Spaniard Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia, took pole position at the Catalan Grand Prix, the 9th round in MotoGP Championship, his second race in the premier class.
The country’s child, who is currently second in the world championship, was quicker than the Italian Francesco Bagnaia(Ducati) or than the leader of general, Fabio Quartararo, (Yamaha), the author of the third time.
At the moment, Espargaro is only eight points behind Nice in the championship.
The poleman admitted that temperatures of more than 30 degrees in the air and 55 degrees at the track made it extremely difficult.
After he took pole, he said, “I did an absolutely crazy lap, sliding everywhere, and in reality, I didn’t really like this lap, I was just at the limit in each corner,” after setting a new track record.
The second line, 100% Ducati, is behind the top drivers. It goes to Johann Zarco, 2nd Frenchman in the paddock, who finishes ahead of Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati–Gresini) and Jorge Martin, the Spaniard.
Enea Bastianini, an Italian Ducati-Gresini (current third in the championship), signs the bad operation and will start only from 14th on Sunday. The Portuguese Miguel Oliveira, who won the race last year, will start in 16th place.
The six-time world champion in this category, Marc Marquez (Honda), was absent in Catalonia. He had surgery on his right arm in February after a fall in 2020. . He might miss the remainder of the season.
He was replaced by Stefan Bradl from Germany, who will begin on Sunday at 21st.
Alex, Alex’s brother and another Marquez from the paddock was also injured in a crash during the fourth-and final free practice session. The Honda-LCR team driver was taken by ambulance to the hospital. At this time, there is no confirmation that he will be present at Sunday’s race at 2:00 pm.