MotoGP Misano Race LIVE: The perfect weekend for Jorge Martin who wins everything, Zarco 10th, Quartararo 13th

It's the big moment of the San Marino Grand Prix, in Misano, the twelfth round of the season that we are going to bring you to experience in Live mode. Before starting, here is the presentation of the top 10 of the starting grid.

George Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) qualified on pole for the 10th time in MotoGP, the first time since Valencia last year on his way to 3rd place, setting a new all-time lap record at Misano. He took his third Sprint victory and will now aim for his third MotoGP victory with Styria 2021 and Germany 2023.

Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) qualified second for his fourth top-three finish in qualifying so far this year. In his three previous top 3 finishes, he finished on the podium twice, including his first victory in Argentina. He finished P2 in the Sprint at Misano, his fifth Sprint podium, and he will aim for his third MotoGP victory on Sunday with Argentina and France this year.

Francis Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), the championship leader, qualified third for his 10th qualifying top 3 so far this year. He finished P3 in Sprint for his 10th Sprint podium and will now aim to take his sixth GP victory of the season, which would be one less than last year. It would be his third MotoGP victory at the track, tying MotoGP legends Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo.

This is the eighth consecutive pole position for Ducati in MotoGP, a streak that started in France, which constitutes the longest pole streak in MotoGP. Additionally, this is the 52nd consecutive race where at least one Ducati rider is among the top three in qualifying.

Maverick Vinales (Aprilia Racing) qualified fourth, as he did in Catalonia last week, marking his second best qualifying result so far this season after qualifying second in Austria. He finished P6 in Sprint, but he is in contention to make MotoGP history on Sunday by scoring Grand Prix victories with three different factories (having already won with Suzuki and Yamaha). He took Aprilia's only MotoGP podium so far at this track, with a third place finish in 2022.

Marc Marquez's last victory was 686 days ago and it was at Misano

The Wildcard and the legend of MotoGP Dani Pedrosa qualified fifth as best KTM, for his best qualifying result since qualifying second at the 2018 Spanish GP. He has stood on the MotoGP podium six times at Misano, the last time being in 2016 when he took victory. He finished P4 in Sprint and if he gets on the podium on Sunday, he will have one fewer podium (113) than MotoGP legend Jorge Lorenzo (114), who ranks second on the list of riders with the most podiums in the premier class. Sunday, Pedrosa is also expected to start his 298th Grand Prix race, overtaking Lorenzo for seventh on the list of drivers with the most GP starts.

Winner last time in Catalonia, Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) made it through Q1 but ultimately qualified sixth, their fifth top six finish in qualifying so far this season. He finished P8 in Sprint and will now aim for a fourth Grand Prix victory.

Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) qualified seventh, the sixth time this year he has qualified in the top nine. He finished P5 in Sprint and will now be aiming for his ninth MotoGP podium, which would see him become the South African rider with the most podiums in the premier class.

Luca marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) qualified eighth for his worst qualifying result at Misano since qualifying 15th at the 2021 San Marino GP. He finished P7 in Sprint but will aim to make the podium for the second time in MotoGP with the Americas this year.

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) qualified ninth for its best qualifying result since qualifying seventh at the German GP earlier this year (but then missed the race). He finished 10th in Sprint as the best Honda and will now aim to win for the first time since Emilia Romagna 2021 ago 686 days here in Misano.

What will this race on the banks of the Adriatic have in store for us? Before you know it, here is the table that summarizes the facts known so far.

Misano MotoGP™	2022	2023
FP1	1'32.313 Fabio Quartararo (See here)	1'31.909 Michele Pirro (See here)
P	1'31.517 Enea Bastianini (See here)	1'30.846 Marco Bezzecchi (See here)
FP2	1'31.296 Jack Miller (See here)	1'31.803 Jorge Martin (See here)
FP4	1'32.295 Enea Bastianini (See here)	XXXXXXXXXXX
Q1	1'31.961 Marco Bezzecchi (See here)	1'31.272 Miguel Oliveira (See here)
Q2	1'31.899 Jack Miller (See here)	1'30.390 Jorge Martin (See here)
Sprint	XXXXXXXXXXX	Martin, Bezzecchi, Bagnaia.
Warm Up	1'31.944 Enea Bastianini (See here)	1'31.785 Pecco Bagnaia (See here)
Course	Bagnaia, Bastianini, Vinales (See here)	Martin, Bezzecchi, Bagnaia
All time lap record	1'38.771 Aleix Espargaró 2022 (See here)	(See here)

Here are the live images:

bastianini to meet his fans..

