Riders' entries In the MotoGP class,
Marc Márquez returns to the track with the
Honda of the
Repsol Honda Team, who had stopped after the
Italian Grand Prix and had undergone a fourth surgery on his right humerus and was replaced by
Stefan Bradl.
Cal Crutchlow,
Yamaha test rider, replaces
Andrea Dovizioso in the
WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team starting from this race, which has decided to retire from his racing career.
Joan Mir returned to
Suzuki after missing the
Misano race due to an ankle injury sustained in the
Austrian Grand Prix and replaced by
Kazuki Watanabe. In the Moto2 class, the Japanese Taiga Hada continues to replace
Gabriel Rodrigo in the
Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team, and the Australian Senna Agius continues to replace
Sam Lowes in the
Elf Marc VDS Racing Team. In the Moto3 class, in addition to the confirmation of Nicola Carraro as a replacement for Matteo Bertelle on the KTM of the
QJmotor Avintia Racing Team, there are two wildcards to report:
María Herrera (who raced in the
2022 MotoE World Cup) with the
KTM of the Angeluss MTA Team: the Spaniard returns to racing in the category five years after the last race, the
2017 Valencian Community Grand Prix; the Italian Alessandro Morosi rides with the
KTM of the MT Helmets - MSI team.
MotoGP Championship standings before the race The fourth consecutive success obtained at
Misano (the sixth of the season) allows
Francesco Bagnaia to overtake
Aleix Espargaró in second place in the riders' classification (181 vs. 178 points) and to further reduce the delay from the leader
Fabio Quartararo (211 points). Fourth is
Enea Bastianini with 138 points, who overtakes
Johann Zarco (125 points) and
Jack Miller (123 points). In the constructors' classification,
Ducati leads widely with 321 points, 110 points ahead of
Yamaha; followed by
Aprilia (201 points),
KTM (148 points),
Suzuki (127 points) and
Honda (96 points). In the team standings,
Ducati Lenovo Team is first with 304 points, plus 25 on
Aprilia Racing, plus 67 on
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP, plus 85 on
Prima Pramac Racing and plus 99 on
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.
Moto2 Championship standings before the race Augusto Fernández returns to the top of the riders' standings with 198 points, overtaking
Ai Ogura by four points.
Arón Canet overtakes
Celestino Vietti by one point in third place (157 vs 156 points); fifth is
Tony Arbolino with 117 points. In the constructors' standings,
Kalex, arithmetically champion (345 points), is no longer at full points thanks to the victory of
Alonso López in the
previous race with
Boscoscuro (111 points), who returned to win four years after his last victory with
Fabio Quartararo in the
2018 Italian Grand Prix, when it was called Speed Up.
MV Agusta closes the standings, stopping at 5 points. In the team standings,
Red Bull KTM Ajo overtakes Idemitsu Honda Team Asia in first place (296 vs 294 points). Third is
Flexbox HP40 with 232 points, followed by
GasGas Aspar Team and
Elf Marc VDS Racing Team who have 173 and 168 points respectively.
Moto3 Championship standings before the race Izan Guevara overtakes his teammate
Sergio García at the top of the riders' standings: the first has 204 points, with an advantage of 11 points over the latter.
Dennis Foggia, winner in
Misano, confirms himself third at 35 points behind Guevara;
Jaume Masià and
Deniz Öncü are fourth and fifth with 147 and 140 points respectively. The constructors' classification reads:
Gas Gas 262 points,
Honda 251 points,
KTM 230 points,
Husqvarna 174 points, CFMoto 103 points. In the team classification,
Gaviota GasGas Aspar Team leads widely with 397 points, plus 104 on
Leopard Racing; third is
Red Bull KTM Ajo with 214 points, followed by Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max with 185 points and
Red Bull KTM Tech3 with 169 points. == Free practice ==