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Pramac’s Enea Bastianini took his first MotoGP pole in Austrian GP from Ducati pair of Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller.

Q1:

The first part in MotoGP qualifying in Austrian GP at Red Bull Ring saw the Espargaro brothers lead the way at the halfway mark where Aprilia’s Aleix was on top with a 1m29.430s lap from Honda’s Pol, who was only 0.045s behind.

VR46 Ducati’s Luca Marini wasn’t too far ahead in third with Gresini Ducati’s Fabio di Giannantonio and LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami making it a Top 5. The second running from the riders saw a crash for two riders at the same Turn 3 corner.

LCR’s Alex Marquez and VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi were the ones to crash out, as they then rushed back to the pitlane to try and hop onto the second bike. Aprilia’s Espargaro upped his pace to a 1m29.231s to make it into Q2 at ease in a good show.

Gresini’s di Giannantonio pushed out the other Espargaro to be second and into Q2 with a 1m29.350s lap. The Honda rider ended up fifth to start 15th behind VR46’s Marini and LCR’s Nakagami, as Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli was 16th.

KTM’s Miguel Oliveira only managed 17th from Honda’s Stefan Bradl, with Tech 3 KTM’s Remy Gardner in 19th and RNF Yamaha’s Andrea Dovisioso 20th. Having crashed out, Bezzecchi couldn’t manage to set a new lap to be 21st.

RNF’s Darryn Binder was 22nd from Tech 3’s Raul Fernandez, Aprilia’s Lorenzo Savadori and LCR’s Marquez, who was the another one to not get a quick lap time after a crash.

Q2:

The second part in MotoGP qualifying in Austrian GP saw Ducati’s Jack Miller set the pace early on with a 1m28.898s lap as he headed Gresini’s Enea Bastianini and Pramac Ducati’s Johann Zarco in the Top 3, with Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo only sixth.

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia was out of sequence in the order due to work on his bike. He slotted in second after his first lap as other riders started their second run at that moment. Out of nowhere, Bastianini set a solid lap of 1m28.772s to take MotoGP pole in Austrian GP.

Bagnaia remained in second as he leapfrogged Miller in the process, while Pramc’s Jorge Martin made it a Ducati 1-2-3-4. Yamaha’s Quartararo ended up fifth from Pramac’s Zarco, with Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales ending up seventh to beat his teammate.

Espargaro slotted in ninth behind Suzuki’s Joan Mir, after the former’s lap was deleted due to track limits. Gresini’s di Giannantonio was 10th from Suzuki’s Alex Rins and KTM’s Brad Binder.

Francesco Bagnaia resisted late pressure from Maverick Vinales to win MotoGP British GP as Jack Miller ended up third.

It was a clean start from MotoGP pole-sitter Johann Zarco in British GP at Silverstone on his Pramac Ducati as Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo slotted in second from Ducati pair of Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia with Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales in fifth.

He dropped places at start with teammate Aleix Espargaro in seventh behind Suzuki’s Alex Rins, as Pramac’s Jorge Martin was eighth from Suzuki’s Joan Mir and KTM’s Miguel Oliveira in the Top 10 with Gresini Ducati’s Enea Bastianini in 11th.

As Zarco led the way, Quartararo had to serve his Long Gap Penalty from Assen where he dropped from second to fifth behind Bagnaia. Amid this, Rins was the MotoGP rider on the charge as he moved up to fourth to slot behind the leading trio.

But things changed when Zarco crashed out from lead in the left-hander. He got going but was forced to retire eventually. Miller took the lead from Rins and Bagnaia, with Quartararo just behind him as Vinales started to get into pressure from Martin.

Miller and Rins went fighting where the Spaniard eventually got him to take the MotoGP British GP lead as the Australian dropped behind Bagnaia in third. For once, Quartararo looked to retake the podium but Martin had other ideas behind him.

He not only passed Vinales but also cleared Quartararo to be fourth. The Frenchman dropped behind the Spaniard in sixth as Mir brought himself into seventh. Espargaro was eighth from Oliveira and KTM’s Brad Binder, who gained five places since the start.

However, Bastianini got him for 10th, with VR46 Ducati pair of Marco Bezzecchi and Luca Marini in 12th and 13th. The Top 15 points position midway in the race saw Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli in 14th and Tech 3 KTM’s Remy Gardner in 15th.

At the front, Bagnaia started to close in on Rins and eventually went past him to take the MotoGP British GP lead, as Miller stood third from Vinales who cleared Martin for fourth. Quartararo was sixth from Mir, Bastianini, Espargaro and Oliveira in the Top 10.

Amid this, Miller made it Ducati 1-2 after passing Rins for second, as behind them Martin and Vinales started their duel for fourth. The former retook fourth but the latter came back on him to retake the place, while Mir crashed out of the the race.

