Newly crowned 2023 MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Champion Jake Gagne threw down a lap time late in Free Practice One to jump to the top of the order Friday at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas. Riding his Fresh N Lean Progressive Insurance Yamaha YZF-R1, Gagne covered the 3.4-mile course in 2:10.579.
That time put Gagne just ahead of Josh Herrin, who led a lot of the session on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R but ended up second-best with a time of 2:10.842.
Gagne, Herrin, and Gagne’s teammate JD Beach all tested at COTA in August.
PJ Jacobsen was third in the session with a 2:11.381 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki teammates Richie Escalante (2:11.942) and Brandon Paasch (2:12.461) were fourth and fifth, respectively.
Marco Bezzecchi posted the best lap time in MotoGP “Practice” Friday afternoon at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati Desmosedici, the Italian lapped his 2.6-mile (4.2 km) home track in 1:30.846 to lead the field of 24 riders.
Maverick Vinales was second-quickest with a 1:30.972 on his factory Aprilia RS-GP, while retired MotoGP Legend/KTM test rider Dani Pedrosa was third-fastest with a 1:31.101 on his Red Bull KTM RC16.
Bezzecchi slams in new lap record to head Viñales and Pedrosa at Misano
Bezzecchi meant business in Practice as Pedrosa, Marc Marquez and Bagnaia make it into the all-important top 10
Marco Bezzecchi (72). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Friday, 08 September 2023
Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) put in a superhuman Day 1 at the Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, putting in a new Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli all-time lap record to place himself 0.126s clear of Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) in Practice. The ever-impressive Dani Pedrosa (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) completes the Friday top three as the MotoGP™ Legend rolls back the years in his second wildcard appearance of the season.
Records tumble in Misano
Until there were just over 20 minutes to go, Pedrosa was leading the way before Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) took over at the summit. The benchmark was a 1:31.416 as the riders began to turn up the wick in their pursuit of automatic Q2 promotion.
Bezzecchi, still riding through the pain barrier after the Turn 1 incident in Barcelona, then pounced to P1 with just over 10 minutes left on the clock, his advantage over Martin was a slender 0.028s, as rapid times were now starting to come in. Example A: Viñales’ new all-time lap record – a scintillating 1:30.972, the very first 1:30 lap around Misano in MotoGP™.
Maverick Vinales (12). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Pedrosa climbed back up to second on his penultimate lap and in the Little Samurai’s shadow was an old foe – Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team). The eight-time World Champion went P3 as Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) crashed at Turn 15, bringing out the yellow flags. That proved crucial for Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) whose lap – that was good enough for P6 – was cancelled, but the World Champion responded brilliantly to propel himself back into the top 10.
Dani Pedrosa (26) and Marc Marquez (93). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Bezzecchi landed a late barnstormer to eventually claim P1 as Catalan GP winner Aleix Espargaro slipped outside the top 10 to P12 as riders improved their previous best efforts. A Turn 15 crash for Pol Espargaro (GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3) cost the younger Espargaro sibling a top 10 too, as the automatic Q2 qualifiers were set in Misano.
The top 10 ahead of qualifying
Martin and Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) will head into Saturday inside the top five, with Marc Marquez and Bagnaia P6 and P7 respectively. P8 went the way of Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), as Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Raul Fernandez (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team) seal P9 and P10 – the latter gaining Q2 entry for the first time in his MotoGP™ career despite a small crash in Practice.
A stacked Q1 and intriguing qualifying awaits
Aleix Espargaro, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™), Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing)… the list goes on. Q1 is set to be a belter, as is Q2!
SHOWTIME
The stage is set for Qualifying and then the Tissot Sprint. Make sure you tune in:
MotoGP™ FP2: 10:10
MotoGP™ Q1: 10:50
MotoGP™ Q2: 11:15
Tissot Sprint: 15:00
Pedro Acosta (37). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Acosta makes a statement on Day 1 in San Marino
Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) topped the timesheets on Day 1 of the Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini as his 1:44.804 took him half a second clear of the field. Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing) heads the chasing pack at his home round despite being 0.541s away from the top spot. Jake Dixon’s (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) fine form continues into Misano. Fresh from his Barcelona victory, the Brit started his weekend in third on combined times.
