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Toprak Razgatlioglu to sit out the remainder of the Magny-Cours weekend.
Magny-Cours. ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK rider Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) has to sit out the remainder of the eighth round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Magny-Cours (FRA). Following his heavy crash in Free Practice 2 and medical checks in Moulin hospital, he has been declared unfit by the WorldSBK medical team for the rest of the weekend.
“The entire BMW Motorrad Motorsport family wishes Toprak a very speedy recovery,” said Sven Blusch, Head of BMW Motorrad Motorsport. “After his great success series this is obviously a setback but health is the most important thing. We are looking forward to having him back at the race track as soon as possible.”
An update on his recovery will follow at the given time.
Michael van der Mark topped World Superbike Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad M 1000 RR on Pirelli control tires, the Dutchman lapped the 2.7-mile track in 1:36.010 to lead the field of 23 riders.
Rookie sensation Nicolo Bulega was the best of the rest with a 1:36.159 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
American Garrett Gerloff backed up his P2 performance in Free Practice One (FP1) with a third-fastest 1:36.390 on his Bonovo Action BMW in FP2.
The big news in FP2, however, was the crash by van der Mark’s teammate Toprak Razgatlioglu. The current World Championship point leader started the session late and as he attempted his first flying lap he crashed in Turn 15 and his fast-sliding body struck a trackside barrier. The incident brought out a red flag. The Turkish rider was initially evaluated at the track’s medical center and diagnosed with contusion on his back, but he was later transported to a local hospital for further examination.
Highs and lows for BMW: van der Mark leads the times while Razgatlioglu crashes
WorldSBK Free Practice
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) ended with a heavy crash at Turn 15 on his first flying lap of the afternoon. The championship leader, who had been the fastest in FP1, was taken to the medical centre for an assessment before being brought to Moulins Hospital for further checks on a back contusion. Razgatioglu, third fastest on the combined times, will need to undergo a medical review ahead of Saturday morning
Michael van der Mark ended the day fastest with the Dutch rider setting a time of 1’36.010 to lead the way from Nicolo Bulega with Garrett Gerloff third fastest. Van der Mark set his fastest time during his final stint to give the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team encouragement following Razgatlioglu’s crash.
Garrett Gerloff (31). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) was third fastest in both FP1 and FP2 to show great consistency. The Texan is the lap record holder at Magny-Cours and looks to be in strong form again this weekend
Bulega led the way for most of the afternoon session and once again was the leading Ducati rider. His Aruba.it Racing – Ducati teammate, Alvaro Bautista, ended the day seventh fastest but also suffered a slow speed crash at Turn 8
Alex Lowes was the leading Kawasaki rider with the Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK rider fourth fastest. His teammate Axel Bassani had an encouraging start to the French Round with the eighth fastest time in the afternoon
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P1 | Michael van der Mark | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
“Magny-Cours is a track I’ve always enjoyed coming to but today I enjoyed it even more! From my first lap this morning the bike was feeling good and we didn’t change it a lot today. I was trying to be precise with my riding and to find a good pace. Every weekend I hope to be on the podium. We were close in Portimao and we’ve started this weekend off very well. The bike feels fantastic and I’m feeling very good. We’ll just see what happens with the weather and how the conditions are during the weekend but my confidence is building.”
P2 | Nicolo Bulega | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“I feel good because, honestly, sometimes my first day on a new track with this bike is a bit more difficult but today I started really well. I felt good on the bike from the first laps so I’m happy. I will try to improve again tomorrow.”
P4 | Garrett Gerloff | Bonovo Action BMW
“It feels nice to show up at a track and for it to feel right and not feel like you’re chasing your tail trying to figure out what the big problems are. We obviously have some good information from last year when things also went well. From the start I was just out there doing laps, feeling comfortable and it’s been so far, so good for this weekend. I just want to have a solid qualifying and be on the front two rows.”
Francesco Bagnaia posted the best lap time during MotoGP practice Friday afternoon at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Lenovo Ducati on spec Michelin tires, the two-time and defending World Champion topped the field of 23 riders with a lap time of 1:30.685 around the 2.6-mile course.
Six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez was the best of the rest with a 1:30.870 on his Gresini Racing Ducati.
