Simply overwhelming. Jorge Martín gave no chance to his rivals in the MotoGP qualifying session at the Indonesian GP, setting a new lap record at Mandalika while leading Q2 from start to finish. The qualifying session was marked by several crashes.
At the start of Q2, the same scenario as the two previous rounds repeated: Marc Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) suffered a crash. At that point, he hadn’t even registered a lap time. The situation led to yellow flags and lap times being canceled.
💥 @marcmarquez93 blunders AGAIN in Q2!
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) September 28, 2024
Time to do it all over again for many riders too as their lap times got cancelled due to Yellow Flags 🔄#IndonesianGP 🇮🇩 pic.twitter.com/yfME93jfNw
Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) took the lead, with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) in second, 0.864s behind, and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) in third, 1.607s behind. Only four riders had valid lap times.
Enea Bastianini (Ducati) also crashed shortly after, and eight minutes before the end, only eight riders had set times. Martín, who had already set a new lap record, was comfortably in the lead, with Johann Zarco (LCR Honda) in second, 0.854s behind. Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46/Ducati) was in third, 0.864s behind.
With four minutes remaining, Marc Márquez tried to catch up with Martín but crashed again. This marked the end of his qualifying session, leaving him relegated to 12th place on the starting grid.
A second crash for @marcmarquez93 in Q2 😱😱😱
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) September 28, 2024
At Turn 10 this time around 💥#IndonesianGP 🇮🇩 pic.twitter.com/KSenn2HJBy
There were also yellow flags, disrupting other riders’ attempts. Martín remained in front, with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GasGas Tech3/KTM) now in second, 0.583s behind. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) was third, 0.657s behind.
However, in the final moments, the composition of the front row changed. No one could beat Martín, but Bezzecchi moved up to second, 0.535s behind, while Acosta finished in third.
Bagnaia ended up in fourth, ahead of Bastianini, while Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) achieved his best qualifying of the season so far, finishing in sixth place.
