From Autosport · Rachit Thukral · · 1m 10s
MotoGP: Fernandez takes pole, Marquez edges out Martin
Fernandez secures MotoGP pole at Indonesian GP as Marquez outqualifies Martin.
In brief
Fernandez secures MotoGP pole at Indonesian GP as Marquez outqualifies Martin. Raul Fernandez claimed pole position at Indonesian Grand Prix, with Marc Marquez qualifying fourth ahead of title rival Jorge Martin. Originally reported by Autosport.
Fernandez claims pole
Raul Fernandez secured his maiden MotoGP pole position at the Indonesian Grand Prix on Saturday.
“Fernandez converted practice pace into pole”
Bezzecchi sets provisional pole
Marco Bezzecchi established early benchmark for Aprilia with a 1m28.961s time in Q2.
“Bezzecchi established the early benchmark for Aprilia”
Fernandez beats Bezzecchi
Fernandez improved to 1m28.562s on final run, beating Bezzecchi by a tenth of a second.
“Fernandez improved to a 1m28.562s on his final run”
Marquez outqualifies Martin
Marc Marquez qualified fourth ahead of title rival Jorge Martin.
“Marquez followed Martin on track in a tactical game”
Martin falls to fifth
Championship leader Martin finished fifth after Marquez outpaced him on the track.
“Martin finished a distant fifth”
Bezzecchi crashes
Bezzecchi had to abandon his best lap after yellow flags triggered by a crash.
“Bezzecchi returned on track, but had to back out of the lap after a crash”
Marquez and Martin tactical game
Marquez followed Martin on track, prompting Aprilia to alert him via dashboard.
“Aprilia to alert the latter about the world champion’s presence via the dashboard”
Marquez qualifies fourth
Marquez improved his time to 1m29.118s, securing fourth place.
“Marquez went 0.034s quicker on the Ducati to qualify fourth”
The bottom line
Raul Fernandez claimed pole position at Indonesian Grand Prix, with Marc Marquez qualifying fourth ahead of title rival Jorge Martin.
