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Bagnaia Takes Czech Motogp Pole as Marquez Crashes

BRNO-CITY DISTRICT, SOUTH MORAVIAN REGION, JUL 19 – Bagnaia overcame a poor start and crashes by Marc Marquez and Johann Zarco to claim his first pole of the season with a new lap record, officials said.

  • On Saturday, Francesco Bagnaia claimed his first pole position of the season at the Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, edging out Marc Marquez.
  • Ducati’s wrong call in Friday’s wet practice dropped Bagnaia into Q1, leaving him 13th, after which he struggled to improve his position on the grid.
  • In Q2’s second half, Bagnaia set a new lap record of 1m52.303s to take provisional pole with under five minutes remaining.
  • The Spaniard went off at the penultimate corner, resigning him to second on the grid.
  • Factory Ducati locked out the front row, with Fabio Quartararo completing the front row for Yamaha.
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The Italian motorcyclist will start from pole position in both the sprint and the main race for the Czech Grand Prix in the MotoGP class.

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Pecco didn't start in front of everyone from Barcelona 2024. A pole surprise his sight the suffering shown in the prequalifications and also in Q1. Spanish throws everything to the wind falling at the penultimate curve

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