Rossi Moor Signs with FIM JuniorGP Moto2 Cup Team for 2025 Season

Former MotoAmerica racer Rossi Moor inked a new deal for 2025 that will see him compete in the FIM Moto2 Junior Cup in 2025. He will join Révész Racing, whose owner is Bálint Révész, , who considers the young rider one of the biggest up-and-coming talents of the moto racing world.

Moor said “I am very happy to have shown in the last two races of the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 in 2024 that I deserve a place in the team and I would like to thank the whole MMR team for the trust they have shown me for the future. My preparation program for the next season starts already next week and I am very lucky that it will all happen in Spain, where I currently live with my family and manager. I would also like to thank John and Chris Ulrich for giving me the opportunity to continue my career on the road to MotoGP. I would also like to thank Mr. Révész, Mr. Bálint and Stefano Favaro, who worked very hard to make this all happen and supported me in my racing career. Last but not least, I thank my father, my younger brother, and all members of the management.”

The 2024 MotoGP champion has been crowned. Jorge Martin did what most thought was impossible in modern MotoGP and won the championship with a satellite team. Pramac Racing claimed the championship after Jorge Martin entered the final race of the season with a 19 point lead after Francesco Bagnaia won yesterday’s sprint race. Despite finishing third in the final race of the season Martin cover the spread in points that he needed to make Bagnaia’s Double win in the Grand Prix obsolete.

Despite the failed effort Bagnaia said, “We knew from the start that it would have been difficult to turn things around, but we still did what we had to do. Jorge did a good job and the center stage is all for him today, he really is a great rider. We proved our worth this year and our numbers confirm it; in the future we will surely have to minimize the mistakes and DNFs, which are in any case a part of this sport. Each season is important and there’s nothing wrong with losing; it was still a 2024 full of satisfaction, despite the final result. We’ll give it another go next year.”

Race Results

The final round of the MotoGP season has arrived after a cancellation of the season finale in Valencia due to weather. Jorge Martin comes into the race weekend with a 24 point lead in a must win situation for Bagnaia. The scenarios for Martin to win the title include many possibilities in tomorrow’s sprint race:

Barcelona Sprint Race Outcomes

There are 37 points up for grabs this weekend and Bagnaia will need a miracle if he is to retain the MotoGP title. If Martin finishes Saturday’s sprint race with more than a 25 point lead Bagnaia will be statistically eliminated from contention.

Practice Results

Jorge Martin extended his championship lead on Francesco Bagnaia after an early mistake saw Bagnaia crash out of the sprint. Bagnaia lost the front end from P2 behind Martin who never looked back after getting past the pole sitter Bagnaia. The crash is a very costly one, as every point lost at this stage of the season is another lost opportunity for Bganaia to climb out of the point deficit to Martin. Martin currently holds a 29 point lead heading into Sunday’s grand prix.

With the next round in limbo the championship may have been decided today as the final round of the season has been cancelled due to ongoing challenges with flooding in Valencia. A replacement race has not yet been announced. With the decision to extend the season in limbo Bagnaia’s crash has all but sealed the championship for Martin. Logistically without a confirmed race for the season finale many will argue that a replacement race may not be feasible given the time constraints. We will report back on these findings as they come to light.

Sepang Sprint Race Results

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Francesco Bagnaia wowed the masses after a brilliant performance in the Thai grand prix this afternoon in wet conditions. Bagnaia battled it out with Marc Marquez at the front until catastrophe ended Marquez’s race allowing Jorge Martin to inherit P2. Bagnaia won the race by 3 seconds. He said, “This morning, after the warm-up, I wasn’t happy. I wasn’t worried, though, because I knew we had the potential to do well, but we had to fix something in terms of bike behavior under braking: we managed to do so, and I felt better straight away. When Jorge tried to pull away early on, I chose to wait a couple of laps as I had noticed that he was taking many risks. The battle with Marc (Márquez was really good and before his crash, we were really lapping at an incredible pace. I’d like to dedicate this win to the team, because as usual they have done a fantastic job.”

Jorge Martin had brief words after the race. “I felt really good in the warm-up and was ready for the race. I got off to a really good start, but at some point, I felt the front of my bike closing up…I managed to save it, although I lost two positions. After that, I did my best to maintain the gap with the riders behind, taking many risks. I’m happy with this second place, even if I lost five points in the championship, but I’m already the best independent rider, for the second year in a row.”

