The Aprilia team rider, Marco Bezzecchi, has topped an impressive qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, marking a great comeback for the brand after the absurd GP of Catalonia. On a day that saw Aprilia dominate with a 1-2-3, Bezzecchi was joined by Raul Fernandez and his teammate Jorge Martin.
With this performance, Bezzecchi has positioned himself in the title fight, especially after Aprilia’s lesser performance in Spain. The rider returning from injuries, Marc Marquez from Ducati, will start from fourth position, ready to challenge Aprilia’s strength.
The first qualifying session became a duel between the Aprilia riders, with Fernandez taking the initiative despite the competitiveness of Ai Ogura and Pedro Acosta from KTM. Fernández achieved a strong fast lap that propelled him into Q2, while Ogura could not advance and will start from thirteenth position.
Q2 was a genuine display of clean competition, with most riders adopting varied strategies in their final laps. Bezzecchi set a record time of 1:43.921, leaving no room for any rival to get close to his mark, a considerable distance in the context of MotoGP.
After Aprilia’s dominance, the second row of the grid will be completely filled with Ducati riders, with Fermin Aldeguer and Francesco Bagnaia alongside Marquez. Despite expectations, Fabio Di Giannantonio could only manage seventh place due to technical problems with his bike during previous sessions.
One of the standout riders was Diogo Moreira, who, as the best Honda rider, achieved his best qualifying so far, starting eighth, between Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli.
Finally, the fourth row will be completed by riders such as Acosta, Enea Bastianini and Alex Rins, who will also seek to make a name for themselves in tomorrow’s race.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
