Alex Lowes wants to match the pace of his temporary MotoGP team-mate Pol Espargaro when he makes his second start for Tech3 Yamaha in this weekend's San Marino Grand Prix.World Superbike Championship racer and Suzuka 8 Hours winner Lowes made his debut on home soil at Silverstone last weekend, filling...

Yamaha test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga will race as a wild card in the manufacturer's home MotoGP race at Motegi next month.The Japanese rider has contested the race each year since 2012, finishing eighth last year, while he has also raced at Valencia twice, finishing second in 2012.Related StoriesHe has won...

Tech3 Yamaha MotoGP rider Bradley Smith has suffered a leg injury in a practice crash for the Endurance World Championship's Oschersleben 8 Hours finale, but he escaped breaking any bones.Smith was brought back into Yamaha's EWC line-up this weekend to assist its title hopes in the series decider, joining sometime...

World Superbike Championship racer Alex Lowes will sample a Tech3 Yamaha MotoGP bike during Monday's post-Czech Grand Prix test.Twin brother of Moto2 race winner and 2017 Aprilia MotoGP rider Sam Lowes, the 25-year-old won last month's Suzuka 8 Hours on a Yamaha with Pol Espargaro and Katsuyuki Nakasuga. In what...

Yamaha has confirmed that Pol Espargaro will leave its satellite Tech3 outfit at the end of the MotoGP season.The Spaniard graduated to the premier class with the outfit in 2014 as Moto2 champion, and is believed to be set to announce he will join KTM next year as its second...

Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo expects dual world champion Casey Stoner to make a handful of MotoGP wildcard appearances with Ducati next year.Since retiring at the end of 2012, Stoner has worked with Honda as a test rider, but he split with the manufacturer last month to take up a similar...

Honda has announced it will part company with Casey Stoner, who won the 2011 MotoGP title with the manufacturer, at the end of the year.Since retiring from MotoGP at the end of 2012, the two-time world champion has retained a link with Honda as a test rider, and raced in...

Honda will run an extra factory MotoGP bike in next month's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi for its test rider Takumi Takahashi. The 25-year-old from Japan will be making his MotoGP race debut, though he has long been part of the Honda Racing test lineup."I have taken part in MotoGP...

Bradley Smith has signed a new deal to remain with the Tech 3 Yamaha squad in MotoGP for the 2016 season. The British rider, who sits fifth in the riders' standings as the highest-placed satellite competitor, said at the recent Indianapolis race he was keen to sign a new deal,...

Toni Elias will make a surprise MotoGP return for the Indianapolis Grand Prix in place of Karel Abraham on the Cardion Honda.Abraham has been sidelined since sustaining a toe injury in practice at Barcelona in June.Honda test rider Hiroshi Aoyama replaced him for the last round at the Sachsenring, with...