#vr46 riders

[myrquez]

damn marc really said yeah the vr46 kids.. pecco and luca such good kids... who the fuck is bezzecchi

“Bagnaia, Bezzecchi, Marini and some others are very close with Rossi. Do you feel any mistrust, given what happened between you and Valentino?” “No. Every rider is different. I have a good, affable relationship with Pecco. And with Luca, also. We know how to separate things between us.”

[imeriayapping]

[forza-beznaia]

[martylandia]

the sweetest one who couldn’t even call her by name 😭🫶🏻

[eobsinj]

✨ marco bezzecchi - assen 2023 ( twt | ig | fb )

[funmintix]

Vale hypnotized Pecco in 2021 aragon gp

[hxvphaestion]

five (5) eepy boys

(Just vale below the cut)

[scrollonso]

pictures of vale from each year he had a son + his age 😸 (im bored)

vale when he had franky (1994, 15)

vale when he had mig and niccolò (1996, 16/17)

vale when he had pecco and luca (1997, 17/18)

vale when he had diggia and bez (1998, 19)

vale when he had cele (2001, 22)

[vettberg]

I love these idiots so bad

[aaron04jpg]

MotoGP guide

TEAMS AND RIDERS

In MotoGP, there are “factory teams” and “satellite teams”

Both factory teams and satellite teams compete on the same track 

Each manufacturer is allowed 1 team per class

There is no limit to how many satellite teams can get bikes from a manufacturer (i.e.  there are 4 Ducati teams)

A team consists of 2 drivers

For the 2025 season, there are 11 teams and 22 drivers

Factory Teams

Factory teams are directly supported by motorcycle manufacturers

Factory teams are considered top-tier teams with the hierarchy; they often have priority access to the latest upgrades and are typically composed of highly skilled riders

The manufacturers design and produce their motorcycles and have their dedicated championship

Factory teams get significant financial and technical support from their manufacturer (access to the latest technology, support for bike development)

Factory teams are a direct representation of the manufacturers on track. the factory team’s success reflects on the manufacturer’s brand and image

Satellite Teams

Satellite teams are independent entities and may not be directly part of a manufacturer. 

They don’t have the same level of support from a motorcycle manufacturer as factory teams.

Satellite teams usually use the “same” motorcycles as the factory teams but they don’t typically have the latest upgrades or the same level of technical support

These teams typically purchase or lease the previous year’s bike from the manufacturers.

Satellite teams rely on their own sponsorships and funding (although they do receive support from the manufacturer it is not to the extent the factory teams do)

Satellite teams can switch manufacturers from year to year (when their contracts expire with manufacturers)

WEEKEND FORMAT

Each weekend from Friday to Sunday consists of free practice 1, 2, & 3, qualifying 1 & 2, a sprint race, a warm-up session, and a main race.

Friday: Free Practice Sessions

Fridays consist of only an fp1 and fp2

Fp1 (45 minutes)allows the drivers to familiarize themselves with the track and start setups. 

Fp2 (45 minutes) is usually faster paced as teams gather final data and tune bike setups

Saturday: Practice, Qualifying & Sprint Race

Fp3 (30 minutes) is a shorter session but important, fp3 directly influences qualifying

The combined lap times of fp1, fp2, & fp3 decide the top 10 riders who skip Q1 and go straight into Q2

Qualifying Q1 (15 minutes) the riders who didn’t place in the top 10 from combined fp1-fp3 times compete to go into Q2 (only 2 riders advance)

Qualifying Q2 (15 minutes) The top 10 from combined fp1-fp3 times plus the top 2 from Q1 compete for pole and decide the top 12 grid positions 

This sets the grid for the sprint and the main race

Sprint Race (15-20 minutes) were introduced in 2023 

Covers half the main race distance 

Awards points to the top 9 

Sprint races are every weekend 

Sunday: Warm-up & Main Race

Warm-ups (10 minutes) are just brief sessions in the morning before the race. 

