US EditionDucati's Marquez breaks lap record twice to clinch Hungarian GP pole
Marquez responded to championship pressure by breaking the Balaton Park lap record twice, securing his eighth pole of the season; teammate Bagnaia struggled with bike issues and qualified 15th.
- Marc Marquez set new lap records twice at Balaton Park on Saturday, securing the top starting spot for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
- The qualifying session took place on an unfamiliar circuit with demanding conditions, where Pedro Acosta crashed early on and Francesco Bagnaia struggled significantly, recording his poorest qualifying performance of the season.
- Marc Marquez secured his eighth pole position of the season by setting a new lap record of 1:36.518, with Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio joining him on the front row after advancing through Q1.
- Ducati manager Davide Tardozzi said, "It's obvious that we are not happy about this result" and warned the race will be "very, very difficult" due to hard overtaking and psychological strain starting from 15th position.
- The outcome suggests a tight contest at the 2024 world championship, with Marquez leading the field but facing tough conditions and rivals starting from challenging grid positions.
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Marc Marquez breaks lap record twice to clinch Hungarian GP pole
Ducati's Marc Marquez smashed the Balaton Park Circuit lap record twice on Saturday to claim pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix as his teammate Francesco Bagnaia endured his worst qualifying session of the season.
MotoGP: Ducati’s Marquez breaks lap record twice to clinch Hungarian Grand Prix pole
Ducati’s Marc Marquez smashed the Balaton Park Circuit lap record twice on Saturday to claim pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix as his teammate Francesco Bagnaia endured his worst qualifying session of the season.
The six-time world champion Spanish star is the biggest contender for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Ducati's Marquez breaks lap record twice to clinch Hungarian GP pole
Ducati's Marc Marquez smashed the Balaton Park Circuit lap record twice on Saturday to claim pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix as his teammate Francesco Bagnaia endured his worst qualifying session of the season.Marquez, who leads the championship, will be joined on the front row by Aprilia's Marco B
Marc Márquez is still unstoppable towards the title, as demonstrated this Saturday with the conquest of the pole and a new race to the Sprint at the premiere of the Hungarian circuit. '93' plays in another league and gave no choice to his direct rivals, all negative protagonists of the day.The race was practically resolved from before the light went off.If he did not make mistakes and nobody threw him, Marc only had to squeeze the pole achieved …
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