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☆ Jorge Martin: Swashbuckling bike racer poised to make history in MotoGP season finale
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jonathan Hawkins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In April 2021, he was on a roll following a stunning introduction to life in the premier class of bike racing. Fresh from a pole position and a third place in only his second ever MotoGP race, Martin arrived at the third round of the championship in Portugal believing the world was at his feet. “When I arrived in MotoGP in 2021, I started too good, let’s say,” Martin tells CNN, smiling. Prima Pramac RacingA month later, however, Martin was back on a bike and has steadily improved ever since. Jorge Martin has had three race wins this MotoGP season.

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☆ Top Ducati executive explains how the Army helped him succeed and shares 2 traits that make veterans great hires
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Benjamin Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ducati North America CEO Jason Chinnock enlisted in the US Army out of high school. Chinnock served as a tank driver with the Third Armored Division and is a veteran of Desert Storm. AdvertisementFor nearly a century, Ducati motorcycles have been some of the most sought-after in the world. Related VideoSince 2016, Ducati North America CEO Jason Chinnock has been the executive tasked with running the motorcycle maker's crucial US business, its largest market outside Italy. Chinnock said veterans can also be strong hires for their discipline and ability to persevere when facing challenges.

Persons: Jason Chinnock, Chinnock, —, it's, Allan Tannenbaum, that's Organizations: Ducati North, US Army, Third Armored Division, Desert, Service, Ducati, Audi, Business, Army, Division, Operation Desert, Chinnock, US Armed Forces Locations: Desert Storm, Italy, Iraq, Persian

☆ Carlin Dunne: Four-time Pikes Peak winner’s mom remembers her son on fifth anniversary of his death
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Romie Gallardo always knew the risks her son Carlin Dunne faced when he raced motorbikes. Carlin Dunne loved anything on two wheels -- BMX, mountain bikes, dirt bikes and street bikes. He was designed to ride that place.”According to his mother, Dunne was born with speed in his blood. I’m not in charge of your happiness and if you’re doing something that makes you happy then that’s all I can really ask for.’”The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb took place over a 12.42 mile course with 156 corners finishing at 14,110 feet at the summit of Pikes Peak. CNN's Don Riddell first interviewed Carlin Dunne just days before his death in 2019.

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☆ Frederick Seidel’s New Book Includes an Ode to Nick Cave
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

What’s the most interesting thing you learned from a book recently? Not recently, but when I began writing poetry the two poets who taught and influenced me the most were Ezra Pound and Robert Lowell. Right now: Yukio Mishima’s book “Patriotism,” a silly piece of work; “The Collected Poems of Delmore Schwartz”; the essays of Frank Kermode. Have you ever gotten in trouble for reading a book? I remember very much enjoying Maurice Girodias’s banned books in Paris that included Henry Miller and other distinguished authors.

Persons: Ezra Pound, Robert Lowell, Pound, Lowell, Yukio Mishima’s, Delmore Schwartz, Frank Kermode, Jean Rhys, Joseph Roth’s, Lois Lenski, Alex Ross, Louis Menand’s “, “, Mark Vanhoenacker —, I’ve, Maurice Girodias’s, Henry Miller, Girodias Organizations: Ducati Locations: Bologna, Paris

☆ ‘Drive to Survive’ or Ride to Thrive? MotoGP looks to break out of F1’s shadow after $4.2 billion deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Jonathan Hawkins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

One thing that MotoGP has in its favor is its frequently raucous unpredictability, a far cry from the sometimes-processional nature of F1. Reigning double world champion Pecco Bagnaia agreed. What that documentary series delivered in spades was human drama, making household names out of F1’s competitors and their teams. Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty ImagesThree-time MotoGP world champion Wayne Rainey now runs the MotoAmerica series, which nurtures US motorcycle track talent, as well as King of the Baggers. We need entertainment, and now Baggers are here at MotoGP, strictly to help build the crowd, build the excitement, and in the end it’s about entertainment.”Wayne Rainey is a three-time MotoGP world champion.

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We'll show you your streaming options, including where to watch free MotoGP live streams from anywhere. If you're not sure how to tune in or you're hoping to watch for free, then you're in luck. MotoGP quick links USA: Max ($9.99)Max ($9.99) UK: TNT Sports (£30.99)TNT Sports (£30.99) Austria: ServusTV (FREE)ServusTV (FREE) Access free live stream from anywhere via ExpressVPNExpressVPN Upcoming: Grande Prémio Tissot de Portugal, March 22-24 MotoGP Race on Sunday, March 24 at 10 a.m. Shop at MaxWhere to watch MotoGP in AustriaIn Austria, MotoGP races are available to stream for free through ServusTV. How to watch MotoGP from anywhereIf you're not in Austria right now, you can use a VPN (virtual private network) to access the free live streams.

