Jorge Martin swept the qualification and will start from pole at the Australian GP MotoGP (1:27.296). Marc Márquez was secondwho managed to complete a final lap to overtake third-placed Maverick Viñales and gain a position. The 93 had a normal classification and will start from the first row. But the championship leader’s time was unattainable, coming from another planet.
Jorge Martin He came out with everything from the beginning. The leader of the World Cup He was the first to set a record (1:29.931) to start leading in the second quarter. But this time would decrease considerably. During his next rolling turn, Martinateur He lowered it by more than a second and a half to set it at 1:28.365. Meanwhile, his rivals Márquez, Bastianini and Bagnaia were hit with the yellow flag following the fall of Di Giannantonio.
Nevertheless, Pecco seemed to have some problems. The Italian failed to set good times and could only finish fifth halfway through the session. For his part, he 93, who led Friday’s training ahead of his brother Álex after the morning training was canceled due to rain, managed to complete a good lap and finish third before going through the pits to change tires.
But Jorge had an unexpected rival for pole, Maverick Viñales. The Aprilia rider was first at the equator with a time of 1:27.991. As they passed the pits, Bastianini and Bagnaia pushed hard, imitating Jorge Martín’s strategy. Pramac’s made the difference one lap from the start and surprised everyone. During the last outing on the track, the 89 took a step forward. Already in his first round he was improving, but he had a scare and had to cut. But this did not make him lose confidence and on his next turn he launched beat Viñales’ time by six tenths stop the clock at 1:27,296.
Despite the tire change, Pecco I still couldn’t find the speed for a turn. The double world champion was not comfortable and during his last attempt He was only able to climb to fifth placesaving the furniture at the station, but with the sensations they were quite bad. On the other hand, Marc Marquez couldn’t improve on Jorge Martín’s time, but he did It was worth it to overtake Viñales and finish second.
The ranking was the outstanding question for the six-time MotoGP world champion. On Friday, after the first contact with the Phillip Island track, I crossed my fingers that qualifying would go well and it did. Finally, the Spanish will start from the first row of the grid and he will not have to manage to make his own comeback, as he did in the last races. Without a doubt, Márquez is a candidate to win with Martín.
Acosta is excluded from the second quarter
Raúl Fernández created a surprise in the first quarter and he achieves the best time ahead of Enea Bastianini. The one who was excluded was Pedro Acostawho decided to wait to go out and shoot without going through the pits once out. The track was starting to dry, but it was only 20 degrees on the asphalt. The one from Mazarrón decided to wait to come out and did everything in a row. But it cost him dearly.
In the end, the track was in perfect condition and everyone, including him, improved their times. That of GasGas He led almost the entire first quarter. Bastianini knocked him from first position in some sections, but the 31 He always managed to recover it on his next turn. But the tires were wearing out and he decided to do everything in succession and not go through the pits. Ultimately, this ended up taking its toll on Acosta. On his penultimate lap he managed to reduce his best time by a tenth, but it was not enough.
Enea, at first, and Zarco later They improved the times of the Murcians and They left him out of the second quarter. But things got worse. Everything was very close and several drivers improved. Even Marini came to direct with the timer at zero. Yes, it seems that Honda has taken a step forward in this circuit. But the joy was short-lived. Bastianini regained the lead as he crossed the line and Raúl Fernández broke the Italian’s record to advance to Q2 with the Aprilia in first position. Thus, Pedro will start fifteenth, while the other Spaniard, Aleix Espargaró, suffered a lot in this session and will start twentieth.
