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Álex Márquez Shatters Montmeló Record to Take Catalunya Pole

The record lap highlights a weekend shake‑up at Montmeló, leaving Marc Márquez poised to clinch the title in Italy.

Flavio Briatore y Pierre Gasly durante la renovación del contrato del piloto francés con Alpine.
Alpine driver Franco Colapinto of Argentina steers his car during the second free practice ahead of the Italian Grand Prix at the Monza racetrack in Monza, Italy, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Marc Márquez, ahir, pensatiu al box de Lenovo Ducati en el Gran Premi de Catalunya. | ALEJANDRO CERESUELA
Àlex Márquez atiende, encantado, en Montmeló a una de sus más jóvenes fans.

Overview

  • Álex Márquez claimed his first pole of 2025 and the second of his MotoGP career with a 1:37.536, setting a new absolute lap record at Barcelona-Catalunya.
  • Fabio Quartararo vaulted from Q1 to the front row alongside polesitter Álex Márquez, with Marc Márquez completing row one.
  • Pedro Acosta briefly set a record 1:37.840 before a track‑limits deletion and will start fifth, reinforcing KTM’s pace after Brad Binder led Friday with a 1:38.131.
  • Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia’s slump deepened as he qualified 21st after Q1, his worst Saturday since Portugal 2022.
  • A consortium led by Guenther Steiner will take full ownership of Red Bull KTM Tech3 from 2026, with Steiner as CEO and Richard Coleman as team principal under the Tech3 name and KTM machinery.