Yari Montella in SBK with the Barni Spark Racing Team in 2025
The Supersport rider will be riding a Ducati Panigale V4 Superbike and will join Danilo Petrucci.
The Bergamo-based team will field two bikes in the premier class of the WorldSBK Championship.
Marco Barnabò: “An important step, the team is growing.”
Yari Montella: “Very happy for the opportunity! With Barni and Danilo, I can learn a lot, but for now, I’m focused on Supersport.”
Yari Montella will continue racing with the Barni Spark Racing Team in 2025, but he will do so aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 Superbike, joining Danilo Petrucci in the top-level class of WorldSBK. After securing five wins (and as many podiums) this Supersport season and being in the thick of the world title fight, Yari will be “promoted” next season. For the first time, the Bergamo-based team will be on the grid with two Superbike.
This decision represents the team’s continuous growth and ambitions, shared with the partner Spark, who added: “We started this journey with Marco and his team with clear goal to show that together we can make an impact on this very high and competitive championship. After the French round weekend we have reached one of our goals and we where highest scoring team in that round. Growing also means moving forward and that is why we decided to graduate our young rider Yari Montella to superbike class and field 2 bikes next season. I personally want to thank every single member of the team for making this the best season we ever had and for staying with us when things where tough and working trough to arrive to this moment. Im sure that under Marco’s leadership team will reach few more times highest step of the podium!”
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Yari Montella
For my career, this is a very important moment. Reaching the top of the category was my goal, it was a dream, to be honest. Doing it with a team I’ve worked with for two years and having a teammate like Petrucci makes it even more special. In this situation, I have the opportunity to learn and “steal” many small secrets from the team and my teammate. Compared to Supersport, there will be many more variables to manage, but I can’t wait to start competing in Superbike. However, I haven’t started thinking about 2025 yet; I’m very focused on finishing this Supersport season in the best way possible. After the races in Jerez, I will start considering the new bike
Marco Barnabò
Fielding a second bike in Superbike is a very important decision for us; we’ve been working well, and all the conditions were right to take this step: on one hand, Yari has shown over the past two years with us that he deserves the promotion to the higher category, and it was right to continue this journey together. On the other hand, our intention has always been to keep growing. In these years, we’ve always worked hard, and with the second Superbike, we are reaping the rewards of our efforts, thanks also to the support of the sponsors who have decided to stand by our side.
Enea Bastianini won the FIM MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Misano II at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici on Michelin control tires, the Italian won the 27-lap race by over five seconds.
Bastianini’s margin of victory was deceiving as he and Championship point leader Jorge Martin had a big battle on the final lap that ended with the Prima Pramac Racing Ducati rider going off track. But Martin was able to recover in time to get the runner-up spot.
Six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez placed third on his Gresini Racing Ducati.
Marco Bezzecchi got fourth on his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Ducati.
Martin’s teammate Franco Morbidelli completed Ducati’s sweep of the top five finishing positions.
Two-time and defending World Champion Francesco Bagnaia was running third when he crashed his Lenovo Team Ducati out of the race.
Bastianini triumphs after last lap clash with Martin, Bagnaia slides out on home soil
The ‘Beast’ rules, the Martinator rues, and Marc Marquez completes the podium as Bagnaia crashes out at Misano
Enea Bastianini (23). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Sunday, 22 September 2024
High drama, another title fight twist and a last lap clash: the Gran Premio Pramac dell’Emilia-Romagna was a stunner right to the wire. On the top step after a brutal last lap lunge, Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) took Ducati’s 100th premier class win – and ensured the factory wrapped up the 2024 Constructors’ crown. He also ensures he cut his deficit to the top of the Championship, as his last lap attack was to defeat points leader Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing).
Enea Bastianini (23) put a hard pass on Jorge Martin (89) on the last lap to grab the victory. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Martin may not have taken that win but he does leave with a bolstered 24-point advantage in the title fight after reigning Champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) slid out of third when on a charge to catch the duel at the front… promoting Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) to third.
Martin took the holeshot with another stellar start from the middle of the front row, but Bagnaia wrestled the lead back at Turn 2, shooting round the outside and putting the hammer down in the lead in classic style. But Martin managed to hold off Bastianini to keep second in the aftermath, and those three started to build a small gap as Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) charged up, and Marc Marquez too.
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was the first drama in the front group as the South African crashed out, rider ok and rejoining, but ceding in the battle against Acosta and Marquez. Acosta would do the same a few laps later, rider ok but not able to rejoin.
In the meantime, there were fireworks at the front. Still with 25 laps to go, the top two in the title fight were taking the gloves off. Martin homed in and launched it, but Bagnaia cut back immediately. In the aftermath the Spaniard was nearly sandwiched between the two Ducati Lenovo machines as Bastianini also looked to try his luck, but it stayed as you were. For now…
Next lap around, Martin went for a dive up the inside at La Quercia, and this time made it stick. Bagnaia looked to respond up the inside but was forced to slot back into second and defend from Bastianini instead – and from there the reigning Champion had a few scrappy corners, sectors and laps. Bastianini got past and set off after Martin, and it seemed Bagnaia was going to have to look over his shoulder for Marc Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) starting to reel him in.
Or maybe not? As Bastianini shadowed Martin at the front, Bagnaia started putting in the fast laps. Leaving the #93 and #72 behind, he was cutting three or four tenths off the leading duo’s advantage. Then it was Martin only as Bastianini got his own hammer down to glue back onto the Pramac… but then the #1’s dream was over in some seismic Championship drama.