Current World Championship point leader Jorge Martin was third-fastest with a 1:30.966 on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati.
Martin’s teammate Franco Morbidelli continued his rejuvenated run of form by placing fourth in the session with a 1:30.967.
Bagnaia’s teammate Enea Bastianini made it five Ducatis in the top five with a 1:31.067.
Pedro Acosta was the fastest non-Ducati rider with a sixth-quickest 1:37.203 on his Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 machine.
Pertaminia Enduro VR46 Racing Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi was seventh at 1:31.229.
Maverick Vinales was the top Aprilia man, eighth, with a time of 1:31.301 on his factory RS-GP.
Armed with new developments on his Monster Energy Yamaha, Fabio Quartararo placed ninth in the afternoon session with a lap of 1:31.313.
Jack Miller took the 10th and final pass directly to Q2 by doing a 1:31.320 on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16.
Bagnaia chased by Marquez and Martin on Day 1 at Misano
The top three in the title fight lock out the top on Friday – with Morbidelli and Bastianini hot on their heels
Friday, 06 September 2024
MotoGP™ brought fireworks at the end of Friday at the Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, but it’s some familiar names throwing down the gauntlet ahead of super Saturday. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) was able to bounce back from a tougher Aragon GP in style with a 1:30.685, the #1 leaving it late to set his time but ending the opening day 0.185s ahead of Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™). The eight-time World Champion also left his best till last, improving on his 27th and final lap. The #93 ends the day in front of Prima Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin, with the Spaniard rounding out the top three spots but by a single thousandth ahead of teammate Franco Morbidelli.
Marc Marquez (93). Photo courtesy Dorna.
There were plenty of storylines which developed throughout the day including some early drama for Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ Team), with the #20 losing the wings on his swingarm in the opening stages. As Quartararo returned to the pits, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) was at the top of the standings, setting a strong 1:31.672 as the session began to heat up.
Jorge Martin (89). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Time attacks began with less than 20 minutes remaining, with Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) soon storming to the top. Acosta quickly responded before he crashed at Turn 8, and the top spot changed hands again in short order as Marc Marquez went fastest. By the end of play, however, it was Bagnaia reigning supreme on Friday to deny the Aragon GP winner the top spot.
Morbidelli impressed to trail Martin by that single thousandth, with Bastianini slotting into fifth.He heads through to Q2 this time round after a tougher start to the Grand Prix last weekend.
Sixth place went the way of Acosta, who remained inside the top 10 despite his crash and importantly kept direct entry to Q2. Meanwhile, Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) charged to seventh place as the #72 begins to set sights on moving forward at a venue where he enjoyed podium success in 2023.
Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) was the sole Aprilia inside the top 10, after taking eighth place in Practice. Just behind him and despite some early drama, it was an impressive end to the end for Quartararo, who pushed to P9. Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) took the final spot inside the top 10 after a strong lap, with teammate Brad Binder just losing out.
That means a blockbuster Q1 awaits, with Binder joined by the likes of Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing), who suffered an early end to Practice after crashing out in the final two minutes of the day – finishing down in P12. Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team’s Fabio Di Giannantonio, who continues his recovery after a crash in Austria, will also be looking to move through on home turf. Just us for more fireworks on super Saturday as Misano prepares to serve up a storm!
FP2: 10:10 (UTC +2)
Q1: 10:50
Q2: 11.15
Tissot Sprint: 15:00
Aron Canet (44). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Canet claims Day 1 top spot to lead home hero Vietti
Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) leads the intermediate class standings as Saturday appears on the horizon after the #44’s 1:35.561 was good enough to beat Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo) by 0.131s. QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™’s Manuel Gonzalez led for most of Practice 1, but a late shuffle sees the Spaniard sit in P3 as Friday draws to a close at the San Marino GP.
– Fourth place went the way of Aragon GP podium finisher Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team), with the Italian just under three tenths down on Canet’s afternoon pace.
– Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) rounded out the top six as the Japanese star continues to build his way back up to full fitness, as the Beta Tools SpeedUp duo of Alonso Lopez and Fermin Aldeguer bagged Friday top 10s in P7 and P9 respectively.
