Marquez on front row at Misano, Dani Pedrosa seventh
Marc Marquez will start from the front row in tomorrow’s Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, knowing that he has a good pace to fight at the front.
Marc had been the quickest rider in the FP3 session, and the second fastest in FP4. During qualifying, he recorded his fastest time on his first flying lap but a crash during his second exit prevented him from improving upon it. He finished in third, just 0.197” off pole position.
Dani was eighth in FP3, and progressed to sixth in FP4 before recording the seventh-quickest lap time in qualifying, just over half a second down from the top.
The weather forecast indicates the possibility of thunderstorms and a drop in temperature for tomorrow’s race, which is scheduled for 2 p.m. local time.
Marc Marquez
“All in all we’re satisfied with the result. In qualifying you always push more than usual, but honestly, on that lap during the second exit I had already slowed a little bit because I had touched the red part of the asphalt in the fast corner. Then I went a little wide and I touched the white line and lost the front. It was my mistake because we had the possibility of trying to go for the pole, but it’s okay; we’re on front row, our pace for tomorrow is good, and we’re happy with that. Tomorrow the track temperature will probably be different, lower than today, and to make the correct rear-tyre choice will be a key point for the race. We’re basically fine with more than one option, and we’ll try to manage every situation well.”
Dani Pedrosa
“Today was a more difficult day than yesterday, as we weren’t able to find the perfect feeling with the bike. We tried to work and improve the setup, especially the suspension settings, but I wasn’t able to get comfortable enough and ride as I wanted. Therefore, in qualifying I didn’t do a super lap time and was only able to manage the seventh fastest time, which is not what we were expecting today. Anyway, tomorrow we’ll try to put together everything we’ve learned over the weekend and to be as fast as possible, even in case of rain. We’ll concentrate on the start, and on the first laps of the race which will be very important.”
Results Session
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vinales Maverick | 25 | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1'32.439 |
2 | Dovizioso Andrea | 4 | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 0.162 |
3 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 0.197 |
4 | Crutchlow Cal | 35 | GBR | LCR Honda | Honda | 0.329 |
5 | Lorenzo Jorge | 99 | SPA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 0.353 |
6 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 0.446 |
7 | Pedrosa Dani | 26 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 0.553 |
8 | Petrucci Danilo | 9 | ITA | Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | 0.558 |
9 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 0.710 |
10 | Bautista Alvaro | 19 | SPA | Pull&Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 0.978 |
11 | Pirro Michele | 51 | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1.052 |
12 | Abraham Karel | 17 | CZE | Pull&Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 1.935 |
13 | Barbera Hector | 8 | SPA | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 1'33.920 Q1 |
14 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | Marc VDS Racing Team | Honda | 1'33.933 Q1 |
15 | Baz Loris | 76 | FRA | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 1'33.946 Q1 |
16 | Folger Jonas | 94 | GER | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1'33.987 Q1 |
17 | Espargaro Pol | 44 | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | Yamaha | 1'34.080 Q1 |
18 | Rabat Tito | 53 | SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Honda | 1'34.095 Q1 |
19 | Redding Scott | 45 | GBR | Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1'34.132 Q1 |
20 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1'34.138 Q1 |
21 | Iannone Andrea | 29 | ITA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1'34.148 Q1 |
22 | Smith Bradley | 38 | GBR | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1'34.507 Q1 |
23 | Lowes Sam | 22 | GBR | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 1'35.659 Q1 |
Location Information
Close to the city of Rimini, the Misano Adriático circuit was constructed in 1972 and has since undergone an array of modifications. A regular scene for Italian Grands Prix throughout the 80s and early 90s, Misano returned to the MotoGP calendar in 2007.With updated facilities, track and grandstands, the Misano… read more.
Length | 4.226 kilometres / 2.626 miles |
Width | 14 metres |
Left corners | 6 |
Right corners | 10 |
Longest straight | 0.565 kilometres / 0.351 miles |
Constructed | 1969 |
Modified | 2008 |
Misano World Circuit "Marco Simoncelli", Via Daijiro Kato, Misano Adriatico, Rimini, Italy - View in Google Maps
Records
Pole Position | 1m31.065s (167.0 km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2021) |
Race Lap | 1m31.868s (165.6km/h) Enea Bastianini (Ducati, 2022) |
Race Time | 41m43.199s (164.0 km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2022) |
2022 Race Winner | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2022) |