MotoGP Qatar qualifying: Marco Bezzecchi takes pole
Aprilia’s Bezzecchi set a lap of 1m50.028s, with Ducati’s Marc Marquez 0.266 seconds behind and VR46 Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio a further 0.033 seconds back in third.
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Aprilia’s Bezzecchi set a lap of 1m50.028s, with Ducati’s Marc Marquez 0.266 seconds behind and VR46 Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio a further 0.033 seconds back in third.
Marco Bezzecchi held off Marc Marquez in the final qualifying session to take pole position for the Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix. According to The Race’s classification, Marquez was second, 0.266 seconds behind, and Fabio Di Giannantonio completed the front row, a further 0.033 seconds back, after setting the pace on Friday.
Marquez was three tenths behind Bezzecchi after the first runs in Q2, the final qualifying session. He struggled to make a substantial gain as Bezzecchi improved his own time slightly, The Race said.
Di Giannantonio took his first MotoGP Grand Prix victory in Qatar in 2023. He will line up behind Bezzecchi and Marquez.
Bezzecchi remains in the title race, but any point Marc Marquez scores or Bezzecchi drops in the final two rounds will eliminate him from contention.
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