Bastianini started to gain after passing Quartararo for sixth, as Oliveira passed Espargaro for eighth. At the front, Rins started to lose places as both Vinales and Martin passed him for third and fourth, with Bastianini looking to get through him as well.

The podium places started to shuffle when Vinales passed Miller for second with two laps to go. The Spaniard pressed on to pass Bagnaia for the lead and did so, but the Italian came back to retake it and kept it to win the MotoGP British GP race

Vinales had to settle for second after some wide moments on the final lap, as Miller rounded out the podium from Bastianini who passed Martin on the final lap. Oliveira came through to sixth after passing both Rins and Quartararo late in the race.

The Frenchman almost lost eighth to Espargaro, but managed to held onto it, with Bezzecchi rounding the Top 10 after passing Binder. Marini ended up 12th from LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami, Honda’s Pol Espargaro and Morbidelli in Top 15.

Missing out on points was RNF Yamaha’s Andrea Dovizioso in 16th with LCR’s Alex Marquez behind him from Gardner, Honda’s Stefan Bradl, RNF’s Darryn Binder, Tech 3’s Raul Fernandez and Gresini’s Fabio di Giannantonio to round out 22 finishers.

Johann Zarco broke Silverstone’s lap record to take MotoGP pole in British GP from Maverick Vinales and Jack Miller.

Q1:

The first in MotoGP qualifying in British GP at Silverstone post the summer break saw and early crash for LCR Honda’s Alex Marquez at Turn 8-9 sequence. He was agitated with someone but replays showed he had a fall on his own and not while in a fight.

He was shown to be angry at VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi with whom he had a run-in earlier. On track, Gresini Ducati’s Enea Bastianini led the way initially with a 1m58.804s lap from KTM’s Miguel Oliveira with Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli slotting just behind them.

Bezzecchi had more run-in against Honda riders as Bastianini upped his pace to a 1m58.609s to make it in Q2 from Bezzecchi who put in a late lap of 1m58.756s to go through as well, where Binder was knocked out of contention.

A late lap from his teammate Oliveira put him in third and 13th for the British MotoGP race, with Binder in 14th from Gresini’s Fabio di Ginannantonio in the Top 15. Tech 3 KTM’s Remy Gardner put in a good lap to be 16th from Marquez, who hoped onto the second bike.

He led the two factory Honda riders Stefan Bradl and Pol Espargaro, as LCR teammate Takaaki Nakagami was 21st behind Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli. Tech 3’s Raul Fernandez was 22nd from RNF Yamaha pair of Darryn Binder and Andrea Dovizioso.

Q2:

The second part in MotoGP qualifying in British GP saw Aleix Espargaro hit the track on his Aprilia after a heavy crash in FP4. He was 12th after his initial lap despite the pain he was in as Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo led the way with a 1m58.259s.

Remarkably he was only 0.001s quicker than Ducati’s Jack Miller, as Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales rounded the front row after their first run. The Pramac Ducati pair of Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco rounded out the Top 5 positions.

The second run started with Espargaro going fastest with a 1m57.966s lap, but Quartararo and Miller toppled him with Zarco ending up quickest with a 1m57.767s lap to not only break the lap record but also secure MotoGP pole in British GP.

A late lap from Vinales put him in second as he was only 0.098s down on Zarco, with Miller in third from Quartararo and the other Ducati of Francesco Bagnaia in the Top 5. Espargaro managed sixth in the end from Q1 runners Bezzecchi and Bastianini.

Martin could only manage ninth in the end with VR46’s Luca Marini in 10th from the Suzuki pair of Alex Rins and Joan Mir in the Top 12.

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia wins MotoGP Dutch GP from VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi and Apirlia’s Maverick Vinales after crash for Fabio Quartararo.

It was a clean start from pole-sitter Francesco Bagnaia on his Ducati to lead MotoGP Dutch GP at Assen under cloudy conditions. Behind him, the fight for second was on between Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro and Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo.

Despite the back and forth, Espargaro got ahead of Quartararo, with Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin in fourth from VR46 Ducati’s Marco Bezzecchi in the Top 5. He passed Ducati’s Jack Miller, who had a Long Gap Penalty to serve for irresponsible riding.

KTM’s Brad Binder was seventh from LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami, Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales and KTM’s Miguel Oliveira in the Top 10. After Miller served his penalty, he dropped to 10th as Bezzecchi cleared Martin to move himself into fourth.

Moments later, Quartararo tried a move on Espargaro on the inside at the left-hander and he slipped taking the Spaniard along with him. The Aprilia rider had to go through the gravel to drop towards the end of Top 15, while the Yamaha rider got back up to the back.

