Aragon MotoGP, MotorLand - Full Qualifying Results
Francesco Bagnaia and team-mate Jack Miller form a factory Ducati one-two, at lap record pace, during qualfiying for the 2021 Aragon MotoGP.
World championship leader Fabio Quartararo completes the front row for Yamaha while Marc Marquez - seeking his fifth Aragon win in a row at one of his favourite anti-clockwise tracks - will start from a season-best fourth, ahead of Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati) and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia).
After splitting from Yamaha following Austria and missing Silverstone, Maverick Vinales returns to MotoGP action with Aprilia, where he has signed to race until the end of 2022. The Spaniard will start from 19th place.
Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow is replacing Vinales at the Factory Yamaha team for the second event in a row, with Jake Dixon likewise staying at Petronas Yamaha on the injured Franco Morbidelli's 2019 A-spec bike.
Brad Binder, who joined Johann Zarco in progressing through Qualifying 1, had no new soft rear tyres left for Qualifying 2.
| Aragon MotoGP, MotorLand - Full Qualifying Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | 1'46.322s | 5/7 | 340k |
| 2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.366s | 7/7 | 338k |
| 3 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.397s | 7/7 | 335k |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.414s | 6/7 | 339k |
| 5 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +0.556s | 3/7 | 339k |
| 6 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.561s | 7/7 | 340k |
| 7 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.840s | 7/8 | 333k |
| 8 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.872s | 7/8 | 339k |
| 9 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +0.956s | 5/6 | 338k |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.966s | 2/5 | 341k |
| 11 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.044s | 4/7 | 333k |
| 12 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.610s | 3/7 | 338k |
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| 13 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 1'47.508s | 5/6 | 337k |
| 14 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 1'47.542s | 7/7 | 340k |
| 15 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'47.613s | 7/7 | 337k |
| 16 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 1'47.708s | 6/7 | 333k |
| 17 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | 1'47.741s | 7/7 | 342k |
| 18 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 1'47.75s | 7/7 | 338k |
| 19 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 1'47.764s | 7/7 | 341k |
| 20 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 1'47.79s | 8/8 | 337k |
| 21 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'47.863s | 7/7 | 337k |
| 22 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'48.146s | 7/7 | 331k |
* Rookie
Official Aragon MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 46.635s (2015)
Fastest race lap:
Franco Morbidelli ITA Yamaha 1m 48.249s(2020)
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.