Persons: Italy's Francesco Bagnaia, Bagnaia, Tissot, Tissot de Portugal, Grande, Max, HBO Max, it's, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, MotoGP, Ducati Lenovo, Prix, Qatar, TNT, Max, HBO, Warner Bros Locations: Portugal, We'll, Austria

☆ ‘Sleeping giant’ MotoGP awakens in Qatar, with eyes on US – and a little help from rapper Pitbull and AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Jonathan Hawkins | Becky Anderson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Bagnaia rides during the second free practice session ahead of the 2023 French Grand Prix. The 2024 season will also see the debut of a US based-team, Nashville’s Trackhouse Racing, which is co-owned by musician Pitbull. Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty ImagesThe American sees the Sprints as a gateway to the main race for new fans. He says the newly refurbished Qatar facility, which also hosts F1, is a boon for the participants, too. “The race at night is something that was [the Qataris’] idea 20 odd years ago, and they did it.

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☆ The Fall of the Timepiece Gentleman, the Luxury Watch Dealer Who Ran Afoul of the Feds
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Farrer is better known as the Timepiece Gentleman, the flashiest online dealer in the $75 billion luxury watch trade. All he needed was the right name for his luxury watch business — something distinctive, something memorable. In his mind, he pictured what the ultimate luxury watch dealer would look like. To launch his career as the Timepiece Gentleman, Farrer boned up on the jargon of horology, from escape wheels and spring barrels to flinques and guilloches. Despite the staggering size of the luxury watch trade, nobody had thought to market its glamour and mystique.

Persons: Reddit, I've, Anthony Farrer, Farrer, Mark Wahlberg, Marky Mark, Patek Philippes, Sharf, Prada, he'd, Cameron, Travis Baker, chronograph, Richard Chance, He'd, timepieces, Farrer boned, they're, Kevin Hart, It's, Buyers, Darby McVay, McVay, Liz Guilliams, Guilliams, You've, Dallas —, Crimepiece, vouching, Santa Monica, —, Darth Vader, y'all, reselling, Anthony, stiffing, Wesley Stokes, Stokes, Bob Schober, Joe Haden, Richard Mille, Schober, He's, Peter, Paul, didn't Organizations: YouTube, FBI, Timepiece Gentlemen, Watch, Buffalo Wild Wings, Business, Boston Consulting Group, Texans, Craigslist, Lamborghini, Malibu, Downtown, Hollywood, Cleveland Browns, TPG, Ducati, Venice Locations: Venice , California, Venice, backwoods Texas, Reddit, cowpoke, Sherman , Texas, Dallas, It's, Salt, Riding, Los Angeles, In Dallas, LA, Santa, Texas, Downtown Los Angeles, South Carolina, Scottsdale , Arizona, Stokes

☆ Bagnaia keen to seal title and join greats Rossi, Marquez
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Only Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez have won consecutive titles and while Bagnaia would love to join them, he says his focus must be on racing. "From my memory, just Vale and Marc did it," Bagnaia said at the pre-event press conference on Thursday. Tomorrow (Friday) will be very important to understand everything and Saturday will be very important to be competitive and to try and win the sprint race," he added. "The maximum goal will be to start on the front row and then push in the sprint race to have the possibility to win." I will try to enjoy the weekend and win both races."

Persons: Francesco Bagnaia, Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin, Martin, Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez, Bagnaia, Marc, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Ducati, Thomson Locations: Valencia, Qatar, Bengaluru

☆ Di Giannantonio takes Qatar GP win, Bagnaia extends championship lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Victory marked a special weekend for Di Giannantonio, who also finished second in Saturday's sprint . I was struggling with the front (tyre) but I saw Pecco (Bagnaia) making little mistakes," a grinning Di Giannantonio said in a post-race interview. Bagnaia lost the lead with four laps to go but the Ducati rider has still put one hand on the rider's championship after extending his lead over Martin to 21 points. Up front, Di Giannantonio did not let up. "We managed to do a perfect start, I tried to create a gap but Diggia (Di Giannantonio) was incredible.

