This weekend marks the end of the European phase of the MotoGP World Championships season. The Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli hosts the San Marino GP before the upcoming Asian tour in the coming weeks.
After the crash that kept him out of the second start of the Catalan GP, Francesco Bagnaia is fit for Misano. Therefore, he can fight to defend or extend his lead in the MotoGP championship, when he is 50 points ahead of Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati). Further behind is Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team/Ducati), in third, 71 points off the front. Motivated by the historic 1-2 in Barcelona, Aprilia competes at home with Aleix Espargaró and Maverick Viñales, looking to keep the impetus.
In Moto2, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) leads with a 22-point gap over Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex). Competing on home soil, the Italian seeks to end his less successful period of the season, where he hasn’t been on the podium since the German GP. Arbolino needs to score not only to stay in the title fight but also to distance himself from Jake Dixon (GasGas Aspar/Kalex), who is just 12 points behind.
The Moto3 World Championship is led by Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3). The Spaniard failed to score points for the second time this year in Barcelona but still has a 13-point lead over Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP). The Japanese rider is in good form, finishing always in the top four since the Spanish GP. After returning to the podium, Jaume Masiá (Leopard Racing/Honda) is third, 32 points behind the leader.
The San Marino GP marks the end of the MotoE season. Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Los40) is the best-placed in the title fight, leading by 21 points over Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar). Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini) is third, 22 points behind. With 50 points at stake, Héctor Garzó (Dynavolt Intact GP) is also mathematically in battle, although his 44-point deficit makes his task almost impossible.
Here are the schedule details (CET, local time) for the San Marino GP in all categories:
Friday, September 8
08h30-08h45: MotoE P1
09h00-09h35: Moto3 P1
09h50-10h30: Moto2 P1
10h45-11h30: MotoGP FP1
12h35-12h50: MotoE P2
13h15-13h50: Moto3 P2
14h05-14h45: Moto2 P2
15h00-16h00: MotoGP Practice
Saturday, September 9
08h40-09h10: Moto3 P3
09h25-09h55: Moto2 P3
10h10-10h40: MotoGP FP2
10h50-11h05: MotoGP Q1
11h15-11h30: MotoGP Q2
12h15: MotoE Race 1 (8 laps)
12h50-13h05: Moto3 Q1
13h15-13h30: Moto3 Q2
13h45-14h00: Moto2 Q1
14h10-14h25: Moto2 Q2
15h00: MotoGP Sprint Race (13 laps)
16h10: MotoE Race 2 (8 laps)
Sunday, September 10
09h45-09h55: MotoGP Warm-up
11h00: Moto3 Race (20 laps)
12h15: Moto2 Race (22 laps)
14h00: MotoGP Race (27 laps)