The MotoGP qualifying in Australia ends with Jorge Martin’s pole record. Pecco Bagnaia anticipates Fabio Quartararo.
On the Phillip Island circuit the Qualifying ended with the pole position and the record of the circuit of Jorge Martin which stops the clock in 1’27 ″ 767. He will undermine Jorge Lorenzo’s previous record (1’27 “899) and he will try to win his first race of the season with the Pramac Racing team’s Ducati GP22. His friend Lorenzo will certainly not be happy:”Jorge Lorenzo will not be super happy now. But it’s time to break those records because the bikes have gotten a lot faster“.
Two “old” acquaintances like Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia. The Repsol Honda rider took advantage of the wake of the Piedmontese Ducati rider, going to take a front row that was a bit in the air on the eve of this Australian GP. The counter-clockwise layout, with a prevalence of left-hand corners, plays in favor of the champion, who is still struggling with residual discomfort in his right arm after the operation on 2 June.
Marquez follows in the footsteps of Bagnaia
For Marc, Pecco’s slipstream proved to be fundamental to place himself in the front row: “The slipstream was essential for the lap time. It was clear to me when I saw in free practice that the Ducati is extremely fast on the track. It was my only chance to finish in the front row. I’ve played my cards even though it’s not the best way to take a quick spin“.
Fulfilled Pecco Bagnaia who must now also think about Fabio Quartararo’s position. “In FP4 we took a big step forward. In qualifying, I put pressure from the start. I knew there were a lot of riders behind me, but it doesn’t matter. My opponent is Fabio, so I’m happy to be in front of him“.
They will be in the second row of the Phillip Island GP of MotoGP Aleix Espargaró, Fabio Quartararo and Johann Zarco. Luca Marini, Jack Miller and Marco Bezzecchi take their seats in the third row. Alex Rins, Alex Marquez and Maverick Vinales will sit on the fourth row of the starting grid. 13 ° Enea Bastianini who in the final time attack of Q1 was about to gain access to the second heat of qualifying, but was slowed down by Miguel Oliveira who takes the relegation of three positions on the grid.
A third pole position of 2022 for @ 88jorgemartin! 👏
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