Persons: Racing's Fabio Di Giannantonio, Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin, Di Giannantonio, Bagnaia, Luca Marini, It's, Martin, Marini, Marc Marquez, Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, Jack Miller, Giannantonio, we've, Jorge, Rohith Nair, Toby Davis Organizations: Qatar, Prix, MotoGP, Circuit, VR46 Racing, Ducati, Thomson Locations: LUSAIL, Qatar, Bengaluru

☆ Anthony Farrer of LA’s The Timepiece Gentleman accused of scamming $3 million from customers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

According to federal court documents, Farrer’s life started unraveling months before his arrest. His watch business started in Dallas and moved to LAIn court documents, federal agents detailed Farrer’s downfall from luxury watch seller to alleged scammer. Investigators said Farrer pocketed customers’ money from the watch sales and used it to maintain his lavish lifestyle. At times, court documents said, Farrer would send customers pieces that were different from what they’d requested. Court documents state the Rolex actually belonged to another customer who’d given it to Farrer to sell on consignment.

Persons: CNN — Anthony Farrer’s, Farrer, ”, Erica Choi, scammer, “, Anthony Farrer, they’d, who’d, he’d, “ I’ve, I’ve, …, Ciaran McEvoy, he’s Organizations: CNN, Lamborghini, Ducati, Business, YouTube, Office, Central, Central District of, Rolex, US Locations: Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Las Vegas, Central District, Central District of California, Dallas, LA, Los Angeles, California, South Carolina , Colorado , Texas, Florida, Beverly, Swiss, Texas

☆ Motorsport icon Marc Marquez shares the biggest lesson and toughest decision of his career
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

BURIRAM, THAILAND - OCTOBER 28: No.93 Marc Marquez of Spain and Repsol Honda Team during qualifying at Chang International Circuit on October 28, 2023 in Buriram, Thailand. (Photo by Supakit Wisetanuphong/MB Media/Getty Images) Supakit Wisetanuphong/mb Media | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesMotoGP legend Marc Márquez says leaving Repsol Honda — where he has won six premier class world titles over the last decade — was the biggest and most difficult decision of his career. Márquez will leave his current team at the end of this season of Grand Prix motorcycle racing (MotoGP). Since then, a series of serious injuries and a drop-off in performance of the Honda bike relative to rival manufacturers, particularly the currently dominant Ducati, have prevented him from tilting at a record-equalling seventh premier class world championship. At Gresini Ducati, a satellite team of the flagship Ducati Lenovo factory team, Márquez will be riding what is currently the most dominant bike on the grid.

Persons: Marc Marquez, Spain, Supakit Wisetanuphong, Supakit, Marc Márquez, Repsol, —, Márquez, Joan Mir, Gresini, PHILLIP, Mirco Lazzari Organizations: Repsol Honda Team, Chang, Circuit, Getty, Repsol Honda, Prix, Honda, Ducati, Gresini Ducati, CNBC, videolink, Malaysian, Phillip, Ducati Lenovo Locations: BURIRAM, THAILAND, Buriram, Thailand, Malaysia, PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA, San Remo, Phillip Island, Australia

☆ Bagnaia wins Indonesia GP as Martin throws away championship lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Ducati Lenovo's Francesco Bagnaia celebrates after winning the MotoGP race at the Mandalika International Street Circuit in Kuta, Lombok, Indonesia, October 15, 2023. Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro A via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsMANDALIKA, Indonesia, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia battled heroically from 13th on the grid to win a thrilling Indonesia Grand Prix in Mandalika on Sunday, as he reclaimed the lead in the riders' championship after Jorge Martin crashed out. Bagnaia crossed the line 0.306 seconds ahead of Aprilia's Maverick Vinales in second, while Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, the 2021 world champion, finished third. Champion Bagnaia is back on top of the riders' standings with 346 points, with Martin (328) in second and VR46 Racing's Marco Bezzecchi (283) in third. After Martin crashed, Vinales was briefly in the lead but Bagnaia kept up his aggressive riding, slowly and steadily gaining ground on the Aprilia rider before blowing past him in the 20th lap.

