Inside the impossible job of building MotoGP’s calendar
Another record attendance for 2026 MotoGP came at last weekend’s Japanese GP and reinforced one of the series’ staple events, but how does MotoGP Group go about deciding where to race and when?
MotoGP returns this weekend in Doha for the opening round of the 2017 season, and so too does ‘Ask Mat’
Post-season saw a merry-go-round of riders, with only Honda’s line-up unchanged from 2016 of the front-running manufacturers. Maverick Viñales has been the star of pre-season, but Jorge Lorenzo could join Valentino Rossi in the record books if he takes victory.
Rain could play havoc, too, so there’s plenty of questions already, let alone after the race.
Mat Oxley will be your man on the ground, taking your questions and finding the answers all weekend.
Another record attendance for 2026 MotoGP came at last weekend’s Japanese GP and reinforced one of the series’ staple events, but how does MotoGP Group go about deciding where to race and when?
Marc Márquez’s Motegi sprint/race double moved him to within two points of championship leader Jorge Martin but he’s in trouble with MotoGP bosses and has some work to do if he’s to repeat that feat in Indonesia this weekend
Can Nicolo Bulega do something that’s never been done before? And what exactly is the point of having both World Superbike and MotoGP when from next year the motorcycles in both series have never been closer?
Honda led MotoGP’s 850 development race at Red Bull Ring on Monday. And it looks like the 850s will be faster than the 1000s, defeating the primary reason for the rules rewrite