Wild-card star Dani Pedrosa came within 0.7s of his first MotoGP podium since 2017 at Misano as he put the new carbon fibre KTM chassis in the wheeltracks of reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia.
It wasn’t only KTM’s MotoGP riders that got to try a carbon fibre frame during Monday’s Misano test, with Aprilia also making their version of the composite frame available to Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales.
Marc Marquez may have finished 13 seconds behind Misano MotoGP winner Jorge Martin, but he was still 21.7s faster than the next-best Honda for his best Sunday result of the year.
David Alonso was victorious once again in the San Marino Moto3 Grand Prix, taking the opportunity left to him as Jaume Masia and Deniz Oncu battled, while championship leader Daniel Holgado finished out of the points.
Marc Marquez rode a tactical MotoGP Sprint race at Misano, finishing in tenth place after avoiding battles and hooking a tow from faster riders to ‘escape’.
Friday’s Safety Commission meeting at Misano included a video presentation on the last-minute safety updates being made at the Buddh International Circuit for the upcoming Indian MotoGP.
Local hero Celestino Vietti was back on form to pip Pedro Acosta to pole in qualifying for the San Marino Moto2 race, round twelve of the championship.
On the pace all weekend, Jaume Masia had the confidence to go it alone, and it paid off for pole in qualifying for the Moto3 San Marino Grand Prix in Misano.
Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Saturday Sprint and main Sunday race at the San Marino MotoGP at Misano, round 12 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.