoGP in 2017.Abraham joined the Austrian manufacturer for its latest test at Misano on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, which followed a weather-affected session at Brno last week. He joined Mika Kallio during the test,...

The MotoGP field will reduce from 25 to 22 bikes for 2016 with the departure of the Forward Racing and AB teams. Their exits were confirmed with the publication of the official entry lists for next season by governing body the FIM on Saturday.Both teams have endured troubled 2015 seasons....

Alex de Angelis will return to the MotoGP paddock at Valencia to thank the series community for its support following his horrific Motegi accident three weeks ago.The Italian sustained head, lung, rib and spinal injuries in practice for the Japanese Grand Prix in October, and spent two weeks in hospitals...

Former factory Kawasaki MotoGP rider Anthony West will return to the premier class for his home grand prix in Australia next weekend as a substitute for Karel Abraham on the AB team's Honda.Abraham has missed several races due to persistent problems with a foot injury sustained in a warm-up crash...

Toni Elias, the 2010 Moto2 world champion, will rejoin MotoGP in place of Claudio Corti at Forward Racing from the Aragon Grand Prix.Elias has already made an appearance this season when he replaced an injured Karel Abraham on the Cardion Honda at Indianapolis. He made his MotoGP debut in 2005...