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Mir to miss Japanese and Indonesian grands prix for Honda

After missing last weekend's Austrian GP, Mir will also be absent from the next two races, at Motegi and Mandalika

Autosport · Sep 22

Honda announces Joan Mir will miss the Japanese and Indonesian Grands Prix

After missing last weekend's Austrian GP, Mir will also be absent from the next two races, at Motegi and Mandalika.

Motorsport · Sep 22

Morbidelli reports same stability issues that plagued Bagnaia’s Ducati

Franco Morbidelli echoed Francesco Bagnaia’s complaints about the stability of his Ducati after two challenging races in Indonesia and Australia

Autosport · Oct 23, 2025

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Another Ducati rider now suffering same stability issues as Francesco Bagnaia

Morbidelli has echoed Bagnaia’s complaints about Ducati’s stability after two challenging races in Indonesia and Australia

Motorsport · Oct 23, 2025

How the Indonesian GP stirred memories of Suzuki success for Alex Rins

Mandalika was by far the best race of the year for Rins, and it reminded him of “the old times with the Suzuki” - the team at which he won five MotoGP races

Motorsport · Oct 7, 2025

Winners and losers from the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix

From Fermin Aldeguer’s maiden win, Marc Marquez’s unfortunate injury and Ducati’s odd PR strategy, there were plenty of talking points from the most unconventional MotoGP race of the season

Motorsport · Oct 6, 2025

Ducati to "protect" devastated Bagnaia after Indonesian GP nightmare

Francesco Bagnaia is a “sensitive” person and it wouldn’t be a surprise if he was “in tears” after Mandalika, says Ducati chief Davide Tardozzi

Autosport · Oct 5, 2025

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Ducati wants to “protect” devastated Francesco Bagnaia after Indonesia nadir

Bagnaia is a “sensitive” person and it wouldn’t be a surprise if he was “in tears” after Mandalika, says Ducati chief Davide Tardozzi

Motorsport · Oct 5, 2025

Fermin Aldeguer regrets leaving door open for late Marco Bezzecchi move

While the rookie was happy with his result in the Mandalika sprint, he learned a lesson for next time

Motorsport · Oct 4, 2025

Rins “angry” with Marquez for Indonesian GP sprint clash

Alex Rins and Marc Marquez explain how their opening-lap clash in the MotoGP sprint at Mandalika unfolded

Autosport · Oct 4, 2025

Alex Rins was “angry” with Marc Marquez for 'destroying' his Indonesia sprint

Rins and Marquez explain how their opening-lap clash in the MotoGP sprint at Mandalika unfolded

Motorsport · Oct 4, 2025

MotoGP Indonesian GP: Bagnaia wins sprint after Martin fall

Francesco Bagnaia regained ground in his fight with Jorge Martin for the MotoGP title after capitalising on his rival’s first-lap fumble to win the Indonesian Grand Prix Sprint at Mandalika.

Motorsport · Sep 28, 2024

MotoGP Indonesian GP: Martin demolishes opposition for Mandalika pole

Jorge Martin doubled down on his status as hot favourite for Indonesian Grand Prix victory by blowing his rivals away en route to a sixth pole position of the MotoGP season at Mandalika.

Autosport · Sep 28, 2024

MotoGP Indonesian GP: Bastianini on record pace as Ducati proves dominant in second practice

Enea Bastianini picked up from where he left off in Misano less than a week ago as he topped the timesheets in Mandalika during Friday Practice for the Indonesian Grand Prix courtesy of a scintillating new lap record with just under ten minutes of the session remaining.

Autosport · Sep 27, 2024

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Autosport · Sep 17, 2024

How MotoGP is racing the clock to reach Mandalika on schedule

Roughly speaking, the distance between Misano's Marco Simoncelli circuit and the Mandalika circuit in Indonesia is about 12,000 km (or 7,316 miles to be more precise). That is not very impressive in isolation.

Autosport · Jul 8, 2024

Nine things we learned from the 2024 MotoGP German Grand Prix

Francesco Bagnaia’s victory at the Sachsenring on Sunday elevated him to top of the standings by 10 points over Pramac Ducati rival Jorge Martin, who had things under control until his surprise crash on the penultimate lap. Marc Marquez couldn’t add another win to his Sachsenring tally, but was delighted with…

Autosport · Oct 20, 2023

Bagnaia highlights “unbelievable” deficit to MotoGP title rival Martin in Australia

A week on from the title lead swinging from Bagnaia to Pramac’s Martin and back to Bagnaia at the Indonesian GP, 18 points splits to the pair coming to Phillip Island.Bagnaia lost his championship lead after struggling to 13th in qualifying at Mandalika and recovered only to eighth in the…

Motorsport · Oct 17, 2023

Marini: MotoGP should consider football-style approach to in-race incidents

The first-time poleman enjoyed a podium showing in the sprint race at Mandalika last Saturday but was unable to fight for another rostrum in the grand prix.

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Motorsport · Oct 15, 2023

Bagnaia “could breathe” after MotoGP title rival Martin’s Mandalika crash

Bagnaia came through from 13th on the grid to score his sixth grand prix victory of the season at Mandalika and take an 18-point lead in the championship.

Autosport · Oct 15, 2023

Martin says Indonesia MotoGP crash “was coming sooner or later”

The Spaniard won the sprint on Saturday at the Mandalika track to take a seven-point lead in the championship after Francesco Bagnaia struggled to eighth.

Autosport · Oct 14, 2023

Bagnaia insists Ducati “will never have” team orders to aid his MotoGP title bid

Bagnaia lost the world championship lead for the first time since the Spanish GP in April after struggling to eighth in Saturday’s sprint at Mandalika as title rival Jorge Martin won.

Autosport · Oct 13, 2023

Bagnaia “not scared” of facing Q1 battle in MotoGP Indonesia qualifying

The world champion comes to the Mandalika track on the island of Lombok just three points ahead of Jorge Martin in the standings, having seen a 66-point lead eroded since the Catalan GP.

Motorsport · Nov 14, 2022

Defeated Rea, Razgatlioglu applaud "benchmark" Bautista

Jonathan Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu have paid tribute to newly-crowned World Superbike champion Alvaro Bautista after their hopes of overhauling the Ducati rider finally came to an end last weekend at Mandalika.

Motorsport · Nov 10, 2022

Bautista not anxious to seal WSBK title early in Mandalika

Alvaro Bautista says he does not feel any pressure to seal his maiden World Superbike crown for Ducati with a round to spare this weekend at Mandalika.

Motorsport · Oct 28, 2022

Kyle Smith to make WSBK debut with Pedercini Kawasaki

British rider Kyle Smith will make his World Superbike debut in next month’s Mandalika round for the Pedercini Kawasaki team.

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