Always seemed inevitable that Marc Marquez would bring it home, and he did, with his 8th World Championship cemented in another brilliant last-lap victory in Thailand. We break it all down on M101, including all the support classes, the news, and why Mark Webber is a dipshit.

THE NEWS AND COMMENTARY SECTION
– RJ has a take on Mark Webber being an idiot
– F1: Yamamoto confirmed for FP1 drive at Suzuka – weather permitting, with Super Typhoon Hagibis approaching
– IndyCar: Ericsson switches to Ganassi, joins Dixon and Rosenqvist in 3rd entry
– FE: Marrakech replaces Hong Kong on calendar, Mahindra retains Wehrlein & D’ambrosio, BMW retains Sims
– SuperGTxDTM: Rast and Müller split the wins, Button finishes 9th on Saturday while SGT teams struggle for traction
– Motorsport Network to hike price of Autosport & F1 Racing Print mags, Zak Brown resigns as chairman
– Juan Manuel Correa update – he speaks for the first time

THE WEEK AHEAD: PETIT LE MANS AND BATHURST 1000 EDITION
– Some of us will be at Petit Le Mans @ Road Atlanta! Come say hi!
– Bathurst 1000: The “Off Track” adventure, CL & JDub reunion, can SVG or Scotty finally win the big one?
– F1 Japanese GP, WSBK @ Villicum

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The church rebuild is cancelled, Ferrari screwed the pooch again. Two new Champions are crowned in F2 and F3, and Jonathan Rea took advantage of a resurgent Toprak to claim his 5th consecutive World Superbike title!

FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX
– Normal Service Resumes as Hamilton leads Bottas in Mercedes 1-2, while Ferrari implode under tactical mismanagement and radio dramas
– Vettel retires with MGUK failure – voted DOTD – miffed LEC finishes 3rd after SC intervention
– VER finishes 4th, ALB goes from pit lane start to 5th
– Both McLarens score, SAI 6th NOR 8th, PER 7th, MAG finally in the points for Haas again in 9th, HUL 10th after penalty
– RIC, GRO, GIO involved in L1 incident
– Both Williams retire – RUS with brake failure induced crash, KUB to save parts

FORMULA 2 AND FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION
– Nyck de Vries takes pole-to-victory in feature race to wrap up the F2 title
– F2 Sprint Race marred by horror crash for Matsushita and Mazepin; Ghiotto takes the victory after long red flag
– F3 Feature: Armstrong wins, but Schwartzman’s 2nd place wraps up the title
– Vips wins last race of 2019 F3 season
– The Prema Streak lives!

WSBK MAGNY-COURS ROUND
– Race 1? Race of the Year – Toprak Razgatioglu goes from 16th to his first career victory in the 800th WSBK race!
– MvdM crashes with 3 to go – but Toprak denies Rea victory! Sykes 3rd for BMW
– Toprak goes on to win Superpole Race
– Then, in Race 2, Rea takes his 12th win of the season – and more importantly, his record-setting 5th consecutive WSBK title, vdMk 2nd, Lowes 3rd
– We probably should have seen it coming – but it bears repeating he went from 61 down on Bautista to Champion with two rounds in hand
– WSSP: Mahias Rules! Edges out Isaac Vinales on final lap to take home victory – Krummenacher and Caricasulo stalemate after both riders crash
– SSP300: 17yo Manuel Gonzalez succeeds race winner Ana Carrasco as champion

NEWS
– F1: McLaren reunites with Mercedes for 2021, reunion of partnership that won 1998, 1999, and 2008 WDCs
– F1: Toro Rosso no more? Red Bull’s Italian-based team requesting name change to promote Alpha Tauri clothing line
– IndyCar: Aeroscreen testing today at IMS; Newgarden tests the ROVAL™ this weekend
– Also, I need to go off on one about this Arrow/Hinch drama
– FE: Le Mans GTE winner James Calado partners fellow GP2 alum Evans at Jaguar Racing
– FE: Simona’s back! (As test driver with Porsche)
– WSBK: Toprak’s switch to Yamaha Racing confirmed; Alex Lowes set to counter back to Kawasaki and replace Haslam; Honda might actually have a new bike
– SFormula: Yamashita takes 1st career win, Cassidy & Kobayashi left hurt after late incidents, Yamamoto takes 1pt lead into JAF GP at Suzuka
– NASCAR AT THE ROVAL
– There’s Only One, Now Make It Two: Robert Wickens and Karli Woods get married

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And here’s Part 2 of that doubleheader, featuring the BEST intro in the history of the show, Josef Newgarden winning his 2nd IndyCar title in 3 years in a surprisingly great return to Laguna Seca, and a massive news update including Nico Hulkenberg, Romain Grosjean, Johann Zarco and so much more!

