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Martin takes pole ahead of Bagnaia for Styrian MotoGP

Updated on: 08 August,2021 08:44 AM IST  |  Spielberg bei Knittelfeld (Austria)
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Championship leader Fabio Quartararo crossed with a faster time at the end of the session, but his lap was scrubbed out because he exceeded track limits, while six-time world champion Marc Marquez, pushing hard, crashed on his final lap. 

Martin takes pole ahead of Bagnaia for Styrian MotoGP

Jorge Martin

Jorge Martin grabbed pole position for the Styrian Grand Prix in a frantic finish to qualifying on Saturday. 


Championship leader Fabio Quartararo crossed with a faster time at the end of the session, but his lap was scrubbed out because he exceeded track limits, while six-time world champion Marc Marquez, pushing hard, crashed on his final lap. 


Martin, a Spaniard who rides for Ducati satellite team Pramac, grabbed his second career pole position in 1min 22.94sec, a new lap record at the Red Bull Ring. 


Francesco Bagnaia, an Italian who rides for the Ducati factory team was second, 0.044sec slower. Frenchman Quartararo completed the front row on his Yamaha. There were two more Ducatis on the second row on the fastest track on the MotoGP calendar.

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