Martin still leads the MotoGP championship and talks of championship clinching scenarios are already flying. Martin holds a 17 point lead over Bagnaia. The riders get back to it in Malaysia next weekend.

Full Race Results

Enea Bastianini reminded the MotoGP front runners that he still has what it takes to top the table today at Chang. In a dominant performance Enea Bastianini topped the Thai grand prix sprint race beating championship leader Jorge martin by just under 1.5 seconds. Despite a better start, Bagnaia lost out on move from Martin in to turn 1 and would eventually settle for P3 in the race. Bagnaia had a bit of an off which saw him drop to P5 momentarily and it was a scrap to get back to the podium places. In the commotion Bastianini put his head down and charge forward forming a gap ahead of the squabble behind.

“It was a great race,” said Bastianini. I took advantage of (Jorge) Martin’s mistake at turn one as I saw he had hit the brakes very late, and I knew he couldn’t make the turn stick. I then tried to pull away a little in the first two-three laps and managed to do so, and from then on things were a lot easier – even though the others were never too far behind for the whole race. In the end we managed to take the win in a much more comfortable way than we expected, even though it’s never easy.”

Martin expressed his frustrations saying “It has been a very difficult race. I made a good start, but at the first turn, I lost a position to avoid an accident. Then, I had to push more than expected and overtake riders like Acosta and Pecco, who are really strong on the brakes, which was complicated. It has been a good Sprint, but I know that tomorrow more riders will improve, and it is essential to start well, keep calm, and do our best.”

Sprint Race Results

Marc Marquez impresses once again with an impressive win at Phillip Island in the Australian grand prix. Maruqez secured his third win of the season. A feat that few though was possible for the veteran and 8 time world champion. “We had a big race today against Martín and we had fun,” said Marquez. “This win is surely a confidence boost and we need to follow on this type of results in the last three events. I had to remove one tear-off at the start because I had a huge fly over it that was preventing me from seeing what was in front of me… and then you all saw what happened. From then on, we had the pace from then on to battle for second place: I gave it a go and when I got close to Jorge, I realized that it was possible to win.”

Marquez leaves the weekend 59 points behind Francesco Bagnaia. With 3 race weekends to go. Marquez realistically has a path forward to fight for the championship. He is currently 79 points behind Jorge Martin. With 3 sprint races and 3 grand prix left there are plenty of points still up for grabs. The MotoGP championship battle has emerged as a three man race at the front. At this point in the season mistakes will be costly.

Bagnaia Losing Ground to Marquez

Bagnaia who seemingly had isolated himself at the front of the championship race with Martin now finds himself threatened by Marquez in the championship points race. Bagnaia who has trailed Martin for most of the season finished finished behind Martin once again. Bagnaia was obviously not happy with the result. “Obviously I’m not happy with the result, but we could have hardly done any better today,” he said. “We managed to improve a little compared to yesterday and I did all I could to stay with Jorge (Martín) and Marc (Márquez) but ended up struggling on corner entry – and they were simply better than us today. The next two circuits on the calendar are usually better for me feeling-wise, and we’ll make sure to be ready.”

MotoGP World Championship Standings After Australia

After securing a marginal pole position Jorge Martin threw down the hammer in the sprint race; finishing ahead of Marc Marquez by 1.5 seconds. As the MotoGP season is winding down to the closing rounds Martin has seemingly turned up the heat a bit. His championship battle with Francesco Bagnaia has been back and forth. However, Bagnaia did him a favor in this race finishing P4. The win meant that Martin extended his championship lead to 16 points headed into Sunday’s Grand Prix.

In the field behind there were multiple incidents the most severe being the collision between Maverick Viñales and Marco Bezzecchi. The riders touched into turn 1. Both riders gained consciousness by the end of the incident. Both riders were summoned to the medical center after the race to determine fitness to continue this weekend in Australia.

Qatar Airways Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Sprint Results

The Grand Prix Commission confirmed today that the decision has been made to rune 2025 spec machines in 2026 in an effort to maintain a level playing field in the MotoGP championship. The FIM released the following memo.