By Mat Oxley:
Welcome to the race that wasn't. It seems Philip Island knew that MotoGP was done with her, and the lady decided that those bastards didn't deserve her anyway. Through the power of being wetter and windier than ever before, she forced the riders to return back to their trailers and sit this one out. And so it ends, "not with a bang but a wimper".
Or did it? Because while the main event was canceled, the true spectacle took place on every day preceding the race. From amazing qualifying times to that memorable sprint on Saturday, when Marquez and Martin finally went head to head as leaders of the pack. This was it, folks: a last grand hurrah through all those memorable and always tricky corners, until only one contender was left standing.
Unorthodox, unassuming, unpredictable and ultimately deceivingly decisive. Could there have been any greater goodbye to good ol' Philip Island?
So here we are. Marquez is in the lead, Martin is injured and the title is now Marc's to lose. But the biggest battle perhaps remains to come, and this time it won't pit rider against rider. No, this time we might be headed for a showdown where all those maniacs and daredevils will have to team up against a greater threat: the unfair demands of show business.
A few weeks ago, Marc Marquez didn't want to risk another injury in a promotional go kart event. Seems reasonable, but the Powers That Be disagreed. Now there is a new rule on the books, prescribing penalties to any rider not showing up to a booked promotional event. And those penalties aren't just monetary, but go all the way up to track penalties.
Race results determined by a rider not showing up to sign autographs? Absolute bloody madness! But don't take it from me…take it from your ever-charming hosts Mat and Peter.
So, lots of things to discuss and some very fun surprises to boot! Fancy a listen?
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MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Racer Danilo Lewis Returns to Brazil with Honda Repsol CB Racing. Two-time Brazilian champion and 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Cup champion will compete in the November 6-8 MOTO1000GP round in Cascavel.
MotoAmerica Superbike Cup racer Danilo Lewis will return to Brazil to compete with Honda Repsol CB Racing / César Barros Racing Team in the GP1000 class of MOTO1000GP, November 6-8 at Autódromo Internacional Zilmar Beux in Cascavel, Paraná.
Lewis will step in for an injured rider aboard a Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade, extending his 2026 season after closing the MotoAmerica championship with consecutive Superbike Cup victories at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Those wins capped a strong finish to the year and helped Lewis secure third in the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Cup standings with 254 points.
"I'm really excited to have the opportunity to go back to Brazil and keep racing," Lewis said. "We ended the MotoAmerica season with two wins and a lot of momentum, so being able to continue racing this year is really special. I'm grateful to César and the entire team for trusting me to step in, and I'm looking forward to being back on track in Brazil."
- Returning to Brazilian National Competition
Lewis built the early part of his career in Brazil, where he became a two-time Brazilian national road racing champion in the premier 1000cc category before moving his racing career to the United States.
He later added another major title in 2022, winning the MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Championship with four victories and 14 podium finishes.
Lewis now returns to Brazilian national competition with several additional years of MotoAmerica experience, including racing within the full Superbike field against some of the top riders and teams in American road racing.
At Cascavel, he will compete in GP1000 by Motul, the premier class of the MOTO1000GP Brazilian National Road Racing Championship, aboard the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade.
- Race Weekend
Event: MOTO1000GP Round 7
Dates: November 6-8, 2026
Track: Autódromo Internacional Zilmar Beux
Location: Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
Class: GP1000 by Motul
Team: Honda Repsol CB Racing / César Barros Racing Team
Motorcycle: Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade
Race: Sunday, November 8 at 2:00 p.m. Brazil time
- How to Watch
Fans in Brazil and internationally can follow Lewis in the GP1000 race on Sunday, November 8 at 2:00 p.m. Brazil time.
MOTO1000GP races are streamed live through the official MOTO1000GP YouTube channel, giving international viewers a free way to follow the event.
Coverage is also available through BandSports, New Brasil, Racer Network Brasil, and selected TV Gazeta and Gazeta Esportiva platforms.
Thank You to the Partners Who Made It Possible.
Lewis thanks All Transmission, Onex USA, MotoHub Miami and Sampaio Na Estrada for their support in helping make the opportunity possible.
He also extends his appreciation to César Barros and the Honda Repsol CB Racing team for the opportunity to join the program in Cascavel.
About Danilo Lewis:
Danilo Lewis is a Brazilian professional motorcycle racer competing in the MotoAmerica Superbike Cup. He is a two-time Brazilian national road racing champion and the 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Champion, 2024 Superbike Cup Runner up and 2026 Superbike Cup 3rd place finisher.
