Marquez seals title after late Dovizioso crash Marc Marquez secured his fifth MotoGP world championship with an eighth victory of the 2018 season in the Japanese Grand Prix as rival Andrea Dovizioso crashed 1540102300 MotoGP

Lorenzo to miss Australian GP as well Injured Ducati rider Jorge Lorenzo will also miss MotoGP's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island next weekend 1540099542 MotoGP

Zarco shows Yamaha 'paying' for engine choice Johann Zarco's qualifying pace at Motegi shows that Yamaha is "paying" for making the wrong choice of MotoGP engine this year, according to Maverick Vinales. 1540038400 MotoGP

Marquez lacked confidence on second bike Marc Marquez admits he could only qualify sixth for MotoGP's Japanese Grand Prix because a crash in FP4 left him using his second bike, on which he lacked "confidence". 1540031302 MotoGP

Tyre pressure error hampered Q2 run - Rossi Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi has revealed that his qualifying run at Motegi was compromised by a tyre pressure "mistake". 1540029048 MotoGP

Bautista set to replace Lorenzo for next race Angel Nieto Ducati's Alvaro Bautista has emerged as the main candidate to replace Jorge Lorenzo at Phillip Island next weekend as the three-time MotoGP champion may well miss another race 1540018420 MotoGP