Espargaro breaks lap record twice to claim Catalunya GP pole
2 years, 6 months ago

Espargaro breaks lap record twice to claim Catalunya GP pole

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Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro broke the lap record twice in hot conditions to claim his second pole of the season at the Catalunya Grand Prix in Barcelona on Saturday. At his home race, Espargaro had set the pace in practice and the Spaniard carried his form into the second qualifying session where he finished top with a time of one minute 38.742 seconds, pipping Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia to top spot. I was on the limit every single corner.” Yamaha’s World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo, who leads Espargaro by eight points, set the third-fastest time to seal a spot on the front row. “Today the goal was to get on the first two rows and we got the front row, I’m happy,” said Quartararo, who had struggled with tyre grip on Friday.

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MotoGP 2024: Aleix Espargaro smashes lap record to take pole at Catalunya
6 months, 4 weeks ago

MotoGP 2024: Aleix Espargaro smashes lap record to take pole at Catalunya

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Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro smashed the lap record in the final moments of the second qualifying session to take pole position at his home Catalunya Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Saturday. Espargaro, who announced this week that he will retire at the end of the 2024 season, set a time of 1:38.190 on his last lap of …

Moto GP: Bagnaia beats Martin to snatch pole at Malaysian Grand Prix
1 year, 1 month ago

Moto GP: Bagnaia beats Martin to snatch pole at Malaysian Grand Prix

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Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati seized pole position at the Malaysian Grand Prix by setting a lap record of 1:57:491 on Saturday, building pressure on Pramac Racing’s championship contender Jorge Martin. Bagnaia put on a brilliant final lap at the Sepang International Circuit to secure his first pole since the Catalan Grand Prix in September and beat last year’s …

Australian MotoGP: Martin scorches to new lap record and pole
1 year, 2 months ago

Australian MotoGP: Martin scorches to new lap record and pole

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Spain’s Jorge Martin will start on pole for the Australian MotoGP after blasting to a new lap record in qualifying on Saturday, with world championship rival Francesco Bagnaia third on the grid. READ | US Grand Prix: Leclerc on pole in Austin as Verstappen has lap deleted Only 18 points separate Ducati’s Bagnaia and Martin after the Italian snatched back …

Espargaro clocks record Indonesia MotoGP lap, Bagnaia struggles
1 year, 2 months ago

Espargaro clocks record Indonesia MotoGP lap, Bagnaia struggles

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Aleix Espargaro produced a late flash of brilliance to set a lap record for the Indonesia MotoGP at Friday’s crash-marred second practice, in which championship leader Francesco Bagnaia finished outside the top 10. Marco Bezzecchi, third in the standings, crashed in the first session but still finished fifth, 0.741sec behind Martin. Top 10 times from the first practice session at …

MotoGP: Jorge Martin smashes lap record to claim San Marino pole
1 year, 3 months ago

MotoGP: Jorge Martin smashes lap record to claim San Marino pole

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Jorge Martin will start the San Marino and Rimini Riviera MotoGP in pole position after smashing the lap record at Misano Adriatico in Saturday’s qualifying. “I took a lot of risks to make that pole position, I am so proud of my team, of myself to be back in that position.” The 25-year-old bested Bezzecchi’s time twice over the course …

MotoGP: Espargaro leads Aprilia one-two in Catalunya Grand Prix
1 year, 3 months ago

MotoGP: Espargaro leads Aprilia one-two in Catalunya Grand Prix

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Aleix Espargaro claimed victory ahead of Aprilia team mate Maverick Vinales at the Catalunya Grand Prix on Sunday, as championship leader Francesco Bagnaia crashed on the opening lap while leading from pole position. Sprint-winner Espargaro was second for much of the race, but the Spaniard took advantage of Vinales’ worn out front tyre to surge into the lead with four …

MotoGP: Espargaro wins Catalunya GP Sprint race
1 year, 3 months ago

MotoGP: Espargaro wins Catalunya GP Sprint race

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Aleix Espargaro won the Catalunya MotoGP sprint race at Montmelo on Saturday. World champion Francesco Bagnaia took second to extend his lead in the riders’ standings with Maverick Vinales completing the podium. As Espargaro’s brother Pol crashed out, the leading pair began to pull clear of the chasing pack headed by Vinales. Espargaro, born a few kilometres from the Barcelona …

MotoGP: Bagnaia breaks lap record to claim Catalunya GP pole
1 year, 3 months ago

MotoGP: Bagnaia breaks lap record to claim Catalunya GP pole

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Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia set a new lap record to claim his sixth pole position of the season for Ducati at the Catalunya Grand Prix in Barcelona on Saturday, with three Aprilia riders finishing behind the Italian. Bagnaia, who leads Jorge Martin by 62 points in the overall standings, finished top with a time of one minute 38.639 seconds at …

Bezzecchi breaks lap record to take pole at Dutch Grand Prix
1 year, 6 months ago

Bezzecchi breaks lap record to take pole at Dutch Grand Prix

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Marco Bezzecchi smashed the Assen lap record on Saturday to claim pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix ahead of championship leader Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati and VR46 Racing teammate Luca Marini. Pole position was just reward for Italian Bezzecchi who has been fastest all weekend in practice sessions as he looks to move back into second place in the …

Slick Espargaro grabs MotoGP pole in rainy Jerez
1 year, 7 months ago

Slick Espargaro grabs MotoGP pole in rainy Jerez

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Spaniard Aleix Espargaro dodged the showers on Saturday to grab pole position in the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix at Jerez. “Crazy morning,” said Espargaro.”I felt good from yesterday, so we decided to try another dynamic package, and unfortunately, I had a small crash.” As one of the 10 fastest from practice, Espargaro was able to sit out the opening qualifying …

Ducati’s Bagnaia sets Assen lap record to take Dutch GP pole
2 years, 5 months ago

Ducati’s Bagnaia sets Assen lap record to take Dutch GP pole

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Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia set an all-time lap record at the Assen circuit to claim his second straight Moto GP pole this season at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday. World champion Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha took second while Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin completed the front row. With the threat of rain looming large, riders started aggressively in Q2 and it …

Zarco snatches Portuguese MotoGP pole in crash-hit qualifying
2 years, 8 months ago

Zarco snatches Portuguese MotoGP pole in crash-hit qualifying

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Frenchman Johann Zarco will start Sunday's Portuguese MotoGP in pole position on his Ducati Pramac after topping a crash-laden qualifying ahead of Spanish rider Joan Mir. "I didn't expect such a good lap," said Zarco, who made the most of a drying track as the sun came out following rain-soaked practice sessions. - Unlucky Marquez - Six-time world champion Marc …

Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia claim maiden MotoGP win in Argentina
2 years, 8 months ago

Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia claim maiden MotoGP win in Argentina

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Aleix Espargaro claimed his maiden MotoGP win at the Argentine Grand Prix on Sunday to move to the top of the championship after an intense ride which also gave Aprilia its first ever victory in the MotoGP era. Pole sitter Espargaro, competing in his 200th MotoGP race, was overtaken before the first turn after Pramac's Jorge Martin had a perfect …

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