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

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located next to the town of Misano Adriatico (

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) in the

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of Santa Monica-Cella. Originally designed in 1969 as a length of , it hosted its first event in 1972. In 1993, the track length was increased to . As of

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, it began hosting the San Marino and Rimini Coast Grand Prix as part of the

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World Championship. In 2012, the track was renamed to commemorate

Marco Simoncelli Marco Simoncelli (; 20 January 198723 October 2011), nicknamed Sic (), was an Italian professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the MotoGP World Championship for 10 years from 2002 to 2011. He started in the 125cc class before moving up to ...

, a local motorcycle racer who died in

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History

The circuit was designed in 1969; it was built from 1970 and 1972, and inaugurated that year. Its initial length was 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 , 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

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that the defending 500 cc World Champion

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'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

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, in honor of the late Japanese rider, killed during the

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, whose in-season race home was in the Portoverde

of Misano Adriatico. Valentino Rossi leads the group 2014 Misano

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 , track width has been widened to , 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

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During the 2010

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event, Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa was killed after losing control of his bike and being subsequently struck by both

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and

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. 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

, an Italian

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who died during the

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in Sepang a week prior. Simoncelli was born in nearby

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and had lived from childhood in Coriano. On 8 June 2012 the track's new name was confirmed at the San Marino round of the

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Events

; Current * April: CIV Superbike Championship * May:

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''Misano Grand Prix Truck'' * June:

, Italian GT Championship, TCR Italian Series, Italian F4 Championship, Campionato Italiano Auto Storiche * July:

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, GT2 European Series, Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe, CIV Superbike Championship * September:

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'',

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, Porsche Sports Cup Germany * November:

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, Pirelli Grande Finale ; Former *

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(2018–2019) *

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(1999–2000, 2005–2006, 2008) *

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(1973, 1975–1984) *

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(1986, 2000) *

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(1980–1981, 1983) *

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(2018) *

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(1998) *

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(1977–1978, 1980) *

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(2020) * Formula Renault Eurocup (2006) *

** ''

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'' (2020–2021) ** ''

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'' (1980, 1982, 1984, 1989–1991, 1993) * GTR Euroseries (1998) *

Sidecar World Championship FIM Sidecar World Championship is the international sidecar racing championship. It is the only remaining original FIM road racing championship class that started in 1949. It was formerly named Superside when the sidecars moved from being part o ...

(1990–1991, 1999–2003) *

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(1999) *

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(2016) * W Series (2019) *

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(1978)

Lap records

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

References

External links

Official Homepage in English
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