MotoGP News: Bagnaia wins lucky Czech pole at Brno
Ducati ace Marc Marquez was on course to claim pole for the Czech GP at Brno when he crashed in the final sector of his final lap because Johann Zarco fell in front of him. As a result of Marquez falling, Ducati teammate Francesco Bagnaia was gifted the pole after fighting through Qualifying 1.
–by Mark Cipolloni–
It seemed like Marquez would secure the 74th pole position of his career as he was almost three tenths up on his final lap, which was more than enough to take pole, but Zarco crashing distracted him, and he too went down.
Afterward, the expression on Marquez’s face was one of a very pissed-off man. You could see in his eyes the runaway points leader will be out to destroy teammate Bagnaia in the Sprint and Feature races.
Fabio Quartararo was third ahead of Marco Bezzecchi and Joan Mir.
2025 Czech MotoGP Qualifying Results
| Pos | No. | Rider | Nat | Team | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 1m52.303s | +0.000s |
| 2 | 93 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 1m52.522s | +0.219s |
| 3 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m52.608s | +0.305s |
| 4 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | 1m52.644s | +0.341s |
| 5 | 36 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 1m52.763s | +0.460s |
| 6 | 25 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | 1m52.796s | +0.493s |
| 7 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 1m52.830s | +0.527s |
| 8 | 73 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | 1m52.850s | +0.547s |
| 9 | 5 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | 1m52.877s | +0.574s |
| 10 | 43 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m52.980s | +0.677s |
| 11 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 1m53.317s | +1.014s |
| 12 | 1 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | 1m53.614s | +1.311s |
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| 13 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | 1m52.872s | +0.569 |
| 14 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 1m53.021s | +0.718 |
| 15 | 42 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m53.085s | +0.782 |
| 16 | 10 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 1m53.157s | +0.854 |
| 17 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m53.227s | +0.924 |
| 18 | 54 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | 1m53.341s | +1.038 |
| 19 | 33 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 1m53.561s | +1.258 |
| 20 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | Idemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V) | 1m53.562s | +1.259 |
| 21 | 79 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* | 1m53.737s | +1.434 |
| 22 | 7 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) | 1m53.744s | +1.441 |
* Rookie