Francesco Bagnaia has secured pole position for the 2024 San Marino MotoGP at Misano, leading an all-Italian front row that highlights the dominance of Ducati and the VR46 Academy. Bagnaia, the reigning world champion, clocked a lap time of 1:30.304, finishing 0.285 seconds ahead of Franco Morbidelli, who achieved his first front row start since 2021.
Qualifying Results:
Pos
Rider
Nat
Team
Time/Diff
Lap
Max Speed
1
Francesco Bagnaia
ITA
Ducati Lenovo (GP24)
1’30.304s
6/7
298kph
2
Franco Morbidelli
ITA
Pramac Ducati (GP24)
+0.285s
6/9
298kph
3
Marco Bezzecchi
ITA
VR46 Ducati (GP23)
+0.305s
7/9
298kph
4
Jorge Martin
SPA
Pramac Ducati (GP24)
+0.341s
3/9
303kph
5
Pedro Acosta
SPA
Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*
+0.352s
7/9
300kph
6
Brad Binder
RSA
Red Bull KTM (RC16)
+0.444s
6/9
298kph
7
Alex Marquez
SPA
Gresini Ducati (GP23)
+0.574s
7/9
298kph
8
Enea Bastianini
ITA
Ducati Lenovo (GP24)
+0.596s
4/9
299kph
9
Marc Marquez
SPA
Gresini Ducati (GP23)
+0.625s
3/5
297kph
10
Fabio Quartararo
FRA
Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
+0.750s
8/9
294kph
11
Maverick Viñales
SPA
Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24)
+0.851s
6/6
295kph
12
Jack Miller
AUS
Red Bull KTM (RC16)
+0.898s
6/9
298kph
Qualifying 1 Results:
Pos
Rider
Nat
Team
Time
Lap
Max Speed
13
Aleix Espargaro
SPA
Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24)
1’31.101s
8/8
296kph
14
Fabio Di Giannantonio
ITA
VR46 Ducati (GP23)
1’31.260s
8/8
293kph
15
Pol Espargaro
SPA
Red Bull KTM (RC16)
1’31.471s
3/5
295kph
16
Johann Zarco
FRA
LCR Honda (RC213V)
1’31.485s
3/8
296kph
17
Augusto Fernandez
SPA
Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)
1’31.538s
3/8
297kph
18
Miguel Oliveira
POR
Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)
1’31.543s
7/8
298kph
19
Raul Fernandez
SPA
Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)
1’31.591s
7/8
296kph
20
Alex Rins
SPA
Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
1’31.721s
8/8
292kph
21
Luca Marini
ITA
Repsol Honda (RC213V)
1’31.923s
7/8
295kph
22
Takaaki Nakagami
JPN
LCR Honda (RC213V)
1’32.071s
3/8
292kph
23
Stefan Bradl
GER
HRC Test Team (RC213V)
1’32.972s
7/8
288kph
Key Highlights:
Francesco Bagnaia topped the timesheets despite riding with discomfort from a recent accident in Aragon, setting the fastest time in both Sectors 1 and 3.
Jorge Martin, the championship leader, qualified fourth but showed strong performance in Sector 2.
Marc Marquez faced a setback, falling at Turn 15 during his final run, resulting in a ninth-place start for the Gresini rider.
Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Viñales struggled with their setups, finishing in tenth and eleventh places respectively.
Pol Espargaro and Stefan Bradl entered as wild cards, with Espargaro crashing in both final practice and Qualifying 1.
Upcoming Events:
Joan Mir has withdrawn from the San Marino MotoGP due to severe gastroenteritis but is expected to return for the Monday test.
The Misano circuit will host two consecutive MotoGP rounds this season, starting with this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix and followed by the ‘Emilia Romagna’ round from September 20-22.
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