More than 178,000 people filled space on the steep grassy banks or the sunny grandstand seats through the weekend and over 88,000 were present in Tuscany on Sunday. Moto3 revved the Grand Prix into action with 17 close and competitive laps. Quiles made his way forwards from a lowly grid position and was one of 13 riders separated by just one second by mid-race distance. Marco Morelli was also strategic to push his way into contention. The last four minutes were decisive for the CFMOTO pair. Quiles almost highsided and crashed out of Bucine, Turn 15, on the penultimate lap but saved the bike and managed to keep the leaders in view. Morelli then went on the attack for the final time into Bucine in his search for silverware and also had a ‘moment’. The youngsters were both heavy on the throttle to the flag and could only take 11th (Quiles) and 13th (Morelli) despite both being less than 1.5 seconds from the winner.

Quiles may have lost his podium streak after 4 wins and 2 runner-up results from the previous six rounds but he fronts the championship by a massive 52 points. Morelli is in 6th and the CFMOTO Aspar Team are P1 from 12 other squads in the category.

Max Quiles: “A very complicated race. People were getting a bit crazy with a lot of contact; including some for me! A lot of slipstreaming as well but this is quite normal for Mugello. Just before the last lap I had a ‘highside’ and the bike almost got away from me. I don’t know how or why it happened. I managed to recover and move up from 15th to 5th going into the last corner but a rider in front of me chopped my line and I was forced to back-off. Today it was not meant to be.”

In Moto2 Daniel Holgado scrapped for 3rd place for the first half of the 19-lap distance. The Spaniard swept past Czech rider Filip Salac while making almost 300kmph on the main straight. Holgado then worked on building a margin but was hunted down by Celestino Vietti and Senna Agius. All hope for the top three seemed to be lost on the approach to Bucine as Holgado was swamped by his rivals. Dani then managed to find the right line and the slipstream to demote Agius in the final metres before the finish line. It’s the third time he has appeared in the top three in 2026 and boosted his championship points tally to rank 5th in the current standings.

David Alonso hovered in the top ten initially and crossed the line in 18th place. The young Columbian felt decent on the bike and not restricted by physical problems with his right shoulder. He was able to use the sessions and race as further rehab and training in his journey back to 100% fitness but also further education in Moto2 tyre management. 

Daniel Holgado: “It was very difficult to manage this race. It was very long; the longest for me in Moto2! I did a good job in the first laps and kept calm behind Salac. The others were then very strong at the end, and I just did my best to get this podium. It’s an important result for me. Thank you to my team for an amazing job and I’m very happy to be part of this Aspar team.”

David Alonso: “I didn’t feel competitive today and we need to look at it with the team and see why I was being passed by other riders. I was OK in the first laps with the group ahead but then I lost grip and was drifting wide all the time. We’ll see.”

The engines will barely have time to cool before MotoGP again gets fast. The paddock will cross to Balaton Park for the Hungarian Grand Prix – the second ever meeting at the flat and compact circuit – in a matter of days for round eight. Quiles seized his second career victory in Hungary last summer – and Alonso triumphed in Moto2 - and both will be targeting more acclaim.