Frenchman Fabio Quartararo, riding a Yamaha, took pole position for tomorrow's MotoGP Grand Prix at Jerez, setting a new track record of 1:35.610.
Second and third fastest times for two Ducatis, those of Marc Márquez (+ 0.033) and Francesco Bagnaia (+ 0.145) . Followed by Álex Márquez, Franco Morbidelli and Maverick Viñales. Yamaha had not obtained a pole position since the 2022 Indonesian GP.
This is the starting grid for the sprint race and the Spanish Grand Prix:
- First row Quartararo (Fra/Yamaha); M. Márquez (Spa/Ducati); Bagnaia (Ita/Ducati)
- Second row A. Márquez (Spa/Gresini Ducati); Morbidelli (Ita/VR46 Ducati); Viñales (Spa/Tech3 Ktm)
- Third row Aldeguer (Spa/Gresini Ducati); Di Giannantonio (Ita/VR46 Ducati); Mir (Spa/Honda)
- Fourth row Zarco (Fra/Lcr Honda); Bezzecchi (Ita/Aprilia); Acosta (Spa/Ktm)
- Fifth row Binder (Saf/Ktm); Miller (Aus/Pramac Yamaha); Ogura (Japan/Trackhouse Aprilia)
- Sixth row Marini (Ita/Honda); R. Fernández (Spa/Trackhouse Aprilia); Bastianini (Tech3 Ktm)
- Seventh row A. Espargaró (Spa/Honda); A. Fernández (Spa/Pramac Yamaha); Chantra (Tha/Lcr Honda)
- Eighth row Savadori (Ita/Aprilia); Rins (Spa/Yamaha).
(Online Union)