It’s going to be an emotional weekend for many at the Gran Premio Nolan del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna. Sunday the 24th of October will see Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) take part in his final MotoGP™ race on home soil, at his beloved Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.

The nine-time World Champion announced he would be hanging up his leathers at the end of this season during August’s Styrian GP, with the second Misano instalment – a track Rossi grew up on and lives 20 minutes from – acting as his final farewell to his adoring Italian fans. Rossi, a three-time winner at Misano, is expecting a tougher weekend than what the riders faced a month ago on the Adriatic coast, as conditions are set to be cooler.