Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo has turned his first laps with Ducati in post-season testing at Valencia.Less than 36 hours after winning on his Yamaha farewell on Sunday, Lorenzo was the first rider out when pit exit opened at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.Related StoriesThe Spaniard conferred with Ducati's test rider...

Jorge Lorenzo finished his time with Yamaha with a commanding victory at Valencia in the MotoGP season finale, as Marc Marquez won a spirited fight for second place.Lorenzo secured a 44th and final win for Yamaha before moving to Ducati in 2017 by 1.185 seconds after leading from start to...

Jorge Lorenzo claimed a 39th and final MotoGP pole position for Yamaha by topping qualifying for the Valencia Grand Prix.The Ducati-bound Spaniard has been in commanding form throughout the season finale weekend, and a new lap record gave him a fourth pole of 2016. Lorenzo signaled his intent from the...

Honda's MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set the pace in third practice for the 2016 season finale at Valencia.Marquez led the way for the bulk of a session that started relatively slowly, with track conditions cooler than on Friday afternoon. With 10 minutes to go, only Bradley Smith (into 16th), Tito...

Mika Kallio says he is not going to Valencia to "be at the back of the pack" in KTM's MotoGP debut this weekend.The Austrian manufacturer is making an early start to its new program in the 2016 season finale, racing as a wild card with Kallio, before Bradley Smith and...

Johann Zarco will graduate to MotoGP with Tech3 Yamaha next year as a two-time Moto2 champion, after securing the 2016 title with a commanding Sepang victory.Zarco started the Malaysian Grand Prix 22 points ahead of Thomas Luthi and 25 clear of Alex Rins, and could wrap things up by finishing...

Jack Miller led Cal Crutchlow in a rain-hit second practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix, as world champion Marc Marquez was sidelined due to illness.A rain storm lashed Sepang on Friday between the first and second sessions, ensuring the bulk of the running was on wet tires, waiting for...

Newly-crowned MotoGP champion Marc Marquez executed a gamble to run slick tires to perfection to take pole position for the Australian Grand Prix.Qualifying was delayed by 30 minutes, after another round of rain arrived in the early stages of fourth practice on Saturday, causing a lengthy red flag in that...

LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow led the way in a wet first practice session for MotoGP's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.Rain lashed the circuit, with Friday's torrential conditions forecast to be followed by more wet weather on Saturday before a significantly drier race day on Sunday.After a cautious initial...

Tech3 Yamaha MotoGP boss Herve Poncharal admitted he did not expect Bradley Smith to get through the Japanese Grand Prix on his return from injury.The Briton missed three grands prix and spent nearly two months off a MotoGP bike after injuring knee ligaments in a crash during practice for the...