“I’m happy but we need more, I need more traction on the exit, but we are finding the way. It’s the first time this year that I’ve felt very comfortable on the bike, which is very important. For tomorrow, the first objective is to finish the race, this is important, and then we will try to stay inside of the top ten.”

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“I’m happy but we need more, I need more traction on the exit, but we are finding the way. It’s the first time this year that I’ve felt very comfortable on the bike, which is very important. For tomorrow, the first objective is to finish the race, this is important, and then we will try to stay inside of the top ten.”

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Speaking about the bike’s handling and how he feels going into the race on Sunday, Viñales said: “The bike is moving a lot. I’m struggling with the bike, I’m fighting every lap. Luckily, physically I’m good and I think I can arrive at the end of the race in a good condition but it’s going to be tough. It’ll be a long race with many bikes, many overtakes, so we have to be smart and control the tyres.”

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Quartararo’s FP4 pace was incredibly quick, lapping faster than the fastest laps of the years gone by and consistently lapping quicker than Marc Marquez too. Speaking of his pace again, ‘El Diablo’ continued, saying: “I’m really happy to be in the 45s for three laps in a row, it’s amazing, but Marc managed to make an amazing lap. Of course, tomorrow will be a tough race, but we are ready, and our pace is not so bad.

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Into Q2 and times were coming thick and fast right from the get-go, with the Dynavolt Intact GP riders of Marcel Schrötter and Tom Lüthi who were pushing hard at the front, making it a true teammate tussle. In the end however, one late flying lap from Schrötter put him on pole position, the first German rider to take pole at Mugello in the Intermediate class since Martin Wimmer in 1985. With Lüthi taking second, it was a Dynavolt Intact GP one-two, whilst Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) in third.

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However, with five minutes to go, it was all change, as more history-making beckoned in the Tuscan hills. Marc Marquez was faced with the prospect of being off of the front row for the first time in 2019. The reigning Champion and MotoGP Rookie Quartararo went head-to-head in the dying moments of the session, beating each other in every sector, both looking to take pole. In the end, an inadvertent slipstream from Dovizioso dragged Marquez to pole by over two tenths from Fabio Quartararo. Danilo Petrucci (Mission Winnow Ducati) placed in third, giving three different nationalities on three different bikes on the front row.

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Meanwhile, it was disaster for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi, who could only manage eighth, meaning twelve months on from securing pole position, The Doctor will start from 18th on the grid. Repsol Honda Team’s Jorge Lorenzo and Ecstar Suzuki Team’s Alex Rins also missed out.

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Into Q2, it was more hectic activity from the Moto3™ class, as Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers) blasted his way to pole position for his home Grand Prix, with a new lap record. In second place, Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) was back on the front row, whilst third place belonged to Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing). Heading up row two was Andrea Migno (Bester Capital Dubai), looking for his second Moto3™ win at Mugello. Fifth, Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) will be hoping for more front-running come race day.

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