Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia claimed pole position for the FrenchGP after beating a returning Marc Marquez in Saturday qualifying. Full report:
Having been absent since crashing on the third lap of the Portuguese GP with a hand injury, Honda rider Marquez was cleared to return this weekend at Le Mans for the series’ 1000th grand prix event.
Marquez had to settle for second from Q1 pacesetter Luca Marini on the VR46 Ducati, while a technical issue for long-time provisional poleman Maverick Vinales dropped him to sixth. But the Yamaha rider failed to improve on his second run on a fresh tyre and was knocked out of the Q2 places by Marini, who fired in a 1m31.268s at the death to go top, and Tech3 rookie Augusto Fernandez.
Martin edged ahead of Vinales with nine minutes to go in Q2 with a 1m31.219s, before the Aprilia rider reinstated himself as provisional polesitter with a 1m31.120s. A scary crash for Aprilia team-mate Aleix Espargaro at the fast Turn 1 right-hander with just under three minutes to go looked like it may inadvertently have saved Vinales’ pole as it brought out the yellow flags.This allowed Marquez – who had both of his bikes fitted with the new Kalex chassis - to mount a charge with his 1m30.763s, before Bagnaia took his second pole of the season with a 1m30.705s.
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