Francesco Bagania captured pole position during MotoGP World Championship qualifying Saturday at Misano World Circuit - Marco Simoncelli.

Italy's double MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia won the sprint race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at the Misano track on Saturday. The Ducati factory team rider took the chequered flag ahead of championship leader Jorge Martin of the Ducati Pramac team.

MotoGP: Pecco misses the start but recovers on Martìn and burns him taking advantage of a small mistake by his rival, with Bastianini completing the podium. Only 4 points divide Martìn and Bagnaia.

Francesco Bagnaia emerged on top in a thrilling duel with Jorge Martin to take victory in the sprint for MotoGP’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Ducati’s Bagnaia made a slow launch after qualifying on pole,

Sprint race results from the Emilia Romagna MotoGP at Misano, round 14 (of 20) in the 2024 world championship.

MotoGP: "The crash in qualifying? Life is like that, you try and you fail. Even if I had started on the front row I would have finished the Sprint in 4th place anyway. I struggle with the new tires, I have to figure out why.

Pecco Bagnaia prevailed in the Misano Sprint race after pulling away from championship rival Jorge Martin in the final moments.

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia took a remarkable win over championship rival Jorge Martin to take MotoGP sprint victory in Misano. Bagnaia

Reigning champion Bagnaia is four points behind Pramac rider Martin ahead of Sunday’s main event Grand Prix, after winning his fourth sprint of the season.

Italian home favourite Francesco Bagnaia has powered to a deserved pole position at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on his Ducati.

Francesco Bagnaia took pole position at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday, breaking his own lap record at the Misano circuit as Ducati bikes locked out the front row with Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini in the top three.