MotoGP Mugello 2026: everything you need to know

May 29–31: Race days and qualifying sessions at Italy’s most famous racetrack

The MotoGP World Championship returns to Italy, and Mugello is getting ready, as it does every year, to become the beating heart of MotoGP. From Friday, May 29, through Sunday, May 31, the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello in Scarperia will host the 2026 Italian Grand Prix, the seventh round of the season.

Three days of racing, a crowd worthy of the occasion, and increasingly tight world championship battles, with Ducati set to defend its dominant tradition on the Tuscan circuit and Aprilia ready to chase its first win of the season.

MotoGP del Mugello (ph. Bernardo Baluganti)

After the first six races of the season, Marco Bezzecchi leads the World Championship standings with a 15-point advantage over his teammate Jorge Martin. Close behind them is Fabio Di Giannantonio, who has had a solid start to the season and has already secured a victory.

Further back, but still in the thick of the battle to climb the standings, are Pedro Acosta and Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia, who arrives at Mugello aiming to turn his season around in front of his home crowd.

The full schedule for the Mugello weekend

The weekend kicks off on Friday, May 29, with the first MotoGP free practice sessions at 10:45 a.m. In the afternoon, the focus shifts to pre-qualifying, which determines who advances directly to Saturday’s Q2.

Friday, May 29

10:45 a.m. MotoGP Free Practice 1
3:00 p.m. MotoGP Pre-Qualifying

Saturday, May 30

10:10 a.m. MotoGP FP2
10:50 a.m. MotoGP Qualifying (Q1 and Q2)
3:00 PM MotoGP Sprint Race

Saturday’s Sprint Race will award the first points of the weekend and could already set the tone for the Grand Prix standings.

Sunday, May 31

11:00 AM Moto3 Race
12:15 PM Moto2 Race
2:00 PM MotoGP Race

There is also great anticipation for the Rider Fan Parade and the morning warm-up, which will kick off the decisive day.

MotoGP del Mugello

Mugello remains one of the most iconic events of the MotoGP season: a blend of sports, scenery, and passion that draws tens of thousands of fans from all over Europe every year.