Vinales makes his first pole debut with Aprilia, Bagnaia takes revenge on Martin’s harassment

As Bagnaia and Martin continue their psychological war this weekend, the final crown in contention will be shared at the Valencia Community Grand Prix. maverick vinales He still enjoys riding the Aprilia at one of his favorite circuits. He was already fastest in practice and proved his speed this Saturday morning by taking pole position for the weekend’s two races in Cheste.

This is his first pole position with Aprilia since Assen ’21, which was his last weekend with Yamaha.And if he finally manages to escape decently, there will be greatness ahead of him. Chance to become the fifth driver in history to win with three brands It’s different in the queen category.

And on Friday, the reigning champion got his revenge after Martin outperformed Bagnaia both on track and mentally. Not only did he pass the repechage with ease, but he also chased away his pursuers and secured second place with two good turns. He forced Vinales to break the record taking pole position. In extreme conditions, Martin’s teammate Johann Zarco took over the front third position.

martinator He had to pay attention from the start to the pit lane, as he ended up missing a “tear” from Marc Marquez’s visor. The first reference was marked by Friday’s best. maverick vinales He had a 2.5 second advantage over teammate Aleix Espargaro. He was replaced by Brad Binder (1’29” 171). Jorge MartinBagnaia, behind the wheel of Marc Marquez, was second with a time of 0:011 after everyone completed the first round. With his first tires worn out and only fresh tires left after Q1, Bagnaia remains in 11th place.

Bagnaia got off to a quick start, finding the free course and setting provisional pole with a time of 1:29.167. Marc Márquez and Aleix Espargaro competed for the wheel of Jorge Martin, with Cervera winning. Bagnaia then independently broke the best time (1 minute 29 seconds). 023).

Until then maverick vinales Despite psychological and nerve warfare, he recorded a decisive and untouchable time of 1 minute 28.911 seconds. Determining that Martin did not have enough speed to take the lead, let alone pole position, Bagnaia accepted his time with a minute and a half to go. “I finished 6th on Low and was so upset that I couldn’t even change bikes for the second round of Q2, and after Marc Marquez I ended up recording my 28th crash of the year. Shortly after, Alex and his brother showed solidarity. Marquez will start in the third row, Alex in the eighth row and Marc in the ninth row.

Marc’s follow-up to the Martinator has already revealed that it wasn’t the best Q2 for the Madrid native, when the eldest was almost eaten by Marquez.

2nd quarter ranking

Bagnaia easily makes it through the playoffs

rear about the harassment he received Jorge Martin to Pecco Bagnaia In practice on Friday, we achieved our goal of not advancing directly to Q2. Pecco Bagnaia He had no trouble competing for pole position at lap record pace.achieved the goal (1’29″054) He returned to Ducati’s official box in advance, Alex Marquez So he felt a little more anxious in the face of the following pressures: august fernandes You are 1 in 37,000 away from access.

This session, as well as the rest of the Grand Prix, was ruled out by Joan Mir, who was unable to undergo tests in the morning due to a neck contusion sustained in a fall on Friday.

1st quarter ranking