The starting grid of the MotoGP Germany Grand Prix
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Pramacs Johann Zarco grabbed pole 0.011 seconds ahead of Fabio Quartararo despite a crash in a dramatic MotoGP Grand Prix qualifying, while Maverick Vinales finished 21st.
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Johann Zarco, Pramac Racing
Qualifying was delayed by nine minutes due to a power outage in the pit lane that affected several workshops, including the Honda pit.
Marc Marquez set the benchmark in Q2 with 1m20.567s, with Quartararo engaging behind the factory Yamaha.
Quartararo’s 1: 20.750s, however, was scrubbed because he had exceeded the track limits at the exit of the Sachsen-curve-left curve in turn 12.
This proved to be of little consequence to the Frenchman as he took the lead with 1: 20.437 minutes on his following lap, which was to be considered the time to beat before the final phase.
At the beginning of his second run, frustrated by the traffic, Quartararo dug deep into the clear air and consolidated his top position with 1: 20.247 minutes.
This was immediately beaten by Zarco on the Pramac Ducati, who improved to 1: 20.236 minutes just seconds later.
Zarco’s attack ended at Turn 4 when he crashed and endangered his first pole since Brno 2020.
Quartararo pulled out of his last attempt at the end, relegating him as the only Yamaha rider to second place in the top 15 on the grid.
Believing a strong qualifying session would pave the way for a podium finish at the Sachsenring, Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro has bolstered his hopes after taking his first front row since Assen 2015 and Aprilia’s first in the modern MotoGP era.
Factory Ducati’s Jack Miller lit up the timing screens on his final lap after adopting a three-run strategy in the second quarter, but a moment on the final corner thwarted the lap and kept him in fourth place ahead of Marquez.
KTM’s Miguel Oliveira completed the top 6 but could be questioned several times by the stewards in the second quarter.
Jorge Martin starts seventh on his Pramac Ducati ahead of Pol Espargaro, who made it through Q1 on his Honda.
on his Ducati in front of the Q1 pacesetter Alex Rins (Suzuki) and Alex Marquez’s sister LCR Honda.
– after cutting off a middle finger of Tech 3’s Danilo Petrucci because it apparently prevented him on a flying lap.
on a fast lap after his fall in the last corner.
and unable to benefit from the new KTM chassis, both run this weekend.
Results will follow
MotoGP: Oliveira puts KTM at the top in FP2 at the German Grand Prix
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