Published each week by Steve Aspland, and Greg Sarni.



Last weekend, Formula 1 was at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the Lenovo Grand Prix du Canada. INDYCAR staged an exciting Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.

This weekend, MotoGP is at Mugello for the Brembo Grand Prix of Italy. IMSA is in Motown this weekend for the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic, where they join INDYCAR, who race the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. WorldSBK is in Spain for the Aragon Round, and MotoAmerica is in Wisconsin for Superbikes at Road America. Read on for race coverage and previews.

Qualifying is underway for the 2026 Isle of Man TT. Yesterday, Daniel Ingham was killed during qualifying on the treacherous circuit. He leaves a wife and two children behind. On Monday, one competitor and eight spectators were injured when the rider lost control and went into the crowd.

During Tuesday's Sidecar qualifying, Maria Costello and Shaun Parker were hospitalized after crashing. Subsequently, in the third qualifying session, another Sidecar incident involving the Crowe brothers, Ryan and passenger Callum, brought a halt to any further Sidecar racing in this year's TT. Due to the carnage, we have made the editorial decision to no longer offer coverage of the event. It is available if you care to watch on the dedicated TF streaming service TT +.

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Jay Geils Memorial TV Links:

Friday, May 29th: INDYCAR - Detroit Practice 3:00 PM ET FS2

IMSA WTSC - Detroit Qualifying 4:45 PM ET PEACOCK

Saturday, May 30th: WorldSBK - Aragon Round Superbike Race 1 7:00 AM ET RACER

MotoGP - Italy Sprint 8:55 AM ET FS2

INDYCAR - Detroit Practice 2 9:00 AM ET FS1

INDYCAR - Detroit Qualifying 1:00 PM ET FS1

MotoAmerica - Road America Superbike Race 1 4:00 PM ET VICE

IMSA WTSC - Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic 4:00 PM ET NBC

Sunday, May 30th: WorldSBK - Aragon Round Superbike Race 2 7:00 AM ET RACER

MotoGP Brembo Grand Prix of Italy 7:30 AM ET FS1

INDYCAR -Detroit Warmup 9:30 AM ET FS1

INDYCAR - Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix 12:30 PM ET FOX

MotoAmerica - Road America Superbike Race 1 4:00 PM ET VICE

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Come and join us at NHMS for the running of the 103rd Loudon Classic, where racers from all over are competing for a total of $250,000! Tickets are on sale now:

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Penguin Racing School - The Annual NHMS 2 Day School June 17 & 18, 2026

(Preceding the 103rd running of the Loudon Classic - see below)

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MOTOAMERICA -  MotoAmerica is in Wisconsin this weekend at "America's National Park of Speed" aka Road America. It will be Round 3 of the Quad Lock Superbike Championship.

In the Supersport Class on Sunday, May 17th, MP13 Racing's Ella Dreher was injured when she could not avoid the bike of Ryder Davis, who crashed out, leaving his bike in the middle of the racing line. Ella Dreher had no time to avoid making contact with the downed motorcycle.

The promising young rider will sit out this weekend's Road America Round and according to Team Principal Melissa Paris, there will be no substitute rider on the No. 10 MV Agusta.

Melissa Paris: "Ella has a long road ahead of her, but her team is behind her all the way. The No. 10 bike is hers and will be ready when she is. While we will likely have a fill-in rider at some point, this weekend we are focused on supporting Avery (Dreher) and, of course, on Ella’s continuing recovery."

Road America is the longest track on the calendar and is known as a horsepower circuit, which favors top-end speed. This may be just the advantage that Matthew Scholtz's competition needs to get an advantage over the Strack Racing Yamaha rider. The Yamaha YZF-R1 is known for superb handling, but it lacks the raw top-end power of its rivals. 

Mathew Scholtz Will Be Challenged at Road America

The high-speed layout favors bikes with top-end speed like that of OrangeCat Racing BMW's Sean Dylan Kelly on the BMW M 1000 RR.

Cameron Beaubier has 11 career wins at Road America, the most of any Superbike rider in history, and he is still hunting for his first double-podium of the season on the HSBK Ducati Flo4Law Ducati Panigale V4 R.

Other riders looking to capitalize on their machine's top-end power are Wrench Motorcycles’ Cameron Petersen, aboard the Ducati Panigale V4 R, OrangeCat Racing’s Jayson Uribe on his BMW M 1000 RR, Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim on his Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP and PJ Jacobsen on the Rahal Ducati Moto Ducati Panigale V4 R.

Also, M4 ECSTAR Suzuki riders Richie Escalante and Brandon Paasch bring their high-revving Suzuki GSX-R1000Rs into the fold. Both riders look to use the powerful inline-four cylinder to their advantage on the long straights.