– Following a small tip-off at Turn 8, in form Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) has work to do from P13 – and so does World Championship leader Sergio Garcia (MT Helmets – MSI). The #3 was declared fit after a big crash in Free Practice, but a P24 finish on Friday means Saturday morning is a crucial session for the Spaniard. Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) is another title hopeful that needs to find time after the American was 20th in Practice 1.
Adrian Fernandez (31). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Fernandez sets lap record to be fastest out the blocks at Misano
A 1:40.909 new lap record in the closing stages of Practice 1 secured Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) top spot heading into Saturday’s action at Misano, but the Spaniard isn’t sitting too comfortably at the summit as Aragon GP race winner, Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), claimed P2 – 0.076s adrift. World Championship leader David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) picked up P3, the Colombian just under two tenths away from Fernandez’s impressive pace on Friday afternoon.
– Rookie Angel Piqueras made it two Leopard Racing Hondas placed inside the top four ahead of Practice 2 on Saturday morning.
– Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) was the next highest title-chasing rider in the Friday standings, the Spaniard set the sixth quickest time of the day to sit three tenths shy of the summit.
– Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP), the rider second in the title chase, squeezed just inside the top 10 in P9, one spot behind Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) in P8.
Aron Canet topped Moto2 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Fantic Racing Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the 24-year-old Spaniard covered the 2.6-mile course in 1:35.561 to lead the field of 31 riders.
American Joe Roberts finished the session 20th with a time of 1:36.527 – less than a second slower than Canet — on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Adrian Fernandez was quickest during Moto3 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Leopard Racing Honda on spec Pirelli tires, the Spaniard turned a 1:40.909, setting a new All-Time Lap Record around the 2.6-mile course.
Stefano Manzi topped FIM Supersport World Championship Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF-R6 on spec Pirelli tires, the Italian lapped the 2.7-mile track in 1:40.669 to lead the field of 33 riders.
Frenchman and former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise was 14th in FP1 with a time of 1:41.869 on his Evan Bros. Yamaha.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was fastest during World Superbike Free Practice One Friday morning at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad M 1000 RR on Pirelli control tires, the current World Championship point leader lapped the stop-and-go circuit in 1:36.347 to lead the field of 23 riders.
American Garrett Gerloff was second-best with a 1:36.700 on his Bonovo Action BMW.
Razgatlioglu’s teammate Michael van der Mark made it three BMWs in the top three with a 1:37.016.
Jorge Martin topped MotoGP practice Friday morning at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati Desmosedici on Michelin control tires, the current Championship point leader turned a 1:31.707 to lead the field of 23 riders – but it was a very tightly bunched field.
The top 18 riders in the session were within one second of Martin’s lap time.
This included Marc Marquez, who was second with a 1:31.744 on his Gresini Racing Ducati, and wildcard rider Pol Espargaro, who was third with a 1:31.920 on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16.
Tony Arbolino was fastest during Moto2 World Championship practice Friday morning at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. On board his Pirelli-shod Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex, the Italian lapped the 2.6-mile track in 1:35.775, leading the field of 31 riders.
American Joe Roberts was 18th in the session with a 1:36.730 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
David Alonso was fastest in Moto3 World Championship practice Friday morning at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Gaviota Aspar Team CFMOTO on Pirelli control tires, the Colombian covered the 2.6-mile course in 1:41.175, topping the field of 27 riders.
Editorial Note: Watch video of Toprak Razgatlioglu’s crash into an unpadded trackside barrier HERE and remember that the Roadracing World Action Fund uses your donations to try and prevent incidents like this at American racetracks by purchasing and deploying soft barriers made by Airfence and Alpina.
Toprak Razgatlioglu to sit out the remainder of the Magny-Cours weekend.
Magny-Cours. ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK rider Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) has to sit out the remainder of the eighth round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Magny-Cours (FRA). Following his heavy crash in Free Practice 2 and medical checks in Moulin hospital, he has been declared unfit by the WorldSBK medical team for the rest of the weekend.
“The entire BMW Motorrad Motorsport family wishes Toprak a very speedy recovery,” said Sven Blusch, Head of BMW Motorrad Motorsport. “After his great success series this is obviously a setback but health is the most important thing. We are looking forward to having him back at the race track as soon as possible.”
An update on his recovery will follow at the given time.
Michael van der Mark topped World Superbike Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad M 1000 RR on Pirelli control tires, the Dutchman lapped the 2.7-mile track in 1:36.010 to lead the field of 23 riders.
