Marc Marquez carries his momentum into Qualifying as he smashes the field and claims pole position.
Throughout the weekend it had been Marc Marquez who topped every session. The home hero has had a perfect weekend so far on Friday and Saturday.
Marc Marquez dominates the field. The eight-time World Champion tops his fourth session of the weekend as he obliterates every other rider and claims pole position.
Joining Marquez on the front row will be Pedro Acosta in second place and Francesco Bagnaia in third. Acosta came through from Q1 to get a front-row start. Bagnaia's weekend started terribly as he was 21st on Friday morning but will start ahead of his Championship rivals.
Jorge Martin crashed in Q2 on his first flying lap. However, the Spaniard was determined to set a lap time and ended up qualifying in fourth place.
Ducati locked out the second row with Martin in fourth, Alex Marquez in fifth and Franco Morbidelli in sixth.
Brad Binder also came through Q1, but he did not manage to match Acosta's pace. The South African rider ended up qualifying in seventh.
The top Aprilia rider was Miguel Oliveira in eighth place on the third row of the grid. Joining Oliveira on the third row will be his teammate, Raul Fernandez in ninth.
Completing the top ten was Johann Zarco as the only Honda rider in Q2. Rounding out the fourth row is the two factory Aprilia riders of Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales in 11th and 12th.
MotoGP Aragon, Qualifying Full Results:
2024 Aragon MotoGP | MotorLand Aragon | Qualifying Results | Round 12 of 20 | |||||
Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
1 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | 1:46.766 |
2 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:47.606 |
3 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:47.608 |
4 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:47.642 |
5 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | 1:47.807 |
6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:48.114 |
7 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:48.492 |
8 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:48.550 |
9 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:48.923 |
10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:49.080 |
11 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:49.707 |
12 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:50.526 |
13 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP23 | Q1 |
14 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | Q1 |
15 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | Q1 |
16 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP23 | Q1 |
17 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | Q1 |
18 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda RC213V | Q1 |
19 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | Q1 |
20 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | Q1 |
21 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | Q1 |
22 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | Q1 |