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The top three through practice on race pace are now top three in this race as we start lap two.
Espargaro is coming under threat from Rins and Rossi in fifth.
Marquez on the move. He's up to third ahead of Morbidelli at Turn 8.
Dovizioso almost wiped out Rossi at Turn 4. That was tight.
Good start by Vinales, he leads from Quartararo and Morbidelli, while Marquez is up to fourth ahead of Espargaro.
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The San Marino Grand Prix is GO!
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Honda team boss Alberto Puig: "I think the Yamahas will be fast".
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We are one rider down for this race. Aprilia's Andrea Iannone hurt his left shoulder in a crash during practice, and was declared unfit to carry on.
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Warm-up lap is underway.
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Medium/Medium for the second and third rows. Zarco has opted for a soft front tyre. Lorenzo on soft/soft.
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Medium/Medium combination for the front row.
Marquez comes into this race 78 points clear of nearest rival Andrea Dovizioso. The Ducati rider starts alongside him in sixth, but doesn't look like he'll be able to mount much of a challenge against Marquez today.
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Starting slap bang in the middle of the front row for the first time on a KTM is Pol Espargaro. He praised "new ideas" from the Austrian manufacturer for putting him into that "unbelievable" position. 
Vinales is gunning for his second win of the season, but history is not on his side. No rider has won from pole at Misano since Dani Pedrosa in 2010.
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While Rossi believes Marquez knew he would ruin Rossi's lap 
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All the talk after qualifying on Saturday was of course the on-track spat between Marc Marquez and home hero Valentino Rossi: 
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So, here is the grid for today's 27-lap race.
Row 1 - Vinales P.Espargaro Quartararo
Row 2 - Morbidelli Marquez Dovizioso
Row 3 - Rossi Rins Mir
Row 4 - Nakagami Zarco Pirro
Row 5 - Bagnaia Crutchlow A.Espargaro
Row 6 - Miller Petrucci Lorenzo
Row 7 - Oliveira Syahrin Abraham
Row 8 - Rabat
Zarco qualified eighth, but has to serve a three-place grid drop for his collision with Tech3's Oliveira at the British Grand Prix.
Row 1 - Vinales P.Espargaro Quartararo
Row 2 - Morbidelli Marquez Dovizioso
Row 3 - Rossi Rins Mir
Row 4 - Nakagami Zarco Pirro
Row 5 - Bagnaia Crutchlow A.Espargaro
Row 6 - Miller Petrucci Lorenzo
Row 7 - Oliveira Syahrin Abraham
Row 8 - Rabat
Zarco qualified eighth, but has to serve a three-place grid drop for his collision with Tech3's Oliveira at the British Grand Prix.
Before we get into the build up to the race, we've had two thrilling grands prix in Moto3 and Moto2.
Tatsuki Suzuki took an emotional win for the Simoncelli team in Moto3 at the circuit's namesake, while in Moto2 Augusto Fernandez beat Fabio Di Giannantonio with a somewhat controversial last-lap move - which has been placed under investigation by Race Direction.
Tatsuki Suzuki took an emotional win for the Simoncelli team in Moto3 at the circuit's namesake, while in Moto2 Augusto Fernandez beat Fabio Di Giannantonio with a somewhat controversial last-lap move - which has been placed under investigation by Race Direction.
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Good afternoon and welcome to our live text coverage of the 2019 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix.
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