Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) ahead of Brad Binder (KTM) – together with Quartararo (Yamaha) among the fastest three riders on Saturday morning.

The morning sensation in the Apennines – Pol Espargaró only Honda in Q2

Very few would have bet before Friday that both Suzuki and two KTM would make it straight into the second qualifying. But already on the first day there were some surprises in this direction. Compared to Friday, however, there were further unexpected results on Saturday. With P9 this time, instead of Takaaki, Nakagami Pol Espargaró set the exclamation point at Honda. While Maverick Viñales had to pass Q1 in eleventh place in FP3, Franco Morbidelli managed it directly with a time that was 3 hundredths better than his brand colleague. With 3 Ducati in the first 5, Bagnaia, Miller and Zarco showed an impressively strong performance, which automatically makes them one of the top favourites on the podium. But you shouldn’t write off Fabio Quartararo and his Monster Energy Yamaha team-mate Viñales too early. The KTM and Suzuki are apparently one of the insider tips for on Sunday.

Alex Rins (Suzuki Ecstar) – again best Suzuki in free practice, but also teammate Joan Mir made it straight into Q2. Are the two Suzuki drivers now among the favorites on Sunday?

The ranking list from FP3 with the Q2 fixed candidates

The pilots who have to pass Q1 are listed in italics, with some surprise candidates among them. In addition to the poor performance of three Honda’s, it is also interesting to see how far behind the Tech 3 KTM can be found. After all, Petrux was still the winner of the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello two years ago and can now only be found on P17 on the Oranges. Because KTM always publicly emphasized that everyone received the same material, this result indicates a different situation than publicly asserted.

P, No, Rider, Km/h, Time/Gap
1, 63, Francesco BAGNAIA, 352.9, 1’45.456,
2, 20, Fabio QUARTARARO, 348.3, 1’45.613, 0.157 / 0.157
3, 33, Brad BINDER, 362.4, 1’45.652, 0.196 / 0.039
4, 43, Jack MILLER, 357.6, 1’45.701, 0.245 / 0.049
5, 5, Johann ZARCO, 357.6, 1’45.725, 0.269 / 0.024
6, 42, Alex RINS, 347.2, 1’45.754, 0.298 / 0.029
7, 88, Miguel OLIVEIRA, 357.6, 1’45.791, 0.335 / 0.037
8, 36, Joan MIR, 352.9, 1’45.825, 0.369 / 0.034
9, 44, Pol ESPARGARO, 351.7, 1’45.858, 0.402 / 0.033
10, 21, Franco MORBIDELLI, 340.6, 1’45.865, 0.409 / 0.007
11, 12, Maverick VIÑALES, 345.0, 1’45.895, 0.439 / 0.030
12, 93, Marc MARQUEZ, 348.3, 1’46.013, 0.557 / 0.118
13, 41, Aleix ESPARGARO, 357.6, 1’46.015, 0.559 / 0.002
14, 51, Michele PIRRO, 357.6, 1’46.103, 0.647 / 0.088
15, 30, Takaaki NAKAGAMI, 346.1, 1’46.311, 0.855 / 0.208
16, 10, Luca MARINI, 352.9, 1’46.332, 0.876 / 0.021
17, 9, Danilo PETRUCCI, 352.9, 1’46.355, 0.899 / 0.023
18, 46, Valentino ROSSI, 348.3, 1’46.358, 0.902 / 0.003
19, 32, Lorenzo SAVADORI, 349.5, 1’46.447, 0.991 / 0.089
20, 23, Enea BASTIANINI, 356.4, 1’46.627, 1.171 / 0.180
21, 73, Alex MARQUEZ, 351.7, 1’46.853, 1.397 / 0.226
22, 27, Iker LECUONA, 351.7, 1’47.247, 1.791 / 0.394

Autodromo Internazionale di Mugello

The grandstand and route map of the Autodromo Internazionale di Mugello with the start-finish in the centre of the picture and the only covered grandstand in green, which is why sunscreen is definitely recommended if you want to sit there for hours. Otherwise, burns are inevitable.

World Championship stand in all classes before the 6th round at Mugello

Lorenzo Dalla Porta’s number of points is in red because the Italian’s 5 points with 11th place were withdrawn due to his disqualification due to falling below the minimum total weight by 1 kg in the evening after the race.

Mugello Grand Prix and WorldSBK Estoril schedule

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