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Agius on pole, Kelso on front row as Marquez wins Misano Sprint

Marc Marquez set a new race lap record to beat Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin in the Misano Sprint, while Senna Agius smashed the Moto2 outright record for pole and Joel Kelso joined David Almansa and Brian Uriarte on the Moto3 front row.

Trev by Trev
September 13, 2026
in MotoGP, Motorcycle News, Motorcycle Racing

MotoGP 2026

Round 14 – Misano – Saturday


Senna Agius smashed the Misano Moto2 lap record to claim pole position, while Joel Kelso secured a Moto3 front-row start on a strong Saturday for Australia’s smaller-class contenders at the San Marino Grand Prix.


In MotoGP, Marco Bezzecchi became the first rider to lap Misano in under 90 seconds to take pole, but Marc Marquez turned the tables in the Sprint. The Ducati rider beat both factory Aprilias to cut Jorge Martin’s championship lead to 14 points, with Bezzecchi another eight points back.

David Almansa continued his commanding Moto3 weekend with pole ahead of Brian Uriarte and Kelso, while a series of post-qualifying penalties reshuffled the grids in both smaller classes.


MotoGP Sprint Race

Marc Marquez won a tense Misano Sprint by 1.068s over Marco Bezzecchi, answering the Aprilia rider’s record-breaking qualifying performance with a decisive start and a perfectly timed late increase in pace.

Jorge Martin completed an Aprilia double podium in third, but Marquez’s sixth Sprint victory of the season trimmed the championship leader’s advantage from 19 to 14 points. Martin heads into Sunday’s Grand Prix on 263 points, ahead of Marquez on 249 and Bezzecchi on 241.

The tyre choice was central to the contest. Marquez selected a medium rear, while Bezzecchi went with the soft. Both used a medium front, with the track temperature reaching 39 degrees for the 13-lap encounter.

Marquez launched from second on the grid and beat Bezzecchi into Turn 1. Fabio Di Giannantonio moved into third, Martin completed the opening lap fourth, and Pedro Acosta was fifth ahead of front-row starter Fermin Aldeguer.

Marc Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi head the MotoGP field into the opening corner at Misano.
Marc Marquez beat pole-sitter Marco Bezzecchi into Turn 1 and led all 13 laps of the Misano Sprint.

Bezzecchi initially stayed close, trailing by 0.353s after the opening lap and reducing that to 0.279s next time around. Marquez then began to stretch the gap, recording four consecutive laps in the 1m30s from laps three to six.

The last of those was a 1m30.763s, which stretched his advantage to more than a second. Bezzecchi’s own 1m30.846s on that lap was his fastest of the Sprint, but the Aprilia rider was still losing ground.

Bezzecchi closes, Marquez responds

Marc Marquez leans his Ducati through a Misano corner with Marco Bezzecchi following on the Aprilia.
Bezzecchi reduced Marquez’s advantage to 0.530s after lap ten, before the Ducati rider increased his pace again.

The complexion of the race changed through the middle laps. Marquez slipped into the 1m31s, and Bezzecchi took 0.402s out of him on lap eight alone. The gap fell to 0.701s, then 0.581s after lap nine and 0.530s after lap ten.

That was as close as Bezzecchi would get in the closing stages. Marquez responded with a 1m30.734s on lap 11, setting a new Misano race lap record and beating Francesco Bagnaia’s previous benchmark by 0.143s.

Rear view of Marco Bezzecchi's Aprilia following Marc Marquez's Ducati through a Misano corner.
Marco Bezzecchi chased Marquez throughout the Sprint and finished 1.068s behind, securing his best Saturday race result of the season.

Marc then followed it up with a 1m30.883s on lap 12. Across those two laps Marquez gained more than half a second, restoring his advantage to 1.108s before bringing the Ducati home just over a second clear.