After getting the gap to the front down below two seconds and then struggling to cut any more into it, there was suddenly a cloud of dust streaking into the air – and a reigning Champion in the gravel. Rider ok, but Emilia-Romagna GP over, Bagnaia was forced to watch the duel for Ducati’s 100th win from the sidelines, wondering if his deficit was going to be 24 points or 29 by the end of play.
At the front, the chess match raged on. Martin in the lead, Bastianini his shadow. With five to go, the #89 then lost every last inch of advantage as he headed slightly wide and Bastianini was almost alongside. A grandstand finish was in the making.
They stayed like that through another lap, and another, and another, and at times it looked like Martin had just been able to stretch out enough tenths to ensure he’d reach the flag without coming under attack. But Bastianini managed to find an answer every time, and onto the last lap it was almost nothing in it. But where would the move come?
The answer was Turn 4, and it was brutal. The Beast sent it, Martin had to sit up, and the #89 was sent well wide, hand in the air as Bastianini sailed away into a nice cushion of time in the lead. Controversial or decisive as it may be for some, it wasn’t so for the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards, who declined to investigate. The #23 takes a brutally-fought home win – extending his 100% MotoGP™ podium record at Misano, cutting his deficit in the title fight, and ensuring his teammate lost five less to Martin. As well as, of course, securing Ducati’s 100th MotoGP™ win and sealing that incredible sixth Constructors’ crown.
Martin was left to seethe at the move but celebrate the new 24-point advantage at the top, and Marc Marquez was bumped up to the podium after Bagnaia’s crash, another shift that has a say in those top echelons of the Championship. Just behind that, Bezzecchi took fourth, not quite able to stay with the #93 but putting in another solid weekend.
Fifth place, until the very last sector of the race, looked set to go to another stunning ride from Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™). But a late issue, reportedly running out of fuel, saw the Frenchman trying to hold on round the final corner and then forced to watch Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) pip him to the line. Quartararo nevertheless equals his and Yamaha’s best of the season so far: P7.
Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing), Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) and Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Racing) completed the top ten. Next up, an impressive P11 for Joan Mir (Repsol Honda Team) equal’s the factory’s best so far this season, and teammate Luca Marini was in touch behind him too. They both beat Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) and a sore Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), who also had a Long Lap due to track limits, with Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) completing the points scorers.
That’s a wrap on a dramatic weekend at Misano, and the paddock is already on the way to Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit for the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia. There, the battle continues for another 37 points – and there are still plenty on the table as the momentum continues to shift and the drama sets us up for a fascinating final stint.
See you on Lombok for the next installment of the world’s most exciting sport!
Fan favorite Danilo Petrucci won FIM Superbike World Championship Race Two Sunday at the Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Riding his Pirelli-equipped Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R, the Italian won the 23-lap race by 1.023 seconds, giving him a clean sweep of all three race wins on the weekend.
Two-time and defending Champion Alvaro Bautista was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati.
Nicolo Bulega, Bautista’s teammate, finished third, which drew the rookie to within 13 points of Championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu, who is out with injury.
American Garrett Gerloff finished fourth, just 8.452 seconds behind Petrucci, on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Alex Lowes rounded out the top five finishers on his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR.
Danilo Petrucci acknowledges the huge crowd at Cremona. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Starting from the outside of the front row Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) enjoyed a perfect start to the ten lap Tissot Superpole Race to lead from the start. Having claimed his first WorldSBK victory in Race 1 he instantly backed it up with another victory. Setting a fast pace in the opening laps Petrucci set the fastest lap of the race on Lap 2 and then controlled proceedings
In the closing stages of the race Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) was able to move from fourth to second as he utilised the harder SCX compound tyre to be the fastest rider on track in the final laps. Having started from fourth position on the grid he maintained that position for much of the race before his patience was rewarded
Andrea Iannone ran in second position until the final lap but did claim his first podium since Race 1 of the Czech Round. The Team GoEleven rider struggled in the final laps as the grip dropped from his tyre but at the flag he was able to claim a safe third place position from Nicolo Bulega
A difficult opening lap of the race saw pole sitter Bulega drop to fifth position before he eased his way back into the podium positions. The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati had issues in the closing laps but finished fourth and netted an important six World Championship points
Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) was another rider who used the harder tyre and his reward was a fifth place finish. For the first time this season the Spaniard has claimed back to back top five finishes. With Xavi Vierge also finishing in the points for Team HRC it continued their improved form
Race 2 Highlights
Starting from pole position, by virtue of his Superpole victory, Petrucci led every lap before taking the flag with over a second in hand from his nearest rival. By claiming the victory in Race 2 Petrucci became just the fourth rider to win three races in a WorldSBK weekend
Having started from sixth on the grid, Bautista made a good start to spend the first third of the race in fifth position. On lap seven he leapfrogged Alex Lowes and Iannone to move into third position. For the next 14 laps he closed down his teammate Bulega before making his move into Turn 11 on Lap 20. Bautista was the fastest rider throughout the second half of the race and finished the race just one second behind Petrucci
Bulega set the fastest lap but struggled in the final third of the race and having been overtaken by Bautista the title contender managed his race to claim 16 points
From ninth on the grid Gerloff was able to show strong pace throughout to move into fourth position on the penultimate lap. Gerloff was able to ease his way past Lowes to finish the race as the leading BMW rider with Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) seventh at the flag
In sixth position Lecuona ended a very strong weekend for Honda with three top six finishes.
Championship Standings
Despite missing the previous six races Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) continues to lead the World Championship as he recovers from injury
Having finished fourth in the Superpole Race and third in Race 2 Bulega now sits 13 points behind Razgatioglu
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P1 | Danilo Petrucci | Barni Spark Racing Team)
“This has been one of the best weekends of my career. I was overwhelmed after winning yesterday and I didn’t expect to win the Superpole Race. I was really nervous for Race 2, especially about Alvaro, because I knew he would be faster at the end of the race. I managed to build a gap and then to maintain it. Today’s success is special because this is our home round. Our workshop is an hour away. It’s special because we are an Independent with small sponsors and small businesses supporting us. Today were all here and I think they truly deserve this.”
