MotoGP confirms Thailand as 2025 and 2026 season opener
The Thailand Grand Prix will kick off the MotoGP World Championship next season and in 2026. The event is scheduled to take place from February 28 to March 2, 2025, and will also host Moto2 and Moto3 races. MotoGP has announced that Thailand will host the 2025 and 2026 season opener, replacing Qatar as the traditional season opener. The Thailand Grand Prix, usually held in October, will now take place on March 2, 2025 to avoid a conflict with Ramadan. While a new date for the Qatar Grand Prix has yet to be confirmed, Thailand’s growing role in MotoGP continues, with the country also set to host pre-season testing in 2025. The decision to extend this partnership for another two years highlights the importance of the Southeast Asian market to the sport. With Qatar having long been the starting point of the season, this change in the schedule could bring new energy to the 2025 calendar. Moving the opener to…
MotoGP: Franco Morbidelli confirmed to join VR46 Racing Team,
Franco Morbidelli has confirmed his move to the VR46 MotoGP team for 2025, with the 29-year-old currently 12th in the world championship, with best results being fourth in the sprint race and fifth in the Desmosedici Grand Prix. VR46 Racing has confirmed the signing of Franco Morbidelli for the 2025 MotoGP season. The former Yamaha rider will join forces with Fabio di Giannantonio to form a new line-up for Valentino Rossi's team. 2020 MotoGP runner-up Morbidelli will switch to VR46 on a one-year contract with the Pramac Ducati team. He will continue to ride a GP24 Desmosedici, while his teammate di Giannantonio will receive an upgraded factory GP25 after signing a direct contract with Ducati. The move comes as three-time Grand Prix champion Marco Bezzecchi leaves VR46 to join Jorge Martin's Aprilia team for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. Also read: MotoGP: Trackhouse Racing signs Ai Ogura as Miguel Oliveira replacement Franco Morbidelli: "What a beautiful story! I am delighted…
MotoGP: Ducati factory confirms support for VR46 team
Ducati has announced a partnership with the VR46 racing team. The two-year agreement was announced on the eve of the British Grand Prix. Ducati's previous exclusive factory support of Pramac Racing will end at the end of this season, with the latter now allied with Yamaha. In response, Ducati has deepened its cooperation with Valentino Rossi's VR46 team. VR46 will receive full Ducati technical and sports staff for 2025. However, unlike the previous arrangement with Pramac, which included two factory-spec motorcycles, VR46 will field a single factory-spec machine. As a result, Ducati's allocation of top-level motorcycles for the upcoming season will be reduced to three. The third GP25 is expected to be allocated to Fabio di Giannantonio, who is expected to sign a direct contract with Ducati to race alongside factory riders Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez. Also read: MotoGP: Here are the teams' anniversary liveries revealed for the British Grand Prix Alessio Salucci, Director of the Pertamina Enduro VR46…
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