The first two races of the year inside the Qatar Grand Prix have already prepared the starting grid with Jorge Martín starting from pole position after signing the 15th of his MotoGP career and the 36th of his World career Speed Championship. . This makes it easier for the king of the Sprints, after his nine wins out of a possible 20, to start with an advantage this Saturday for the 11-lap race that starts at 5 pm.
Joining the front row are Aleix Espargaró who for the first time in history put Aprilia on the front row at the Qatar GP and finished Enea Bastianini, two Ducati GP24s and an Aprilia RS-GP leading the grid.
Six Ducatis entered the first three lines, three 2024 versions and three 2023 versions, leaving the #2 position free for Espargaró’s Aprilkia, #4 for Brad Binder and #8 for rookie Pedro Acosta . It turned out that thanks to the team effort of the Murcian rookie, South Africa has advanced to that second row and will have the option of trying to prevent Martín’s escape thanks to his excellent outings with KTM.
In his first ‘qualifying’ as a Gresini Ducati rider, Marc Márquez took the second row and was thus a good option for a first good result. Since the Indian GP, Marc Márquez has not qualified until now. Worrying was the fifth place of champion Pecco Bagnaia who was unable to counter the pace of the ‘Martinator’ by completing a perfect turn.
The starting grid
Source: La Verdad
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