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MotoGP: Martin wins Phillip Island pole with lap record

Posted by AR1 staff

Jorge Martin has claimed pole position for the Animoca Brands Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

The #89 Prima Pramac Racing rider, who had never ridden a MotoGP bike at Phillip Island before this weekend, broke Jorge Lorenzo’s All Time Lap Record which dates all the way back to 2013 when he set a 1:27.767 on his Ducati Desmosedici.

A recovering from major surgery, #93 Marc Marquez was also under lap-record pace in taking second in Q2. There were echoes of 2019 as Marquez produced another magic save while chasing pole position at the Australian Grand Prix.

For the third time in 2022, Marquez will line up on the front row of the grid as he hunts a 100th premier class podium, but is his arm strong enough to win a race yet?

#63 Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) will start on the outside of the front row, the first of the title contenders.

In fact, the top three in the Championship are third, fourth, and fifth, with Aleix Espargaro to head up Row 2 and Fabio Quartararo set to grid up right next to him.

Qualifying Results

Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Martin Jorge 89 SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 1’27.767
2 Marquez Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 0.013
3 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 0.186
4 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA Aprilia Racing Aprilia 0.190
5 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0.206
6 Zarco Johann 5 FRA Pramac Racing Ducati 0.240
7 Marini Luca 10 ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 0.262
8 Miller Jack 43 AUS Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 0.349
9 Bezzecchi Marco 73 ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 0.418
10 Rins Alex 42 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 0.774
11 Marquez Alex 73 SPA LCR Honda Honda 0.966
12 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA Aprilia Racing Aprilia 0.998
13 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 0.260 Q1
14 Mir Joan 36 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 0.360
15 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 0.515
16 Binder Brad 33 RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 0.520
17 Crutchlow Cal 35 GBR WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha 0.545
18 Binder Darryn 40 RSA WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha 0.628
19 Gardner Remy 87 AUS Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 0.688
20 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 0.698
21 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 0.727
22 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 0.834
23 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1.014
24 Nagashima Tetsuta 45 JPN LCR Honda Honda 1..492