Marc Marquez brakes his number 93 Ducati into a Misano corner with his left leg extended.
Marc Marquez set a new Misano race lap record of 1m30.734s on lap 11, beating Francesco Bagnaia’s previous benchmark by 0.143s.

Marc Marquez

“It was an intense race, which was decided mainly by the rear-tyre choice. I hadn’t tried the medium compound again after FP1, but I saw that in the afternoon those who had used it were a lot more consistent, and that was what convinced me to use it. I trusted the data from Ducati and, in hindsight, we made the right choice.”

“The key was to take the lead at the start and push in the opening laps to prevent Bezzecchi from making the difference with the soft tyre – same as Aragón – and then manage the race from there.”

Marquez's sixth Sprint victory of 2026 reduced his deficit to championship leader Jorge Martin to 14 points.
Marquez’s sixth Sprint victory of 2026 reduced his deficit to championship leader Jorge Martin to 14 points.

Second place was Bezzecchi’s best Sprint result of the season. Although unable to convert pole into victory, the local favourite also gained ground on championship leader Martin.

Marco Bezzecchi

“I’m satisfied because I gave everything I had. Marc Márquez did better, so there are really no regrets. All I can do is congratulate him and hope to make his life a bit more difficult tomorrow. In any case, I’m happy with what we did today, both in qualifying and in the sprint race.”

Martin salvages third

Martin spent the opening six laps behind Di Giannantonio before moving into third on lap seven. By then, the leading pair had established their advantage, and the championship leader finished 3.538s behind Marquez.

Jorge Martin rides his number 89 Aprilia through a corner ahead of Alex Marquez's number 73 Ducati.
Jorge Martin finished third to retain the championship lead, while Alex Marquez recovered from two qualifying crashes to take fifth.

Di Giannantonio remained close enough to keep the pressure on, finishing only 0.430s behind Martin. Alex Marquez was another 0.380s back in fifth after recovering from a difficult qualifying session.


Martin had also chosen the medium rear, but reported difficulty finding the feeling he wanted and managing the front tyre while following Di Giannantonio.

Jorge Martin

“I was unable to find the right feeling with the medium tyre for the sprint race. I would have been able to do better starting farther forward, but I heated the front tyre a lot behind Fabio Di Giannantonio. I’m happy with the result. We took a step forward compared with Friday.”

Aprilia riders and team members celebrate together around their motorcycles in Misano parc ferme.
Aprilia Racing celebrated a double Sprint podium at Misano, with Marco Bezzecchi second and Jorge Martin third.

Di Giannantonio felt he had extracted the bike’s available performance, explaining that trying to stay with Marquez and Bezzecchi had put him too close to the limit. He backed off that approach to manage the race and secure fourth.

Early fighting costs Acosta and Aldeguer

Some of the Sprint’s most aggressive exchanges came on lap three, when Acosta and Aldeguer disputed position through the opening corners and again at Turn 10.

Martin heads Acosta and Aldeguer in the early running. The battle behind the Aprilia rider proved costly as the leading pair pulled clear.
Martin heads Acosta and Aldeguer in the early running. The battle behind the Aprilia rider proved costly as the leading pair pulled clear.

Alex Marquez emerged from that lap in fifth, with Acosta sixth, Raul Fernandez seventh and Aldeguer eighth. Acosta’s lap was a 1m32.437s, and Aldeguer’s a 1m33.164s, compared with the leader’s 1m30.936s. Their early battle had proved expensive.

Alex Marquez leads Pedro Acosta and a group of riders beside Misano's red-and-white kerbing.
Alex Marquez emerged from lap three in fifth ahead of Pedro Acosta, with both holding those positions to the finish.

Those four positions remained unchanged for the rest of the Sprint. Acosta finished 6.944s behind the winner, followed by Fernandez at 7.707s and Aldeguer at 8.832s.

Acosta felt the opening exchanges had cost him the chance to finish closer to the podium. Aldeguer reported rising tyre pressure in the group, while Fernandez said closing to within three or four tenths of Acosta caused problems with the right side of his front tyre.

