Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi stole the spotlight by clinching pole position at his home MotoGP race in Misano.
The Rimini-based rider set a brand-new all-time lap record in the process, lapping a rapid 1.30.134s at Aprilia’s local track.
Gresini rider Alex Marquez secured second place and was the top Ducati finisher on a track he had previously regarded as one of his weakest.
Fabio Quartararo qualified third after having to go through the first qualifying phase, lapping a tenth away from Bezzecchi.
Championship leader Marc Marquez could only manage fourth on the factory Ducati.
Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Di Giannantonio will start fifth and seventh place, as Honda’s Luca Marini wedged himself between the Italian duo on his final run.
Francesco Bagnaia’s struggles persisted as he qualified eighth, though he remained within three tenths of pole position.
Pedro Acosta crashed out while receiving a tow from Marc Marquez, but finished the session in ninth ahead of rookie Fermin Aldeguer.
Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin claimed 11th place, while Joan Mir chose not to set a time and will start 12th..
Miguel Oliveira narrowly missed out on the second phase of qualifying and will start 13th, while both Trackhouse riders, Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura, remarkably set identical lap times on separate runs.
Brad Binder and Maverick Vinales produced laps to put their respective KTM bikes in 16th and 17th, respectively.
Alex Rins took 18th for Yamaha, while Zarco slumped to 19th for Honda in what was one of his worst qualifying performances of the season.
Enea Bastianini’s home race weekend came to an early end after he crashed abruptly on his outlap, meaning he will start 20th on the grid.
Pramac Yamaha’s newest signing for the 2026 season, Jack Miller, qualified 21st on the grid, while Augusto Fernandez and Somkiat Chantra closed out proceedings.
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