Filtering by Sprint Race

The hard work continued for Honda HRC Castrol at round nine, Joan Mir and Takaaki Nakagami diligently working throughout a complicated weekend to capture 14th and 15th in the Sprint. Temperatures and tensions continued to rise in Mugello as the MotoGP weekend entered the business section with Qualifying and the… read more.

Steadily making his way forward from 11th on the grid, Joan Mir’s Sprint was ended early by another rider. Saturday in Aragon would be a largely luckless day for Joan Mir on the Honda HRC Castrol machine. A crash at the end of Free Practice 2 meant Mir headed into… read more.

Steps forward in Qualifying for Luca Marini as he earned eighth on the grid via Q1 after impressive overnight gains, the Italian and teammate Joan Mir fighting on the edge of the points in an electric Sprint race. Melancholic clouds hung over the Silverstone circuit as the second day of… read more.

Honda HRC Castrol were back in the points on Saturday as Joan Mir cut through the field to go from 15th to ninth as Luca Marini recovered from early drama. An electric atmosphere met the MotoGP World Championship as teams and riders prepared for Free Practice 2 and later Qualifying,… read more.

A consistent day for Joan Mir who found his groove again as he took ninth in Qualifying and in the Sprint while Honda HRC Castrol teammate Luca Marini authored an aggressive Sprint to recover. The Spanish fans in Jerez were on their best form from early Saturday morning as the… read more.

All eyes were on Luca Marini in the Honda HRC Castrol team as illness forced Joan Mir out of the Sprint, Marini battling on to 15th and collecting important data for Sunday where he aims for more. Another day of two halves at the Lusail International Circuit as qualifying took… read more.

Luca Marini had his best Saturday to date as a Honda HRC Castrol rider, converting seventh on the grid to a hard-fought eighth place as his teammate Joan Mir fell while battling at the front. A memorable Saturday at the Grand Prix of The Americas for the Honda HRC Castrol… read more.