# Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli

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 Misano) 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.
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.
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. 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. Simoncelli was born in nearby Cattolica 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 Superbike World Championship.

## Layout history

* Grand Prix Circuit (1972–1992)
* Grand Prix Circuit (1993–2006)
* Grand Prix Circuit (2007)
* Grand Prix Circuit (2008–present)
* Formula E Circuit (2024)

## Events
### Current

* April: Ferrari Challenge Europe, CIV Superbike Championship [it]
* May: European Truck Racing Championship Misano Grand Prix Truck, 24H Series Michelin 12H Misano, Formula Regional European Championship, Italian GT Championship, TCR Italian Series, Italian F4 Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup Italia [it]
* June: Superbike World Championship, TCR Europe Touring Car Series, Supersport World Championship, Supersport 300 World Championship
* July: GT World Challenge Europe, GT2 European Series, GT4 European Series, Renault Clio Cup Europe, Porsche Carrera Cup France, CIV Superbike Championship [it] Racing Night
* September: Grand Prix motorcycle racing San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Grand Prix motorcycle racing, MotoE World Championship Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera eRace, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, FIM JuniorGP World Championship, FIM Moto2 European Championship
* October: TCR Italian Series, Italian F4 Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup Italia [it], F2000 Italian Formula Trophy, ACI Historic Racing Weekend Misano
* November: Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals, Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe, TCR European Endurance Touring Car Series

### Former

* 3000 Pro Series (2005)
* BOSS GP (2021–2024)
* Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2018–2019)
* Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (1995, 1997, 2006)
* Eurocup Mégane Trophy (2006)
* Euroseries 3000 (1999–2000, 2005–2006, 2008)
* European Formula Two Championship (1973, 1975–1984)
* European Touring Car Championship (1986, 2000)
* Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali (2002, 2021)
* FIA European Formula 3 Championship (1980–1981, 1983)
* FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2018)
* Formula E
** Misano ePrix (2024)
* FIA Sportscar Championship (1998)
* FIM Endurance World Championship (1977–1978, 1980)
* FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship (2024)
* Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2013, 2015)
* Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2006)
* French F4 Championship (2023)
* Grand Prix motorcycle racing
** Emilia Romagna motorcycle Grand Prix (2020–2021, 2024)
** Italian motorcycle Grand Prix (1980, 1982, 1984, 1989–1991, 1993)
* GTR Euroseries (1998)
* International GTSprint Series (2011)
* Italian Formula Renault Championship (2000–2009)
* Italian Formula Three Championship (1972–1973, 1978–2012)
* McLaren Trophy Europe (2024)
* Porsche Carrera Cup Germany (1999)
* Porsche Sports Cup Deutschland [de] (2005, 2022–2023)
* Sidecar World Championship (1990–1991, 1999–2003)
* Super Tourenwagen Cup (1999)
* Superstars Series (2004–2008, 2011)
* Ultimate Cup Series (2022)
* W Series (2019)
* World Sportscar Championship (1978)