He ventured into the pits but returned back, as Bagnaia continued to lead the MotoGP Dutch GP. The incident which will be investigated after the race, helped Bezzecchi to be second from Martin as Binder was fourth from Vinales in the Top 5.

Nakagami was sixth from Miller and Oliveira, Pramac’s Johann Zarco and Gresini Ducati’s Fabio di Giannantonio in the Top 10. The grand prix saw further crashes for Yamaha riders with Franco Morbidelli going down at Turn 5, while RNF’s Darryn Binder falling too.

Few laps later, Quartararo had another crash at Turn 5 which was a major highside. He hurt himself a bit to make it three Yamaha riders out of the grand prix. Nakagami, meanwhile, was handed a Long Gap Penalty for exceeding track limits too many times.

Before anything could settle down, rain flags were displayed by the organisers but no one dived to swap bikes, as Bagnaia continued to lead from Bezzecchi but Vinales moved up to third after clearing both Martin and Binder.

In fact, Miller cleared them too to be fourth with Binder in fifth from Martin. Behind them, Espargaro climbed back up to seventh bringing Suzuki’s Joan Mir along in eighth, as Oliveira was ninth from the other Suzuki of Alex Rins in the Top 10.

Gresini’s Enea Bastianini was 11th from Nakagami, who served his penalty. Up front, Bagnaia eventually eased to win MotoGP Dutch GP as Bezzecchi secured a handsome podium from Vinales, who fended off a later charge from Miller.

The Australian made it through at one point but went too hot which allowed Binder to close in on Miller. This brought Espargaro on their tail and the final lap move on both of them in the sequence of corners allowed the Spaniard to move up to fourth.

Espargaro took the inside line to made it through as a minor touch between Binder and Miller saw the latter take avoiding action to end up sixth. Martin was seventh from Mir, Oliveira and Rins in the Top 10, while Bastianini was just outside in 11th.

Nakagami ended up 12th from Zarco, di Giannantonio and Marquez in the Top 15 points position. The lone Yamaha of Andrea Dovizioso was 16th with VR46’s Luca Marini only 17th after he was tapped by Mir at the start of the grand prix.

Honda’s Stefan Bradl was 18th from Tech 3 KTM’s Remy Gardner, whose teammate Raul Fernandez retired due to arm pump, as Aprilia wildcard Lorenzo Savadori was 20th.

DNF: Fernandez, Quartararo, Binder, Morbidelli

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Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia breaks lap record to secure MotoGP pole in Dutch GP qualifying from Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo and Pramac’s Jorge Martin.

Q1:

It was cloudy but the track was dry in first part of MotoGP qualifying in Dutch GP at Assen, as KTM pair of Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder led the way after the first runs with Suzuki’s Joan Mir in third from RNF Yamaha’s Andrea Dovizioso and Tech 3 KTM’s Remy Gardner.

It was a late start for Gresini Ducati’s Enea Bastianini, whose bike stopped at the pit exit. He had to rush back into the pits where the mechanics had to work quickly on the second bike. His run plan had to be changed with a late run for the Italian.

There was a small fall for Mir on his second run but managed to get going. Meanwhile, the second run saw KTM’s Binder go up on his teammate with a 1m32.485s lap to make it into Q2 as Oliveira also went through in second with a 1m32.550s lap.

VR46 Ducati’s Luca Marini was third after a late lap to start Dutch GP from 13th as Mir ended up 14th despite a late dash. Gresini pair of Fabio di Giannantonio was 15th from Bastianini with Dovizioso slotting in 17th from Honda’s Stefan Bradl.

Tech 3’s Gardner dropped to 19th with Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli in 20th from LCR Honda’s Alex Marquez as Aprilia’s wildcard rider Lorenzo Savadori was 22nd from Tech 3’s Raul Fernandez and RNF’s Darryn Binder.

Q2:

Rain stayed away in the second part of MotoGP qualifying in Dutch GP as Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin led the way with a 1m31.708s lap where Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo was only 0.010s off, while Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia was third.

It was a record lap already from Martin, as Quartararo had a small wide moment onto the gravel but was not harmed. The second run saw an early lap from Bagnaia of a 1m31.504s to secure MotoGP pole in German GP from Quartararo who had a wild moment.

On his way to his final lap, Quartararo almost had a crash but managed to save himself. Martin ended up third despite his fall at Turn 5 which brought out the yellow flag. VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi was fourth from Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro.

Ducati’s Jack Miller ended up sixth after his late fall at Turn 6 which irritated Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales. Post session, the Australian went to the Spaniard’s box to apologise, who ended up 11th after both his laps were disrupted by yellow flags.

