Motorcycle Racing 2024 - MotoGP, WSBK, BSB, MotoAmerica, TT

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I can't be left alone sitting on a folder of racing pictures, and with the start of the World Superbike season only 2 weeks away, it's time to start a new thread. Here's over 50 pictures from World Superbike and MotoGP preseason testing, with riders on new teams and test liveries which are sometimes better than the official liveries. There are only 6 pictures in the F1 thread and it's up to 2 pages. Boring.

First, World Superbikes



Jonathan Rea on his new Yamaha R1 after the better part of a decade at Kawasaki.



Axel Bassani, taking Rea's place at Kawasaki, moving over from Motocorsa Racing Ducati.



Remy Gardner.



Michael Ruben Rinaldi, moving to Motocorsa from factory Ducati.



Dominique Aegerter.

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World Superbikes 2/3



Alvaro Bautista, WSBK champion last two years.



Garrett Gerloff, the only American in WSBK.



Nicolo Bulega, last years World Supersport champion, promoted to the factory Ducati team displacing Rinaldi.



Andrea Iannone, returning to professional racing after being out for the last few years.



Scott Redding, moved from ROKiT BMW to the satellite Bonovo Action BMW.

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World Superbikes 3/3



Jonathan Rea, in the official Yamaha livery.



Michael van der Mark.



Toprak Razgatlioglu, new with BMW this year.



Scott Redding.

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And now MotoGP



Fabio Quartararo.



Alex Rins, Quartararo's teammate this year, in the testing livery which I wish was their official one.



Rookie Pedro Acosta, last year's Moto2 champion.



KTM test rider Dani Pedrosa.



KTM test rider Pol Espargaro.

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MotoGP, 2/8



Fabio Quartararo.



Johann Zarco.



Jack Miller.



Maverick Vinales.



Jorge Martin.

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MotoGP 3/8



Brad Binder.



Jorge Martin.



Pedro Acosta.



Enea Bastianini.



Fabio Di Giannantonio.

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MotoGP 4/8



Aleix Espargaro.



Francesco Bagnaia.



Jorge Martin.



Jack Miller.



Augusto Fernandez.

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MotoGP 5/8



Pedro Acosta.



Pedro Acosta.



Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio.



Alex Rins.



Marc Marquez.

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MotoGP 6/8



Fabio Di Giannantonio.



Jorge Martin.



Francesco Bagnaia.



Ducati test rider Michele Pirro.



Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow.

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MotoGP 7/8



Marc Marquez.



Marco Bezzecchi.



Alex Marquez.



Joan Mir.



Johann Zarco.

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MotoGP 8/8



Marc Marquez.



Luca Marini.



Joan Mir.



Jack Miller.

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MotoGP

Bored this weekend? A few days ago MotoGP put up the 5-episode There Can Only Be One, the story of the 2023 MotoGP championship. Worth a watch if you're interested in getting into MotoGP.

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MotoGP Test - Qatar

More pictures from testing in Qatar. Still some testing liveries, but some official ones as well.



Luca Marini, Repsol Honda Team



Alex Rins, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP



Jack Miller, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing



Maverick Vinales, Aprilia Racing



Miguel Oliveira, Trackhouse Racing

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MotoGP Test - Qatar



Augusto Fernandez, Red Bull GASGAS Tech3



Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo Team



Johann Zarco, LCR Honda



Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

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MotoGP Testing in Qatar

More pictures because pictures are fun.



Marc Marquez, Gresini Racing MotoGP. One of the ugliest colors in motorsports.



Fabio Quartararo, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP.



Miguel Oliveira, Trackhouse Racing. Trackhouse is the new American-owned team if you can't tell by the livery.



Enea Bastianini, Ducati Lenovo Team.



Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing MotoGP.

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MotoGP Testing in Qatar



Takaaki Nakagami, LCR Honda. Unlike all the other teams, LCR has different sponsors for their bikes. Idemitsu sponsors Nakagami, Castrol sponsors Johann Zarco.



Michele Pirro, Ducati test rider in last year's Prima Pramac Racing colors.



Marco Bezzecchi, Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team.



Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia Racing.



Marc Marquez, Gresini Racing MotoGP.

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MotoGP Testing in Qatar



Luca Marini, Repsol Honda Team. Repsol Honda have revealed their 2024 livery, but I don't think I've seen a picture of their bikes in anything but test liveries on track so far.



Johann Zarco, LCR Honda. Maybe the best livery on the grid.



Jorge Martin, Prima Pramac Racing. Pramac won't reveal their 2024 livery until next week.



Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.



Fabio Quartararo, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP.

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2024 Racing Schedule

Regular readers of these threads will know by now how I can go down a rabbit hole during bouts of autistic boredom, but this is a new level. Here is the racing schedule for MotoGP, World Superbike, British Superbikes, MotoAmerica and select road races for all of 2024. The racing season starts this weekend with World Superbike at Phillip Island.

