Bezzecchi smashes lap record to clinch Aragon GP pole ahead of Marquez brothers

[p]The ‌Italian initially set the pace with a time of ‌1:44.984 before going even faster with another lap record of ‌1:44.962, leaving Ducati's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marquez-marc/UPhfij2b/"]Marquez[/a] unable to match the Aprilia ‌rider's scorching pace.[/p][p]Marquez, who has won seven MotoGP races at Aragon, will start alongside [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bezzecchi-marco/EXzAZEse/"]Bezzecchi[/a] on the front row despite a ‌heart-stopping moment while braking on a flying ⁠lap. His brother [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marquez-alex/6uLgHlWF/"]Alex ‌Marquez[/a], of Gresini Racing, completes the front row.[/p][p][b]"Well, it was ​a positive morning overall... Obviously, the qualifying was good fun. I'm happy to be fast and to ​grab the pole position,"[/b] Bezzecchi said.[/p][p][b]"Now the real job starts... We start in a good place, but Marc ⁠and Alex are both ​super fast in terms of pace with both tyres, so it's going to be a tough fight. But we are enjoying and let's see what we can do."[/b][/p][embed guid="cee978e1-c94f-4188-8833-e9279d1adee5" url="https://x.com/MotoGP/status/2093635877700268082" social-type="twitter" /][p]Reigning world ‌champion Marc Marquez accepted that Bezzecchi had the faster bike.[/p][p][b]"Marco, at the moment, has a better pace than us, so sometimes you cannot do anything. You just try to do your best, and it's what we are doing,"[/b] he said.[/p][p][b]"I pushed hard on that brake point, maybe too much, and I had that moment. I feel that I can keep a constant pace, but Marco ‌basically has a bit faster pace."[/b][/p][p]Trackhouse Racing's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-raul/dIyisVJD/"]Raul Fernandez[/a] ​was fourth-fastest, and he will line up on the ‌second row with Aprilia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martin-jorge/zBBka6dR/"]Jorge Martin[/a] and KTM's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/acosta-pedro/KrGeaHq5/"]Pedro Acosta[/a].[/p][p]The third row features VR46 Racing's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/di-giannantonio-fabio/pI4o388M/"]Fabio Di Giannantonio[/a], Ducati's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bagnaia-francesco/nahP9n9q/"]Francesco Bagnaia[/a] and LCR Honda's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zarco-johann/xrzbVGsc/"]Johann Zarco[/a], who made a memorable return from a knee injury ⁠sustained in a crash ⁠at the Catalan Grand ‌Prix in May.[/p]