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Championship leader Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) has taken pole for the Italian grand prix, heading teammate Valentino Rossi on the ‘Doctor’’s home turf at Mugello.

Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso gives the home crowd even more to cheer about, taking third and a front row start.

Ducati test rider Michele Pirro shone once again to head the second row at a venue he knows well, ahead of Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) and reigning champion teammate Marc Marquez.

Heading up Row 3 is one of Mugello’s most successful riders, Ducati Team’s Jorge Lorenzo, ahead of compatriot Alvaro Bautista (Pull&Bear Aspar Team) as top Independent Team rider.

Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Racing) had seemed set for a front row start before having his fastest laptime cancelled for exceeding track limits, and the Italian dropped from a provisional P2 to take ninth on the grid at home – in front of a best ever for EG 0,0 Marc VDS rider Tito Rabat to complete the top 10.

Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) had a more difficult session to take 11th, with Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) crashing out early and ending the session in P12.

One huge name to miss the cut in Q1 was two-time GP winner Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda), who will line up in P13 for the Italian GP, as Hector Barbera (Reale Avintia Racing) also missed the cut to qualify fourteenth. Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rookie Jonas Folger was another who didn’t move through, the German suffering a crash in the final minutes of Q1.

Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) qualified 16th as he struggles with illness at his home GP, ahead of Loris Baz (Reale Avintia Racing). Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) impressed in 18th, ahead of a tough session for Jack Miller (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) and Scott Redding (Octo Pramac Racing).

Championship leader Franco Morbidelli (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) took a last minute Moto2 pole position on home turf at Mugello, taking provisional pole from teammate Alex Marquez just at the flag and by only 0.036.

Behind the only two Moto2 race winners of the season so far is Mattia Pasini (Italtrans Racing Team), taking a front row start for his home GP, while Remy Gardner (Tech 3 Racing) took P11 despite a crash.

Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) has taken his fourth Moto3 pole of the year – and third in a row – with a stunning last dash over the line to just steal the honours from John McPhee (British Talent Team) and championship leader Joan Mir (Leopard Racing).