Andrew McLarneyMotoGP Reporter
Andrew McLarney is an accredited MotoGP reporter with four years experience as a professional writer across the sports and video game industries. His experience as a K1 Premier League competitor evolved into a fascination with all forms of combat sport and eventually motorsport — with MotoGP becoming his primary focus. On top of that he is also an avid follower of MXGP and AMA Supercross/Motocross.
The grid is set for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez and it was Marc Marquez who took pole position.
The session, which took place under tricky mixed conditions, saw both Gresini riders Fermin Aldeguer and Alex Marquez crash out, along with Aprilia's Jorge Martin - who also faced a 3-place grid penalty after riding slowly on the racing line in Friday Practice.
Johann Zarco almost stole the top spot but made a mistake at the final corner and remained in P2. Fabio Di Giannantonio makes up the front row.
Joan Mir was also handed a double long lap penalty for failing to follow a black-and-orange flag which was waved for him due to debris falling from his crashed Honda and causing a hazard on the circuit.
It was another disappointing day for Yamaha as not a single one of their five riders made it out of Q1 - however, Augusto Fernandez posted the fastest time of the lot - which could be a promising sign for their development.
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Spanish GP Jerez MotoGP Qualifying Results
| Position | Rider (Team) | Time |
| 1. | Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo) | 1:48.087 |
| 2. | Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda) | +0.140 |
| 3. | Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46) | +1.010 |
| 4. | Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) | +1.028 |
| 5. | Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing) | +1.059 |
| 6. | Pedro Acosta (KTM Factory Racing) | +1.143 |
| 7. * | Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) * | +1.422* (+3 Grid Penalty) |
| 8. | Enea Bastianini (KTM Tech3) | +2.377 |
| 9. | Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) | +2.437 |
| 10. | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) | +2.940 |
| 11. | Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Racing) | +3.023 |
| 12. | Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Racing) | +3.357 |
| 13. | Brad Binder (KTM Factory Racing) | 1:49.278 |
| 14. | Joan Mir (Honda HRC) | 1:49.522 |
| 15. | Luca Marini (Honda HRC) | 1:49.803 |
| 16. | Augusto Fernandez (Monster Energy Yamaha) | 1:49.977 |
| 17. | Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) | 1:50.139 |
| 18. | Franco Morbidelli (VR46) | 1:50.219 |
| 19. | Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) | 1:50.252 |
| 20. | Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia Racing) | 1:50.390 |
| 21. | Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha) | 1:50.763 |
| 22. | Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) | 1:58.941 |
| 23. | Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) | No Time Set |
Moto2 Qualifying Results
| Position | Rider | Lap Time |
| 1. | Collin Veijer | 1:39.101 |
| 2. | Alex Escrig | +0.057 |
| 3. | Manuel Gonzales | +0.095 |
| 4. | Senna Agius | +0.154 |
| 5. | Alonso Lopez | +0.155 |
| 6. | David Alonso | +0.267 |
| 7. | Daniel Holgado | +0.326 |
| 8. | Barry Baltus | +0.332 |
| 9. | Izan Guevara | +0.528 |
| 10. | Daniel Munoz | +0.539 |
| 11. | Aron Canet | +0.584 |
| 12. | Ayumu Sasaki | +0.639 |
| 13. | Celestino Vietti | +0.667 |
| 14. | Tony Arbolino | +0.705 |
| 15. | Ivan Ortola | +0.765 |
| 16. | Adrian Huertas | +1.034 |
| 17. | Mario Aji | +1.104 |
| 18. | Sergio Garcia | No Time Set |
| 19. | Denis Oncu | TBA (Q1) |
| 20. | J Roberts | TBA |
| 21. | M Ramirez | TBA |
| 22. | Zonta van de Goorberg | TBA |
| 23. | Filip Salac | TBA |
| 24. | Taiyo Furusato | TBA |
| 25. | Jose Antonio Rueda | TBA |
| 26. | Luca Lunetta | TBA |
| 27. | Jorge Navarro | TBA |
| 28. | Alberto Fernandez | TBA |
Moto3 Qualifying Results
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| Position | Rider | Lap Time |
| 1. | Maximo Quiles | 01:44.070 |
| 2. | David Munoz | TBA |
| 3. | Alvaro Carpe | TBA |
| 4. | Joel Esteban | TBA |
| 5. | Brian Uriate | TBA |
| 6. | Adrian Fernandez | TBA |
| 7. | Joel Kelso | TBA |
| 8. | David Almansa | TBA |
| 9. | Matteo Bertelle | TBA |
| 10. | Hakim Danish | TBA |
| 11. | Marco Morelli | TBA |
| 12. | Valentin Perrone | TBA |
| 13. | Scott Ogden | TBA |
| 14. | Ruche Moodley | TBA |
| 15. | Adrian Cruces | TBA |
| 16. | Casey O'Gorman | TBA |
| 17. | Veda Pratama | TBA |
| 18. | Rico Salmela | TBA |
| 19. | Jesus Rios | TBA (Q1) |
| 20. | Cormac Buchanan | TBA (Q1) |
| 21. | Guido Pini | TBA (Q1) |
| 22. | Ryusei Yamanaka | TBA (Q1) |
| 23. | Zen Mitani | TBA (Q1) |
| 24. | Eddie O'Shea | TBA (Q1) |
| 25. | Nicola Carraro | TBA (Q1) |
| 26. | Leo Rammerstorfer | TBA (Q1) |
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