Catalunya MotoGP: Marquez takes pole

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Estrella Galicia Honda rider Alex Marquez will start tomorrow’s Moto3 race at the Catalunya circuit from pole position after setting a best time of 1:50.232.

The Spaniard will be joined on the front row by Italian Enea Bastianini and team-mate Alex Rins, who crashed late in the session.

Brad Binder will head the second row ahead of Niklas Ajo and Isaac Vinales.

Current championship leader Jack Miller will start from the back of the third row in ninth position, just one place ahead of Brit rider John McPhee.

1 12 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 237.7 1’50.232 
2 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 KTM 234.1 1’50.850 0.618 / 0.618
3 42 Alex RINS SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 234.4 1’50.912 0.680 / 0.062
4 41 Brad BINDER RSA Ambrogio Racing Mahindra 233.9 1’51.024 0.792 / 0.112
5 31 Niklas AJO FIN Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo Husqvarna 228.9 1’51.308 1.076 / 0.284
6 32 Isaac VIÑALES SPA Calvo Team KTM 230.7 1’51.360 1.128 / 0.052
7 44 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Mahindra Racing Mahindra 235.8 1’51.456 1.224 / 0.096
8 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA SaxoPrint-RTG Honda 239.1 1’51.471 1.239 / 0.015
9 8 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 233.5 1’51.481 1.249 / 0.010
10 17 John MCPHEE GBR SaxoPrint-RTG Honda 233.5 1’51.499 1.267 / 0.018
11 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Calvo Team KTM 230.9 1’51.667 1.435 / 0.168
12 23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 KTM 234.4 1’51.693 1.461 / 0.026
13 58 Juanfran GUEVARA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 Kalex KTM 236.6 1’51.693 1.461
14 19 Alessandro TONUCCI ITA CIP Mahindra 228.9 1’51.704 1.472 / 0.011
15 98 Karel HANIKA CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 233.5 1’51.812 1.580 / 0.108
16 5 Romano FENATI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 235.3 1’51.848 1.616 / 0.036
17 10 Alexis MASBOU FRA Ongetta-Rivacold Honda 235.1 1’52.131 1.899 / 0.283
18 63 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN MAL Ongetta-AirAsia Honda 235.7 1’52.227 1.995 / 0.096
19 52 Danny KENT GBR Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo Husqvarna 234.4 1’52.251 2.019 / 0.024
20 21 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 234.7 1’52.363 2.131 / 0.112
21 38 Hafiq AZMI MAL SIC-AJO KTM 237.7 1’52.439 2.207 / 0.076
22 3 Matteo FERRARI ITA San Carlo Team Italia Mahindra 238.0 1’52.463 2.231 / 0.024
23 11 Livio LOI BEL Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex KTM 233.2 1’52.614 2.382 / 0.151
24 6 Maria HERRERA SPA Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 232.9 1’52.712 2.480 / 0.098
25 43 Luca GRÜNWALD GER Kiefer Racing Kalex KTM 235.1 1’52.909 2.677 / 0.197
26 57 Eric GRANADO BRA Calvo Team KTM 234.5 1’52.911 2.679 / 0.002
27 61 Arthur SISSIS AUS Mahindra Racing Mahindra 233.0 1’52.934 2.702 / 0.023
28 9 Scott DEROUE NED RW Racing GP Kalex KTM 232.1 1’53.130 2.898 / 0.196
29 51 Bryan SCHOUTEN NED CIP Mahindra 229.8 1’53.263 3.031 / 0.133
30 65 Philipp OETTL GER Interwetten Paddock Moto3 Kalex KTM 235.1 1’53.266 3.034 / 0.003
31 55 Andrea LOCATELLI ITA San Carlo Team Italia Mahindra 232.7 1’53.504 3.272 / 0.238
32 95 Jules DANILO FRA Ambrogio Racing Mahindra 235.2 1’53.912 3.680 / 0.408
33 4 Gabriel RAMOS VEN Kiefer Racing Kalex KTM 224.5 1’53.915 3.683 / 0.003
34 91 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA Racing Team KTM 236.2 1’54.070 3.838 / 0.155
35 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA RW Racing GP Kalex KTM 234.4 1’54.369 4.137 / 0.299

Liam Marsden

By Liam Marsden

Former MCN Web Producer