Two weeks ago, at Silverstone, MotoGP had to mourn the loss of a British Grand Prix victim of the elements and a track whose repairs were questionable. Two factors that should in no way deprive us of what is now the most beautiful spectacle in motor sports who will perform in Misano for the San Marino Grand Prix. And for good reason: the route does not suffer from any criticism while we raced there in the rain last year without the slightest problem.
The fact remains that with one round less and a status quo imposed in the title race, it is an offering that has been made to a Marc Marquez to further mark out his path of glory towards a seventh absolute coronation. The Honda official leads the provisional general classification with 201 points, followed by Valentino Rossi leading by 142 points. Jorge Lorenzo has 130 and Andrea Dovizioso 129 points.
The Ducati team arrives after having conquered the first two places at the end of the Silverstone qualifications. A performance which could not be exploited due to the cancellation of the English race. Yamaha can claim successful tests in Misano as well as in Aragon, which certainly did not solve the problems, but which revealed progress in electronics.
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— MotoGP eSport (@MotoGPeSport) September 2, 2018
This San Marino Grand Prix will take place on the Misano Marco Simoncelli World Circuit, a 4,2 km long track, with 6 left and 10 right turns, a width of 14 meters and a main straight of 530 meters . 27 laps (114,1 km) must be covered clockwise and the circuit record is held by Jorge Lorenzo in 1'31″868 since 2016. During the last edition, the podium was occupied by Marc Marquez, Danilo Petrucci et Andrea Dovizioso. Valentino Rossi had been forced to withdraw due to an injury sustained during training which led to him having to undergo surgery.
Saturday, September 8
9h00-9h40 Moto3 FP3
9h55-10h40 MotoGP FP3
10h55-11h40 Moto2 FP3
12h35-13h15 Moto3 qualification
13h30-14h00 MotoGP FP4
14:10 p.m. – 14:25 p.m. MotoGP Q1
14:35 p.m. – 14:50 p.m. MotoGP Q2
15:05 p.m. – 15:50 p.m. Moto2 Qualifying
Sunday, September 9
08:40 – 09:00 Moto3 warm-up
09:10 – 09:30 Moto2 warm-up
09:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. MotoGP warm-up
11:00 a.m. Moto3 race
12:20 a.m. Moto2 race
14:00 p.m. MotoGP race
