MotoGP Thailand GP: Martin smashes lap record, beats Marini to pole

Pramac’s Jorge Martin claimed pole position for the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix with a new lap record at the Buriram International Circuit.

Having been fastest at the track all through Friday, the championship contender carried that form into qualifying as he beat VR46 rival Luca Marini to the top spot by 0.138s. Martin was quick off the blocks in Q2, setting a rapid time of 1m29.491s just five minutes into the session, which was already enough to surpass the previous lap record. This gave him a 0.

Thailand Grand Prix - Q2 results: Main Information Additional Data Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info Driver Info Main Information Additional Data Cla Rider # Bike Laps Time Interval km/h Speed Trap 1 J. Martin Pramac Racing 89 Ducati 8 1'29.287 183.614 2 L. Marini Team VR46 10 Ducati 8 +0.138 1'29.425 0.138 183.331 3 A. Espargaro Aprilia Racing Team 41 Aprilia 8 +0.174 1'29.461 0.036 183.257 4 M. Bezzecchi Team VR46 72 Ducati 9 +0.196 1'29.483 0.022 183.212 5 B.

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