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MotoGP - San Marino

Location: Misano, Italy (Map this address )
Start: SEP 3, 2011 at 12:00 AM
End: SEP 4, 2011 at 12:00 AM
About: The San Marino Grand Prix takes place this year on 4th September. The name of the race is as many are aware, a misnomer, the race does and has always taken place in Italy, but because there is already an Italian motocycle Grand Prix it was called the San Marino Grand Prix, because of the tracks position near San Marino. The race apeared on the season's schedule in 1981, but has been taken off and re-introduced on a number of occassions. Most recently it was re-introduced for the 2007 season when it was won by Casey Stoner of Ducati. In the three year's since the ever-dominant Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi has riden to victory.

The Misano World Circuit was designed in 1969 and built from 1970, finally being inaugurated in 1972. It was at Misano on September 5, 1993, that the defending World 500cc Grand Prix Motorcycle Champion Wayne Rainey's career ended after he fell and suffered a broken spine. In order to host the World motorcycle championship, the circuit was extensively modified in 2006. The circuit direction was changed to a clockwise direction, the track length was brought to 4.180km, and the track widened to 14 meters.