Raul Fernandez's yellow-and-black Aprilia leads Fermin Aldeguer, Luca Marini and Diogo Moreira through a corner.
Raul Fernandez leads Fermin Aldeguer, Luca Marini and Diogo Moreira. Fernandez finished seventh, with Aldeguer eighth and Marini taking the final Sprint point.

The lap chart underlined how difficult progress became: from the end of lap three, the only change among the top nine was Martin moving up to third from Di Giannantonio.

Luca Marini claimed the final Sprint point in ninth, completing a positive Saturday after securing his best qualifying position of the season in sixth. Johann Zarco finished tenth, ahead of fellow Honda rider Diogo Moreira.

Bagnaia remains on the defensive

Franco Morbidelli finished twelfth after losing five places on the opening lap. Francesco Bagnaia followed in thirteenth, 17.763s behind his winning team-mate, as his struggles under braking continued.

Moreira headed a tightly grouped battle for eleventh, with just 1.709s covering the Brazilian, Morbidelli, Bagnaia, Brad Binder, Enea Bastianini and Pol Espargaro at the finish.

Binder passed Bastianini on the final lap to take fourteenth. Espargaro finished sixteenth on his third substitute appearance of the season, having qualified twelfth and started the Sprint eleventh following Zarco’s grid penalty.

Espargaro felt his rhythm was sufficient to stay with the group but said he was still missing the aggression needed to make passes. Morbidelli, meanwhile, faces a Long Lap Penalty in Sunday’s Grand Prix.

Francesco Bagnaia

“The race went more or less as expected. Unfortunately, I cannot ride the way I’d like, therefore I have to do my best with what’s available. I still lack feeling and find myself riding defensively: the bike pushes a lot under braking and becomes hard to get stopped.”

“The difference with the other Ducati riders is clear in terms of bike behaviour and performance, but at the moment we haven’t yet been able to understand the reason why. We can only continue to work in order to turn things around.”

Miller finds progress despite another difficult result

Jack Miller was classified seventeenth after a race-long contest with Prima Pramac Yamaha team-mate Toprak Razgatlioglu.

Razgatlioglu passed Miller on lap 11 and crossed the line 0.415s ahead, but a one-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the final lap reversed their finishing positions. Alex Rins finished nineteenth, followed by Joan Mir.

Miller reported an improved feeling after extensive setup changes, including work to allow the headstock to move back without interfering with the radiator. The Australian again raced with a medium rear tyre.


Jack Miller

“Difficult day today, but definitely better than yesterday. We made some headway with a lot of changes overnight, and then we made some more changes before qualifying and after qualifying. The bike was a little different again for the Sprint, and we‘re slowly getting there. We‘ll make another change tonight and try to chase that feeling a little bit more.”

“We‘re trying to create the load we need and get the weight transfer working better under braking. We‘ve found a way to move the headstock back a little bit, which we haven‘t actually been able to do all year because we were touching the radiator. The boys have made some changes to allow us to do that, so hopefully it can help us find a bit more of what we‘re looking for.”

Jack Miller leads Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alex Rins through a corner on their Yamahas at Misano.
Jack Miller was classified seventeenth after team-mate Toprak Razgatlioglu received a one-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the final lap.

Fabio Quartararo was the Sprint’s only faller. He lost the front at Turn 14 on lap three while attempting to pass Moreira, remounted and finished twenty-first. All 21 starters completed the 13 laps.

Mir’s difficulties were compounded by fatigue. The Honda rider said he lacked strength and planned to undergo checks after the weekend to investigate the issue.

Marco Bezzecchi, Marc Marquez and Jorge Martin pose with their helmets after the Misano Sprint.
Misano Sprint podium, from left: second-placed Marco Bezzecchi, winner Marc Marquez and third-placed Jorge Martin. Just 22 points cover the trio in the championship.

