MotoGP

Marc Marquez took his ninth consecutive pole position at the Sachsenring after edging out Danilo Petrucci

Jorge Lorenzo topped the Friday practice timesheets for Ducati at the Sachsenring as two riders were forced to withdraw due to injury

Marc Marquez is unbeaten at the Sachsenring since 2010, when he won in the 125cc category. He then had two consecutive wins at the track in Moto2, in 2011 and 2012, and has won every race in Germany since he made the step up to MotoGP in 2013.

The long-awaited announcement regarding Dani Pedrosa’s future finally arrived today at the Sachsenring. The current Repsol Honda rider held a special press conference in which he announced he is retiring from MotoGP after 13 years in the premier class. 

Jorge Lorenzo is heading to Sachsenring in an optimistic mood, despite it not being a circuit that has been very well matched to the Ducati in the past.

Marc Marquez is 41 points clear in the MotoGP championship after winning the Dutch TT at Assen

Marc Marquez won an absolute classic at Assen to stretch further clear in the 2018 MotoGP world championship

Marc Marquez ended his wait for a pole position in 2018 after topping a frenetic qualifying session at Assen

Maverick Vinales topped the practice timesheets as Yamaha returned to the scene of their last MotoGP victory at Assen

Marc Marquez has extended his MotoGP championship lead after finishing second in the Catalunya Grand Prix

Jorge Lorenzo proved too strong for Marc Marquez as he claimed a second victory in succesion at the Circuit de Catalunya

Jorge Lorenzo took his first pole position for Ducati after outpacing Marc Marquez at the Circuit de Catalunya

Mugello winner Jorge Lorenzo was the man to beat on Friday in Barcelona, topping the practice timesheets for Ducati

Danilo Petrucci will partner Andrea Dovizioso at the factory Ducati team in the 2019 MotoGP season

Jorge Lorenzo will race for Repsol Honda for the next two MotoGP seasons, linking him up with great rival Marc Marquez