P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Francesco Bagnaia was in his own world as the Italian rider earned his second MotoGP pole position of the year at his home race of Misano. The home favourite will start from the front, as he formulated a lap time of 1.30.304s, a new lap record around one of the calendar’s fastest tracks. Accompanying the […]
The home favourite secured pole position with a new lap record at one of the fastest tracks on the calendar, clocking 1.30.304s. Alongside him on the front row are Franco Morbidelli and Marco Bezzecchi, outpacing championship leader Jorge Martin to form an all-Italian top three. Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder continued their strong performance from Aragon, slotting into fifth and sixth on the grid for both Misano races. Enea Bastianini found himself surrounded by a Gresini Ducati sandwich, with Alex Marquez claiming the seventh grid spot. Marc Marquez’s crash at Turn 15 prevented him from improving his position, finishing ninth as Fabio Quartararo completed the top ten. Notable omissions from Q2 were Aleix Espargaro and Fabio Di Giannantonio, who will start 13th and 14th respectively. Pol Espargaro and Johann Zarco will occupy the 15th and 16th spots, while Augusto Fernandez, Miguel Oliveira, and Raul Fernandez follow closely behind. Honda’s Alex Rins had a disappointing outing, starting from 20th, while Stefan Bradl was a second adrift in the last spot on the grid.
