Pole position holder Marco Bezzecchi will start with Alex Marquez and a surprising fabio quartararoThe Frenchman, who was struggling on Friday, managed to get his Yamaha onto the front row of the grid. Championship leader Marc Márquez is relegated to fourth place, along with Italians Franco Morbidelli and Luca Marini. Fabio Di Giannantonio will start from the third row, along with Francesco Bagnaia and Pedro Acosta.
The fourth row of the grid will change between the Sprint and the Grand Prix. While Fermín Aldeguer and Jorge Martín will retain their positions, Joan Mir will not start on Saturday following a crash during Friday's practice. The Spaniard hopes to start from twelfth place for Sunday's Grand Prix.
The first of the Q1 eliminations, Miguel Oliveira, set the thirteenth fastest time, ahead of Raúl Fernández and Ai Ogura, the two Trackhouse Racing teammates. Brad Binder, Maverick Viñales, and Áles Rins qualified on the sixth row ahead of Johann Zarco, Enea Bastianini, and Jack Miller. With the Yamaha equipped with the V4 engine, Augusto Fernández set the 22nd fastest time, ahead of Somkiat Chantra and his LCR Honda.
Lights out on Saturday at 15 p.m. for the Sprint, Sunday at 14 p.m. for the Grand Prix.
MotoGP – San Marino GP
The starting grid
1) Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia)
2) Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati)
3) Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)
4) Marc Marquez (Ducati)
5) Franco Morbidelli (VR46 Ducati)
6) Luca Marini (Honda)
7) Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati)
8) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
9) Pedro Acosta (KTM)
10) Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati)
11) Jorge Martin (Aprilia)
12) Joan Mir (Honda)
13) Miguel Oliveira (Pramac Yamaha)
14) Raúl Fernández (Trackhouse Aprilia)
15) Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Aprilia)
16) Brad Binder (KTM)
17) Maverick Vinales (Tech3 KTM)
18) Alex Rins (Yamaha)
19) Johann Zarco (LCR Honda)
20) Enea Bastianini (Tech3 KTM)
21) Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha)
22) Augusto Fernández (Yamaha)
23) Somkiat Chantra (LCR Honda)
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