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MotoGP: Bagnaia takes pole, Marquez crashes three times

Posted by AR1 staff

–by Mark Cipolloni–

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia took pole in a dramatic MotoGP German Grand Prix qualifying as Honda rider Marc Marquez suffered three crashes and ended up seventh.

Crashes, pitlane sprints and serious skills were on show as MotoGP qualifying at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland threw up plenty drama.

It will be Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) starting from pole position as the Italian’s 1:21.409 saw him beat Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) by 0.078s, with Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) completing a front row split by just 0.083s.

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) claimed a third row start despite three crashes across Q1 and Q2. It is obvious he is trying to carry an inferior Honda bike and he keeps crashing  as a result.

Either that or he is simply washed up and needs to retire. Marquez made it out of Q1 to get into Q2. He lost control of his bike in both Q1 and Q2.  Marquez has always dominated at Sachsenring, so it underscores just how bad the current Honda bike is.

Qualifying Results

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Behind Gap
1 1 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 10 1m21.409s 0.000 0.000
2 10 Luca Marini Ducati 9 1m21.487s 0.078 0.078
3 43 Jack Miller KTM 9 1m21.492s 0.083 0.005
4 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 7 1m21.765s 0.356 0.273
5 72 Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 7 1m21.936s 0.527 0.171
6 89 Jorge Martin Ducati 10 1m21.995s 0.586 0.059
7 93 Marc Marquez Honda 6 1m22.013s 0.604 0.018
8 73 Alex Marquez Ducati 10 1m22.044s 0.635 0.031
9 33 Brad Binder KTM 9 1m22.047s 0.638 0.003
10 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 9 1m22.222s 0.813 0.175
11 23 Enea Bastianini Ducati 10 1m22.239s 0.830 0.017
12 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 10 1m22.421s 1.012 0.182
13 12 Maverick Viñales Aprilia 8 1m27.269s 2.614 1.588
14 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 7 1m27.692s 3.037 0.423
15 37 Augusto Fernandez KTM 7 1m27.734s 3.079 0.042
16 88 Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 8 1m27.882s 3.227 0.148
17 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 9 1m27.908s 3.253 0.026
18 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 9 1m28.404s 3.749 0.496
19 25 Raúl Fernández Aprilia 10 1m29.119s 4.464 0.715
20 94 Jonas Folger KTM 8 1m29.712s 5.057 0.593