P2 | Alvaro Bautista | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“I’m so happy because after this race I feel better than yesterday. For me, my condition is the most important news of the day. I’m improving and that means I can recover for the next rounds. I was really happy with my performance in the Superpole race to secure a good starting position for Race 2. In Race 2, my mentality was the same. I wanted to make a good start, avoid mistakes and finish the race. My pace was good and I was faster than yesterday. I want to say congratulations to Danilo for his hat trick at his home round because it’s a very special moment. Aragon is my home round so hopefully I can be in better physical shape for it.”
P3 | Nicolo Bulega | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“I knew this track would be difficult for me so to come away with two podiums after such a tough weekend is really positive. In Race 2, there was a small battle with Alvaro toward the end. I expected him to be fast, especially in the closing laps when the tyres are worn. Alvaro has more experience and a different riding style to me and that helps him to manage those moments better. In the early laps I pushed hard but when Alvaro and Danilo overtook me I decided to take fewer risks and let them go. I’m still happy with third place. It was important to score 16 points because every point counts.”
Celestino Vietti won the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Italian won the 22-lap race by just 0.029 second.
Aron Canet was the runner-up on his Fantic Racing Kalex.
Tony Arbolino was a close third on his Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex.
Championship point leader Ai Ogura finished fourth on his MT Helmets – MSI Boscoscuro.
Fermin Aldeguer took fifth on his MB Conveyors SpeedUp Boscoscuro.
American Joe Roberts came in sixth on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex and remains third in the World Championship point standings.
Stefano Manzi won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday at the Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Riding his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF-R6 on spec Pirelli tires, the Italian won the 20-lap race by 2.697 seconds.
Championship point leader Adrian Huertas was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2.
Thomas Booth-Amos rode his Triumph Street Triple RS 765 to third and his first podium finish of the season.
Marcel Schroetter got fourth on his MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 800 RR, making four different brands in the top four finishing positions.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise rounded out the top five on his Evan Bros. Racing Yamaha.
Championship contender Yari Montella crashed his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati out of the race.
David Alonso won the FIM Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Using his Pirelli-shod Gaviota Aspar Team CFMOTO, the Colombian won the 20-lap race by just 0.175 second.
The win, his eighth of the season, gives Alonso an 82-point lead in the Championship.
Spaniard Angel Piqueras was the runner-up.
Dutchman Collin Veijer was third, just 0.367 second behind Alonso.
Spaniard Daniel Holgado crossed the finish line third, but he was penalized one finishing position for exceeding track limits on the final lap.
Danilo Petrucci won the FIM Superbike World Championship Superpole Race Saturday at Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Riding his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R, the Italian won the 10-lap race by 1.797 seconds.
Alex Lowes was the runner-up on his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR.
Andrea Iannone placed third, 2.572 seconds behind Petrucci, on his Team GoEleven Ducati.
American Garrett Gerloff finished ninth, the top BMW rider, on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Rossi Moor, an American-Hungarian rider, will start in the last two rounds of the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 Championship with Revesz Racing-MMR Team on a Kalex.
A lot has happened with Rossi in the last two years, but the most important thing is that American-Hungarian talent finally returns to Europe to continue his journey towards MotoGP.
Moor is already starting this year in the last races of the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 category with a Kalex-Triumph in the colors of the Révész Racing-MMR Team.
After a serious accident, the 2022 Northern Talent Cup Champion temporarily moved back to America, where in San Francisco, Dr. Arthur Ting undertook a 3.5-hour surgery that enabled Rossi to ride a motorcycle again.
Due to the long rehabilitation, his father Steve and manager Stefano Favaro decided that Rossi would spend this time in USA and starting in the MotoAmerica Junior Cup.
In 2023, Moor raced a KTM RC 390 R to two wins, three seconds, one third-place finish, and took second place in the MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship.
His performance was noticed by the factory Suzuki team, Team Hammer, which races as Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki. The team offered the young rider an opportunity in the MotoAmerica Twins Cup series in 2024 on the brand new Suzuki GSX-8R.
Considering the suggestion of Dr Ting, who estimated 1.5 years for Rossi’s wrist to fully heal, Rossi and his management was very glad to accept Team Hammer Suzuki’s offer and stay in USA.
In the final race of the Twins Cup at COTA, Rossi placed second. After this, Moor and his family returned to Spain where Rossi will start his preparations for the 2024 JuniorGP Moto2 Championship with his participation in the last races of the year in Aragon and Valencia.
Bálint Révész, who has been watching the successful journey of the young driver of Révész Racing-MMR for the last three years decided to vote of confidence in the American-Hungarian talent.
Rossi Moor: “I am extremely happy that after two years and a very serious accident, my recovery is 100%. I can return to Europe and participate in the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 Championship. I will do my best to achieve the best results I can. I would like to thank my manager, Stefano Favaro, who always believed in me and always made it possible for me to compete, my father who was always there for me, and Katalin Geri and Balázs Schultz who help me and did a lot of work in the background, and last but not least for Mr. Bálint Révész, owner of Révész Racing, who has given me a vote of confidence and supports my journey to MotoGP.”
Bálint Révész, Owner of Révész Racing: “I have known Rossi’s manager Stefano Favaro since 2002. We are very good friends. Stefano has always told me for three years (since we started working together) that Rossi is a very talented rider, who at international level won all important championships in the Junior category. Rossi Attila Moor will compete at the international level in the colors of Révész Racing Team, and I hope that he will bring success on two wheels, as Norbert Kiss and Levente Révész did on four wheels.”
