The Race MotoGP Podcast
Episodes
Aprilia's big 2025 decisions, with boss Massimo Rivola
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aprilia boss Massimo Rivola joins The Race MotoGP Podcast for a special summer break episode.As part of an extensive chat, Rivola discusses Aprilia's ...
Our verdict on Martin’s latest blunder
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just when Jorge Martin looked set to regain the 2024 MotoGP world championship fight momentum, his crash from the lead with just two laps of the Germa...
Title fight tide turns + Hamilton to MotoGP?
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Pecco Bagnaia now right on Jorge Martin's tail in the MotoGP championship fight and the shadow of both Martin and Pramac's Ducati exits hanging o...
Has Aprilia struck 2025 line-up gold?
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Ducati and KTM, it's now Aprilia that can claim it's put together a 2025 MotoGP superteam after securing Marco Bezzecchi alongside Jorge Martin ...
Has KTM created a superteam or a headache?
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was KTM's turn to rock the MotoGP rider market this week as it announced current Ducati and Aprilia factory riders Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vin...
Marquez to factory Ducati, Martin to Aprilia: How these bombshell moves happened
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just when it seemed Ducati's 2025 MotoGP factory line-up plan was set, it was abruptly turned inside out. Now Marc Marquez is heading for a works seat...
Has Bagnaia now filled Italy's Rossi gap?
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pecco Bagnaia's double win at Mugello was a huge boost to his 2024 MotoGP championship bid. And as Simon Patterson reports from the scene as he joins ...
Bagnaia saves his title bid
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pecco Bagnaia went from a bizarre final lap crash while leading MotoGP's Catalan Grand Prix sprint to pulling off a very intelligent Sunday race win t...
What YOU'D change about MotoGP
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We debate YOUR suggestions for what to change about MotoGP in the latest episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast.And we've never had such a huge influx of ...
Are title rivals about to become team-mates?
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MotoGP 2024's 'big three' Jorge Martin, Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez produced an absolutely epic French Grand Prix weekend at Le Mans between them.B...
MotoGP's rules revamp - and what we'd change
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MotoGP has unveiled its new rules for 2027, with some of the current bikes' most controversial elements outlawed and others pegged back.But has it all...
What we learned from Bagnaia and Marquez's epic head-to-head
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since Marc Marquez get himself a Ducati, the MotoGP world has been waiting eagerly to see a head-to-head victory fight between him and reigning c...
Who's in most trouble in MotoGP 2024?
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MotoGP begins the European leg of its 2024 season at Jerez this weekend, and that's often when the championship takes on its defining shape.But severa...
Where did Vinales' epic performance come from?
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have we been wrong about Maverick Vinales all along? The man with the reputation for going backwards in MotoGP races won from 11th place at Austin wit...
Quartararo's big decision + Ezpeleta exclusive
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Has Fabio Quartararo made the right decision by keeping faith with Yamaha for his MotoGP future despite all the frustrations he's endured?Is this just...
The legendary team boss back on the grid - Davide Brivio interview
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Davide Brivio - architect of Yamaha's Valentino Rossi glory years and Suzuki' shock 2020 title - is back in MotoGP after his truncated Formula 1 deto...
What F1 owner Liberty's MotoGP takeover means
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Should motorcycle racing fans be delighted or worried that a deal's in place for Formula 1 owner Liberty Media to buy MotoGP promoter Dorna?In an extr...
We unpack the Marquez and Bagnaia clash, plus Acosta's latest heroics
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first big flashpoint of Marc Marquez's Ducati career came in just his second MotoGP race weekend with his new employer, as he and reigning champio...
Mid-season rider changes? We answer your MotoGP questions
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're answering your questions on The Race MotoGP Podcast this week, including on the prospect of mid-season rider changes at two teams in particular....
Qatar GP: MotoGP's next big thing arrives
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pecco Bagnaia showed exactly what he's a double MotoGP world champion by controlling the Qatar Grand Prix despite a slightly shaky qualifying and spri...
