Fabio Quartararo survived an early challenge for the lead from Francesco Bagnaia and then eased away to end the Ducati dominance at their home track in a peerless win of the MotoGP Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, round six of the championship. The race was preceded by a minutes silence in memory of Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier who succumbed to the injuries he sustained in qualifying, with his passing announced shortly after the first race of the day. Once underway, Quartararo started from pole but was immediatley under pressure from home rider Bagnaia. An unforced error by the Ducati man took his main rival out of contention on just the second lap and from there the Yamaha rider was able...
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