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The World Superbike Championship turns its attention to round six of the season at Jerez after getting only a few hours of representative running during a rain-hampered Misano test.

Loris Baz says his first impressions of the new Ten Kate Racing-prepared Yamaha are positive as he brushed off the effect of the wet weather that hampered his R1 debut.

The World Superbike Championship’s battle against the elements showed no sign of abating after the first day of its in-season test was hampered by rain.

Andrea Dovizioso says adapting to the Audi DTM car’s racing lines and capabilities compared to his more familiar Ducati MotoGP machine has become his biggest test.

Eugene Laverty is working on returning to World Superbike action at next month’s Misano round as he begins his rehabilitation from double wrist surgery.

Andrea Dovizioso will make a surprise appearance in DTM next month teaming up with Audi for the Misano round.

Scuderia Toro Rosso has completed its first running with its new Formula 1 car at Misano ahead of the start of pre-season testing in Barcelona next week.

Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro made their race debuts with the prototype 2019 KTM package during Sunday's San Marino MotoGP.

Banned for two races and sacked from both his current and future teams, Romano Fenati has now been summoned to appear before the FIM.

Dani Pedrosa has just six more chances to sign off his MotoGP career with a race win in every season since 2002. But it looks like a tall order at present, with the Spaniard yet to grace the podium in the twelve races so far this year - his longest rostrum drought in grand prix.

Starting from the MotoGP row for the first time since pole in Argentina, Jack Miller was behind only the factory Ducatis of Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso at the end of the opening race lap at Misano.

Ducati and Honda learned from Yamaha by taming their MotoGP machines to mimic the smoother riding character of the M1.

UPDATE: Romano Fenati has been sacked by the Marinelli Snipers Team:

Romano Fenati has been handed a two-race ban following his incident with Stefano Manzi during the Moto2 race at Misano where he grabbed his rival's brake lever.

Romano Fenati's Marinelli Snipers Team has released the following statement after their rider was black-flagged, then handed a two-race ban, for reaching over and grabbing the front brake of rival Stefano Manzi during Sunday's Misano Moto2 race.

Valentino Rossi began race day at his home Misano round hoping to fight for the podium after a competitive pace in Saturday's final practice.

Like most of the paddock, KTM MotoGP rider Pol Espargaro was stunned by Romano Fenati's actions in Sunday's Misano Moto2 race. Angry after an earlier clash with Stefano Manzi, Fenati reached over and grabbed his rivals front straight while accelerating at highspeed on a straight.

While Marc Marquez says victory will always be his ultimate target at every race, the Repsol Honda rider concedes settling for a conservative result will be key to sealing the MotoGP world championship as he claimed second place to increase his lead to 67 points over Andrea Dovizioso.

Francesco Bagnaia hit the front and never looked back as he eased to victory in the Moto2 San Marino Grand Prix at Misano

Dovizioso wins the San Marino MotoGP at Misano - catching and passing Lorenzo, then staying just out of reach as his Ducati team-mate battled with Marquez.

Riders' World Championship:

Race results from the 2018 San Marino Moto2 Grand Prix, round 13 of 19.

Race results from the 2018 San Marino Moto3 Grand Prix, round 13 of 19.

Marquez fastest by just 0.028s over Dovizioso during a sunny warm-up for the San Marino MotoGP at Misano, although the Honda rider held a bigger advantage in terms of race pace.