Season Preview: We predict the 2024 MotoGP Top 10
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Marquez's move to Gresini Ducati is a huge curveball for the 2024 MotoGP season, but will he actually be a title contender? Or will this be a rep...
We predict the 2025 MotoGP rider line-up
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With 18 of the 22 riders on the grid out of contract at the end of the year, multiple past champions either unhappy with their current machinery or cl...
Has Bagnaia already got MotoGP rivals on the ropes?
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reigning double MotoGP world champion Pecco Bagnaia ended 2024 pre-season testing with a ferocious burst of pace in Qatar that makes him an instant st...
Marc Marquez exclusive: 'I may be different - but I won't be better'
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez joins The Race MotoGP Podcast for an exclusive interview less than three weeks before his competitive debut on t...
Wild 2025 rider market adds to pre-season pressure
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With one MotoGP pre-season test down and one to go, several riders go into next week's final two days of running in Qatar with significant problems to...
What we learned from MotoGP's first 2024 test
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Between Marc Marquez beginning life at Gresini Ducati properly, the massive changes many manufacturers were planning over the winter and the hints of ...
Exclusive with Marc Marquez's new crew chief Frankie Carchedi
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Marquez's move from Honda to Gresini Ducati means a change of crew chief for the first time in his whole MotoGP career - and we've got his new cr...
Can MotoGP's newest team make Grand Prix racing relevant in the USA again?
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After making very rapid waves in NASCAR, Trackhouse Racing enters a very different world in 2024 as it joins the MotoGP grid as Aprilia's new satellit...
Ducati's ominous 2024 talk and an all-new VR46
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As 2024 MotoGP launch season gets into full swing, The Race MotoGP Podcast joins Simon Patterson on his Italian road trip from Gresini to VR46 via a f...
What we learned from Marquez at Gresini's 2024 launch
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The MotoGP world finally got to see Marc Marquez in something other than Repsol Honda colours and Marquez finally got to share his thoughts on riding ...
Can MotoGP hold onto its new fans? Dorna's commercial boss answers your questions
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MotoGP could finally shake off its Valentino Rossi hangover in 2024 as Marc Marquez's team switch creates huge sporting intrigue in a championship tha...
Toby talks to... Sito Pons, title-winning rider and team boss
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, host Toby Moody sits down for an in-depth chat with a MotoGP legend: Sito Pons. A familiar face in the MotoGP paddock for more...
Our bold 2024 MotoGP predictions
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Race MotoGP Podcast begins 2024 with some characteristically bold predictions for the MotoGP season ahead.Matt Beer tasks Simon Patterson and Vale...
Our Top 10 MotoGP riders of 2023
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2023 MotoGP season had at least three realistic title contenders, 10 race winners if you count sprints too, eight polesitters (three of whom weren...
We answer your questions on rider line-ups, conspiracy theories and more
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We had far more questions than we could hope to fit in a single episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast when we asked what you still wanted answered about ...
MotoGP's next superstar in waiting? Getting to know Pedro Acosta
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A long chat with much-hyped MotoGP rookie Pedro Acosta headlines the first off-season episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast. Valentin Khorounzhiy is join...
What Marquez's stunning Ducati test debut means for the rest of the grid
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just two days after the 2023 MotoGP season ended, the 2024 MotoGP season began with a hugely eagerly anticipated Valencia test headlined by Marc Marqu...
Bagnaia takes title number two as Martin clashes with Marquez
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Patterson joins Valentin Khorounzhiy to discuss the 2023 MotoGP season finale in Valencia, in which Pecco Bagnaia claimed his second successive ...
Did the Qatar GP decide the 2023 MotoGP world championship?
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just when he seemed to have Pecco Bagnaia on the ropes once again following a hard-charging sprint win, Jorge Martin's terrible Sunday race leaves him...
How to fix the rule that could wreck the MotoGP title fight
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MotoGP championship rivals Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin went wheel to wheel again in the Malaysian Grand Prix, while also dodging other Ducatis, but...
Our predictions for MotoGP 2023's triple-header finale
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With just three grands prix to go, only 13 points separate Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin in a 2023 MotoGP world championship that just keeps deliveri...