Misano Sprint Race Results

Pos
Rider
Bike
TIme/Gap
1
M. Marquez
Duc
19m48.519
2
M. Bezzecchi
Apr
+1.068
3
J. Martin
Apr
+3.538
4
F. Di Giannantonio
Duc
+3.968
5
A. Marquez
Duc
+4.348
6
P. Acosta
KTM
+6.944
7
R. Fernandez
Apr
+7.707
8
F. Aldeguer
Duc
+8.832
9
L. Marini
Hon
+11.712
10
J. Zarco
Hon
+14.534
11
D. Moreira
Hon
+17.043
12
F. Morbidelli
Duc
+17.405
13
F. Bagnaia
Duc
+17.763
14
B. Binder
KTM
+18.181
15
E. Bastianini
KTM
+18.476
16
P. Espargaro
KTM
+18.752
17
J. Miller
Yam
+21.113
18
T. Razgatlioglu
Yam
+20.698
19
A. Rins
Yam
+21.740
20
J. Mir
Hon
+22.054
21
F. Quartararo
Yam
+24.419

MotoGP Championship Standings

Pos
Rider
Points
1
J. Martin
263
2
M. Marquez
249
3
M. Bezzecchi
241
4
F. Di Giannantonio
214
5
A. Ogura
203
6
P. Acosta
193
7
R. Fernandez
189
8
F. Bagnaia
143
9
A. Marquez
133
10
F. Aldeguer
92
11
L. Marini
89
12
E. Bastianini
84
13
B. Binder
78
14
D. Moreira
64
15
F. Quartararo
55
16
F. Morbidelli
53
17
J. Zarco
36
18
J. Mir
33
19
J. Miller
28
20
A. Rins
24
21
T. Razgatlioglu
14
22
M. Vinales
10
23
I. Lecuona
9
24
A. Fernandez
6
25
P. Espargaro
3
26
C. Crutchlow
0
27
J. Folger
0
28
L. Savadori
0
29
M. Pirro
0

Bezzecchi breaks the 90-second barrier in qualifying

Earlier, Bezzecchi had delivered the outstanding lap of MotoGP qualifying, posting a 1m29.982s on his fourth lap of Q2. That bettered Francesco Bagnaia’s previous outright record by 0.049s and secured pole by 0.198s over Marc Marquez.

The sector analysis showed how complete Bezzecchi’s lap was. He set the session’s fastest first, second and third sectors, and assembled all four of his own best sectors on the pole lap. Marquez again held the outright advantage through the final sector, but could not overcome the Aprilia rider’s gains earlier in the lap.

Aldeguer completed the front row after progressing through Q1 alongside Fernandez. Di Giannantonio qualified fourth despite a late Turn 4 fall, ahead of Martin and Marini, who had crashed at Turn 3 during FP2.

Acosta, Morbidelli and Alex Marquez filled the third row. Alex fell twice in Q2, first at Turn 8 and then at Turn 4, before recovering to fifth in the Sprint.

Fernandez qualified tenth after problems with both bikes prevented him from repeating his faster Q1 time. Zarco was eleventh-fastest but received a grid penalty, while Espargaro completed the Q2 field in twelfth. Quartararo missed progression from Q1 by 0.222s, with Bagnaia next in that session.

MotoGP Qualifying

Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
Speed
1
M. Bezzecchi
Apr
1m29.982
299.1
2
M. Marquez
Duc
+0.198
296.7
3
F. Aldeguer
Duc
+0.368
296.7
4
F. Di Giannantonio
Duc
+0.404
297.5
5
J. Martin
Apr
+0.587
300.0
6
L. Marini
Hon
+0.627
299.1
7
P. Acosta
KTM
+0.658
300.0
8
F. Morbidelli
Duc
+0.661
299.1
9
A. Marquez
Duc
+0.714
299.1
10
R. Fernandez
Apr
+0.871
295.0
11
J. Zarco
Hon
+0.905
300.0
12
P. Espargaro
KTM
+1.198
300.0
Q1
13
F. Quartararo
Yam
+0.817
294.2
14
F. Bagnaia
Duc
+0.934
299.1
15
D. Moreira
Hon
+0.984
299.1
16
E. Bastianini
KTM
+1.131
296.7
17
J. Mir
Hon
+1.167
300.0
18
J. Miller
Yam
+1.431
295.8
19
B. Binder
KTM
+1.570
298.3
20
A. Rins
Yam
+1.611
295.0
21
T. Razgatlioglu
Yam
+2.282
292.6