## Lap records

As of November 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
| Grand Prix Circuit: 4.226 km (2008–present) |||||
| BOSS GP/Formula Renault 3.5 | 1:20.042 | Haralds Slegelmilhs | Dallara T12 | 2024 Misano BOSS GP round |
| BOSS GP/GP2 | 1:24.105 | Juju Noda | Dallara GP2/11 | 2024 Misano BOSS GP round |
| F3000 | 1:25.380 | Clivio Piccione | Lola B02/50 | 2008 Misano Euroseries 3000 round |
| Class 1 Touring Cars | 1:27.291 | Robin Frijns | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM 2019 | 2019 Misano DTM round |
| Formula 3 | 1:28.279 | Enaam Ahmed | Dallara F315 | 2018 Misano F3 European Championship round |
| DTM | 1:30.288 | Augusto Farfus | BMW M4 DTM | 2018 Misano DTM round |
| Formula Regional | 1:30.373 | Arthur Leclerc | Tatuus F3 T-318 | 2020 Misano FREC round |
| MotoGP | 1:30.877 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Desmosedici GP24 | 2024 Emilia Romagna motorcycle Grand Prix |
| LMP3 | 1:31.159 | Lucca Allen | Ligier JS P320 | 2022 Misano Ultimate Cup round |
| GT3 | 1:31.939 | Raffaele Marciello | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2022 Misano GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup round |
| World SBK | 1:32.687 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | BMW M1000RR | 2024 Misano World SBK round |
| Formula Renault 2.0 | 1:32.765 | Jake Hughes | Tatuus FR2.0/13 | 2015 Misano Formula Renault 2.0 Alps round |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo | 1:33.265 | Loris Spinelli | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 | 2022 Misano Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe round |
| Formula 4 | 1:34.368 | Sebastián Montoya | Tatuus F4-T014 | 2021 Misano Italian F4 round |
| SRO GT2 | 1:34.906 | Pierre Kaffer | Audi R8 LMS GT2 | 2024 Misano GT2 European Series round |
| Ferrari Challenge | 1:35.394 | Eliseo Donno | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | 2023 Misano Ferrari Challenge Europe round |
| Moto2 | 1:35.468 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex Moto2 | 2024 Emilia Romagna motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Porsche Carrera Cup | 1:35.841 | Larry ten Voorde | Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup | 2024 Misano Porsche Carrera Cup Italia round |
| World SSP | 1:37.114 | Adrián Huertas | Ducati Panigale V2 | 2024 Misano World SSP round |
| GT2 | 1:37.195 | Emanuele Moncini | Ferrari F430 GTC | 2010 Misano Italian GT round |
| 250cc | 1:38.909 | Marco Simoncelli | Gilera RSA 250 | 2008 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix |
| MotoE | 1:39.862 | Matteo Ferrari | Ducati MotoE | 2024 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Moto3 | 1:40.629 | Collin Veijer | Husqvarna FR250GP | 2024 Emilia Romagna motorcycle Grand Prix |
| GT4 | 1:40.909 | Lluc Ibáñez | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 2024 Misano GT4 European Series round |
| TCR Touring Car | 1:41.804 | Park Jun-ui | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 2024 Misano TCR Italy round |
| 125cc | 1:43.195 | Marc Márquez | Derbi RSA 125 | 2010 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix |
| World WCR | 1:47.961 | Beatriz Neila Santos | Yamaha YZF-R7 | 2024 Misano World WCR round |
| Supersport 300 | 1:48.749 | Mirko Gennai [it] | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | 2024 Misano Supersport 300 round |
| Renault Clio Cup | 1.52.080 | Cristian Ricciarini | Renault Clio R.S. IV | 2020 Misano Renault Clio Cup Italy round |
| Truck racing | 2:04.566 | Jochen Hahn | MAN TGS | 2019 Misano ETRC round |
| Formula E Circuit: 3.381 km (2024) |||||
| Formula E | 1:18.682 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche 99X Electric | 2024 Misano ePrix |
| Short Truck Circuit: 4.048 km (2008–present) |||||
| Truck racing | 2:01.993 | Norbert Kiss | MAN TGS | 2024 Misano ETRC round |
| Grand Prix Circuit: 4.180 km (2007) |||||
| Formula 3 | 1:32.196 | Pablo Sánchez | Dallara F304 | 2007 Misano Italian F3 round |
