Overview
- Marco Bezzecchi took pole at Misano with a record 1:29.982 in Q2 on Saturday, the first sub‑1:30 motorcycle lap at the circuit.
- Marc Marquez led final practice with a 1:31.040, a sign he has strong race pace even though he qualified second.
- Fermin Aldeguer advanced from Q1 and climbed to third on the front row, showing Q1 runners can steal top grid slots.
- Qualifying featured multiple crashes and a race‑affecting penalty: Alex Marquez crashed twice and will start ninth, Fabio Di Giannantonio crashed late but holds fourth, and Franco Morbidelli carries a long‑lap penalty that applies to Sunday’s Grand Prix.
- Francesco Bagnaia qualified a lowly 14th and championship leader Jorge Martin starts fifth, changes that tighten tactical choices for tyres and Sprint aggression and could influence the title battle heading into Sunday.