Moto2 Qualifying

Senna Agius celebrates beside the number one board as his Intact GP team cheers behind him in parc ferme.
Senna Agius celebrates with his Intact GP team after taking Misano pole with a final lap completed just after the session clock expired.

Senna Agius produced a stunning final lap to claim Moto2 pole position at Misano, lowering his own outright lap record to 1m33.718s and beating Daniel Holgado by 0.193s.

The Australian’s second pole of the season, and first since the opening round in Thailand, came after he had already set a new circuit benchmark in Friday Practice. Saturday’s pole lap was another 0.424s quicker.

Angel Piqueras completed the front row with a 1m33.982s, just 0.071s behind Holgado, while Daniel Muñoz continued an impressive afternoon by converting progression from Q1 into fourth on the grid.

World Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez qualified fifth on the second Intact GP Kalex, followed by Collin Veijer.

Agius delivers at the flag

Agius set the early Q2 benchmark before Gonzalez took over with a 1m34.084s. Muñoz briefly went fastest late in the session, only for Agius to immediately respond with a 1m33.996s.

Holgado then raised the stakes with a 1m33.911s, but Agius still had one final answer. His eighth lap was completed 3.432s after the session clock expired, delivering the 1m33.718s that settled pole.

The sector breakdown revealed where the Australian made the difference. Agius was fastest through sectors two and four across Q2. Comparing their best laps, he gained 0.178s on Holgado in sector two and another 0.269s in the final sector, more than compensating for Holgado’s 0.286s advantage through sector three.

Senna Agius smiles, holds his helmet and raises one finger after securing Moto2 pole at Misano.
Agius claimed his first pole since the season opener in Thailand, beating Daniel Holgado by 0.193s.

Senna Agius

“I’m really excited to start from pole position tomorrow, because we need to keep scoring points for the championship to stay in the race and keep the pressure on. Today gives us a lot of confidence, because we went into qualifying with a very special strategy, one that was different from usual, and it seems to be working.”

“I feel like I’m riding pretty well. We’ve worked a lot on race pace, and that gives me confidence. Still, we’ll have to wait and see what we can achieve tomorrow. Misano is certainly not an easy race because it’s very long, so it’s pretty physically demanding. I’m hoping for a good night’s sleep tonight so we can give it our all tomorrow and fight for the win.”

Daniel Holgado, Senna Agius and Angel Piqueras pose with their helmets after Moto2 qualifying at Misano.
Misano Moto2 front row, from left: Daniel Holgado qualified second, Senna Agius took pole and Angel Piqueras secured third.

Gonzalez felt a front-row position had been possible, but mistakes and yellow flags interrupted his attempts to improve. His best time came on his third lap, and he finished 0.366s behind his team-mate.

The championship leader had been second to Tony Arbolino in the wet-dry FP2 session, while Agius was ninth. Gonzalez expects the opening laps on Sunday to be particularly important given the difficulty of overtaking at Misano.

Alonso and Ferrandez caught in Turn 10 incident

David Alonso and Alberto Ferrandez were left without a valid Q2 lap after an incident at Turn 10 in the closing stages.

Ferrandez highsided on the exit, leaving Alonso unable to avoid the fallen bike. Both riders were listed as okay in the official falls report, but their earlier lap cancellations meant neither had a time to fall back on in the session.

