Marc Marquez stormed to pole position for the Aragon Grand Prix with a new all-time lap record of 1:45.704, but it was a far tighter session than Ducati would’ve expected heading into the final minutes of Q2.
After leading the field onto the final time attacks, the #93 briefly lost provisional pole to his younger brother Alex – who had looked sharp all session despite carrying damage from a FP2 crash – but snatched it back with a massive third sector that left him 0.260s clear of the field.
It had been a session that started fast, with both Marquez brothers heading out first. Marc laid down the early benchmark, becoming the first rider to drop into the 1:45s all weekend with his opening flyer.
KTM’s Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder briefly inserted themselves into the fight early on, with Acosta running third at one stage and Binder even eying a front-row start.
But as the final laps played out, the KTMs were edged back by a late push from Ducati and VR46.
Morbidelli delivered one of the surprises of the day. With a red first sector on his final lap, he looked poised to challenge for pole but ultimately settled for third, just 0.020s behind Alex Marquez.
Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia had a tense session, narrowly escaping a crash with both feet off the pegs at one point.
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Stuck outside the 1:46s for most of the session, he finally hooked up a lap in the final moments to secure fourth – still over six tenths off his teammate’s time, but enough to demote the KTM threat.
Further back, Acosta completed the top five while Binder faded to seventh, unable to respond in the final time attack phase.
Earlier in Q1, Fabio di Giannantonio and Fabio Quartararo progressed, both finding big improvements late on.
Quartararo pulled out a lap over a second quicker than anything he’d done on Friday, while Di Giannantonio pinched top spot with his final effort.
The session ended in disaster for Marco Bezzecchi. A crash at turn 3 and a malfunctioning ride height device on his second bike meant he could only log a single flying lap, leaving him marooned in 20th for the two Aragon races.
