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2026 Mandalika MotoGP Race Result: The Fantastic Four Strike Back

After a fairly disappointing Saturday for Aprilia, their fortune turned completely on Sunday, when they hogged the limelight and the top 4 positions. Marco Bezzecchi and Raul Fernandez successfully ...
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Mandalika MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: Mandalika Weirdness, First Corner Pile Ups, And Pole Position Privileges

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2026 Estoril World Superbike Race One Result: Carbon Fibre Wings Fly

The World Superbike grid lined up behind the Talaíde Philharmonic Band, a century-old local organisation, who performed the Portuguese national anthem ahead of the twenty-one lap race. Iker Lecuona ...
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Mandalika MotoGP Friday Round Up: Fast Aprilias, Honda And KTM Go Missing, And Quartararo's Big Crash

The big surprise is Fabio Di Giannantonio. The Pertamina VR46 Ducati rider may only have been sixth quickest, but on the soft ...
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2026 Mandalika MotoGP PR Result: Fernandez Takes Control

Raul Fernandez has topped the timed practice session for the MotoGP class at Mandalika in impressive fashion, taking a tenth off the existing outright lap record and setting a time nobody else could ...
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2026 Mandalika MotoGP FP1 Result: Bezzecchi Leads Marquez And Martin

2026 Mandalika MotoGP FP1 Result: Bezzecchi Leads Marquez And Martin By David Emmett | Fri, 09/Oct/2026 - 07:34 ...
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Mandalika MotoGP Preview: Aprilia Country, Damage Limitation, And Why Unity Is So Difficult

So Mandalika is hot, dusty, and dirty. It is used, but not frequently, so the track is dirty when MotoGP arrives. Like Termas de Rio Hondo in Argentina, that means the riders spend the first day ...
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New 2027 MotoGP Weekend Schedule - Less Practice, More Qualifying, No Warm Up

The MotoGP weekend schedule will look slightly different from 2027. As previously reported by Motorsport.com's Oriol Puigdemont, MotoGP is to introduce a second separate qualifying session from next ...
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Motegi MotoGP Sunday Subscriber Notes: A Tire By Any Other Name Would Be As Fast

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Aruba.it Ducati Confirm Franco Morbidelli To Replace Nicolo Bulega In 2027

The Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team is pleased to announce the signing of Franco Morbidelli, who will race alongside Iker Lecuona in 2027, taking over the factory Ducati Panigale V4 R ridden this season ...
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Motegi MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: Tires, Tarmac, Trouble - Is Michelin To Blame?

The front row of the grid was a carbon copy of the Red Bull Ring. The factory Aprilia of Jorge Martin on pole, Marc Márquez' ...
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Michelin Withdraws Soft Rear From Motegi Tire Allocation After Sprint Issues

Michelin has withdrawn the soft rear tire from the allocation for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. The decision came after several riders suffered severe tire degradation during the sprint race ...