MOTORCYCLING Live

1/21 Simoncelli takes Pasini, but Pasini responds and takes him back...brilliant stuff.

2/21 It's Pasini and Simoncelli who will fight it out for victory in this Italian MotoGP 250cc race. Baustista has dropped off.

3/21 Simoncelli returns to second, with Bautista in third. Pasini's lead is 1.344 seconds.

4/21 Simoncelli is caught by Bautista and HE TAKES HIM TO MOVE INTO SECOND!!! Can he catch Pasini? Four to go.

5/21 Luthi is in fourth, with Barbera fifth. The lead three remain unchanged.

7/21 Bautista is just under three seconds behind Simoncelli now. Pasini's lead is being cut and he will surely face a challenge before the end of the race. Seven laps to go.

8/21 Bautista is absolutely hammering it and gaining on Simoncelli and Pasini.

9/21 Pasini leads Simoncelli by four seconds, with Baustista a further three seconds back in third.

10/21 THIS RACE IS LIVE ON EUROSPORT 2 BY THE WAY!!!

10/21 BAUTISTA AND SIMONCELLI COLLIDE AND SKID OFF THE TRACK!!! They steady and get back on, but Pasini takes his chance to go into the lead.

11/21 We reach the halfway point. It's Bautista from Simoncelli, with Pasini third and Aoyama fourth.

13/21 Bautista catches Simoncelli and after a couple of failed attempts, SPEEDS PAST HIM AND INTO THE LEAD!!!

14/21 Bautista is lapping a good deal quicker than Simoncelli and it looks inevitable he'll catch him. Bautista is pulling away from Pasini in third.

15/21 Pesek goes absolutely flying from his bike and his challenge is over. Thankfully he's ok. Meanwhile, Bautista and company are catching Simoncelli. His lead is down to three seconds.

16/21 Simoncelli leads by over five seconds. Pasini is second, with Bautista third.

18/21 Lukas Pesek is in fifth and making a real move on this wet track. Mattia Pasini storms into second behind Simoncelli.

19/21 Hiroshi Aoyama is in third, with Bautista second. But this is already Simoncelli's race to lose.

20/21 Jules Cluzel goes flying off a bend and his race is over. Simoncelli's lead is over three seconds.

21/21 They're off!!! Marco Simoncelli gets off to a flyer and fires into the lead. He pulls clear in the first lap. Alvaro Bautista, who was on pole, is down in fourth.

- Well well!! From nowhere comes the rain and suddenly everything is up in the air. It's a wet race.

- Good morning bike fans and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Italian MotoGP at Mugello. Briton Bradley Smith has just won the 125cc race and attentions now turn to the 250s. It's warm and dry in Italy.