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The winners and losers from MotoGP's Italian Grand Prix

Perhaps it is a trifle obvious to call Marc Marquez a winner considering he left the Mugello circuit with all the points on offer over the Italian Grand Prix weekend. However, the fact remains that the Spaniard was expecting far more resistance from his Italian team-mate Francesco Bagnaia.

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Why late podium charge against Francesco Bagnaia gave Fabio Di Giannantonio goosebumps

VR46 Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio said he felt goosebumps as he celebrated third place at his home MotoGP track Mugello at the Italian Grand Prix.

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Why late podium charge against Bagnaia gave Di Giannantonio goosebumps

VR46 Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio said he felt goosebumps as he celebrated third place at his home MotoGP track Mugello at the Italian Grand Prix.

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Quartararo: "A real disaster" for Yamaha following Italian MotoGP

The Yamaha MotoGP yo-yo was again in full swing at Mugello, as Fabio Quartararo leaped to the front in qualifying, despite his crash on Friday, only to fall back down the order in both the sprint and main race at the Italian Grand Prix.

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Fabio Quartararo explains "a real disaster" for Yamaha in Italian MotoGP

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Yamaha's Mugello sprint pace causes concern for MotoGP star Fabio Quartararo

The 2021 MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo has had a pretty poor Italian Grand Prix weekend so far. Going down hard on Friday resulted in a dislocated shoulder and a trip to the hospital while his excellent qualifying performance was rendered irrelevant by an awful race pace.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Marc Marquez recovers from shocking start to take sprint victory

Marc Marquez recovered from a shocking start to take a sprint victory from pole at the Italian Grand Prix to extend his MotoGP championship lead.The factory Ducati rider initially dropped back towards the bottom of the top 10, having reached across his bike to his left handlebar, moments before the…

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MotoGP Italian GP: Marquez continues near-perfect 2025 sprint record with Mugello win

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The Fastest MotoGP Racer Ever Could Now Be Yours

The KTM RC16 MotoGP race bike that set a 227-mile-per-hour top speed record in Mugello back in 2023 is going up for auction. Are you gonna place a bid?

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Ducati’s Limited-Edition Panigale V4 Tricolore Italia Is the Most Italian Thing Ever

Every Ducati is at least a bit special, in my books. But the Tricolores are always particularly special, and this latest 2025 Panigale V4 Tricolore is even more so. This model will pay homage to Ducati's success in Azzurro at Mugello in 2024, which was certainly something pretty special.

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Rins: Leg injury not the reason for poor results

Alex Rins has stressed that his lack of competitiveness at struggling Yamaha has nothing to do with the limp with which he has been walking since his freak accident at Mugello over a year ago.

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Marquez "gave up" and accepted podium defeat in MotoGP Italian GP

Having cleared the factory Ducati of Enea Bastianini on lap 18 of 23 after hounding him for much of the race, Marquez was chasing after Pramac’s Jorge Martin for second as the Mugello race neared its conclusion.

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Martin blames tyre pressure rule for lack of action in Italian MotoGP race

The Mugello race featured a limited number of position changes at the front after the opening lap, as the field circulated in formation behind race leader Francesco Bagnaia on a hot and sunny day in Italy.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia leads factory Ducati 1-2

Bagnaia - who was demoted from second to fifth due to a grid penalty - claimed the lead at Turn 2 on the opening lap and never looked back, taking the chequered flag by 0.8s over team-mate Bastianini, as championship leader Jorge Martin had to settle for third. At the…

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Bagnaia feared Barcelona crash repeat in Mugello MotoGP sprint win

Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia was finally able to end a barren run stretching all the way back to last year’s Austrian Grand Prix by taking the top spot in the half-distance race at Mugello, beating Gresini’s Marc Marquez by over a second.

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Bagnaia penalised for Alex Marquez incident in Mugello MotoGP practice

In the closing stages of second practice at Mugello on Friday afternoon, Gresini’s Alex Marquez was forced to abort a flying lap when he came across a slow Bagnaia on the approach to Turn 12.

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Ducati won't make 2025 factory MotoGP seat decision at Mugello

Over the last few weeks, Ducati management has suggested that it wants to make a decision on who partners Bagnaia in 2025 by the Mugello race.

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Pedrosa gets Jerez MotoGP wildcard for KTM, Espargaro in at Mugello

Pedrosa, who retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2018 season, contested two wildcards in 2023 as part of his test rider role with KTM.

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How a struggling MotoGP sophomore saved his career but highlighted a wider issue

Gresini Ducati rookie Fabio Di Giannantonio scored points on just six occasions in 2022. His haul at the end of that season was a slender 24, a full 87 points adrift of the next Ducati rider in the standings. His fellow rookie Marco Bezzecchi, had a higher peak too, managing a…

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Suit Up For Race Day With Dainese’s New D-Air Racing Suits

Dainese has a new set of racing suits for track day enthusiasts. The new D-Air Mugello 3 and Misano 3 promise top-tier protection and comfort.

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Bagnaia explains “lunchbox” moment in Malaysia MotoGP sprint

Bagnaia qualified on pole for the first time since the Catalan GP on Saturday at Sepang, setting a new lap record to beat chief title rival Jorge Martin – something he branded “a relief”.And though he led in the early stages of the sprint, Bagnaia’s pace dropped off and he…

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The Yamaha YZF-R1 Will Be Celebrating Its 25th Anniversary At Mugello

The Yamaha YZF-R1 is turning 25. What better way to celebrate than with the Yamaha Racing Experience scheduled on July 21 to 22, 2023, at the Mugello Circuit?

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MP to skip Mugello FRECA round following van 't Hoff's death

Dutch teenager van 't Hoff was killed in a multi-car crash that occurred during the second of two races held in support of the Spa 24 Hours last weekend.

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Marquez: Signing four-year Honda MotoGP deal “was not a mistake”

The eight-time world champion has yet to see a chequered flag in a grand prix in 2023 and has scored just 15 points from the opening six rounds – though he did miss three with injury.

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The crisis point Honda has reached in MotoGP after its Mugello hell

Last Sunday at Mugello, Marc Marquez met with Shinji Aoyama - the second-highest ranking executive at Honda Motor Company - to discuss the crisis that HRC is going through in MotoGP and to convey his frustration at the lack of a reaction.

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