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Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set the fastest time on the final day of pre-season testing at Buriram, leading another 1-2 finish for Ducati.

Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia claimed a crucial pole position for the Barcelona Grand Prix, while championship leader Jorge Martin could only qualify fourth.

Ducati has defended the decision to reduce its involvement to just three factory bikes in the 2025 MotoGP season, saying it won’t negatively impact its performance.

Having dominated the sprint race on Saturday, Martin converted pole to a second grand prix victory of the 2024 season to open up a lead of 38 points in the championship.

Martin comes into this weekend’s fifth round of the 2024 campaign 17 points clear in the standings after a crash out of the lead of the Spanish GP denied him the chance to move 47 out of reach.

In a dramatic Q2 session, Vinales dominated on his factory Aprilia with the first ever sub-2m01s lap of the Circuit of the Americas to score his first pole since Valencia last year with a 2m00.864s.

Sprint winner Jorge Martin got the holeshot from pole position on his Pramac Ducati, but Bagnaia got an even better launch from fifth on the grid to slot into second position.

Bastianini has enjoyed his best weekend of the season at the Sepang International Circuit, having made a breakthrough with the set-up of his Ducati to improve his corner-entry performance.

Bagnaia qualified on pole for the first time since the Catalan GP on Saturday at Sepang, setting a new lap record to beat chief title rival Jorge Martin – something he branded “a relief”.And though he led in the early stages of the sprint, Bagnaia’s pace dropped off and he…