Alonso was placed seventeenth in the combined qualifying order and Ferrandez eighteenth. Subsequent penalties elsewhere move Alonso to fifteenth on the revised Sunday grid, while Ferrandez’s own three-place penalty leaves him twenty-first.

Penalties reshape the grid

Izan Guevara was eighth-fastest with a 1m34.117s, but a six-place penalty for riding slowly on the racing line drops the championship challenger to fourteenth. He had arrived at Misano 32.5 points behind Gonzalez.

Guevara’s session was already a difficult one: the lap analysis records only one valid full lap, his final effort. That secured a place among the leading eight before the stewards’ decision changed his Sunday starting position.

Arbolino, seventh-fastest, received a nine-place grid penalty and starts sixteenth. Adrian Huertas also received nine places, moving him from fourteenth in qualifying to twenty-third on the grid. Taiyo Furusato must start from the back, in twenty-ninth.

The revised third row therefore comprises Barry Baltus, Filip Salac and Alonso Lopez. Ivan Ortola, Joe Roberts and Alex Escrig fill row four, ahead of Celestino Vietti, Guevara and Alonso.

Muñoz had led Q1 ahead of Roberts, Escrig and Huertas. Sergio Garcia missed the final transfer position by just 0.071s and will start seventeenth following the grid amendments.

Misano Moto2 Qualifying Results

Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
Speed
1
S. Agius
Kal
1m33.718
247.7
2
D. Holgado
Kal
+0.193
254.1
3
A. Piqueras
Kal
+0.264
250.5
4
D. Munoz
Kal
+0.298
249.4
5
M. Gonzalez
Kal
+0.366
250.5
6
C. Veijer
Kal
+0.381
250.5
7
T. Arbolino
Kal
+0.390
251.1
8
I. Guevara
Bos
+0.399
250.5
9
B. Baltus
Kal
+0.480
250.0
10
F. Salac
Kal
+0.531
250.5
11
A. Lopez
Kal
+0.612
250.0
12
I. Ortola
Kal
+0.630
250.5
13
J. Roberts
Kal
+0.632
250.5
14
A. Huertas
Kal
+0.670
247.7
15
A. Escrig
For
+0.802
249.4
16
C. Vietti
Bos
+0.802
251.1
Q1
17
D. Alonso
Kal
+0.557
18
A. Ferrandez
Bos
+1.109
19
S. Garcia
Kal
+1.127
247.7
20
M. Ramirez
For
+1.279
248.8
21
A. Canet
Bos
+1.298
248.2
22
M. Aji
Kal
+1.419
246.5
23
L. Lunetta
Bos
+1.576
250.5
24
T. Furusato
Kal
+1.742
249.4
25
A. Sasaki
Kal
+1.797
245.4
26
D. Oncu
Bos
+1.798
250.5
27
Z. vd Goorbergh
Kal
+2.113
246.5
28
X. Zurutuza
For
+2.335
251.1
29
J. Rueda
Kal
+2.675
248.8

Moto2 Championship Standings

Pos
Rider
Points
1
M. Gonzalez
207.5
2
I. Guevara
175
3
S. Agius
149
4
I. Ortola
144.5
5
D. Holgado
137
6
D. Alonso
132
7
C. Vietti
114
8
F. Salac
108
9
A. Lopez
92.5
10
D. Munoz
59
11
A. Escrig
57
12
C. Veijer
55.5
13
T. Arbolino
42.5
14
J. Roberts
40
15
B. Baltus
36
16
A. Huertas
32
17
D. Oncu
31.5
18
J. Rueda
27
19
A. Sasaki
19
20
L. Lunetta
17
21
A. Ferrandez
15.5
22
T. Furusato
15
23
A. Canet
13.5
24
Z. vd Goorbergh
12
25
S. Garcia
11
26
A. Piqueras
4
27
M. Aji
3
28
M. Ramirez
0
29
U. Orradre
0
30
J. Navarro
0
31
X. Zurutuza
0
32
D. Foggia
0
33
J. Roulstone
0
34
M. Pawelec
0

Moto3 Qualifying

Joel Kelso secured a front-row start for the San Marino Grand Prix, qualifying third behind David Almansa and Brian Uriarte as Almansa continued to set the pace at Misano.