Pramac’s Johann Zarco was seventh from KTM’s Oliveira with teammate Binder in 10th behind Suzuki’s Alex Rins, while LCR’s Takaaki Nakagami was 12th. He was one of the three Honda riders after Pol Espargaro pulled out due to wrist injury.

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Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo took the MotoGP German GP win from Pramac’s Johann Zarco and Ducati’s Jack Miller.

Fabio Quartararo assumed lead of MotoGP German GP in his Yamaha from pole-sitter Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia on Lap 1, as Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro was third from Pramac Ducati’s Johann Zarco with Gresini Ducati’s Fabio di Giannantonio in fifth.

Ducati’s Jack Miller was sixth with Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales up to seventh from VR46 Ducati’s Luca Marini, Pramac’s Jorge Martin and LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami in the Top 10. The fight for lead kicked-off between Quartararo and Bagnaia.

The Italian almost got into lead at Turn 1 but Quartararo held it. The second time when they came around in the first corner, Bagnaia lost control and crashed out which further troubled his world championship chances. Suzuki’s Joan Mir crashed at the same corner.

A lap later LCR’s Nakagami also crashed to make it three riders out from the grand prix. Quartararo, meanwhile, continued to lead with Zarco taking second from Espargaro who had his teammate Vinales on his tail in the fight for the final spot on the podium.

Di Giannantonio was fifth from Martin as Miller was sixth after taking a Long Gap Penalty, while KTM’s Brad Binder and teammate Miguel Oliveira stepped into the Top 10. While Quartararo continued to lead from Zarco, the fight for third was on.

Espargaro had Vinales on his tail for long but a problem for the latter forced him into retirement, as Miller then started to pressure on the Aprilia rider. He climbed back after serving his penalty, with Martin slotting in fifth from Marini and Binder.

Di Giannantonio dropped to eighth from Oliveira, with Gresini’s Enea Bastianini was up to 10th. Up front, Quartararo eased to win German GP to extend his MotoGP points lead as Zarco cruised to a second place ahead of a fighting Miller and Espargaro.

Both had moments at Turn 1 but the one from Espargaro allowed Miller to sneak through to take third. Marini passed Martin to fifth as Binder was seventh from di Giannantonio, Oliveira and Bastianini rounded the Top 10 with Bezzecchi was 11th.

Tech 3 KTM’s Raul Fernandez was 12th from Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli, RNF Yamaha’s Andrea Dovizioso and Tech 3’s Remy Gardner in the Top 15 points position. Honda’s Stefan Bradl was the only other finisher in 16th.

DNF: Pol Espargaro, Vinales, Nakagami, Alex Marquez, Darryn Binder, Bagnaia, Mir.

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Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia took MotoGP pole in German GP from Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo by 0.076s with Pramac’s Johann Zarco in third.

Q1:

The first part in MotoGP German GP qualifying saw Gresini Ducati’s Fabio di Giannantonio in a good position to lead the way with a strong 1m20.307s lap as Honda’s Pol Espargaro then slotted in second for a spot in Q2 which had several riders in the tussle.

VR46 Ducati’s Marco Bezzecchi, LCR Honda’s Alex Marquez and Gresini’s Enea Bastianini were in the chasing pack for a spot in Q2. The final run saw di Giannantonio hold his lap to make it into Q2 as Bezzecchi made it in after displacing Espargaro.

The Spaniard’s final attempt saw him finish third to start 13th, missing Q2 by just the 0.004s margin. KTM’s Miguel Oliveira did well to move up to 14th with teammate Brad Binder slotting in 15th from Marquez and Bastianini, who was hugely frustrated.

Honda’s Stefan Bradl was 18th from RNF Yamaha’s Andrea Dovizioso, as Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli was 20th from Tech 3 KTM pair of Remy Gardner and Raul Fernandez as RNF’s Darryn Binder rounded the 23 runners where Suzuki’s Alex Rins pulled out due to his wrist injury.

Q2:

The second part in MotoGP German GP at Sachsenring saw Ducati lead provisionally with Francesco Bagnaia ahead of Jack Miller after a 1m20.098s lap, as Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin was third from Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro.

Among them, Miller was still under investigation for a yellow flag infringement from FP4 session. The second run changed the order a bit, with Bagnaia upping his pace to a 1m19.931s lap to take MotoGP pole in German GP where he ended his session early.

After an early trouble, Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo fought back to second with Pramac’s Johann Zarco upping his pace to be third. Aprilia’s Espargaro was fourth as Gresini’s di Giannantonio slotted in fifth after coming through from Q1.

Miller dropped to sixth from VR46’s Luca Marini as Martin was only eighth after early Top 3 pace, with Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales in ninth, LCR’s Takaaki Nakagami 10th, Bezzecchi 11th and Suzuki’s Joan Mir 12th. The Japanese rider caused a late yellow flag after crashing in Sector 1.

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