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    MotoGP - Qatar Airways Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix

    Hopefully tomorrow's race is better.
    It was, although there wasn't much more passing at the front. Marc Marquez pulled a tear-off on the start line right before the start of the race, and it fell right in front of his back tire. So when everyone else launched, he lit up the back tire and dropped from 2nd all the way down to 13th. Jorge Martin led again, but seemed to be doing more tire management as Francesco Bagnaia stayed close behind. Eventually Marquez fought his way back to the top 3 and then top 2 after Bagnaia started to fade. Marquez tried a move late on Martin but couldn't hold onto top spot, so he tried a more aggressive move and this time Martin couldn't respond. Marquez won, followed by Martin, Bagnaia, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Enea Bastianini the Beast. Mute Birt is still using that nickname as much as possible, even though it's an odd nickname for someone who qualifies poorly and usually doesn't feature at the front. Oh well. He's starting to get more comfortable referring to Pedro Acosta as "the Shark" so we'll have that to look forward to as well.

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    MotoGP Standings after Phillip Island:

    1. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) 424
    2. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) 404
    3. Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) 345
    4. Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) 331
    5. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 192
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    World Superbike - Prometeon Spanish Round

    Another runaway by Nicolo Bulega in the superpole race, ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu, Alex Lowes, Danilo Petrucci and Andrea Locatelli. Both Honda riders crashed out, inuring Iker Lecuona and causing him to miss race 2. Xavi Vierge was given a long lap penalty in race 2 for causing the crash. It's good that both Hondas are getting better but this is what can happen when both bikes are together on he track.

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    Race 3 was going Razgatlioglu's way but Bulega was right behind him. And then Philipp Oettl's bike blew up with 4 laps to go, bringing out the red flag. Razgatlioglu got to end his championship season with another win, Bulega was 2nd, Michael van der Mark put another factory BMW on the podium, Andrea Iannone was 4th and Alex Lowes was 5th.

    This is the last race for the official Kawasaki team, as they switch to Bimota bikes with Kawasaki engines for next season for Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani. It's also the last race for Bonovo Action BMW, as they move to a one rider team with Ducati as MGM Bonovo with Scott Redding. Garrett Gerloff will be with Kawasaki Puccetti Racing next year. Michael Ruben Rinaldi is out at Team Motocorsa Racing, replaced by British Superbike rider Ryan Vickers. Bradley Ray will be leaving WSBK and returning to BSB, which is too bad because he's improved a lot as he gets more familiar with the bike and the tracks. I think that's all I've heard of for movement for next season.

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    Final World Superbike Standings:

    1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 527
    2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) 484
    3. Αlvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 357
    4. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) 316
    5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 307

    Next 4 Weeks:

    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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    MotoGP - PT Grand Prix of Thailand Sprint Race

    A good qualifying effort finally for Enea Bastianini the Beast, starting on the front row between Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin. Martin made an aggressive move into turn 1, pushing Bagnaia wide and running himself off the track. Bastianini went on unchallenged to win. Martin fought back to 2nd, picking up another 2 championship points over Bagnaia in 3rd. Marc Marquez was 4th and Alex Marquez was 5th. All 8 Ducatis took the top 8 positions which is rare, and helped by another Pedro Acosta crash out of 5th or so.

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    Get ready for lots of Beasts tomorrow with Bastianini starting on the front row. His finishing position is usually handcuffed by his starting position, and with Martin and Bagnaia racing for points he might have another casual day out front.
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    MotoGP - PT Grand Prix of Thailand

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    Get ready for lots of Beasts tomorrow with Bastianini starting on the front row. His finishing position is usually handcuffed by his starting position, and with Martin and Bagnaia racing for points he might have another casual day out front.
    He did not.

    Wet race today which always shuffles the deck. Jorge Martin nailed the start and Enea Bastianini did not, dropping outside of the top 10 at one point and eventually crashing out. Martin eventually ran wide and off the track, giving Francesco Bagnaia the lead. Marc Marquez crashed out of 2nd place, and Martin nearly followed him. Bagnaia won, with Martin 2nd. Pedro Acosta made a late charge to finish 3rd. Fabio Di Giannantonio made a late charge of his own to finish 4th in his last race of the 2024 season, as he goes in for shoulder surgery. Jack Miller was in 3rd but couldn't hold it, dropping down to 5th at the end. All Hondas finished upright and in the points, with Johann Zarco leading them in 8th.

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    MotoGP Standings after Buriram:

    1. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) 453
    2. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) 436
    3. Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) 356
    4. Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) 345
    5. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 203

    Next 3 Weeks:

    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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    MotoGP - PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia Sprint Race

    The biggest news in MotoGP this week is the storms in Spain, which has led to the final round at Valencia being cancelled. The plan is to move the race somewhere else but so far nothing has been announced. Another possibility is that this is the last round, and the championship will be decided in Malaysia. It might be a controversial championship then if Jorge Martin is leading coming out of it, denying Francesco Bagnaia one more chance to make up the gap, but on the other hand it might not matter. Bagnaia started the sprint on pole but Martin took the lead on lap 1, and Bagnaia crashed out of 2nd on lap 3. Martin won, followed by Marc Marquez, Enea Bastianini, Alex Marquez and Fabio Quartararo.

