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Marc Marquez lives up to his role as favorite on the first lap, but his brother doesn't make it easy for him. Alex Marquez is only 24 thousandths of a second slower. Morbidelli is currently in third place. But now he's upping the ante.

It's starting. The riders are heading out immediately. In 15 minutes, we'll know who's on pole position at Misano. Since overtaking is difficult here, qualifying is even more important than it already is in the current MotoGP season.

We're approaching Q2. The question of who the favorite is this year isn't an issue. It's always Marc Marquez . But the Italians seem close here. Marco Bezzecchi made a good impression, as did Franco Morbidelli. Francesco Bagnaia also feels much more comfortable here. Unfortunately, one rider definitely won't be fighting for pole. Joan Mir is out due to neck pain. So, he'll start from 12th place, assuming he even starts on Sunday.

KTM suffered a setback. Brad Binder was relegated to 16th place on the grid. Behind him was Maverick Vinales, who still managed to complete a valid lap. Alex Rins started from 18th, ahead of a disappointing Johann Zarco. Bastianini was relegated to 20th after the crash. Behind Jack Miller came Augusto Fernandez on the V4 bike. As decent as that looked yesterday, he lost 1.3 seconds to Quartararo on the inline-engine model. Somkiat Chantra completed the grid in 23rd place.

It wasn't really necessary, but Fabio Quartararo once again shows who's the boss here. He takes almost four-tenths off Fermin Aldeguer. The Spaniard also advances. Miguel Oliveira managed to improve late on the race, but couldn't quite catch him. Then comes the Trackhouse duo, who set exactly the same time. Since Raul Fernandez set the better second-best lap, he will start from 14th place, and Ai Ogura from 15th.

Raul Fernandez tries again and sets the fastest intermediate times. But he loses too much in the final sector and only manages third place. Can anyone else intervene?

This is a catastrophe for last year's winner! Enea Bastianini wasn't doing particularly well in seventh place, and now he's crashed his KTM into the gravel at Turn 15 on the out lap. That'll only get him 17th place on the grid at best. After the podium in Barcelona, ​​this is a huge setback for 'La Bestia'.

And Binder has already lost his Q2 ticket. Fabio Quartararo lives up to his reputation and secures the fastest time. Aldeguer has also improved his time and is only 10 thousandths of a second slower. Binder and Raul Fernandez are still within reach. Ai Ogura in fifth place is already almost four tenths behind. Maverick Vinales hasn't been able to set a lap time yet, having breached the track limits twice.

In the opening laps, Brad Binder takes the lead, taking one and a half tenths off Fermin Aldeguer.

Q1 has begun. Qualifying specialist Fabio Quartararo has to be considered the favorite. He faces competition from three KTMs: Vinales, Binder, and Bastianini. Johann Zarco is also in the mix. Fermin Aldeguer, a Ducati, is also on the grid, so there's definitely someone left over. And then, of course, there's Fernandez on the V4 bike, but a Q2 finish for him would be nothing short of a sensation.

Due to Augusto Fernandez's crash, FP2 certainly didn't go as planned. Now it's time for the V4 to get down to business. Q1 starts at 10:50 a.m. We're excited to see how the prototype performs.

Marco Bezzecchi's fastest time remains, ahead of his compatriots Franco Morbidelli and Luca Marini. This will give the fans hope. Pedro Acosta takes fourth place, ahead of the Marquez brothers. Fabio Quartararo takes seventh place, meaning all manufacturers are in the top seven.

A strange scene. Jack Miller slides into the gravel trap. But he doesn't crash; instead, he drives to the air fence and throws himself and his bike into it. Somehow, it works. He lands under the air fence, but is uninjured. Meanwhile, Bezzecchi's counterattack is on target. He's significantly faster than Morbidelli.

There we have the Italian triple lead. Franco Morbidelli is the new leader. He takes about a tenth of a second off fellow countryman Bezzecchi. However, the latter launches a counterattack in the closing stages.

This isn't a good time for a crash. Jorge Martin crashes at Turn 1. The world champion is fine, but he may now have only one bike for Q2. Bezzecchi continues to lead, but his closest rivals no longer bear the name Marquez. Luca Marini confirms his good impression of the past few weeks with second place. Pedro Acosta secures third place.

After his crash, Augusto Fernandez is already back on track. He still has just under 10 minutes to get up to speed for the first qualifying session with the V4 engine.

We have bad news from the Honda camp. Joan Mir was actually cleared by the doctors after a crash yesterday, but the Spaniard has already decided on the out lap to voluntarily withdraw from Saturday's race. He has neck pain. It's not a complete withdrawal yet. A start in Sunday's Grand Prix is ​​possible. He would start from 12th place, as he qualified for Q2 yesterday. As we announce this unfortunate news, things are going well for Marco Bezzecchi. He has just taken the lead.