Checks the bikes and finalize the setup

Main Race (40-45 minutes) typically covers 20-25 laps 

Points are awarded to the top 15 finishers 

These points count toward the rider, team, and constructor championship

PITSTOPS

Under normal circumstances, there are no pitstops in races due to how short the race is 

Riders and teams chose tires (soft, medium, or hard) before the race based on strategy and durability

Exceptions

Pit-stops can happen in flag-to-flag races, which happen during different weather conditions (i.e. rain)

Riders enter the pits to switch bikes, not tires

The teams prepare a second bike with the correct tires (wets for rain, slicks for dry)

An average pit stop is 5-10 seconds

RACE NEUTRALIZATIONS

Compared to f1, there are no safety cars, as the motorcycles are faster to maneuver than the cars.

Yellow Flags 

A yellow flag is shown when there is a minor incident (a crash, debris, or a stopped bike) 

Riders must slow down in the affected sector

Overtaking is not allowed in the flagged zone

Once the flag is withdrawn racing resumes as normal

Red Flag

A red flag is shown for more serious incidents (a dangerous crash, severe weather conditions, unsafe track conditions that can’t be cleared quickly)

All riders must return to the pitlane

Depending on how much of the race has been completed the race may be restarted from the beginning, resumed with the remaining laps, or declared finished

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Motogp has 3 championships: the rider championship, the team championship, and the constructors championship

Rider Championship

The rider with the most points at the end of the season becomes the World champion

When talking about rider championships, moto2 & moto3 are both included (i.e. Marc Marquez has 8 Grand Prix world championships, 6 MotoGP, 1 moto2 & 1 moto3)

Team Championship

The team with the highest total points at the end of season wins

Points are earned from the sum of the points earned by the Team 2 riders 

This reflects the performance of the riders, and the teams’s efforts, including the engineers and mechanics 

Constructor Championship

The constructor with the most points at the end of the season wins

Only the highest-placed rider from each constructor scores points for the manufacturer 

Points go with the rider’s finishing position (i.e. if Pecco in a Ducati finishes 1st, ducati gets 25 points)

POINTS

Riders earn points in sprint races and main races

There is no bonus point for the fastest lap

Sprint Race Point Finishers

12

9

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Main Race Point Finishers

25

20

16

13

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

PENALTIES

FIM stands for Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (International Motocycling Federation)

FIM governs premier motorcycle racing series (Motogp, Moto2, Moto3) 

Regulations are broken into technical and behavioral/riding 

Warnings & small penalties

Warnings from the stewards either made privately or public 

Warnings can be given for small things such as track limits

Cash penalties or fines can also be issued to riders and teams

In-Race penalties

Change of position penalties are given during a race

The rider must slow down to either give back a position or let other riders pass

A long lap penalty means the rider takes a longer route through a specific part of the track during the race

Takes about 1-2 seconds off the rider’s time

Time penalty adds up to 2 minutes to the rider’s race time

Given if a rider gains an unfair advantage 

Ride-through penalty rider must enter the pit lane riding the speed limit

costs the rider 20-30 seconds

Stop-and-Go Penalty rider must stop in the pit box for 3-10 seconds before rejoining the race

Post-Race Penalties 

Position Drop at the end of the race (5th to 7th)

Grid penalty for the following race the rider is dropped several places on the starting grid next race

Riders can lose championship points as punishment

Riders can also get disqualified (usually following a break in the technical rules)

Penalty points

Riders collect penalty points

If they reach 4 penalty points they get a grid group

If they reach 10 penalty points they are banned from the next race

How Penalties Occur

Jump starts

Exceeding track limits 

Ignoring yellow flags

Causing a collision 

Exceeding fuel or tire limits

Technical Violations

MEET THE GRID

Now that we understand how the sport works and what to expect during a typical weekend let’s learn who to expect

Which teams are constructors, factory, and satellite teams

Notable: you will also hear the name Valentino Rossi (9x world champion) he is considered one of the greatest of all time

He not only owns the VR46 team but also has a driver academy which many of the Italian drivers go through

He is also famous for his rivalry with Marc Marquez (Rosquez)

Factory Teams

Ducati Lenovo Team (Ducati)

63 Fracesco “Pecco” Bagnaia 

93 Marc Marquez

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (KTM)

37 Pedro Acosta 

33 Brad Binder 

Aprilia Racing (Aprilia)

89 (1) Jorge Martin 

72 Marco “Bez” Bezzecchi 

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (Yamaha)

20 Fabio Quartararo 

42 Alex Rins

Honda HRC (Honda)

