Fabio Di Giannantonio stole the highlight in Friday’s Apply by setting an unprecedented lap file in Qatar, edging out championship match-point holder Marc Marquez in P2 and MotoGP title rival Marco Bezzecchi in P3.
Underneath the Lusail floodlights, the MotoGP grid pushed for a direct spot in Q2, with solely the highest 10 securing automated entry. Main the cost was Fabio Di Giannantonio, who claimed the highest spot with a record-breaking 1:50.406, edging out Marc Marquez’s earlier all-time lap file by 0.093s.
The championship chief slotted into second, simply 0.142s adrift, regardless of struggling a damaged chain on his main machine and having to change to his spare bike mid-session. Nevertheless, the Spaniard faces fierce opposition this weekend, with title rival Marco Bezzecchi ending proper on his tail in third, solely 0.126s off his time.
Francesco Bagnaia backed up his sturdy morning tempo by taking fourth, forward of Trackhouse Racing’s Raul Fernandez in fifth, additional confirming Aprilia’s pace on the Qatar venue.
Enea Bastianini completed because the lead KTM in sixth, immediately forward of Jorge Martin. Whereas the title contender slashed two seconds off his FP1 time, he remained a step off the last word tempo in seventh.
Johann Zarco secured a significant Q2 slot in eighth, with Ai Ogura and Brad Binder rounding out the highest 10 to take the ultimate direct switch spots.
Fermin Aldeguer narrowly missed out on Q2 by simply 0.038s in eleventh, carefully adopted by Franco Morbidelli in twelfth.
Luca Marini ended the session P13, forward of a annoyed Pedro Acosta in 14th; after a technical challenge halted his FP1 working, the KTM rider failed to affix teammate Binder and Bastianini within the prime 10. Maverick Vinales accomplished the highest 15 on the Qatar GP’s Apply.
