Franco Morbidelli dominates first qualifying at Mugello with a new record margin. Trackhouse Aprilia man Raúl Fernández follows him in Q2. Pol Espargaro crashes, and Jack Miller suffers a disappointing qualifying.
A new record for Franco Morbidelli! With a record lap achieved, the Italian Ducati rider reached Q2 at Mugello.
With his first round, Morbidelli remained at the top for a long time (1:45.465 minutes). Raul Fernandez leads with a time of 1:44.868, setting a new best time of the weekend. But the weekend record isn't enough – because Morbidelli beats it with a new record of 1:44.726! Fernandes remains second fastest and also reaches second qualifying.
Shortly before the end of the session, yellow in the third sector! Pol Espargaro falls and slides along the track while his bike continues to travel on its own. Fortunately nothing worse happens. Jack Miller will start 17th. It's his worst qualifier in a long time.
Both Quartararo and Di Giannantonio narrowly missed the jump straight into the second quarter. Even on the second attempt, moving to the second session was not enough. “Diggia” records the fourth-fastest time in Q1, and Quartararo is the fifth-fastest. Brad Bender narrowly missed the second quarter.
MotoGP Mugello Results, Qualifying 1 (June 1):
1. Franco Morbidelli (Italian) Ducati, 1:44.726 minutes.
2. Raul Fernandez (E) Aprilia, +0.142 seconds.
3. Brad Binder (ZA) KTM, +0.268
4. Fabio Di Giannantonio (1st) Ducati +0.281
5. Fabio Quartararo (F) Yamaha +0.350
6. Marco Pizzicchi (1st) Ducati +0.492
7- Joan Mir (e) Honda, +1002
8. Johann Zarco (F) Honda +1087
9. Jack Miller (Australia), KTM, +1098
10. Augusto Fernandez (E) KTM, +1,167
11. Pol Espargaro (E) KTM, +1,217
12. Lorenzo Savadori (I) Aprilia, +1474
13. Takaaki Nakagami (J) Honda, 1539
14. Luca Marini (first) Honda +1972
Live in Qualifiers 2:
1. Francesco Bagnaia (first) Ducati 1:44.938 minutes
2. Alex Rins (E) Yamaha +0.273 seconds
3. Pedro Acosta (E) KTM +0.388
4. Miguel Oliveira (P) Aprilia +0.402
5. Marc Marquez (E) Ducati +0.407
6. Ena Bastianini (first) Ducati +0.465
7. Jorge Martin (E) Ducati +0.467
8. Alex Marquez (E) Ducati +0.474
9- Maverick Vinales (E) Aprilia +0.486
10. Aleix Espargaro (E) Aprilia +0.523
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