Lewis finished third in the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Cup standings after earning consecutive victories at the season finale at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
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It was the race that didn't happen. A long day of waiting around, hoping for visibility to improve and a final farewell to Phillip Island to take place. But the weather never eased off enough to make racing possible. In this episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast, David, Neil, and Adam discuss whether this was the send off Phillip Island deserved, who, if anyone, is to blame, why the race was cancelled, and what this all means for the championship. Plus our winners and losers, and how do you give a MotoGP race that didn't happen a grade? We gave it our best shot.
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David Emmett Sun, 25/Oct/2026 - 15:07
The visit by MotoGP to Phillip Island came to a fitting end. To steal a phrase used by the young or the terminally online, that was the most Phillip Island to ever Phillip Island. Phillip Island did everything expected of it, and more. Glorious sunshine on Friday, a breathtaking sprint race on Saturday, and all action called off because of the weather on Sunday. The fact that Sunday was sold out merely makes the irony all the more delicious.
Not for the poor souls who braved the utterly miserable conditions on Sunday at the Island. For them I have nothing but the deepest admiration. For their fortitude, but also for their optimism. It's MotoGP at Phillip Island. The Curse Of The Australian Grand Prix Corporation lies upon it.
David Emmett Sun, 25/Oct/2026 - 13:45
Due to reduced visibility affecting the medical helicopter's ability to fly, the MotoGP Grand Prix, in addition to the Moto2 and Moto3 races, have unfortunately been cancelled.
Due to limited visibility affecting the operation of the medical helicopter at the Red Bull Grand Prix of Australia, the MotoGP Grand Prix race, in addition to the Moto2 and Moto3 races, has been cancelled.
As a farewell to Phillip Island, the MotoGP riders will do a parade lap behind the safety car and stop on the main straight to greet the fans. The pit lane will open for the farewell lap at 15:45 local time.
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After several delays in the hope that the visibility issues would eventually clear and the medical helicopter could be operated, a decision was eventually made that the races in all three classes are cancelled. Racing could not safely get underway without the medical helicopter being able to fly, as the closest hospital by road is over 45 minutes away from the circuit.
As a farewell to Phillip Island, MotoGP riders completed a parade lap behind the safety car and greeted the very patient fans on the main straight, with Jack Miller as the star of the brief show.
Zara Daniela Sun, 25/Oct/2026 - 04:40
Action at Phillip Island has been delayed due to weather conditions. Because of heavy rain, the medical helicopter cannot take off, making it unsafe.
Conditions are expected to improve around 11am local time, at which point a new assessment will be made. Warm up will be the first session under the current plan. But all depends on how conditions develop.
David Emmett Sat, 24/Oct/2026 - 22:17
There are three lessons that we can learn from the last ever sprint race for the MotoGP class at Phillip Island. That keeping your head is the decisive factor when it comes to championship fights. That some riders bounce better than others, making mistakes much more costly. And that Phillip Island truly is a magical motorcycle racing circuit.
To start with the latter, and arguably the most important point. The sprint race at Phillip Island was a timely reminder of just why so many fans love the circuit so deeply. At the front, a tight battle with multiple overtakes. Different riders on different bikes all being able to battle on equal footing. Riders qualifying in ninth and nearly making it onto the podium. Fast, scintillating action, and a spectacle to die for. Motorcycle racing is above all emotion, and the Phillip Island sprint race was pure emotion, exhilaration, excitement, passion.
David Emmett Sat, 24/Oct/2026 - 21:26
Jorge Martin's mistake at the Hayshed on lap 8 of the MotoGP sprint race at Phillip Island has had severe consequences. The factory Aprilia rider lost the front on the entrance to Turn 8 and slid off despite a valiant attempt to save a crash. He started tumbling once he hit the gravel, and in the high speed crash he fractured his right wrist.
After the race, Aprilia's communications team issued the following statement: "Jorge Martin was taken to the circuit's medical center following his crash. The x-rays revealed a fracture of the right radius and a suspected fracture of the right ulna at the distal end. Martin will undergo further examinations to reach a definitive assessment of his condition. Martin has been declared unfit for tomorrow's race."
David Emmett Sat, 24/Oct/2026 - 11:26
Nahlous and Voight burst out of the ASBK blocks at Phillip Island.
JJ Nahlous and Harrison Voight have produced perfectly executed race-winning performances in round one of the 2027 Shannons Australian Superbike Championship presented by Pirelli (ASBK) at Phillip Island today.
