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Fabio Quartararo says a late switch to a soft front tyre during his final qualifying run didn’t pay off as he had to settle for third place ahead of the San Marino MotoGP.

Pol Espargaro admits he didn’t feel his qualifying lap to take second place for the San Marino MotoGP had been possible but poured credit on both his Red Bull KTM crew and his rival front-row starters.

Maverick Vinales says key changes to his riding style along with Monster Yamaha’s grip fixes were vital for his charge to a first pole position since the 2019 opening round.

Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez have both been summoned to a MotoGP Stewards’ hearing at Misano after the pair’s incident in Q2.

Vinales takes pole position from the KTM of Espargaro for the San Marino MotoGP at Misano. Espargaro followed Quartararo - who went on to claim the final front row place - to set his best time, which is the best qualifying performance by a KTM in MotoGP.

Full San Marino MotoGP qualifying results at Misano

Quartararo returns to the top during Free Practice 3 for the San Marino MotoGP, at Misano. The top ten riders after FP3 (combined times) receive direct access to the second and final part of qualifying.

Full San Marino MotoGP FP3 results at Misano

Maverick Viñales admitted to feeling mild surprise at his speed on Friday at Misano, a day that saw Yamaha show competitively on a hot, slick track, conditions that have been his M1’s Achilles Heel in 2019.

Valentino Rossi made a good start to his home Misano MotoGP round, taking the latest M1 parts to fourth (+0.695s) on the Friday practice timesheets.

Fastest on both days of the recent Misano test, Fabio Quartararo carried that form into the MotoGP event, with first and second places on the free practice timesheets.

Full MotoGP FP2 times at Misano

Vinales on top during Free Practice 2 for the San Marino MotoGP at Misano. Zarco has a three-place grid penalty for his collision with Oliveira at Silverstone. Oliveira has a shoulder tendon injury from the incident.

Quartararo carries his test form into the Misano race weekend by being fastest during Free Practice 1 for the San Marino MotoGP. Iannone, Rabat and Miller fell during the session.

Full Misano MotoGP FP1 results

Valentino Rossi doesn’t expect Yamaha’s new testing parts to provide instant performance jumps for the rest of the season or going into 2020 but feels the Japanese manufacturer is heading “in a good way”.

Marc Marquez says despite the frustration at losing two races in final-corner fights he knows he doesn’t need to take drastic action given his healthy MotoGP world championship lead.

With a maximum of 175 points left to fight for this season, very few predictions at the start of the 2019 MotoGP campaign would have said the riders’ title fight would be all-but finished heading to Misano but it now needs a monumental turnaround to stop Marc Marquez.

A 'dream came true' for Valentino Rossi on Tuesday when the local legend got to ride a YZR-M1 on public roads from his Motor Ranch in Tavullia to the Misano circuit, venue for this weekend's San Marino MotoGP.

Valentino Rossi’s homecoming to Misano for this weekend’s San Marino MotoGP brings him full circle having first competed on two wheels at the iconic circuit during his junior career.

Maverick Vinales says his goal for the remainder of the 2019 MotoGP world championship is to remain the top Yamaha rider in the standings as he continues to push himself both on and off track.

- Yamaha team manager Massimo Meregalli details the developments trialled by Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales on the M1 2020 prototype and accepts the improvements next season will have a key bearing on Rossi’s decision to continue beyond next year.

Star rookie Fabio Quartararo is the rider 'most likely' to challenge Marc Marquez's MotoGP supremacy. That's the opinion of Herve Poncharal, who feels the 20-year-old has already shown he'll go on to become the reigning five-time champion's strongest rival.

MotoGP riders Franco Morbidelli and Hafizh Syahrin will join World Superbike star Michael van der Mark in the home Sepang Racing Team squad for December's inaugural 8 Hours race at the Malaysian circuit.