How Thailand produced the race of the season so far
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2023 MotoGP title fight got even more epic at the Thailand Grand Prix as Jorge Martin and Pecco Bagnaia (and interloper Brad Binder) produced the ...
Has arrogance cost Martin the MotoGP world title?
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MotoGP only managed one of its planned two races at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix, but the one that did happen was the best of the season so far.It w...
Martin's mistake hands Bagnaia advantage - but are there more title twists to come?
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2023 MotoGP world championship battle flipped yet again during the Indonesian Grand Prix weekend, as Jorge Martin crashed out of a commanding GP r...
YOUR questions answered on Marc Marquez's Honda exit and Ducati future
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We asked you what you wanted to know about Marc Marquez's Honda exit, Gresini Ducati move, wider MotoGP future and all the repercussions - and you had...
It's over: How the bombshell Marquez-Honda split happened
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's actually happening: Marc Marquez is leaving Honda and will soon be announced as a 2024 Gresini Ducati MotoGP rider.The greatest rider of his era,...
Is in-form Martin now MotoGP title favourite?
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Any lingering doubts about the 2023 MotoGP world championship fight were erased over an ultra-tense Japanese Grand Prix weekend that ended with Pecco ...
Bagnaia blows MotoGP title race wide open
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just when it seemed he'd limited the championship damage caused by his terrifying Barcelona crash, defending champion Pecco Bagnaia threw the title ra...
Toby talks to... Carlos Checa, Grand Prix winner and Superbike world champ
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest edition of 'Toby Talks To', host Toby Moody sits down for a chat with Carlos Checa, a rider who raced in 125s, 250s and 500s as the top ...
Is Marquez about to make MotoGP's most seismic team switch?
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Marquez dominated yet another MotoGP weekend in off-track terms as he swept the paddock into a 'will he/won't he?'' frenzy at Misano with four da...
Bagnaia's extraordinary crash escape + Catalan GP reaction
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pecco Bagnaia's smooth progress towards another MotoGP world championship title was jeopardised in terrifying fashion when he was hit by Brad Binder's...
EXCLUSIVE: Johann Zarco explains why he's swapping Ducati for Honda
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A few days on from a weekend in which he was the central figure in MotoGP's rider market for 2024, Johann Zarco speaks exclusively to The Race MotoGP ...
Honda makes big signing as stale Austrian GP revives concerns
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Race MotoGP Podcast delves into the events of the series' 2023 Austrian Grand Prix weekend, in which the two actual races wound up relatively sere...
A legendary Spanish journalist talks Marquez, Lorenzo, Pedrosa and more
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest of our 'Toby Talks To' interview episodes, host Toby Moody sits down for a chat with legendary Spanish journalist Manuel Pecino - a vete...
Why Aprilia suddenly looked unbeatable at Silverstone
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aprilia looked superb in MotoGP's British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with Aleix Espargaro's last-lap pass on Pecco Bagnaia's Ducati to secure victory ...
Honda facing a 2024 MotoGP exodus
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The prospect of an exodus from the Honda ranks is the hot topic as MotoGP resumes following its summer break with the British Grand Prix at Silverston...
Toby talks to... Wayne Gardner, frank-talking 500cc world champion
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode we’re delighted to bring you another ‘Toby Talks To’ conversation, which this week sees host Toby Moody sit down for a ...
Toby talks to... Stuart Pringle, British GP boss for bikes and cars
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Race MotoGP podcast, Toby Moody speaks to Stuart Pringle, managing director of Silverstone circuit and the man respons...
YOUR questions answered on Rossi/Marquez Honda parallels & more
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is the increasing likelihood of a Marc Marquez/Honda MotoGP split a sign that Honda didn't learn from the breakdown of its relationship with Valentino...
Toby talks to... Simone Battistella, rider manager to the stars
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of Toby Talks To, Toby Moody sits down for an in-depth chat with Simone Battistella, long-time rider manager to the likes of Mot...
