In the qualifying round of the ongoing MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix, Marc Marquez continues to dominate as he clinched the pole position. In the wet conditions at his home track, Marquez led Gresini Ducati to a comfortable pole position.
Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin will stand alongside the eight-time world champion on the front row making it all Ducati front row. Even though it was raining a lot, the weather got better slowly. Marquez was the fastest in the last practice, and he continued to lead at the beginning of the race.
But Brad Binder from KTM used a medium type of tyre to go to the top. This made other racers change their approach for a final attempt. Pedro Acosta, a newcomer who has been doing well, was close to getting the best starting position but slipped and fell at the last corner just 3 minutes before the end, ending up in tenth place.
Aprilia had a struggling qualification round!
Aprilia had a tough time in the rain at COTA. Maverick Vinales and his teammate Aleix Espargaro finished in 11th and 12th place. Meanwhile, Franco Morbidelli and Binder did well in the first qualifying session as they qualified for the next round.
Notably, Jack Miller had a technical issue with his chain, so he couldn't start his session on time. This meant he didn't have enough time to change his tyres and would start 15th on the grid. Meanwhile, Johann Zarco did a good job with his Honda, finishing third in Q1 and 13th overall. However, other Honda bikes didn't perform as well.
Here is the final standings:
Pos |
Rider |
Nat |
Team |
1 |
Marc Marquez |
SPA |
Gresini Ducati (GP23) |
2 |
Marco Bezzecchi |
ITA |
VR46 Ducati (GP23) |
3 |
Jorge Martin |
SPA |
Pramac Ducati (GP24) |
4 |
Brad Binder |
RSA |
Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
5 |
Fabio Di Giannantonio |
ITA |
VR46 Ducati (GP23) |
6 |
Alex Marquez |
SPA |
Gresini Ducati (GP23) |
7 |
Francesco Bagnaia |
ITA |
Ducati Lenovo (GP24) |
8 |
Franco Morbidelli |
ITA |
Pramac Ducati (GP24) |
9 |
Enea Bastianini |
ITA |
Ducati Lenovo (GP24) |
10 |
Pedro Acosta |
SPA |
Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) |
11 |
Maverick Viñales |
SPA |
Aprilia Factory (RS-GP24) |
12 |
Aleix Espargaro |
SPA |
Aprilia Factory (RS-GP24) |
13 |
Johann Zarco |
FRA |
LCR Honda (RC213V) |
14 |
Miguel Oliveira |
POR |
Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) |
15 |
Jack Miller |
AUS |
Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
16 |
Daniel Pedrosa |
SPA |
Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
17 |
Raul Fernandez |
SPA |
Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP23) |
18 |
Augusto Fernandez |
SPA |
Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) |
19 |
Stefan Bradl |
GER |
HRC Test Team (RC213V) |
20 |
Joan Mir |
SPA |
Repsol Honda (RC213V) |
21 |
Fabio Quartararo |
FRA |
Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
22 |
Luca Marini |
ITA |
Repsol Honda (RC213V) |
23 |
Takaaki Nakagami |
JPN |
LCR Honda (RC213V) |
24 |
Alex Rins |
SPA |
Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
25 |
Lorenzo Savadori |
ITA |
Aprilia Factory (RS-GP24) |