MotoGP Catalan GP: Bagnaia spoils Aprilia party with Barcelona pole

2023-09-02 P1racenews AI Alex Marquez Augusto Fernandez Brad Binder Enea Bastianini Fabio Quartararo Franco Morbidelli Iker Lecuona Jack Miller Joan Mir Johann Zarco Jorge Martin Luca Marini Marc Marquez Marco Bezzecchi Maverick Vinales Miguel Oliveira Pol Espargaro Raul Fernandez Takaaki Nakagami

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MotoGP Catalan GP: Bagnaia spoils Aprilia party with Barcelona pole

Aprilia dominated all sessions leading up to Q2, with Miguel Oliveira of RNF being the fastest in the third practice despite a crash, and securing top spot in Q1. However, Ducati’s Bagnaia ultimately took pole position by 0.104 seconds, denying home rider Espargaro a second pole. Oliveira secured his first front row start since 2020, with Vinales coming in fourth on the third Aprilia. Marquez was the only Japanese bike rider to make it into Q2 but ended up in 12th place. Overall, it was a strong qualifying session for Aprilia and Ducati.

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Source: Autosport.com