Ducati Lenovo Team Secures Direct Q2 Spots with Bagnaia Fourth and Márquez Fifth in Brno Practice
Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Márquez finished fourth and fifth respectively in MotoGP Practice at Brno, securing direct entry to Qualifying 2.
- 4th
- 5th
- 0.005 sec
What Happened
The Ducati Lenovo Team completed the first day of action at Brno with both riders locking in direct seeds to Q2. Francesco Bagnaia finished Practice in fourth, followed by Marc Márquez in fifth, just 0.005 seconds behind. Márquez, despite two crashes, became the first rider to lap under 1 minute 52 seconds at the circuit in the afternoon session.
“I'm happy with today's result. We were competitive, but we still need to do some work in terms of feeling. We need to improve on corner entry to allow me to make the bike turn without the rear stepping out.”
“It was a positive day and I felt very good, especially in the first run. The goal is to try and maintain this level of performance for the rest of the weekend, but so far so good.”
Why this matters
The top-five result sets a strong foundation for the Ducati Lenovo Team for the rest of the Czech Grand Prix weekend, with both riders avoiding the Q1 battle.
Terms in This Story
- Q2
- Qualifying 2, the session that determines the top grid positions; only the fastest riders from Q1 move on.
- FP1
- Free Practice 1, the first practice session of a MotoGP weekend.
- Sprint
- A short race held on Saturday, awarding championship points over fewer laps than the main race.
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