MotoGP Japanese GP: Martin Edges Out Marquez to Claim Back-to-Back Pole Positions
Martin beat Marc Marquez by 0.110 seconds after setting a new lap record of 1m42.371s in qualifying.
- On Saturday, championship leader Jorge Martin of Aprilia Racing claimed pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, setting a new lap record of 1m 42.371s.
- Ducati's Marc Marquez qualified second, finishing just a tenth of a second behind Martin, though qualifying ended in frustration for Marquez after late errors.
- Securing the final spot on the front row, KTM's Pedro Acosta finished third, while Marco Bezzecchi and Alex Marquez rounded out the top five.
- Defending champion Francesco Bagnaia will start 13th after failing to advance from Qualifying 1, unable to replicate his record-breaking performance from last year.
- Martin leads Marquez by 12 points in the championship and stated, "Starting in the front row was the main target," ahead of the 12-lap Motegi Sprint.
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Aprilia’s driver signed a new lap record for the circuit by stopping the chronometer at 1:42,371, enough to secure his second pole in a row after Austria’s win. Martin, who leads the championship with a 12-point lead over Márquez, surpassed the current world champion by 0.110 seconds, while Acosta, winner of the Austrian Grand Prix, was just 0.122 seconds from the best record. The standings so repeated a completely Spanish first row and confirme…
Martinator pulled off his sleeve a stratospheric lap with 1'42"371 in his pulse for the record with Marc Marquez
The MotoGP leader adds the fourth of the year, the second consecutive, and will be accompanied in the first line by the Ducati and Pedro Acosta rider. More information: Jorge Martín takes the pole to Marc Márquez and Pedro Acosta in the Red Bull Ring.
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