US EditionBezzecchi Beats Marquez to Pole at Season-Opening Thailand MotoGP
Bezzecchi topped all practice sessions and secured pole with a fastest lap of 1:28.652 despite a heavy crash in qualifying, with Marquez second by 0.035 seconds.
- On Saturday, Marco Bezzecchi took pole for the Thailand MotoGP sprint and grand prix, topping all three practice sessions and setting a fastest qualifying lap of 1 min 28.652sec.
- A heavy crash late in the session followed Bezzecchi's initial qualifying lead, and he said a small mistake still left his lap time good enough to hold pole.
- Raul Fernandez moved up from Q1 to finish 0.224sec behind Bezzecchi, and Marquez said 'It was tough, especially because on the first tyre it felt not so good, and then I said 'OK, what's going on here?'
- Marquez, still suffering from a shoulder injury, finished 0.035sec behind Bezzecchi to start second, while Bagnaia qualified 13th after an error-strewn performance.
- Marquez recovered his pace to claim a front-row start after an off-pace opening, VR46 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio and 2024 world champion Jorge Martin followed closely, and Bezzecchi said his team will try to fight with the top riders this afternoon and tomorrow.
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0.035s Splits Polesitter Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez in Tantalising Thai Q2
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. A 1:28.652 for Bezzecchi just outplayed a 1:28.687 for the reigning World Champion, as Q1 table-topper Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) earned a front row start in P3 to make it two Aprilias vs one Ducati at the front of the grid. Sports News | 0.035s Splits Polesitter Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez in Tantalising Thai Q2.
Marco Bezzecchi made the best qualifying time on Saturday, ahead of world champion Marc Marquez. L'Italien will start pole position on Sunday.
Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) was fastest in qualifying for the Thai Grand Prix. Ahead of the World Championship race in Buriram, Spaniard Marc Marquez (Ducati) was second and his compatriot Paul Fernandez (Aprilia-Trackhouse) was third.
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