Overview

• Alex Marquez claimed pole at Montmeló in 1:37.536, ahead of Fabio Quartararo and Marc Marquez.
• Francesco Bagnaia was eliminated in Q1 and will start 21st, marking a second consecutive Q1 exit and the second-worst grid slot of his career.
• During the Sprint, Alex Marquez crashed out in the closing laps, with Marc Marquez taking over the lead at that point.
• At Monza, Charles Leclerc ended FP3 just 0.021 seconds behind Lando Norris in a tightly packed order, with Lewis Hamilton seventh.
• Ferrari signaled qualifying hopes despite Hamilton’s five-place grid penalty, while Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli lost FP2 to a gravel off and returned with a cautious FP3; Pirelli expects low degradation that could favor one-stop race strategies.