It’s one more pole position for Jorge Martín, this time at the MotoGP Thai GP. The Spanish rider significantly improved the previous Buriram circuit LAP record by about four-tenths of a second.
In the initial flying laps, Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team/Ducati) outperformed everyone, with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) in second place. However, during the second attempts, Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) set a new lap record to take the lead. Binder surpassed Bezzecchi and held onto second place.
Before heading to the pits, the Italian rider regained the second position from the South African. About two minutes before the end, Bezzecchi even took the lead, being only eight thousandths of a second faster than Martín. At the same time, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) moved up to third.
Until the end, Martín performed even better to secure the pole position, with a lap time of 1m29.287s. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team/Ducati) also improved to take second place, just 0.138 seconds behind. Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) secured the third position. On the second row, you’ll find Bezzecchi, Binder, and Bagnaia.
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