The Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli will continue to host the San Marino MotoGP round through to the end of 2021, it has been confirmed.  The Rimini circuit has hosted grand prix racing since 1980, with the circuit run anti-clockwise until it was struck from the calendar following the crash that left triple 500cc world champion Wayne Rainey paralysed in 1993.  Misano returned to the MotoGP schedule in 2007, on a revised circuit and run in the opposite direction.  The circuit had a deal in place to host a MotoGP race until 2020, but this has been extended on the eve of this year's event by a year to coincide with the 25th grand prix at the track. ...
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