Seize The Pole Position Of The Spanish MotoGP, Ducati Rider Francesco Bagnaia: I Miss Performing Fast

JAKARTA - Lenovo's Ducati rider, Francesco Bagnaia, became the fastest in the Spanish MotoGP qualifying session, Saturday, April 30. This is Bagnaia's first pole position this season.

Bagnaia scored his best lap time of 1 minute 36,170 seconds. This broke the lap record at the Jerez Circuit previously set by Yamaha MotoGP racer, Fabio Quartararo, in 2021 by a margin of 0.6 seconds.

"I am very happy. We did a good job," Bagnaia said.

"I miss being very fast and competitive. Thank you to all my team members," he continued.

Meanwhile, the second starting position will be occupied by Fabio Quartararo after finishing 0.453 seconds adrift of Bagnaia.

"(Second) is a good position to start. Bagnaia was amazing, he had a very good lap. But we can still have a great race. I feel confident," said Quartararo.

Currently, Quartararo is still at the top of the MotoGP 2022 rider standings with 69 points. Alex Rins (Suzuki Ecstar) in second place equals Quartararo points, followed by Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) with a distance of three points and Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing) in fourth.

Bagnaia himself is currently in 10th place in the 2022 MotoGP standings with a collection of 31 points.