The MotoGP championship series visited Misano this weekend, which is considered the home track for many of the Italian riders. It was a Spaniard, however, who dominated by taking pole position (with a new lap record), and the win in both the Saturday Sprint and the Sunday full race. Jorge Martin (Ducati) led home the […]
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Misano MotoGP Qualifying Results (News)
Jack Miller (Ducati) took pole position earlier today during qualifying for tomorrow’s Misano MotoGP. Ducatis filled the front row with Enea Bastianini lining up second and Marco Bezzecchi third. Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati) actually qualified second quickest, but was moved to fifth on the grid due to a penalty assessed against him during practice. The other […]
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Misano MotoGP Test Results Show Quartararo on Top; Marquez Returns – 13th Quickest (News)
Defending champ and current MotoGP points leader Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) beat the lap record at Misano today to top the time sheets at the end of the 2-day official test. More importantly for Quartararo, he tested a new engine developed for next year (Yamaha cannot change their engine this year) and found significant improvements in […]
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Misano 2 MotoGP Results (News) (Race Results)
The MotoGP series returned for a second race at Misano this year. The race was quite eventful, for several reasons. Unexpectedly, it resulted in the crowning of Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) as the 2021 World MotoGP champion. After a disastrous qualifying, Quartararo had to start the race at 15th on the grid (his worst grid position […]
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New Faces at Misano MotoGP This Weekend: Andrea Dovizioso Joins Yamaha Satellite Team, While Franco Morbidelli Moves to Factory Squad (News)
The Yamaha MotoGP effort gets a new look this weekend at Misano. Andrea Dovizioso, who had taken a sabbatical from racing after leaving Ducati last year, will debut as a rider for the Yamaha satellite team. Dovizioso’s contract extends through next year. Meanwhile, Franco Morbidelli, who has been recovering from a serious knee injury and […]
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Misano MotoGP Results (News)
The first Misano MotoGP race this year (there is another next weekend) saw Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha) take his first win in the premier class in convincing style. Well behind Morbidelli, a podium battle played out. On the last lap, Joan Mir (Suzuki) dove underneath Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) to nab third place away from the Italian […]
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