Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia set a second successive Misano MotoGP pole at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after beating Jorge Martin with a new lap record, while Marc Marquez crashed. Bagnaia and Martin traded lap records in the Q2 session at Misano on Saturday morning, but it was the world champion who prevailed with a 1m30.031s.

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia set a new lap record on his first-time attack at the Misano circuit to top MotoGP's second

MotoGP™ delivered further drama on Friday afternoon as Bagnaia claimed top honours ahead of Martin and Marc Marquez

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia says he “felt slow” during Friday’s MotoGP practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and was “impressed” by his lap times. The double world champion topped Friday practice with a new lap record at MotoGP’s second visit to Misano, Bagnaia outpacing standing leader Jorge Martin with a 1m30.286s.

Francesco Bagnaia beat MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin by 0.214s to claim pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia trailed Pramac rival Martin by over three tenths of a second after the first runs,

Just three tenths separated Ducati trio Bagnaia, Martin and Marquez in the main practice session of the Misano weekend

Having taken pole for the San Marino GP at Misano two weeks ago by setting a new lap record, Bagnaia bettered this in the hour-long Practice for the Emilia Romagna GP. The Ducati rider posted a 1m30.286s to lead Pramac’s Martin by 0.