Suzuki rider Joan Mir clinched his maiden MotoGP crown and became the Japanese team's first world champion in two decades with a seventh-placed finish at the Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday.

Italian great Valentino Rossi will race for the Petronas Yamaha MotoGP team next season after signing a one-year contract renewal, Yamaha said on Saturday.

Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez will sit out the next two MotoGP rounds in Australia and Malaysia after medical examinations in Madrid revealed the full extent of injuries sustained during his crash ...