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Spanish star Marc Marquez.

Marc Marquez started the Australian MotoGP with a mosquito in his visor. He still won

Spain’s legendary six-time MotoGP world champion recovered from a horror start to claim a thrilling race win at Phillip Island.

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The Australian F1 star on holidays, that winning move in Baku, and what he's like.
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The Australian F1 star on holidays, that winning move in Baku, and what he's like.

Alonso Lopez crashes out of the Moto2 race, which was eventually red-flagged before it finished.

MotoGP called off amid ‘dangerous’ conditions at Phillip Island

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez agreed with organisers’ decision to call off MotoGP racing but local Jack Miller thought racing should at least have been attempted, despite nine riders crashing out of the Moto2 race before it was halted after nine laps.

  • Matthew Clayton
Ducati's Casey Stoner rides to victory in the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

‘Safety is the most important factor’: MotoGP event brought forward over wind gust fears

Concerns over dangerous wind at Phillip Island’s MotoGP circuit have caused the showpiece motor sport event to be rescheduled to Saturday.

  • Scott Spits
Will Marc Marquez’s big gamble pay off?

Marc Marquez had his arm deliberately broken and twisted 34 degrees. It’s revived his career

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez crashed and shattered his right humerus in 2020, which derailed his career. He’s taken a massive gamble to get it back on track.

  • Matthew Clayton
In with the new? Former Australian Grand Prix chief executive Andrew Westacott, Martin Pakula and outgoing Australian Grand Prix chair Paul Little.

State leaves grand prix driver’s seat empty

Paul Little leaves his role as chairman of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation on Saturday, with no word on a permanent replacement.

  • Chip Le Grand
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Alex Rins is triumphant at the MotoGP of Australia at Phillip Island.

Rins wins Phillip Island GP for the ages, Miller crashes out on his own corner

After 27 laps of the most breathless Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix in recent memory, in which local hope Jack Miller crashed out, Alex Rins gave Suzuki a going-away gift with a win of a race that tipped this year’s world championship on its head.

  • Matthew Clayton
HILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 15: Jack Miller of Australia riding the #43 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati waves to the crowd after free practice for the MotoGP of Australia at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on October 15, 2022 in Phillip Island, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

‘The best version of myself’: Miller’s ride from wild child to stealth world title contender

Australian Jack Miller has always worn his heart on his sleeve, but perspective and maturity has seen him channel his hyperactive personality in more positive directions.

  • Matthew Clayton
Jorge Martin in action during qualifying.

Martin takes pole as Miller’s legacy recognised in Phillip Island tribute

Spaniard Jorge Martin has snared pole position for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix with a record lap time as Australian Jack Miller qualified eighth.

  • Matthew Clayton
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

Motor sport year in review: Hamilton, Verstappen headline drama-fuelled season

From F1, to MotoGP, the Extreme E series and Formula Renault, motor racing in 2021 had fans on the edges of their seats from start to finish.

  • Michael Lynch

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