JD Beach and Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha teammate Bobby Fong will also be looking to hit their marks and maximize drive on corner exits and draft the faster bikes. If they can outbrake the competition, we should see a real Yo-Yo type race with bikes stretching leads, only to be hauled back in under braking and on corner exit.

MotoAmerica returns to action this weekend at "America's National Park of Speed". MotoAmerica Superbikes at Road America is May 29th - 31st. Both races are on VICE, with broadcast times at 4:00 PM Eastern on Saturday and Sunday.

 See the schedule at MOTOAMERICA 2026.

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MOTOGP - The MotoGP World Championship is in the hills of Tuscany for this weekend's Brembo Grand Prix of Italy. Before racing resumes, we have some injury updates and rider replacement news.

Johann Zarco is out indefinitely as he awaits surgery on his knee following a horrifying accident at the Catalan Grand Prix. The swelling in his knee has to subside before any surgery. LCR Honda announced that he will be replaced this weekend by Cal Crutchlow.

On Tuesday, it was announced that Ducati test rider Michele Pirro will get his second outing of the season at Mugello, standing in for the injured Alex Marquez for the Gresini Racing team this weekend. The 39-year-old Italian will line up alongside Fermin Aldeguer for the team’s home Grand Prix while Alex Marquez continues his recovery at home.

The Ducati Lenovo Team has announced that Marc Marquez has been given the green light to take part in the first session of the weekend, FP1. Marquez crashed in the Tissot Sprint in Le Mans and suffered a small fracture in his foot, rendering him unfit. With that, the seven-time MotoGP World Champion also decided to bring forward some previously scheduled surgery on his shoulder, which he injured in Indonesia last year. After the first practice session, he will then undergo another review to determine his final fitness to take part in the entire weekend’s action.

Marco Bezzecchi Leads the World Championship Heading to Home GP

Marc Marquez: "The recovery is progressing as planned, I've gone back to training normally over the last few days, and I will be on track mainly to test my actual feelings and physical condition aboard the Desmosedici GP. Both surgeries went well, but we are proceeding with all due caution and with the final medical checks at the track. Mugello is an incredible track, to be honest, also a very demanding one, but the support of all the Ducatisti will be an extra motivational booster to do well."

In racing news, the Aprilia dominance in the season's first quarter seems distant with Ducati wins in two of the three previous Grands Prix. Alex Marquez won in Jerez, Jorge Martin in France, and Fabio Di Giannantonio took home the spoils from a chaotic Catalan GP.

Despite the recent results, Marco Bezzecchi and Aprilia roll into Mugello with the lead in the World Championship. At the last round, Bez was bumped up to a P4 finish after Joan Mir was hit with a tire pressure penalty.

The No. 72 was also aided by a crash between his teammate Jorge Martin and the Trackhouse Aprilia of Raul Fernandez. The results mean that Bezzecchi increased his Championship lead over teammate Jorge Martin from one point to 15 points.

REVISED 2026 MOTOGP CALENDAR

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WORLDSBK - The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship has rolled into Spain to race this weekend at MotorLand Aragon for Round 6 of the 2026 campaign. Track action gets underway tomorrow. Ahead of racing, riders gathered for the Thursday Press Conference to discuss their feelings heading into the Aragon Round.

Nicolo Bulega: “We had a test at Misano, so I think we found something that I like. I’m curious to try it here. I’m confident. It’s a track I like; Ducati are always very strong here. I have everything I need to go fast. We’ll have to keep an eye on the weather, as it looks very, very hot. We tried something at the test on the settings side. During the winter, we never had a chance to play a little bit with the bike. It was like a pre-season test. We tried a lot of different setups. We’re just continuing to talk. My manager is at Mugello this weekend, so I hope to have some more news after the weekend.”

Bulega and Leucona are 1-2 in the Standings

Iker Lecuona: “I’m excited for my home round. I like this track a lot, but for sure it’ll be a hard weekend with the higher temperatures. It’ll be the first time trying the Ducati at such high ground temperatures; it will be interesting to see what we can carry over from the hot Misano test here in this round. I know the tracks are different, but we will work on implementing the test results. The objective is to win, but it has been the objective since Portimão. I haven’t been able to do it yet, but it would be great to do it here in Aragon in front of my family, friends and all of the support from the Spanish fans. I’ll work run by run to be ready for the races. At the Misano test, we focused a lot on race pace; we tried things on a very different setup. My manager is at Aragon. The team is happy with my performance; I’m happy for sure! The objective is to continue next year together.”

Last time out in Most, Barni Spark Racing Team's Yari Montella took another podium for the team and a Ducati lockout of the top three positions. Montella is P3 in the standings, 94 points behind Iker Leucona.

WORLDSBK 2026 CALENDAR

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Round 1 of the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship is at Australia's Phillip Island from February 20th to 22nd 2026. WORLDSBK 2026 CALENDAR.

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