Mugello MotoGP

Bradley Smith could call time on his racing career at the end of this season. The Englishman will leave the factory KTM team after November's Valencia finale and, if an alternative MotoGP seat does not become available, is prepared to 'close the chapter and step away.'

Andrea Dovizioso says he's “on top” with his race pace but won’t change his approach to the Italian MotoGP despite the championship deficit to leader Marc Marquez.

After dominating the unofficial timesheets during a recent private MotoGP test at Mugello, Marc Marquez began the Italian Grand Prix weekend as the rider to beat.

Maverick Vinales says a dashboard message sent by his Movistar Yamaha squad alerted him to Tito Rabat taking a tow off him as he edged through the first qualifying session to set-up his front row charge.

Jorge Lorenzo’s future at Ducati may look uncertain at best but the Spanish rider says he’s discovered new confidence with his GP18 thanks to fuel tank modifications that have been introduced at Mugello.

Rossi takes a home pole position for the Italian MotoGP at Mugello with a new lap record. Lorenzo and Vinales to complete Sunday's fornt row.

Marc Marquez currently has his hands full trying to extend his MotoGP win streak to four-in-a-row in Sunday's Italian MotoGP. But shortly afterwards he and Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa will head to the Red Bull Ring in Austria to drive an F1 car.

Qualifying results from the 2018 Italian Moto2 Grand Prix, round 6 of 19.

Mattia Pasini has taken pole slot with an early fast lap ahead of the Moto2 Italian Grand Prix at Mugello

Full MotoGP qualifying results from Mugello Valentino Rossi has claimed his first MotoGP pole position since 2016 after edging out Jorge Lorenzo at Mugello ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.

The top two riders in Q1 - Miller and Vinales - now progress to the Q2 pole position shootout, where they will join the ten fastest riders after third practice. The others will start, in the following order, from 13th on the grid onwards.

Jorge Martin dominated qualifying again to take pole position for the Moto3 Italian Grand Prix in Mugello

Iannone fastest during an incident-packed FP4 at the Italian MotoGP.

Qualifying results from the 2018 Italian Moto3 Grand Prix, round 6 of 19.

Free Practice (3) results from the Italian Moto2 Grand Prix, round 6 of 19.

Valentino Rossi chooses a mix of his traditional sun-and-moon helmet design, but in patriotic Italian colours for his home 2018 Mugello MotoGP round (see below)...

Marquez quickest with a new lap record during Saturday's morning's FP3 session at Mugello. Pirro absent after Friday's huge accident. Vinales, Miller, Pedrosa among those heading to Qualifying 1.

After a surprise opening day sweep by Suzuki's Andrea Iannone, Marc Marquez delivered the pace threatened ever since private testing at Mugello in the form of a new lap record in FP3 for the Italian MotoGP.

Free Practice (3) results from the Italian Moto3 Grand Prix, round 6 of 19.

Maverick Vinales says Movistar Yamaha’s wholesale changes to his YZR-M1 has restored his confidence to attack after ending Friday practice at Mugello second quickest.

Andrea Dovizioso set a new MotoGP top speed record of 356.4km/h (221.5mph) during Friday afternoon practice for the Italian Grand Prix. That beat the previous record of 354.9 by former Ducati team-mate Andrea Iannone in the 2016 Mugello race.

Marc Marquez fears Michelin’s front tyre compounds could put his Repsol Honda squad at a disadvantage struggling with stability at Mugello.

Jorge Lorenzo has passed on his best wishes to Ducati test rider Michele Pirro who sustained a heavy fall in the second free practice session at Mugello which he says “was very frightening” to see.

Valentino Rossi says he has positive feelings with his Movistar Yamaha and is confident of being competitive at his home MotoGP race at Mugello as the factory squad chips into its ongoing issues.