Honda opens the door to a Marquez exit
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Honda admitting it won't make Marc Marquez see out his 2024 contract if he wants to leave, The Race MotoGP Podcast delves into a weekend of rider...
No way back for Marquez and Honda, as Martin doubles up in Germany
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Before last weekend, Marc Marquez had never lost a MotoGP race he'd started at the Sachsenring. What a contrast the 2023 German Grand Prix was: five c...
Bagnaia dominates on track, Marquez steals the headlines off it
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pecco Bagnaia dominated on the track during MotoGP's Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, but Marc Marquez generated most of the headlines off it.From getti...
Toby talks to... Chaz Davies, world champion racer turned rider coach
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast, Toby Moody returns for an extended chat with Chaz Davies, World Supersport champion, a race winner 32 times in World Superbi...
The biggest shocks of the 2023 MotoGP season so far
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pecco Bagnaia is leading the MotoGP world championship. Apart from that, very little has gone as predicted in the 2023 season so far - including the f...
Toby talks to... Sylvain Guintoli, world champion racer and pundit
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode in our 'Toby talks' interview series sees Toby Moody sit down for a chat with old friend Sylvain Guintoli, a world champion in two ...
Shunts, scuffles, penalty rules rows and the return of Marquez
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MotoGP 2023 continued to be a story of collisions, penalties and stewarding controversies - but also epic racing and title battle twists - at the Fren...
Toby talks to… Paul Denning, renowned Suzuki and Yamaha team boss
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of our series of in-depth conversations with paddock people, host Toby Moody sits down for a wide-ranging chat with former Suzuk...
Why are there so many crashes in MotoGP in 2023?
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With red flags for scary pile-ups in both races, another rider injured and others lucky not to be, the MotoGP field had another bruising weekend at Je...
Toby talks to... engineer Tom Jojic about rider 'feel', Bagnaia, and more
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our series of in-depth conversations with paddock people, renowned MotoGP engineer Tom Jojic returns to the podcast for a wid...
Unpicking Bagnaia's 'crazy' crash theory after Rins wins in Austin
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is MotoGP world champion Pecco Bagnaia crashing out of grands prix because the 2023 Ducati is just too stable?That's Bagnaia's own self-confessed "cra...
Toby talks to... Jeremy McWilliams, the ultimate racer
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast sees Toby Moody return for the first in a special series of extended interviews with legendary characters from Grand Prix racing, ...
Brilliant Bezzecchi makes Rossi a winner again
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Valentino Rossi is a MotoGP race-winner again - but this time as a team boss.After Marco Bezzecchi's dominant victory for VR46 in the Argentine Grand ...
Marquez penalty row triggers MotoGP crisis
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The MotoGP drama hasn't stopped in the days since the bruising Portuguese Grand Prix season-opener, so we've reconvened The Race MotoGP Podcast panel ...
Marquez makes a mess, Bagnaia cleans up
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2023 MotoGP season got off to a fraught start as the sprint race format made its debut at the Portuguese Grand Prix.Though the racing in the sprin...
MotoGP Season Preview & Predictions (with special guest Amy Reynolds)
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A revolutionary MotoGP season - and its longest-ever - begins this weekend, with the Portuguese Grand Prix not only beginning the 2023 world champions...
MotoGP teams go aero crazy in final test
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MotoGP pre-season testing ended with Ducati looking dominant, Aprilia looking strong and Yamaha having rescued its winter at the last moment. But the ...
Your questions answered on MotoGP 2023 - and more!
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of the final winter test this weekend, The Race MotoGP Podcast answers listeners' questions about the 2023 season's prospects - and much more.Ya...
The next MotoGP stars (and who's been snubbed)
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's just one rookie on the 2023 MotoGP grid - Augusto Fernandez. But the number of spectacular talents in the ladder system bodes well for the yea...
What new documentary series tells us about Marquez's past, present and future
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Amazon Prime releases its new Marc Marquez documentary series, The Race MotoGP Podcast looks at what it reveals about the six-time champion and wha...
Pre-season testing: Whose pace was 'ominous' and who has work to do?
