2023 Misano MotoGP Test Times Morning Session: Marini Tops First Session Of The Test

By David Emmett | Mon, 11/09/2023 - 11:21

Luca Marini took over at the top of the timesheets from Jorge Martin at the end of the morning session at the Misano MotoGP test. The session ended at 12:45, and was followed by a session of practice starts, where the KTM once again looked to be the best off the line.

Marc Marquez has tried the latest iteration of the Honda RC213V, using a 2023 engine, and said there were some improvements, but the bike still lacked the rear grip which is their biggest problem.

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2023 Misano MotoGP Test Times 12 Noon: Martin Leads Viñales As Test Starts

By David Emmett | Mon, 11/09/2023 - 10:18

It's a busy day at the Misano test, with new parts and bikes filling factory garages. In the Repsol Honda garage, Marc Marquez and Joan Mir have one of the bikes they used this weekend and one of the new bikes Stefan Bradl ran at the Misano round. Takaaki Nakagami has a bike with a frame used by the Repsol Honda riders plus a bike with his own Kalex frame.

Misano MotoGP Sunday Subscriber Notes: Great Venue, Poor Racing, And Just How Good A Development Rider Dani Pedrosa Really Is

By David Emmett | Sun, 10/09/2023 - 23:40

Nearly 80,000 fans (technically, 71,000 paying spectators and 8,000 people in the VIP Village and paddock, some of whom might even have been fans) crammed into the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on Sunday to see a feast of Italian racing. They got what they came for: three Italian bikes on the podium, eight Italian bikes in the top ten, two Italians on the podium.

The only thing they missed out on was an Italian winner. In Moto3, it was the Colombian David Alonso who won a fierce final lap battle to take victory. In Moto2, the Spaniard Pedro Acosta controlled the race pretty much from the start. And MotoGP, Jorge Martin led a replica of Saturday's sprint race podium, the Pramac Ducati rider making it two Spanish wins on the day. Local fans had to make do with hearing Il Canto degli Italiani twice on Saturday, when Mattia Casadei and Nicholas Spinelli took victory in the two MotoE races, and Casadei was crowned MotoE world champion.

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