They say it’s the favorite track of Bagnaiabut also Bastianini and Martin. But guess who holds the record for victories at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli? Marc Marquez, of course. One win in 125cc, 2 with Moto2, poker in MotoGP: in the ‘queen’ category the Catalan (4) did better than Valentino (3), Lorenzo (3) and Bagnaia (2). This track has been racing since 1980, with Kenny Roberts being the first to cross the finish line on a 500cc at his debut. The Grand Prix of Nations, of San Marino, of Italy, of Emilia-Romagna, now of San Marino and the Riviera di Rimini: so many names for one of the most iconic races of the season. The most successful bike is the Yamaha (8), followed by Honda (6) and Ducati (5). Last year it was Martin’s triumph, in the sprint race as in the Sunday GP, and the start of a series that brought him very close to the world title. Ducati promises to break new records: for 78 races at least one Borgo Panigale bike has started on the front row, for 58 there has been a Rossa on the podium.
Sprint race at 3pm on Saturday, GP at 2pm on Sunday
We start running on Friday morning, always in diretta su Sky Sport e in streaming su Now, while Tv8 will broadcast Saturday’s sprint race live and free-to-air, with Sunday’s race delayed. Moto3 will be the first to take to the track with the free practice session at 9 am, followed by Moto2 (9.50 am) and MotoGP (10.45 am); in the afternoon, free practice 2 for Moto3 (1.15 pm), then Moto2 (2.00 pm), finally the MotoGP qualifying sessions which start at 3 pm and are twice as important, because the best 10 times go straight to Q2. Saturday starts with Moto3 free practice 3 at 8.40 am, Moto2 at 9.20 am, MotoGP at 10 am and immediately after 10.45 am Q1 followed by Q2; Moto3 qualifying sessions are at 12.45 pm, Moto2 at 1.40 pm; the MotoGP sprint race starts at 3 pm. Sunday: the very short MotoGP warm up at 9.35, then the Moto3 race at 11 and over 20 laps, Moto2 at 12.15 (22), MotoGP at 14 (27).
Lots of braking, but what a ‘brake’ at the Quercia
According to Brembo technicians, who work closely with all the MotoGP riders, the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli (4.2 km long) falls into the category of circuits that are challenging for the brakes. On a scale of 1 to 6, it has a difficulty index of 4, thanks to the 12 braking sections per lap, including those in all corners from 8 to 16 inclusive: 3 braking sections are in the “hard” category and 4 are “medium”. Each lap the brakes are used for 31 seconds and result in an overall load on the brake lever of over 47 and a half kilos. The most difficult corner for the braking system is number 8, the Quercia: the MotoGP bikes go from 288 to 73 kmh in 4.6 seconds, covering 213 meters.
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– 2024-09-12 11:38:09
