Motorcycling-Marquez snatches German MotoGP pole with new lap record, Bezzecchi withdraws after crash


MotoGP - German Grand Prix - Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany - July 11, 2026 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez during qualifying REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

July 11 (Reuters) - Marc Marquez shattered the ⁠lap record at Sachsenring to take pole position for the German Grand Prix ⁠on Saturday, clocking one minute 19.041 seconds on his factory Ducati for his ‌third MotoGP pole of the season, while Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi was ruled out of the remainder of the weekend after a heavy crash during qualifying.

Trackhouse Aprilia's Raul Fernandez briefly held provisional pole before VR46 Ducati's Fabio ​Di Giannantonio, the previous circuit record-holder, moved to the top ⁠of the timesheets in the closing ⁠stages.

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