Marco Bezzecchi breaks lap record to claim pole position at Italian Grand Prix

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bezzecchi-marco/EXzAZEse/"]Bezzecchi[/a] clocked ‌one minute and 43.921 seconds on home turf ‌and he is joined on the front row by ‌Trackhouse rider [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-raul/dIyisVJD/"]Raul Fernandez[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martin-jorge/zBBka6dR/"]Martin[/a] as Aprilia celebrated ‌their first-ever front row lockout.[/p][p][b]"It's a very, very fast lap time, but the level was amazing today from everybody, ‌so I really pushed my all to ⁠try to make ‌the perfect lap,"[/b] Bezzecchi said.[/p][p][b]"Very satisfied, of course. It was ​an important qualifying and now we must enjoy a little bit, but we must also ​come back to the box and work for the races because the two main events are now."[/b][/p][embed guid="96ed929c-02b4-46ad-9a33-66f3f8b3f73d" url="https://x.com/MotoGP/status/2060658959640313866" social-type="twitter" /][p]Bezzecchi was ⁠sporting a special ​helmet dedicated to Alex Zanardi, the former Italian F1 driver and Paralympic champion who died earlier this month.[/p][p]Earlier in practice, Martin set a top-speed record in MotoGP ‌when he pushed his Aprilia machine to 368.6 km/hr (229 mph). It was also Martin's first front row start since the 2024 Malaysian Grand Prix, 574 days ago.[/p][p][b]"It's a nice feeling, I knew I could beat that record because I was behind two other bikes and I said, 'Okay, let's go. I will brake the latest I can to make that high ‌speed.' Yeah, it was good fun,"[/b] he said.[/p][p]Reigning champion ​Marc Marquez made a remarkable return to the ‌track after undergoing double surgery following a crash at the French Grand Prix and the Ducati rider managed to go fourth fastest.[/p][p]The Spaniard lines up on the second row alongside compatriot Fermin ⁠Aldeguer of Gresini Racing ⁠and Ducati team ‌mate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bagnaia-francesco/nahP9n9q/"]Francesco Bagnaia[/a].[/p]