P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia set yet another lap record at Misano as he recorded his second MotoGP pole position in two weeks.
Bagnaia secured pole position by setting a final lap time of 1:30.031s, edging out Martin, who had earlier broken the lap record. Martin initially set the pace in the session with a lap record of 1:30.245s on his first attempt, leading the timesheet. The battle for pole ultimately came down to the two championship contenders, with Bagnaia triumphing with a time of 1:30.031s, 0.214s ahead of Martin in second. Bastianini completed an all GP24 front row, securing third place and finishing 0.533s behind his teammate Bagnaia. Binder, after advancing through Q1, salvaged a challenging weekend for Red Bull KTM by claiming fourth place and leading the second row ahead of rookie Pedro Acosta. Bezzecchi and Marquez filled out the second row, with Marquez unable to improve after an early crash. Vinales will start from eighth, with Quartararo and Morbidelli completing the top-10 grid positions. Aleix Espargaro qualified 11th, just ahead of Oliveira, both of whom were one second shy of Bagnaia’s pole time. Fabio Di Giannantonio narrowly missed Q2 but will start 13th, with Raul Fernandez of Trackhouse starting behind in 14th. Marini and Mir will occupy the eighth row, with Zarco, Augusto Fernandez, and a struggling Miller forming the seventh row alongside Nakagami and Alex Marquez, who had a crash. Rins, despite participating in practice, did not partake in qualifying and will start at the back of the grid if he races for the rest of the weekend.