10 Luca Marini 

36 Joan Mir

Satellite Teams

Redbull KTM Tech3 (KTM)

12 Maverick Viñales

23 Enea Bastianini 

Gresini Racing MotoGP (Ducati)

73 Alex Marquez

54 Fermin Aldeguer rookie

Pertamina Enduro VR46 (Ducati)

49 Fabio Di Giannantonio

21 Franco Morbidelli 

Prima Pramac Yamaha (Yamaha)

88 Miguel Oliveria 

43 Jack Miller

LCR Honda (Honda)

5 Johann Zarco

35 Somkiat Chantra rookie

Trackhouse (Aprilia)

25 Raul Fernandez

79 Ai Ogura rookie

2025 SCHEDULE 

The schedule stretches across 22 rounds, making it the biggest season in MotoGP history

Pre-Season Testing

Sepang Shakedown Test: January 31-February 2, 2025 (this test is for rookies and race riders from manufacturers in concession Rank D which is currently Yamaha and Honda)

Sepang MotoGP Test: February 5-7, 2025

Buriram MotoGP Test: February 12-13, 2025 

Race Calendar 

Thailand, Buriram: February 28-March 2

Argentina, Termas de Rio Hondo: March 14-16

Americas, COTA: March 28-30

Qatar, Lusail: April 11-13

Spain, Jerez: April 25-27

France, Le Mans: May 9-11

England, Silverstone May 23-25

Aragon, MotorLand: June 6-8

Italy, Mugello: June 20-22

Netherlands, Assen: June 27-29

Germany, Sachsenring: July 11-13

Czech Republic, Brno: July 18-20

Austria, Red Bull Ring: August 15-17

Hungary, Balaton Park: August 22-24

Catalunya, Barcelona: September 5-7

San Marino, Misano: September 12-14

Japan, Motegi: September 26-28

Indonesia, Mandalika: October 3-5

Australia, Phillip Island: October 17-19

Portugal, Portimao: November 7-9

Valencia, Ricardo Tormo: November 14-16

GET CONNECTED

The easiest way to stay up to date is by following MotoGP on Instagram (and their broadcast channels) and Twitter

They also have a YouTube where a lot of full races get posted

There is an official app (MotoGP) and website (www.motogp.com)

Similar to f1, they have a VideoPass subscription to watch the races, they have a current season, archived seasons, documentaries, collections, and a spoiler-free experience

To get a VideoPass you have the option of VideoPass+TimingPass, Yearly, Monthly, and a free trial 

A full season pass is 148.99€

Currently, the preseason full pass is 24.99€

The free trials work for 1 grand prix race weekend for full access

After testing, Monthly subscription costs will come out (I will update when they do)

Please feel free to ask questions, correct any mistakes I made, or add any information I missed :)

[ray935sworld]

The boyband™

[gaslightgirlsummer]

very funny to me that valentino basically established marc as this omnipotent devil incarnate boogeyman rider and that’s the version of him he presented to the academy boys and now they suffer from the consequences of his actions. valentino once again creating a self-fulfilling prophecy (likely place for him to be)

[bikefuckersoftheworldunite]

Valentino tries his new Honda 500cc during testing at Jerez on January 24 2000

[forza-beznaia]

[misschino]

[imeriayapping]

Idiots

[A short mixed media fic]

Chat with vale

They both are giggling like idiots. Cele can't stop it, he hasn't seen Pedro in forever and text messages never do them justice. So when he finally gets a moment to steal Pedro away in the morning chaos before the practice even begins Cele needs to get the most of it. But for now too much anxious energy is running inside him both from not being in close proximity for so long and from fear of being caught by other guys.

It's not like they would judge him, probably just tease the hell out of the situation but a small part of his brain still nagging at him with the thoughts of being rejected by people he cares about.

It's all too much to keep up with in his head. It also makes Cele ramble uncontrollably about the dumbest shit ever, like the fact that Marco almost forgot his leathers today before coming to the ranch and was forced to run back for them. He knows he needs to shut up, to use whatever little valuable time they have but Pedro looks at him so intensely that Cele isn't able to stop. His eyes are beautiful and Cele just wants to hold his face and look at them forever.

They both are still smiling but for a moment Pedro's smile turns into a sly smirk and he finally saves Cele from himself by tugging him by his hoodie and shutting that stream of rumbling with a short kiss.

