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Pecco Bagnaia gets first pole of 2025
Pecco Bagnaia secured a surprise pole position for the 2025 MotoGP Czech Grand Prix after his Ducati teammate Marc Marquez crashed out in the final lap of Q2.
Marquez had fallen into Q1 due to a strategic error by Ducati in wet Practice and started 13th on the grid.
Bagnaia set a new lap record in the second half of Q2 to snatch pole position with a time of 1m52.303s.
Despite facing challenges from Alex Marquez and others, Bagnaia held onto pole, leading a Ducati 1-2 with Fabio Quartararo completing the front row.
Joan Mir and rookie Raul Fernandez had impressive showings, while veteran Jack Miller crashed late in qualifying, ending in 10th position.
