Motorcycling-Martin sets lap record to grab pole position at San Marino GP

FILE PHOTO-MotoGP - Catalunya Grand Prix - Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain - September 3, 2023 Prima Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin celebrates on the podium after finishing third place in the MotoGP race REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo

MISANO ADRIATICO (Reuters) -Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin twice set a lap record on Saturday to capture pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico, as championship leader Francesco Bagnaia recovered from last week's crash to seal a spot on the front row.

Spaniard Martin began with a scorching lap of one minute 30.832 seconds, bettering Marco Bezzecchi's previous record set during practice on Friday, before securing his spot atop the timesheets by improving on his own mark with a time of 1:30.390.