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Marco Bezzecchi takes his fifth pole of the 2025 season at the Valencia MotoGP finale
Marco Bezzecchi secured pole position for the MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix with a new lap record in the final qualifying session of the 2025 season. Despite an early error in Q2, Bezzecchi managed to set a blistering 1m28.809s lap time on his second run to claim pole. The session was closely contested, with Alex Marquez just 0.026s behind in second place and Fabio Di Giannantonio in third, only 0.044s off pole. The top five riders were separated by just 0.096s at the end of qualifying. Pedro Acosta, the Friday pacesetter, had a dramatic session with a late crash but managed to qualify fifth. The top ten on the grid also includes riders like Fabio Quartararo, Franco Morbidelli, and Jack Miller. Ducati’s Pecco Bagnaia faced technical issues in Q1 and will start the race from 16th position. Yamaha wildcard Augusto Fernandez and Ducati stand-in Nicolo Bulega had challenging qualifying sessions, starting from 23rd and 22nd respectively.
