Bezzecchi smashes lap record twice to grab Qatar MotoGP pole from Marquez
Bezzecchi set a 1:50.028 lap to earn his fifth pole of the season, with Marc Marquez 0.266 seconds back and Fabio di Giannantonio third.
- Marco Bezzecchi took pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix on an Aprilia with a lap-record time of 1:50.028.
- Bezzecchi finished 0.266 seconds ahead of championship leader Marc Marquez, while Fabio Di Giannantonio qualified third.
- Jorge Martin, second in the championship, qualified 11th after returning from a broken right wrist.
- Marc Marquez could secure his eighth premier-class world title in Sunday’s race if he meets the required points gaps over Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi.
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The Catalan, who left in second position, won in front of the Italian Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati-VR46) and the heroic Spanish Jorge Martin (Aprilia), who runs despite a fracture of the radius of the right arm at the wrist. The race was marked by the spectacular fall of the Italian Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), who was hit by the Spanish Fermin Aldeguer (Ducati-Gresini) and fell very heavily on the track after passing over his handlebar. This in…
The rider Marc Márquez (Ducati) has achieved the victory in the MotoGP sprint race of the Qatar Grand Prix, 19th appointment of the World Motorcycling Championship, in a day in which his rival for the title, Jorge Martín (Aprilia), has completed a spectacular date from the eleventh to the third position, results that will allow Cervera to enjoy his first 'match point' for the title this Sunday.
Jorge Martín's carrerón, obsessed with fighting until the end his chances of winning the World Cup despite being physically diminished. The victory was for Marc Márquez, who keeps his chances of winning his tenth Muundial this Sunday, the eighth in the reign category. But the Madrider climbed to a podium that seemed impossible and more after leaving in 11th position on grill. Martinator's third position reduces to the maximum the chances that Du…
Marc Marquez has shot at eighth MotoGP title after Qatar sprint win
Starting from second on the grid, Ducati's Marquez needed to finish Saturday's sprint with five more points than closest rival Jorge Martin in order to have his first shot at retaining his title, and he did exactly that. Marquez is now 49 points ahead of Martin, who put in a brilliant performance to finish third on his return from a broken right wrist, with two weekends to come in the season following Sunday's Grand Prix. The 33-year-old overtoo…
Spectacular comeback by Jorge Martín to the podium and Márquez will be champion if he wins and he doesn't score points.
The Italian showed that he is the fastest in Qatar and hastens his mathematical options to opt for the MotoGP title. "Martinator" will leave from the eleventh place after suffering in the Q2
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