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MotoGP Valencia GP: Vinales takes pole as Bagnaia heads Martin for title showdown
The factory Aprilia rider set a new lap record at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with a time of 1m28.931s, securing his first pole position since Assen in 2021. He led the factory Ducati rider Bagnaia, who finished in second place in Q2. Title rival Jorge Martin finished sixth for Pramac. Bagnaia will have the advantage in the sprint race, where he can win his second consecutive title by outscoring Martin by four points. There were some incidents during qualifying, including Marquez’s tear off getting caught in Martin’s airbox and several crashes.
