* Rookie

Fastest practice time:
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 1m 36.782s

Official Jerez MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 36.584s (2020)
Fastest race lap:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 37.770s (2021)

Fr𒀰ancesco Bagnaia completes a perfect Saturday by blasting to pole position by almost a half-a-second over Fabio Quartararo for the Span🐬ish MotoGP at Jerez.

Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro will start from the outside of♕ the fr𒆙ont row in third, but a massive 0.763s from Bagnaia at a track normally known for ultra-close lap times.

Reigning champion Quartararo, propelled into the title lead by his and Yamaha's first victory of the seaso💯n last Sunday in Portimao, stamped early authority on thꦏe session, but with Bagnaia just 0.073s adrift.

Fastest d🀅uring FP3 and FP4, Bagnaia struck back in style, pulling a stunning 0.620s clear of the Monster Yamaha before the Frenchman trimmed it to 0.453s. 

Bagnaia's factory Ducati team-mate😼 Jack Miller will head row two, at a track where he won last season after Qua﷽rtararo's arm pump problems.

Marc Marquez, who angered Aleix Espargaro by seeking a tow on Friday, then tucked in behind Miller tඣo claim direct Qualifying 2 access this morning, repeated the tactic in qualifying, following Bagnaia for the opening half of the session to take fifth by the middle stages.

M🀅arquez then shadowed Quartararo out of the pits for his final run, re-taking fifth on the grid between Miller and Johann Zarco, who topꦍped Qualifying 1.

Joan Mir and Enea Bastianini brought out the yellow flags in the closing 🧸minutes, leaving them ninth and tenth respectively on the grid.

Alex Rins, tied♔ on points with Quartararo for the world championship lead, failed to advance through♔ Qualifying 1 and will start from 14th place, just behind Marquez's Repsol Honda team-mate Pol Espargaro.

Tech3 KTM's Raul Fernandez, ruled out of last Sunday's Portimao round due to a right-hand injury in qualifying, has also been declared unfit for Jerez.

Factory test riders Stefan Bradl (Honda) and Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia) are making wild-card card appearances this weekend, ahead of Monday's official test.

After third place for Aleix Espargaro in Portimao, one more podium finish for the RS-GP will mean Aprilia lose technical concessions.

Quartararo looked set for a comfortable victory at Jerez last season, only to fade from the lead with arm pump problems (for which he then underwent surgery) handing Ducati a one-two with Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia.

Franco Morbidelli completed the podium in thi🅺rd last year,🐽 taking what would be the final rostrum for Petronas Yamaha SRT.

Spanish MotoGP schedule – UK Time

Friday April 29

8.00-8.40am - Moto3 Free Practice 1

8.55-9.40am - MotoGP Free Practice 1

9.55-10.35am - Moto2 Free Practice 1

12.15-12.55pm - Moto3 Free Practice 2

1.10-1.55pm - MotoGP Free Practice 2

2.10pm-2.50pm - Moto2 Free Practice 2

Saturday April 30

8.00-8.40am - Moto3 Free Practice 3

8.55-9.40am - MotoGP Free Practice 3

9.55am-10.35am - Moto2 Free Practice 3

11.35am-11.50am - Moto3 Qualifying 1

12-12.15pm - Moto3 Qualifying 2

12.30-1pm - MotoGP Free Practice 4

1.10-1.25pm - MotoGP Qualifying 1

1.35-1.50pm - MotoGP Qualifying 2

2.10-2.25pm - Moto2 Qualifying 1

2.35pm-2.50pm - Moto2 Qualifying 2

Sunday May 1

8.00-8.10am - Moto3 warm-up

8.20-8.30am - Moto2 warm-up

8.40-9am - MotoGP warm-up

10am - Moto3 race

11.20am - Moto2 race

1pm - MotoGP race