Almansa claimed his sixth pole position of the season with a 1m40.612s, finishing 0.217s clear of Uriarte. Kelso’s 1m41.009s put the Australian 0.397s from pole and made him the leading Honda rider.

Brian Uriarte, David Almansa and Joel Kelso stand with their helmets after securing Moto3 front-row positions.
Misano Moto3 front row, from left: Brian Uriarte qualified second, David Almansa took pole and Australia’s Joel Kelso secured third.

Valentin Perrone heads the second row, ahead of championship leader Maximo Quiles and Matteo Bertelle. Casey O’Gorman and Rico Salmela qualified seventh and eighth.

Kelso puts the lap together

Kelso made his decisive improvement on lap seven, lowering his previous best from 1m41.411s to 1m41.009s to take third from Perrone by 0.102s.

It was a particularly well-executed lap. Kelso combined all four of his best sectors from the session on the same tour, so his actual time exactly matched the theoretical best shown on the timing sheet.

The result followed a wet FP2 session in which Kelso did not register a lap time. Uriarte led that morning session ahead of Adrian Fernandez and Almansa, before qualifying took place on a dry track.

Almansa keeps finding more

David Almansa rides through Misano with colourful run-off and a crowded grandstand behind him.
David Almansa improved on three consecutive laps to secure pole with a 1m40.612s, finishing 0.217s ahead of Brian Uriarte.

Casey O’Gorman and Perrone held the early advantage in Q2, but Almansa took control with a 1m41.351s and then improved on three consecutive laps.

His sequence of 1m40.862s, 1m40.716s and 1m40.612s steadily moved pole out of reach. Both of the final two laps were quicker than Uriarte’s eventual best, underlining that Almansa’s advantage extended beyond a single exceptional effort.

Uriarte’s best lap was almost identical to Almansa’s through the first two sectors. He was 0.001s quicker in sector one and 0.002s quicker in sector two, but Almansa recovered 0.177s through sector three and another 0.043s in the final sector.

Almansa subsequently ran wide at Quercia, but his pole position was already secure. His time improved on Friday’s benchmark by 0.155s, although David Alonso’s 2024 outright record of 1m40.184s remained intact.

David Almansa

“I feel indescribably good, because another pole position makes me very happy, and I’m also happy for the team. We definitely did a good job, because our plan for qualifying worked out perfectly. We knew we needed a clear lap, and we managed to get one. However, I didn’t have a flawless lap because the track conditions felt a bit strange. But in the end, we made it to pole again, and I’m super happy about that.”

David Almansa holds his Tissot pole-position award and red helmet after Moto3 qualifying at Misano.
Almansa collected his sixth pole position of the season, continuing the form that had put him fastest in Friday Practice.

Carpe’s recovery undone by grid penalty

Alvaro Carpe initially recovered well from missing direct Q2 entry on Friday. He topped Q1 ahead of Ryusei Yamanaka, Hakim Danish and Jesus Rios, then set the ninth-fastest Q2 time.

A post-session grid penalty changes that picture considerably, however, with Carpe placed twenty-first on the revised Sunday grid.

Scott Ogden consequently moves onto the third row in ninth, while Adrian Fernandez, Yamanaka and Joel Esteban occupy row four. Marco Morelli, Eddie O’Shea and Veda Pratama start thirteenth to fifteenth.

Rios was the only Moto3 rider to crash in Q2, falling at Turn 10 and being listed as okay. He starts sixteenth but must serve a Long Lap Penalty. Marcos Uriarte starts seventeenth with a Double Long Lap Penalty.

