Dovizioso fastest during FP1 for the San Marino MotoGP, as Marquez and Rossi are left outside the top ten after opting not to run a soft rear tyre and must now hope that the rain showers stay away.
The MotoGP paddock reconvened at Misano on Thursday with the cancellation of the previous Silverstone race a hot topic, not least in terms of what should happen to avoid a repeat in the future… Does Silverstone need to be resurfaced? Aleix Espargaro: "Definitely."
After missing last year's Misano MotoGP due to a broken leg in a training accident, Valentino Rossi will make a popular racing return in front of his local fans this weekend.
Maverick Vinales was fastest in three of the track sessions leading up to the cancelled Silverstone MotoGP race, where he looked set to battle for what could have been a first MotoGP victory since Le Mans 2017.
Jorge Lorenzo says recent tests at Misano and Aragon put Ducati ‘in good shape’ for the final third of the MotoGP season as he hopes for trouble-free running after the cancellation of the British MotoGP last time out.
Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro will have a new crew chief at this weekend's Misano MotoGP round. Pietro Caprara, technical director and crew chief at the Sky VR46 team before joining Aprilia, is to take over from Marcus Eschenbacher for the remainder of the season.
The cancellation of Silverstone means MotoGP champion Marc Marquez holds an unchanged 59-point advantage over Valentino Rossi heading into this weekend's Misano round.
Johann Zarco says he will continue to target the top five at Misano but concedes missing out on the recent test at the Italian track may hamper his efforts for Monster Yamaha Tech 3.
Michael van der Mark felt he couldn’t find a big enough advantage to fight back against Jonathan Rea in the hunt for victory in race two at Misano but was still content with second to strengthen his third place in the championship.
Updated 2018 World Superbike championship standings after round nine of 13 at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy. 1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 370 points
Full race two results for the ninth round of the 2018 World Superbike Championship at Misano World Circuit Simoncelli, Italy. 1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 21 laps 2. Michael van der Mark NED PATA Yamaha YZF-R1 +0.334s
Full race results for the eighth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy. 1. Federico Caricasulo ITA GRT Yamaha YZF-R6 19 laps
Full warm-up results for the ninth round of the 2018 World Superbike Championship at Misano World Circuit Simoncelli, Italy. 1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 34.237s 2. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 34.683s
Full warm-up results for the eighth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 38.045s