MotoGP News: Marc Marquez wins pole in Qatar

Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez won his 4th straight MotoGP pole on Saturday with a record lap of 1m50.499s around the Lusail International Circuit in Qatar.

Marquez edged his brother Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) by 0.1s. The younger Marquez brother will start from the middle of the front row in second.

Yamaha is back on the front row of a MotoGP grid as Fabio Quartararo put the M1 at the rear of the front row. The French rider will start from third place in the middle of a Ducati sandwich.

The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team will start from fourth and fifth on the grid. Franco Morbidelli will head the second row, and Fabio di Giannantonio will start from the middle of it.

Maverick Vinales was the top KTM rider in Qualifying as he put his Red Bull KTM Tech3 machine in sixth, 0.6s behind Marquez. The Spaniard has previous form around the Lusail International Circuit and could fight in the top five.

The top Honda rider was Johann Zarco, as he was the only rider from the Japanese manufacturer in Q2. The LCR Honda Castrol rider qualified at the head of the third row in seventh place.

2025 Qatar GP Qualifying Results:

Pos	Name	Nat.	Team	Bike	Time
1	Marc Marquez	ESP	Ducati Lenovo Team	Ducati GP25	1m50.499s
2	Alex Marquez	ESP	BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP	Ducati GP24	1m50.600s
3	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Energy Yamaha	Yamaha M1	1m50.759s
4	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team	Ducati GP24	1m50.810s
5	Fabio di Giannantonio	ITA	Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team	Ducati GP25	1m50.929s
6	Maverick Vinales	ESP	Red Bull KTM Tech3	KTM RC16	1m51.059s
7	Johann Zarco	FRA	LCR Honda Castrol	Honda RC213V	1m51.113s
8	Fermin Aldeguer	ESP	BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP	Ducati GP24	1m51.121s
9	Alex Rins	ESP	Monster Energy Yamaha	Yamaha M1	1m51.174s
10	Ai Ogura	JPN	Trackhouse Racing	Aprilia RS-GP	1m51.340s
11	Pecco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo Team	Ducati GP25	1m51.580s
12	Pedro Acosta	ESP	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM RC16	1m51.680s
13	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Aprilia Racing	Aprilia RS-GP	Q1
14	Jorge Martin	ESP	Aprilia Racing	Aprilia RS-GP	Q1
15	Luca Marini	ITA	Honda HRC Castrol	Honda RC213V	Q1
16	Jack Miller	AUS	Prima Pramac Racing	Yamaha M1	Q1
17	Raul Fernandez	ESP	Trackhouse Racing	Aprilia RS-GP	Q1
18	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM RC16	Q1
19	Augusto Fernandez	ESP	Prima Pramac Racing	Yamaha M1	Q1
20	Enea Bastianini	ITA	Red Bull KTM Tech3	KTM RC16	Q1
21	Joan Mir	ESP	Honda HRC Castrol	Honda RC213V	Q1
22	Somkiat Chantra	THA	LCR Honda IDEMITSU	Honda RC213V	Q1