MotoGP

Jack Miller and Alex Marquez talk about the crash - Rins on completing the Phillip Island trifecta, wins here in Moto3, Moto2 and now in MotoGP.

“We know that the conditions here at Phillip Island can be a bit tricky with the wind and cool conditions, but despite this, all of the tyres worked well, and this was particularly the case with the asymmetric fronts which gave the riders the confidence to push in the corners. He paid for the force he had to make with the tire drop in the last five laps and he couldn’t fight for something better but his race speed was there and he was fighting. “A tough race because Brad was hit twice and had to recover positions but he was in the leading group and he kept the pace. I got a good start and I was able to manage the tires very well, we lacked a little bit of mileage but the feeling was good. I understand he was trying to pass Marini and had some issues or whatever he had, a little ambitious and just smashed me in the middle. We were probably a bit closer to the front this race than in the previous ones, but the pace of the race overall was slower than we thought it would be. “I had a good pace but I was struggling to overtake and that limited me a lot. It means a lot to me, it means a lot to the people who have helped me in this tough season, and to all the doctors, to all the physios that I work with. We have to be happy: we have always been in the group in front, we have calculated the consumption of the tires in the best possible way and continue on this positive trend. Then I tried in the first laps to overtake many riders, and then when i saw on the pit board that Fabio was out, a win is ok but if they overtake me on the final lap, it’s ok. “For me, the second place was so important, when I came back after the injury, the test in Misano, then the race in Japan, the race in Thailand. “During the race was not that easy, sincerely the pace was not so high, so managing the rear tyre, finding traction, and lap by lap I was overtaking someone until I arrive in the top four.

With this result, the Repsol Honda Team rider has now achieved his 100th podium in MotoGP, and this is another milestone in his career. Overall, Marquez has a ...

With this result, the Repsol Honda Team rider has now achieved his 100th podium in MotoGP, and this is another milestone in his career. Marc Marquez took his 100th MotoGP podium on Sunday. However, he had to settle for second place after seeing Alex Rins win the race by 0.186s.

Honda's Marc Márquez stormed to 2nd place and another career milestone in Australia as MotoGP™ made a dramatic return to the Phillip Island circuit.

[Enea Bastianini](/int-en/athlete/enea-bastianini)was the man to watch. The main story from the initial laps of the race centred around [Jack Miller](/int-en/athlete/jack-miller)however. [Jorge Martín](/int-en/athlete/jorge-martin-moto3-red-bull)made the early running, leading the opening lap from [Marc Márquez](/int-en/athlete/marc-marquez).

105 points – that's the turnaround which Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo team) has pulled off relative to Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) ...

Intriguingly, however, that means Quartararo’s hopes are not in his own hands – even if he wins in Malaysia and Valencia, he may not win the Championship given that the difference between first and second place in either Grand Prix is five points. With just two points separating Quartararo and Bagnaia when they touched down in Australia, there was always a chance that the Ducati rider would overtake the Yamaha pilot in the title race. Four riders remain a mathematical chance of lifting the trophy three weeks from now at Valencia, so read on for the full Championship picture.

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V) scored one of the most significant podiums of his career at Phillip Island today – his first since major ...

In the race the former Moto2 and Moto3 World Championship was in the midst of the lead group, going for his best result of the year, with riders separated by centimetres rather than metres. The 30-year-old from Kanagawa, contesting only his third MotoGP race, made steady progress through the weekend and will find out soon if he will again ride Nakagami’s bikes in next weekend’s Malaysian GP. At the chequered flag of the first Australian Grand Prix since 2019 he was just 0.186 seconds behind the winner, proof that the 29-year-old Spaniard and his Honda RC213V are returning to their best.

The perfect parting gift - Alex Rins has described his victory at the Australian MotoGP as 'one of the best' of his career ahead of Suzuki's imminent.

"We struggled to do it but in some races we had unbelievable pace and were forced to finish in fifth position, sixth position for this reason. "The pace was slow but you needed to do it. We really deserve it and in many races we know our weak point which is the qualy," stated Rins. But ask to the other riders why they didn’t finish on the top. "I tried to open a small gap but taking care of the rear tyre without the spin. "I’m super happy to finish on the first position.

MotoGP: The Spaniard puts on a show at Phillip Island and takes home a bittersweet victory, with Suzuki's farewell to MotoGP approaching.

At Silverstone I duelled with Marc and at the last corner with better traction I managed to overtake him. We struggled to do it but in some races we had unbelievable pace and were forced to finish in fifth position, sixth position for this reason. Alex then took the opportunity to give an overview of his team over the years, focusing in particular on this last season. This one is for all the team, for the ones who got some contracts for next year and for the ones who didn’t. But then they overtook me on the straight so I decided to stay behind and arrive in the end of the race with a bit more. First of all it will be the last time with the Suzuki here at the Island – said Rins – I’m blessed that I got the first position for this and then for all the people that were supporting me during all the season, during all the bad moments.

Marc Marquez says he “can't forget where he came from” in his injury recovery to achieve his 100th MotoGP podium at the Australian Grand Prix.

Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. OPINION: Honda is in the midst of a second winless season in the space of three years. OPINION: Marc Marquez has completed the first three races of his MotoGP comeback from a fourth major operation on his right arm and has already achieved more points than Honda scored in his absence.