Alonso Lopez (+Ego SpeedUp) finished just 0.010s away from the top three in P4 ahead of Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) who made a big step in Practice 2 to jump up to the top 5. Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) struggled to improve in Practice 2, but did consolidate P6 with his P1 time, ahead of Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing), Filip Salač (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™) and Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team).
Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) crashed twice in Practice 2 and subsequently failed to improve. However, the Thai rider’s P1 time was enough for him to secure a top 10 ahead of Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40), who also hit the deck in P2, rider also ok. Fermin Aldeguer (+Ego SpeedUp), Jeremy Alcoba (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™) and Manuel Gonzalez (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team) provisionally sit in the final provisional Q2 spots with Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) all the way down in 18th.
Moto2™ will be back in action on Saturday for Practice 3 at 9:25 and qualifying at 13:45 local (GMT +2)!
Jaume Masia (5). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Moto3™: Masia back on top in Misano
Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) made it two Fridays in a row on top as he pipped Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) to the top at Misano, just 0.075s separating the two. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) rounded out the top 3, with the Championship leader Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) struggling for form in P13.
David Alonso (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) had another strong Moto3™ showing. The Colombian rookie finds himself in P4 on Day 1 with just 0.134s covering the top four. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) rounded out the top five, with Joel Kelso (CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP) in P6.
Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) bagged P7 to kick off his home Grand Prix ahead of Kaito Toba (SIC58 Sqaudra Corse) and Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team) rounding out the top 10.
Moto3™ action continues on Saturday, make sure not to miss any of the action with Practice 3 at 08:40 and qualifying at 12:50 local time (GMT +2)!
Pedro Acosta led Moto2 World Championship Practice Two (P2) Friday afternoon at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. The Spaniard navigated the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) course in 1:35.921 on his Triumph-powered Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex to top the field of 31 riders.
American Joe Roberts was sixth-fastest with a 1:36.707 on his Italtrans Racing Kalex.
American Sean Dylan Kelly was 30th with a 1:38.421 as he gets used to his new Forward Racing machine.
Defending Champion Tyler O’Hara was quickest in MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas. Riding his Progressive Insurance/Mission Foods Indian FTR 1200, O’Hara covered the 3.4-mile, 20-turn track in 2:19.828 to lead the field of 47 entries.
O’Hara’s teammate Jeremy McWilliams was second-best with a time of 2:20.139, and Andy DiBrino was third-fastest with a 2:21.569 on his DiBrino Racing KTM 890 Duke R.
Jaume Masia was quickest for a second time on Friday, leading Moto3 World Championship Practice One (P1) in the morning and then P2 in the afternoon at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Leopard Racing Honda, Masia lapped the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) track in 1:42.154 during P2, which was just quicker than his 1:42.323 from P1.
Nicolas Spinelli was quickest in MotoE World Championship Practice Two (P2) on Friday at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his HP Pons Los40 Ducati electric racebike, the Italian turned a 1:40.815 to lead the field of 18 riders.
Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise led World Supersport Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R6, the Frenchman turned a 1:41.083 on the 2.7-mile (4.4 km) circuit to top the field of 32 riders.
Six-time World Champion Jonathan Rea was quickest during World Superbike Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) Ninja ZX-10RR, the Northern Irishman lapped the 2.7-mile (4.4 km) course in 1:36.900 to top the field of 23 riders.
American Garrett Gerloff was second-best with a time of 1:37.057 on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Ducati test rider Michele Pirro topped MotoGP Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Desmosedici, the Italian lapped the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) circuit in 1:31.909, which is just off Enea Bastianini’s Race Lap Record of 1:31.868.
Defending World Champion and current point leader Francesco Bagnaia, making his return after crashing and getting run over five days ago at Catalunya, was 20th on his Lenovo Ducati with a 1:32.599.
Pedro Acosta led Moto2 World Championship Practice One (P1) Friday morning at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. The Spaniard lapped the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) course in 1:36.488 on his Triumph-powered Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex to lead the field of 31 competitors.
American Joe Roberts was fourth-fastest with a 1:36.870 on his Italtrans Racing Kalex.
American Sean Dylan Kelly was 29th with a 1:39.012 on his new Forward Racing machine.
Newly crowned 2023 MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Champion Jake Gagne threw down a lap time late in Free Practice One to jump to the top of the order Friday at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas. Riding his Fresh N Lean Progressive Insurance Yamaha YZF-R1, Gagne covered the 3.4-mile course in 2:10.579.
