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Due to limited visibility affecting the operation of the medical helicopter at the Red Bull Grand Prix of Australia, the MotoGP Grand Prix race was cancelled. That has its own effect on the title fight after a dramatic Saturday in the standings too, with Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) crashing out of the Sprint when battling now-Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team). 25 points less have now been tabled… With no race possible, a farewell parade took to the Island on Sunday instead, with riders heading out behind the Safety Car to give the Sunday sell-out crowd a last look at MotoGP at the iconic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. ************************************** Win Your Dream Motorcycle with Apex66 Competitions: Use our Invitation Code REF3588730 or click the banner below: ************************************** Support Modern Classic Motorcycle News and become a YouTube Member for just £5 per month. Members help keep the channel independent and receive extr...

MotoGP: The momentum shifts again in the World Championship as, after seven laps of some of the best racing of the year, Martin crashes from P2 and subsequently sees his weekend end with injury. In one of the most pivotal Sprints of the year, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) snatched Tissot Sprint gold and reigned supreme in an epic battle against Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) at Phillip Island. The Martinator led coming into Saturday but crashed at Turn 8 on Lap 8 to hand the #93 a path to victory and the Championship lead. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) came home in a close second and thanks to Fabio Di Giannantonio’s (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) fine P3 Ducati lockout the Saturday podium, while Martin’s crash cruelly resulted in a weekend-ending injury. The #93 got a perfect launch and snatched the holeshot but it was a fast-starting Martin who blasted through from row two to P2. It was an action-packed opening lap but it was Lap 2 where it all ignited as Alex M...

MotoGP: Two Aprilias in front of him and behind him, P3 for the reigning World Champion sees his nearest rivals all around MotoGP’s thunder Down Under brought with it plenty of drama in the afternoon as two red flags, late crashes and big improvements gave a very interesting complexion going to Saturday. Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) went from early faller to Friday fastest in a topsy-turvy day at Phillip Island but the Italian’s 1’26.775 late on went untouched. Four Aprilias in the top five and with Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) in the middle of it all in third, just behind Raul Fernandez (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team), the fight is going to ignite as we hurtle to Sprint Saturday. FIRST 20 MINUTES: two red flags halt the running As the session started, the first crash came for Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) at Turn 6, the Australian’s second of the day after his fast Turn 1 spill in FP1. A few minutes later and Bezzecchi tumbled after contact with Alex Marquez...