| MotoGP | 1:34.649 | Casey Stoner | Ducati Desmosedici GP7 | 2007 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Formula Renault 2.0 | 1:35.942 | Brendon Hartley | Tatuus FR2000 | 2007 Misano Formula Renault 2.0 Italia round |
| World SBK | 1:36.022 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati 999 F07 | 2007 Misano World SBK round |
| 250cc | 1:38.074 | Hiroshi Aoyama | KTM 250 FRR | 2007 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix |
| GT2 | 1:38.475 | Stefano Livio [pl] | Ferrari F430 GTC | 2007 Misano Italian GT round |
| World SSP | 1:39.109 | Anthony West | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2007 Misano World SSP round |
| GT3 | 1:39.301 | Giacomo Piccini | Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 | 2007 Misano Italian GT round |
| Porsche Carrera Cup | 1:39.548 | Stefano Comandini | Porsche 911 (997 I) GT3 Cup | 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia round |
| Ferrari Challenge | 1:40.378 | Nicola Cadei | Ferrari F430 Challenge | 2007 Misano Ferrari Challenge Italia round |
| 125cc | 1:42.811 | Mattia Pasini | Aprilia RSA 125 | 2007 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Short Truck Circuit: 4.000 km (2007) |||||
| Truck racing | 2:01.710 | Markus Bösiger [fr] | Freightliner | 2007 Misano European Truck Racing Championship round |
| Grand Prix Circuit: 4.060 km (1993–2006) |||||
| F3000 | 1:22.185 | Giacomo Ricci | Lola B02/50 | 2006 Misano Euroseries 3000 round |
| WSC | 1:25.709 | Didier de Radiguès | Riley & Scott Mk III | 1998 Misano International Sports Racing Series round |
| Formula 3 | 1:26.087 | Álvaro Parente | Dallara F303 | 2003 Misano Italian F3 round |
| GT1 (GTS) | 1:28.565 | Miguel Ramos | Maserati MC12 GT1 | 2006 Misano Italian GT round |
| Formula Renault 2.0 | 1:29.833 | Davide Valsecchi | Tatuus FR2000 | 2005 Misano Formula Renault 2.0 Italia round |
| GT2 | 1:33.207 | Matteo Bobbi | Ferrari F430 GTC | 2006 Misano Italian GT round |
| Super Touring | 1:34.179 | 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 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati 998 F02 | 2002 Misano World SBK round |
| 250cc | 1:35.782 | Tetsuya Harada | Yamaha TZ250M | 1993 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Porsche Carrera Cup | 1:36.139 | Monforte Maurizio | Porsche 911 (996) GT3 Cup | 2006 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Italia round |
| Eurocup Mégane Trophy | 1:36.165 | Jaap van Lagen | Renault Mégane Renault Sport | 2006 Misano Eurocup Mégane Trophy round |
| Ferrari Challenge | 1:36.511 | Vito Postiglione | Ferrari F430 Challenge | 2006 Misano Ferrari Challenge Italia round |
| GT3 | 1:37.057 | Luca Polato | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | 2006 Misano Italian GT round |
| GT1 | 1:37.449 | 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 |
| GT2 (GT1) | 1:38.235 | Renato Mastropietro | Porsche 911 GT2 | 2000 Misano Italian GT round |
| Truck racing | 1:40.327 | Antonio Albacete | MAN TGA | 2006 Misano European Truck Racing Championship round |
| 125cc | 1:41.088 | Dirk Raudies | Honda RS125R | 1993 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Group 2 | 1:43.230 | Peter Mücke [de] | Ford Capri RS | 2006 Misano FIA GTC round (TC '76) |
| Renault Clio Cup | 1:47.185 | Massimiliano Pedalà | Renault Clio RS | 2006 Misano Renault Clio Cup Italia round |
| Grand Prix Circuit: 3.488 km (1972–1992) |||||
| Formula 2 | 1:08.500 | Roberto Moreno | Ralt RH6/84 | 1984 Gran Premio dell'Adriatico |
| Formula 3 | 1:13.241 | Marcello Ventre | Ralt RT35 | 1991 Misano Italian F3 round |
| Group 7 | 1:13.600 | 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 | 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 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 GTA | 1992 Misano Italian Superturismo round |
| Group 5 | 1:18.300 | Toine Hezemans | Porsche 935/77A | 1978 Misano 6 Hours |
| World SBK | 1:18.611 | Rob Phillis | Kawasaki ZXR-750 | 1991 Misano World SBK round |
| Group B | 1:23.157 | 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 | 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 |

## Fatalities

* Shoya Tomizawa – 2010 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix