Vinales withdraws from Indonesian GP amid injury woes

Marco Bezzecchi took a second sprint win of 2025 in a thriller at the Indonesian GP

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has given purists cause to chafe of late, mooting changes in race formats such as more sprint weekends and reverse grids. Not only this, the sands are shifting beneath the venues themselves. In an interview with the Italian Passa dal BSMT podcast this week he has now returned to the subject of so-called "historic" tracks and what they have to do to merit a place on ...Keep reading

Sprint race results from the 2025 Indonesian MotoGP at Mandalika, round 18 of 22.

Live updates from Saturday’s qualifying at the 2025 Indonesian MotoGP at Mandalika.

As it was seemingly always going to be, Corey Heim is locked into the NASCAR Truck Series final four while everyone else will have to figuratively survive the wildest possible wild card round to challenge him there.In the process, Heim also made history, becoming the first driver to win 10 times in the third highest level of the discipline, breaking a tie he shared very briefly with 1999’s ...Keep reading

New Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen says the team is still "a few races away" from making a decision on its drivers for 2026, as it looks to decide whether to retain Franco Colapinto for next year.Colapinto is looking to make his case to stay in the frame at the team, and has outqualified Pierre Gasly - who recently signed a longer term extension to his deal - in three of the last four ...Keep reading

New Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen says the team is still "a few races away" from making a decision on its drivers for 2026, as it looks to decide whether to retain Franco Colapinto for next year.Colapinto is looking to make his case to stay in the frame at the team, and has outqualified Pierre Gasly - who recently signed a longer term extension to his deal - in three of the last four ...Keep reading

The full starting grid for the 2025 Indonesian MotoGP, after Maverick Vinales joins the injury list.

Maverick Vinales will sit out the remainder of the Indonesian Grand Prix to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained in July, Tech3 KTM has announced.The decision was made after Saturday morning’s qualifying at Mandalika, where he finished 120th and last on the RC16 with a time that was 1.376s off the ultimate pace.“Maverick Vinales will withdraw from the Indonesian Grand Prix. It ...Keep reading

Maverick Vinales has withdrawn from the Indonesian MotoGP due to his ongoing shoulder injury.

Marco Bezzecchi said he “can’t relax” after Indonesian MotoGP pole - Fermin Aldeguer claims second using an 18-lap tyre, Marc Marquez suffers season-worst qualifying.

Marco Bezzecchi said he “can’t relax” after Indonesian MotoGP pole - Fermin Aldeguer claims second using an 18-lap tyre, Marc Marquez suffers season-worst qualifying.

Aprilia MotoGP star Marco Bezzecchi blitzed the all-time track record to take pole position for the Indonesian Grand Prix, while Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia struggled to ninth and 16th respectively.Having already enjoyed a four-tenth margin over the rest of the field on Friday, Bezzecchi carried that momentum into qualifying, setting a blistering lap time of 1m28.832s to continue his ...Keep reading

Aprilia MotoGP star Marco Bezzecchi blitzed the all-time track record to take pole position for the Indonesian Grand Prix, while Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia struggled to ninth and 16th respectively.Having already enjoyed a four-tenth margin over the rest of the field on Friday, Bezzecchi carried that momentum into qualifying, setting a blistering lap time of 1m28.832s to continue his ...Keep reading

Full Qualifying results for the Saturday Sprint and main Sunday race at the 2025 Indonesian MotoGP at Mandalika, round 18 of 22.

Ten different team owners provided affidavits where they expressed support for the current charter system, which is at the center of a contentious lawsuit between 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and NASCAR. The team owners talked about a desire for permanent charters, pointing out the positive impact they have had, while also warning of the consequences stemming from a future without ...Keep reading

Saturday practice results from the 2025 Indonesian MotoGP at Mandalika, round 18 of 22.

Live updates from Saturday’s qualifying and Sprint race at the 2025 Indonesian MotoGP at Mandalika.