The qualifying session at Misano delivered all the ingredients of classic MotoGP drama: last-minute shakeups, crashes, and happiness for the home crowd. Bezzecchi sent the Italian fans into celebration as he secured pole position for Aprilia with his final lap.
He will be joined on the front row by Alex Márquez and Quartararo, while Marc Márquez and Acosta were left with a second row start only.
Qualifying 1
The opening segment of qualifying unsurprisingly saw all riders opting for a soft front and medium rear tyre. Aldeguer set the early benchmark, closely followed by Fernández and Bastianini. Binder and Viñales were the last ones without a lap.
Binder Comes Out Fast
Binder then didn’t lose time warming up his tyres. With his first timed lap, he briefly went P1 with a 1:31.015. Shortly after, both Aldeguer and Quartararo improved and stole his place.
Binder reacted by pitting for a fresh rear tyre, while Viñales delayed his first effort and struggled for pace.
Crash in the Final Moments
Disaster struck for Bastianini: after returning from the pits with cold tyres, he crashed with only four minutes left and had no chance to come back to his mechanics and then rejoin the track.
In the final moments, Quartararo’s fastest time was deleted due to track-limits violation. He bounced back to produce a 1:30.481, the best lap of Q1. This time secured him progression into Q2 alongside Aldeguer who finished second. Despite that, he didn’t seem happy with his lap.
Binder missed out, while Viñales could only manage P7 with a single timed lap.
Qualifying 2
The battle for pole began with Marc and Alex Márquez trading fast laps, joined by Morbidelli in the early top three. Bezzecchi, fastest in FP2 earlier in the day, stayed close behind in fourth before the first pit stop window.
Alex Márquez put down a blistering 1:30.222 to take provisional pole with just under ten minutes remaining. His brother Marc slotted into second, 0.130s adrift, while Acosta’s challenge ended in drama when he slid off his bike. He managed to remount without assistance but couldn’t improve further anymore.
Bezzecchi Snatches Pole in the Final Seconds
As the clock ticked down, the session came alive. Quartararo, quiet for much of Q2, suddenly surged to second place in the final minute. But it was Bezzecchi who had the last word. His final flying lap of 1:30.134 sealed pole position for Aprilia in front of the passionate Italian crowd.
Marc Márquez’s Equated Worst Start
Alex Márquez settled for P2, just 0.088s behind, with Quartararo completing the front row in P3. Marc Márquez will start fourth, narrowly missing out on joining his brother at the sharp end. It is the fourth time this season he starts from the second row and it also equals his worst starting position this year.