US EditionAlex Marquez Breaks Lap Record to Clinch Pole at Catalan Grand Prix
Alex Marquez set a new lap record of 1m37.536s to secure his first pole position of the 2025 season, outperforming key rivals including Fabio Quartararo and Marc Marquez.
- On Saturday, Alex Marquez smashed the Barcelona lap record to post a new all-time lap record of 1m37.536s and claim pole at the Catalan Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain.
- Quartararo had come through Q1 to challenge for pole by setting the early benchmark, while Pedro Acosta briefly led in Q2 before his lap was deleted for track limits, restoring Alex Marquez to the lead.
- Marc Marquez nevertheless salvaged a front-row start after struggling for one-lap pace but finishing third, 0.409s behind pole-sitter Alex Marquez, who said to TNT Sports, `I am super happy`.
- Alex's front-row place should aid his Tissot Sprint and race chances, as Marc Marquez said, `That front row was the main target`, while Francesco Bagnaia starts 21st, harming his prospects.
- Alex's pole ends a near 900-day wait since the 2023 Argentine Grand Prix and comes as Marc Marquez leads the championship by 175 points, while Jorge Martin struggles in qualifying at 18th.
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Alex Marquez breaks lap record to clinch pole at Catalan Grand Prix
BARCELONA :Gresini Racing's Alex Marquez claimed his first pole position in nearly 900 days when he stormed to a lap record in qualifying on home turf at the Catalan Grand Prix on Saturday.Alex had last taken pole at the Argentine Grand Prix in April 2023 and he will be joined on the front row by Yamaha's Fab
Alex Marquez in pole position in the Barcelona GP. The Spaniard scored the record of the track in 1:37,536, detaching by 0.267 Fabio Quartararo, second, and 0.409 Marc Marquez, not very brilliant today, confirming that the Catalan one is not his favorite circuit. From the second row will start Franco Morbidelli, Pedro Acosta and Fabio Di Giannantonio. In top 10 also Enea Bastianini and Luca Marini. Disastroso Francesco Bagnaia: eliminated in Q1,…
Quartararo in the front row between the two brothers, fourth Morbidelli (ANSA)
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