But first…the News!
– Let’s react to eSmart Car Racing
– F1: One expected move – Kubica exits Williams, and one unexpected move – Haas retains Grosjean over Hulkenberg
– Let’s catch up on a mailbag question from Thomas Webb: F1 is the best advertising billboard and maybe why Williams are trying to hang on. However as they’re making losses – should they be looking elsewhere? – Put their knowledge, technology and history in other series across the world?
– MotoGP: Zarco parts ways with KTM before end of year, Pol Espargaro at risk of missing rest of 2019
– WSBK: The Bautista to Honda rumours are true after all!
– IndyCar: Harding Steinbrenner retains Herta in new alliance with Andretti Autosport
– FE: JAKARTA ePRIX POG; Jamie Reigle appointed new CEO; Audi factory driver Nico Müller set for FE debut with Dragon
– F2/F3: Markelov returning with Arden, David Schumacher making F3 debut with Campos

Then…let’s talk the Road to Indy!
– Indy Lights: Askew and VeeKay split the wins in the final race of the season – but it’s Askew that takes the title
– Indy Pro 2000: Kirkwood’s 9th win in 10 races gives him the title; Lindh wins 2nd race
– USF2000: Braden Eves snatches title with victory in last race, by 5 points over Hunter McElrea

NOW LET’S TALK THE INDYCAR GP OF LAGUNA SECA

– The Championship Fight: Newgarden holds on to 8th to win 2nd title
– Pagenaud’s push for victory thwarted by stingy Dixon, 3rd and 4th behind Power in 2nd
– Herta dominates from pole position, leading 83 laps and winning 2nd race of 2019
– Rosenqvist brings the excitement, finishes 5th, holds on to ROTY
– Rossi 6th, Bourdais 7th, Hinch 9th, RHR 10th
– Daly spins, Santucci punts himself out

– The final championship standings

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And after 392 days on the pine, Sebastian Vettel WINS a grand prix! As you can imagine, one host was slightly happier than the others!

And this is a double taping, so expect episodes today and Monday the 30th, this part includes full reviews from Singapore, and Marc Marquez dominating Aragon, with Cam, King, RJ and Dre all on board!

FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
– VET ends a 394 day winless drought, powers through for his fifth Singapore win
– LEC completes Ferrari 1-2 after starting from pole, frustrated not to be winning
– VER 3rd, HAM 4th, BOT 5th as Mercedes keeps the points leader ahead with team orders
– ALB 6th, NOR 7th, GAS 8th, HUL 9th, GIO 10th (even led the race!)
– GRO collides with RUS, ends Williams 100% finishing record; KVY torpedoes RAI out; PER a mechanical non-finisher

MOTOGP GRAND PRIX OF ARAGON
– Championship Point for Marquez, a winner in his 200th GP
– Dovizioso goes from 10th to finish 2nd, Miller denies Viñales a podium finish on the final lap
– FQ20 5th, CC35 6th, and Aprilia has by far their best day of the year with AE41 7th, AI29 11th!
– VR46 8th, while Rins comes back from first-lap run-in with Morbidelli to finish 9th
– Moto2: Binder salvages KTM dignity in a difficult weekend with victory; Navarro 2nd, Marquez 3rd, Fernandez 22nd after L1 crash
– Moto3: Canet dominates, taking 3rd win of 2019 and extending his lead over LdP in 11th, Ogura’s first podium after edging Foggia for 2nd

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The Present vs The Future – Marquez narrowly pipping Fabio Quartararo in Misano dominates what was a fun and controversial weekend of GP Action in Misano! And! The Mailbag is back too!

MOTOGP SAN MARINO GRAND PRIX
– MGP Qualy: Marquez vs Rossi, Round 720, and holy shit Pol Espargaro put a solid steel KTM on the front row
– MotoGP: Quartararo nearly leads wire-to-wire – but Marquez denies the Frenchman to win at Misano! 77th career GP victory, passing Hailwood for 4th
– Maverick 3rd, Rossi 4th, Morbidelli 5th for Yamaha
– Dovi has his hands way too full with Pol in 6th and 7th; Petrux in 10th behind Mir & Miller
– Rins goes from Silverstone hero to Misano zero – both LCR Hondas fall, as do Oliveira, Pirro & Bagnaia
– Moto2: Controversial pass secures victory for Fernandez
– Moto3: Tatsuki Suzuki fulfills a promise from 2 years ago, winning for Simoncelli family team
– MotoE: Matteo Ferrari doubles up at home!