Suddenly all buzz in Celestino's head falls flat and only thing he can think of is chasing for another kiss. But Pedro is moving away for some reason and it rips involuntary whine out of him.

"Now that we ceased your rambling, how about a makeout session and some catching up after practice?"

Pedro somehow always takes away all words out of his mouth so all Cele can do is nod and lean forward waiting.

Pedro only hums, gets on his tiptoes for a second to leave a little perk on Cele's nose and then suddenly his hands are on Cele's neck and he gets yanked down for a proper kiss.

Finally.

Finally he gets what he needed, tasting Pedro's lips and having all freedom that he would want to explore his body with hands. Now that he's started Cele can't stop, he doesn't need air, he doesn't need anything, only to touch and cling to Pedro's frame. It's a bit more frantic than usual, like when you finally get to drink water that you'd left at home after a long hike, when you can't get enough. Cele runs his hands through his hair, finally long enough to do so. Last time they saw each other it was awfully short again and he couldn't do anything with that but now it's back to his favourite length, gives him ability to lead the kiss into a bit more comfortable position, tilting Pedro's head a bit.

Cele's quite a bit higher and they both like it because at times like this it feels like he can hug him so close that they become one, almost hide Pedro inside inside his own ribcage.

Little noises fill the room, an indicator that both of them needed this to the same degree. It's amazing, everything goes ideally just for a little because they know that shortly after they will need to go back to their duties before the race, but anyway, that's best time that Cele had in a lo-

"And what is this Celestino?"

He registers the squeak of the door only after hearing the voice, his blood runs cold.

Seconds stretch into hours, he can't move away from Pedro, thankfully they positioned themselves in a way that Cele is standing with his back to the door and also obscuring Pedro from the view in his embrace too, who is thankfully also staying still, face having too many mixed emotions. Right now all he can do is continue to stand stuck in his place, with only instinct being to hide in Pedro's frame. He knows that voice, knows it too well and that makes everything ten times worse.

"Oh come on, Celin, I don't care whatever fangirl you sneak in here, we have work to do so we need you near the track. Let's go" a good-natured smile is almost palpable in Vale's voice, the expression easy to imagine with how much he wears it around but it doesn't help Cele to calm down in a slightest. The only thing he knows for sure is that Vale hasn't yet realised who he has in his hands because the reaction would be completely different.

What does stop his nerves is a snort followed by "Well one thing I haven't been called before is a fangirl, that's for sure"

Pedro grins and finally takes a step back, spinning Cele in one fluid motion too, so now they are both fully visible to Valentino. "Mama mia! Sorry, sorry, couldn't guess this, won't happen again." Now it's a full on laughter from Vale but it doesn't feel mean in any way and suddenly the air is sucked back into his lungs, filling the void that he didn't even realise had formed in there. At the same time he feels a firm hand that squeezes his own, trying to comfort. His posture is slack, Pedro is at ease with situation and just tries to support him. It's nice to have someone knowing all the silly ways his head works in and who can support him in ways that don't go against those ways.

Vale clearly sees unease left on his face so he takes a step closer, patting Cele's shoulder. "It's okay truly, but we really need to go now. I think it will be the best to include your not-fangirl in the video too, don't you think?" His tone is softer now and that helps Cele to find his voice again even if only for a simple "yeah", still being a bit too struck to find anything witty to answer. That gets him one final pat on the shoulder and Valentino is going outside again, throwing a short "You have five minutes to get yourself decent and I'm waiting for you at the track" over his shoulder with a devious grin that gets Cele a taste of teasing that he's probably gonna get from all the academy.

When door squeaked shut everything in the room suddenly got back to normal, all noises from outside, all little sounds of the house came back too. Along with it, a loud laughter got out of Pedro meanwhile Cele just fallen on his unmade bed, snatching a pillow to scream for a bit. The bed dipped next to him and he felt a hand in his hair before he heard the words "Let's go, they really need you there a lot if Valentino Rossi himself came here to find you". That was reasonable and clearly gave Cele enough energy to start getting up from bed which was hurried by another familiar laughter outside of Cele's window. When he opened it to see Mig looking at him it clicked.

"YOU SON OF A BI-"