    Martin now leads Bagnaia by 29 points, meaning that if Martin wins tomorrow, which is a distinct possibility, Bagnaia must finish 2nd. It's been a championship of mistakes this year they say, and maybe Martin will make one tomorrow, so who knows. A Martin win and Bagnaia 2nd would mean Martin leads by 34 points going into the final round, wherever that might be, with 37 points available. On the other end of the spectrum, Martin out of the points and a Bagnaia win would cut Martin's lead to 4 points. It's been a fantastic championship this year between these two. Last year it seemed like Martin lacked the patience and maturity to be on top, but this year he's matched Bagnaia every step. I don't see a Martin collapse, but I don't know.

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    MotoGP - PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia

    What a start to a race. Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin were trading paint into turn 1, before the race was red flagged on lap 1 for a crash involving Jack Miller, Brad Binder and Fabio Quartararo. Everyone came out of it okay, but it looked bad for a long time as it took a while to get Miller off the track and into the ambulance. On the restart, Bagnaia and Martin were at it again, and I don't know how many lead changes there were between them in the first 5 laps but it had to be well into double digits. Bagnaia eventually took the lead and held it, and the race calmed down into a points race for Martin as he held 2nd. Marc Marquez crashed out, eventually recovering to 12th, giving the final podium spot to Enea Bastianini. Alex Marquez was 4th and Pedro Acosta was 5th.

    With that, Martin's lead closes to 24 points going into the final round. Originally scheduled to be at Valencia, flooding has destroyed parts of the track and caused widespread damage and hundreds of deaths in the area. Several riders came out and said it would be unethical to use resources to rebuild the track when the surrounding area has been devastated so, and Bagnaia said he wouldn't race at Valencia no matter what. It sounds like the race will be moved to Catalunya. The biggest issue seems to be the tires, as they're tailored to specific tracks, and Michelin would be unable to manufacture that many tires for different weather and track conditions. So the final round must go somewhere with comparable conditions. Sounds like they've got it in Catalunya. Another option would have been Qatar in December.

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    MotoGP Championship Standings after Sepang:

    1. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) 485
    2. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) 461
    3. Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) 369
    4. Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) 368
    5. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) 209

    Next 2 Weeks:

    November 14-17 – Macau Grand Prix – Guia Circuit
    November 16-17 – MotoGP Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana – Circuit Ricardo Tormo (to be rescheduled)
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    MotoGP - PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia

    I knew it was bad, but I didn't realize it was this bad. Miller was switched off there for a long time. Didn't even flinch when Mir ran over his legs. Can't believe he came out of it with no injuries.

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    MotoGP - PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia

    Here's the first few laps of today's race with some hard, clean racing between the two championship contenders.

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    Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix

    I think Macau is one of the coolest racetracks there is, but their inability to pull off a race lately is unreal. Practice and qualifying was rained out the first two days. Yesterday they were able to get a practice session in and qualifying. Matt Stevenson had a big crash that they decided to show the aftermath of live, as he just laid there motionless. The only report was that he was conscious and in hospital, but it turned out he was alright. Anyway, Davey Todd qualified on pole, with Erno Kostamo and Peter Hickman on the front row. Michael Rutter was 4th and Rob Hodson was 5th.

    The race was rescheduled to Sunday (this afternoon here), but it rained again so that's it. No race, trophies will be awarded based on qualifying times so I guess Davey Todd is the winner. To be fair the rain is out of their control, but if it's not the rain it's the cars fucking around and dropping oil and the bikes pay for it. Too bad, it's a lot of expense to load up bikes and mechanics and everything else and send them from the UK to Macau, and then not have a race. Oh well I guess.

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    Motul Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona - Sprint Race

    Francesco Bagnaia did what he had to, winning the sprint race to keep his championship hopes alive. Teammate Enea Bastianini helped out by finishing 2nd, holding Jorge Martin in 3rd. Aleix Espargaro and Alex Marquez were 4th and 5th. Martin's lead drops to 19 points over Bagnaia, which is still a lot and requires Bagnaia to finish at least 2nd, and Martin out of the points. Could happen but who knows. GP race is tomorrow and then that's it for racing in 2024.

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    Motul Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona

    Another perfect race for Francesco Bagnaia, and his 18th win of the 40 race season. He needed to finish 1st or 2nd, and Jorge Martin had to finish 9th or worse in the case of a win and 10th or worse in case of 2nd to win his third championship in a row. But Martin ran a steady, safe race, finishing 3rd to secure the 2024 MotoGP World Championship. Marc Marquez was 2nd, Alex Marquez was 4th and Aleix Espargaro was 5th.

