Repsol Honda Riders – Alex Marquez 17th, Marc crashes but still 9th

Repsol Honda Riders – Alex Marquez 17th, Marc crashes but still 9th

Dry conditions over the course of the second day allowed both halves of the Repsol Honda Team to work through their respective test programs, each rider improving on their day one times. Sticking to the Repsol Honda Team’s plan, Marc Marquez again limited his running in Malaysia to ensure his still-healing shoulder will be in…

Repsol Honda Team out of Top Ten on Day 1 at the Sepang Test

Repsol Honda Team out of Top Ten on Day 1 at the Sepang Test

Repsol Honda’s reigning MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez returned to his RC213V for the first time in 2020 alongside rookie team-mate Alex Marquez as the new MotoGP World Championship season commences with testing in Malaysia. Proceedings started almost as soon as the track opened in Malaysia, the Repsol Honda Team working for 2020 from early…

Marquez makes it a magic 8th MotoGP title

Marquez makes it a magic 8th MotoGP title

Photos: MotoGP and Repsol Honda Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team is now an 8th-time World Champion, with the number 93 fighting off Fabio Quartararo for victory at Buriram to secure the 2019 MotoGP™ World Championship in some serious style. The crown makes Marquez the youngest ever six-time premier class Champion, taking the record from…

Takaaki Nakagami leads Honda armada as testing concludes in Jerez

Takaaki Nakagami leads Honda armada as testing concludes in Jerez

Photos: MotoGP.com and Repsol Honda LCR Honda Idemitsu‘s Takaaki Nakagami  was impressive on Day 1 of the Official Test at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto but the Japanese rider usurped the adjective on Thursday to not only impress, but go quickest. The Japanese rider’s 1:37.945 was unmatchable on Day 2 and he put in 66…

PCX Hybrid, Forza and 2019 CBR1000RR Fireblade Debut at KLIMS 2018

PCX Hybrid, Forza and 2019 CBR1000RR Fireblade Debut at KLIMS 2018

The 2018 Kuula Lumpur Motor Show (KLIMS), which is being held at MITEC for the first time, saw Boon Siew Honda (BSH) unveiling new motorcycles that are yet to be on sale in the local motorcycle market – the PCX Hybrid, Forza and the 2019 CBR1000RR Fireblade. Combined, the three bikes present a feast for…

Marc Marquez’s 70th career win in Sepang earns Honda the 2018 MotoGP Constructors Title

Marc Marquez’s 70th career win in Sepang earns Honda the 2018 MotoGP Constructors Title

Photos: Repsol Honda From 7th on the Sepang starting grid to the 70th win in his career: In Malaysia, Marc Marquez took his ninth win this season and his 44th in MotoGP class, earning Honda its 24th Premier Class Constructors Title. Furthermore, thanks to today’s win of newly crowned Moto3 World Champion Jorge Martin, Honda…

80th career pole for Marquez at rainy Sepang Circuit, but he’ll start from third row

80th career pole for Marquez at rainy Sepang Circuit, but he’ll start from third row

Today Marc Marquez took an historic 80th pole position across all classes, despite the tricky conditions that affected qualifying day at Sepang Circuit. Nonetheless, he’ll start tomorrow’s race from seventh place on the grid after being sanctioned with a six-place penalty. Fair weather is rarely an enduring condition in Malaysia but the race in Sepang Circuit…

Q & A with five-time 500cc World Champion Mick Doohan

Q & A with five-time 500cc World Champion Mick Doohan

“Marc would not have had any problems with a 500cc bike, because great riders like him are able to adapt to any machinery” The above was said by Mick Doohan, Repsol Honda’s former 5-time 500cc world champion, who is as popular as ever at last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, where Marc Márquez honoured him by…

Repsol Honda Team head to Malaysia for the last stint of the tripleheader

Repsol Honda Team head to Malaysia for the last stint of the tripleheader

After a brief stop in Indonesia to meet his numerous local fans at a Pull & Bear store in Jakarta, Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez headed to Malaysia to join his team at the Sepang International Circuit, which will play host to the third and final back-to-back flyaway race this Sunday. Having been innocently involved…

Yamaha’s 25-race losing streak stopped by Maverick Vinales #25 at Phillip Island

Yamaha’s 25-race losing streak stopped by Maverick Vinales #25 at Phillip Island

Maverick and Yamaha end 490 day win wait –  1 year, 4 months, 3 days. That’s how long Yamaha have waited to taste a MotoGP victory but at long last, it was stopped by Movistar Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales #25 at the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. The Spaniard ends Yamaha’s 25-race victory drought after storming to…

Dani Pedrosa signs with Red Bull KTM as test rider

Dani Pedrosa signs with Red Bull KTM as test rider

Photos: Red Bull KTM and Repsol Honda Red Bull KTM have announced that current Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedrosa will fulfil an important role as test rider for their MotoGP line-up in 2019 and 2020 seasons. The 3-time Champion and 13-season premier class veteran will work alongside Mika Kallio developing the KTM RC16 for…

Marc Marquez is the 2018 MotoGP World Champion. #Level7 completed

Marc Marquez is the 2018 MotoGP World Champion. #Level7 completed

Photos: Repsol Honda and MotoGP.com Marc Marquez scored a brilliant #Level7 victory at Twin Ring Motegi today, earning his eighth win of the season, the 7th World Title of his career and his 5th MotoGP World Championship in six years, with Dorna having officiated the hashtag of #Level7 following his team’s celebration of the milestone after…