If we consider the motorcycle Grand Prix racing competition events in every calendar year, Italian MotoGP which is officially known as Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley is standing in the 6th position. It generally takes place at the end of May every year. Now, a new season of Italian MotoGP has come into sight. However, Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley was one of the original rounds of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar. Here we are talking about the upcoming Italian MotoGP schedule along with its circuit details and past winners history.
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# Italian MotoGP Circuit Details:
- Competition Name – Gran Premio d’Italia TIM
- Circuit – Mugello Circuit
- Location – Mugello, Tuscany, Italy
- Capacity – 50,000
- Longest Straight – 1141 m.
- Length – 3.259 mi/5.245 km
- Width – 14 m.
- Total Distance – 75.0 miles/ 120.6 km
- Circuit Record – 1’47.639
- Turns – 15
- Left – 6
- Right – 9
- Race Duration – Three Days
- Surface – Asphalt/Concrete
- Date – 28th May to 30th May 2021
- Day – Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Most Wins (Rider) – Giacomo Agostini (13)
- Most Wins (Team) – Honda (48)
- Record Holder – Marc Marquez (Spain)
- Year – 2013
# 1st Day – Practice Schedule (28th May 2021 – Friday):
| S/N | Session | Time | Category |
| 1. | Free Practice 1 | 13:00 – 13:40 | Moto3 |
| 2. | Free Practice 1 | 13:55 – 14:40 | MotoGP |
| 3. | Free Practice 1 | 14:55 – 15:35 | Moto2 |
| 4. | Free Practice 2 | 17:15 – 17:55 | Moto3 |
| 5. | Free Practice 2 | 18:10 – 18:55 | MotoGP |
| 6. | Free Practice 2 | 19:10 – 19:50 | Moto2 |
# 2nd Day – Qualifying Schedule (29th May 2021 – Saturday):
| S/N | Session | Time | Category |
| 1. | Free Practice 3 | 13:00 – 13:40 | Moto3 |
| 2. | Free Practice 3 | 13:55 – 14:40 | MotoGP |
| 3. | Free Practice 3 | 14:55 – 15:35 | Moto2 |
| 4. | Qualifying Nr 1 | 16:35 – 16:50 | Moto3 |
| 5. | Qualifying Nr 1 | 17:00 – 17:15 | Moto3 |
| 6. | Free Practice Nr 4 | 17:30 – 18:00 | MotoGP |
| 7. | Qualifying Nr 1 | 18:10 – 18:25 | MotoGP |
| 8. | Qualifying Nr 2 | 18:35 – 18:50 | MotoGP |
| 9. | Qualifying Nr 1 | 19:10 – 19:35 | Moto2 |
| 10. | Qualifying Nr 2 | 19:35 – 19:50 | Moto2 |
| 11. | MotoGP | 21:00 – 21:45 | Press Conference |
# 3rd Day – Race Schedule (30th May, 2021 – Sunday):
| S/N | Session | Time | Category |
| 1. | Warm-Up | 12:40 – 13:00 | Moto3 |
| 2. | Warm-Up | 13:10 – 13:30 | Moto2 |
| 3. | Warm-Up | 13:40 – 14:00 | MotoGP |
| 4. | Race | 15:00 | Moto3 |
| 5. | Race | 16:20 | Moto2 |
| 6. | Race | 18:00 | MotoGP |
| 7. | After The Flag | 19:10 – 19:45 | MotoGP |
| 8. | Race Press Conference | 19:45 – 20:30 | MotoGP |
# Italian MotoGP Winners List (Last 20 Years):
| S/N | MotoGP | Year | Moto2 | Moto3 |
| 1. | Alex Barros | 2001 | Tetsuya Harada | Noboru Ueda |
| 2. | Valentino Rossi | 2002 | Marco Melandri | Manuel Poggiali |
| 3. | Valentino Rossi | 2003 | Manuel Poggiali | Lucio Cecchinello |
| 4. | Valentino Rossi | 2004 | Sebastian Porto | Roberto Locatelli |
| 5. | Valentino Rossi | 2005 | Daniel Pedrosa | Gabor Talmacsi |
| 6. | Valentino Rossi | 2006 | Jorge Lorenzo | Mattia Pasini |
| 7. | Valentino Rossi | 2007 | Alvaro Bautista | Hector Faubel |
| 8. | Valentino Rossi | 2008 | Marco Simoncelli | Simone Corsi |
| 9. | Casey Stoner | 2009 | Mattia Pasini | Bradley Smith |
| 10. | Dani Pedrosa | 2010 | Andrea Iannone | Marc Marquez |
| 11. | Jorge Lorenzo | 2011 | Marc Marquez | Nicolas Terol |
| 12. | Jorge Lorenzo | 2012 | Andrea Iannone | Maverick Vinales |
| 13. | Jorge Lorenzo | 2013 | Scott Redding | Luis Salom |
| 14. | Marc Marquez | 2014 | Esteve Rabat | Romano Fenati |
| 15. | Jorge Lorenzo | 2015 | Esteve Rabat | Miguel Oliveira |
| 16. | Jorge Lorenzo | 2016 | Johann Zarco | Brad Binder |
| 17. | Andrea Dovizioso | 2017 | Mattia Pasini | Andrea Migno |
| 18. | Jorge Lorenzo | 2018 | Miguel Oliveira | Jorge Martin |
| 19. | Danilo Petrucci | 2019 | Alex Marquez | Tony Arbolino |
| 20. | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns | 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns |
Considering the above-indexed or analyzing the past winners status of the Italian MotoGP, Giacomo Agostini was the Italian rider and considered as the most successful MotoGP rider here. But he rode only 500cc and 350cc bikes. Now, in the modern days, another Italian rider Valentino Rossi is recognized as the most successful rider with the highest 9 titles so far.
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