NEWS
– Concerns over Singapore air pollution due to wildfires
– Now MotoGP wants to go to 22 races?
– Mercedes Formula E officially confirms Vandoorne & de Vries
– Supercars: Scott McLaughlin, in his home race, breaks Craig Lowndes’ single-season wins record
– Next is Bathurst, where Rossi and Hinch will drive a NAPA Auto Parts Holden Commodore
– Rene Rast wins DTM title with a round in hand
– Montoya/Cameron win at Laguna Seca for Acura Penske – can clinch title with P8 finish at Petit Le Mans
– WRC: Ogier wins Rally Turkey, Tanak finishes 16th after electrical failure, lead now just 17pts with 3 rallies left

THE WEEK AHEAD
INDYCAR TITLE FINALE, F1 Singapore GP, MotoGP Aragon GP, Super GT @ Sugo

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A changing of the guard? Dre, RJ, King and Cam breakdown a wild Italian GP, review Portimao as World Superbikes returns, and some shocks in NASCAR’s Playoff chase!

MOTORSPORT 101: EPISODE 211

None of us want to do the intro first, we’re all trying to get a tow

KEEP FIGHTING, JUAN MANUEL

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FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO D’ITALIA
– So qualifying happened
– LEC holds off HAM, BOT to go back-to-back and end Ferrari’s nine-year winless drought in Monza
– VET’s race comes unraveled thanks to chain reaction spin, then pulling out into STR, who pulled out in front of GAS
– RIC 4th, HUL 5th, King’s bet comes too close to paying off
– ALB 6th, VER 8th as his race is compromised by engine penalties
– PER 7th from 18th and cancelled for pizza choices; GIO 9th at home, NOR 10th
– SAI has three wheels on his wagon; KVY suffers an oil leak

FORMULA 2 AND FORMULA 3 MONZA
-F2 Feature: Ilott takes pole for Sauber Jr.; Matsushita rolls on to victory, comeback drives for De Vries and Ghiotto; double non-score for Latifi
-F2 Sprint: Aitken wins, De Vries 3rd behind King
– F3 Feature: Schwartzman wins, Peroni flips, Armstrong loses P2 and falls out of title contention
-F3 Sprint: Honda junior Tsunoda takes first win

WSBK ARAGON ROUND
– THE (losing) STREAK IS OVER! Bautista splits the weekend with Rea!
Rea, Davies, vdMark Race 1; Bautista, Rea, Toprak Race 2.
– Caricasulo wins WSSP; Deroue wins SSP300

NEWS
⭐️ RICH GONE!!!
– Norman Pagenaud is on the Baby Borg Warner
– Günther, Max, now at BMW Andretti FE
– What the heck is happening at KTM
– Super GT @ Autopolis; also the DTM Finale wildcards are announced!
– Jimmie Johnson DOESN’T make the nascar playoffs – Kevin Harvick wins a depreciated blue riband race
https://jalopnik.com/citroen-ds3-cup-race-red-flagged-after-over-half-the-fi-1837953171
– The only big race this coming week is MotoGP San Marino; WRC in Turkey; IMSA at Laguna Seca; DTM at Nurbs

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This is a special episode that pays tribute to the tragic passing of Anthoine Hubert with Dre, King and RJ. We talk about the awful accident that took him, his impact on the junior formulae, and his career at large. Also:

FORMULA 1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
– LEC’s first victory, written in the stars above
– Outlasts HAM over the closing laps in 2nd, BOT 3rd
– VET 4th, fastest lap holder
– NOR loses P5 on last lap; opening door for ALB to complete comeback from 17th on Red Bull debut
– VER, meanwhile, ends 21-race Top 5 streak with L1 crash

INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF PORTLAND
– 37th career win, 2nd in 3 races for Power
– Rahal starts L1T1 melee with Hinch, Daly, Veach, Pigot
– RHR, Harvey involved in a second heated wreck
– Dixon’s title hopes effectively vanquished – battery failure while leading

NEWS
– F1 Driver Market: BOT stays at Mercedes, OCO replaces HUL at Renault
– Formula 3: The show goes on. Piquet and Armstrong split the victories, Schwartzman opens a gap to Daruvala with 2 rounds left
– IndyCar’s 2020 Schedule announced – Richmond Raceway replaces Pocono, and a 4-week “Olympic Break”
– AJ Foyt’s Primary sponsor massively scales back sponsorship
– WEC Silverstone: Normal service resumes, Toyota 1-2 led by Conway/Kamui/Lopez
– NASCAR Southern 500: Erik Jones wins in 100th start; Bubba Wallace’s Adam Petty throwback wins “Best in Show”

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This Podcast was recorded before the tragic news of Antoine Hubert’s sudden passing. Please bear that in mind. Thank you.

