MotoGP: Bagnaia destroys Jerez lap record to win pole
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia romped to his first pole of the 2022 season after dominating qualifying for the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix.
Fastest in all of Saturday’s practice sessions, Bagnaia looks for his first win on the new Ducati.
Bagnaia was almost a full 1/2s clear of the field.
Qualifying Results
| POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | TIME/BACK |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 1’36.170s |
| 2 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.453s |
| 3 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +0.763s |
| 4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | +0.879s |
| 5 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.975s |
| 6 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +1.050s |
| 7 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.084s |
| 8 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* | +1.115s |
| 9 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +1.160s |
| 10 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +1.356s |
| 11 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) | +1.448s |
| 12 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +1.505s |
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| 13 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 1’37.138s |
| 14 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 1’37.401s |
| 15 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 1’37.544s |
| 16 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1’37.668s |
| 17 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21)* | 1’37.882s |
| 18 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 1’37.889s |
| 19 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | 1’37.91s |
| 20 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Team HRC (RC213V) | 1’37.937s |
| 21 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 1’37.958s |
| 22 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 1’38.014s |
| 23 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | 1’38.064s |
| 24 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 1’38.244s |
| 25 | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | 1’38.405s |