Perfect day for Ducati that placed its two riders at the top of the table and ousted the great favorite, fabio quartararowhich could only be fourth. Pecco Bagnaiawith a 1:30.450 circuit record, took pole position at the French Grand Prix, with his teammate Jack Miller, second. Third will be Aleix Espargaró, who signed a great last lap to climb positions.
Qualifying got off to a strong start with a disputed Q2. A hand in hand between Joan Mir and alex rins who fell on the side of the Pramac driver thanks to a great time conquered in the penultimate lap: 1:30.804.
With the inertia of that first batch, alex rins signed the first reference already in Q2, but his time was surpassed by a Pecco Bagnaia eagerly The Ducati rider was the first to drop below 1:31. A time that was lowering lap by lap in the first bars.
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Little was able to maintain that privileged position, because none of the favorites was willing to make concessions. Fabio Quartararo tried it, spurred on by an audience that did not stop cheering on its driver. But the Ducati had not said their last word and after passing through the pits, they put on their work overalls and in a great return of their two official riders they signed the first row.
Pecco Bagnaia, with 1:30.450, he set the track record that Zarco had held since 2018 and certified pole position, several minutes from the end. Behind was placed Jack Miller, whom no one could beat either. The third in contention was Aleix Espargaro who finished third. The Catalan rider from Aprilia, who started with the second bike after the crash in FP4, arrived with all the partials in red but gave up in the last one and will start from the second row of the grid, side by side with his friend fabio quartararowhich deflated at the end and could only be fourth.
It was not the day of the Honda that finished at the bottom of the Q2 classification. Marc Márquez was tenth after a small start on the last lap, ahead of Pol Espargaro Y Takaaki Nakagami.