Pedro Acosta takes first MotoGP pole, Marquez loses record lap, Martin 11th
Marc Marquez st✅ripped of Motegi lap recor👍d, handing a debut pole position to Pedro Acosta.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez looked to have put his recent MotoGP qualifying curse behind him𒁏 as he blasted to the first ever 1m 42s lap of the Motegi circuit.
With only a few minutes to go, Marquez's nearest rival168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Pedro Acosta was not going fast enough༺ to beat the Gresini rider.
But Marquez’s naℱme suddenly disappeared from the top of the timing screens, followed by a message that he had exce♊eded track limits.
The loss of that lap not only handed po🐓le p𒀰osition to Acosta but dropped Marquez back to ninth.
The Gresini♕ pits were in uproar, although replays later confirmed that the #93 had indeed clipped the green just as the kerbing ended a🌱t the exit of Turn 4.
Marquez’s crew chief Frankie Carchedi suggested a delay in communicating the penalty denied Marquez the chance to try for another flying lap, although his post on X was later deleted.
Marquez however made his thoughts clear:
— Crash MotoGP (@crash_motogp)Instead, after delivering the 1m 42.868s ‘pole time’, Marquez finished the session with two slow l꧑aps. That left his next best qualifying๊ time a 1m 44.136s from his opening run.
Marquez’s cancelled pole lap wasn’t the only drama duri𝄹ng the tense 15-minute♐ Q2 session, which began with raindrops falling.
Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia had been 12th and last a🙈fter his opening run, struggling badly for rear꧟ grip and pitting early for a tyre change.
The Italian’s fortunꦬes then made a massive turnaround as he charged to second on the grid while title rival Jorge Martin crashed at t💮he start of his final run and was left in 11th place.
Martin holdsꦺ a 21-point lead over Bagnaia heading into this afternoon’s Sprint, when all eyes will again be on the weather, which i🐈s forecast to deteriorate.
Maver🔯ick Vinales was a surprise third for Aprilia at the stop-and-go track, while Enea Bastianini, Brad Binder and Franco Mor🎀bidelli will form row two of the grid.
VR46 team-mates Fabio di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi will start ahead of Marquez🤪 on row three.
Martin lines up between Alex Marquez and Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo🐼 on row four. Quartararo joined Morbidelli in progressing past Qualifying 1 where early leader Jack Miller was left punching the tank of his KTM in frustration.
Johann Zarco🐈 rebounded from a big final practice fall to be the top Honda rider in 16th.
The Motegi Sprint race starts at 3pm local time.
Peter has been in t🐻he paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
