The Misano World Circuit (officially known as Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli or Misano Circuit Sic 58, and before 2006 called Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica) is a race track located next to the town of Misano Adriatico (Province of Rimini) in the frazione of Santa Monica-Cella. Originally designed in 1969 as a length of 3.488 km (2.167 mi), it hosted its first event in 1972. In 1993, the track length was increased to 4.064 km (2.525 mi).

As of 2007, it began hosting the San Marino and Rimini Coast Grand Prix as part of the MotoGP World Championship.

In 2012, the track was renamed to commemorate Marco Simoncelli, a local motorcycle racer who died in 2011.

History

The circuit was designed in 1969; it was built from 1970 and 1972, and inaugurated that year. Its initial length was 3.488 km (2.167 mi) and only had a small, open pit area. This version of the circuit hosted three editions of the San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix, from the 1985 season to the 1987 season. In 1993 it was modified for the first time: the track length was increased to 4.060 km (2.523 mi), with the possibility to race both the long and the old short loop; moreover, new facilities and new pit garages were built. It was at Misano during the 1993 Italian Grand Prix that the defending 500 cc World Champion Wayne Rainey's career ended after he fell and suffered a broken spine. Between 1996 and 2001 all facilities were improved further, adding more pits and stands. In 2005, a new access point to the circuit was built, Via Daijiro Kato, in honor of the late Japanese rider, killed during the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix, whose in-season race home was in the Portoverde frazione of Misano Adriatico.

Main straight

In order to host again the World motorcycle championship, the circuit was extensively modified in 2006. The circuit direction was changed to clockwise direction, the track length was brought to 4.180 km (2.597 mi), track width has been widened to 14 m (15 yd), facilities were improved, and all security measures have been applied. The first MotoGP race held on the circuit after the modifications was the 2007 San Marino and Rimini Coast Grand Prix, which was won by "home" marque Ducati.

Aerial view of the circuit

During the 2010 Moto2 event, Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa was killed after losing control of his bike and being subsequently struck by both Scott Redding and Alex de Angelis.[1] Coincidentally this incident occurred 17 years to the day of Wayne Rainey's career ending incident also at Misano.

On 3 November 2011, the circuit owners announced that it would be named after Marco Simoncelli, an Italian motorcycle racer who died during the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang a week prior.[2][3] Simoncelli was born in nearby Cattolica and had lived from childhood in Coriano.[4][5][6] On 8 June 2012 the track's new name was confirmed at the San Marino round of the Superbike World Championship.[7]

