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Repsol Honda Team and Luca Marini forge ahead

Sep 9, 2024 by Sujata 0 Comments #MotoGP 2024, #Repsol Honda Team

MotoGP 2024 Sprint Race Round 13 Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera de Rimini

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Misano, September 09, 2024: A day of gathering data for Luca Marini and the Repsol Honda Team as they worked to overcome changeable track conditions in Misano. Joan Mir withdraws.

Luca Marini was once again the lone representative of the Repsol Honda Team, the Italian working away and gathering much needed data undeterred. Track conditions at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli would vary throughout the day, grip dropping as the temperature at the track climbed ever higher. Qualifying in 21st left the local rider with work to do in the Sprint.

Head down when the lights went out, Marini made an aggressive start to try and break away from Bradl and Nakagami early. The Sprint in Misano would see a number of riders receive track limit warning, the #10 keeping it under control as he crossed the line in 18th.

Joan Mir was hopeful of returning to the track on Saturday after an evening of improvements but with his condition worsening in the morning, and following the advice of the medical team, he withdrew from the remainder of the San Marino GP. His goal is to return for the Monday Test.

Sunday’s full-length San Marino Grand Prix is scheduled to start at 14:00 Local Time and run across 27 laps.

Luca Marini (18th)

“I think the conditions on track changed a lot today. In the morning the grip was really good, even for us where it’s usually one of our weak points but in the race with the higher temperature the grip was less. The rear dropped more than I was expecting in the Sprint. Overall, it was a tough day and we have to keep on working to see what we can do for tomorrow in the long race.”

 San Marino GP – Sprint Result

 

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 12 Pramac Racing Ducati 19:56.502
2 Bagnaia Francesco 1 ITA 9 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 1.495
3 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 7 Pramac Racing Ducati 1.832
4 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 6 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 2.041
5 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 5 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 6.469
6 Acosta Pedro 31 SPA 4 Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 KTM 6.796
7 Binder Brad 33 RSA 3 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 9.979
8 Miller Jack 43 AUS 2 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 10.726
9 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 1 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 11.015
10 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 0 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 11.352
11 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA 0 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 11.658
12 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA 0 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 12.083
13 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 0 LCR Honda Honda 21.119
14 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA 0 KTM Test Team KTM 21.542
15 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 0 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 21.995
16 Fernandez Augusto 37 SPA 0 Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 KTM 23.442
17 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 0 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 24.280
18 Marini Luca 10 ITA 0 Repsol Honda Team Honda 24.747
19 Rins Alex 42 SPA 0 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 24.873
20 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN 0 LCR Honda Honda 25.154
21 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA DNF Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati DNF
22 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA DNF Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati DNF
23 Bradl Stefan 6 GER DNF HRC Test Team Honda DNF
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Onto the next one – Repsol Honda Team regroup in Misano

Sep 5, 2024 by Sujata 0 Comments #Misano, #Repsol Honda Team

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Misano, September 05, 2024: It’s non-stop action for Joan Mir and Luca Marini as they prepare to remount their Repsol Honda Team RC213Vs on the Italian coast for the San Marino GP.

Straight back on the road as the MotoGP World Championship travels for Aragon in Spain to Misano for Round 13 – the Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini. A track familiar to all of the grid, its 4.23 kilometres and 16 corners hosted the Repsol Honda Team’s most recent 1-2 finish in 2021.

The Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli is one of the most consistent on the calendar for Joan Mir, taking a pair of second place finishes there in 2020 on his way to the MotoGP crown. After returning to the points in Aragon, the #36 is hungry for more in Misano and to confirm some of the learnings he and the team uncovered last time out.

Home hero Luca Marini is eager to get out on track in front of the home crowd as he aims to shake off a run of bad luck. The Italian has made clear progress throughout the year and has continued to put solid weekends together race after race. Everything is in place for Marini to enjoy another weekend of progress at home.

Stefan Bradl will join the grid for his fifth wildcard appearance of the year.

Following the weekend, the Premier Class will remain on the Adriatic Coast for the last in-season test of the year. An important appointment for all of the Repsol Honda Team.

Joan Mir

“We are going to get to know Misano very well over the next few weeks! It’s a good circuit to ride and you can learn a good amount there, we know a little bit of what to expect after our one day of running a few weeks ago. From Aragon we got some very good information about the bike and our situation, so all these days in Misano will give us an opportunity to assess that deeper. As always, we head into the weekend looking to make the most of very lap.”

Luca Marini

“Misano is always an enjoyable weekend with the home fans supporting me so I am looking forward to it a lot, it’s a pleasure to ride in front of everyone there. The last weekends have been positive until Sunday, so we have to make sure that everything is correct to take the most of any opportunity that comes up. Our test there from after Austria will allow us to double check some things but we know what our targets are for the weekend. Let’s put together a good weekend so that we have a lot of data for Monday’s test.”