Persons: Ducati, Francesco Bagnaia, Antara, Jorge Martin, Bagnaia, Aprilia's, Vinales, Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, Martin, Marco Bezzecchi, Pramac Racing's Martin, Pramac, Johann Zarco, Pecco, it's, Quartararo, Gresini's Fabio Di Giannantonio, Red Bull, Brad Binder, Jack Miller, Luca Marini, Binder, Marc Marquez, Aadi Nair, Muralikumar Organizations: MotoGP, Circuit, REUTERS Acquire, Aprilia, Red, Red Bull KTM, Gresini Racing, Thomson Locations: Kuta, Lombok, Indonesia, Mandalika, Bengaluru

☆ Marquez to join Gresini Racing team after Honda exit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

But I'm also sure that the whole Team Gresini will help me a lot," he added. Marquez, who joined the Repsol Honda team in 2013, won the last of his six championships in 2019, finishing 151 points clear of his nearest rival. He will join his brother Alex, who has impressed since he made the switch from LCR Honda to Gresini ahead of the 2023 season. "This is a historical moment for the Gresini Family," Gresini boss Nadia Padovani Gresini said. "The fact that Marc Marquez chose to race with us in the upcoming season is absolutely fantastic and I'm extremely happy to be able to make it official."

Persons: Honda, Marc Marquez, Issei Kato, Marquez, it's, I'm, Gresini, Alex, Nadia Padovani Gresini, Rohith Nair, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Prix, MotoGP, Gresini Racing, Ducati, Honda, Repsol Honda, Thomson Locations: Motegi, Japan, Bengaluru

☆ Marc Márquez: MotoGP maestro officially set to leave Honda
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Jonathan Hawkins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez will end his 11-year association with Honda, the factory team announced Wednesday, finally ending weeks of speculation around the rider’s future. “Honda Racing Corporation and Marc Márquez have mutually elected to terminate their four-year contract prematurely at the end of the 2023 MotoGP World Championship season,” HRC announced in a statement. In an emotional social media post following Honda’s announcement, Márquez shared what he said was a message to one of his team. “I don’t know where to begin. I don’t know if I’m doing right or wrong, I don’t know what will happen in the future, I don’t know if all this will turn out well, but what I do know is everything we have achieved together,” the post read.

Persons: Marc Márquez, “, Álex, Márquez, I’m, Santi Hernández, Clive Mason, Álex Márquez, ” Organizations: CNN, Honda, “ Honda Racing Corporation, ” HRC, Ducati, MotoGP, Great, Triple Locations: Great Britain

☆ Perfect Martin wins Japanese Grand Prix sprint from pole
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 30 (Reuters) - Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing put on a masterclass to win Saturday's MotoGP sprint race at the Japanese Grand Prix after starting from pole position, piling the pressure on championship leader and reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia. Title challenger Martin grabbed his fifth sprint race win of the season hours after he clinched his second pole position of the campaign by setting a lap record of 1:43.198 seconds at the Mobility Resort Motegi. The 25-year-old Spaniard led from the first corner to the chequered flag and was joined by KTM's Brad Binder and Bagnaia of Ducati on the sprint podium. Martin has closed the gap with the 26-year-old Bagnaia by eight points in the championship ahead of Sunday's race. Frenchman Johann Zarco finished fifth ahead of VR46 Racing's Marco Bezzecchi, who won the inaugural Indian Grand Prix last week.

Persons: Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia, Martin, KTM's Brad Binder, Let's, Jack Miller, Bagnaia, Frenchman Johann Zarco, Marco Bezzecchi, Marc Marquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Maverick Vinales, Pearl Josephine Nazare, William Mallard Organizations: Pramac, MotoGP, Prix, Mobility, Ducati, KTM, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ India welcomes MotoGP: Monsoon rains, Bollywood superstars and a mystery monkey
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jonathan Hawkins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

First-placed Bezzecchi (C), second-placed Prima Pramac Racing's Spanish rider Jorge Martin (L) and third-placed Monster Energy Yamaha's French rider Fabio Quartararo pose on the podium after the Indian MotoGP Grand Prix. Last year Poncharal says he bumped into Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, who told him about the potential interest in an Indian MotoGP Grand Prix. As at the G20, the MotoGP race branding also featured the name ‘Bharat,’ rather than India. Bezzecchi is third overall in the championship, 44 points behind Bagnaia after the Indian Grand Prix. “It has been an incredible experience and success for MotoGP to be in India for the first time,” said Ezpeleta.