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    Good season for Martin, he was a bit of a wild man last year and not mature or mentally strong enough to win last year. But he was able to put all the pieces together, and despite winning 8 fewer races had 33 podiums to Bagnaia's 26. He was snubbed by Ducati in 2022 for Enea Bastianini, and in 2024 for Marc Marquez, so it's good for him to show he can be a champion before he leaves for Aprilia next season.

    Final MotoGP Standings:

    1. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) 508
    2. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) 498
    3. Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) 392
    4. Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) 386
    5. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 217

    Testing for the 2025 season starts tomorrow wit lots of changes.

    - Aleix Espargaro and Takaaki Nakagami retire, both moving to test roles for Honda
    - Augusto Fernandez will move to test rider with Yamaha
    - Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Racing), Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda LCR) and Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Racing MotoGP) move up from Moto2
    - Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi move to Aprilia Racing
    - Marc Marquez moves to Ducati Lenovo Team
    - Pedro Acosta moves to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
    - Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 will be rebranded as Red Bull KTM Tech3
    - Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini move to Red Bull KTM Tech3
    - Prima Pramac Racing switches from Ducati to Yamaha
    - Miguel Oliveira and Jack Miller move to Prima Pramac Racing
    - Franco Morbidelli moves to Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
    - Fabio Di Giannantonio will ride a 2025-spec Ducati GP25 for Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team

    Should be interesting to see how that all shakes out. Aprilia will have to make a lot of progress to displace Ducati. This will be a big year for Di Giannantonio as he gets the current Ducati, rather than the previous year's bike. KTM has work to do too. Yamaha I think will make the biggest improvement, and might debut a V4. Honda will likely make progress too with Espargaro there.
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    MotoGP Barcelona Test

    I bet you thought it was over. Here's some testing liveries and riders on new bikes at the test on Tuesday.

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    Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati

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    Marc Marquez, Ducati

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    MotoGP Barcelona Test

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    Jack Miller, Pramac Yamaha

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    KTM to pause MotoGP bike development amid huge financial crisis

    This will suck. What happens when a manufacturer goes broke?

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    KTM's MotoGP bosses have decided to pause the development of its bikes amid the huge financial crisis the Austrian manufacturer is facing, Motorsport.com has learned.

    The decision is one of the measures included in the plan aimed at keeping KTM's sporting project safe after the manufacturer filed for insolvency last week.

    It was revealed last week that KTM, part of the Pierer Mobility group, has a debt of around 3 billion euros, a much bigger sum than originally believed.

    Motorsport.com understands that MotoGP officials held a meeting at KTM's workshop during the last race of the season in Barcelona during which they informed everyone present of the company's delicate financial situation.

    In the same meeting, the staff were reassured that the sporting project would continue running in the world championship.

    As well as emphasising the cost containment policy that has been in place for some time, the parties also discussed the pause in the development of the bikes that will be ridden next year by Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder in the factory team, and Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini in the Tech 3 squad.

    The development will be initially paused during the winter and until the pre-season tests that will take place at the beginning of February in Sepang.

    During the post-season test earlier this month in Barcelona, the new components on the RC16 bike were limited to a new fairing and a couple of new screens. Neither Dani Pedrosa, who a few weeks ago renewed as a test rider, nor Pol Espargaro took part in the day's testing.

    Although KTM has unofficially assured its teams that it will be on the 2025 grid with all four of its bikes, Motorsport.com understands that there are doubts in MotoGP promoter Dorna's headquarters, about it.

    In recent months, KTM has undergone a major restructuring, with several branches of the parent company - KTM AG, KTM Components GmbH and KTM F&E - being split off. The racing division was placed under the umbrella of KTM Racing GmbH.

    Initially, this seemed to make the racing division safe, but the size of the financial hole that was exposed is much larger than initially estimated.

    In addition to the aforementioned freeze on the development of MotoGP bikes, KTM is expected to present a strategic plan in the coming days that aims to isolate the sporting division. Within the company itself, it is considered essential that the racing arm remains active, otherwise the blow to the company's image would be even greater than it is at present, as it would most likely be even more damaging to sales.

    It was during the second half of 2024 that the first rumours about KTM's financial health began to emerge, particularly in the wake of overproduction and a significant drop in sales, as well as a failed experiment with the electric bike project.

    Already in the second half of the year, reports along those lines began to spread around the MotoGP paddock.

    "I have been to the factory and they have assured me that the sporting programme is going to be fully supported, so we can rest assured," said Acosta in September after the Misano test.

    From then on, and for the next two months, the bad news accumulated. The hardest blow so far came at the beginning of last week, when the start of the insolvency process was made public, with the aforementioned debt of almost 3 billion euros.
    It's going to be a long couple seasons for the KTM riders if they can't develop the bike. And with new regulations coming in 2027, including a change from 1000cc displacements to 850, unless someone steps in this has to be the end for KTM in MotoGP.
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