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Franco Morbidelli won the pole of MotoGP of Catalonia after setting a time in the decisive Q2 of 1: 38,798.
Having recently renovated with the team SRT Yamaha, the Italian was first in qualifying after finishing qualifying as the only driver to break the 1:38 barrier. Fabio Quartararo, finished second to two tenths behind his teammate, while Valentino Rossi completed the front row. .
Pole position of Franco Morbidelli in the MotoGP of Catalonia
The final Q2 was dominated by Yamaha, first by Maverick Viñales and then, thanks to the direct duel between the SRT riders, despite the fact that ‘Mack’ set the best time in the first minutes of the session, Franco Morbidelli he immediately took the initiative.
The Italian’s time of 1: 39.1 was beaten by Fabio Quartararo. Subsequently Franco Morbidelli set pole position stopping the clock at 1: 38.798, a record with which he left Fabio Quartararo two tenths behind.
The first row of the grid was completed with Valentino rossi, since the Italian managed to beat Jack Miller of just under a tenth.
Therefore, the Australian pilot had to settle for the second row before Maverick Viñales and Johann Zarco. The local pilot Pol Espargaró managed to place his KTM in seventh position in a ranking in which Joan Mir was eighth and Danilo Petrucci ninth. The fourth row of the grid consists of Brad Binder, Takaaki Nakagami and Miguel Oliveira.