Further back, Adrian Cruces is placed twenty-fourth following a grid penalty. Danish and Nicola Carraro must start from the back of the grid, in twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth respectively.

Misano Moto3 Qualifying Results

Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
Speed
1
D. Almansa
KTM
1m40.612
208.4
2
B. Uriarte
KTM
+0.217
211.3
3
J. Kelso
Hon
+0.397
207.6
4
V. Perrone
KTM
+0.499
213.0
5
M. Quiles
KTM
+0.515
209.7
6
M. Bertelle
KTM
+0.772
211.3
7
C. O’Gorman
Hon
+0.814
209.7
8
R. Salmela
KTM
+0.894
213.0
9
A. Carpe
KTM
+0.944
212.1
10
S. Ogden
KTM
+0.956
208.8
11
A. Fernandez
Hon
+1.177
212.1
12
R. Yamanaka
KTM
+1.191
211.3
13
J. Esteban
KTM
+1.197
212.1
14
M. Morelli
KTM
+1.354
208.8
15
E. O’Shea
Hon
+1.359
210.5
16
V. Pratama
Hon
+1.429
210.9
17
J. Rios
Hon
+1.620
210.5
18
H. Danish
KTM
+1.795
210.5
Q1
19
M. Uriarte
KTM
+1.491
209.7
20
A. Cruces
KTM
+1.539
211.7
21
G. Pini
Hon
+1.719
208.4
22
Z. Mitani
Hon
+1.845
211.7
23
L. Rammerstorfer
Hon
+2.029
209.3
24
N. Carraro
Hon
+2.194
207.2
25
R. Moodley
KTM
+2.384
210.9
26
D. Gonzalez
KTM
+2.491
207.6

Moto3 Championship Standings

Pos
Rider
Points
1
M. Quiles
256
2
A. Carpe
159
3
D. Almansa
154
4
B. Uriarte
138
5
M. Morelli
131
6
V. Perrone
103
7
V. Pratama
97
8
H. Danish
90
9
M. Bertelle
71
10
R. Salmela
60
11
G. Pini
59
12
J. Esteban
59
13
A. Fernandez
57
14
A. Cruces
56
15
J. Kelso
53
16
C. O’Gorman
53
17
D. Munoz
52
18
E. O’Shea
52
19
J. Rios
49
20
S. Ogden
28
21
R. Yamanaka
22
22
M. Uriarte
6
23
C. Buchanan
5
24
L. Rammerstorfer
4
25
D. Gonzalez
2
26
Z. Mitani
2
27
R. Moodley
1
28
K. Singhapong
1
29
N. Carraro
0
30
L. Abruzzo
0
31
E. Gutierrez
0

MotoGP Calendar

Rnd
Date
Event
Circuit
1
01 Mar
Thai
Chang International Circuit
2
22 Mar
Brazil*
Autodromo Internacional Ayrton Senna
3
29 Mar
US
Circuit of the Americas
4
26 Apr
Spain**
Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto
5
10 May
France
Le Mans
6
17 May
Catalonia
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
7
31 May
Italy
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello
8
07 Jun
Hungary
Balaton Park Circuit
9
21 Jun
Czech
Automotodrom Brno
10
28 Jun
Netherlands
TT Circuit Assen
11
12 Jul
Germany
Sachsenring
12
09 Aug
GB
Silverstone Circuit
13
30 Aug
Aragon
MotorLand Aragon
14
13 Sep
San Marino
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
15
20 Sep
Austria
Red Bull Ring-Spielberg
16
04 Oct
Japan
Mobility Resort Motegi
17
11 Oct
Indonesia
Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit
18
25 Oct
Australia
Phillip Island
19
01 Nov
Malaysia
Petronas Sepang International Circuit
20
08 Nov
Qatar
Lusail International Circuit
21
22 Nov
Portugal
Autodromo Internacional do Algarve
22
29 Nov
Valencia
Circuit Ricardo Tormo

 

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