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Episode 60 of the Paddock Pass Podcast sees David Emmett and Neil Morrison on the mics, as they cover both the San Marino GP at Misano.

Despite the absence of Valentino Rossi, who injured himself just before the race weekend, the coastal race was a busy one, as MotoGP once again saw a new championship leader emerge from Sunday’s results, Marc Marquez.

Further back in the finishing order showed some big changes for the championship title as well, with Dovizioso settling for third, Viñales getting fourth, and Pedrosa struggling just to finish a lap with his ever-cold tires.

Analyzing what this all means for the end of the season, Neil and David provide some great insights, and also discuss what is going on in the Moto2 and Moto3 categories.

After a quick talk about Moto2 and Moto3, the conversation turns to the big winners and losers of the last two rounds. It’s another great show from the Paddock Pass crew, and you won’t want to miss it.

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MotoGP Race Results from the San Marino GP at Misano, Italy: Pos. Rider Team Bike KM/H Diff. 1 Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team Honda 140.0 50'41.565 2 Danilo PETRUCCI OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 139.9 +1.192 3 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati Team Ducati 139.5 +11.706 4 Maverick VIÑALES Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 139.2 +16.559 5 Michele PIRRO

What happened when Valentino Rossi crashed? How serious is his injury? When will he be back? Who will replace Rossi, if he doesn’t return at Aragon? And what does Yamaha think of Rossi’s training methods? Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis spoke to a small group of journalists at Misano on Saturday morning, to answer these questions and much more. Jarvis knew about the accident very shortly after it had happened. “I knew before he got to the hospital,” Jarvis told us. “Albi [Tebaldi] called Maio Meregalli as soon as he got the news that Vale was on the way to the hospital. Maio called me straight away.” The good news was that Rossi’s injury was not as bad as the last time he broke his leg, at Mugello in 2010. “It’s much less serious,” Jarvis told us, “but probably just as irritating.

MotoGP Qualifying Results from the San Marino GP at Misano, Italy: Q2 Results Pos. Rider Team Bike KM/H Time Diff. 1 Maverick VIÑALES Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 294.3 1'32.439 - 2 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati Team Ducati 296.0 1'32.601 0.162 3 Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team Honda 292.2 1'32.636 0.197 4 Cal CRUTCHLOW LCR Honda Honda