In front of another huge crowd farewelling the iconic circuit as a MotoGP venue, Nahlous (Yamaha Racing Team) won his maiden SW-Motech Superbike race in the opening 11-lap lapper on a drying track, and this afternoon Voight took maximum advantage of his AMX Superstores pole position to score an all-the-way win on his McMartin Racing Ducati.
Cameron Dunker (Blue Marlin Pools East Racing Yamaha) was also enterprising with a 2-3 scorecard - race two after a colossal battle with Stop and Seal Ducati's Cru Halliday.
Race three will be held at 9am on Sunday, with the ASBK cohort then passing the Phillip Island baton to the three world championship classes.
Related: Voight edges out Dunker for ASBK pole position at Phillip Island
ASBK RACE 1
ASBK RACE2
- SW-Motech race one
On a drying track which saw a majority of the top brass opt for slicks (except for Honda's Jacob Roulstone), Nahlous made a spectacular start from the third row of the grid, weathered an early challenge from Dunker, and then rode out of his skin in the second half of the race to join an illustrious list of Aussie Superbike winners.
"I'm really lost for words, as I didn't expect that one," said Nahlous, who qualified in eighth position. "But obviously it was the best possible outcome, and I'd like to thank everyone for their support in helping me get here. This is a very proud moment in my career."
Dunker was second, followed by fast-finishing Voight who passed Halliday on the final lap after upping his speed in the second half of the race - although Halliday still owned the fastest lap (1:33.779) on his Panigale V4 R.
Glenn Allerton (Superbike Advocates Ducati) was fifth from Josh Waters (DesmoSport Ducati), John Lytras (Addicted to Track Yamaha) and Mike Jones (Yamaha Racing Team), while Jack Favelle (Apex Racing Team Honda) was fifth across the line before being excluded for failing to have appropriately marked tyres.
That bumped up New Zealander Morgan McLaren-Wood (Blue Marlin Pools East Racing Yamaha) and Roulstone into the top 10.
A maiden SW-Motech Superbike victory for Jonathan Nahlous. Photo by RbMotoLens.
- SW-Motech race two
A flawless all-the-way win for Voight, who immediately pinned his ears back - he set the fastest lap of the race (1:31.611) on lap two - and then went into management mode.
It was the defending champion's seventh Superbike victory, and it came ahead of Halliday and Dunker who went at it hammer and tongs over the last four laps in an electrifying battle for silver and bronze.
"After race one, that was a great comeback," said Voight. "The conditions were again challenging but I'm a lot happier that I've got a win on the board.
"I was determined to get out front and push hard, and I was then able to hold the advantage to the line."
Harrison Voight (#1), Cameron Dunker (#3), Cru Halliday (#65) and Glenn Allerton (#14) blast over Lukey Heights. Photo by RbMotoLens.
Voight won by nearly two seconds over Halliday, who in turn was just 0.04 seconds ahead of Dunker after their intense sparring went to the wire.
Allerton, Nahlous and Roulstone completed the top six in a race where rain-bearing clouds were circling - it was officially declared a wet race - but never became a factor.
Lytras was seventh from Jones, Waters and Favelle.
After two races, Voight leads the championship on 44pts from Nahlous (41pts), Dunker (38pts), Halliday (37pts) and Allerton (33pts).
Race 2 podium, from left to right, Cru Halliday, Harrison Voight and Cameron Dunker. Photo by RbMotoLens.
For more information on the 2027 Shannons Australian Superbike Championship presented by Pirelli:
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The Aprilia Racing rider has been declared unfit for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.
Following an eighth lap crash at Turn 8 during the Tissot Sprint, Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) has been declared unfit for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island. The Spanish rider went down while battling Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) for the lead in the race and in the World Championship fight, bringing his Sprint to an early end.
The Spaniard was taken to the circuit medical centre following the crash, where X-rays revealed a fracture of the radius and a suspected fracture of the ulna at the distal end, meaning a confirmed break to one of the two bones in his forearm near the wrist, with a second break in the other forearm bone also suspected.
Martin will undergo further examinations to reach a definitive assessment of his condition, but he has already been declared unfit for Sunday's race.
MotoGP standings after Phillip Island sprint:
Zara Daniela Sat, 24/Oct/2026 - 05:06 Round Number 8 Year 2026Results and summary of the MotoGP sprint at Phillip Island:
Zara Daniela Sat, 24/Oct/2026 - 04:58
