The average MotoGP rider weighs 67 kg or 147 lbs. The lightest MotoGP rider weighs 62 kg or 137 lbs, and the heaviest MotoGP rider weighs 80 kg or 176 lbs. Five out of the current twenty-four riders...
Category: MotoGP
MotoGP riders use the rear brake for three different reasons. Namely, braking before corners, trail braking throughout a corner and braking for managing power during acceleration. The rear brake is...
MotoGP riders each have a hump on their race suit that holds around 300ml of water. This water is accessible through a small tube that travels from the hump to the rear of their race helmet and then...
In a race, each MotoGP rider must have two complete and undamaged sets of protective gear which meet the requirements of the MotoGP World Championship Regulations. In a complete set, a MotoGP rider...
The South African rookie MotoGP racer, Brad Binder, made history Sunday, 9 August 2020, when he won the Czech Republic GP with more than 5 seconds to spare. Binder had been racing for the Red Bull...
MotoGP bikes are only allowed to use unleaded petrol as a fuel, but it must still meet the requirements set out by FIM and be tested for the technical directors a few days before the race...
