MotoGP

Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin continued his dominance in Doha with a pole position to back up last season's MotoGP success.

Suzuki’s Friday prowess appeared to dissolve in the desert gloom as Mir completed qualifying in eighth with Alex Rins a disappointing tenth. The younger brother pushed hard in the closing seconds as he promoted the Repsol to fourth but the sibling rivalry wasn’t done yet. A treble of red sector laps beginning to register as Miller, Martin and Pol Espargaro circulated en masse with Joan Mir and Binder for company. Suzuki circulated each side of the Monster Energy Yamahas from eighth to 11th as the track fell quiet. Luca Marini’s second season in the premier class began from seventh as he continued to struggle with his 2022-spec Ducati, while last year’s victor, Viñales trailed in eighth. The final action fired up under the lights with Quartararo heading out for an initial run on medium tyres.

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Then, of course, it will be up to him to put together a race for which the only goal, for someone aiming for the world title, is victory. And speaking of youngsters and rookies: we are not surprised to find Remy Gardner, Raul Fernandez and Darryn Binder on the last row, as well as Fabio di Giannantonio just one position ahead: it is what it is. For the moment this second row is well-deserved, as is that of Aleix Espargarò, always fast on the flying lap but also a bit wavering. In qualifying on this occasion he partially disappointed by setting only the eighth quickest time, but we all know that the former world champion is a rider capable of emerging over the distance, in the race. If the Pramac and Gresini team riders are confirmed, while we wait to discover Magic Marc over the distance, let's make a brief analysis of the other contenders. However, it is too early for this type of talk, just as it is too early to hazard any kind of guess after just one qualifying session.

Fabio Quartararo's frustration over Yamaha's lack of MotoGP progress became something even more disheartening in Qatar Grand Prix qualifying.

And when you put yourself in the limit, at the end you arrive to one moment where the bike is not really stable anymore. I would say that’s the main issue.” It reads as follows: a fourth, a fifth, two sixths, two sevenths, a 13th, a 14th and three DNFs. But the acceptance can also be perceived as resignation. “I’m just a rider that is on the bike,” he said. “I push myself 100%, coming into Qatar I expected much better but like always on the [race] pace I’m fast, but…

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“The edge is quite good on it, but just difficult to stop the bike. It’s difficult to say exactly because we had some issues on the engine brake side. “I have a lot of support from the front and I feel I can push it quite hard.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing star Brad Binder pipped Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) to the first MotoGP™ P1 of 2022 at the Grand Prix of Qatar.

4 weeks ago 4 weeks ago 4 weeks ago 4 weeks ago 4 weeks ago Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), the runner-up in 2021, then crashed at Turn 6 with five minutes to go – rider ok.