MotoGP News: Jorge Martin wins pole at Phillip Island

Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin destroyed his opposition on Saturday to claim pole position for the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Martin, the world championship leader was almost six tenths clear of Gresini Ducati’s Marc Marquez, while his closest title chaser Francesco Bagnaia was only fifth.

The eight-time World Champion has claimed a prime spot on the grid, starting alongside Maverick Viñales after the #12 set a relentless pace at the start of Q2, which gifted Viñales a strong front row start.

Australian MotoGP, Phillip Island – Full Qualifying Results

Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Time/Diff
1	Jorge Martin	SPA	Pramac Ducati (GP24)	1’27.296s
2	Marc Marquez	SPA	Gresini Ducati (GP23)	+0.594s
3	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24)	+0.695s
4	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	VR46 Ducati (GP23)	+1.079s
5	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP24)	+1.182s
6	Raul Fernandez	SPA	Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)	+1.202s
7	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Pramac Ducati (GP24)	+1.326s
8	Alex Marquez	SPA	Gresini Ducati (GP23)	+1.713s
9	Alex Rins	SPA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+1.763s
10	Enea Bastianini	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP24)	+2.700s
11	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+2.994s
12	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	VR46 Ducati (GP23)	+3.040s
Qualifying 1
13	Luca Marini	ITA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	1’29.727s
14	Johann Zarco	FRA	LCR Honda (RC213V)	1’29.786s
15	Pedro Acosta	SPA	Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*	1’29.817s
16	Jack Miller	AUS	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	1’29.909s
17	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)	1’30.149s
18	Joan Mir	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	1’30.448s
19	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	1’30.635s
20	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24)	1’31.808s
21	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)	1’31.835s
22	Lorenzo Savadori	ITA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24)	1’32.213s

* Rookie