MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix: Martin snatches pole position
Martin edged Marc Marquez by 0.015 seconds, with Pedro Acosta third as the top three finished within 0.071 seconds.
- On Saturday at the Red Bull Ring, Aprilia's Jorge Martin secured pole position for the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix, narrowly edging Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta in a tight qualifying session.
- Starting the weekend level on championship points, Martin sought to retake the lead from Marquez, while Acosta arrived as the favorite after topping Friday practice but ultimately qualified third.
- Drama unfolded during the 15-minute qualifying session as Marquez crashed while attempting his final effort, while Martin improved his pace late using a new soft rear tyre to secure the top spot.
- Marco Bezzecchi qualified ahead of Ai Ogura and Alex Marquez, while Francesco Bagnaia secured a position on the factory Ducati and Raul Fernandez qualified 13th for Trackhouse Aprilia.
- Sunday's race at the Red Bull Ring sets the stage for a critical championship battle, with Martin and Marquez sharing the front row in pursuit of the title.
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Martin edges title rival Marquez for Austrian MotoGP pole
Martin secured his third pole of the season, beating Marquez by just 0.015 seconds in a closely fought qualifying session. Acosta qualified third after setting the pace in Friday's practice. "I was pushing like hell," Aprilia rider Martin told TNT Sports. "I felt quite OK during the weekend, we did small steps from yesterday to today. We are prepared for the race now." Reigning world champion Marc Marquez has reignited his title challenge by wi…
Jorge Martin has secured pole position in the MotoGP at the Motorcycle Grand Prix of Austria in Spielberg.
Writing sports, 19 Sep (EFE).- The Spanish Jorge Martín (Aprilia RS-GP) has achieved the third ‘pole position’ of the season and the fourth in the Red Bull circuit of Spielberg, stage this weekend of the Austrian MotoGP Grand Prix. Martín was the fastest of the second ranking with a time of [...] La entrada The Spanish Jorge Martín gets his third ‘pole position’ of the season was first published in HolaNews.
MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix: Martin snatches pole position
While all eyes were on Pedro Acosta's campaign to win his first grand prix on KTM's home ground in Austria, it was Aprilia's Jorge Martin who claimed pole position for the race in a tight qualifying session on Saturday.Acosta will start third behind the joint championship leaders, with Marc Marquez squeezing ahead of him on the factory Ducati. But there was almost nothing to choose between the ...Keep reading
Next to the Spanish Aprilia in the front row in the race Sprint at 15 and in the long race tomorrow will also start the Ducati (Marc Marquez) and the KTM (Pedro Acosta)
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