Misano MotoGP

Scott Redding hopes to have a decision on his future within the next week while his options narrow following Aprilia’s appointment of Bradley Smith as its test rider for next season.

Free Practice (2) results from the San Marino Moto2 Grand Prix, round 13 of 19.

Ducati team-mates Dovizioso and Lorenzo lead friday practice at the San Marino MotoGP, Marquez and Rossi break into the overall top ten after being outside after FP1.

Full MotoGP FP2 results from Misano

Free Practice (2) results from the San Marino Moto3 Grand Prix, round 13 of 19.

Dovizioso fastest during FP1 for the San Marino MotoGP, as Marquez and Rossi are left outside the top ten after opting not to run a soft rear tyre and must now hope that the rain showers stay away.

UPDATE: Rossi later told  Italian media :

Free Practice (1) results from the San Marino Moto2 Grand Prix, round 13 of 19.

Full MotoGP FP1 results from Misano 

Free Practice (1) results from the San Marino Moto3 Grand Prix, round 13 of 19.

It has been officially confirmed that Bradley Smith will become an Aprilia MotoGP test rider next season.

The MotoGP paddock reconvened at Misano on Thursday with the cancellation of the previous Silverstone race a hot topic, not least in terms of what should happen to avoid a repeat in the future… Does Silverstone need to be resurfaced? Aleix Espargaro: "Definitely."

As reported , Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro will have a new crew chief from this weekend's San Marino MotoGP with Pietro Caprara parachuted in to replace Marcus Eschenbacher.

Pope Francis spoke of the importance of sport in shaping the lives of young people, during MotoGP's private visit to the Vatican on Wednesday.

After missing last year's Misano MotoGP due to a broken leg in a training accident, Valentino Rossi will make a popular racing return in front of his local fans this weekend.

Jack Miller was one of five MotoGP riders given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday. And having met the Prime Minister of Thailand earlier this year, Miller joked he's starting to feel a bit like an Australian diplomat!

Andrea Dovizioso has confessed the cancellation of the British MotoGP round meant a major chance to cut down Marc Marquez’s world championship lead has been missed.

Maverick Vinales was fastest in three of the track sessions leading up to the cancelled Silverstone MotoGP race, where he looked set to battle for what could have been a first MotoGP victory since Le Mans 2017.

Jorge Lorenzo says recent tests at Misano and Aragon put Ducati ‘in good shape’ for the final third of the MotoGP season as he hopes for trouble-free running after the cancellation of the British MotoGP last time out.

Karel Abraham will switch to Reale Avintia Racing on a two-year deal and with contest the 2019 MotoGP world championship on the GP18-specification Ducati.

Tito Rabat’s team-mate Xavier Simeon will compete on his Reale Avintia Ducati GP17 at the Misano round with Christophe Ponsson joining the team for his MotoGP debut.

Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro will have a new crew chief at this weekend's Misano MotoGP round. Pietro Caprara, technical director and crew chief at the Sky VR46 team before joining Aprilia, is to take over from Marcus Eschenbacher for the remainder of the season.

The cancellation of Silverstone means MotoGP champion Marc Marquez holds an unchanged 59-point advantage over Valentino Rossi heading into this weekend's Misano round.

MotoGP has released its provisional 2019 calendar, which confirms that - with both Finland and now Mexico pushed back until at least 2020 - there will be no new events next season.