- 2024-09-01
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SPORTS
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MotoGP Aragon GP: Marc Marquez Takes Pole Position & Wins Sprint Race at Aragon
The Round 12 of MotoGP 2024, Gran Premio GoPro de Aragón took place at the MotorLand Aragón in Alcañiz on August 31, 2024.
In Qualifying, Marc Marquez (Gresini Ducati) took his second pole position of the season, following Spanish GP.
Rookie Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) was 2nd behind Marc Marquez by 0.840s and will launch from the front row for only the second time in 2024
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) finished in 3rd.
Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati) crashed in the opening minutes, but took the 4th position.
Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) and Franco Morbidelli (Pramac Ducati) will start on the 2nd row alongside Jorge Martin.
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM), Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Aprilia), and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia) will start on the 3rd row.
Johann Zarco (LCR Honda) finished in 7th place. This marks the first time a RC213V had been in Q2 in 2024.
In the Sprint Race, Marc Marquez claimed his first victory of 2024, dominating the race from start to finish.
This marks his first MotoGP win in 1042 days since the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP.
Jorge Martin finished in 2nd place, and backed into the title lead after Francesco Bagnaia finished in 9th.
Pedro Acosta was 3rd and took the fourth podium of the season, following Spanish GP, Catalan GP, and Italian GP.
Alex Marquez was 4th, Miguel Oliveira was 5th, and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) was 6th.
Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo) moved up from 14th on the grid, finally he finished in 7th. Following him, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Yamaha) finished in 8th place and got 2 points.- Marc Marquez said, “I'm super happy. It's difficult to smile and to enjoy it a lot because we know that the most important day is tomorrow. But as my team said to me, 'it's only a Sprint race, but it's another step in our progression, in our evolution'. I'm happy, especially for all my team. On the first lap I did the first mistake in turn 1, a big lock on the front and then I didn't disengage well the rear device and I was all the uphill with the rear device. I was calm, but another mistake in turn 12. Then I said, 'OK, we need to understand the race track' and already on the second lap, I started to ride better. It looks like with that [dirty] condition on the track, it's difficult to put temperature on the tyre in the beginning. But when I found the lines and the same feeling as practice and I just tried not to 'exaggerate'. The target tomorrow is to start well and lead from the first lap,” he said. “I know and I predict that if the grip level improves, Martin and even Pecco we cannot forget - they will be closer to me. But we will try to manage everything.”
Gran Premio GoPro de Aragón Qualifying Results- Marc Marquez / Gresini Ducati / 1'46.766s
- Pedro Acosta / Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 / +0.840s
- Francesco Bagnaia / Ducati Lenovo / +0.842s
- Jorge Martin / Pramac Ducati / +0.876s
- Alex Marquez / Gresini Ducati / +1.041s
- Franco Morbidelli / Pramac Ducati / +1.348s
- Brad Binder / Red Bull KTM / +1.726s
- Miguel Oliveira / Trackhouse Aprilia / +1.784s
- Raul Fernandez / Trackhouse Aprilia / +2.157s
- Johann Zarco / LCR Honda / +2.314s
- Aleix Espargaro / Aprilia Racing / +2.941s
- Maverick Viñales / Aprilia Racing / +3.760s
- Marco Bezzecchi / VR46 Ducati / 1'48.086s
- Enea Bastianini / Ducati Lenovo / 1'48.542s
- Jack Miller / Red Bull KTM / 1'48.649s
- Fabio Di Giannantonio / VR46 Ducati / 1'48.687s
- Fabio Quartararo / Monster Yamaha / 1'48.775s
- Takaaki Nakagami / LCR Honda / 1'49.081s
- Augusto Fernandez / Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 / 1'49.238s
- Luca Marini / Repsol Honda / 1'49.802s
- Alex Rins / Monster Yamaha / 1'49.872s
- Joan Mir / Repsol Honda / 1'50.12s
Gran Premio GoPro de Aragón Sprint Race Results- Marc Marquez / Gresini Ducati / 19m 50.034s
- Jorge Martin / Pramac Ducati / +2.961s
- Pedro Acosta / Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 / +6.694s
- Alex Marquez / Gresini Ducati / +9.950s
- Miguel Oliveira / Trackhouse Aprilia / +11.749s
- Brad Binder / Red Bull KTM / +14.144s
- Enea Bastianini / Ducati Lenovo / +14.291s
- Fabio Quartararo / Monster Yamaha / +18.836s
- Francesco Bagnaia / Ducati Lenovo / +20.298s
- Marco Bezzecchi / VR46 Ducati / +20.448s
- Raul Fernandez / Trackhouse Aprilia / +20.678s
- Augusto Fernandez / Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 / +21.429s
- Jack Miller / Red Bull KTM / +22.110s
- Takaaki Nakagami / LCR Honda / +22.440s
- Fabio Di Giannantonio / VR46 Ducati / +23.468s
- Luca Marini / Repsol Honda / +26.822s
- Alex Rins / Monster Yamaha / +26.910s
- Joan Mir / Repsol Honda / +31.147s
- Maverick Viñales / Aprilia Racing / +37.642s
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