// Under the bonnet

How MotoGP101 is made

MotoGP101 is written by AI and checked against official data, and we'd rather you knew exactly how. This page explains each step, which parts are not written by AI at all, and who keeps an eye on it.

The data pages: no AI writing at all

The standings, results, race calendar, The Grid and the stat panels on rider and team pages are built by code straight from the championship's official timing and results data. They update automatically after each session. Nobody, human or AI, types those numbers.

How a news article is made

1. Spotting the story. An automated system watches the official results and a handful of established motorsport news sources, including motogp.com, Crash.net and Motorsport.com. It only picks the kind of news a newcomer needs: race, Sprint and qualifying results, confirmed rider moves, injuries and substitutes. It skips rumours and anything it has already covered.
2. Writing. An AI model writes the article in plain British English for beginners. Alongside the story it is given the current standings, results and calendar, plus a fact sheet generated from the official results data (riders' titles, wins and teams by season) and quoted rules from the official regulations. It is told to use those, not its memory.
3. Checking before it goes live. A second AI model reads the draft against that same official data and flags anything it can't support before the article is published.
4. Checking again after. Every new article is fact-checked once more after it's published, by a separate AI check that looks up sources independently. Any correction it finds is reviewed before it's applied.

The guides

The beginner guides, Jargon Buster and How to Watch pages are written the same way and are revised as the rules and the grid change. They're written to stay true all season, so they never quote a championship position or points total: the live panels on the page do that instead.

The pictures

Every image on MotoGP101 is AI-generated and labelled as such. They are illustrations, not photographs: riders are anonymous and helmeted, and nothing here is an official MotoGP™ photo or broadcast still.

Who runs it

MotoGP101 is run by Jason, a MotoGP fan in the UK. He built the system, watches over it, reviews corrections and reads the messages sent through the contact form. It's an independent fan site and is not affiliated with MotoGP™ or MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group (formerly Dorna Sports).

When we get it wrong

Automated checks catch a lot, but not everything. If you spot a mistake, please tell us. Our accuracy & corrections page explains how to report it and how fixes are handled.