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Determined Mir fights through early damage to secure points in Portugal

Apr 3, 2024 by Gayathri Pariti 0 Comments #2024 MotoGP World Championship, #Joan Mir, #Luca Marini, #Mir fights, #Portugal, #Repsol Honda Team

Portugal, April 03, 2024: Joan Mir showed his grit as he matched the pace of the top ten to recover from early contact and secure more points aboard the Honda RC213V as Luca Marini continued to hunt improvements.

Round two of the 2024 MotoGP World Championship came to a dramatic conclusion at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve for the Repsol Honda Team. Recovering from a tough Qualifying, Joan Mir found himself in the mix of the second group and suffered contact and damage on the first lap after a strong opening to the race. The #36 gritted his teeth and steadily made his way through the field and into the points as he mirrored the pace of the top ten. Ultimately crossing the line in 12th, Mir leaves Portugal with clear areas to improve in mind but satisfied with how he and the team overcame the troubles of Friday.

Repsol Honda Team Rider Joan Mir at the Portuguese Grand Prix

Luca Marini made a lightning start to the 25-lap Portuguese Grand Prix aboard the Repsol Honda Team machine and immediately found himself in the mix with his fellow Honda riders. Working on his own pace and continuing to deepen his understanding of the Honda, the #10 completed another 25 laps in race trim on the Honda RC213V machine. 17th as the checkered flag came out, the Italian was pleased with what he and the team achieved from Friday morning to Sunday evening.

The MotoGP World Championship will resume in Austin, Texas at the Circuit of the Americas, April 12 – 14. Alex Rins took Honda’s lone victory of the 2023 season there and the unique Texan track saw Luca Marini take his debut MotoGP podium in the same weekend.

Joan Mir (12th)

“I am happy with how we performed today, if you look just at the final results page it maybe wouldn’t seem like it. On the first lap we had a huge contact with Morbidelli, my leathers on the right side were almost fully black and the bike suffered a lot of damage and I was sent wide. It was quite hard to manage with all the damage, but even like this we were able to match the pace of the guys battling for the top ten. The key point we need to work on is improving our Qualifying so we can avoid these type of incidents. Everyone in the team and HRC have done a great job to improve from where we were on Friday so I want to say thank you to them.”

 

Luca Marini (17th)

We had a better race today than in Qatar and also compared to yesterday, I am happy with the changes we have made to the bike. I was enjoying riding towards the end of the race which was a good little step ahead. Joan Mir has a better feeling on the bike and certainly more experience so he’s able to extract more from the bike, it’s motivating, and we need to study what he is doing. It’s a positive weekend, despite the result, because we got a lot of really good information, and we know what areas to follow and also which areas we should not with the setting. There’s room to keep improving.”

Portuguese Grand Prix Results

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 MARTIN JORGE 89 SPA 25 Pramac Racing Ducati 41’18.138
2 BASTIANINI ENEA 23 ITA 20 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 0.882
3 ACOSTA PEDRO 31 SPA 16 Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 KTM 5.362
4 BINDER BRAD 33 RSA 13 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 11.129
5 MILLER JACK 43 AUS 11 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 16.437
6 BEZZECCHI MARCO 72 ITA 10 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 19.403
7 QUARTARARO FABIO 20 FRA 9 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20.13
8 ESPARGARO ALEIX 41 SPA 8 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 21.549
9 OLIVEIRA MIGUEL 88 POR 7 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 23.949
10 DI GIANNANTONIO FABIO 49 ITA 6 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 28.195
11 FERNANDEZ AUGUSTO 37 SPA 5 Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 KTM 28.244
12 MIR JOAN 36 SPA 4 Repsol Honda Team Honda 29.271
13 RINS ALEX 42 SPA 3 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 31.334
14 NAKAGAMI TAKAAKI 30 JPN 2 LCR Honda Honda 34.932
15 ZARCO JOHANN 5 FRA 1 LCR Honda Honda 38.267
16 MARQUEZ MARC 93 SPA 0 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 40.174
17 MARINI LUCA 10 ITA 0 Repsol Honda Team Honda 40.775
18 MORBIDELLI FRANCO 21 ITA 0 Pramac Racing Ducati 52.362
19 VINALES MAVERICK 12 SPA DNF Aprilia Racing Aprilia DNF
20 BAGNAIA FRANCESCO 1 ITA DNF Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati DNF
21 MARQUEZ ALEX 73 SPA DNF Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati DNF
22 FERNANDEZ RAUL 25 SPA DNF Trackhouse Racing Aprilia DNF

 

 

 

Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 MARTIN JORGE 89 SPA 60 Pramac Racing Ducati
2 BINDER BRAD 33 RSA 42 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
3 BASTIANINI ENEA 23 ITA 39 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
4 BAGNAIA FRANCESCO 1 ITA 37 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
5 ACOSTA PEDRO 31 SPA 28 Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 KTM