Premiere for the Honda driver at the Silverstone Grand Prix on Sunday.
Full throttle: Pol Espargaró
Qualifying for the premier class on Saturday for the GP in Silverstone (2 p.m. / ServusTV) ended with a surprise. Because rookie Jorge Martin shortened a corner on his lap record of 1: 58.008, his time was canceled. At the end of the day, he finished fourth, 0.185 seconds behind.
Pole was secured for the first time on his Honda by former KTM rider Pol Espargaró. In 1: 58.889 minutes he was the fastest. For the third time in his career, the Spaniard is starting from the very beginning, having taken pole position twice with KTM last year.
Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia was 22 thousandths of a second slower. In addition, World Cup leader Fabio Quartararo is in the front row with a Yamaha. The Frenchman was 36 thousandths behind. Valentino Rossi starts from eighth place, Spielberg winner Brad Binder finished twelfth. Marc Márquez showed in fifth place (+0.197 seconds).
Espargaró was happy: “I celebrated pole position like a race win. Achieving this pole is a crucial step in my career. After this tough season, this is already a won weekend. “
