Aragon MotoGP, MotorLand - Full Qualifying Results
World championship leader Quartararo overcomes a nasty morning fall and checks in the Medical Centre to set pole position for the Aragon MotoGP, ahead of fellow Yamaha rider Vinales and Honda's Crutchlow.
The Espargaro brothers collided at the end of Qualifying 2, with Pol hitting the back of Aleix. Both remained on board, but Pol's KTM suffered a broken wing and Aleix limped away from his Aprilia in the pits.
World championship leader Quartararo overcomes a nasty morning fall and checks in the Medical Centre to set pole position for the Aragon MotoGP, ahead of fellow Yamaha rider Vinales and Honda's Crutchlow.
The Espargaro brothers collided at the end of Qualifying 2, with Pol hitting the back of Aleix. Both remained on board, but Pol's KTM suffered a broken wing and Aleix limped away from his Aprilia in the pits.
Contact between the two brothers! @AleixEspargaro and @PolEspagaro find themselves on the same piece of race track! #AragonGP pic.twitter.com/EkHZ8yjI0O
— MotoGP (@MotoGP) October 17, 2020
Ducati title contender Dovizioso was furious after being unable to advance beyond Qualifying 1, having towed team-mate Petrucci to a better time on two occasions, then being bumped to third place by the Pramac bike of Miller.
And @AndreaDovizioso is livid!!! #AragonGP pic.twitter.com/cMzEURbp4w
— MotoGP (@MotoGP) October 17, 2020
Valentino Rossi has been forced to miss this weekend's event after a positive Covid test on Thursday. The Italian is also expected to miss next weekend's second Aragon round.
HRC test rider Bradl is again replacing injured reigning world champion Marc Marquez.
| Aragon MotoGP, MotorLand - Full Qualifying Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'47.076s | 7/7 | 340k |
| 2 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.046s | 7/8 | 340k |
| 3 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.229s | 6/7 | 348k |
| 4 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.241s | 7/8 | 337k |
| 5 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +0.337s | 3/7 | 347k |
| 6 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.603s | 6/8 | 342k |
| 7 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.683s | 8/8 | 338k |
| 8 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +0.848s | 6/8 | 344k |
| 9 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.912s | 3/8 | 340k |
| 10 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.959s | 8/8 | 340k |
| 11 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V)* | +1.113s | 8/8 | 343k |
| 12 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.126s | 3/7 | 346k |
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| 13 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | 1'47.752s | 7/8 | 345k |
| 14 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16)* | 1'47.853s | 6/7 | 341k |
| 15 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 1'48.005s | 7/7 | 340k |
| 16 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | 1'48.068s | 8/8 | 343k |
| 17 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | 1'48.386s | 8/8 | 345k |
| 18 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 1'48.431s | 6/6 | 340k |
| 19 | Bradley Smith | GBR | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 1'48.556s | 8/8 | 339k |
| 20 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | 1'48.558s | 7/8 | 343k |
| 21 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 1'49.166s | 8/8 | 342k |
* Rookie.
Official Aragon MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda1m 46.635s (2015)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha1m 48.120s (201)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