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☆ Inaugural Indian MotoGP race shortened due to heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NOIDA, India, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The inaugural Indian Grand Prix race has been shortened by three laps after MotoGP riders asked for race distances to be adjusted due to hot and humid conditions during practice sessions, organisers said on Saturday. After Friday's two practice sessions, reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia said the conditions were "very demanding". "I thought Malaysia and Thailand were hot but here you feel like you're burning in some parts of the track." Ducati's Bagnaia will carry a 36-point lead over Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin in the 13th race of the year. Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad Editing by Shri NavaratnamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Francesco Bagnaia, I've, MotoGP's, Ducati's, Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin, Hritika Sharma, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Buddh, Circuit, Thomson Locations: NOIDA, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Hyderabad

☆ Gresini waiting for Marc Marquez decision, says Ducati director Ciabatti
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Gresini Racing have the opportunity to sign Marc Marquez next season and are waiting for a decision from the six-times MotoGP champion, Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti said on Saturday. Marquez has struggled with Honda this season and the Spaniard has finished only three races, his best finish being seventh place at Misano earlier this month. The 30-year-old said earlier this month that he will come to a decision during the Indian and Japanese Grands Prix. "As far as Gresini goes, I think it obviously looks like they have this opportunity and they are waiting for Marquez’s decision," Ciabatti said in an interview with MotoGP at the Indian Grand Prix. "For sure one is to stay with Honda, the other two we can only guess... You should ask Marc Marquez and Gresini what's going on.

Persons: Marc Marquez, Paolo Ciabatti, Marquez, Ciabatti, Alex, Gresini, Gresini what's, Rohith Nair, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Ducati, Honda, Prix, MotoGP, Lenovo, LCR Honda, Thomson Locations: Japanese, Japan, Bengaluru

☆ Bezzecchi takes pole at inaugural Indian MotoGP
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Bezzecchi clocked the best time of one minute, 43.947 seconds to pip Pramac Racing's Martin by 0.043 seconds for his first pole since the British GP in August. Bagnaia holds a 36-point lead over Martin in the overall standings, with Bezzecchi a further 29 points behind in third. Luca Marini, Bezzecchi's team mate, qualified in fourth place ahead of factory Honda duo Joan Mir and Marc Marquez. "I want to dedicate this pole to a friend of mine that unfortunately left us a couple of days ago." Gresini Ducati's Alex Marquez has been ruled out of the remaining MotoGP weekend after suffering a double rib fracture in qualifying, his team said.

Persons: Marco Simoncelli, Misano, Mooney VR46, Marco Bezzecchi, Jennifer Lorenzini, VR46 Racing, Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia, Bezzecchi, pip Pramac Racing's Martin, Bagnaia, Martin, Luca Marini, Bezzecchi's, Joan Mir, Marc Marquez, Gresini Ducati's Alex Marquez, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Marino, Marino Grand Prix, MotoGP, Rights, VR46, Ducati, Honda, Circuit, Thomson Locations: Marino Grand, Misano Adriatico, Italy, Rights NOIDA, India, New Delhi, Hyderabad

☆ Martin holds off wounded Italians to seal San Marino GP double
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MISANO ADRIATICO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin led the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico from start to finish on Sunday to complete a second sprint and race double of the season and cut Francesco Bagnaia's championship lead to 36 points. Ducati's MotoGP world champion Bagnaia, who had his leg run over in a separate crash last week, finished third. Bagnaia is top of the riders' standings with 283 points, with Martin (247) in second and Bezzecchi (218) in third. After his sprint and race double this weekend and a third-placed finish in Catalunya, Martin has reduced Bagnaia's lead by 30 points in just two weeks. Veteran Pedrosa's creditable fourth-placed finish gave KTM some reason to cheer, after they suffered a double blow when Brad Binder and Jack Miller crashed in successive laps.

Persons: MISANO ADRIATICO, Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin, Misano Adriatico, Francesco Bagnaia's, Marco Bezzecchi, VR46 Racing, Bagnaia, Martin, Marco, Bezzecchi, leapfrogged, BAGNAIA, Dani Pedrosa, Brad Binder, Jack Miller, Maverick Vinales, Miguel Oliveira, RNF, Marc Marquez, Aadi Nair, Christian Radnedge Organizations: San Marino, San Marino Grand Prix, Spaniard, VR46, Bagnaia, KTM, Aprilia, RNF Aprilia, Thomson Locations: San Marino Grand, Misano, Catalunya, Italy, Bengaluru

☆ Martin wins San Marino GP as rivals chip away at Bagnai's championship lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Martin took the chequered flag 1.445 seconds ahead of VR46 Racing's Bezzecchi to claim his third sprint win of the season. World champion Bagnaia finished third. Bagnaia is top of the riders' standings with 267 points, with Martin (222) in second and Bezzecchi (196) in third. Martin's sprint win reduced the gap to Bagnaia by five points, while Bezzechi's second-placed finish saw him reduce the deficit by two. After Bezzecchi recovered from a slow start to leapfrog Bagnaia, Martin was given more of a challenge, though the Spaniard proved triumphant.

