The MotoGP paddock headed to a half capacity. Misano World Circuit for an eventful race in Italy.
Ducati's Francesco (Pecco) Bagnaia set the pace in practice and would carry that speed into qualifying taking pole and breaking the all -time lap record with it. He would line up on the front row alongside Teammate Jack Miller and Championship leader Fabio Quartararo.
In the race Bagnaia would take the checkered flag ahead of Quartararo who challenged Pecco in the last part of the race. 3rd would go to Rookie Enea Bastianini on the 2 year old Avintia Ducati! The rookie had stormed from 12th.
4th was Marc Marquez ahead of Jack Miller who was running in 2nd during the early parts of the race. Suzuki's Joan Mir was 6th and in 7th was his compatriot Pol Espargaro. 8th was his brother Aleix on the Aprilia ahead of the new sunday man Brad Binder who charged from 17th to 9th. 10th was Takaaki Nakagami.
Full Results:
1st Francesco Bagnaia - Ducati Team
2nd Fabio Quartararo - Monster Yamaha
3rd Enea Bastianini - Avintia Ducati
4th Marc Marquez - Repsol Honda
5th Jack Miller - Ducati Team
6th Joan Mir - Suzuki Ecstar
7th Pol Espargaro - Repsol Honda
8th Aleix Esoargaro - Aprilia Gresini
9th Brad Binder - Red Bull KTM
10th Takaaki Nakagami - LCR Honda
11th Michele Pirro - Ducati Team
12th Johann Zarco - Pramac Ducati
13th Maverick Vinales - Aprilia Gresini
14th Stefan Bradl - HRC
15th Alex Marquez - LCR Honda
16th Danilo Petrucci - Tech 3 KTM
17th Valentio Rossi - Petronas SRT
18th Franco Morbidelli - Monster Yamaha
19th Luca Marini - Avintia Ducati
20th Miguel Oliviera - Red Bull KTM
21st Andrea Dovisioso - Petronas SRT
DNF Alex Rins - Suzuki Ecstar
DNF Iker Lecuona - Tech 3 KTM
DNF Jorge Martin - Pramac Ducati
Support Series Results:
Moto 2:
1st Raul Fernandez - Red Bull KTM Ajo
2nd Remy Gardner - Red Bull KTM Ajo
3rd Aaron Canet - Aspar Team
Moto 3:
1st Dennis Foggia - Leopard Racing
2nd Niccolo Antonelli - Avintia Racing
3rd Andrea Migno - Snipers Team
FIM CEV Repsol Moto 3 Junior World Championship:
1st Joel Kelso - Agr Team
2nd Ivan Ortola - MTA Junior Team
3rd David Munoz - Cardoso Racing