Rookie sensation Nicolo Bulega was the best of the rest with a 1:36.159 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
American Garrett Gerloff backed up his P2 performance in Free Practice One (FP1) with a third-fastest 1:36.390 on his Bonovo Action BMW in FP2.
The big news in FP2, however, was the crash by van der Mark’s teammate Toprak Razgatlioglu. The current World Championship point leader started the session late and as he attempted his first flying lap he crashed in Turn 15 and his fast-sliding body struck a trackside barrier. The incident brought out a red flag. The Turkish rider was initially evaluated at the track’s medical center and diagnosed with contusion on his back, but he was later transported to a local hospital for further examination.
Highs and lows for BMW: van der Mark leads the times while Razgatlioglu crashes
WorldSBK Free Practice
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) ended with a heavy crash at Turn 15 on his first flying lap of the afternoon. The championship leader, who had been the fastest in FP1, was taken to the medical centre for an assessment before being brought to Moulins Hospital for further checks on a back contusion. Razgatioglu, third fastest on the combined times, will need to undergo a medical review ahead of Saturday morning
Michael van der Mark ended the day fastest with the Dutch rider setting a time of 1’36.010 to lead the way from Nicolo Bulega with Garrett Gerloff third fastest. Van der Mark set his fastest time during his final stint to give the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team encouragement following Razgatlioglu’s crash.
Garrett Gerloff (31). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) was third fastest in both FP1 and FP2 to show great consistency. The Texan is the lap record holder at Magny-Cours and looks to be in strong form again this weekend
Bulega led the way for most of the afternoon session and once again was the leading Ducati rider. His Aruba.it Racing – Ducati teammate, Alvaro Bautista, ended the day seventh fastest but also suffered a slow speed crash at Turn 8
Alex Lowes was the leading Kawasaki rider with the Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK rider fourth fastest. His teammate Axel Bassani had an encouraging start to the French Round with the eighth fastest time in the afternoon
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P1 | Michael van der Mark | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
“Magny-Cours is a track I’ve always enjoyed coming to but today I enjoyed it even more! From my first lap this morning the bike was feeling good and we didn’t change it a lot today. I was trying to be precise with my riding and to find a good pace. Every weekend I hope to be on the podium. We were close in Portimao and we’ve started this weekend off very well. The bike feels fantastic and I’m feeling very good. We’ll just see what happens with the weather and how the conditions are during the weekend but my confidence is building.”
P2 | Nicolo Bulega | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“I feel good because, honestly, sometimes my first day on a new track with this bike is a bit more difficult but today I started really well. I felt good on the bike from the first laps so I’m happy. I will try to improve again tomorrow.”
P4 | Garrett Gerloff | Bonovo Action BMW
“It feels nice to show up at a track and for it to feel right and not feel like you’re chasing your tail trying to figure out what the big problems are. We obviously have some good information from last year when things also went well. From the start I was just out there doing laps, feeling comfortable and it’s been so far, so good for this weekend. I just want to have a solid qualifying and be on the front two rows.”
Francesco Bagnaia posted the best lap time during MotoGP practice Friday afternoon at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Lenovo Ducati on spec Michelin tires, the two-time and defending World Champion topped the field of 23 riders with a lap time of 1:30.685 around the 2.6-mile course.
Six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez was the best of the rest with a 1:30.870 on his Gresini Racing Ducati.
Current World Championship point leader Jorge Martin was third-fastest with a 1:30.966 on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati.
Martin’s teammate Franco Morbidelli continued his rejuvenated run of form by placing fourth in the session with a 1:30.967.
Bagnaia’s teammate Enea Bastianini made it five Ducatis in the top five with a 1:31.067.
Pedro Acosta was the fastest non-Ducati rider with a sixth-quickest 1:37.203 on his Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 machine.
Pertaminia Enduro VR46 Racing Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi was seventh at 1:31.229.
Maverick Vinales was the top Aprilia man, eighth, with a time of 1:31.301 on his factory RS-GP.
Armed with new developments on his Monster Energy Yamaha, Fabio Quartararo placed ninth in the afternoon session with a lap of 1:31.313.
