It will be Pecco Bagnaia, for the fourth consecutive time this season, to start from pole position in the Grand Prix of Made in Italy and Emilia Romagna, scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli”.
The Ducati Lenovo Team rider was the protagonist of another sensational qualifying session. After finishing eleventh at the end of the first three wet free practice sessions, Bagnaia proved to be very competitive on slick tyres, finishing second in FP4 and then gaining access to Q2 by taking first place in Q1. Despite the tricky track conditions, with some wet patches still present on the asphalt, the Italian rider continued to push without making mistakes, confirming to be the fastest also in the last decisive session of qualifying, securing the first position and a front-row start for the tenth time this season.
It was an excellent qualifying for Jack Miller too, who, after finishing Friday on top, went straight into Q2 after setting the third fastest time overall at the end of FP3. In qualifying, on slick tyres, the Australian rider was once again very fast, finishing just 25 thousandths from his teammate’s pole position. This is the third time this year that the Ducati Lenovo Team duo has started side by side from the first two positions on the grid. Completing a great qualifying for Ducati in its home Grand Prix, Sky Racing Team VR46 rider Luca Marini finished with the third-fastest time, earning his first front-row start in MotoGP. For the Bologna-based manufacturer, it will also be the first time three Ducati Desmosedici GP machines will start ahead of the rest of the field in a MotoGP race.
On the other side of the garage, it was an unlucky day for Michele Pirro. The Ducati Test Team rider, who is taking part in the GP at Misano this weekend as a wild card, will be forced to start only 22nd in the race as a crash in Q1 prevented him from improving.
