Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was quickest of the remaining MotoGP runners at testing in Jerez on Friday, with a 1:38.030 to go fastest after 33 laps but still behind the best lap on the second day set by Ducati Team's Andrea Dovizioso. The Hamamatsu Factory continue their work for...

KTM's first MotoGP chassis has impressed 2017 recruit Bradley Smith, who found "nothing mysterious" during his first test at Valencia.Having spent his first four seasons in MotoGP on Tech3-run Yamahas, Smith is moving to newcomer KTM next year, followed by his Tech3 teammate Pol Espargaro. After KTM test rider Mika...

Valentino Rossi acknowledges that his new MotoGP teammate Maverick Vinales' pace in his first test for Yamaha at Valencia was "huge."Arriving from Suzuki to replace the Ducati-bound Jorge Lorenzo, Vinales topped both days of running in Spain, in the official post-race test. He finished 0.020 seconds clear of Rossi on...

Cal Crutchlow will skip the final MotoGP test of 2016 in order to have surgery on his right hand.The LCR Honda rider won a pair of MotoGP races this year on his way to seventh in the standings.Related StoriesHe completed the major test at Valencia on Tuesday and Wednesday after...

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo believes he deserves Yamaha's permission to test with Ducati at the end of this year, but he does not know how much running he will get.Lorenzo's nine-year association with Yamaha concludes at the end of 2016, but his contract is based on the calendar year...

Suzuki will evaluate the second, fully-seamless version of its gearbox during Qatar Grand Prix practice, before making a call on whether it makes its MotoGP race debut this weekend.The Japanese manufacturer's off-season work has included joining the other factories in using a seamless gearbox, the absence of which was one...

Ducati has scrapped plans for Casey Stoner to complete a private MotoGP test on its 2016 Desmosedici GP in Qatar this Sunday and Monday.The two-time MotoGP world champion returns to Ducati as a test and development rider this year, and tested its 2015 bike at Sepang before and during the...

Wayne Gardner says countryman Casey Stoner may face a "pretty hard call" over the prospect of making MotoGP appearances as a Ducati wild card this year.The dual world champion returns to Ducati in 2016 in a test and ambassadorial role, having spent the three seasons since his retirement as a...

Cal Crutchlow says Honda's 2015 MotoGP challenger was "probably the most-difficult bike I've ridden" in the class.After finishing fifth in the 2013 standings on a Tech 3 Yamaha, the Brit moved to Ducati in '14, then LCR Honda last year. While his factory Ducati experience only lasted one season and...

New Pramac Ducati recruit Scott Redding admits he questioned his future in MotoGP during a "demoralizing" two first seasons in the premier class.After finishing second in Moto2 in 2013, the British rider was 12th in his rookie campaign on an Open-specification Honda run by the Gresini team. He returned to...