Relive the MotoGP San Marino GP in live text

Winner of the Sprint from pole position this Saturday, Marco Bezzecchi will be keen to win once again in his home country of Misano, riding an Aprilia that has all the makings of a formidable weapon on the Italian track! Fourth on the grid, Marc Márquez was forced to retire after a fall this Saturday, and he will be looking to resume his march forward with another victory, as he will have a match point at the next Grand Prix in Japan.

MotoGP – San Marino GP
The race in live text

14h57 - Thanks for following us, see you in two weeks for the Japanese Grand Prix, in Misano!

San Marino GP – Race: Marc Márquez gets back in the saddle

14h48 - If Marc Márquez takes three more points than his brother Alex at the Japanese Grand Prix, he will become world champion for the ninth time, the seventh in MotoGP.

14h44 - With 512 points, Marc Márquez now holds the record for most points scored in a season, with six Grands Prix remaining. It's worth remembering that sprint races were introduced in 2023.

27/27 – 🏁 Victory for Marc Márquez, the eleventh in a Grand Prix this season! Marco Bezzecchi finished second ahead of Álex Márquez and the two Ducati VR46s. fabio quartararo reaches the finish in eighth position.

27 / 27 - Marc Márquez begins his final lap, still with Marco Bezzecchi right behind him!

25 / 27 - Márquez responds with the fastest lap of the race.

24 / 27 - Best lap for Marco Bezzecchi with three laps to go!

24 / 27 - Bezzecchi is faster than Márquez in the first two sectors, and what if the Italian manages to beat the Spaniard at his own game?

23 / 27 - The leading duo now have a lead of more than four seconds over Alex Marquez, they are on a stratospheric pace!

22 / 27 - Márquez increases his lead to half a second, he makes his effort with six laps to go in an attempt to finally drop Bezzecchi who is resisting for the moment!

20 / 27 - Marc Márquez is now trying to escape, three tenths ahead of Bezzecchi, while Álex Márquez is now 2,2 seconds behind.

18 / 27 - Difficulties for Quartararo, overtaken by Aldeguer and Marini, the Frenchman is now eighth.

18 / 27 - Alex Márquez is back on the leading duo, he is only 1,1 seconds behind the two leaders, who remain very close.

17 / 27 - Fabio Di Giannantonio overtakes Fabio Quartararo for fifth place.

16 / 27 - Bezzecchi is back to within four tenths of a second of Márquez, who received a warning for breaking track limits.

15 / 27 - Franco Morbidelli finds the opening on Fabio Quartararo for fourth place.

14 / 27 - Halfway through the race, Marc Márquez is in the lead, but Marco Bezzecchi is holding on, eight tenths behind the leader.

12 / 27 - Enea Bastianini's turn to fall, Johann Zarco is now sixteenth!

12 / 27 - Bezzecchi's mistake, Marquez takes advantage to take the lead in the Grand Prix!

11 / 27 - We are approaching the halfway point of the race, and for the moment Marco Bezzecchi continues to hold his own against Marc Márquez, the two men are escaping from Álex Márquez, 1,4 seconds behind, and Fabio Quartararo, 3,4 seconds behind the Ducati n°73.

10 / 27 - 💥 Fall of Álex Rins.

10 / 27 - Note that Johann Zarco was able to return to the track, the Frenchman is eighteenth and is taking advantage of his opponents' falls to get closer to the points...

9/27 – 💥 Fall of Pecco Bagnaia! The former double world champion must only have one desire: for this season to end...

9 / 27 - Still in the lead, Marco Bezzecchi had to do without a small aerodynamic appendage, which had disappeared on the previous lap.

8 / 27 - The KTM rider suffered a broken chain, and a marshal went onto the track to recover it.

8/27 – 🛠️ Mechanical problem for Pedro Acosta! The Spaniard seems forced to retire, what a shame for him who was fourth!

7 / 27 - Márquez is closing in on Bezzecchi, will he be able to attempt an attack on the race leader?

