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The Misano Grand Prix live live with analysis and commentary. Front row all Yamaha, 4th Valentino Rossi, Ducati tries a difficult assault on the podium.
September 13, 2020 – 14:33
First victory in the MotoGP category for Franco Morbidelli who, after the podium in Brno, enters the Olympus of winners. On the podium Pecco Bagnaia author of a climb to frame himself. Third was Joan Mir who, on the last lap, overtook first Rins and then Valentino Rossi, denying him the joy of the home podium. 6th Viñales ahead of Dovizioso, Nakagami, Miller and Pol Espargarò.
-2 turns: Penultimate lap and Vale has to grit his teeth to stay on the podium …
-3 turns: Rossi, Rins and Mir get closer to Pecco… Dovizioso remains eighth in an almost anonymous and emotionless race.
-4 turns: Tito Rabat falls. Morbidelli seems to be heading towards victory: for the moment he has a 3 ″ advantage over Bagnaia. The challenge is for third place between Valentino and Rins.
-5 laps: Rossi defends third position, but the tire cannot hold the checkered flag. 5th Mir against Vinales, Miller, Dovizioso, Nakagami, Oliveira.
-6 laps: Rins goes to attack Rossi’s suffering up front.
-7 laps: Bagnaia overtakes Rossi and will try to chase Morbidelli from here to the finish.
-8 laps: Rins gets into the leaks of Valentino Rossi, but it is Pecco who returns to third. Quartararo returns to the track and falls to the gravel …
-9 laps: Fabio Quartararo returns to the pits after being too far from the group. Dovizioso is the new leader of the MotoGP World Championship.
-10 laps: Maio Meregalli, Yamaha Team Principal: “We have never tested the average at the rear, it is a risk that we have put ourselves on the grid. In free practice he did not give good feelings, but the hard is not paying off given Rossi’s performance“.
-11 laps: Morbidelli is around 2 ″ behind Rossi, who now risks the second position he has held since the start of the race.
-12 laps: Great performance from Pecco Bagnaia, now also targeting Rins for the podium area.
-13 laps: Morbidelli hammers with the hard front and the Valentino gap rises to 1.2 ″.
-14 laps: Rins beats Miller, the Aussie also beats Pecco.
-15 laps: Morbidelli tries to break away from maestro Valentino and gains an advantage of 8 tenths.
-17 laps: The top ten are Morbidelli, Rossi, Miller, Rins, Bagnaia, Mir, Vinales, Dovizioso, Zarco, Nakagami
-18 laps: Bagnaia overtakes Mir and then Viñales and moves to fifth position. Almost four tenths of difference between Morbidelli and Rossi.
-19 laps: Quick Tour of Bagnaia! Rins hits Viñales and passes 4th.
-20 laps: Quartararo falls and loses many seconds before returning to the track. A great blow for the World Cup that currently puts Dovizioso in the lead.
-21 laps: 7th Pecco Bagnaia, 8th Andrea Dovizioso
-23 laps: The first Honda is Nakagami’s in eleventh position. Remember that Cal Crutchlow is absent. Race classification unchanged.
-24 laps: Bradley Smith falls. Rossi tries to find a way to overtake Morbidelli but cannot. Viñales-Quartararo Challenge for 4th place. 14th Danilo Petrucci
-26 laps: Top 10: Morbidelli, Rossi, Miller, Vinales, Quartararo, Rins, Mir, Bagnaia, Dovizioso, Zarco.
-27 laps: Morbidelli and Rossi’s Yamahas start well and take the lead, followed by Miller, Vinales and Quartararo. 7th Pecco Bagnaia, 9th Andrea Dovizioso.
Misano’s pre race
13:59 – The reconnaissance lap begins, all set for one of the races that promises to be among the most exciting of the 2020 MotoGP season.
13:55 – 6th place for Pecco Bagnaia, who returns to the grill after 5 weeks: “The return to the track was positive, we did a good job during the weekend. Now the race will be long, I think I will not have any problem with my leg, I will only find out later“. Valentino Rossi chooses middle front and rear. Poleman Maverick Vinales opts for the hard compound.
13:50 – Herve Poncharal, head of Tech3: “After the first MotoGP victory, we felt stronger. We arrived with a lot of attitude, this is a different circuit, it won’t be easy, but there is positive air.“. Johann Zarco will start from the tenth position and awaits a climbing race:”The four Yamahas are two or three tenths ahead here – explains Ruben Xaus to Sky Sport MotoGP -. A position between fifth and eighth would be an eighth result“.
Soft rear choice for Andrea Dovizioso: “We took a step forward in the warm-up, but we need confirmation – declares Davide Tardozzi –. Yamahas are faster, but choosing soft could offer something“.
13:45 – Unknown rear tires to hired riders here in Misano. The soft seems to hold the race distance, but it could be a bet for the last laps (27 in total). The hard one, however, requires at least three or four turns before reaching the ideal temperature. The mercury column at the MWC currently shows 31 ° C.
13:40 – Tito Rabat will start from 17th position. In an interview with ‘Marca’ he reiterated that he wanted to be on the grid in the next MotoGP season and demand compliance with the contract. Voices from the paddock are pushing for an “early” replacement with Luca Marini.
The summary of the weekend
The 2020 Misano GP is a unique opportunity for Yamaha and their goals for the MotoGP title. Four drivers in the first four positions, with Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Vinales who, according to the bookmakers’ odds, are the favorites for victory. Valentino Rossi opens the second row and relies on his immense experience on the San Marino track to try to point to a victory that has been missing since 2017. The gaze also focused on Franco Morbidelli who, after the podium in Brno, is now aiming for his first victory in MotoGP.
Around the four Yamaha YZR-M1s, the Ducati Pramacs of Jack Miller and Pecco Bagnaia will start. The Piedmontese rider returns to the race after more than a month of stoppage due to a broken tibia in the Czech Republic, an important appointment for Pecco, who seems to be the favorite to occupy the corner of the frame that will release Andrea Dovizioso in the next season of MotoGP. Eyes also on the Suzuki that, although a step further from the top positions, have shown that they can aspire to the podium on all circuits.
To find the KTMs on the starting grid, you have to slide to the fourth row, where Pol Espargarò and Miguel Oliveira are. The Austrian manufacturer will have a hard time here at Misano, which remains a test case for measuring the competitive “weight” of the RC16. An uphill Sunday is also expected for Aprilia, despite the good amount of data collected in private tests. 13th and 20th place for Aleix Espargarò and Bradley Smith. The Catalan rider’s ambitions seem to have already been postponed to 2021 ”.This year we have the best bike Aprilia has ever had in MotoGP. We have to continue growing next year. This is only possible with a fast driver by my side with whom I can exchange data.“.
