english.jpnn.com, LOMBOK - Monster Energy Yamaha racer Fabio Quartararo successfully took pole position in the qualifying session of Mandalika MotoGP.
In the session that ended on Saturday (19/3) afternoon, Quartararo recorded a time of 1 minute and 31.067 seconds.
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During free practice, Quartararo was far from good. He had difficulties to control the bike, so he was only in 16th place. The bad luck continued in the next session. The Yamaha YZR-M1 motorbike broke down.
Not discouraged, the French racer was trying hard until finally he was able to make one good lap with a time of 1 minute and 31.608 seconds.
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He maintained the positive trend by using a different strategy and different tires.
Behind Quartararo were Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco. Both are Ducati racers.
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The MotoGP Indonesia race will be held on Sunday (20/3) at 3 p.m. local time.
The following are the complete results of the 2022 Mandalika MotoGP qualification:
1. Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
2. Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP22)
3. Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP22)
4. Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16)
5. Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21)
6. Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP22)
7. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16)
8. Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
9. Jack Miller AUS Ducati Lenovo (GP22)
10. Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Factory (RS-GP)
11. Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21)
12. Franco Morbidelli ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
13. Luca Marini ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)
14. Marco Bezzecchi ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)
15. Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)
16. Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)
17. Andrea Dovizioso ITA WithU RNF Yamaha (YZR-M1)
18. Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
19. Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V)
20. Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Factory (RS-GP)
21. Raul Fernandez SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16)
22. Remy Gardner AUS KTM Tech3 (RC16)
23. Darryn Binder RSA WithU RNF Yamaha (YZR-M1)
24. Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda. (rdo/mcr20/jpnn)
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