6 / 27 - Acosta finds the opening on Quartararo, he now sets out to chase Alex Márquez, who is 1,8 seconds ahead of him.

6 / 27 - The fight for fourth place is fierce between Fabio Quartararo and Pedro Acosta, while at the front, Marco Bezzecchi is four tenths ahead of Marc Márquez.

5 / 27 - 💥 Maverick Viñales crashes, many drivers make mistakes at the start of the race!

4 / 27 - Pedro Acosta takes fifth position, overtaking Franco Morbidelli.

3/27 – 💥 Ai Ogura crash, with the Aprilia Trackhouse.

3 / 27 - ⚠ Like Jorge Martín, Álex Rins and Augusto Fernández received two long laps, but they were given a false start.

3 / 27 - The leading trio is pulling away somewhat, eight tenths ahead of Quartararo, still fourth.

2 / 27 - Bezzecchi finished the first lap in the lead just ahead of Marc Márquez, who was only a few tenths behind.

1 / 27 - 💥 Two Hondas are on the ground from the first sector, Johann Zarco and Joan Mir, both riders are fine.

1 / 27 - 🟢 The San Marino Grand Prix is ​​underway! Marc Márquez got off to a great start, taking second place ahead of his brother, while Fabio Quartararo was fourth.

14h02 - The drivers return to the grid, Fabio Quartararo last, as usual...

14h00 - The warm-up lap begins: 27°C in the air, 31°C on the track. Jorge Martín joins his teammates from the pit lane, and he'll have to do two long laps.

13h57 - The safety car has left the starting grid, lights out in three minutes!

13h55 - On the grid, Marc Márquez finally opted for the medium tire at the rear, like the rest of the grid.

13h52 - New on the grid, the drivers are lined up to listen to the national anthems of San Marino and Italy, similar to what is done in Formula 1.

13h48 - The pilot Mercedes Benz Formula 1 Kimi Antonelli is on the starting grid for the Grand Prix: “It’s really incredible to be here, I have a lot of respect for all these riders because what they do on two wheels is really impressive to see!”

13h45 - During the grid lap, only Marc Márquez and Ai Ogura opted to use a soft rear tire. All drivers can change tire types until the start of the formation lap.

13h42 - Race control has confirmed that the Spanish rider will be able to start from eleventh on the grid, but he will have to make two passes through the long lap zone. And if it rains, Martín could be left with only one bike...

13h41 - The reigning world champion will have to start the formation lap from the pit lane, and he risks receiving two long laps during the Grand Prix.

13h39 - 🛠️ Mechanical problem for Jorge Martín! The Spaniard had to abandon his bike at the side of the track, and he has less than a minute left to try to get back to the grid.

13h37 - Marc Márquez started with a soft rear tyre, and the Catalan could try this gamble for the race thanks to the cooler than expected temperatures.

13:35 p.m. – ☁️ The pit lane is open, the drivers take off under a cloudy sky.

13h34 - MotoGP announces that Misano will host the discipline until at least 2031!

13h33 - As the drivers prepare to take to the track for their grid start lap, here's a quick update on the starting grid, which this time features Joan Mir, who missed out on the Sprint yesterday:

1) Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia)
2) Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati)
3) Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)

4) Marc Marquez (Ducati)
5) Franco Morbidelli (VR46 Ducati)
6) Luca Marini (Honda)

7) Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati)
8) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
9) Pedro Acosta (KTM)

10) Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati)
11) Jorge Martin (Aprilia)
12) Joan Mir (Honda)

13) Miguel Oliveira (Pramac Yamaha)
14) Raúl Fernández (Trackhouse Aprilia)
15) Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Aprilia)

16) Brad Binder (KTM)
17) Maverick Vinales (Tech3 KTM)
18) Alex Rins (Yamaha)

19) Johann Zarco (LCR Honda)
20) Enea Bastianini (Tech3 KTM)
21) Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha)

22) Augusto Fernández (Yamaha)
23) Somkiat Chantra (LCR Honda)

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