[roadracingworld.com] - MotoGP: Martin Breaks Record, Crashes, Takes Pole At Le Mans

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Jorge Martin earned pole position during MotoGP World Championship qualifying on Saturday at the Bugatti Circuit, in Le Mans, France. Riding his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati Desmosedici, the Spaniard broke […]

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Jorge Martin earned pole position during MotoGP World Championship qualifying on Saturday at the Bugatti Circuit, in Le Mans, France. Riding his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati Desmosedici, the Spaniard broke the All-Time Lap Record Of 1:30.388 he set Friday afternoon with a time of 1:29.919 around the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) circuit during Qualifying Two (Q2) on Saturday. Martin then crashed, but his time held up to earn him pole position.

Two-time and defending MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia did a 1:30.111 on his Lenovo Ducati and threatened to overtake Martin on the time sheet, but the Italian rider also crashed during his final qualifying run and had to settle for the second spot on the grid.

Maverick Vinales completed both of his runs during Q2, but his time of 1:30.313 was only good enough to claim the third and final spot on the front row of the grid.

Row-two qualifiers included Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio (1:30.436) and Marco Bezzecchi (1:30.553) and Vinales’ teammate Aleix Espargaro (1:30.572).



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