UPDATED Emilia Romagna MotoGP, Misano - Full Qualifying Results
Update 2: Fabio Quartararo dropped back to 15th again...
Update 1: Fabio Quartararo has his fastest Qualifying 1 lap reinstated, after being deleted due to yellow flags, and will start 13th instead of 15th.
Francesco Bagnaia leads an all-Ducati front row during qualifying for the Emilia Romagna MotoGP at Misano and will start 14 places ahead of title rival Fabio Quartararo, who didn't make it past Qualifying 1.
After the first slick tyre laps of the weekend in final practice, track conditions continued to improve. Having fought through Q1, Bagnaia and Iker Lecuona used their track knowledge to set the pace at the start of Qualifying 2.
Bagnaia remained fastest to the end, being joined on the front row by team-mate Jack Miller and rookie Luca Marini, who enjoyed his best qualifying to date on the 2019 spec bike.
Repsol Honda's Pol Espargaro was best of the rest in fourth after team-mate Marc Marquez saved an early highside but then kicked the gravel in frustration after a fall at the end of session.
Bagnaia, winner of the previous Misano round, can at least delay Quartararo's title celebrations if he beats the Monster Yamaha rider - who will start from just 15th - by three points or more on Sunday.
Jorge Martin fell from his Pramac Ducati twice, with Lecuona and Tech3 team-mate Danilo Petrucci, plus Johann Zarco also hitting the deck.
Valentino Rossi will start from last place in his final Italian round before retirement.
Bagnaia won last month's first Misano round ahead of Quartararo and Enea Bastianini. The tyre allocation is the same for this weekend but after rain throughout Friday and then Saturday morning, Sunday is predicted to be dry.
Aprilia wild-card Lorenzo Savadori has been ruled of the remainder of this event, and a planned Portimao wild-card, after fracturing his collarbone in FP3.
| Emilia Romagna MotoGP, Misano - Full Qualifying Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | 1'33.045s | 3/9 | 299k |
| 2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.025s | 7/9 | 301k |
| 3 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +0.085s | 9/9 | 296k |
| 4 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.268s | 8/9 | 298k |
| 5 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.394s | 8/9 | 296k |
| 6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.481s | 7/7 | 293k |
| 7 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.805s | 6/8 | 295k |
| 8 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.848s | 6/6 | 294k |
| 9 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.095s | 6/7 | 292k |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +1.642s | 5/6 | 300k |
| 11 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.918s | 9/9 | 298k |
| 12 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +51.586s | 2/2 | 298k |
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| 13 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 1'34.418s | 8/9 | 298k |
| 14 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 1'34.454s | 9/9 | 297k |
| 15 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'34.476s | 8/9 | 295k |
| 16 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | 1'35.236s | 8/8 | 294k |
| 17 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 1'35.641s | 8/9 | 298k |
| 18 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 1'35.683s | 5/5 | 292k |
| 19 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 1'35.835s | 5/9 | 298k |
| 20 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 1'36.478s | 6/8 | 294k |
| 21 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'36.639s | 9/9 | 289k |
| 22 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | 1'37.88s | 3/5 | 295k |
| 23 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'38.261s | 8/9 | 290k |
| 24 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | No Time | 0/0 | 0 |
* Rookie
Official Misano MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 31.007s (2020)
Fastest race lap:
Enea Bastianini ITA Ducati 1m 32.242s(2021)
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