February 24-25 – World Superbike Grand Ridge Brewery Australian Round – Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
March 8-10 – MotoGP Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar – Lusail International Circuit
March 9 – Daytona 200 – Daytona International Speedway
March 23-24 – MotoGP Grand Premio de Portugal – Autodromo Internacional do Algarve
March 23-24 – World Superbike Pirelli Catalunya Round - Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
April 13-14 – MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas – Circuit of the Americas
April 20-21 – World Superbike Pirelli Dutch Round – TT Circuit Assen
April 20-21 – British Superbikes Round 1 – Circuito de Navarra
April 20-21 – MotoAmerica Superbikes at Road Atlanta – Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
April 26-27 – Cookstown 100 – Orritor Circuit
April 27-28 – MotoGP Gran Premio de Espana – Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto
May 5-6 – British Superbikes Round 2 – Oulton Park
May 6-11 – North West 200 – The Triangle
May 11-12 – MotoGP Grand Prix de France – Le Mans
May 18-19 – British Superbikes Round 3 – Donington Park
May 18-19 – MotoAmerica Superbikes at Barber – Barber Motorsports Park
May 25-26 – MotoGP Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
May 27-June 8 – Isle of Man TT – Isle of Man TT Mountain Course
June 1-2 – MotoGP Gran Premio d’Italia – Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello
June 1-2 – MotoAmerica Superbikes at Road America – Road America
June 5-7 – Imatranajo – Imatra Circuit
June 15-16 – MotoGP Grand Prix of Kazakhstan – Sokol International Racetrack
June 15-16 – World Superbike Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round – Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
June 15-16 – British Superbikes Round 4 – Knockhill
June 15-16 – MotoAmerica Superbikes at Brainerd – Brainerd International Raceway
June 29-30 – MotoGP Motul TT Assen – TT Circuit Assen
June 29-30 – MotoAmerica Superbikes at The Ridge Motorsports Park – The Ridge Motorsports Park
July 6-7 – MotoGP Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland – Sachsenring
July 6-7 – British Superbikes Round 5 – Snetterton
July 8-11 – Southern 100 – Billown Circuit
July 13-14 – World Superbike Prosecco DOC UK Round – Donington Park Circuit
July 13-14 – MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest at Monterey – WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
July 20-21 – World Superbike Czech Round – Autodrom Most
July 20-21 – British Superbikes Round 6 – Brands Hatch
July 26-27 – Armoy Road Races – Armoy Race Circuit
August 3-4 – MotoGP Monster Energy British Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit
August 10-11 – World Superbike Pirelli Portuguese Round – Autodromo Internacional do Algarve
August 10-11 – British Superbikes Round 7 – Thruxton
August 17-18 – MotoGP Motorrad Grand Prix von Osterreich – Red Bull Ring - Spielberg
August 17-18 – MotoAmerica Superbikes at Mid-Ohio – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
August 18-26 – Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man TT Mountain Course
August 24-25 – World Superbike Hungarian Round – Balaton Park Circuit
August 25-26 – British Superbikes Round 8 – Cadwell Park
August 31-September 1 – MotoGP Gran Premio de Aragon – MotorLand Aragon
September 7-8 – MotoGP Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini – Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
September 7-8 – World Superbike Motul French Round – Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
September 14-15 – British Superbikes Round 9 – Oulton Park
September 14-15 – MotoAmerica Superbikes at Texas – Circuit of the Americas
September 21-22 – MotoGP Grand Prix of India – Buddh International Circuit
September 21-22 – World Superbike Acerbis Italian Round – Cremona Circuit
September 28-29 – MotoGP Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia – Pertamina Mandalika Circuit
September 28-29 – World Superbike Tissot Aragon Round – MotorLand Aragon
September 28-29 – British Superbikes Round 10 – Donington Park
September 28-29 – MotoAmerica Superbikes at New Jersey – New Jersey Motorsports Park
October 5-6 – MotoGP Motul Grand Prix of Japan – Mobility Resort Motegi
October 12-13 – British Superbikes Round 11 – Brands Hatch
October 19-20 – MotoGP Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix – Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
October 19-20 – World Superbike Prometeon Spanish Round – Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto
October 26-27 – MotoGP OR Thailand Grand Prix – Chang International Circuit
November 2-3 – MotoGP PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia – Petronas Sepang International Circuit
November 14-17 – Macau Grand Prix – Guia Circuit
November 16-17 – MotoGP Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana – Circuit Ricardo Tormo

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Where to watch racing in 2024

MotoGP: MotoGP Videopass, $205 https://www.motogp.com/en/videopass
World Superbike: WSBK Videopass, $102 https://secure.worldsbk.com/en/videos
British Superbikes: TBA, probably Youtube or virus-laden eastern Europe streaming sites
MotoAmerica: MotoAmerica Live Plus, $150 https://www.motoamericaliveplus.com/ or watch on Youtube free after
Daytona 200: MotoAmerica Live Plus or free on Youtube
Cookstown 100: Don't know, maybe BBC if at all
Northwest 200: BBC NI I think, will need a VPN
Isle of Man TT: TT Plus, $39, https://ttplus.iomttraces.com/
Imatranajo: Youtube
Southern 100: BBC if anything
Armoy Road Races: BBC if anything
Manx Grand Prix: Don't know, will update
Macau Grand Prix: Youtube

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World Superbike - Grand Ridge Brewery Australian Round, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

The 2024 racing season starts this weekend with World Superbikes at Phillip Island. Last year was dominated by Alvaro Bautista, with Toprak Razgatlioglu being the only one who could consistently challenge. New rules meant to improve the competitiveness across all manufacturers should make for closer battles during races and for the championship. Many riders have changed teams this year as well, including Razgatlioglu and six-time champion Jonathan Rea, and rookies in Nicolo Bulega, Sam Lowes and Andrea Iannone.