Marc Marquez earned an incredible pole position at Aragon, one of his strongest circuits on the MotoGP calendar.
The Spaniard maintained strong dominance after leading all three practice sessions, later setting an all-time lap record of 1.45.704s.
He bettered his 2024 record-breaking qualifying lap by only 0.097s to seal his fifth pole position of the year.
Alex Marquez was previously on course to claim a surprise pole, but his older brother reminded everyone of his superiority on the Basque Country roads.
The Gresini rider finished only 0.260s behind on his second bike after a crash in the final practice session.
Franco Morbidelli secured third for VR46 Ducati, completing the front row and finishing only 0.020s behind his satellite Ducati rival.
Francesco Bagnaia qualified fourth and will be accompanied by the factory KTM duo of Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder.
Fermin Aldeguer sealed seventh place as he sandwiched himself between the factory KTM squad and Tech3 KTM rider Maverick Vinales.
Fabio Quartararo notched together a strong lap to secure ninth for Yamaha, qualifying ahead of the last placed Ducati qualifier Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Joan Mir and Johann Zarco qualified 11th and 12th place for Honda, respectively, after promising showings in practice.
Raul Fernandez missed out on the second phase by less than a tenth of a second after Di Giannantonio secured his place from his second-to-last run in Q1.
Yamaha riders Jack Miller and Alex Rins were separated by 0.027s and will start in 14th and 15th place, respectively.
Miguel Oliveira’s struggles continued as he qualified in 16th place but lapped over half a second behind his two stablemates.
Enea Bastianini endured a tough session compared to the other three riders in the KTM stable, qualifying down in 17th place.
Yamaha test rider Augusto Fernandez followed in 18th, but lapped only 0.001s behind the Austrian marque.
Lorenzo Savadori outqualified his team-mate Marco Bezzecchi for the first time after the Italian crashed out on his first run at Turn 3, which forced the Silverstone race winner to set only one lap.
LCR Honda Somkiat Chantra qualified in dead last and almost a full second down on the factory Aprilia racing duo.
Discussion about this post