P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Marco Bezzecchi stunned the field to take pole for the Austrian MotoGP round, as championship leader Marc Marquez crashed out of contention.
Marco Bezzecchi surprised everyone by securing pole position for the Austrian MotoGP race, while current championship leader Marc Marquez crashed and was out of contention. Bezzecchi grabbed his first pole position since the 2023 Indian GP, narrowly beating Alex Marquez by a mere 0.016 seconds. Despite having to advance through Q2, the Italian rider controlled the session, facing tough challenges from Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia. Marquez’s late crash pushed him to the second row of the grid, hindering any chance of improving his time. With Fernandez also crashing in the final minutes, Bezzecchi claimed Aprilia’s first pole of the season, with Alex Marquez in second and Bagnaia completing the front row. The rest of the top ten included Enea Bastianini, Fermin Aldeguer, Pedro Acosta, and Franco Morbidelli, detailing a competitive lineup for the race.
