Pedro Acosta claims a sensational pole in MotoGP qualifying as championship rivals Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi endure a difficult qualifying.
Acosta secured pole position at the Catalan Grand Prix with a stunning 1:38.068s lap time, claiming his first pole since the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix.
The Spaniard controlled the Q2 session throughout, leading after the opening runs before extending his advantage with a superb penultimate lap.
After progressing through Q1, Franco Morbidelli earned a front-row start in second place for the VR46 Racing Team.
Alex Marquez completed the front row in third for Gresini Ducati and will be hoping to bounce back after a difficult weekend in France.
Raul Fernandez narrowly missed out on the front row for Trackhouse in fourth, with Johann Zarco lining up alongside him in fifth.
Fabio Di Giannantonio rounded out the second row in sixth place, while Fabio Quartararo will head the third row after qualifying seventh.
Brad Binder qualified eighth for KTM, with Jorge Martin taking ninth after successfully advancing from Q1 earlier on Saturday.
Joan Mir leads the fourth row for Honda in 10th place, ahead of Pramac Yamaha rider Jack Miller in 11th.
Completing the top 12 was championship leader Marco Bezzecchi, whose Q2 session ended prematurely following a crash.
Francesco Bagnaia narrowly missed out on a place in Q2 after qualifying 13th for the Catalan Grand Prix, with fellow Italian Enea Bastianini ending the session in 14th.
Fermin Aldeguer crashed at Turn 5 on his final flying lap in Q1 and finished the session in 15th place.
Luca Marini will lead the sixth row of the grid after qualifying 16th for Honda, lining up alongside Maverick Viñales, who continues his return from injury.
Fresh from securing his maiden MotoGP podium at Le Mans, Ai Ogura will start 18th in Catalunya. Alongside him on the grid is factory Yamaha rider Alex Rins in 19th.
MotoGP rookie Diogo Moreira qualified 20th for LCR Honda and will start both races from the seventh row.
Rounding out the grid for Yamaha are Augusto Fernandez and Toprak Razgatlıoğlu in 21st and 22nd, respectively.
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