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Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona – Full Qualifying Results
Francesco Bagnaia claimed pole position for the Catalunya MotoGP, setting a new circuit record. Aleix Espargaro, local star and Friday leader, finished just 0.104s behind Bagnaia. Miguel Oliveira and Maverick Vinales will join them on the front row. Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco will start on row two. Alex Marquez, Fabio di Giannantonio, and Brad Binder complete row three. Oliveira and Marc Marquez advanced to Qualifying 2 by leading Qualifying 1. Marquez received a tow from Jack Miller but couldn’t stick with Bagnaia in the slipstream. Enea Bastianini has a three-place grid penalty for impeding another rider. Miguel Oliveira and Marc Marquez led Qualifying 1 and will join the top ten riders from Friday afternoon in Qualifying 2. Francesco Bagnaia holds a 62-point lead in the championship over Jorge Martin. Marco Bezzecchi is in third place, and Brad Binder is the top KTM rider. Alex Rins is still absent due to injuries and is replaced by Iker Lecuona. The Misano round is next, followed by a post-race Official test and two months of ‘flyaway’ events.
Source: Crash.net
