At Phillip Island the best in qualifying is the Spaniard from Ducati Pramac, who beats Marc Marquez by 13 thousandths. Front row for Pecco who is ahead of his rivals for the title. In the ten also Marini (7th) and Bezzecchi (9th)
Massimo Brizzi
October 15
– Milan
Beware of the ‘Mar-Mar’ couple. Under the multicolored sky, cloudy but without the Friday wind, of Phillip Island, Jorge Martin hits a splendid pole on his Ducati Pramac, surpassing Marc Marquez’s Honda by just 13 thousandths. The two ‘Mar’ in the Australian MotoGP GP could be the couple destined to break up the world fight, given that they precede the main title contenders on the grid: Francesco Bagnaia is third, fast, but Marquez’s hare in the good lap, ahead of Aleix Espargaro, fourth with a crash at the exit of the last corner that cost him the front row, and Fabio Quartataro, fifth on the Yamaha and able to get behind four Ducatis in a row, those of Johann Zarco, Luca Marini, Jack Miller and Marco Bezzecchi.
the right trail
–
Tight qualifying, with Bagnaia who immediately places the reference time trial, but who in the decisive time attack is overtaken by Jorge Martin, on the third pole of the season, who in 1: 27.767 precedes Marc Marquez, shrewd in choosing Bagnaia’s wake and in any case competitive in all weekend (his best time in Free 3, among other things) and Pecco himself (+0.186), who hit the target of starting from the front row. In the second line is the Aprilia of an Aleix Espargaro (+0.190) definitely on the ball, preceding Quartararo (+0.206) and Johann Zarco (+0.240), who passed from the purgatory of Q1. Third row for Luca Marini (Ducati VR46, +0.262) who precedes the home idol Jack Miller (Ducati, +0.349) and Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati VR46, +0.418). Alex Rins’ Suzuki closes the top 10.
the q1
–
Promoted by Q1 Zarco (1: 28.132), as mentioned, and Alex Rins (+0.215), with Enea Bastianini first of the excluded for 38 thousandths and held back by an obstruction by Miguel Oliveira: the Rimini-born Ducati Gresini will start 15th on the grid . 20th, however, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati Gresini), while Franco Morbidelli is penultimate with Yamaha.
the free 4
–
In LIbere4, not valid for access to the grid, but indicative of race pace, Vinales’ best time of 1.28.976 ahead of the Ducatis of Zarco, Bezzecchi and Bagnaia, with Quartararo sixth and Aleix Espargaro eighth.
October 15, 2022 (change October 15, 2022 | 05:21)
© REPRODUCTION RESERVED
