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2020 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix Live: As it happened.
Read our 2020 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix live coverage.
Welcome to our 2020 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix commentary.
The 2020 San Marino Grand Prix took place on Monday September 14, 2020. Read our MotoGP live commentary to see the coverage as it we reported it live.
You wouldn't be surprised if that ride confirmed the factory Ducati seat for Bagnaia next year.
MotoGP Race - Results: Morbidelli, Bagnaia, Mir, Rossi, Rins, Vinales, Dovizioso...CLICK HERE for the full results
Franco Morbidelli wins the Misano MotoGP.
Bagnaia holds on for second.
Mir passes Rossi on the last lap for 3rd.
Last lap: Mir passes Rins and sets sights on Rossi.
2 laps to go: Morbidelli is gone and heading for a brilliant debut MotoGP win while Bagnaia, Rossi, Rins and Mir fight for the remaining podium places.
Bagnaia is now struggling, Rossi is on his rear wheel with the Suzukis in tow!
4 laps to go and Mir has caught Rins.
It's now a three-way fight between Rossi, Rins and Mir.. and 2nd place Bagnaia is not far ahead!
Big balls pass by Bagnaia, who is still injured...
Another problem for Rins is that his team-mate Mir is catching him from behind.
Vinales, once again, has found pace late in a race and now past Miller for 6th.
Rins tries a pass, but Rossi holds him off.
This is going to be hard work for Rins...
Bagnaia repeats his pass on Rins through the fast Turn 11 to take 2nd place from Rossi.
Morbidelli is 2sec ahead in the lead.
Rossi is now in a duel with Rins for 3rd.
6 laps to go.
What on earth! Quartararo didn't retire, but came back out of the pits - then crashes again!
While Rins dithers behind Rossi, Bagnaia cuts under him for 4th.
Quartararo pits and retires.
Rossi is by no means slow, but needs to use his legendary experience to make those behind him work hard to make a pass, around a difficult track to pass on.
Rossi is in trouble, Rins and Bagnaia are almost close enough to attack.
10 laps to go.
Morbidelli now has a clear lead over Rossi, is the Petronas star going to be MotoGP's fourth new winner of the season?
Rossi's main attention must now focus on keeping what would be a 200th podium from the likes of Rins and Bagnaia.
Halfway - lap 14: Morbidelli, Rossi, Rins, Bagnaia, Miller, Mir, Vinales, Dovizioso, Nakagami, Zarco, P.Espargaro, Oliveira, Binder...
Miller is looking over his shoulder, he's clearly in trouble, presumably with tyres.
Rins duly overtakes Miller for 3rd, with Bagnaia looking to do the same.