Simon Patterson

Toprak Razgatlioglu will miss the remainder of the 2026 season after being forced to undergo surgery

Luca Marini will be Honda's sole representative at this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, with factory MotoGP team-mate Joan Mir still medically unfit and the team's stable of test riders all sidelined through injuries of their own.

MotoGP is about to race at Phillip Island for the very last time - and that's a painful feeling for Simon Patterson, even if the big Adelaide plan ultimately succeeds.

MotoGP riders held a secret meeting at Phillip Island to vote on whether they were prepared to race in Qatar

Talks of a MotoGP riders' union have once again restarted, following a secret meeting held on Thursday at the Australian Grand Prix and first reported by The Race.

MotoGP riders can now face sporting sanctions for missing PR activities during race weekends, according to new rules issued in secret to teams at this weekend's Australian Grand Prix.

Injured title contender Jorge Martin may be targeting a sooner than expected return to race action

Jorge Martin will ride in Sepang practice but his chances of making the race sound slim at best

Joan Mir has revealed that vision problems and associated chronic fatigue were behind his absence from MotoGP race action for the past six weeks

Fresh doubts have been expressed by figures in the MotoGP paddock about whether next weekend's Qatar Grand Prix can go ahead - as a looming re-escalation of the war between the USA and Iran continues to prompt meetings between the championship's 22 riders and the series organisers regarding safety assurances.