Marquez may be hurting his chances in the short term by going beyond the limit in qualifying, but he isn’t concerned by his recent run of crashes

Francesco Bagnaia won an exciting sprint race at the Emilia-Romagna MotoGP on Saturday to cut championship rival Jorge Martin's lead at the top of the riders' standings. He was 23 points behind Martin after crashing out of the Aragon MotoGP but if he wins Sunday's GP he will take the championship lead.

Francesco Bagnaia, reigning MotoGP champion, won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix sprint. Bagnaia capitalized on a mistake by competitor Jorge Martin. Following intense pressure, he secured victory, with Martin and Enea Bastianini finishing second and third respectively.

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 of Team Ducati set a stunning time to claim pole position for the Gran Premio Pramac dell'Emi

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,