Did we just say seventh place? Let's cross that out. Marc Marquez reclaims his rightful position. However, he's only 30 thousandths of a second ahead of his brother. Marco Bezzecchi is also doing well, finishing third, just a tenth behind. Meanwhile, Brad Binder has a defect on his KTM.

This is more or less a carbon copy of yesterday. Augusto Fernandez slides off in Turn 2. Nothing serious happens. Meanwhile, the order at the front has reversed. Alex Marquez has now taken the lead. His brother Marc is currently only in seventh place.

At the start, it's a small private duel for the lead. Fabio Di Giannantonio is 44 thousandths of a second faster than Alex Marquez. Teammate Franco Morbidelli follows in third place, but already more than three tenths behind.

It's starting. The MotoGP riders are taking to the track. These 30 minutes are usually used to train for the sprint and race. However, a few riders could also be preparing for what will likely be a close Q1.

This weekend, we're focusing on the only wildcard entry. Augusto Fernandez, who rides the Yamaha V4 prototype, was already looking decent yesterday, despite a few minor issues. Today, however, the first real test awaits with qualifying and the sprint.

Now let's move on to the premier class. MotoGP also has 30 minutes of free practice left. It starts at 10:10 a.m. After that, things get serious, as we move straight on to qualifying.

There it is, the lap record. It's Misano specialist Celestino Vietti, of course. He shaved a few thousandths off the old mark with a 1:34.624, beating Jake Dixon and Tony Arbolino. Things didn't go according to plan for the World Championship leader in this session. Manuel Gonzalez only managed 16th place. We can't remember the last time he was this far behind in a session.

One driver sets the bar even higher. Jake Dixon clocks a 1:34.685. He almost broke the lap record. That's likely due in qualifying this afternoon, unless someone really puts their foot on the gas in the final few minutes.

The festival of close margins continues. Alonso Lopez is the new leader, ahead of Albert Arenas, who held the lead for a few moments. The two are separated by 37 thousandths. Tony Arbolino in tenth place is four tenths behind. Only Darryn Binder in 22nd place is more than a second behind.

Things are getting tighter, much tighter. Diogo Moreira and Barry Baltus are both driving a 1:34.990. Since the Brazilian has the second-fastest lap, he's in the lead. David Alonso, in third place, joins the front-runners for the first time this weekend.

The first few minutes belong to Barry Baltus. The Belgian sets the clear fastest time, taking almost four-tenths off Diogo Moreira.

It's starting. The Moto2 race is underway. Will we see the usual close gaps again?

The Moto2 team will also have one more free practice session before qualifying in the afternoon. 30 minutes will be available again, starting at 9:25 a.m.

Nothing changes at the front. Munoz takes the fastest time ahead of Rueda and Piqueras. David Almansa set the fastest time yesterday, but Saturday starts off more difficult for him. The Spaniard crashes at Turn 4 shortly before the finish. However, he, too, is able to continue.

Cormac Buchanan is the first rider to touch the asphalt. His rear end slides in Turn 2. Nothing happens, and he's able to remount and continue. At the front, Munoz has improved his time, but Rueda is within 6 thousandths of a second.

It only takes a few minutes for Quiles to be pushed back to seventh place. David Munoz is now in the lead, just ahead of Angel Piqueras and Jose Rueda.

The opening minutes of the session belong to Max Quiles. The rookie takes a clear lead. Valentin Perrone and Jose Rueda are more than three-tenths behind.

It's starting. The Moto3 class is heading into its second free practice session. The young riders have 30 minutes to practice.

We could see rain on Sunday, but today the sky is bright blue. The temperature is still quite chilly at 19 degrees Celsius this morning, but it will warm up as the day progresses.

08:40 - 09:10: 2nd Free Practice Moto3 09:25 - 09:55: 2nd Free Practice Moto2

10:10 - 10:40: 2nd Free Practice MotoGP

10:50 - 11:30: Qualifying MotoGP 12:15: 1st MotoE race (8 laps) 12:45 - 13:25: Qualifying Moto3 1:40 PM - 2:20 PM: Qualifying Moto2

3:00 PM: Sprint MotoGP (13 laps)

4:10 PM: 2nd MotoE race (8 laps)

Good morning from beautiful Misano . In MotoGP, we once again have to ask the question of the season: Who can stop Marc Marquez? The Italian riders, in particular, will naturally want to impress here at their home race. Can they challenge the dominant rider in qualifying and the sprint? We're also excited to see how Yamaha's V4 debut with Augusto Fernandez continues. The bike will contest its first race today in the sprint. But, as always, we'll start with Moto3. Its second free practice session begins at 8:40 a.m. We'll be following you throughout the day in the live ticker.