US EditionJapan MotoGP: Marc Marquez Third on Grid as Bagnaia Takes Pole
- Francesco Bagnaia secured pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix with a lap record of one minute and 42.911 seconds, marking his second pole of the season.
- Joan Mir qualified second, achieving his best-ever starting position for Honda.
- Marc Marquez completed the front row in third and is the championship leader, with 512 points.
- Marc Marquez highlighted his continued pursuit of a seventh title by stating, "Nobody said it was going to be easy.
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Motul Grand Prix: Pecco Denies Mir in Epic Motegi Pole Battle
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) put in a stunner to run the #63 close in the battle for pole too, right in contention, but forced to settle for second. Still, that equals his best ever qualifying in MotoGP. Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team), meanwhile, completes the front row at Motegi as he faces down Championship points on Sunday, as per a press release. Sports News | Motul Grand Prix: Pecco …
Motegi is decorated to crown Marc Márquez, who already knows what it is like to win World Championships in this scenario. He did it in 2014, 2016 and 2018. Now, after five years in white, four of them blind, is a step away from getting his ninth world title, the seventh in MotoGP after which he achieved in Moto3 and Moto2. He arrived in Japan with 182 points over his brother Alex and needs to close the weekend with three points of advantage, tha…
The leader in the overall MotoGP class, Marc Marquez, crashed in the final free practice session in Motegi, but recovered and qualified third, while his brother Alex, who theoretically is the only one who can match him in the fight for the title, was only eighth. Francesco Bagnaia was the fastest, while Joan Mir took second place. You can watch the sprint race from 8:00 on Kanal A and VOYO.
Motorcycling-Bagnaia smashes lap record to storm to pole at Japanese MotoGP
MOTEGI, Japan (Reuters) -Twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia clinched his second pole position of the season when the Ducati rider stormed to a lap record in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday. Read full story
Pecco Bagnaia won the MotoGP pole in the Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi. The Italian is back, at last, and even smashed the track record to stop Mir's surprise and leave Marc Marquez third. Yes, Álex was only eighth, so the 93 has easier to endorse to his brother the three points he needs to be champion.wf_cms.rss.read_more
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