Pedro Acosta ends 588-day wait for pole at Catalan Grand Prix as both Aprilias crash out

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/acosta-pedro/KrGeaHq5/"]Acosta[/a] delighted ‌home fans with a blistering lap of ‌one minute and 38.068 seconds as the 21-year-old Spaniard ‌claimed his second career MotoGP pole -- his first since ‌the Japanese Grand Prix in 2024.[/p][p]"[b]I'm super happy. It looks like the bike is matching quite nicely with ‌the conditions and with the track. It's ⁠true that there ‌are still many things to check[/b]," Acosta said.[/p][p]He is joined ​on the front row by VR46 Racing's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/morbidelli-franco/WMGcnkGq/"]Franco Morbidelli[/a] and Gresini Racing's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marquez-alex/6uLgHlWF/"]Alex Marquez[/a]. The ​second row features Trackhouse's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-raul/dIyisVJD/"]Raul Fernandez[/a], LCR Honda's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zarco-johann/xrzbVGsc/"]Johann Zarco[/a] and VR46 Racing's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/di-giannantonio-fabio/pI4o388M/"]Fabio Di Giannantonio[/a].[/p][p]For ⁠Aprilia, what should ​have been a weekend to capitalise on their momentum after a podium sweep at the French Grand Prix last weekend turned into a disaster.[/p][embed guid="4a806ee2-8aa5-4b58-bf48-c71aa4cd3a51" url="https://x.com/MotoGP/status/2055582479063339084" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martin-jorge/zBBka6dR/"]Martin[/a], fresh from claiming ‌the sprint-race double in Le Mans, was forced to go through the first qualifying session before he crashed for the third time this weekend.[/p][p]Despite advancing to Q2 alongside the impressive Morbidelli, the Spaniard could not improve his time and will start ninth.[/p][p]Championship leader [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bezzecchi-marco/EXzAZEse/"]Bezzecchi[/a] fared even worse, ending up in the gravel late in the session after his ‌own crash.[/p][p]The Italian, who holds a one-point advantage ​over Martin in the championship, will start from ‌12th on the grid.[/p][p]Ducati's two-time champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bagnaia-francesco/nahP9n9q/"]Francesco Bagnaia[/a] could not advance to Q2 and will start from 13th on the grid.[/p][p]His teammate and reigning champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marquez-marc/UPhfij2b/"]Marc Marquez[/a] is skipping the Grand Prix ⁠after undergoing surgery ⁠following his crash in ‌Le Mans.[/p]