Francesco Bagnaia claimed pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday in a Ducati front row lockout to keep his title hopes alive as championship leader Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha failed to make the second qualifying session
Bagnaia, 52 points behind Quartararo in the standings with three races left, topped the time charts to move into Q2, where he set the fastest lap again with a time of 1:33.045 to claim his fourth consecutive pole and fifth of the season.
Quartararo failed to qualify for Q2 for the first time in his MotoGP career and a yellow flag infringement led to his best lap being cancelled, meaning the Frenchman will start Sunday's race from 15th on the grid. "But in these conditions, you have more laps to get some confidence with your bike and finally I had a bit of luck... I'm very happy, to finish the best way possible in front of our fans was incredible."
"Just trying to get a tidy lap together wasn't easy," Miller said, adding that riders found grip hard to come by as it was difficult to get temperature in the tyres.
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