Stefano Favaro: “We’ve worked very hard in the last two years and I’m honestly happy that Rossi returns and we immediately have the opportunity to compete among the best. For my part, I did my best to always give Rossi the best he can according to his talent be able to train and compete in the best conditions. The coming period will not be easy, since in the Moto2 category of the JuniorGP is where the best compete, and from here the road is straight to the Moto2 World Championship. I would also like to thank my colleagues, Kati Geri and Balázs Schultz, for their persistence and their work, and to Mr. Bálint Révész for believing in us and helping Rossi Attila Moor on the road to MotoGP.”
Francesco Bagnaia won the FIM MotoGP World Championship Tissot Sprint Race Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici on Michelin control tires, the two-time and defending World Champion won the 13-lap race by just 0.285 second.
Jorge Martin, the current Championship point leader, was the runner-up on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati.
Bagnaia’s teammate Enea Bastianini placed a close third, making it a Ducati sweep of the podium.
Six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez was fourth.
Rookie sensation Pedro Acosta was fifth — and the highest non-Ducati finisher — on his Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 machine.
Four points in it: Bagnaia reels in Martin after tense Misano Sprint
The title fight twists again as the Italian defeats Martin and Bastianini to set up a Sunday showdown for the ages
Francesco Bagnaia (1) beat Jorge Martin (89) in the MotoGP Sprint Race. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Saturday, 21 September 2024
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) had a statement Saturday at the Gran Premio Pramac dell’Emilia-Romagna, stalking Championship leader Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing), pouncing on a mistake and then withstanding his own pressure to the flag to cut the gap to just four points at the top of the table.
Martin did keep that pressure on, however, coming home second, as Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) chased the two home – and prepares to try and do more than that on Sunday.
Martin made a dream take off at the start of the Sprint, with the #89 launching his attack on the run to Turn 1. He then pulled the pin at the beginning, pushing hard on the opening laps and as Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) leapfrogged the reigning World Champion too, pushing Bagnaia down to third.
Binder was then elbowed down to fourth at Turn 8 as Bagnaia and then Bastianini shot through, and next it was Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) making moves. On the comeback from his P7 starting position after a crash in qualifying, Marquez got past the South African early on, and soon so did Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3).
All eyes then returned to the front as Bagnaia reeled in the Championship leader, closing the gap to under half a second. They started to pull away from Bastianini too, creating a duel for glory and with plenty more on the line than 12 points.
By Lap 8, Bagnaia was glued to the Pramac ahead, having reeled him in, lost a few metres, saved a front end moment and then gathered it back up. And Martin then suffered his own small drama, heading wide and that leaving the door far enough ajar to allow Bagnaia through. The hammer then went down from the #1.
Initially, the gap shot up and it looked more likely Bastianini would catch Martin, but in the final few laps the #89 was locked in to try and take it to the line. From sixth tenths up the road to Bagnaia on the penultimate lap, Martin edged closer and closer until the lap count ran out, forced to cede defeat by less than three tenths. Bagnaia strikes back after a tougher run, cutting his deficit in the title fight to just four points – so if it’s a duel on Sunday, the winner decides the Championship lead.
Bastianini remained close too and will be one to watch on Sunday when he has Grand Prix distance to go at, so far enjoying a 100% podium record at Misano in the premier class. The last time he started a GP race from the front row, he won it.
Behind that trio, Marc Marquez couldn’t make too much progress from fourth and was also hampered by a mistake at Turn 13 – the #93 soon had Acosta glued to his tailpipes. Less than one second separated the pair throughout as the #93 attempted to stretch a gap, and the rookie denied him. By the flag however, the veteran pulled away to ensure those valuable few extra points for P4. Acosta, nevertheless, came home top KTM/GASGAS in fifth, with Binder looking to hit back on Sunday as he was forced to settle for P6.
Further back, there was an intense battle for the final point-scoring positions in the Sprint, with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ Team) putting in another sublime weekend at Misano so far, taking back to back Q2s and more Sprint points this time out. He held off Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Prima Pramac Racing’s Franco Morbidelli, who completed the Saturday scorers and will both be looking for some revenge on Sunday.
That’s true of plenty just behind them too, with Aprilia especially looking to move forward in the Grand Prix race. It will likely be a historic one too, with Ducati able to wrap up the Constructors’ crown if they have 222 points or more in hand… it’s Bagnaia’s 100th MotoGP™ start… and Ducati head in with 99 premier class wins.
25 points, a gap of just four, and some tempting milestones await on Sunday. Who’s coming out on top on take two? Find out at the slightly earlier time of 13:00 local time (UTC +2)!
Aron Canet earned pole position during FIM Moto2 World Championship qualifying Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Fantic Racing Kalex on spec Pirelli tires, the Spaniard lapped the 2.6-mile track in 1:34.935, breaking his own All-Time Lap Record of 1:35.154 (set during practice on Saturday morning) and topping the field of 31 riders.
American Joe Roberts was second-best with a 1:34.939 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Tony Arbolino claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:34.945 on his Elf Marc VDS Racing Kalex.
Yari Montella in SBK with the Barni Spark Racing Team in 2025
The Supersport rider will be riding a Ducati Panigale V4 Superbike and will join Danilo Petrucci.
The Bergamo-based team will field two bikes in the premier class of the WorldSBK Championship.
Marco Barnabò: “An important step, the team is growing.”
Yari Montella: “Very happy for the opportunity! With Barni and Danilo, I can learn a lot, but for now, I’m focused on Supersport.”