That time put Gagne just ahead of Josh Herrin, who led a lot of the session on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R but ended up second-best with a time of 2:10.842.
Gagne, Herrin, and Gagne’s teammate JD Beach all tested at COTA in August.
PJ Jacobsen was third in the session with a 2:11.381 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki teammates Richie Escalante (2:11.942) and Brandon Paasch (2:12.461) were fourth and fifth, respectively.
Marco Bezzecchi (72). Photo courtesy Mooney VR46 Racing Team.
Marco Bezzecchi posted the best lap time in MotoGP “Practice” Friday afternoon at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati Desmosedici, the Italian lapped his 2.6-mile (4.2 km) home track in 1:30.846 to lead the field of 24 riders.
Maverick Vinales was second-quickest with a 1:30.972 on his factory Aprilia RS-GP, while retired MotoGP Legend/KTM test rider Dani Pedrosa was third-fastest with a 1:31.101 on his Red Bull KTM RC16.
Bezzecchi slams in new lap record to head Viñales and Pedrosa at Misano
Bezzecchi meant business in Practice as Pedrosa, Marc Marquez and Bagnaia make it into the all-important top 10
Marco Bezzecchi (72). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Friday, 08 September 2023
Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) put in a superhuman Day 1 at the Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, putting in a new Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli all-time lap record to place himself 0.126s clear of Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) in Practice. The ever-impressive Dani Pedrosa (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) completes the Friday top three as the MotoGP™ Legend rolls back the years in his second wildcard appearance of the season.
Records tumble in Misano
Until there were just over 20 minutes to go, Pedrosa was leading the way before Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) took over at the summit. The benchmark was a 1:31.416 as the riders began to turn up the wick in their pursuit of automatic Q2 promotion.
Bezzecchi, still riding through the pain barrier after the Turn 1 incident in Barcelona, then pounced to P1 with just over 10 minutes left on the clock, his advantage over Martin was a slender 0.028s, as rapid times were now starting to come in. Example A: Viñales’ new all-time lap record – a scintillating 1:30.972, the very first 1:30 lap around Misano in MotoGP™.
Maverick Vinales (12). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Pedrosa climbed back up to second on his penultimate lap and in the Little Samurai’s shadow was an old foe – Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team). The eight-time World Champion went P3 as Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) crashed at Turn 15, bringing out the yellow flags. That proved crucial for Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) whose lap – that was good enough for P6 – was cancelled, but the World Champion responded brilliantly to propel himself back into the top 10.
Dani Pedrosa (26) and Marc Marquez (93). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Bezzecchi landed a late barnstormer to eventually claim P1 as Catalan GP winner Aleix Espargaro slipped outside the top 10 to P12 as riders improved their previous best efforts. A Turn 15 crash for Pol Espargaro (GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3) cost the younger Espargaro sibling a top 10 too, as the automatic Q2 qualifiers were set in Misano.
The top 10 ahead of qualifying
Martin and Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) will head into Saturday inside the top five, with Marc Marquez and Bagnaia P6 and P7 respectively. P8 went the way of Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), as Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Raul Fernandez (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team) seal P9 and P10 – the latter gaining Q2 entry for the first time in his MotoGP™ career despite a small crash in Practice.
A stacked Q1 and intriguing qualifying awaits
Aleix Espargaro, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™), Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing)… the list goes on. Q1 is set to be a belter, as is Q2!
SHOWTIME
The stage is set for Qualifying and then the Tissot Sprint. Make sure you tune in:
MotoGP™ FP2: 10:10
MotoGP™ Q1: 10:50
MotoGP™ Q2: 11:15
Tissot Sprint: 15:00
Pedro Acosta (37). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Acosta makes a statement on Day 1 in San Marino
Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) topped the timesheets on Day 1 of the Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini as his 1:44.804 took him half a second clear of the field. Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing) heads the chasing pack at his home round despite being 0.541s away from the top spot. Jake Dixon’s (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) fine form continues into Misano. Fresh from his Barcelona victory, the Brit started his weekend in third on combined times.
