The Italian destroyed the lap record on Saturday morning and will start from pole position alongside Martin and Bastianini

MotoGP: "Pecco and Jorge seem to be doing better than me with so much grip, but I don't know if it depends on the GP24. They set the bar very high and the war between them is not good for me, because it raises the bar even higher.

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia set a second successive Misano MotoGP pole at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after beating Jorge Martin with a new lap record, while Marc Marquez crashed. Bagnaia and Martin traded lap records in the Q2 session at Misano on Saturday morning, but it was the world champion who prevailed with a 1m30.031s.

Michelin will not introduce its new MotoGP front tyre until 2026, a year behind its original intention, the French company confirmed on Friday. There is a widespread acknowledgement that the current front profile needs to be revised in order to deal with the greater forces being placed on it in MotoGP’s new aerodynamic age.

Francesco Bagnaia topped MotoGP World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Misano World Circuit - Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino.

Alex Marquez was sixth on the sister Gresini Ducati, with Acosta heading the KTM charge in seventh from Binder, while Quartararo on the Yamaha and Miller on the second of the factory team-run KTMs rounding out the top 10. Marini was the best of the Hondas in 17th, while Yamaha’s Alex Rins completed the least amount of laps of anyone with four.

Italy's double MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia will start Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Misano in pole position after the Ducati factory team rider clocked the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday.

Francesco Bagnaia claimed pole position at the Emilia-Romagna MotoGP on Saturday, giving himself a chance to further chop Jorge Martin's slim lead in the riders' championship.

Live text coverage of qualifying and the sprint for the 2024 MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Pedro Acosta has just taken over top spot with a 1m31.451s, and is running the 'Batman' wings on the rear of his KTM.