Valentino Rossi will start his home Italian MotoGP from the third row of the g🌳rid after once again losing out in qualifying.

The seven time M🌟ugello winner had been holding a place on the front row with j🙈ust a minute to go, only to be shuffled all the way back to seventh, 0.715s from pole sitter Dani Pedrosa.

Rossi had been s✅econd quickest on Friday and fourth in both of Saturday'🦩s free practice sessions.

"The practices are not so bad because we have a good pace for the race which is important," said Rossi, riding with a special turtle helmet design for𒁃 his home event.

"As alwa🌼ys in the qualifying we suffer more than the others. 🎃They use the slipstream of the others and are able to go a bit faster than me.

"Unfortunately I have to start on the third row but I'm quite happy because my pac꧃e is quite good so I think with a good start I can do a good race. We will see tomorr🍸ow."

Rossi has not💎 stood on the Mugello podꦚium since 2009.

Team-mate J🍃orge Lorenzo will start second on S🏅unday's grid.