Jorge Martin dominates Mandalika MotoGP qualifying, Marc Marquez nightmare

Jorge Martin untouchable for Indonesian MotoGP pole, Marc M🍰arquez crashes twice.

Marc Marquez, Jorge Martin, 2024 Indonesian MotoGP
Marc Marquez, Jorge Martin, 2024 Indonesian MotoGP

MotoGP title leader 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin was inཧ a league of his own during a dramatic qualifying session for the 2024 Indonesian Grand Prꦅix.

The Pramac Ducati rider, bumped out of the race lead by Enea Bastianini last Sunday in Misano, set the tone by beating the all-time lap rec☂o♈rd on his opening flying lap.

Martin improved again for another new record of 1m 29.088s which put him almost one sec🉐ond clear of the field at the midway tyre change. The Spaniard didn't know it, but pole position was already secured. 

However, there was chaos behind.

Marc Marquez had crashed at Turn 15 while trying to follow Martin, with Friday leader Bastianini also hittin🔯g the deck, albeit at a much lower𒅌 speed, in Turn 16.

The resulting yellow flags meant reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia and final practice leader Franco Morbidelli joined Marquez and Bastianini in starting the last qualifying run wꦜithout a lap time on the board.

Marquez sprinted for a scooter back to the Gresini pits, got on his spare bike and began the last run behind Bagnaia. But the Spaniard squandered his second chance by crashing out for ꦑa second and final time, at Turn 10, the scene of his Friday save.

After desperately trying to bump start his Desmosedici, toppling over i൲n the process, Mar💝quez clenched his fists and looked to the sky in frustration as he walked away.

But a💎nother൩ GP23 rider made a very different comeback.

VR46's Marco Bezzecchi was seventh when he fell in the closing minutes but restarted his bike and snatched a surprise second on t🗹he grid, albeit 0.535s behind Martin.

Other impressive performances came from rookie Pedro Acosta, in third and the only KTM in the top 15, and Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo, who will start a൩longside factory Ducati duo Bagnaia and Bastianini on the second row.

Reigning champion Bagnaia, already 24 points behind ♔Martin after crashing last weekend, faces a major battle to stop the Spaniard from extending his advantage in this afternoon’s Sprint.

Johann Zarco claimed Honda’s best qualify൩ing result of the season with a commendable seventh place for LCR, ahead of Fabio di Giannantonio and Morbidelli.

Aprilia riders Maverick Vinales and Raul🍌 Fernandez will join Marc Marquez on row😼 four.

Zarco and Fernandez reached Q2 by leadin🐽g Q1, which saw Alex Marquez and Aleix Es🏅pargaro crash out and Brad Binder suffer a rear brake issue on his factory KTM.

The Mandalika Sprint race sta🐲rts at 3pm local time (8am BST).

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