MotoGP San Marino GP: Bezzecchi Beats Marquez for Record-Breaking Pole
Bezzecchi became the first rider to break 1m30s at Misano, beating Marc Marquez by 0.198s and taking his second straight pole of 2026.
- On Friday, Marco Bezzecchi secured pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix, setting a new Misano circuit record with a 1m29.982s lap aboard his Aprilia.
- A tense duel developed between the Aprilia rider and reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez, who qualified second behind Bezzecchi's record-breaking pace.
- Gresini's Fermin Aldeguer completed the front row in third, while championship leader Jorge Martin qualified fifth on the sister Aprilia and Giannantonio finished fourth after a late crash.
- Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia qualified a disappointing 14th after a mistake, while Raul Fernandez managed 10th position after advancing from the opening qualifying session.
- Bezzecchi will aim to convert his fourth pole position of the 2026 MotoGP season into a victory when the San Marino Grand Prix takes place tomorrow at Misano.
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Marco Bezzecchi will be starting in pole position in Misano. The driver of Aprilia wins the pole position of the San Marino Gp with a super time: 1"29′′982, new record of the track. Behind him will take Marc Marquez and Fermin Aldeguer, who complete the first row. The second row will be opened by Fabio Di Giannantonio, followed by [...] L'articolo MotoGp, Marco Bezzecchi in pole position in Misano with the new record of the track comes from Il F…
Marc Marquez will be right behind the Italian in the San Marino GP
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Bezzecchi smashes San Marino lap record to take pole ahead of Marquez
MISANO, Italy, Sept 12 : Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi fired a warning to his MotoGP championship rivals by breaking the all-time lap record at his home track of Misano on Saturday to take pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix ahead of Ducati's Marc Marquez.Bezzecchi became the first rider to break the one
Marco Bezzecchi repeats last year's pole in Misano. The Italian pulverized the track record to sign an unattainable time for the rest (1:29,982), including Marc Márquez, who was second to almost two-tenths of the poleman. Aprilia seems unbeatable in this layout, at least one lap, and proved so. ... Continue reading "An unattainable Bezzecchi takes a pole record in Misano with second Marquez"
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