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Tech3 boss Herve Poncharal poured cold water on paddock rumours that his team might have been considering former riders Jonas Folger or Xavi Vierge for a place in its 2019 MotoGP line-up. "It's all bullshit!" Poncharal said.

Despite scoring just six out of a possible 50 points in the last two MotoGP races, Johann Zarco remains the top satellite rider and only eight points from second in the standings Valentino Rossi.

Alex Lowes has toasted his maiden World Superbike race win with Pata Yamaha after having to grit his tenth when teammate Michael van der Mark secured the team’s first wins last time out at his home round.

Full World Superbike race two results from Brno Alex Lowes has clinched a long-awaited first World Superbike race win while Kawasaki teammates Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes collided on track.

Full race two results for the seventh round of the 2018 World Superbike Championship at Brno, Czech Republic. 1. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 18 laps 2. Michael van der Mark NED PATA Yamaha YZF-R1 +2.167s

Full World Supersport race results from Brno

Full race results for the seventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Brno, Czech Republic. 1. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 16 laps 2. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 +0.148s

Full warm-up results for the seventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Brno, Czech Republic. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 02.997s 2. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 03.547s

Full WSS Superpole qualifying results from Brno

Full Superpole qualifying for the seventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Brno, Czech Republic. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 02.670s

Full WSS FP3 results from Brno

Full free practice results (3) for the seventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Brno, Czech Republic. 1. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 03.101s 2. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 03.259s

Full WorldSBK FP4 results from Brno Alex Lowes has taken top spot in the final free practice session from Friday’s fastest rider Jonathan Rea by just 0.010s ahead of qualifying in Brno.

Full free practice results (4) for the seventh round of the 2018 World Superbike Championship at Brno, Czech Republic. 1. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 1m 59.255s 2. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 59.265s

Full WSS FP2 results from Brno

Full free practice results (2) for the seventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Brno, Czech Republic. 1. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 03.502s 2. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 03.553s*

Full WSS FP1 results from Brno

Full Superpole free practice results (1) for the seventh round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Brno, Czech Republic. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 03.553s 2. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 2m 03.681s

Arriving at a new World Superbike round as a race winner for the first time, Michael van der Mark is fully confident his Pata Yamaha package “has improved even more” since the in-season test at Brno.

Hafizh Syahrin has secured a contract extension with Tech3 for 2019 when the team will switch from Yamaha to KTM machinery.

Valentino Rossi says any rider adapting to racing for Ducati needs time to adjust in order to win MotoGP races after seeing Jorge Lorenzo secure a long-awaited maiden win for the Italian manufacturer.

Valentino Rossi says he won’t focus on a potential MotoGP world championship challenge until he can be in regular contention for race wins despite moving up to second in the riders’ standings.

Johann Zarco was left disappointed on Saturday afternoon as he was unable to challenge for a top three place in MotoGP qualifying at Mugello, bringing an end his nine-race run of qualifying on the front row.

Valentino Rossi has conceded his first MotoGP pole position for over a year was a surprise for his Movistar Yamaha squad as he explains how “something old” unlocked a turnaround in performance at Mugello.