Valentino Rꦬossi will start his home Italian Mo𓃲toGP from the third row of the grid after once again losing out in qualifying.

The seven time Mugello winner had been holding a place on the front row with just a minute to go, only to be shuffled all꧑ the way back to seventh, 0.715s from pole sitter Dani Pedrosa.

Rossi had been second quickest on Friday and fourth in both of Saturday's free pra🐭ctice sessions.

"The practices are not so bad because we have a good pace for the race whicᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚh is important," said Rossi, ridin🐷g with a special turtle helmet design for his home event.

"As always in🐈 the qualifying we suffer more than the others. They use the slipstream of the o꧃thers and are able to go a bit faster than me.

"Unfortunately I have to start on theღ third row but I'm quite happy because my pace is quite good so I think with a good start I can do a good race. We will see tomorrow."

Rossi has not stood on the Mu✤gello podium since 2009.

Team-mate Jorge 😼Lorenzo will start second on Su𒁃nday's grid.