Marc Marquez led MotoGP World Championship practice Friday morning at Misano II at Misano World Circuit - Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino.

Michelin will not introduce its new MotoGP front tyre until 2026, a year behind its original intention, the French company confirmed on Friday. There is a widespread acknowledgement that the current front profile needs to be revised in order to deal with the greater forces being placed on it in MotoGP’s new aerodynamic age.

MotoGP: "A team like Ducati needs the two best riders in the championship, and we have them. Something I would like to design? I'm fascinated by the America's Cup. One regret? Dovizioso's exit."

Marquez starts the second Misano race weekend on the front foot, but track conditions meant the times weren’t fully representative

Francesco Bagnaia beat MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin by 0.214s to claim pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia trailed Pramac rival Martin by over three tenths of a second after the first runs as the Spaniard broke the circuit lap record with a 1m30.

Having taken pole for the San Marino GP at Misano two weeks ago by setting a new lap record, Bagnaia bettered this in the hour-long Practice for the Emilia Romagna GP. The Ducati rider posted a 1m30.286s to lead Pramac’s Martin by 0.