MotoGP Indonesian GP: Marini crushes lap record to take pole, Bagnaia 13th

Luca Marini smashed the lap record at the Mandalika Circuit to claim pole position for MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix, while points leader Francesco Bagnaia struggled to 13th.

Having already set a new circuit record to get through Q1, VR46 rider Marini found yet more time in the final segment of qualifying as he became the first rider to break the 1m30s barrier with a time of 1m29.978s. He beat Aprilia duo Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro, both of whom having been rapid all weekend on the factory RS-GP. The two Aprilia riders were quick from the very beginning in Q2, with Vinales laying the first proper marker with a 1m30.

099s, the Italian will head the fifth row of the grid, where he will be joined by Pramac’s Johann Zarco and the Yamaha of Franco Morbidelli. Zarco narrowly beat Morbidelli for 14th despite suffering a crash at Turn 11 in the final minute of Q1.

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