Jorge tops qualifying with lap record, lapses for Bagnaia and Quartararo


Jorge Martin posing after taking pole. — S.S. KANESAN / The Star

SPANIARD Jorge Martin destroyed the competition with a new Sepang lap record of 1:57.790 to take pole for the Malaysia Grand Prix as title contenders Francesco Bagnaia of Italy and Fabio Quartararo of France failed to deliver.

The Prima Pramac Racing rider, on a Ducati, kept his head in what was a chaotic MotoGP Q2 session to secure a stunning pole by 0.456 seconds from Italian Enea Bastianini on his last lap.

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