Alonso Lopez (+Ego SpeedUp) finished just 0.010s away from the top three in P4 ahead of Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) who made a big step in Practice 2 to jump up to the top 5. Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) struggled to improve in Practice 2, but did consolidate P6 with his P1 time, ahead of Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing), Filip Salač (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™) and Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team).
Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) crashed twice in Practice 2 and subsequently failed to improve. However, the Thai rider’s P1 time was enough for him to secure a top 10 ahead of Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40), who also hit the deck in P2, rider also ok. Fermin Aldeguer (+Ego SpeedUp), Jeremy Alcoba (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™) and Manuel Gonzalez (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team) provisionally sit in the final provisional Q2 spots with Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) all the way down in 18th.
Moto2™ will be back in action on Saturday for Practice 3 at 9:25 and qualifying at 13:45 local (GMT +2)!
Jaume Masia (5). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Moto3™: Masia back on top in Misano
Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) made it two Fridays in a row on top as he pipped Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) to the top at Misano, just 0.075s separating the two. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) rounded out the top 3, with the Championship leader Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) struggling for form in P13.
David Alonso (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) had another strong Moto3™ showing. The Colombian rookie finds himself in P4 on Day 1 with just 0.134s covering the top four. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) rounded out the top five, with Joel Kelso (CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP) in P6.
Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) bagged P7 to kick off his home Grand Prix ahead of Kaito Toba (SIC58 Sqaudra Corse) and Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team) rounding out the top 10.
Moto3™ action continues on Saturday, make sure not to miss any of the action with Practice 3 at 08:40 and qualifying at 12:50 local time (GMT +2)!
Pedro Acosta led Moto2 World Championship Practice Two (P2) Friday afternoon at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. The Spaniard navigated the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) course in 1:35.921 on his Triumph-powered Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex to top the field of 31 riders.
American Joe Roberts was sixth-fastest with a 1:36.707 on his Italtrans Racing Kalex.
American Sean Dylan Kelly was 30th with a 1:38.421 as he gets used to his new Forward Racing machine.
Defending Champion Tyler O’Hara was quickest in MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas. Riding his Progressive Insurance/Mission Foods Indian FTR 1200, O’Hara covered the 3.4-mile, 20-turn track in 2:19.828 to lead the field of 47 entries.
O’Hara’s teammate Jeremy McWilliams was second-best with a time of 2:20.139, and Andy DiBrino was third-fastest with a 2:21.569 on his DiBrino Racing KTM 890 Duke R.
Jaume Masia was quickest for a second time on Friday, leading Moto3 World Championship Practice One (P1) in the morning and then P2 in the afternoon at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Leopard Racing Honda, Masia lapped the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) track in 1:42.154 during P2, which was just quicker than his 1:42.323 from P1.
Nicolas Spinelli was quickest in MotoE World Championship Practice Two (P2) on Friday at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his HP Pons Los40 Ducati electric racebike, the Italian turned a 1:40.815 to lead the field of 18 riders.
Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise led World Supersport Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R6, the Frenchman turned a 1:41.083 on the 2.7-mile (4.4 km) circuit to top the field of 32 riders.
Garrett Gerloff (31). Photo courtesy BMW Motorrad Motorsport.
Six-time World Champion Jonathan Rea was quickest during World Superbike Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) Ninja ZX-10RR, the Northern Irishman lapped the 2.7-mile (4.4 km) course in 1:36.900 to top the field of 23 riders.
American Garrett Gerloff was second-best with a time of 1:37.057 on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Michele Pirro (51) in action on a Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP racebike. Photo courtesy Ducati.
Ducati test rider Michele Pirro topped MotoGP Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Desmosedici, the Italian lapped the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) circuit in 1:31.909, which is just off Enea Bastianini’s Race Lap Record of 1:31.868.
Defending World Champion and current point leader Francesco Bagnaia, making his return after crashing and getting run over five days ago at Catalunya, was 20th on his Lenovo Ducati with a 1:32.599.
Joe Roberts (16). Photo courtesy Italtrans Racing.
Pedro Acosta led Moto2 World Championship Practice One (P1) Friday morning at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. The Spaniard lapped the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) course in 1:36.488 on his Triumph-powered Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex to lead the field of 31 competitors.
American Joe Roberts was fourth-fastest with a 1:36.870 on his Italtrans Racing Kalex.
American Sean Dylan Kelly was 29th with a 1:39.012 on his new Forward Racing machine.
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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
