Quartararo achieves pole in Jerez and Márquez will start fourteenth

Fabio Quartararo took pole position by being the fastest in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix that takes place this weekend in Jerez. The best-placed Spaniard for the race is Maverick Viñales, who will start seventh. He did not start well on Saturday morning for the Spanish drivers. Marc Márquez gave the scare when he fell in FP3, suffering a cervical contusion. Despite this, the one from Cervera was able to continue, but in the last free practice session it was Pol Espargaró who fell on the same curve, but like his partner he was able to continue riding in the qualifying phase for the Spanish GP held in Jerez. Q1 started and Márquez again attracted attention. The Spanish Honda rider risked a lot at the circuit where his ordeal began last season and was about to crash. The ’93’ achieved the fastest mark for a few seconds, but was quickly overtaken by Brad Binder and Franco Morbidelli, and with two minutes remaining he was also overtaken by Pol Espargaró, who set the third fastest time in Q1. Marc Márquez failed to qualify for the next round and set the fourth fastest time after not even trying on the last lap. Those who did advance to Q2 were Morbidelli and Binder. Quickly Jack Miller began to dominate, but it was short-lived. The great Fabio Quartararo appeared there to say that he wanted pole. While the French dominated, Morbidelli, fresh from Q1, set the second fastest time of the test when qualifying entered the last ten minutes. The Spanish were not running bad at all, but it was impossible for them to reach the top positions. Maverick Viñales had to settle for seventh place.Behind, Aleix Espargaró in the eighth, Álex Rins in the ninth and Joan Mir took the tenth position. The first places did not move and Quartararo took the pole, watching Morbidelli, Miller and Bagnaia in the second, third and fourth places respectively in the rear view mirror.