Setlist for the show with me, RJ, Cam Buckley and King:

MOTORSPORT 101: EPISODE 209

RJ’S TRAVEL BLOG AND SUZUKA 10 HOURS RECAP
– A week between Yokkaichi and Suzuka
– Car spotting
– Food, konbinis
– And the race itself
– Extra extra thanks

MOTOGP BRITISH GRAND PRIX

INDYCAR BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500 FEATURING LAP 101 PRESENTED BY MOTORSPORT 101
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– YES NOW SATO: 2nd win of the season as Sato edges Carpenter over the line
– Sato, Carpenter, 3rd place Kanaan make up a podium with an average age of 41.3
– CHAMPIONSHIP IMPLICATIONS! Josef spins on the last lap! (Still finishes 7th)
– This segment on Santucci presented by Cly-Del, David Yurman, Michael Ferrucci, and a genuinely good performance
– Ireland’s Core Temperature Stabilizes: CONOR DALY IS 6TH
– Radiator failure parks Dixon; Rossi finishes off lead lap

THE NEWS
-Goddamnit Porsche
-Spanish GP bacc as part of 22 race calendar, oh man
-Scott Redding to Aruba.it Ducati from 2020

THE WEEK AHEAD: That’s this week, actually
– F1 Belgian GP, IndyCar GP of Portland, NASCAR Southern 500, WEC/ELMS Silverstone Double 4h

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A special moment as Motorsport101 celebrates its 300th Podcast on the network! Special thanks to everyone for their ongoing support, you guys are the best!

In this episode, Dre, Cam Buckley and Ryan King breakdown a mental, eyebrow-raising IndyCar return to Pocono as a 5-car wreck stole the show for all the wrong reasons! We also discuss MotoGP’s first trip to the Kymiring, and the legacy of BIG M8!

– Will Power wins shortened race due to impending storm ahead of Scott Dixon and Simon Pagenaud
– Sato, Rossi and Hunter-Reay collide on opening lap that causes 5-man wreck, Rosenqvist and Hinch narrowly avoid major damage
– Social media EXPLODES, Drivers split on Pocono, future unclear going forward, mass debate
– Santino Ferrucci finishes career high 4th and everyone loved NBC’s coverage of it
– Colton Herta and Spencer Pigot also crash on their own

NEWZ:
– First ever MotoGP test at the Kymiring, riders not exactly happy
– Matt DiBendetto is apparently too good for his ride in NASCAR now
– BIG M8 CAN NOT BE KILLED
– Fernando Alonso is the final boss of GRID, and the jokes are rich and plentiful
– MotoGP is back at Silverstone. And apparently they have new tarmac now!

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A heaped M101 for your listening pleasure! Dre (via post-prod) on an almighty MotoGP dogfight in Austria, the W Series Finale at Brands Hatch as Chadwick took the crown, and HOLY SHIT RED BULL SWAPPED DRIVERS!

THE NEWS
– HOLY FUCK RED BULL SWAPPED GASLY AND ALBON
– McLaren and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports join forces – Arrow McLaren SP enter full-time for 2020!
– This move and its implications – futures of Hinch secure, but who might replace Ericsson? What of Alonso? What of Wickens?
– F1 Mexico City Grand Prix retained through 2022
– F1 “working aggressively” on synthetic fuels
– Brendon Hartley joins GEOX Dragon Racing for 2019-20 Formula E season
– KTM commits to MotoGP, leaves Moto2, and breaks off with Johann Zarco
– Lorenzo will stay at Honda through 2020; Miller may be on the move out of Ducati – and so too might Bautista!

MOTOGP AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX (feat. your friendly neigbourhood Andre Harrison)
– MotoGP: Marquez sets the new all-time pole position record – but it’s Dovi with a final-corner pass of the year winning the race
– Moto2: Brad Binder takes first win since Australia 2018 on KTM’s home turf
– Moto3: Romano Fenati sure did win a nail-biter alright
– MotoE: Mike di Meglio dominates the weekend in Spielberg

THE #BRANDFINALE – W SERIES (and DTM) AT BRANDS HATCH
– Alice Powell wins the race, but Jamie Chadwick wins the title!
– Kimilainen continues post-injury surge in 2nd
– Visser overtakes Chadwick late – but not enough to win the championship
– Top 12 Qualifiers for 2020 season, and let’s talk about getting these women up the ladder

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