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Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, round 16 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.
Jorge Martin set a new lap record at Phillip Island and secured pole position for the 2023 Australian MotoGP, with Brad Binder and Francesco Bagnaia joining him on the front row. Bagnaia and Marc Marquez advanced from Qualifying 1 to Qualifying 2, where they will join the top ten riders from Friday’s sessions. The main race has been moved to Saturday afternoon due to forecasted gale-force winds, swapping places with the Sprint race. Before the race, Bagnaia will need to navigate Qualifying 1 after placing eleventh fastest in Friday practice. Marco Bezzecchi’s impressive performance in Indonesia has closed his gap to Martin to 45 points in the championship standings. Alex Marquez will attempt his comeback at Phillip Island after skipping the Indonesian race due to a rib injury. Alex Rins has withdrawn from the Australian MotoGP weekend due to pain from his healing leg fractures.
Source: Crash