Yari Montella will continue racing with the Barni Spark Racing Team in 2025, but he will do so aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 Superbike, joining Danilo Petrucci in the top-level class of WorldSBK. After securing five wins (and as many podiums) this Supersport season and being in the thick of the world title fight, Yari will be “promoted” next season. For the first time, the Bergamo-based team will be on the grid with two Superbike.
This decision represents the team’s continuous growth and ambitions, shared with the partner Spark, who added: “We started this journey with Marco and his team with clear goal to show that together we can make an impact on this very high and competitive championship. After the French round weekend we have reached one of our goals and we where highest scoring team in that round. Growing also means moving forward and that is why we decided to graduate our young rider Yari Montella to superbike class and field 2 bikes next season. I personally want to thank every single member of the team for making this the best season we ever had and for staying with us when things where tough and working trough to arrive to this moment. Im sure that under Marco’s leadership team will reach few more times highest step of the podium!”
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Yari Montella
For my career, this is a very important moment. Reaching the top of the category was my goal, it was a dream, to be honest. Doing it with a team I’ve worked with for two years and having a teammate like Petrucci makes it even more special. In this situation, I have the opportunity to learn and “steal” many small secrets from the team and my teammate. Compared to Supersport, there will be many more variables to manage, but I can’t wait to start competing in Superbike. However, I haven’t started thinking about 2025 yet; I’m very focused on finishing this Supersport season in the best way possible. After the races in Jerez, I will start considering the new bike
Marco Barnabò
Fielding a second bike in Superbike is a very important decision for us; we’ve been working well, and all the conditions were right to take this step: on one hand, Yari has shown over the past two years with us that he deserves the promotion to the higher category, and it was right to continue this journey together. On the other hand, our intention has always been to keep growing. In these years, we’ve always worked hard, and with the second Superbike, we are reaping the rewards of our efforts, thanks also to the support of the sponsors who have decided to stand by our side.
Misano World Circuit - Marco Simoncelli. Photo courtesy Michelin.
Enea Bastianini won the FIM MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Misano II at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici on Michelin control tires, the Italian won the 27-lap race by over five seconds.
Bastianini’s margin of victory was deceiving as he and Championship point leader Jorge Martin had a big battle on the final lap that ended with the Prima Pramac Racing Ducati rider going off track. But Martin was able to recover in time to get the runner-up spot.
Six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez placed third on his Gresini Racing Ducati.
Marco Bezzecchi got fourth on his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Ducati.
Martin’s teammate Franco Morbidelli completed Ducati’s sweep of the top five finishing positions.
Two-time and defending World Champion Francesco Bagnaia was running third when he crashed his Lenovo Team Ducati out of the race.
Bastianini triumphs after last lap clash with Martin, Bagnaia slides out on home soil
The ‘Beast’ rules, the Martinator rues, and Marc Marquez completes the podium as Bagnaia crashes out at Misano
Enea Bastianini (23). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Sunday, 22 September 2024
High drama, another title fight twist and a last lap clash: the Gran Premio Pramac dell’Emilia-Romagna was a stunner right to the wire. On the top step after a brutal last lap lunge, Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) took Ducati’s 100th premier class win – and ensured the factory wrapped up the 2024 Constructors’ crown. He also ensures he cut his deficit to the top of the Championship, as his last lap attack was to defeat points leader Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing).
Enea Bastianini (23) put a hard pass on Jorge Martin (89) on the last lap to grab the victory. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Martin may not have taken that win but he does leave with a bolstered 24-point advantage in the title fight after reigning Champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) slid out of third when on a charge to catch the duel at the front… promoting Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) to third.
Martin took the holeshot with another stellar start from the middle of the front row, but Bagnaia wrestled the lead back at Turn 2, shooting round the outside and putting the hammer down in the lead in classic style. But Martin managed to hold off Bastianini to keep second in the aftermath, and those three started to build a small gap as Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) charged up, and Marc Marquez too.
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was the first drama in the front group as the South African crashed out, rider ok and rejoining, but ceding in the battle against Acosta and Marquez. Acosta would do the same a few laps later, rider ok but not able to rejoin.
In the meantime, there were fireworks at the front. Still with 25 laps to go, the top two in the title fight were taking the gloves off. Martin homed in and launched it, but Bagnaia cut back immediately. In the aftermath the Spaniard was nearly sandwiched between the two Ducati Lenovo machines as Bastianini also looked to try his luck, but it stayed as you were. For now…
Next lap around, Martin went for a dive up the inside at La Quercia, and this time made it stick. Bagnaia looked to respond up the inside but was forced to slot back into second and defend from Bastianini instead – and from there the reigning Champion had a few scrappy corners, sectors and laps. Bastianini got past and set off after Martin, and it seemed Bagnaia was going to have to look over his shoulder for Marc Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) starting to reel him in.
Or maybe not? As Bastianini shadowed Martin at the front, Bagnaia started putting in the fast laps. Leaving the #93 and #72 behind, he was cutting three or four tenths off the leading duo’s advantage. Then it was Martin only as Bastianini got his own hammer down to glue back onto the Pramac… but then the #1’s dream was over in some seismic Championship drama.
After getting the gap to the front down below two seconds and then struggling to cut any more into it, there was suddenly a cloud of dust streaking into the air – and a reigning Champion in the gravel. Rider ok, but Emilia-Romagna GP over, Bagnaia was forced to watch the duel for Ducati’s 100th win from the sidelines, wondering if his deficit was going to be 24 points or 29 by the end of play.
At the front, the chess match raged on. Martin in the lead, Bastianini his shadow. With five to go, the #89 then lost every last inch of advantage as he headed slightly wide and Bastianini was almost alongside. A grandstand finish was in the making.
