One week after the Catalonia GP, the MotoGP World Championships continue immediately with the Italian GP. In the first visit to Italy this season, the fast Mugello circuit will host not only the premier class but also Moto2, Moto3, and MotoE.
Ducati competes at home in MotoGP and looks to continue its dominance. They have won the last three rounds with different riders, as well as dominating the podiums in all of them. The leader is Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati), with a 39-point lead over Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – who is one of the home riders and is aiming for his second consecutive victory.
Marc Márquez, currently third in the standings, is still looking for his first win on a Ducati, and the Italian GP is the home round for his team, Gresini. Aprilia will also be competing in front of their home crowd, with Aleix Espargaró and Maverick Viñales, as well as the satellite team Trackhouse Racing – Miguel Oliveira and Raúl Fernández – aiming to bring the Noale constructor back to the top positions.
In Moto2, Sergio García (MT Helmets-MSi/Boscoscuro) continues his good form and leads with a 19-point gap over Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team/Kalex), who is coming off his worst result of the year. Ai Ogura (MT Helmets-MSi/Boscoscuro), meanwhile, won for the first time in 2024 last Sunday and is in third place, trying to get closer to the top at Mugello. Fermín Aldeguer (SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) has been underperforming and, after retiring in Catalonia, will try to bounce back to stay in the title fight.
With two consecutive victories, David Alonso (CFMoto Aspar) is the man of the moment in Moto3. He has a 14-point advantage over Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GasGas Tech3), and he will try to defend that lead in Italy. Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) is in third place, already 29 points behind the rider immediately ahead of him, so he will not be able to overtake either of the top two in this round.
The MotoE season reaches its midpoint at the Italian GP, with everything still open. The top three are separated by just three points, with Kevin Zannoni (Openbank Aspar) leading after achieving his first-ever championship victory in Barcelona. Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Team) is in second, while Oscar Gutiérrez (Axxis-MSi) is in third. Nicholas Spinelli (Tech3 E-Racing) saw his streak of two victories end with two retirements in Catalonia, looking to bounce back and get closer to the front.
Below, you can find the full schedule for the Italian GP of MotoGP in all categories (CET time).
- Friday, May 31
- 08h30-08h45: Practice 1 MotoE
- 09h00-09h35: Free practice Moto3
- 09h50-10h30: Free practice Moto2
- 10h45-11h30: Free practice 1 MotoGP
- 12h25-12h40: Practice 2 MotoE
- 13h15-13h50: Practice 1 Moto3
- 14h05-14h45: Practice 1 Moto2
- 15h00-15h00: Practice MotoGP
- 17h05-17h15: Qualifying Q1 MotoE
- 17h25-17h35: Qualifying Q2 MotoE
- Saturday, June 1
- 08h40-09h10: Practice 2 Moto3
- 09h25-09h55: Practice 2 Moto2
- 10h10-10h40: Free practice 2 MotoGP
- 10h50-11h05: Qualifying Q1 MotoGP
- 11h15-11h30: Qualifying Q2 MotoGP
- 12h15: Race 1 MotoE (7 laps)
- 12h50-13h05: Qualifying Q1 Moto3
- 13h15-13h30: Qualifying Q2 Moto3
- 13h45-14h00: Qualifying Q1 Moto2
- 14h10-14h25: Qualifying Q2 Moto2
- 15h00: Sprint Race MotoGP (11 laps)
- 16h10: Race 2 MotoE (7 laps)
- Sunday, June 2
- 09h40-09h50: Warm-up MotoGP
- 11h00: Race Moto3 (17 laps)
- 12h15: Race Moto2 (19 laps)
- 14h00: Race MotoGP (23 laps)