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Marc Marquez recovers from crash to take Australian GP pole
Marc Marquez took pole for the Australian Grand Prix after crashing early in qualifying at Phillip Island, Australia.
The Ducati rider returned on his spare bike and set a fastest lap of 1:34.203 in the session’s closing minutes.
He beat his brother Alex by about 1.5 seconds, with Alex qualifying second for Gresini Ducati.
Johann Zarco of LCR Honda took third after advancing through the earlier qualifying session.
Wet conditions made the session difficult, and championship leader Jorge Martin qualified fourth for Aprilia.
The result gives Ducati two riders on the front row, while Yamaha’s Jack Miller will start fifth at his home Grand Prix.
The Tissot Sprint is scheduled for Saturday at 3:00pm AEDT, followed by the Grand Prix on Sunday.
Marc Marquez recovered from a crash in wet qualifying to take pole position for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.
The Ducati rider set a fastest lap of 1:34.203 in the closing stages of Qualifying 2.
His brother Alex Marquez finished second, 1.494 seconds behind, and Johann Zarco took third.
Championship leader Jorge Martin qualified fourth, while home rider Jack Miller was fifth.
Marquez starts the Sprint two points behind Martin, according to Crash.net.
- Who
- Marc Marquez, riding for Ducati.
- What
- He crashed early in qualifying, then took pole position with a lap of 1:34.203.
- When
- 24 October 2026, during Australian GP qualifying.
- Where
- Phillip Island, Australia.
- Why
- Not stated
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Marquez crashed at Turn 4 without setting a lap time.
He returned to the paddock and switched to his spare Ducati.
Marquez set a 1:34.203 lap to secure pole position.
- Pole lap
- 1:34.203
- Gap to second
- Alex Marquez finished 1.494 seconds behind
- Front row
- Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco
- Fourth place
- Jorge Martin, championship leader
- Fifth place
- Jack Miller, riding for Pramac Yamaha
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What people are saying
So just to cover my big mistake, you cannot crash on the first lap because it means that you don’t have a lap time,
I made a mistake at Turn 4, but the team was ready with the other bike.
I kept focus, I tried to find the same feeling as free practice, and the last lap is the one that I hit all in and it was a good lap.
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😱 @marcmarquez93 takes the big risk and he CRASHES #AustralianGP 🇦🇺