They stayed like that through another lap, and another, and another, and at times it looked like Martin had just been able to stretch out enough tenths to ensure he’d reach the flag without coming under attack. But Bastianini managed to find an answer every time, and onto the last lap it was almost nothing in it. But where would the move come?
The answer was Turn 4, and it was brutal. The Beast sent it, Martin had to sit up, and the #89 was sent well wide, hand in the air as Bastianini sailed away into a nice cushion of time in the lead. Controversial or decisive as it may be for some, it wasn’t so for the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards, who declined to investigate. The #23 takes a brutally-fought home win – extending his 100% MotoGP™ podium record at Misano, cutting his deficit in the title fight, and ensuring his teammate lost five less to Martin. As well as, of course, securing Ducati’s 100th MotoGP™ win and sealing that incredible sixth Constructors’ crown.
Martin was left to seethe at the move but celebrate the new 24-point advantage at the top, and Marc Marquez was bumped up to the podium after Bagnaia’s crash, another shift that has a say in those top echelons of the Championship. Just behind that, Bezzecchi took fourth, not quite able to stay with the #93 but putting in another solid weekend.
Fifth place, until the very last sector of the race, looked set to go to another stunning ride from Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™). But a late issue, reportedly running out of fuel, saw the Frenchman trying to hold on round the final corner and then forced to watch Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) pip him to the line. Quartararo nevertheless equals his and Yamaha’s best of the season so far: P7.
Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing), Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) and Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Racing) completed the top ten. Next up, an impressive P11 for Joan Mir (Repsol Honda Team) equal’s the factory’s best so far this season, and teammate Luca Marini was in touch behind him too. They both beat Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) and a sore Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), who also had a Long Lap due to track limits, with Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) completing the points scorers.
That’s a wrap on a dramatic weekend at Misano, and the paddock is already on the way to Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit for the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia. There, the battle continues for another 37 points – and there are still plenty on the table as the momentum continues to shift and the drama sets us up for a fascinating final stint.
See you on Lombok for the next installment of the world’s most exciting sport!
The Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Photo courtesy Ducati.
Fan favorite Danilo Petrucci won FIM Superbike World Championship Race Two Sunday at the Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Riding his Pirelli-equipped Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R, the Italian won the 23-lap race by 1.023 seconds, giving him a clean sweep of all three race wins on the weekend.
Two-time and defending Champion Alvaro Bautista was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati.
Nicolo Bulega, Bautista’s teammate, finished third, which drew the rookie to within 13 points of Championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu, who is out with injury.
American Garrett Gerloff finished fourth, just 8.452 seconds behind Petrucci, on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Alex Lowes rounded out the top five finishers on his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR.
Danilo Petrucci acknowledges the huge crowd at Cremona. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Starting from the outside of the front row Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) enjoyed a perfect start to the ten lap Tissot Superpole Race to lead from the start. Having claimed his first WorldSBK victory in Race 1 he instantly backed it up with another victory. Setting a fast pace in the opening laps Petrucci set the fastest lap of the race on Lap 2 and then controlled proceedings
In the closing stages of the race Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) was able to move from fourth to second as he utilised the harder SCX compound tyre to be the fastest rider on track in the final laps. Having started from fourth position on the grid he maintained that position for much of the race before his patience was rewarded
Andrea Iannone ran in second position until the final lap but did claim his first podium since Race 1 of the Czech Round. The Team GoEleven rider struggled in the final laps as the grip dropped from his tyre but at the flag he was able to claim a safe third place position from Nicolo Bulega
A difficult opening lap of the race saw pole sitter Bulega drop to fifth position before he eased his way back into the podium positions. The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati had issues in the closing laps but finished fourth and netted an important six World Championship points
Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) was another rider who used the harder tyre and his reward was a fifth place finish. For the first time this season the Spaniard has claimed back to back top five finishes. With Xavi Vierge also finishing in the points for Team HRC it continued their improved form
Race 2 Highlights
Starting from pole position, by virtue of his Superpole victory, Petrucci led every lap before taking the flag with over a second in hand from his nearest rival. By claiming the victory in Race 2 Petrucci became just the fourth rider to win three races in a WorldSBK weekend
Having started from sixth on the grid, Bautista made a good start to spend the first third of the race in fifth position. On lap seven he leapfrogged Alex Lowes and Iannone to move into third position. For the next 14 laps he closed down his teammate Bulega before making his move into Turn 11 on Lap 20. Bautista was the fastest rider throughout the second half of the race and finished the race just one second behind Petrucci
Bulega set the fastest lap but struggled in the final third of the race and having been overtaken by Bautista the title contender managed his race to claim 16 points
From ninth on the grid Gerloff was able to show strong pace throughout to move into fourth position on the penultimate lap. Gerloff was able to ease his way past Lowes to finish the race as the leading BMW rider with Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) seventh at the flag
In sixth position Lecuona ended a very strong weekend for Honda with three top six finishes.
Championship Standings
Despite missing the previous six races Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) continues to lead the World Championship as he recovers from injury
Having finished fourth in the Superpole Race and third in Race 2 Bulega now sits 13 points behind Razgatioglu
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P1 | Danilo Petrucci | Barni Spark Racing Team)
“This has been one of the best weekends of my career. I was overwhelmed after winning yesterday and I didn’t expect to win the Superpole Race. I was really nervous for Race 2, especially about Alvaro, because I knew he would be faster at the end of the race. I managed to build a gap and then to maintain it. Today’s success is special because this is our home round. Our workshop is an hour away. It’s special because we are an Independent with small sponsors and small businesses supporting us. Today were all here and I think they truly deserve this.”
