Fabio Quartararo performed outstanding in the 2025 English MotoGP qualifying session at the Silverstone Circuit, Saturday, May 24. The French racer not only won the lead, but also broke the record for the fastest lap on the circuit with a time of 1 minute 57.233 seconds. This result also marks his third pole position in a row this season and confirms Yamaha's dominance in cold and challenging track conditions.
The qualifying session was dominated by Marc Marquez, who took the lead early in Q2. However, Quartararo was able to turn things around with one perfect lap over his YZR-M1 bike. Meanwhile, Alex Marquez, the only racer who was able to stick to Quartararo, was only 0.309 seconds adrift. He will start the race from second place with Gresini Ducati's motorbike.
The drama also took place in the top three. Francesco Bagnaia managed to poke into third place and shift his team-mates in Ducati Lenovo, Marc Marquez, from the front row for the first time this season. Marc had to settle for starting the race from fourth place, followed by sensational rookies Fermin Aldegeer and Jack Miller in fifth and sixth positions. Aldeguer again showed his great potential as a debutant with the second ranks.
Fabio Di Giannantonio, Luca Marini, and Johann Zarco will fill the third line. Zarco had a minor accident at the end of Q2, but still secured the 9th position. Marini previously had to fight hard in Q1 with Franco Morbidelli in a very tight session. Even so, both of them managed to penetrate Q2 and reach a decent starting position.
Meanwhile, the KTM camp experienced an unfriendly weekend. None of their riders managed to penetrate Q2. Pedro Acosta only relied on one motorbike after falling in the last training session, while Maverick Vi happened to experience technical problems during Q1 and failed to record a maximum time. Brad Binder, Enea Bastianini, and Miguel Oliveira also had to settle for starting the race from the rear position.
From the racer side, a number of important news colored this weekend. Ai Ogura officially withdrew from the race after suffering a leg injury on Friday. Somkiat Chantra returned to the track after undergoing arm pump surgery, while defending world champion Jorge Martin who was still absent due to injury was replaced by Lorenzo Savadori. Aleix Espargaro, the double winner at Silverstone last year, comes as a wild-card for the Honda Test Team.
The main race on Sunday, May 25, will also be marked by penalties for several riders. Enea Bastianini was awarded a long lap penalty for the incident with Bagnaia at the French GP, while Franco Morbidelli was awarded a three-placed penalty on the grid for obstructing Marco Bezzecki in Friday's training session.
Meanwhile, the sprint race as far as 10 laps is scheduled to take place at 16.00 local time or around 22.00 WIB. With Quartararo in pole position and his strong rivals just behind, this weekend's race is certain to be fierce and full of surprises.
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Fabio Quartararo claims his third pole in a row as well as set a new lap record for Silverstone (1m 57,233s), beating Alex Marquez's previous record.
Marc Marquez lost place on the row front for the first time this season, overtaken by Bagnaia.
Sprint Race will be held today (Saturday) at 16.00 local time (22.00 WIB).
No KTM has passed to Q2. Acosta only has one motorbike after crashing in FP, Vinales has technical problems.
Ai Ogura withdrew from the rest of the series due to a leg injury.
Enea Bastianini was hit by a long lap penalty in the main race due to an incident at the French GP.
Franco Morbidelli was awarded a 3rd grid position for blocking Bezzecki in Friday's practice.
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