The Spaniard has incurred the wrath of the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards following unsportsmanlike behaviour in FP2 - Lecuona also penalised for an on-track incident
Marini, Di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez push the title contenders down to the second row on Saturday A stunning qualifying session at the Qatar Airways Gra .
After 18 Grands Prix offering a maximum of 654 points, 74 are now left in play as we head into the final two Grands Prix of 2023 – and Championship leader F .
More, from a press release issued by Dorna: Bagnaia & Martin head Row 2 as Marini slams in stunning record pole Marini, Di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez push the title contenders down to the second row on Saturday Saturday, 18 November 2023 A stunning qualifying session at the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar bubbled up to an incredible crescendo on Saturday, with Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) striking late with a near-perfect lap to take pole position with a new lap record. He pipped Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) by just 0.067s, with Sepang Tissot Sprint winner Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) completing the front row. The two title contenders both got bumped off that front row, but they aren t far away by any means: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) takes P4 and has Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) right alongside in P5, with the duo split