“What can I say?”: Crash to front row for Marco Bezzecchi

“I didn't imagine the first row.”

Marco Bezzecchi, qualifying, 2024 Indonesian MotoGP
Marco Bezzecchi, qualifying, 2024 Indonesian MotoGP

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marco Bezzecchi was lying on the ground, in seventh place, with just minutes to go in MotoGP qualifying at Mandalika.

But the VR46 rider, just 19th fastest during final practice🌄, then staged a remarkable recovery.

With the aid of marshals, Bezzecchi restarted his GP23 in time for a last flying la♕p, where he knocked over 0.3s from his best time to snatch second on the grid behind title leader Jorge Martin.

“I was making 💝a very good second run with the second tyre, but I met a lot of yellow f𝕴lags,” Bezzecchi explained.

“So before the last lap I wanted to slow down a bit in the last sector and tꦉhen take the speed for the last flying lap. But I lost a bit of concentration and I crashed.

“Fortunately, the bike was OK and the marshals 𝓀helpe♎d me to start the bike.

“I started my last lap immediatel෴y after the crash. I knew I could be fast, but I didn't imagine the first row.

“So what can I say? I'm very happy.”

Bezzecchi will be chaꦗsing his first Sprint podium of the season in this afternoon’s 13 lap race.

Team-mate Fabio di Giannantonio waꦕs the next-best GP23 rider, in eighth, with Gresini’s M💯arc Marquez failing to set a lap time after crashing twice.

Meanwhile, Martin disappeared to a 0.535s⛦ pole position adജvantage.

"I'm so happy. Today I felt great. I've been riding with a lot of used tyres so I was expecting a big step for qualifying but maybe not that much!" said the Pramac Ducati rꦑider.

"The first ꦐrun went perfectly. So this is always nice because then I could c🅘hange the strategy."

Martin will start the Sprint with ꦆa 24-point lead over reigning 🔴world champion Francesco Bagnaia, who qualified just ahead of Emilia Romagna winner Bastianini in fourth place.

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