Spanish MotoGP: Marquez secures pole at Jerez after tricky wet qualifying session Home favourite Marc Marquez claimed pole position at the Spanish MotoGP in a wet qualifying session at Jerez on Saturday.
The reigning champion edged out Honda rider Johann Zarco by 0.140 seconds, with Fabio Di Giannantonio third, more than a second behind Marquez’s time of 1:48.087 on his Ducati.
Marc’s brother Alex Marquez was quickest in practice on Friday but could not replicate that form in qualifying and crashed at Turn Nine. He recovered to finish fifth.
The Spaniard will start on the second row alongside overall leader Marco Bezzecchi of Aprilia Racing and KTM rider Pedro Acosta.
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“Yesterday in the dry I think Alex was a step ahead of everyone, then the rest of us were there, pretty similar,” Marc Marquez told DAZN.
“However, in the wet, in conditions where you have to flow a bit more without overdoing it and pushing so hard, that’s where I feel more comfortable.”
It was Marc Marquez’s first pole since Hungary in August 2025.
Jorge Martin and Fermin Aldeguer also crashed in the tricky conditions, while several other riders, including Franco Morbidelli and Jack Miller, fell in Q1 earlier.
The sprint race in Jerez takes place later on Saturday.
Published on Apr 25, 2026
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Home favourite Marc Marquez claimed pole position at the Spanish MotoGP in a wet qualifying session at Jerez on Saturday.
The reigning champion edged out Honda rider Johann Zarco by 0.140 seconds, with Fabio Di Giannantonio third, more than a second behind Marquez’s time of 1:48.087 on his Ducati.
Marc’s brother Alex Marquez was quickest in practice on Friday but could not replicate that form in qualifying and crashed at Turn Nine. He recovered to finish fifth.
The Spaniard will start on the second row alongside overall leader Marco Bezzecchi of Aprilia Racing and KTM rider Pedro Acosta.
ALSO READ: Real Madrid held to 1-1 draw by Betis, Barcelona moves closer to title
“Yesterday in the dry I think Alex was a step ahead of everyone, then the rest of us were there, pretty similar,” Marc Marquez told DAZN.
“However, in the wet, in conditions where you have to flow a bit more without overdoing it and pushing so hard, that’s where I feel more comfortable.”
It was Marc Marquez’s first pole since Hungary in August 2025.
Jorge Martin and Fermin Aldeguer also crashed in the tricky conditions, while several other riders, including Franco Morbidelli and Jack Miller, fell in Q1 earlier.
The sprint race in Jerez takes place later on Saturday.
Published on Apr 25, 2026
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