Jack Miller took the 10th and final pass directly to Q2 by doing a 1:31.320 on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16.
Bagnaia chased by Marquez and Martin on Day 1 at Misano
The top three in the title fight lock out the top on Friday – with Morbidelli and Bastianini hot on their heels
Friday, 06 September 2024
MotoGP™ brought fireworks at the end of Friday at the Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, but it’s some familiar names throwing down the gauntlet ahead of super Saturday. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) was able to bounce back from a tougher Aragon GP in style with a 1:30.685, the #1 leaving it late to set his time but ending the opening day 0.185s ahead of Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™). The eight-time World Champion also left his best till last, improving on his 27th and final lap. The #93 ends the day in front of Prima Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin, with the Spaniard rounding out the top three spots but by a single thousandth ahead of teammate Franco Morbidelli.
Marc Marquez (93). Photo courtesy Dorna.
There were plenty of storylines which developed throughout the day including some early drama for Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ Team), with the #20 losing the wings on his swingarm in the opening stages. As Quartararo returned to the pits, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) was at the top of the standings, setting a strong 1:31.672 as the session began to heat up.
Jorge Martin (89). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Time attacks began with less than 20 minutes remaining, with Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) soon storming to the top. Acosta quickly responded before he crashed at Turn 8, and the top spot changed hands again in short order as Marc Marquez went fastest. By the end of play, however, it was Bagnaia reigning supreme on Friday to deny the Aragon GP winner the top spot.
Morbidelli impressed to trail Martin by that single thousandth, with Bastianini slotting into fifth.He heads through to Q2 this time round after a tougher start to the Grand Prix last weekend.
Sixth place went the way of Acosta, who remained inside the top 10 despite his crash and importantly kept direct entry to Q2. Meanwhile, Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) charged to seventh place as the #72 begins to set sights on moving forward at a venue where he enjoyed podium success in 2023.
Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) was the sole Aprilia inside the top 10, after taking eighth place in Practice. Just behind him and despite some early drama, it was an impressive end to the end for Quartararo, who pushed to P9. Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) took the final spot inside the top 10 after a strong lap, with teammate Brad Binder just losing out.
That means a blockbuster Q1 awaits, with Binder joined by the likes of Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing), who suffered an early end to Practice after crashing out in the final two minutes of the day – finishing down in P12. Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team’s Fabio Di Giannantonio, who continues his recovery after a crash in Austria, will also be looking to move through on home turf. Just us for more fireworks on super Saturday as Misano prepares to serve up a storm!
FP2: 10:10 (UTC +2)
Q1: 10:50
Q2: 11.15
Tissot Sprint: 15:00
Aron Canet (44). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Canet claims Day 1 top spot to lead home hero Vietti
Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) leads the intermediate class standings as Saturday appears on the horizon after the #44’s 1:35.561 was good enough to beat Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo) by 0.131s. QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™’s Manuel Gonzalez led for most of Practice 1, but a late shuffle sees the Spaniard sit in P3 as Friday draws to a close at the San Marino GP.
– Fourth place went the way of Aragon GP podium finisher Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team), with the Italian just under three tenths down on Canet’s afternoon pace.
– Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) rounded out the top six as the Japanese star continues to build his way back up to full fitness, as the Beta Tools SpeedUp duo of Alonso Lopez and Fermin Aldeguer bagged Friday top 10s in P7 and P9 respectively.
– Following a small tip-off at Turn 8, in form Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) has work to do from P13 – and so does World Championship leader Sergio Garcia (MT Helmets – MSI). The #3 was declared fit after a big crash in Free Practice, but a P24 finish on Friday means Saturday morning is a crucial session for the Spaniard. Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) is another title hopeful that needs to find time after the American was 20th in Practice 1.
Adrian Fernandez (31). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Fernandez sets lap record to be fastest out the blocks at Misano
A 1:40.909 new lap record in the closing stages of Practice 1 secured Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) top spot heading into Saturday’s action at Misano, but the Spaniard isn’t sitting too comfortably at the summit as Aragon GP race winner, Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), claimed P2 – 0.076s adrift. World Championship leader David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) picked up P3, the Colombian just under two tenths away from Fernandez’s impressive pace on Friday afternoon.
– Rookie Angel Piqueras made it two Leopard Racing Hondas placed inside the top four ahead of Practice 2 on Saturday morning.
– Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) was the next highest title-chasing rider in the Friday standings, the Spaniard set the sixth quickest time of the day to sit three tenths shy of the summit.
– Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP), the rider second in the title chase, squeezed just inside the top 10 in P9, one spot behind Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) in P8.
Aron Canet topped Moto2 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Fantic Racing Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the 24-year-old Spaniard covered the 2.6-mile course in 1:35.561 to lead the field of 31 riders.
American Joe Roberts finished the session 20th with a time of 1:36.527 – less than a second slower than Canet — on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Adrian Fernandez (31). Photo courtesy Leopard Racing.
Adrian Fernandez was quickest during Moto3 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Leopard Racing Honda on spec Pirelli tires, the Spaniard turned a 1:40.909, setting a new All-Time Lap Record around the 2.6-mile course.
Stefano Manzi (62). Photo courtesy Ten Kate Racing.
Stefano Manzi topped FIM Supersport World Championship Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF-R6 on spec Pirelli tires, the Italian lapped the 2.7-mile track in 1:40.669 to lead the field of 33 riders.
Frenchman and former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise was 14th in FP1 with a time of 1:41.869 on his Evan Bros. Yamaha.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was fastest during World Superbike Free Practice One Friday morning at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad M 1000 RR on Pirelli control tires, the current World Championship point leader lapped the stop-and-go circuit in 1:36.347 to lead the field of 23 riders.
American Garrett Gerloff was second-best with a 1:36.700 on his Bonovo Action BMW.
Razgatlioglu’s teammate Michael van der Mark made it three BMWs in the top three with a 1:37.016.
Jorge Martin topped MotoGP practice Friday morning at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati Desmosedici on Michelin control tires, the current Championship point leader turned a 1:31.707 to lead the field of 23 riders – but it was a very tightly bunched field.
The top 18 riders in the session were within one second of Martin’s lap time.
This included Marc Marquez, who was second with a 1:31.744 on his Gresini Racing Ducati, and wildcard rider Pol Espargaro, who was third with a 1:31.920 on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16.
Tony Arbolino (14). Photo courtesy Marc VDS Racing Team.
Tony Arbolino was fastest during Moto2 World Championship practice Friday morning at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. On board his Pirelli-shod Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex, the Italian lapped the 2.6-mile track in 1:35.775, leading the field of 31 riders.
American Joe Roberts was 18th in the session with a 1:36.730 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
David Alonso was fastest in Moto3 World Championship practice Friday morning at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Gaviota Aspar Team CFMOTO on Pirelli control tires, the Colombian covered the 2.6-mile course in 1:41.175, topping the field of 27 riders.
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This mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Disability Mode
Helps to focus on specific content
This mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
ADHD Friendly Mode
Reduces distractions and improve focus
This mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode
Allows using the site with your screen-reader
This mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Online Dictionary
Readable Experience
Content Scaling
Default
Text Magnifier
Readable Font
Dyslexia Friendly
Highlight Titles
Highlight Links
Font Sizing
Default
Line Height
Default
Letter Spacing
Default
Left Aligned
Center Aligned
Right Aligned
Visually Pleasing Experience
Dark Contrast
Light Contrast
Monochrome
High Contrast
High Saturation
Low Saturation
Adjust Text Colors
Adjust Title Colors
Adjust Background Colors
Easy Orientation
Mute Sounds
Hide Images
Hide Emoji
Reading Guide
Stop Animations
Reading Mask
Highlight Hover
Highlight Focus
Big Dark Cursor
Big Light Cursor
Cognitive Reading
Virtual Keyboard
Navigation Keys
Voice Navigation
Accessibility Statement
www.roadracingworld.com
July 24, 2025
Compliance status
We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience,
regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level.
These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible
to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific
disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML,
adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Screen-reader and keyboard navigation
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with
screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive
a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements,
alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website.
In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels;
descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups),
and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag
for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology.
To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on
as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Disability profiles supported in our website
Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
ADHD Friendly Mode: this mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
Font adjustments – users, can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over seven different coloring options.
Animations – person with epilepsy can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.
Browser and assistive technology compatibility
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Notes, comments, and feedback
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to
