09:22
That was short lived as Enea Bastianini pops up into third. Most of the riders are now back in the pits.
Francesco Bagnaia at the Italian Grand prix, MotoGP, Mugello, 2024
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Italian MotoGP at Mugello: Sprint Race As It Happened
Recap of Saturday including the Sprint Race at the Italian MotoGP round at Mugello as it happened.
Jorge Martin starts on pole position in the sprint race at the Italian MotoGP.
Pecco Bagnaia is second.
Title contenders Marc Marquez and Enea Bastianini are also at the front.
Maverick Vinales is the highest-placed non-Ducati.
09:21
The current top five after the first ten minutes: Bagnaia, Marc Marquez, Morbidelli, Quartararo and Binder.
09:20
Marc Marquez was first for a few seconds. Bagnaia had dropped to seventh before taking back over at the top with a 1m 45.608s lap.
09:19
Times are dropping rapidly now, with Alex Marquez moving back to second, with Fabio Quartararo taking over second straight after.
09:16
Marc Marquez is posting red sectors...and takes over at the top of the session with a 1m 46.168s lap.
09:14
The first times are in and Alex MArquez was briefly quickest, then Jack Miller and now Bagnaia.
09:11
The lights are green and the MotoGP bikes are on track for 30 minutes!
09:07
Friday finished with Bagnaia on top of the timesheets, with Alex Rins second for Yamaha and Pedro Acosta third.
08:54
The big news overnight was Francesco Bagnaia's three place grid penalty, which will be applied in the Sunday race.
08:51
Good morning and welcome to live coverage of the MotoGP sessions at Mugello. First up is Free Practice 2 at 9:10am UK time.
