{"id":693375,"date":"2026-05-25T11:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/693375\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:15:08","slug":"pecco-bagnaia-sets-scorching-panigale-lap-ahead-of-italian-motogp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/693375\/","title":{"rendered":"Pecco Bagnaia sets scorching Panigale lap ahead of Italian MotoGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pecco Bagnaia warmed up for this weekend\u2019s home Italian MotoGP by posting a new personal best lap time during training on a Ducati Panigale V4S at his local Misano circuit.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian, who feared a wrist injury after being caught up in Johann Zarco\u2019s Catalunya accident, took part in the track day alongside fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MotoGP<\/a> riders and VR46 Academy members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/995158\/marco-bezzecchi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marco Bezzecchi<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/973240\/luca-marini\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Luca Marini<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/889477\/franco-morbidelli\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Franco Morbidelli<\/a>, plus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/1999\/valentino-rossi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valentino Rossi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/911999\/francesco-bagnaia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pecco Bagnaia<\/a> later revealed his new Panigale best of 1m3 4.70s via a photo showing the time on his dashboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ducati WorldSBK racer Sam Lowes was among those impressed by the time (scroll to final pic below):<\/p>\n<p> Show Instagram Embedded Content<\/p>\n<p>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/p>\n<p>That time is only 3.41s slower than the best MotoGP race lap at last year\u2019s San Marino Grand Prix, set by team-mate Marc Marquez.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Bagnaia still holds Misano\u2019s official MotoGP pole and race lap records thanks to his 1m 30.031s and 1m 30.877s from the 2024 event.<\/p>\n<p> Show Instagram Embedded Content<\/p>\n<p>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Nicolo Bulega recorded a 1m 31.618s on his WorldSBK-spec Panigale during last year\u2019s Misano Superpole session.<\/p>\n<p>The official WorldSBK race lap record remains a 1m 32.687s set by BMW\u2019s Toprak Razgatlioglu in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Bagnaia, promoted to a first grand prix podium of the season by Joan Mir&#8217;s Catalunya post-race tyre pressure penalty, is currently eighth in the world championship.<\/p>\n<p>Opening practice for the Italian MotoGP at Mugello starts on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pecco Bagnaia warmed up for this weekend\u2019s home Italian MotoGP by posting a new personal best lap 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