A surprise in Mandalika, as Luca Marini clinched his first-ever pole position in the MotoGP. The rider set a new circuit record at the Indonesian Grand Prix circuit, being the only one to clock a time in the 1m29s range.
Aprilia started strongly, with Maverick Viñales leading ahead of Aleix Espargaró after the initial flying laps. They swapped positions on their second attempts.
Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) had a crash during his second lap, but the consequences were limited to lost time.
With less than three minutes remaining, Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team/Ducati) was the first to break into the 1m29s range, setting a very high bar and outperforming the official Aprilia riders.
In fact, no one could beat the Italian’s lap time until the end, as he secured the pole position with a 0.031s lead over Viñales. Aleix Espargaró will start from third place, ahead of Quartararo. After his crash, Martín managed to secure the sixth position.
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