Marquez Masters Misano: Triumphs in San Marino MotoGP Amidst Rainy Roulette

Results from the 2024 San Marino MotoGP, held at Misano, which is the 13th round out of a total of 20 in the 2024 global championship.

Misano MotoGP Race Results, San Marino 2024

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Following a lengthy wait of more than 1,000 days for an initial win with Ducati, Marc Marquez has secured his second victory within a week, stunning many with his triumph at the San Marino MotoGP.

After his qualifying crash relegated him to ninth position on the grid, ruining his weekend, the Gresini Ducati competitor took advantage of a short-lived rain shower to seize the lead in the race.

Marquez maintained his lead ahead of the current champion, Francesco Bagnaia, and Enea Bastianini from the affiliated Ducati team, all the way to the finish line.

"Perhaps Fausto [Gresini] sent down some rain," Marquez suggested in parc ferme, looking up at the sky.

In the meantime, a significant portion of Jorge Martin's lead in the championship was eradicated due to a misguided pit-stop strategy, resulting in the Sprint victor falling a lap behind.

Bagnaia managed to steer clear of the clutch issues he faced the day before, maintaining his lead as he entered the first turn, while Martin positioned himself in third, just after his teammate Franco Morbidelli.

Martin quickly overtook Morbidelli, but a cautious try to slip past Bagnaia on the second lap nearly resulted in a catastrophe.

Pulling back at the last moment, Martin remained calmly in Bagnaia's wake until the rainfall abruptly became heavier after the initial 7 laps out of 27.

Morbidelli experienced the first mishap, falling from third place, whereas Martin made a significant decision to enter the pit at the lap's conclusion – even though Bagnaia and the other leaders chose not to.

Bagnaia slowed down, forming a line of competitors, as Marc Marquez cut through the group to take the lead.

Significantly, the weather improved, placing Martin at a 12-second disadvantage in 15th position, equipped with wet tires.

The Spaniard recognized the situation was hopeless and, similar to others who had bet on the rain intensifying, switched back to slick tires on the tenth lap.

Martin re-entered the race a lap behind, trailing right after the Marquez-Bagnaia duel for the win, and secured a 15th place finish.

Bagnaia was happy to trail behind the Gresini rider during the central portions of the race, but it seemed he might be caught up by Bastianini.

Still feeling the effects of the previous Sunday's crash at Aragon with Alex Marquez, Bagnaia fell behind Marquez towards the end, with Bastianini opting for a secure third place.

Brad Binder, alongside front-row initiator Marco Bezzecchi and Alex Marquez, rounded out the leading six.

Jack Miller capitalized on the slippery track conditions, climbing to third position amidst the downpour before dropping back to eighth place, narrowly trailing behind Fabio Quartararo's Yamaha.

KTM newcomer Pedro Acosta aggressively pushed forward early on but ended up losing a wing after colliding with Morbidelli. Subsequently, he fell from the 4th position, only to return to the race trailing at the end of the pack.

Acosta, Vinales, Espargaro, Raul Fernandez, and Alex Rins, along with Martin, opted to switch to wet tires during the race.

This afternoon's race lineup was missing Repsol Hondas, as Luca Marini followed his teammate Joan Mir in being absent due to illness.

Pol Espargaro participated in his third race weekend of the season for KTM, while HRC's test rider, Stefan Bradl, was also competing as a wild-card entry this weekend.

This season, Misano will be the venue for back-to-back MotoGP races, kicking off with the San Marino Grand Prix this weekend.

A formal MotoGP trial is scheduled for Monday, ahead of the sport's comeback to the Italian track for the 'Emilia Romagna' event, substituting the India/Kazakhstan race, from September 20th to 22nd.

Updated regulations for tyre pressure in 2024 stipulate that competitors are required to maintain a minimum front tyre pressure of 1.8 bar (down from 1.88) for at least 60% (up from 50%) of a Grand Prix race distance, or for 30% of a Sprint event.

If a competitor does not reach the required minimum in a Grand Prix, they will incur a time penalty of 16 seconds after the race. For a Sprint or shorter race, the penalty will be reduced to 8 seconds.

Nonetheless, the precipitation resulted in the deactivation of the tire pressure system for the race happening today.

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