Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez Edges Out Jorge Lorenzo to Remain Unconquered at Indianapolis

 August 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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Two-time world MotoGP champion Marc Marquez may not be having a good ride in the 2015 MotoGP season but that didn’t prevent him to maintain his incredible record at the Indianapolis MotoGP. On Sunday, Marquez had a hard-fought battle with his compatriot and Yamaha Movistar rival Jorge Lorenzo but in a thrilling end, the Repsol […]

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Marquez Takes Second Top Podium

After Austin in April Marquez Takes Second Top Podium in German GP at Sachsenring

 July 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 MotoGP season has not been kind to the defending champion Marc Marquez. He was literally unbeatable in 2014 but in the current season that began with new engine configurations, Marquez crashed on two occasions and remained plagued with braking and stability issues. Last Sunday, however, he returned to winning ways with his second […]

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Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi Battles Past Marc Marquez at Dutch MotoGP for Third Victory of the Season

 June 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a thrilling finish at the Assen race track in Netherlands, Italian legend and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi enhanced his 2015 championship standing by getting past reigning champion Marc Marquez in an intriguing last-lap battle at Dutch MotoGP. Rossi shot off from the pole at the start and led nearly all the way as […]

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Jorge Lorenzo

In an Incredible Yamaha 1-2 at Catalunya, Lorenzo Wins 4th Race on Trot, Rossi Finishes Second but World Champion Marc Marquez Crashes Out

 June 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the Catalunya MotoGP on Sunday, June 15, 2015, Jorge Lorenzo began from third place on the grid but went ahead of everyone in the first lap itself. The winner of the last three MotoGP at Jerez, Le Mans and Mugello, dominated from start to finish and recorded his fourth successive victory. Lorenzo’s Movistar Yamaha […]

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Marquez Crash

Italian MotoGP: Lorenzo Wins Third Successive Race, Marquez Crash and Iannone Takes His Second Podium of the Season

 June 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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Jorge Lorenzo delivered another solid performance to clinch his third successive MotoGP win of the season in the picturesque setting of Tuscan hills, where Autodromo del Mugello is located. It was Lorenzo’s 36th MotoGP victory of his career, with which he reduced Valentino Rossi’s championship lead to just 6 points. Lorenzo was virtually untouchable during […]

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Jorge Lorenzo motogp

Jorge Lorenzo Wins Second Straight MotoGP at Le Mans, Rossi Second to Make It 1-2 for Yamaha Movistar

 May 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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For the second time in two weeks Spanish MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo finished as the winner again. After emerging a runaway champion in the Spanish GP at Jerez, Lorenzo followed that up with top finish at Le Mans’ French GP. The famed international Le Mans circuit had over 90,000 spectators on Sunday to watch the […]

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Spanish MotoGP

Pole-to-Flag Triumph for Jorge Lorenzo at Spanish MotoGP in Jerez on Sunday

 May 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the circuit de Jerez on Sunday, Movistar Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo of Spain led from start to finish and won the Spanish MotoGP in commanding style. Lorenzo, who had taken the pole position earlier, took the chequered flag in 44 minutes 57.246 seconds to lead the field by more than five seconds. Reigning World […]

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MotoGP Master Marc Marquez

MotoGP Master Marc Marquez Makes it Three-in-a-Row at Texas on Sunday

 April 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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Circuit of Americas at Texas saw World Champion Marc Marquez achieve his third winning finish in three attempts to the prestigious MotoGP race track. It was also a rebounding return for the Spanish rider after his disappointing fifth-place finish in the season-opener at Losail MotoGP circuit at the Qatari city of Doha. Incidentally, it was […]

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Qatar MotoGP

Surprises Galore at Season Opening Qatar MotoGP as Marquez Loses Podium and Ducati Team Hot on Winner Valentino Rossi’s Tail

 April 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 season’s first MotoGP at Qatar ended as an exciting competition with Yamaha Movie-star’s veteran Valentino Rossi ending at the top, closely followed by the Ducati duo of Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone. While Ducati’s winter improvement program had promised a resurgence of Dovizioso and Iannone, Rossi made it sensational in the end by […]

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MotoGP Pre-Season

MotoGP Pre-Season Testing Gets Underway Before Qatar’s First Race on March 29

 March 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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After a long two-month winter break, MotoGP riders congregated for two three-day pre-season tests at the Sepang track in the grueling Malaysian heat. For the first test during February 4-6, 2014, there were 30 riders out on track including five test riders from Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Aprilia. Though the pre-season tests don’t indicate much, […]

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