Aragon MotoGP, Qualifying: Marc Marquez takes pole as Bastianini misses Q2

Another dominant performanc⭕e from Marc Marquez saw him take pole position for the Aragon MotoGP.

Marc Marquez, 2024 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix. - Gold and Goose
Marc Marquez, 2024 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix. - Gold and Goose
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Marc Marquez seꦫcured his second pole position of 2024 in qualifying for the Aragon MotoGP, finishing almost a second clear of Pedro Acosta.

Acosta, having🌳 come through Q1, had one of his strongest qualifying sessions of the season in second place, and Francesco B🅷agnaia was just 0.002 seconds further back in third place.

But no one was anywhere near🥂 Marquez, who was the only rider in the 1:46s, and ended Q2 0.840 seconds ahead of Acosta. 

Behind the Gresini Ducati rider, things were tighter. Acosta, Bagnaia, and Jorge Martin were all separated✱ by only 0.036 secon🙈ds, Martin taking fourth place after crashing at turn four on his first lap.

Joining Martin 💜on row two are Alex Marquez and Franco Morbidelli, while Brad Binder, having come through Q1 with Acosta, heads up row tꦅhree in seventh.

Aprilia had a disastrous session. Miguel Oliveira was the fastest of the four in eighth, 1.784 seconds off pole, and the only RS-GP rider within two sec🌞onds of Marquez. Raul ꧑Fernandez was just under 0.4 seconds back of his Trackhouse teammate in ninth.

The two factory Aprilias were even worse than the satellౠite riders, with Maverick Vinales 12th, 3.760 seconds off pole, and Aleix Espargaro only one place better in 11th, 2.941 seconds behind Marquez' best. Even LCR Honda's Johann Zarco was better than the factory RS-GPs, 10th and 2.314 seconds behind pole.

The major casualt🦄y of Q1 was Enea Bastianini, who lost multiple la✨ps to mistakes at the downhill turn nine. He qualified 15th.

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