Events

Current
Former

Lap records

The official fastest race lap records at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event Circuit Map
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.226 km (2008–present)
EuroBOSS/Formula Renault 3.5 1:20.785[8] Haralds Slegelmilhs Dallara T12 2022 Pirelli Grande Finale Misano Misano World Circuit.svg
EuroBOSS/GP2 1:25.070[8] Simone Colombo Dallara GP2/11 2022 Pirelli Grande Finale Misano
F3000 1:25.380[9] Clivio Piccione Lola B02/50 2008 Misano Euroseries 3000 round
Class 1 Touring Cars 1:27.291[10] Robin Frijns Audi RS5 Turbo DTM 2019 2019 Misano DTM round
Formula 3 1:28.279[11] Enaam Ahmed Dallara F315 2018 Misano F3 European Championship round
DTM 1:30.288[12] Augusto Farfus BMW M4 DTM 2018 Misano DTM round
Formula Regional 1:30.373[13] Arthur Leclerc Tatuus F.3 T-318 2020 Misano FREC round
LMP3 1:31.159[14] Lucca Allen Ligier JS P320 2022 Misano Ultimate Cup round
MotoGP 1:31.868 Enea Bastianini Ducati Desmosedici GP21 2022 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
GT3 1:31.939[15] Raffaele Marciello Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2022 Misano GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup round
Formula Renault 2.0 1:32.765[16] Jake Hughes Tatuus FR2.0/13 2015 Misano Formula Renault 2.0 Alps round
Lamborghini Super Trofeo 1:33.265[17] Loris Spinelli Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 2022 Misano Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe round
World SBK 1:33.722[18] Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Yamaha YZF-R1 2022 Misano World SBK round
Formula 4 1:34.368[19] Sebastián Montoya Tatuus F4-T014 2021 Misano Italian F4 round
W Series 1:34.613 Beitske Visser Tatuus F.3 T-318 2019 Misano W Series round
SRO GT2 1:35.793[20] Anders Fjordbach Brabham BT62 GT2 2022 Misano GT2 European Series round
Ferrari Challenge 1:35.822[21] Emanuele Maria Tabacchi Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 2020 1st Misano Ferrari Challenge Europe round
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:36.023[22] Gianmarco Quaresmini Porsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup 2020 Misano Porsche Carrera Cup Italia round
Moto2 1:36.182 Augusto Fernández Kalex Moto2 2021 Emilia Romagna motorcycle Grand Prix
GT2 1:37.195[23] Emanuele Moncini Ferrari F430 GTC 2010 Misano Italian GT round
World SSP 1:37.671[24] Nicolò Bulega Ducati Panigale V2 2022 Misano World SSP round
Moto3 1:41.648 Romano Fenati Husqvarna FR250GP 2021 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
GT4 1:41.854[25] Vincent Andronaco Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 2022 Misano GT4 European Series round
TCR Touring Car 1:42.249[26] Jack Young Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 2021 Misano TCR Italy round
MotoE 1:42.660 Dominique Aegerter Energica Ego 2021 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
Supersport 300 1:48.793[27] Victor Steeman Kawasaki Ninja 400 2022 Misano Supersport 300 round
Truck racing 2:04.566[28] Jochen Hahn MAN TGS 2019 Misano ETRC round
Short Circuit: 4.048 km (2008–present)
Truck racing 2:02.042[29] Norbert Kiss MAN TGS 2021 Misano ETRC round
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.180 km (2007)
Formula 3 1:32.196[30] Pablo Sánchez Dallara F304 2007 Misano Italian F3 round Misano World Circuit 2007.svg
MotoGP 1:34.649 Casey Stoner Ducati Desmosedici GP7 2007 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
World SBK 1:36.022 Troy Bayliss Ducati 999 F07 2007 Misano World SBK round
250cc 1:38.074 Hiroshi Aoyama KTM 250 FPR 2007 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
GT2 1:38.475[31] Stefano Livio Ferrari F430 GTC 2007 Misano Italian GT round
World SSP 1:39.109 Anthony West Yamaha YZF-R6 2007 Misano World SSP round
125cc 1:42.811 Mattia Pasini Aprilia RSA 125 2007 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.060 km (1993–2006)
F1 (unofficial) 1:10.800[32] Christijan Albers Minardi PS04B 2004 Formula One testing Circuit Misano (test).png
Formula Renault 3.5 (official) 1:19.697[33] Pastor Maldonado Dallara T05 2006 Misano Formula Renault 3.5 Series round
F3000 1:22.185[34] Giacomo Ricci Lola B02/50 2006 Misano Euroseries 3000 round
WSC 1:25.709[35] Didier de Radiguès Riley & Scott Mk III 1998 Misano International Sports Racing Series round
Formula 3 1:26.087[36] Álvaro Parente Dallara F303 2003 Misano Italian F3 round
Formula Renault 2.0 1:30.042[37] Adrian Zaugg Tatuus FR2000 2006 Misano Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 round
Super Touring 1:34.179[38] Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 TS 1999 1st Misano Italian Superturismo round
500cc 1:34.289 Mick Doohan Honda NSR500 1993 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
World SBK 1:34.913[39] Troy Bayliss Ducati 998 F02 2002 Misano World SBK round
250cc 1:35.782 Tetsuya Harada Yamaha TZ250M 1993 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
Eurocup Mégane Trophy 1:36.165[40] Jaap van Lagen Renault Mégane Renault Sport 2006 Misano Eurocup Mégane Trophy round
GT1 1:37.449[41] Pierre-Alexandre Popoff Ferrari F40 1994 Misano Italian GT round
World SSP 1:37.628 Broc Parkes Yamaha YZF-R6 2006 Misano World SSP round
125cc 1:41.088 Dirk Raudies Honda RS125R 1993 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.488 km (1972–1992)
Formula Two 1:08.500 Roberto Moreno Ralt RH6/84 1984 Gran Premio dell'Adriatico Misano World Circuit (pre-1993).svg
Formula 3 1:13.241[42] Marcello Ventre Ralt RT35 1991 Misano Italian F3 round
Group 7 1:13.600[43] Leo Kinnunen Porsche 917/10 TC 1973 Misano Interserie round
500cc 1:15.892 Wayne Rainey Yamaha YZR500 1991 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
Sports 2000 1:16.600[44] Jean-Pierre Jabouille Alpine A441 1974 Trophée Marlboro - Etienae Aigner Misano
250cc 1:17.965 Luca Cadalora Honda NSR250 1991 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
Group A 1:18.278[45] Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 GTA 1992 Misano Italian Superturismo round
Group 5 1:18.300[46] Toine Hezemans Porsche 935/77A 1978 Misano 6 Hours
World SBK 1:18.611[47] Rob Phillis Kawasaki ZXR-750 1991 Misano World SBK round
Group B 1:23.157[48] Luca Sartori Ferrari F40 1992 Misano Italian GT round
125cc 1:23.436 Fausto Gresini Honda RS125R 1991 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
350cc 1:24.540 Carlos Lavado Yamaha TZ 350 1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix
Group 4 1:26.200[49] Gianpiero Moretti Porsche 934 1977 Misano Group 4 race
80cc 1:30.136 Peter Öttl Krauser 80 1989 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix
50cc 1:40.600 Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 50 GP 1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

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External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misano_World_Circuit