The Baggers Are Here: Everything You Need to Know About MotoGP’s Boldest New SeriesWhen Harley Davidson and Dorna Sports announced the Bagger World Cup at EICMA in Milan last November, the reaction was split almost perfectly down the middle. Half the paddock thought it was the most exciting thing to happen to motorcycle racing in years. The other half thought…
MotoGP introduces the FIM Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup at COTA this weekend, a brand new support series featuring heavily modified Road Glide touring machines producing over 200 horsepower. Nine riders across four teams take part, with two races running on Saturday alongside the MotoGP Sprint. All nine riders completed the first ever official test at COTA last weekend, covering 578 timed laps. Bagger racing going global.
Davide Tardozzi is not a man who panics easily. The Ducati team principal has spent years at the top of MotoGP, navigated title fights, managed egos and overseen the most dominant era in the sport’s modern history. When he speaks publicly about Ducati’s shortcomings, people in the paddock pay attention. After Brazil, he spoke very publicly indeed.“We can’t always rely…
Ducati team principal Davide Tardozzi has issued a stark warning after two rounds of Aprilia dominance. “We can’t always rely on Marc’s talent to make up for our shortcomings,” he said after Brazil. “Our rivals have improved significantly and now we must prove Ducati can close the gap.” Bagnaia has zero race points from two rounds. Marquez is still recovering from shoulder surgery. The pressure is on.
Pertamina Enduro VR46 unveiled their special USGP livery from the top of the Edge observation deck in New York on Tuesday, ahead of this weekend’s Americas Grand Prix at COTA. Designed by Aldo Drudi and Drudi Performance, the one-off scheme pays tribute to American culture and will appear on both Di Giannantonio and Morbidelli’s Ducatis on Sunday only. Valentino Rossi’s team know how to arrive in style.
The paddock barely had time to pack its bags after Brazil before the circus rolled north to Austin, Texas. Round 3 of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship takes place at the Circuit of the Americas this weekend, March 27 to 29, and the storylines coming in are as good as anything the sport has delivered in years. A dominant championship…
MotoGP heads to Austin this weekend for Round 3 at COTA, March 27 to 29. Marco Bezzecchi leads the championship but finished just sixth at COTA last year. Marc Marquez has won there eight times, including Sprints, and arrives 22 points off the lead. Pedro Acosta has already flagged the two long straights as a concern for KTM. Aprilia versus Ducati. The gloves are off.
Fifteen months. That is roughly how long it has been since Jorge Martin looked like the rider who took MotoGP apart in 2024 and won the world title in Valencia. Fifteen months of crashes, injuries, surgeries, broken bones, and a 2025 season that stripped him of confidence and very nearly stripped him of his career. In Goiania on Sunday, a…
Jorge Martin qualified fifth in Brazil, took third in the Sprint and then delivered his finest Aprilia performance yet in Sunday’s Grand Prix. A stunning double overtake on Di Giannantonio and Marc Marquez put him into second place , where he stayed to the flag behind teammate Bezzecchi. The reigning world champion is finding his rhythm. Aprilia look genuinely unstoppable right now.
MotoGP had not raced in Brazil since 2004. Twenty two years of waiting, a passionate crowd, a newly renovated circuit, and the biggest motorcycle racing championship on the planet returning to South American soil. The occasion demanded a statement weekend. What Goiania delivered instead was a sinkhole, flying debris, injured riders, a race cut by a third with no warning,…