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From a major breakthough followed by a worrying surprise for Yamaha to bizarre wing-less experiments at Honda, the first test of MotoGP's compacted 20...
What to watch for in pre-season testing in Malaysia
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MotoGP 2023 pre-season testing is underway - with the secretive shakedown test now completed and the main action with the race riders commencing at Se...
What we've learned from MotoGP launches so far
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MotoGP's 2023 season has begun, with three of the five factory teams plus two satellite having held their launch events and testing now just a week aw...
Tom Jojic answers YOUR MotoGP tech questions
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of our off-season podcasts with renowned MotoGP engineer Tom Jojic, we turn the floor over to you, as Tom and host Toby Moody tak...
IN-DEPTH: Grand Prix racing's 500cc monsters
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The fourth episode in our special in-depth series takes us back in time to Grand Prix motorcycle racing’s much-loved 500cc era. Host Toby Moody and ...
IN-DEPTH: The enduring genius of Casey Stoner
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The third instalment of our special in-depth series is devoted to one of the most talented riders ever to grace the MotoGP grid: Casey Stoner. Host T...
IN-DEPTH: 990s & the birth of modern MotoGP
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, in the second episode of a special five-part series, host Toby Moody is joined once again by renowned MotoGP engineer Tom Jojic for a deep ...
IN-DEPTH: The science of MotoGP aero & Ducati’s 2022 domination
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Moody presents the first episode of a special five-part series with renowned MotoGP engineer Tom Jojic.This week, the focus is on Ducati’s domi...
Does MotoGP need to get over its addiction to Valentino Rossi?
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is MotoGP too reliant on Valentino Rossi's legacy for its current-day promotion?That is the topic of discussion in the latest edition of The Race Moto...
Johan Stigefelt on VR46 and the demise of Petronas Yamaha
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast we have a feature-length interview with rider-turned-team manager Johan Stigefelt. Speaking from h...
Sprint alternatives, Rins' future, grid girls and other listener questions
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The latest off-season episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast tackles a new batch of listener questions.Host Toby Moody is joined by Simon Patterson and Va...
We rank the Top 10 riders of the 2022 MotoGP season
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 2022 MotoGP season featured the biggest swing in championship battle fortunes in series history and a host of underdog contenders mounting surpris...
MotoGP rider Luca Marini on VR46 realities, Rossi's shadow and weight debate
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
VR46 Ducati MotoGP rider Luca Marini joins The Race MotoGP Podcast for this week's very special interview episode.The 25-year-old Italian, brother of ...
2023 first look: Honda and Yamaha splutter out of the blocks
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Official MotoGP track action signed off for 2022 with a single post-season test day in Valencia, with Japanese giants Honda and Yamaha both failing to...
Bagnaia holds his nerve to end Ducati's MotoGP drought
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Race MotoGP Podcast convenes to discuss the 2022 season finale in Valencia, as Pecco Bagnaia held on to clinch Ducati's first riders' title since ...
Can Quartararo do the unthinkable or is Bagnaia's coronation unstoppable?
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coming into the 2022 MotoGP title showdown, Yamaha is hoping to end up on the other side of the kind of last-race drama that denied it and Valentino R...
Bagnaia and Ducati on brink of 2022 title - but headed for 2023 headache?
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sepang has left Pecco Bagnaia on the brink of the 2022 MotoGP crown - but also reinforced the fact he is set to face a monumental intra-team challenge...
Has Quartararo's Australia collapse handed the title to Bagnaia?
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two big errors by Fabio Quartararo in the Australian Grand Prix mean his title rival Pecco Bagnaia now has a pretty clear run at the 2022 MotoGP world...
MotoGP's aero war: Has it hurt racing and is it here to stay?
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Has the aero war turned MotoGP racing subpar, and what can be done to recapture the glorious duels of seasons past?This is the main topic of discussio...
Who is favourite to win the 2022 MotoGP title after Thai GP swing?
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Having cut a 91-point deficit to Fabio Quartararo to just two points in the last three months, momentum is with Pecco Bagnaia in the 2022 MotoGP world...