P2 | Alvaro Bautista | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“I’m so happy because after this race I feel better than yesterday. For me, my condition is the most important news of the day. I’m improving and that means I can recover for the next rounds. I was really happy with my performance in the Superpole race to secure a good starting position for Race 2. In Race 2, my mentality was the same. I wanted to make a good start, avoid mistakes and finish the race. My pace was good and I was faster than yesterday. I want to say congratulations to Danilo for his hat trick at his home round because it’s a very special moment. Aragon is my home round so hopefully I can be in better physical shape for it.”
P3 | Nicolo Bulega | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“I knew this track would be difficult for me so to come away with two podiums after such a tough weekend is really positive. In Race 2, there was a small battle with Alvaro toward the end. I expected him to be fast, especially in the closing laps when the tyres are worn. Alvaro has more experience and a different riding style to me and that helps him to manage those moments better. In the early laps I pushed hard but when Alvaro and Danilo overtook me I decided to take fewer risks and let them go. I’m still happy with third place. It was important to score 16 points because every point counts.”
Misano World Circuit - Marco Simoncelli. Photo courtesy Michelin.
Celestino Vietti won the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Italian won the 22-lap race by just 0.029 second.
Aron Canet was the runner-up on his Fantic Racing Kalex.
Tony Arbolino was a close third on his Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex.
Championship point leader Ai Ogura finished fourth on his MT Helmets – MSI Boscoscuro.
Fermin Aldeguer took fifth on his MB Conveyors SpeedUp Boscoscuro.
American Joe Roberts came in sixth on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex and remains third in the World Championship point standings.
The Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Photo courtesy Ducati.
Stefano Manzi won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday at the Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Riding his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF-R6 on spec Pirelli tires, the Italian won the 20-lap race by 2.697 seconds.
Championship point leader Adrian Huertas was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2.
Thomas Booth-Amos rode his Triumph Street Triple RS 765 to third and his first podium finish of the season.
Marcel Schroetter got fourth on his MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 800 RR, making four different brands in the top four finishing positions.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise rounded out the top five on his Evan Bros. Racing Yamaha.
Championship contender Yari Montella crashed his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati out of the race.
Misano World Circuit - Marco Simoncelli. Photo courtesy Michelin.
David Alonso won the FIM Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Using his Pirelli-shod Gaviota Aspar Team CFMOTO, the Colombian won the 20-lap race by just 0.175 second.
The win, his eighth of the season, gives Alonso an 82-point lead in the Championship.
Spaniard Angel Piqueras was the runner-up.
Dutchman Collin Veijer was third, just 0.367 second behind Alonso.
Spaniard Daniel Holgado crossed the finish line third, but he was penalized one finishing position for exceeding track limits on the final lap.
The Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Photo courtesy Ducati.
Danilo Petrucci won the FIM Superbike World Championship Superpole Race Saturday at Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Riding his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R, the Italian won the 10-lap race by 1.797 seconds.
Alex Lowes was the runner-up on his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR.
Andrea Iannone placed third, 2.572 seconds behind Petrucci, on his Team GoEleven Ducati.
American Garrett Gerloff finished ninth, the top BMW rider, on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Rossi Moor, 17, was the 2024 Young Gun who made the biggest move, from racing a Suzuki GSX-8R in MotoAmerica Twins Cup to signing to race an FIM JuniorGP World Championship Moto2 Kalex in 2025, with wildcard rides in the main Moto2 World Championship included. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
ROSSI MOOR RETURNS TO EUROPE!
Rossi Moor, an American-Hungarian rider, will start in the last two rounds of the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 Championship with Revesz Racing-MMR Team on a Kalex.
A lot has happened with Rossi in the last two years, but the most important thing is that American-Hungarian talent finally returns to Europe to continue his journey towards MotoGP.
Moor is already starting this year in the last races of the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 category with a Kalex-Triumph in the colors of the Révész Racing-MMR Team.
After a serious accident, the 2022 Northern Talent Cup Champion temporarily moved back to America, where in San Francisco, Dr. Arthur Ting undertook a 3.5-hour surgery that enabled Rossi to ride a motorcycle again.
Due to the long rehabilitation, his father Steve and manager Stefano Favaro decided that Rossi would spend this time in USA and starting in the MotoAmerica Junior Cup.
In 2023, Moor raced a KTM RC 390 R to two wins, three seconds, one third-place finish, and took second place in the MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship.
His performance was noticed by the factory Suzuki team, Team Hammer, which races as Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki. The team offered the young rider an opportunity in the MotoAmerica Twins Cup series in 2024 on the brand new Suzuki GSX-8R.
Considering the suggestion of Dr Ting, who estimated 1.5 years for Rossi’s wrist to fully heal, Rossi and his management was very glad to accept Team Hammer Suzuki’s offer and stay in USA.
In the final race of the Twins Cup at COTA, Rossi placed second. After this, Moor and his family returned to Spain where Rossi will start his preparations for the 2024 JuniorGP Moto2 Championship with his participation in the last races of the year in Aragon and Valencia.
Bálint Révész, who has been watching the successful journey of the young driver of Révész Racing-MMR for the last three years decided to vote of confidence in the American-Hungarian talent.
Rossi Moor: “I am extremely happy that after two years and a very serious accident, my recovery is 100%. I can return to Europe and participate in the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 Championship. I will do my best to achieve the best results I can. I would like to thank my manager, Stefano Favaro, who always believed in me and always made it possible for me to compete, my father who was always there for me, and Katalin Geri and Balázs Schultz who help me and did a lot of work in the background, and last but not least for Mr. Bálint Révész, owner of Révész Racing, who has given me a vote of confidence and supports my journey to MotoGP.”
