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Marquez amazes again at Turn 10 on route to front row

Marquez amazes again at Turn 10 on route to front row

Australia, September 18, 2022:  There were echoes of 2019 as Marquez produced another magic save while chasing pole position at the Australian Grand Prix, Espargaro lamenting his near miss in Q1 but hopeful for the race.

Leading the way in Free Practice 3 with a blisteringly quick lap to put him 0.130s ahead of the pack, Marc Marquez started Saturday in supreme style. Having spent Friday testing a new aerodynamics package for Honda, the #93 and his team switched to race mode as they chased times and overall pace. This work ethic would extend into Free Practice 4 as Marquez made good progress for Sunday’s race.

Q2 had the eight-time World Champion back to his elbow-saving best. There were flashbacks to 2019 as Marquez picked up a low-side crash at Turn 10, flicking himself and the Honda RC213V upright and earning an excited roar from the crowd. The save called Marquez back into the pits to begin his second run. Dipping under Jorge Lorenzo’s lap record from 2013, Marquez’s 1’27.780 virtually guaranteed him a front row before the final laps began. Missing out on a second pole position of 2022 by just 0.013s, the 2019 Australian Grand Prix winner is content with what he and the Repsol Honda Team have achieved so far this weekend.

For the third time in 2022, Marquez will line up on the front row of the grid as he hunts a 100th premier class podium.

Pol Espargaro’s Saturday in Australia was a day of near misses, the #44 less than a tenth of a second from progressing to Q2. But Espargaro himself admits that the issues came in Free Practice 3 where he felt he was not riding well and missed the early opportunity to advance. Sunday will again be a day of catching up in the race, but Espargaro is feeling more confident in his recovery this time out. A top ten finish is the aim for the Repsol Honda Team rider on Sunday.

Racing is scheduled to begin at 14:00 Local Time and running for 27 laps. Both riders have highlighted tyre life as a crucial factor for the Australian Grand Prix, the weather set to have a big impact as well.

Marc Marquez (2nd)

“Here it’s really important to take profit from the slipstream, I was able to get a good position on track for my fastest lap and this helped us gain some time. Tyre choice will be really important for the race, especially on the rear. I myself am also making improvements and feeling better and better each time out. I think this is the closest we have been to the top guys. We’ve been working well this weekend, working for the future and for the present – I think we found a good balance. Things are improving. As for the save, it was exactly like 2019! Same movement, same image and it’s good to see that I can now make some saves again on the right side.”

 

Pol Espargaro (13th)

“We were really close to improving and going to Q2, less than a tenth of a second. But I was sleeping in Free Practice 3 and that’s how this situation has happened. I should have been faster than what I was in the session. I was losing a lot of time in a couple of places on track and it took me too long to find out how to improve in this area. On the positive side, we have figured it out and we were able to set a decent lap time in Qualifying, even if it wasn’t enough. I think we can make some improvements in the race; the last ten laps will be very important with rear tyre life. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a strong rhythm like this.”

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying Results

 

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

MARTIN Jorge

89

SPA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1'27.767

2

MARQUEZ Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

0.013

3

BAGNAIA Francesco

62

ITA

Ducati Lenovo Team

Ducati

0.186

4

ESPARGARO Aleix

41

SPA

Aprilia Racing

Aprilia

0.19

5

QUARTARARO Fabio

20

FRA

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.206

6

ZARCO Johann

5

FRA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

0.24

7

MARINI Luca

10

ITA

Mooney VR46 Racing Team

Ducati

0.262

8

MILLER Jack

43

AUS

Ducati Lenovo Team

Ducati

0.349

9

BEZZECCHI Marco

73

ITA

Mooney VR46 Racing Team

Ducati

0.418

10

RINS Alex

42

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.774

11

MARQUEZ Alex

73

SPA

LCR Honda

Honda

0.966

12

VINALES Maverick

12

SPA

Aprilia Racing

Aprilia

0.998

13

ESPARGARO Pol

44

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

0.260 Q1

14

MIR Joan

36

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.36

15

BASTIANINI Enea

23

ITA

Team Gresini Racing MotoGP

Ducati

0.515

16

BINDER Brad

33

RSA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

0.52

17

CRUTCHLOW Cal

35

GBR

WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team

Yamaha

0.545

18

BINDER Darryn

40

RSA

WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team

Yamaha

0.628

19

GARDNER Remy

87

AUS

Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing

KTM

0.688

20

DI GIANNANTONIO Fabio

49

ITA

Team Gresini Racing MotoGP

Ducati

0.698

21

OLIVEIRA Miguel

88

POR

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

0.727

22

FERNANDEZ Raul

25

SPA

Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing

KTM

0.834

23

MORBIDELLI Franco

21

ITA

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1.014

24

NAGASHIMA Tetsuta

45

JPN

LCR Honda

Honda

1..492

 

 

 

 

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