Persons: Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin, Lisi Niesner, Marco Bezzecchi, Francesco Bagnaia, Martin, Bezzecchi, Bagnaia, Marco, Spaniard Martin, leapfrog Bagnaia, Dani Pedrosa, I'm, Jorge, Aleix Espargaro, Luca Marini, Valentino Rossi, Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, Marc Marquez, Aadi Nair, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: San Marino, San Marino Grand Prix, Ducati, Catalunya, Thomson Locations: Ernstthal, Germany, San Marino Grand, Misano Adriatico, VR46, Misano, Modena, India, Japan, Bengaluru

☆ Ducati's Bagnaia passed fit for San Marino GP
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 7 (Reuters) - Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Francesco Bagnaia was passed fit to take part in the San Marino Grand Prix on Thursday, only days after his leg was run over at the previous race in Spain. "I was very lucky," added the reigning world champion, whose leg was hit by KTM's Brad Binder before the race was red-flagged. The San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix is the 12th round of the 20-race season. Bagnaia has a 50-point lead over Spanish rider Jorge Martin, who races for Ducati-supported Pramac Racing. Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Francesco Bagnaia, KTM's Brad Binder, Bagnaia, Jorge Martin, Pramac, Alan Baldwin, Ken Ferris Organizations: MotoGP, San Marino, San Marino Grand Prix, Barcelona's, Catalunya, Sky, Rimini Riviera, Ducati, Thomson Locations: San Marino Grand, Spain, San Marino, Spanish, London

☆ Aprilia's Espargaro wins in Britain with last-lap pass
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Espargaro denied Bagnaia his fifth grand prix win of the season by 0.215 of a second, with the top four separated by just 0.750. Espargaro was up to second by lap six, helped also by team mate Maverick Vinales and Jack Miller clashing and running wide ahead of him. "At that time, my plan was to pass him (Bagnaia) and try to go away," said Espargaro. "But when it started to rain I said 'OK, stay quiet behind Pecco, it's better that he open the track'. Honda's six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez fell five laps from the finish, continuing a grim run for the struggling Spaniard who has yet to complete a grand prix this season.

Persons: Aleix Espargaro, Francesco Bagnaia, Binder, Marc Marquez, Espargaro, Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia, Bagnaia, Brad Binder, Marco Bezzecchi, Pramac Ducati's, Jorge Martin, Espargaro's, Maverick Vinales, Jack Miller, Portugal's Miguel Oliveira, Martin, Younger, Alex, Alan Baldwin, Alex Richardson, Ed Osmond Organizations: Prix, Silverstone Circuit, Aprilia, Ducati Lenovo, Red Bull KTM Factory, MotoGP, KTM Bezzecchi, Silverstone, South, KTM, Stowe, Spaniard, Ducati, Thomson Locations: Silverstone, Britain, Bagnaia's, Argentina, London

☆ Alex Marquez beats Bezzecchi to Silverstone sprint victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Spaniard Alex Marquez beat late-charging Marco Bezzecchi to become the fifth different sprint winner in nine rounds of the MotoGP season with victory in the 10 lap race at Silverstone on Saturday. The Gresini Racing Ducati rider, who started on the front row in third place, beat VR46 Ducati's pole-sitter Bezzecchi by 0.366 seconds with Aprilia's Maverick Vinales third. The younger brother of six times MotoGP champion Marc, who finished 18th for the struggling Repsol Honda team, Marquez took the lead from KTM's Australian Jack Miller on the second lap on a drying track after heavy rain. Alex Marquez was one of several fallers in qualifying, with some riders questioning whether the sprint should go ahead on safety grounds before conditions improved. "I didn't expect such difficult conditions in the race," said Bezzecchi, who had a big crash in qualifying after securing pole and came back at Marquez in the closing stages.

Persons: Alex Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi, VR46, Bezzecchi, Aprilia's Maverick, Marc, Repsol, Marquez, Jack Miller, Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin, Pramac, couldn't, Alex, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Silverstone, Ducati, Repsol Honda, Pramac Ducati, Marquez, Vinales, Thomson Locations: London

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