The boss meets his troops...unquestionably support for his half-brother Luca Marini!

« Simply the Bez » is ready to fight…

And what about Binder nicknamed “the beast” by his fellow pilots!!

27 laps will be completed on a 4.226 km long route.

Reminder of the forces present

bagnaia he too, all dressed in yellow, is ready for the fight!

Aprilia at home wants its piece of the cake... with the flavor of victory...!

Was it Pedrosa…was riding the KTM, the surprise of the day??

Here is the leader of the day!!! Winner for a day..winner this day???

Start of the warm-up lap for this 12th race of the season.

29° in the air, 44° on the track!

It's off and it's Martin who comes out in front ahead of Bezzecchi and Pedrosa. Bagnaia makes the effort and takes rank 2. Quartararo 12th, Zarco 15th.

Binder, 5th, lands a blow on Pedrosa and it passes. In front Bagnaia tries to pass Martin, in vain. Vinales is 6th, Oliveira, 7th, MMarquez 8th, A.Marquez 9th and MarinI 10th

Bagnaia presses on Martin but the Pramac driver holds on, he is unable to escape. Bezzecchi is in 3rd position and the latter puts pressure on the reigning world champion... things are heating up up front! And Binder is not to be outdone, he arrives like a cannonball at Bezzecchi.

Quartararo is falling in the rankings, he is 14th now. Zarco is 12th

Bezzecchi manages to pass Bagnaia, he is 2nd now.

But Bagnaia responds...he regains his possession, 2nd place

With 20 laps to go, the top10 is made up of: Martin, Bagnaia, Bezzecchi, Binder, Pedrosa, Vinales, Oliveira, Marquez, A.Marquez and Marini.

Fall of Binder! He leaves again but is last.

There are three of them holding the line, Martin not managing to get away from Bagnaia and Bezzecchi.

Miller and Pirro fall…the Italian takes the KTM rider on board while falling.

Mir also makes a mistake.

There are 15 laps left and Martin is tough, he resists Bagnaia who is only 0.303s behind. Bezzecchi is 3rd. Pedrosa makes his effort, he is in the game, he is 1/2s behind Bezzecchi...he will return to the leading trio shortly...!

Pedrosa makes a mistake, he loses a lot of time, he is actually 1.2s behind Bezzecchi. At 38 years old, Pedrosa has achieved a feat by occupying 4th position…well done to him!

Fall of Pol Espargaro.

Emergency braking for Bagnaia…

With 10 laps to go, Martin fled...he now has 1.217s on Bagnaia..Physical weakness for the Ducati rider..? Bezzechi, Pedrosa, Vinales, MMarquez, Oliveira, R.Fernandez, A.Marquez and Marini complete this top10.

Bezzecchi threatens Bagnaia, he passes him following.

A battle will begin between MMarquez and Vinales for the gain of 5th position.

7 more laps, Martin rolls...he has 2.341s on Bezzecchi. Bagnaia, Pedrosa and Vinales. Zarco, 12th and Quartararo 13th.

Oliveira gets the better of MMarquez, he takes 7th position.

Bagnaia misses, which benefits Pedrosa who comes back on him..

4 more rounds, the positions are as follows: Martin, Bezzecchi, Bagnaia, Pedrosa, Vinales, Oliveira, MMarquez, R.Fernandez, Marini and A.Marquez

Last round…

Victory for Martin ahead of Bezzecchi and Bagnaia! Pedrosa 4th, Vinales 5th.

Martin comes back to 36 points behind Bagnaia!!!

Bagnaia exhausted on arrival..

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