Bálint Révész, Owner of Révész Racing: “I have known Rossi’s manager Stefano Favaro since 2002. We are very good friends. Stefano has always told me for three years (since we started working together) that Rossi is a very talented rider, who at international level won all important championships in the Junior category. Rossi Attila Moor will compete at the international level in the colors of Révész Racing Team, and I hope that he will bring success on two wheels, as Norbert Kiss and Levente Révész did on four wheels.”
Stefano Favaro: “We’ve worked very hard in the last two years and I’m honestly happy that Rossi returns and we immediately have the opportunity to compete among the best. For my part, I did my best to always give Rossi the best he can according to his talent be able to train and compete in the best conditions. The coming period will not be easy, since in the Moto2 category of the JuniorGP is where the best compete, and from here the road is straight to the Moto2 World Championship. I would also like to thank my colleagues, Kati Geri and Balázs Schultz, for their persistence and their work, and to Mr. Bálint Révész for believing in us and helping Rossi Attila Moor on the road to MotoGP.”
Misano World Circuit - Marco Simoncelli. Photo courtesy Michelin.
Francesco Bagnaia won the FIM MotoGP World Championship Tissot Sprint Race Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici on Michelin control tires, the two-time and defending World Champion won the 13-lap race by just 0.285 second.
Jorge Martin, the current Championship point leader, was the runner-up on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati.
Bagnaia’s teammate Enea Bastianini placed a close third, making it a Ducati sweep of the podium.
Six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez was fourth.
Rookie sensation Pedro Acosta was fifth — and the highest non-Ducati finisher — on his Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 machine.
Four points in it: Bagnaia reels in Martin after tense Misano Sprint
The title fight twists again as the Italian defeats Martin and Bastianini to set up a Sunday showdown for the ages
Francesco Bagnaia (1) beat Jorge Martin (89) in the MotoGP Sprint Race. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Saturday, 21 September 2024
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) had a statement Saturday at the Gran Premio Pramac dell’Emilia-Romagna, stalking Championship leader Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing), pouncing on a mistake and then withstanding his own pressure to the flag to cut the gap to just four points at the top of the table.
Martin did keep that pressure on, however, coming home second, as Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) chased the two home – and prepares to try and do more than that on Sunday.
Martin made a dream take off at the start of the Sprint, with the #89 launching his attack on the run to Turn 1. He then pulled the pin at the beginning, pushing hard on the opening laps and as Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) leapfrogged the reigning World Champion too, pushing Bagnaia down to third.
Binder was then elbowed down to fourth at Turn 8 as Bagnaia and then Bastianini shot through, and next it was Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) making moves. On the comeback from his P7 starting position after a crash in qualifying, Marquez got past the South African early on, and soon so did Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3).
All eyes then returned to the front as Bagnaia reeled in the Championship leader, closing the gap to under half a second. They started to pull away from Bastianini too, creating a duel for glory and with plenty more on the line than 12 points.
By Lap 8, Bagnaia was glued to the Pramac ahead, having reeled him in, lost a few metres, saved a front end moment and then gathered it back up. And Martin then suffered his own small drama, heading wide and that leaving the door far enough ajar to allow Bagnaia through. The hammer then went down from the #1.
Initially, the gap shot up and it looked more likely Bastianini would catch Martin, but in the final few laps the #89 was locked in to try and take it to the line. From sixth tenths up the road to Bagnaia on the penultimate lap, Martin edged closer and closer until the lap count ran out, forced to cede defeat by less than three tenths. Bagnaia strikes back after a tougher run, cutting his deficit in the title fight to just four points – so if it’s a duel on Sunday, the winner decides the Championship lead.
Bastianini remained close too and will be one to watch on Sunday when he has Grand Prix distance to go at, so far enjoying a 100% podium record at Misano in the premier class. The last time he started a GP race from the front row, he won it.
Behind that trio, Marc Marquez couldn’t make too much progress from fourth and was also hampered by a mistake at Turn 13 – the #93 soon had Acosta glued to his tailpipes. Less than one second separated the pair throughout as the #93 attempted to stretch a gap, and the rookie denied him. By the flag however, the veteran pulled away to ensure those valuable few extra points for P4. Acosta, nevertheless, came home top KTM/GASGAS in fifth, with Binder looking to hit back on Sunday as he was forced to settle for P6.
Further back, there was an intense battle for the final point-scoring positions in the Sprint, with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ Team) putting in another sublime weekend at Misano so far, taking back to back Q2s and more Sprint points this time out. He held off Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Prima Pramac Racing’s Franco Morbidelli, who completed the Saturday scorers and will both be looking for some revenge on Sunday.
That’s true of plenty just behind them too, with Aprilia especially looking to move forward in the Grand Prix race. It will likely be a historic one too, with Ducati able to wrap up the Constructors’ crown if they have 222 points or more in hand… it’s Bagnaia’s 100th MotoGP™ start… and Ducati head in with 99 premier class wins.
25 points, a gap of just four, and some tempting milestones await on Sunday. Who’s coming out on top on take two? Find out at the slightly earlier time of 13:00 local time (UTC +2)!
Joe Roberts (16). Photo courtesy OnlyFans American Racing Team.
Aron Canet earned pole position during FIM Moto2 World Championship qualifying Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Fantic Racing Kalex on spec Pirelli tires, the Spaniard lapped the 2.6-mile track in 1:34.935, breaking his own All-Time Lap Record of 1:35.154 (set during practice on Saturday morning) and topping the field of 31 riders.
American Joe Roberts was second-best with a 1:34.939 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Tony Arbolino claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:34.945 on his Elf Marc VDS Racing Kalex.
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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
