MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia dominated qualifying at the San Marino Grand Prix with a n⭕ew lap record, while a crash for Marc Marquez left him ninth.

Factory Ducati racer Bagnaia is riding below full fitness following his big crash 𒐪with Alex Marquez last Sunday at A🐲ragon.

But, having topped Friday🎐 practice, Bagnaia didn’t let his injuries drag him🤡 down as he dominated qualifying to take a first pole since the Dutch GP with a new lap record of 1m30.304s.

Bagnaia heads an all VR46 Academy front row, with Franco Morbidelli getting his best qualifying resul𝓰t since Jerꦓez 2021, while Marco Bezzecchi was third.

Championship leader Jorge Martin had a scrappy Q2 ses🐓sion and could only manage fourth, while a late crash for Gresini’s Marc Marquez left꧃ the Aragon GP winner down in ninth.

Bagnaia was in top form from the of🌸f in the 15-minute pole shootout session, setting the initial benchmark pace at 1m30.928s.

The Ducati rider improved on his next lap to a 1m30.581꧙s, though Martin put him under immense pressure by firing in an effort only 0.064s slower.

Electing to begin his second run early and get clear track, Bagnaia lit up the timing screens and produced a neꦍw lap re🌄cord of 1m30.304s.

This 🐼came under𝓡 no threat, especially with main rivals Martin and Marc Marquez struggling.

Bagnaia led qualifying by 0.285s from Morbidelli, while Bezzecchi completed the front row for his best qualifying result since th𒅌is year’s Spanish GP.

Martin heads row two after ending Q2 0.341s adrift of Bagnai⛎a. The Pramac rider lost one lap late on in Q2 to a big moment on the rear end🦹 of his Ducati.

This seemed to affect him for the remaindꦫer of the session as Martin could do nothing to better fourth.

He heads Pedro Acosta on the Tech3 GASGAS machine, while Q1 graduate Brad Binder wasಌ sixth on his factory KTM.

Alex Marquez, whꦛo also came through Q1, was seventh on his Gresini Ducati ahead of🐟 factory counterpart Enea Bastianini.

A crash for Marc Marquez at Turn 15 left him in ninth ahead of Yamaha’s Fabi♋o Quartararo, while Aprilia’s Maverick Vin🍨ales and KTM’s Jack Miller completed the top 12.

Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro found himself out in Q1 for♛ the first time since the Portuguese GP, as he narrowly missed out on a Q2 place by just under a tent♑h of a second.

He will start 13th for the sprint and grand prix, with Fabio Di Gian🌼nantonio (VR46) and KTM wildcard Pol Espargaro lining up alongside.

Johann Zarco was top Honda in 16th for LCR, with Augusto Fernandez (Tech3) and Miguelꦯ Oliveira (Trackho🐎use) trailing him.

Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse), Alex Rins (Yamaha), Luca Marini (Honda), Takaaki Nakagami (ꦇLCR) and Stefan Bradl (Honda) complete the field.

Illness has forc🍎ed Honda’s Joan Mir to sit out the remainder of the San Marino GP weekend.&nbs🤡p;

Full qualifying results for the 2024 MotoGP San Marino GP