The 2024 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini) was the thirteenth round of the 2024 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the eighth and final round of the 2024 MotoE World Championship. All races (except for both MotoE races which were held on 7 September) were held at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Misano Adriatico on 8 September 2024.
The victories in the four classes went to: Jorge MartÃÂn in the Sprint and Marc Márquez in the MotoGP race, Ai Ogura in Moto2, ÃÂngel Piqueras in Moto3, and Mattia Casadei and ÃÂscar Gutiérrez in the two MotoE races.
With the fourth place obtained in Race 1, Héctor Garzó mathematically became MotoE World Champion.
For ÃÂngel Piqueras it was his first career victory in the World Championship at the age of 17 years, 9 months and 9 days.
In the two free practice sessions, the fastest rider on track is Alessandro Zaccone in 1'39"925.
In qualifying, the final Pole position of the season, his first of 2024, is taken by Mattia Casadei setting the best time in 1'39"856; here are the results of the top five classified:
In the free practice session, David Alonso sets the fastest time in 1'41"175. In the two pre-qualifying sessions, the Colombian confirms himself as the fastest rider on track in 1'40"184.
In qualifying, David Alonso takes his sixth seasonal Pole in 1'40"505, ahead of Luca Lunetta; here are the results of the top five classified:
In Moto2, in the free practice session the fastest rider on track is Tony Arbolino with a time of 1'35"775. In the two pre-qualifying sessions, the fastest rider on track is Arón Canet who sets the best time in 1'35"185.
In qualifying, Tony Arbolino takes his first Moto2 career Pole in 1'35"229, while Celestino Vietti finishes second; here are the results of the top five classified:
In the first free practice session, the best time was set by Jorge MartÃÂn in 1'31"707. In the pre-qualifying session it was Francesco Bagnaia who was fastest on track, setting the best time in 1'30"685. In the second free practice session it was instead Marco Bezzecchi who is fastest on track in 1'31"237.
In Q1, ÃÂlex Márquez and Brad Binder advanced to the next round. In Q2, the Pole went to Francesco Bagnaia ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Marco Bezzecchi, completing an all-Italian front row. Below are the qualifying results:
The MotoGP Sprint was held on 7 September. With an excellent start, Jorge MartÃÂn immediately moved into first position without relinquishing it and won the Sprint race ahead of Francesco Bagnaia and Franco Morbidelli, at his first podium in the Sprint format, just ahead of Enea Bastianini in fourth position. Fifth was Marc Márquez, immediately followed by Pedro Acosta, sixth and the best of the KTMs. Seventh and eighth were the two factory KTMs of Brad Binder ahead of Jack Miller, while Fabio Quartararo closed the points positions in ninth place. Below are the results of the Sprint race (Classified finishers):
Luca Marini did not take part in the race due to influenza.
The race started with skies threatening rain but it was dry at the start and Francesco Bagnaia held the race lead ahead of Jorge MartÃÂn. However, the first drops of rain began to fall after a few laps and the Spaniard decided to return to the pits attempting a gamble, together with Maverick Viñales, Pedro Acosta (already fallen earlier), Raúl Fernández and ÃÂlex Rins. However, the risk did not pay off as the rain stopped immediately, forcing the riders into a further stop and leaving them lapped, with only MartÃÂn in the points zone, fifteenth. Bagnaia gained a lot of ground but with the track wet many riders closed in, including Marc Márquez who passed him and never relinquished the race lead, winning his second consecutive race, ahead of the Italian who nevertheless gained 19 points on his rival. Enea Bastianini completed the podium in third. Fourth place went to Brad Binder ahead of Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Quartararo, who equalled his best result of the season. Eighth was Jack Miller, followed by Fabio Di Giannantonio, returning from a shoulder injury. Tenth position went to Pol Espargaró, ahead of Miguel Oliveira, the only Aprilia in the points. They were followed by the three Hondas in the points of Johann Zarco, Takaaki Nakagami and wildcard Stefan Bradl, at his first points of the season. Below are the race results:
After more than two months since the previous time, Ai Ogura returned to victory, moving into the lead of the Riders' Championship. Second position went to Arón Canet and the final step of the podium to Tony Arbolino in third. Fourth position went to Manuel González, ahead of Jake Dixon in fifth. FermÃÂn Aldeguer returned to the points after two races and finished sixth, followed by Filip SalaÃÂ, seventh and at his best result of the season. An excellent eighth position went to Diogo Moreira ahead of Albert Arenas, Darryn Binder and Senna Agius. Twelfth, but dealing with several injuries, was Sergio GarcÃÂa, who finished ahead of Joe Roberts. The points positions were completed by Somkiat Chantra and Marcos RamÃÂrez. Below are the race results (Classified finishers):
ÃÂngel Piqueras took his first career victory, despite being given two long-lap penalties, also delivering the first seasonal victory for Leopard Racing. Just 35 thousandths behind was Daniel Holgado, while Iván Ortolá finished third. Just off the podium, also by only a few thousandths, was Taiyo Furusato ahead of Collin Veijer. Sixth position went to Joel Kelso thanks to the penalty given to David Alonso for exceeding track limits during the final lap. Tatsuki Suzuki finished eighth, while Luca Lunetta finished ninth, penalised and the best of the Italians, ahead of his teammate Filippo Farioli. Eleventh, and scoring points for the second time this season, was David Almansa, followed by Jacob Roulstone. The points positions were completed by Adrián Fernández, also penalised, ahead of Stefano Nepa and Scott Ogden. Below are the race results:
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.