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Check out the full starting grid for the Italian Grand Prix

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

Photo by: Gold and Goose Photography / Getty Images

Marco Bezzecchi will start the Italian Grand Prix from pole position after Aprilia locked out the front row for the first time in MotoGP history.

The championship leader set the fastest lap in Saturday's qualifying session at Mugello, beating the Trackhouse-entered RS-GP of Raul Fernandez to the top spot.

Jorge Martin backed up their performance with third-place in qualifying, setting up an interesting three-way battle at the front in Sunday's.

Reigning world champion Marc Marquez starred in qualifying on his return to MotoGP, ending up as the top Ducati on the grid in fourth.

He will be joined by Gresini's Fermin Aldeguer and factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia on the second row.

Fabio di Giannantonio could only manage seventh on the VR46 Ducati, despite topping all sessions in the build-up to qualifying. LCR rookie Diogo Moreira was the top Honda in eighth, while the top 10 was rounded out by di Giannantonio's team-mate Franco Morbidelli and KTM's Pedro Acosta.

Luca Marini, who originally qualified 16th, will take the start from 19th place after being hit with a three-place grid penalty for riding slowly on the racing line in FP2 on Saturday morning.

Sunday's grid will feature two substitute riders. Ducati test rider Michele Pirro will stand in for Alex Marquez at Gresini, while Cal Crutchlow returns from retirement to replace LCR's Johann Zarco.

Photos from Italian GP - Saturday

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team, Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing, Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Scott Redding

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Cal Crutchlow,  Team LCR Honda

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Michele Pirro, Ducati Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Joan Mir, Honda HRC

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Diogo Moreira, Team LCR Honda

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fermin Aldeguer, Gresini Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Maverick Vinales, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team, Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing, Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fermin Aldeguer, Gresini Racing, Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Race start

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Ai Ogura, Trackhouse Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team, Raúl Fernández, Trackhouse Racing, Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Italian GP - Saturday, in photos

MotoGP
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GRID

All Stats
Cla Rider # Bike Time km/h
1 Italy M. Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Team 72 Aprilia

1'43.921

181.695
2 Spain R. Fernández Trackhouse Racing Team 25 Aprilia

+0.224

1'44.145

181.304
3 Spain J. Martin Aprilia Racing Team 89 Aprilia

+0.363

1'44.284

181.063
4 Spain M. Marquez Ducati Team 93 Ducati

+0.373

1'44.294

181.045
5 Spain F. Aldeguer Gresini Racing 54 Ducati

+0.392

1'44.313

181.012
6 Italy F. Bagnaia Ducati Team 63 Ducati

+0.561

1'44.482

180.720
7 Italy F. Di Giannantonio Team VR46 49 Ducati

+0.577

1'44.498

180.692
8 Brazil D. Moreira Team LCR 11 Honda

+0.713

1'44.634

180.457
9 Italy F. Morbidelli Team VR46 21 Ducati

+0.734

1'44.655

180.421
10 Spain P. Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 37 KTM

+0.789

1'44.710

180.326
11 Italy E. Bastianini Tech 3 23 KTM

+0.942

1'44.863

180.063
12 Spain A. Rins Yamaha Factory Racing 42 Yamaha

+1.128

1'45.049

179.744
13 Japan A. Ogura Trackhouse Racing Team 79 Aprilia

+0.931

1'44.852

180.082
14 South Africa B. Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 33 KTM

+0.987

1'44.908

179.986
15 Spain J. Mir Honda HRC 36 Honda

+1.353

1'45.274

179.360
16 Italy L. Marini Honda HRC 10 Honda

+1.358

1'45.279

179.352
17 Australia J. Miller Pramac Racing 43 Yamaha

+1.367

1'45.288

179.336
18 France F. Quartararo Yamaha Factory Racing 20 Yamaha

+1.577

1'45.498

178.979
19 Spain M. Viñales Tech 3 12 KTM

+1.952

1'45.873

178.345
20 Turkey T. Razgatlioglu Pramac Racing 7 Yamaha

+2.216

1'46.137

177.902
21 Italy M. Pirro Gresini Racing 51 Ducati

+2.240

1'46.161

177.861
22 United Kingdom C. Crutchlow Team LCR 35 Honda

+3.171

1'47.092

176.315
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